SOCCER PLAYER

João Pinto

1971 - Today

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João Manuel Vieira Pinto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w ˈpĩtu, ˈʒwɐ̃w -]; born 19 August 1971) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played mostly as a forward. Blessed with playmaking and goalscoring ability, he made his name mostly at a domestic level and as a key figure in the Portuguese national team's "Golden Generation", collecting 151 caps and scoring 45 goals across all levels (81/23 for the senior team alone) and representing the country at the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships. At the club level, Pinto started his career with Boavista, but it was mainly associated with two of the biggest clubs in the country, Benfica and Sporting CP, with which he won one Primeira Liga each for a total of six major titles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of João Pinto has received more than 177,362 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. João Pinto is the 1,861st most popular soccer player (down from 1,734th in 2019), the 286th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 279th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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  • 180k

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  • 50.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, João Pinto ranks 1,861 out of 21,273. Before him are Thomas Bickel, Coen Moulijn, Ștefan Dobay, Paulo Fonseca, Stefan Reuter, and Hasse Jeppson. After him are Adalbert Deșu, Boris Paichadze, Samuel Umtiti, Sven Axbom, Paulo César Carpegiani, and Walter Meeuws.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, João Pinto ranks 103. Before him are Serginho, Roberto de Assis Moreira, Kjetil André Aamodt, Justin Theroux, Benedict Wong, and Chris Vance. After him are Michael C. Hall, Lior Raz, Peter Sarsgaard, Howard Webb, Gary Barlow, and Shireen Abu Akleh.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, João Pinto ranks 286 out of 633. Before him are Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500), José Augusto (1937), Vítor Pereira (1968), João de Castro (1500), Marcos Portugal (1762), and Pedro Passos Coelho (1964). After him are Infanta Maria Ana Francisca of Portugal (1736), Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira (1888), Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho (1869), Jorge Mendes (1966), Mísia (1955), and Alexandre de Serpa Pinto (1846).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, João Pinto ranks 36. Before him are Fábio Coentrão (1988), Bruno Alves (1981), Maniche (1977), Bernardo Silva (1994), José Augusto (1937), and Vítor Pereira (1968). After him are Nené (1949), Fernando Chalana (1959), João Moutinho (1986), Rui Patrício (1988), Ricardo Sá Pinto (1972), and Raul Meireles (1983).

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