SOCCER PLAYER

Georgi Asparuhov

1943 - 1971

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Georgi Asparuhov Rangelov (Bulgarian: Георги Аспарухов Рангелов; 4 May 1943 – 30 June 1971), nicknamed Gundi, was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a striker. A prolific forward of his generation, Asparuhov was renowned for his finishing, technique and heading ability. He was voted the best Bulgarian footballer of the 20th century and Europe's 40th best player of the century, a position shared with Paolo Rossi. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georgi Asparuhov has received more than 158,941 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Georgi Asparuhov is the 919th most popular soccer player (down from 757th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 98th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

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  • 54.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Georgi Asparuhov ranks 919 out of 21,273. Before him are Dani Carvajal, Jordi Alba, Claudio Pizarro, Theo de Jong, Franco Causio, and Juan José Nogués. After him are Ferruccio Valcareggi, Roberto Cherro, Salvador Sadurní, Patrick Battiston, Anatoliy Banishevskiy, and Nani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Georgi Asparuhov ranks 219. Before him are Kazimira Prunskienė, Albert Pintat, Mark Granovetter, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Winston Groom, and Christopher Priest. After him are Jil Sander, Lauren Hutton, Terry Venables, Shlomo Ben-Ami, Richard S. Hamilton, and James Turrell. Among people deceased in 1971, Georgi Asparuhov ranks 78. Before him are John W. Campbell, Duane Allman, August Derleth, Frank Wolff, Mak Dizdar, and Amet-khan Sultan. After him are Joseph Valachi, Georgy Babakin, Mikhail Yangel, Bella Darvi, Gertrud von Le Fort, and Vikram Sarabhai.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Georgi Asparuhov ranks 105 out of 415. Before him are Bonifacius (350), Telets of Bulgaria (731), Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria (1898), Dimitar Penev (1945), Presian I of Bulgaria (820), and Krasimir Balakov (1966). After him are Rosen Plevneliev (1964), Traicho Kostov (1897), Lili Ivanova (1939), Ivanka Khristova (1941), Georgi Lozanov (1926), and Georgi Ivanov (1940).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria

Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Georgi Asparuhov ranks 7. Before him are Hristo Stoichkov (1966), Petar Zhekov (1944), Dimitar Berbatov (1981), Trifon Ivanov (1965), Dimitar Penev (1945), and Krasimir Balakov (1966). After him are Hristo Bonev (1947), Emil Kostadinov (1967), Yordan Letchkov (1967), Nikola Kotkov (1938), Stefan Abadzhiev (1934), and Lyuboslav Penev (1966).

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