SOCCER PLAYER

Eulogio Martínez

1935 - 1984

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Eulogio Ramiro Martínez (11 June 1935 – 30 September 1984) was a Paraguayan-born footballer who played as a striker. He played for the Spanish side FC Barcelona in the 1950s and 1960s, and is remembered for being a prolific striker with an excellent finishing ability. He was reputed to be the creator of the "Martinez Turn", which can be seen on Movietone footage of Barcelona's quarter-final match against Wolves in the 1959–60 European Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eulogio Martínez has received more than 57,111 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Eulogio Martínez is the 1,796th most popular soccer player (down from 1,745th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Paraguay (up from 30th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Paraguayan Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Eulogio Martínez ranks 1,796 out of 21,273Before him are Pedro Manfredini, David Ospina, Lautaro Martínez, Pavol Molnár, Djamel Zidane, and Karl-Heinz Körbel. After him are Nelinho, Mahmoud El Khatib, Huh Jung-moo, Miguel Ángel Lotina, Željko Perušić, and Pleun Strik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Eulogio Martínez ranks 244Before him are Grigore Vieru, Yıldırım Akbulut, Jorge Griffa, Laurent Terzieff, Rafer Johnson, and Pedro Manfredini. After him are Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, Georgy Shonin, Omero Antonutti, Walter De Maria, Henry Gibson, and David Ruelle. Among people deceased in 1984, Eulogio Martínez ranks 141Before him are Lola Anglada, Roberto Porta, Janaki Ammal, Sam Jaffe, Jackie Wilson, and Hovhannes Shiraz. After him are Arkhip Lyulka, Rambai Barni, Marcel Balsa, Aldo Donati, Walter Pidgeon, and Ethel Merman.

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In Paraguay

Among people born in Paraguay, Eulogio Martínez ranks 25 out of 203Before him are Rafael Franco (1896), Aurelio González (1905), Cirilo Antonio Rivarola (1836), Fulgencio Yegros (1780), Heriberto Herrera (1926), and Cayetano Ré (1938). After him are Raúl Cubas Grau (1943), Roque Santa Cruz (1981), Luis Ángel González Macchi (1947), Federico Franco (1962), Luis Vargas Peña (1905), and Higinio Morínigo (1897).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Paraguay

Among soccer players born in Paraguay, Eulogio Martínez ranks 8Before him are Arsenio Erico (1915), Julio César Romero (1960), Manuel Fleitas Solich (1900), Aurelio González (1905), Heriberto Herrera (1926), and Cayetano Ré (1938). After him are Roque Santa Cruz (1981), Luis Vargas Peña (1905), Delfín Benítez Cáceres (1910), Ángel Berni (1931), Darío Jara Saguier (1930), and Gerardo Romero (1906).