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Paulo Roberto Falcão

1953 - Today

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Paulo Roberto Falcão, or simply Falcão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ʁoˈbɛʁtu fawˈkɐ̃w]; born 16 October 1953), 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 726,415 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 47 in 2019). Paulo Roberto Falcão is the 102nd most popular soccer player (up from 116th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 52nd in 2019) and the 22nd 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.

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  • 62.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Paulo Roberto Falcão ranks 102 out of 16,880. Before him are Franco Baresi, Fritz Walter, Zoltán Czibor, José Nasazzi, Oleg Blokhin, and Peter Schmeichel. After him are Paul Breitner, Jürgen Klinsmann, Zito, César Luis Menotti, Alcides Ghiggia, and Thierry Henry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Paulo Roberto Falcão ranks 34. Before him are Alfred Molina, Fatih Terim, Peter Stormare, Paul Allen, Malcolm Young, and Manuel Pellegrini. After him are Andrew Wiles, Armen Sarkissian, James Horner, Cyndi Lauper, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and Daniel Passarella.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Paulo Roberto Falcão ranks 46 out of 2,067. Before him are Leônidas (1913), Rivaldo (1972), Bebeto (1964), Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), Juscelino Kubitschek (1902), and Roberto Carlos (1941). After him are Zito (1932), Neymar (1992), Dani Alves (1983), Caetano Veloso (1942), Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1931), and Gilberto Gil (1942).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Paulo Roberto Falcão ranks 22. Before him are Nílton Santos (1925), Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Leônidas (1913), Rivaldo (1972), Bebeto (1964), and Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930). After him are Zito (1932), Neymar (1992), Dani Alves (1983), Cafu (1970), Kaká (1982), and Tostão (1947).

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