SOCCER PLAYER

Francisco Bru

1885 - 1962

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Francisco Bru Sanz (12 April 1885 – 10 June 1962), also known as Paco Bru, was a Spanish football player, referee and manager. As a footballer he played as a striker and midfielder for FC Internacional and as a defender for FC Barcelona, RCD Español and the Catalan XI. After retiring as a player, Bru became a referee and took charge of the 1916 and 1917 Copa del Rey finals. He later became the first ever manager of Spain, guiding them to the silver medal at the 1920 Olympic Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco Bru has received more than 52,939 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Bru is the 978th most popular soccer player (down from 829th in 2019), the 872nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 864th in 2019) and the 81st most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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  • 54.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Francisco Bru ranks 978 out of 21,273. Before him are Mitsuo Kamata, György Orth, Thomas Ravelli, Harald Nielsen, Branco, and Masao Takada. After him are Tadao Kobayashi, Esteban Cambiasso, Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior, Anton Ondruš, Willi Schulz, and Aleksandar Tirnanić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Francisco Bru ranks 105. Before him are Elihan Tore, Ralph Rose, Viggo Brun, Leó Weiner, Josef Frank, and Mineichi Koga. After him are Tadeusz Kutrzeba, Sophie, Princess of Albania, Anton Flettner, Dezső Kosztolányi, Karl Genzken, and Jan Czochralski. Among people deceased in 1962, Francisco Bru ranks 87. Before him are Erich von Tschermak, Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Diego Martínez Barrio, Ahmad bin Yahya, Max Fabiani, and György Orth. After him are Franz Kline, Indalecio Prieto, Paavo Aaltonen, Pierre Benoit, Ricardo Rodríguez, and Max Vasmer.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco Bru ranks 872 out of 3,355. Before him are Julian of Toledo (642), Paschal Baylón (1540), Ion Andoni Goikoetxea (1965), Infante Gonzalo of Spain (1914), Marisol (1948), and Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York (1355). After him are Néstor Almendros (1930), Antonio María Rouco Varela (1936), Luis García Berlanga (1921), Ramón Menéndez Pidal (1869), Pedro Cieza de León (1520), and Roberto Martínez (1973).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Francisco Bru ranks 81. Before him are Edmundo Suárez (1916), Dani Carvajal (1992), Jordi Alba (1989), Salvador Sadurní (1941), Joseph Alcazar (1911), and Ion Andoni Goikoetxea (1965). After him are Roberto Martínez (1973), Luis Arconada (1954), Antonio Puerta (1984), Quique Sánchez Flores (1965), Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo (1965), and Joan Segarra (1927).

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