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Pepe

1935 - Today

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José Macia, better known as Pepe (born 25 February 1935), is a Brazilian former football player and manager. He is considered one of the greatest players in the history of Santos FC and one of the greatest left wingers of all time, being two-time World Champion in 1958 and 1962 and two-time World-Club Champion in 1962 and 1963 helping Santos FC defeat the iconic SL Benfica of Eusébio and the Milan of Cesare Maldini, Trapattoni, Rivera, Amarildo and Altafini in a best-of-three final. Pepe spent his entire club playing career with Brazilian side Santos Futebol Clube (1954–1969), scoring 405 goals in 750 league appearances for the club making him the second best top scorer in the history of Santos FC only behind Pelé, who scored 1,091 goals. His nickname was "Canhão da Vila" (The Vila Cannon), because of his potent kick with his left leg and the fact that Santos plays in the Urbano Caldera Stadium, nicknamed Vila Belmiro. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pepe has received more than 388,697 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Pepe is the 208th most popular soccer player (down from 200th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 73rd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Pepe ranks 208 out of 21,273. Before him are Manuel Neuer, René van de Kerkhof, Samuel Eto'o, Yozo Aoki, Ernesto Valverde, and Gino Colaussi. After him are Rinat Dasayev, Piet Keizer, Dražan Jerković, Zizinho, Gyula Grosics, and Careca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Pepe ranks 50. Before him are Artur Rasizade, Mirella Freni, Ei-ichi Negishi, Jack Kemp, Harvey J. Alter, and Harrison Schmitt. After him are David Harvey, Zhelyu Zhelev, John Saxon, Satoshi Ōmura, Masahito, Prince Hitachi, and Monique Wittig.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Pepe ranks 65 out of 2,236. Before him are Gilberto Gil (1942), Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior (1943), Deodoro da Fonseca (1827), Vinicius de Moraes (1913), Machado de Assis (1839), and Hebe Camargo (1929). After him are Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (1897), Zizinho (1921), Careca (1960), João Goulart (1918), Dunga (1963), and Carlos Ghosn (1954).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Pepe ranks 31. Before him are Leônidas (1913), Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953), Gérson (1941), Tostão (1947), and Ademir de Menezes (1922). After him are Zizinho (1921), Careca (1960), Dunga (1963), Dani Alves (1983), Dida (1973), and Marcelo (1988).

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