SOCCER PLAYER

Josimar

1961 - Today

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Josimar Higino Pereira (born 19 September 1961), more commonly known as Josimar, is a Brazilian former footballer. Throughout his career, he played as a right-back, mainly with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas and the Brazil national team. In his prime, he was named the best right-back in the world by FIFA. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josimar has received more than 94,321 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Josimar is the 3,676th most popular soccer player (up from 3,848th in 2019), the 673rd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 682nd in 2019) and the 346th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 94k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Josimar ranks 3,676 out of 21,273. Before him are Francesco Janich, Lucas Paquetá, David Pizarro, Juan Seminario, Lazăr Sfera, and Germano de Figueiredo. After him are Rubén de la Red, Félix Welkenhuysen, Seiji Honda, Danny Welbeck, Denis Cheryshev, and Stefan Kießling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Josimar ranks 313. Before him are Yannick Stopyra, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Gilda, Toru Yoshikawa, Louise Mushikiwabo, and Iñigo Urkullu. After him are Yelena Davydova, Hari Varešanović, Yordanka Donkova, Laurel Clark, Kjell Westö, and Boško Gjurovski.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Josimar ranks 673 out of 2,236. Before him are Paulo Emilio (1936), Beatriz Segall (1926), André Cruz (1968), Nilmar (1984), Lucas Paquetá (1997), and José Padilha (1967). After him are Luiz Bombonato Goulart (1975), Cabeção (1930), Amaral (1954), Toninho (1965), Gil (1950), and Eliane Elias (1960).

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  • Photo of Paulo Emilio

    Paulo Emilio

    COACH

    1936 - 2016

    HPI: 46.24

    Rank: 667

  • Photo of Beatriz Segall

    Beatriz Segall

    ACTOR

    1926 - 2018

    HPI: 46.23

    Rank: 668

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    André Cruz

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1968 - Present

    HPI: 46.21

    Rank: 669

  • Photo of Nilmar

    Nilmar

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 46.21

    Rank: 670

  • Photo of Lucas Paquetá

    Lucas Paquetá

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1997 - Present

    HPI: 46.20

    Rank: 671

  • Photo of José Padilha

    José Padilha

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1967 - Present

    HPI: 46.19

    Rank: 672

  • Photo of Josimar

    Josimar

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 46.19

    Rank: 673

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    Luiz Bombonato Goulart

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 46.18

    Rank: 674

  • Photo of Cabeção

    Cabeção

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1930 - 2020

    HPI: 46.16

    Rank: 675

  • Photo of Amaral

    Amaral

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1954 - 2024

    HPI: 46.16

    Rank: 676

  • Photo of Toninho

    Toninho

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 46.15

    Rank: 677

  • Photo of Gil

    Gil

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1950 - Present

    HPI: 46.13

    Rank: 678

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    Eliane Elias

    MUSICIAN

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 46.13

    Rank: 679

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Josimar ranks 346. Before him are Falcão (1977), Richarlison (1997), Paulo Henrique Ganso (1989), André Cruz (1968), Nilmar (1984), and Lucas Paquetá (1997). After him are Luiz Bombonato Goulart (1975), Cabeção (1930), Amaral (1954), Toninho (1965), Gil (1950), and Magno Alves (1976).

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