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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 145,091 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Georgi Asparuhov is the 757th most popular soccer player (up from 838th in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 99th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 53.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Georgi Asparuhov ranks 757 out of 16,880. Before him are Joaquín Peiró, Patrick M'Boma, Takeo Wakabayashi, Misao Tamai, Manuel Sanchís Martínez, and Yvon Douis. After him are Michio Yasuda, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Winfried Schäfer, Stefan Effenberg, Oleg Salenko, and Dieter Müller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Georgi Asparuhov ranks 208. Before him are Mie Hama, Robert Gates, Hilton Valentine, Edward L. G. Bowell, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, and Charles Savarin. After him are Terry Eagleton, Tim Hunt, John Zerzan, Sylvester McCoy, Tom Holland, and Alan Wilson. Among people deceased in 1971, Georgi Asparuhov ranks 87. Before him are Gregorio Pietro Agagianian, Edith Tolkien, Bella Darvi, Mikhail Yangel, Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria, and Ralph Bunche. After him are Albin Stenroos, Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe, Naoya Shiga, Mikhail Romm, and Fritz von Opel.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Georgi Asparuhov ranks 98 out of 372. Before him are Stefan Stambolov (1854), Trifon Ivanov (1965), Bonifacius (350), Telets of Bulgaria (731), Maxim of Bulgaria (1914), and Nora Nova (1928). After him are Dimitar Blagoev (1856), Georgi Ivanov (1940), Stefka Kostadinova (1965), Ghena Dimitrova (1941), Keratsa of Bulgaria (1348), and Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria (1898).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria

Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Georgi Asparuhov ranks 3. Before him are Hristo Stoichkov (1966) and Trifon Ivanov (1965). After him are Dimitar Berbatov (1981), Dimitar Penev (1945), Petar Zhekov (1944), Emil Kostadinov (1967), Krasimir Balakov (1966), Aleksandar Shalamanov (1941), Yordan Letchkov (1967), Hristo Bonev (1947), and Lyuboslav Penev (1966).

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