SOCCER PLAYER

Jari Litmanen

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Jari Olavi Litmanen (pronounced [ˈjɑri ˈlitmɑnen] ; born 20 February 1971) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. He was the first-choice captain of the Finland national team between 1996 and 2008 in an international career that ran from 1989 to 2010. Litmanen is widely considered to be Finland's greatest football player of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jari Litmanen has received more than 1,895,007 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Jari Litmanen is the 331st most popular soccer player (down from 310th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Finland (up from 56th in 2019) and the most popular Finnish Soccer Player.

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  • 59.42

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  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jari Litmanen ranks 331 out of 21,273. Before him are Wim Jansen, Claudio Caniggia, Obdulio Varela, Gyula Lóránt, Dettmar Cramer, and Abedi Pele. After him are Olivier Giroud, Leonel Sánchez, Hernán Crespo, Santillana, Quini, and Hakan Şükür.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Jari Litmanen ranks 22. Before him are Ricky Martin, Kim Jong-nam, Fabien Barthez, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Dolores O'Riordan, and Ewan McGregor. After him are Hakan Şükür, Lance Armstrong, Sacha Baron Cohen, Henrik Larsson, Unai Emery, and Thalía.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Jari Litmanen ranks 48 out of 751. Before him are Hannes Kolehmainen (1889), Matti Nykänen (1963), Eliel Saarinen (1873), Hugo Simberg (1873), Hannu Mikkola (1942), and Zachris Topelius (1818). After him are Eero Saarinen (1910), Kimi Räikkönen (1979), Antti Aarne (1867), Armi Kuusela (1934), Georg Henrik von Wright (1916), and Ville Ritola (1896).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Finland

Among soccer players born in Finland, Jari Litmanen ranks 1. After him are Sami Hyypiä (1973), Aulis Rytkönen (1929), Teemu Pukki (1990), Petri Pasanen (1980), Jussi Jääskeläinen (1975), Niklas Moisander (1985), Joonas Kolkka (1974), Gary Sundgren (1967), Mixu Paatelainen (1967), Tim Sparv (1987), and Hannu Tihinen (1976).

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