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Mikel Arteta

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Mikel Arteta Amatriain (born 26 March 1982) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Arsenal. Born and raised in San Sebastián, Arteta began his senior club career at Barcelona in 1999, but limited playing time led to a loan to Paris Saint-Germain in 2001, aged 18. After winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup during his second season in France, he then signed for Scottish club Rangers for a fee of £6 million. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mikel Arteta has received more than 11,705,129 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Mikel Arteta is the 754th most popular soccer player (up from 853rd in 2019), the 745th most popular biography from Spain (up from 876th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 58

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Mikel Arteta ranks 754 out of 21,273. Before him are Azeglio Vicini, Joaquín Peiró, Hong Myung-bo, Dida, Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga, and Andrzej Szarmach. After him are Eduard Streltsov, Cesc Fàbregas, Felipe Melo, Dirceu, Ferran Olivella, and Rogério Ceni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Mikel Arteta ranks 15. Before him are Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, Kirsten Dunst, Yelena Isinbayeva, Eddie Redmayne, Adriano, and Thiago Motta. After him are Jessica Biel, Pepe Reina, Tuba Büyüküstün, Michael Essien, Nick Vujicic, and Hyun Bin.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Mikel Arteta ranks 745 out of 3,355. Before him are Joaquín Peiró (1936), Muhammad IV of Granada (1315), Luisa de Guzmán (1613), Infanta María Cristina of Spain (1911), Eleanor of Castile, Queen of Navarre (1363), and Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga (1956). After him are Cesc Fàbregas (1987), Ferran Olivella (1936), Josep Lluís Sert (1902), Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa (1532), Elsa Pataky (1976), and Baldomero Espartero (1793).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Mikel Arteta ranks 57. Before him are Luis Fernández (1959), David Silva (1986), Periko Alonso (1953), Adelardo Rodríguez (1939), Joaquín Peiró (1936), and Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga (1956). After him are Cesc Fàbregas (1987), Ferran Olivella (1936), Antonio de la Cruz (1947), Josep Maria Fusté (1941), Ignacio Zoco (1939), and Luis Otero (1893).

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