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Emilio Butragueño

1963 - Today

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Emilio Butragueño Santos (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈmiljo βutɾaˈɣeɲo ˈsantos]; born 22 July 1963) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He was best known for his spell with Real Madrid. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emilio Butragueño has received more than 1,237,565 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Emilio Butragueño is the 194th most popular soccer player, the 317th most popular biography from Spain (up from 365th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

Emilio Butragueño is most famous for being a Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid and the Spanish national team. He played as a striker and became the top scorer in the 1986 World Cup.

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  • 61.89

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  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Emilio Butragueño ranks 194 out of 21,273Before him are Andrea Pirlo, Johnny Rep, Pedro Cea, Enzo Francescoli, José Luis Chilavert, and Michael Ballack. After him are Antonio Conte, Enrique Ballestrero, Amancio Amaro, Hiroaki Sato, Edgar Davids, and Teófilo Cubillas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Emilio Butragueño ranks 31Before him are Yair Lapid, James May, Randy Couture, Rumen Radev, Brigitte Nielsen, and Mikhail Khodorkovsky. After him are Lisa Kudrow, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Ulf Kristersson, Dunga, Emmanuelle Béart, and Peter Bosz.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Emilio Butragueño ranks 317 out of 3,355Before him are Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836), Gérard Encausse (1865), César Manrique (1919), Alfonso II of Asturias (759), Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi (844), and Lluís Llach (1948). After him are Hisham I of Córdoba (757), Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542), Ferdinand IV of Castile (1285), Rafael Benítez (1960), Prudentius (348), and Amancio Amaro (1939).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Emilio Butragueño ranks 16Before him are Andrés Iniesta (1984), Iker Casillas (1981), Carles Puyol (1978), Carles Rexach (1947), Telmo Zarra (1921), and Pedro Cea (1900). After him are Amancio Amaro (1939), Ernesto Valverde (1964), Andoni Zubizarreta (1961), Fernando Torres (1984), David Villa (1981), and Fernando Hierro (1968).