SOCCER PLAYER

José Altafini

1938 - Today

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José João Altafini (Italian: [altaˈfiːni]; born 24 July 1938), also known as "Mazzola" in Brazil (as when he started to play it was noted that he resembled the Italian legend Valentino Mazzola), is an Italian-Brazilian former footballer, who played as a forward. Although, he began his career with Palmeiras in Brazil, he soon moved to play football in Italy, and is mostly remembered for his highly successful stint with Italian club AC Milan, with which he achieved a great domestic and international success; he later played for Napoli and Juventus, before ending his career in Switzerland with spells at Chiasso and Mendrisiostar. A highly prolific goalscorer, Altafini also held the record for the most goals scored in a single European Cup campaign for over 50 years; he is also one of only eight players to have scored five goals in a single European Cup match. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Altafini has received more than 753,255 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). José Altafini is the 99th most popular soccer player (up from 154th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 63rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

José Altafini is most famous for scoring a hat-trick in the 1958 World Cup Final, leading Brazil to their first World Cup victory.

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  • 750k

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  • 69.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, José Altafini ranks 99 out of 21,273. Before him are Fritz Walter, Oleg Blokhin, Dragan Džajić, Denis Law, Daniel Passarella, and Helenio Herrera. After him are Bert Trautmann, Kaká, Eric Cantona, Nándor Hidegkuti, Andriy Shevchenko, and Matthias Sindelar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, José Altafini ranks 39. Before him are Albert Fert, Giorgetto Giugiaro, Fuad Masum, Otto Rehhagel, Heinz Fischer, and Diana Rigg. After him are Donald Knuth, Kenny Rogers, Robert Nozick, Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, César Luis Menotti, and Ahmed Qurei.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, José Altafini ranks 43 out of 2,236. Before him are Neymar (1992), João Gilberto (1931), Bebeto (1964), Carlos Alberto Parreira (1943), Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873), and Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930). After him are Kaká (1982), Cafu (1970), Zito (1932), Leônidas (1913), Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846), and Juscelino Kubitschek (1902).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, José Altafini ranks 21. Before him are Roberto Carlos (1973), Nílton Santos (1925), Rivaldo (1972), Neymar (1992), Bebeto (1964), and Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930). After him are Kaká (1982), Cafu (1970), Zito (1932), Leônidas (1913), Arthur Friedenreich (1892), and Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953).

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