SOCCER PLAYER

László Kubala

1927 - 2002

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László Kubala (10 June 1927 – 17 May 2002) was a Hungarian professional footballer. He played as a forward for Ferencváros, Slovan Bratislava, Barcelona and Espanyol, among other clubs. Regarded as one of the best players in history, Kubala is considered a hero of Barcelona. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of László Kubala has received more than 626,871 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). László Kubala is the 51st most popular soccer player (down from 39th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 39th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Hungarian Soccer Player.

László Kubala is most famous for being the first player to score in a European Cup final.

Memorability Metrics

  • 630k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, László Kubala ranks 51 out of 21,273. Before him are Josef Masopust, Omar Sívori, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Romário, Paolo Rossi, and Stanley Matthews. After him are Mario Kempes, Junji Nishikawa, Ricardo Zamora, Fernando Santos, Flórián Albert, and Roberto Carlos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, László Kubala ranks 15. Before him are Samuel P. Huntington, Peter Falk, Vladimir Komarov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Turgut Özal, and K. Alex Müller. After him are Antônio Carlos Jobim, Kim Young-sam, Sidney Poitier, Lawrence Kohlberg, Albert Uderzo, and Janet Leigh. Among people deceased in 2002, László Kubala ranks 13. Before him are Thor Heyerdahl, John Rawls, Billy Wilder, Richard Harris, Vavá, and Ruth Handler. After him are Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Traudl Junge, Chuck Jones, James Coburn, and Niki de Saint Phalle.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, László Kubala ranks 46 out of 1,077. Before him are Dennis Gabor (1900), Sándor Márai (1900), Sándor Petőfi (1823), Zoltán Kodály (1882), Ágota Kristóf (1935), and Coloman, King of Hungary (1070). After him are Imre Lakatos (1922), Flórián Albert (1941), Lajos Kossuth (1802), Béla III of Hungary (1148), Emmerich Kálmán (1882), and Joseph Pulitzer (1847).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Hungary

Among soccer players born in Hungary, László Kubala ranks 3. Before him are Ferenc Puskás (1927), and Sándor Kocsis (1929). After him are Flórián Albert (1941), Béla Guttmann (1899), Nándor Hidegkuti (1922), Zoltán Czibor (1929), József Bozsik (1925), Gyula Grosics (1926), Gusztáv Sebes (1906), György Sárosi (1912), and Gyula Lóránt (1923).

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