BASKETBALL PLAYER

José Calderón

1981 - Today

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José Manuel Calderón Borrallo (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse kaldeˈɾon]; born September 28, 1981) is a Spanish basketball executive and former player who is a special advisor for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played professionally for 21 years including 14 seasons in the NBA, primarily with the Toronto Raptors with whom he set an NBA record for the highest free throw percentage in a season (98.1% in 2008/09). With the Spain national team, he won a FIBA World Cup title in 2006, two Olympic silver medals in 2008 and 2012, as well as a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Calderón has received more than 26,481 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). José Calderón is the 411th most popular basketball player (down from 328th in 2019), the 2,192nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,900th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Spanish Basketball Player.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, José Calderón ranks 411 out of 1,757Before him are Jonas Valančiūnas, John Johnson, Byron Scott, Draymond Green, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and Carl Shy. After him are Rolando Blackman, Darko Miličić, Billy Evans, Dick Van Arsdale, Danny Ainge, and Rasheed Wallace.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, José Calderón ranks 337Before him are Moumouni Dagano, Robert de Pinho de Souza, Abigail Spencer, Cédric Carrasso, Jasmine Trinca, and Benjamin Becker. After him are Ján Ďurica, Ryoichi Maeda, Rebecka Liljeberg, Jacques Houdek, Gaël Givet, and Ashley Blue.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, José Calderón ranks 2,192 out of 3,355Before him are Luis León Sánchez (1983), Asier Garitano (1969), Pedro Contreras (1972), Miguel Bernardeau (1996), Raúl de Tomás (1994), and Manuel Pablo (1976). After him are Markel Susaeta (1987), DJ Sammy (1969), Paula Echevarría (1977), Raúl González (1970), Antoni Lima (1970), and Nico Williams (2002).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Spain

Among basketball players born in Spain, José Calderón ranks 20Before him are Jorge Garbajosa (1977), Sergio Rodríguez (1986), Juan Hernangómez (1995), Willy Hernangómez (1994), Fernando Romay (1959), and Felipe Reyes (1980). After him are Álex Mumbrú (1979), Jordi Villacampa (1963), Fernando San Emeterio (1984), Víctor Claver (1988), Raül López (1980), and Fran Vázquez (1983).