SOCCER PLAYER

Krasimir Balakov

1966 - Today

Photo of Krasimir Balakov

Icon of person Krasimir Balakov

Krasimir Genchev Balakov (Bulgarian: Красимир Генчев Балъков, pronounced [krɐsiˈmir bɐˈɫɤkof]; born 29 March 1966). A former attacking midfielder, he was a key member of the Bulgaria national team that finished fourth in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Krasimir Balakov has received more than 329,692 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Krasimir Balakov is the 907th most popular soccer player (up from 945th in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 119th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Krasimir Balakov ranks 907 out of 21,273. Before him are Nuno Gomes, Toni Turek, Erich Ribbeck, Pahiño, Faas Wilkes, and Ernst Ocwirk. After him are Gaizka Mendieta, Oleh Protasov, Edmundo Suárez, Jair da Costa, Gheorghe Popescu, and Dani Carvajal.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Krasimir Balakov ranks 76. Before him are Mazinho, Gordon Ramsay, Max Richter, Lisa Edelstein, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, and Bujar Nishani. After him are Yahya Ayyash, Mika Salo, Olivier Martinez, Fernando Colunga, Alex Zanardi, and Hill Harper.

Others Born in 1966

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Krasimir Balakov ranks 104 out of 415. Before him are Kormisosh (700), Bonifacius (350), Telets of Bulgaria (731), Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria (1898), Dimitar Penev (1945), and Presian I of Bulgaria (820). After him are Georgi Asparuhov (1943), Rosen Plevneliev (1964), Traicho Kostov (1897), Lili Ivanova (1939), Ivanka Khristova (1941), and Georgi Lozanov (1926).

Others born in Bulgaria

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria

Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Krasimir Balakov ranks 6. Before him are Hristo Stoichkov (1966), Petar Zhekov (1944), Dimitar Berbatov (1981), Trifon Ivanov (1965), and Dimitar Penev (1945). After him are Georgi Asparuhov (1943), Hristo Bonev (1947), Emil Kostadinov (1967), Yordan Letchkov (1967), Nikola Kotkov (1938), and Stefan Abadzhiev (1934).

Bulgarian born Soccer Players

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous