SOCCER PLAYER

Paulo Roberto Falcão

1953 - Today

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Paulo Roberto Falcão (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ʁoˈbɛʁtu fawˈkɐ̃w]; born 16 October 1953), usually known as simply Falcão, is a Brazilian former footballer and football manager. He is universally considered one of the greatest Brazilian players of all time and one of the greatest defensive midfielders in football history, and one of the best players in the world in his position at his peak in the 1980s. Falcão is widely considered one of the best players in Internacional and Roma history, playing also for São Paulo. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paulo Roberto Falcão has received more than 768,657 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Paulo Roberto Falcão is the 125th most popular soccer player (down from 102nd in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Brazil (down from 46th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Paulo Roberto Falcão is most famous for his time with the Brazilian soccer team, the Brazil National Team. He played for the team from 1971-1982 and won the World Cup in 1970, 1974, and 1982.

Memorability Metrics

  • 770k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Paulo Roberto Falcão ranks 125 out of 21,273. Before him are Jean-Marie Pfaff, Arthur Friedenreich, Alessandro Del Piero, Nils Liedholm, Fabio Cannavaro, and Miroslav Klose. After him are José Nasazzi, Helmut Rahn, Lucien Laurent, Filippo Inzaghi, Gérson, and Edwin van der Sar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Paulo Roberto Falcão ranks 29. Before him are Fatih Terim, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Daniel Passarella, Cyndi Lauper, Mike Oldfield, and Jean-Marie Pfaff. After him are Malcolm Young, Ségolène Royal, Peter Stormare, Manuel Pellegrini, Hulk Hogan, and Nigel Mansell.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Paulo Roberto Falcão ranks 51 out of 2,236. Before him are Cafu (1970), Zito (1932), Leônidas (1913), Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846), Juscelino Kubitschek (1902), and Arthur Friedenreich (1892). After him are Gérson (1941), Tostão (1947), Caetano Veloso (1942), Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1931), Astrud Gilberto (1940), and Ademir de Menezes (1922).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Paulo Roberto Falcão ranks 27. Before him are José Altafini (1938), Kaká (1982), Cafu (1970), Zito (1932), Leônidas (1913), and Arthur Friedenreich (1892). After him are Gérson (1941), Tostão (1947), Ademir de Menezes (1922), Pepe (1935), Zizinho (1921), and Careca (1960).

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