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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 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 328,917 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Quini is the 435th most popular soccer player (up from 501st in 2019), the 606th most popular biography from Spain (down from 600th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Quini ranks 435 out of 16,880Before him are Pablo Dorado, Yukio Tsuda, Tokizo Ichihashi, Salvatore Schillaci, Luis del Sol, and Lajos Tichy. After him are Harry Gregg, Masanori Tokita, Gianluca Vialli, Ian Rush, Simone Inzaghi, and Tite.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Quini ranks 122Before him are Kgalema Motlanthe, David Strathairn, Michael Richards, Andy Kaufman, Robert Sternberg, and Peter Agre. After him are Geezer Butler, Tom Pryce, John Toshack, Brad Davis, Fernando Collor de Mello, and Marc Ravalomanana. Among people deceased in 2018, Quini ranks 97Before him are Aaron Klug, Luisa Cuesta, Whitey Bulger, Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, Tsukasa Hosaka, and Joseph Kobzon. After him are Dennis Nilsen, Henri Michel, Belisario Betancur, Nicanor Parra, Uri Avnery, and Bruno Sammartino.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Quini ranks 606 out of 2,932Before him are Víctor Valdés (1982), Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (1859), Francisco Herrera the Elder (1576), Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851), Miguel Hernández (1910), and Luis del Sol (1935). After him are Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi (1076), Beatrice of Castile (1242), Antonio de Mendoza (1494), Cristóbal de Morales (1600), Vicente Martín y Soler (1754), and Infanta Eulalia of Spain (1864).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Quini ranks 34Before him are Antoni Ramallets (1924), Ernesto Valverde (1964), Julen Lopetegui (1966), Guti (1976), Víctor Valdés (1982), and Luis del Sol (1935). After him are Santillana (1952), Adelardo Rodríguez (1939), Isidro Lángara (1912), José Ángel Iribar (1943), Marcos Alonso (1933), and Estanislau Basora (1926).