SOCCER PLAYER

Paulo Sousa

1970 - Today

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Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ˈsozɐ]; born 30 August 1970) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current manager of UAE Pro League club Shabab Al Ahli. Starting his career at Benfica, he also represented Sporting CP in his country, where he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 117 matches and three goals in five years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paulo Sousa has received more than 1,704,960 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Paulo Sousa is the 724th most popular soccer player (down from 546th in 2019), the 177th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Paulo Sousa ranks 724 out of 21,273. Before him are Lionel Scaloni, Godfrey Chitalu, Jérôme Boateng, Gabriel Hanot, Jorginho, and Takashi Mizuno. After him are Asim Ferhatović, Gianni De Biasi, Peregrino Anselmo, Sérgio Conceição, Hans van Breukelen, and Ricardo Carvalho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Paulo Sousa ranks 47. Before him are Christian Karembeu, Gabriela Sabatini, Paolo Sorrentino, Queen Rania of Jordan, Yann Tiersen, and Melissa McCarthy. After him are M. Night Shyamalan, Izabella Scorupco, Patrick M'Boma, Djalminha, Alen Bokšić, and DMX.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Paulo Sousa ranks 177 out of 633. Before him are Fernando Gomes (1956), Infanta Maria of Guimarães (1538), Ferdinand the Holy Prince (1402), Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira (1669), Camilo Castelo Branco (1825), and Joanna, Princess of Portugal (1452). After him are Peter, Constable of Portugal (1429), Sérgio Conceição (1974), Ricardo Carvalho (1978), Bartolomeu Perestrello (1400), Luís Fróis (1532), and Almeida Garrett (1799).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Paulo Sousa ranks 13. Before him are Artur Jorge (1946), Félix Mourinho (1938), Américo Lopes (1933), Paulo Futre (1966), Vítor Baía (1969), and Fernando Gomes (1956). After him are Sérgio Conceição (1974), Ricardo Carvalho (1978), Alberto Festa (1939), Paulo Bento (1969), Nuno Gomes (1976), and Nani (1986).

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