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Heiðar Helguson

1977 - Today

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Heiðar Helguson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈheiðaːr ˈhɛlkuˌsɔn]; born 22 August 1977) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a striker. Heiðar started his career in the Icelandic league system, with UMFS Dalvík and Þróttur. Following a one-season spell in Norway with Lillestrøm SK, Heiðar moved to England to play for Watford in 1999, with Lillestrøm receiving a transfer fee of £1.5 million. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heiðar Helguson has received more than 202,652 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Heiðar Helguson is the 14,866th most popular soccer player (down from 12,492nd in 2019), the 171st most popular biography from Iceland (down from 155th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Icelander Soccer Player.

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  • 200k

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  • 27.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Heiðar Helguson ranks 14,866 out of 21,273. Before him are Lukas Spalvis, Ali Ahamada, Julian Pollersbeck, Kiyonobu Okajima, Milan Gajić, and Andreu Guerao. After him are Schwenck, Semir Štilić, Gilmar Silva, Aarón Galindo, Luka Zahović, and Daniel Baier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Heiðar Helguson ranks 1,008. Before him are Antonio Langella, José Nunes, Kirsten Klose, Bobby Moynihan, Kumar Sangakkara, and Samuel Påhlsson. After him are Lindsay Lee-Waters, Sylvia Pinel, Kei Mikuriya, Felip Ortiz, Clayton Zane, and Simone Raineri.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Heiðar Helguson ranks 171 out of 190. Before him are Heida Reed (1988), Sölvi Ottesen (1984), Theódór Elmar Bjarnason (1987), Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson (1984), Hjörtur Hermannsson (1995), and Arnór Smárason (1988). After him are Victor Pálsson (1991), Grétar Steinsson (1982), Jón Guðni Fjóluson (1989), Arnór Sigurðsson (1999), Jón Daði Böðvarsson (1992), and Ari Ólafsson (1998).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Iceland

Among soccer players born in Iceland, Heiðar Helguson ranks 40. Before him are Ingvar Jónsson (1989), Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson (1991), Sölvi Ottesen (1984), Theódór Elmar Bjarnason (1987), Hjörtur Hermannsson (1995), and Arnór Smárason (1988). After him are Victor Pálsson (1991), Grétar Steinsson (1982), Jón Guðni Fjóluson (1989), Arnór Sigurðsson (1999), Jón Daði Böðvarsson (1992), and Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (1986).

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