SOCCER PLAYER
Mágico González
1958 - Today
Mágico González
Jorge Alberto González Barillas (born 13 March 1958), popularly known as El Mágico ("The Magical One" or "The Wizard"), is a Salvadoran former professional footballer who played mainly as a forward. At the club level, he played mainly for FAS and Spain's Cádiz in a 24-year senior career. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mágico González has received more than 703,101 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Mágico González is the 1,253rd most popular soccer player (up from 1,819th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from El Salvador (up from 10th in 2019) and the most popular Salvadoran Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
700k
Page Views (PV)
52.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
3.88
Effective Languages (L*)
2.53
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Mágico González ranks 1,253 out of 21,273. Before him are Luis Rubiales, Miguel Ángel Nadal, Angelo Sormani, Ladislav Novák, Mitsuo Watanabe, and John van 't Schip. After him are Emmanuel Sanon, Kevin De Bruyne, Gerald Vanenburg, Jorginho, José Luis Mendilibar, and Keisuke Honda.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLuis Rubiales
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 1,247
Miguel Ángel Nadal
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 1,248
Angelo Sormani
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 1,249
Ladislav Novák
1931 - 2011
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 1,250
Mitsuo Watanabe
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 1,251
John van 't Schip
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 1,252
Mágico González
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 1,253
Emmanuel Sanon
1951 - 2008
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 1,254
Kevin De Bruyne
1991 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 1,255
Gerald Vanenburg
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 1,256
Jorginho
1991 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 1,257
José Luis Mendilibar
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 1,258
Keisuke Honda
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 1,259
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Mágico González ranks 117. Before him are Dragan Đokanović, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Eric Singer, Yoshito Usui, Michael Winslow, and Zdravko Krivokapić. After him are Charlie Kaufman, Limahl, Serena Grandi, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Nancy Spungen, and Belinda Carlisle.
Others Born in 1958
Go to all RankingsDragan Đokanović
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 111
Esa-Pekka Salonen
CONDUCTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 112
Eric Singer
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 113
Yoshito Usui
COMIC ARTIST
1958 - 2009
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 114
Michael Winslow
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 115
Zdravko Krivokapić
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 116
Mágico González
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 117
Charlie Kaufman
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 118
Limahl
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 119
Serena Grandi
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 120
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 121
Nancy Spungen
EXTREMIST
1958 - 1978
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 122
Belinda Carlisle
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 123
In El Salvador
Among people born in El Salvador, Mágico González ranks 8 out of 39. Before him are Salvador Sánchez Cerén (1944), Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry (1901), Nayib Bukele (1981), Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (1882), Farabundo Martí (1893), and Unica Zürn (1916). After him are José Napoleón Duarte (1925), Mauricio Funes (1959), Alfredo Cristiani (1947), Fidel Sánchez Hernández (1917), Jaime Rodríguez (1959), and Gregorio Rosa Chávez (1942).
Others born in El Salvador
Go to all RankingsSalvador Sánchez Cerén
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 2
Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
WRITER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 3
Nayib Bukele
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 4
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1966
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 5
Farabundo Martí
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1932
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 6
Unica Zürn
WRITER
1916 - 1970
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 7
Mágico González
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 8
José Napoleón Duarte
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1990
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 9
Mauricio Funes
JOURNALIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 10
Alfredo Cristiani
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 11
Fidel Sánchez Hernández
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2003
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 12
Jaime Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 13
Gregorio Rosa Chávez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 14
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In El Salvador
Among soccer players born in El Salvador, Mágico González ranks 1. After him are Jaime Rodríguez (1959), Raúl Magaña (1940), Pipo Rodríguez (1945), Hugo Pérez (1963), Luis Ramírez Zapata (1954), Ever Hernández (1958), José María Rivas (1958), Raúl Díaz Arce (1970), Alfredo Pacheco (1982), Rodolfo Zelaya (1988), and Jaime Alas (1989).
Mágico González
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 1
Jaime Rodríguez
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 2
Raúl Magaña
1940 - 2009
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 3
Pipo Rodríguez
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 4
Hugo Pérez
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.51
Rank: 5
Luis Ramírez Zapata
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 6
Ever Hernández
1958 - Present
HPI: 37.89
Rank: 7
José María Rivas
1958 - 2016
HPI: 36.08
Rank: 8
Raúl Díaz Arce
1970 - Present
HPI: 34.47
Rank: 9
Alfredo Pacheco
1982 - 2015
HPI: 30.47
Rank: 10
Rodolfo Zelaya
1988 - Present
HPI: 25.44
Rank: 11
Jaime Alas
1989 - Present
HPI: 21.86
Rank: 12