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Gaizka Mendieta

1974 - Today

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Gaizka Mendieta Zabala (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈgajθka menˈdjeta θaˈβala], Basque: [gais̻ka mendieta s̻aβala]; born 27 March 1974) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A versatile player, with good technique, offensive capabilities and tackling skills, who was capable of creating goals both for his teammates and himself, he played mainly for Valencia, where he won three titles as well as reaching the final of the Champions League in 2000 and 2001 (being voted European Midfielder of the Season in both years), and finished his career with Middlesbrough in England. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaizka Mendieta has received more than 1,236,951 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Gaizka Mendieta is the 908th most popular soccer player (up from 1,092nd in 2019), the 837th most popular biography from Spain (up from 991st in 2019) and the 74th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Gaizka Mendieta ranks 908 out of 21,273. Before him are Toni Turek, Erich Ribbeck, Pahiño, Faas Wilkes, Ernst Ocwirk, and Krasimir Balakov. After him are Oleh Protasov, Edmundo Suárez, Jair da Costa, Gheorghe Popescu, Dani Carvajal, and Jordi Alba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Gaizka Mendieta ranks 36. Before him are Chris Kyle, Kate Moss, Mahershala Ali, Ben Wallace, Marcelo Salas, and Ingrida Šimonytė. After him are James Blunt, Jordi Cruyff, Muqtada al-Sadr, Kajol, Vijay, and Jarno Trulli.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Gaizka Mendieta ranks 837 out of 3,355. Before him are Jimena Díaz (1046), Jordi Pujol (1930), Pahiño (1923), Melchor Cano (1509), James II, Count of Urgell (1380), and Adelina Patti (1843). After him are Edmundo Suárez (1916), Dani Carvajal (1992), Jordi Alba (1989), Diego Martínez Barrio (1883), Blas de Lezo (1689), and Salvador Sadurní (1941).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Gaizka Mendieta ranks 74. Before him are Domènec Balmanya (1914), Álvaro Morata (1992), Miguel Reina (1946), Txiki Begiristain (1964), Javier Irureta (1948), and Pahiño (1923). After him are Edmundo Suárez (1916), Dani Carvajal (1992), Jordi Alba (1989), Salvador Sadurní (1941), Joseph Alcazar (1911), and Ion Andoni Goikoetxea (1965).

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