SOCCER PLAYER

Quini

1949 - 2018

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Enrique Castro González (Spanish pronunciation: [enˈrike ˈkastɾo ɣonˈθaleθ]; 23 September 1949 – 27 February 2018), known as Quini [ˈkini], was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a striker. In a career totally connected with Sporting de Gijón and FC Barcelona, he was widely regarded as one of the country's best strikers, having won a total of seven Pichichi Trophy awards, five of those in La Liga. A Spain international for 12 years, Quini represented the nation in two World Cups and one European Championship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Quini has received more than 355,602 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Quini is the 336th most popular soccer player (up from 435th in 2019), the 465th most popular biography from Spain (up from 606th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Quini ranks 336 out of 21,273. Before him are Abedi Pele, Jari Litmanen, Olivier Giroud, Leonel Sánchez, Hernán Crespo, and Santillana. After him are Hakan Şükür, Cláudio Taffarel, Toninho Cerezo, Vladimir Beara, Marco Materazzi, and Emmanuel Petit.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Quini ranks 89. Before him are Valeriy Borzov, Peter Agre, Paloma Picasso, Bei Dao, Larry Holmes, and Annie Leibovitz. After him are Josephine Chaplin, Joachim Sauer, Twiggy, Han Duck-soo, Salif Keita, and Bo Xilai. Among people deceased in 2018, Quini ranks 71. Before him are Sondra Locke, Dolores O'Riordan, Thomas A. Steitz, Anthony Bourdain, Steve Ditko, and Christine Nöstlinger. After him are Thorvald Stoltenberg, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Efraín Ríos Montt, Henri Michel, Samir Amin, and Whitey Bulger.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Quini ranks 465 out of 3,355. Before him are Miguel Induráin (1964), Henry I of Castile (1204), María Casares (1922), Fruela II of Asturias (875), Santillana (1952), and Anne Hidalgo (1959). After him are Liuva I (550), Ildefonsus (607), Rafael Moneo (1937), Diego, Prince of Asturias (1575), Joanot Martorell (1415), and Hasdai ibn Shaprut (910).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Quini ranks 31. Before him are Raúl (1977), Míchel (1963), Julen Lopetegui (1966), Josep Samitier (1902), José Antonio Camacho (1955), and Santillana (1952). After him are Guti (1976), Rafael Moreno Aranzadi (1892), Miguel Ángel González Suárez (1947), Luis del Sol (1935), Javier Clemente (1950), and Gerard Piqué (1987).

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