SOCCER PLAYER

Guido Buchwald

1961 - Today

Guido Buchwald

Guido Ulrich Buchwald (born 24 January 1961) is a German former professional football player. Throughout his career he played as a defender. He is currently director of football of Stuttgarter Kickers.The best game of Buchwald's career was the final of the 1990 FIFA World Cup victory for West Germany against Argentina where he effectively marked Diego Maradona for almost the entire match, earning him the nickname "Diego". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guido Buchwald has received more than 122,252 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Guido Buchwald is the 615th most popular soccer player (up from 956th in 2019), the 2,098th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,379th in 2019) and the 49th most popular German Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

120k
Page Views (PV)
65.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
7.25
Effective Languages (L*)
3.02
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Guido Buchwald ranks 615 out of 16,923. Before him are William Foulke, Daniel Bertoni, Thiago Alcântara, Oscar, Pirri, and Eizo Yuguchi. After him are Michael Owen, Aymoré Moreira, Gianluca Zambrotta, Frank de Boer, Nevio Scala, and Brian Laudrup.

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William Foulke
1874 - 1916
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 609
Daniel Bertoni
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 610
Thiago Alcântara
1991 - Present
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 611
Oscar
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 612
Pirri
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 613
Eizo Yuguchi
1945 - 2003
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 614
Guido Buchwald
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 615
Michael Owen
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 616
Aymoré Moreira
1912 - 1998
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 617
Gianluca Zambrotta
1977 - Present
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 618
Frank de Boer
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 619
Nevio Scala
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 620
Brian Laudrup
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 621

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Guido Buchwald ranks 58. Before him are Tom Ford, Wayne Gretzky, Lea Thompson, Ian Rush, Iain Glen, and Heather Locklear. After him are Isiah Thomas, Alexandre Desplat, Macky Sall, Tite, Íngrid Betancourt, and The Edge.

Others Born in 1961

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Tom Ford
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 52
Wayne Gretzky
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 53
Lea Thompson
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 54
Ian Rush
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 55
Iain Glen
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 56
Heather Locklear
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 57
Guido Buchwald
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 58
Isiah Thomas
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 59
Alexandre Desplat
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 60
Macky Sall
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 61
Tite
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 62
Íngrid Betancourt
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 63
The Edge
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 64

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Guido Buchwald ranks 2,098 out of 5,289. Before him are Gustave Whitehead (1874), Adolf Meyer (1881), Ernst von Salomon (1902), Heinz Hoffmann (1910), Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg (1588), and Yehuda Amichai (1924). After him are Klaus Kinkel (1936), Franz Reuleaux (1829), Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia (1155), Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria (1305), George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1539), and Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow (1789).

Others born in Germany

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Gustave Whitehead
1874 - 1927
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 2,092
Adolf Meyer
1881 - 1929
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 2,093
Ernst von Salomon
1902 - 1972
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 2,094
Heinz Hoffmann
1910 - 1985
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 2,095
Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg
1588 - 1658
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 2,096
Yehuda Amichai
1924 - 2000
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 2,097
Guido Buchwald
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 2,098
Klaus Kinkel
1936 - 2019
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 2,099
Franz Reuleaux
1829 - 1905
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 2,100
Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia
1155 - 1217
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 2,101
Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria
1305 - 1339
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 2,102
George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
1539 - 1603
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 2,103
Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow
1789 - 1862
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 2,104