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Hugo Sánchez

1958 - Today

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Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born 11 July 1958) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward. A prolific goalscorer known for his spectacular strikes and volleys, he is widely regarded as the greatest Mexican footballer of all time, one of the best players of his generation, and one of the best strikers of all time. In 1999, the International Federation of Football History and Statistics voted Sánchez the 26th best footballer of the 20th century, and the best footballer from the CONCACAF region. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hugo Sánchez has received more than 2,574,857 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Hugo Sánchez is the 45th most popular coach (up from 52nd in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 46th in 2019) and the most popular Mexican Coach.

Hugo Sánchez is most famous for being a Mexican football player who was the first Mexican player to play in the Spanish La Liga.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COACHES

Among coaches, Hugo Sánchez ranks 45 out of 471. Before him are Miroslav Blažević, Luciano Spalletti, Maurizio Sarri, Manuel Pellegrini, Jean-Pierre Papin, and Bernd Schuster. After him are Roy Hodgson, Tomislav Ivić, Matt Busby, Dragan Stojković, Óscar Tabárez, and Rafael Benítez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Hugo Sánchez ranks 29. Before him are Nikki Sixx, Tim Robbins, Jamal Khashoggi, Wong Kar-wai, Lyudmila Putina, and Keith Haring. After him are Mehmet Ali Ağca, Ellen DeGeneres, Boris Tadić, Alar Karis, Droupadi Murmu, and Chris Columbus.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Hugo Sánchez ranks 25 out of 729. Before him are La Malinche (1502), Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (1946), Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán (1957), Moctezuma I (1398), Francisco I. Madero (1873), and David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896). After him are Vicente Fox (1942), Lázaro Cárdenas (1895), Cantinflas (1911), Guillermo del Toro (1964), Álvaro Obregón (1880), and Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963).

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Among COACHES In Mexico

Among coaches born in Mexico, Hugo Sánchez ranks 1. After him are Javier Aguirre (1958), Tomás Boy (1951), Leonardo Cuéllar (1954), and Raúl Gutiérrez (1966).

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