SOCCER PLAYER

Fernando Couto

1969 - Today

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Fernando Manuel Silva Couto (Portuguese: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃du ˈkotu]; born 2 August 1969) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a centre back. During a 21-year professional career, he played in a number of top clubs in Portugal, Spain and Italy (12 seasons in the latter country), appearing in nearly 600 competitive matches and winning the double in each country, as well as three UEFA trophies. At international level, Couto represented the Portugal national team in 110 games, taking part in the 2002 World Cup as well as three European Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fernando Couto has received more than 437,706 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Fernando Couto is the 1,069th most popular soccer player (up from 1,197th in 2019), the 225th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 245th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Fernando Couto ranks 1,069 out of 21,273. Before him are Hamit Altıntop, Dick Nanninga, N'Golo Kanté, Tatsuya Shiji, Leopold Kielholz, and José Antonio Reyes. After him are Giovanni Lodetti, Vladica Popović, Gordon Milne, Megumu Tamura, Akira Matsunaga, and Shojiro Sugimura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Fernando Couto ranks 89. Before him are Erika Eleniak, Josh Holloway, Ice Cube, Bobby Brown, Kathryn Morris, and Jay-Z. After him are Hugo Maradona, Pierre van Hooijdonk, Faustino Asprilla, Ilir Meta, Dead, and Max Cavalera.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Fernando Couto ranks 225 out of 633. Before him are João Cancelo (1994), Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395), Garcia de Orta (1499), Manuel Bento (1948), Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo (1930), and Manuel Clemente (1948). After him are Francisco Lázaro (1891), António José de Almeida (1866), Manuel Teixeira Gomes (1860), Alexandre Herculano (1810), Maria Severa Onofriana (1820), and Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (1515).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Fernando Couto ranks 24. Before him are Nuno Gomes (1976), Nani (1986), Pauleta (1973), Humberto Coelho (1950), João Cancelo (1994), and Manuel Bento (1948). After him are José Costa (1953), António Simões (1943), José Torres (1938), José Peseiro (1960), João Félix (1999), and Fábio Coentrão (1988).

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