SOCCER PLAYER

Leônidas

1913 - 2004

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Leônidas da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [leˈõnidɐz dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; 6 September 1913 – 24 January 2004) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the most important players of the first half of the 20th century. At the height of his career, Leônidas da Silva was very popular amongst the people of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leônidas has received more than 308,280 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Leônidas is the 111th most popular soccer player (down from 75th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 40th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Leônidas da Silva, a legendary Brazilian footballer, is most famous for popularizing the bicycle kick and his remarkable performances in the 1938 FIFA World Cup, where he was the top scorer. Nicknamed "The Black Diamond," he is celebrated as one of the early icons of Brazilian football.

Memorability Metrics

  • 310k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Leônidas ranks 111 out of 21,273. Before him are Matthias Sindelar, Cafu, Zito, Vahid Halilhodžić, René Higuita, and Kunishige Kamamoto. After him are Hiroto Muraoka, Didier Deschamps, Jorge Jesus, César Luis Menotti, Berti Vogts, and Luis Enrique.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Leônidas ranks 35. Before him are Carmen Amaya, Stanford Moore, Trevor Howard, Frances Farmer, Irwin Shaw, and Wolfgang Paul. After him are Werner Mölders, Albert Ellis, Jimmy Hoffa, Artur Axmann, René Clément, and Witold Lutosławski. Among people deceased in 2004, Leônidas ranks 27. Before him are Janet Leigh, Helmut Newton, Maurice Wilkins, Renata Tebaldi, Stieg Larsson, and Laura Branigan. After him are Carlos Kleiber, Ingrid Thulin, Sune Bergström, Estée Lauder, Julius Axelrod, and Thomas Klestil.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Leônidas ranks 47 out of 2,236. Before him are Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873), Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), José Altafini (1938), Kaká (1982), Cafu (1970), and Zito (1932). After him are Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846), Juscelino Kubitschek (1902), Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953), Gérson (1941), and Tostão (1947).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Leônidas ranks 25. Before him are Bebeto (1964), Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), José Altafini (1938), Kaká (1982), Cafu (1970), and Zito (1932). After him are Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953), Gérson (1941), Tostão (1947), Ademir de Menezes (1922), and Pepe (1935).

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