SOCCER PLAYER
Miguel Muñoz
1922 - 1990
![Photo of Miguel Muñoz](/images/profile/people/4574268.jpg)
Miguel Muñoz
Miguel Muñoz Mozún (19 January 1922 – 16 July 1990) was a Spanish football player and manager. A midfielder, he spent the majority of his career at Real Madrid before going on to coach the club, where he is widely considered one of the most successful and greatest managers in football history, leading the team to two European Cup victories and nine La Liga titles (winning seven major titles in both major competitions combined as a player). Muñoz later had a six-year coaching spell with the Spain national team, and led them to the final of Euro 1984. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miguel Muñoz has received more than 343,694 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Miguel Muñoz is the 74th most popular soccer player (up from 87th in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from Spain (up from 219th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.
Miguel Muñoz is most famous for his work in the field of orthopedics. He was one of the first doctors to use plaster casts to treat broken bones.
Memorability Metrics
340k
Page Views (PV)
66.08
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
9.96
Effective Languages (L*)
2.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Miguel Muñoz ranks 74 out of 21,273. Before him are George Weah, Franco Baresi, Gianni Rivera, Silvio Piola, Francesco Totti, and Gianluigi Buffon. After him are Gordon Banks, Rivaldo, Neymar, Giacinto Facchetti, Paul Breitner, and Béla Guttmann.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Weah
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 68
Franco Baresi
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 69
Gianni Rivera
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 70
Silvio Piola
1913 - 1996
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 71
Francesco Totti
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 72
Gianluigi Buffon
1978 - Present
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 73
Miguel Muñoz
1922 - 1990
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 74
Gordon Banks
1937 - 2019
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 75
Rivaldo
1972 - Present
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 76
Neymar
1992 - Present
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 77
Giacinto Facchetti
1942 - 2006
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 78
Paul Breitner
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 79
Béla Guttmann
1899 - 1981
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 80
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Miguel Muñoz ranks 28. Before him are Jack Kerouac, Imre Lakatos, Philip Larkin, Vittorio Gassman, Alain Resnais, and Christiaan Barnard. After him are Stanley Cohen, Renata Tebaldi, Yang Chen-Ning, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Telly Savalas, and Otto Carius. Among people deceased in 1990, Miguel Muñoz ranks 18. Before him are Sarah Vaughan, Norbert Elias, Lê Đức Thọ, Sergei Parajanov, Pavel Cherenkov, and Yun Posun. After him are John Bowlby, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Lawrence Durrell, Bruno Bettelheim, Ilya Frank, and Robert Hofstadter.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsJack Kerouac
WRITER
1922 - 1969
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 22
Imre Lakatos
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 1974
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 23
Philip Larkin
WRITER
1922 - 1985
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 24
Vittorio Gassman
ACTOR
1922 - 2000
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 25
Alain Resnais
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2014
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 26
Christiaan Barnard
PHYSICIAN
1922 - 2001
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 27
Miguel Muñoz
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1990
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 28
Stanley Cohen
PHYSICIAN
1922 - 2020
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 29
Renata Tebaldi
SINGER
1922 - 2004
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 30
Yang Chen-Ning
PHYSICIST
1922 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 31
Alain Robbe-Grillet
WRITER
1922 - 2008
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 32
Telly Savalas
ACTOR
1922 - 1994
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 33
Otto Carius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 2015
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 1990
Go to all RankingsSarah Vaughan
SINGER
1924 - 1990
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 12
Norbert Elias
SOCIOLOGIST
1897 - 1990
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 13
Lê Đức Thọ
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 1990
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 14
Sergei Parajanov
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1990
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 15
Pavel Cherenkov
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1990
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 16
Yun Posun
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1990
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 17
Miguel Muñoz
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1990
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 18
John Bowlby
PSYCHOLOGIST
1907 - 1990
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 19
Tunku Abdul Rahman
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1990
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 20
Lawrence Durrell
WRITER
1912 - 1990
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 21
Bruno Bettelheim
PSYCHOLOGIST
1903 - 1990
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 22
Ilya Frank
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1990
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 23
Robert Hofstadter
PHYSICIST
1915 - 1990
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 24
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Miguel Muñoz ranks 157 out of 3,355. Before him are Diego de Almagro (1475), Berengaria of Navarre (1165), José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903), Carlos Saura (1932), Ferdinand I of León (1016), and Francisco de Quevedo (1584). After him are Alfonso VIII of Castile (1155), Joan Enric Vives Sicília (1949), John II of Castile (1405), Alfonso XI of Castile (1311), Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548), and Gaius Julius Hyginus (-64).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsDiego de Almagro
EXPLORER
1475 - 1538
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 151
Berengaria of Navarre
COMPANION
1165 - 1230
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 152
José Antonio Primo de Rivera
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1936
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 153
Carlos Saura
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2023
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 154
Ferdinand I of León
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1065
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 155
Francisco de Quevedo
WRITER
1584 - 1645
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 156
Miguel Muñoz
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1990
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 157
Alfonso VIII of Castile
POLITICIAN
1155 - 1214
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 158
Joan Enric Vives Sicília
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 159
John II of Castile
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1454
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 160
Alfonso XI of Castile
POLITICIAN
1311 - 1350
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 161
Tomás Luis de Victoria
COMPOSER
1548 - 1611
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 162
Gaius Julius Hyginus
WRITER
64 BC - 17
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 163
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain
Among soccer players born in Spain, Miguel Muñoz ranks 5. Before him are Santiago Bernabéu Yeste (1895), Ricardo Zamora (1901), Francisco Gento (1933), and Luis Suárez (1935). After him are Luis Enrique (1970), Sergio Ramos (1986), Xavi (1980), Xabi Alonso (1981), Andrés Iniesta (1984), Iker Casillas (1981), and Carles Puyol (1978).
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste
1895 - 1978
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 1
Ricardo Zamora
1901 - 1978
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 2
Francisco Gento
1933 - 2022
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 3
Luis Suárez
1935 - 2023
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 4
Miguel Muñoz
1922 - 1990
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 5
Luis Enrique
1970 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 6
Sergio Ramos
1986 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 7
Xavi
1980 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 8
Xabi Alonso
1981 - Present
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 9
Andrés Iniesta
1984 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 10
Iker Casillas
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 11
Carles Puyol
1978 - Present
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 12