SOCCER PLAYER

Preguinho

1905 - 1979

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João Coelho Neto, known more commonly as Preguinho (8 February 1905 – 1 October 1979), was a Brazilian footballer who played as a striker. Son of Brazilian writer Coelho Neto, Preguinho was born in Rio de Janeiro on 8 February 1905. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Preguinho has received more than 57,683 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Preguinho is the 803rd most popular soccer player (up from 950th in 2019), the 182nd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 232nd in 2019) and the 81st most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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  • 58k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Preguinho ranks 803 out of 21,273Before him are Bernard Vukas, Luigi Allemandi, Horst Eckel, Antonio Juliano, Luis Otero, and Patrick M'Boma. After him are Kepa Arrizabalaga, Hugo Gatti, Saeed Al-Owairan, Manuel Sanchís Martínez, Slava Metreveli, and Tita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Preguinho ranks 108Before him are Savitri Devi, Anna May Wong, Abraham Zapruder, Franjo Šeper, Alexander Rodimtsev, and Giacinto Scelsi. After him are Jean Daniélou, Karl Guthe Jansky, Wanda Wasilewska, Martin Gottfried Weiss, Bruno Rossi, and Anfilogino Guarisi. Among people deceased in 1979, Preguinho ranks 86Before him are Waldemar de Brito, Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Walther Gerlach, Teruo Nakamura, Merle Oberon, and Ahmad Zahir. After him are Philippe Halsman, Santos Urdinarán, Larisa Shepitko, Katharine Burr Blodgett, Morteza Motahhari, and Ferenc Nagy.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Preguinho ranks 182 out of 2,236Before him are Dida (1934), Felipe Melo (1983), Dirceu (1952), Rogério Ceni (1973), Orlando Peçanha (1935), and Sebastião Lazaroni (1950). After him are Café Filho (1899), Venceslau Brás (1868), Tita (1958), Thiago Silva (1984), Gisele Bündchen (1980), and Tarsila do Amaral (1886).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Preguinho ranks 81Before him are Waldo Machado (1934), Dida (1934), Felipe Melo (1983), Dirceu (1952), Rogério Ceni (1973), and Orlando Peçanha (1935). After him are Tita (1958), Thiago Silva (1984), Alexandre Pato (1989), Wallace Oliveira (1994), Mário Jardel (1973), and Djalminha (1970).