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Gilberto Silva

1976 - Today

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Gilberto Aparecido da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒiwˈbɛʁtu ˈsiwvɐ] ; born 7 October 1976) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, most notably for Brazilian side Atlético Mineiro and for English Premier League club Arsenal, as well as for the Brazil national team. He currently serves as an ambassador for both Arsenal and FIFA. Born and raised in poverty in the Brazilian municipality of Lagoa da Prata, Gilberto joined the youth academy at local club América Mineiro, where he made his senior debut as a centre-back in 1998. After starring the following season, where he helped gain the club promotion into the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, he joined city rivals Atlético Mineiro. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gilberto Silva has received more than 1,440,608 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Gilberto Silva is the 1,519th most popular soccer player (up from 1,523rd in 2019), the 352nd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 344th in 2019) and the 155th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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  • 49.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Gilberto Silva ranks 1,519 out of 16,880. Before him are Géza Kalocsay, Antonios Nikopolidis, Juan Burgueño, Juan José Tramutola, António Simões, and Barry Hulshoff. After him are Ștefan Barbu, Javier Urruticoechea, Martí Ventolrà, Ángel Berni, Tomás Balcázar, and Juanito.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Gilberto Silva ranks 78. Before him are Wagner Moura, John Elkann, Marcelo Gallardo, Tim Duncan, Ali Larter, and Rodrigo de la Serna. After him are Marco Rose, Princess Marie of Denmark, Bérénice Bejo, Ludovic Giuly, Santiago Solari, and Joe Manganiello.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Gilberto Silva ranks 352 out of 2,067. Before him are Ivan Lins (1945), Clodovil Hernandes (1937), Serginho Chulapa (1953), Denílson de Oliveira Araújo (1977), Joel Camargo (1946), and Roberto de Assis Moreira (1971). After him are Júlio Prestes (1882), Euclides da Cunha (1866), Adhemar Pimenta (1896), Vágner Love (1984), Luís Fabiano (1980), and Nelson Pereira dos Santos (1928).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Gilberto Silva ranks 155. Before him are Danilo Alvim (1920), Roberto Firmino (1991), Serginho Chulapa (1953), Denílson de Oliveira Araújo (1977), Joel Camargo (1946), and Roberto de Assis Moreira (1971). After him are Vágner Love (1984), Luís Fabiano (1980), Arthur Machado (1909), Júlio Baptista (1981), Alemão (1961), and Silas Pereira (1965).

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