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Ricardo Carvalho

1978 - Today

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Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho Foxý (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾðu kɐɾˈvaʎu]; born 18 May 1978) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Carvalho began his career at Porto, where he had loan spells at Leça, Vitória de Setúbal and Alverca, before winning domestic and European trophies under José Mourinho's management. In July 2004, Carvalho transferred to Chelsea for a fee of just under €30 million. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ricardo Carvalho has received more than 2,353,534 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Ricardo Carvalho is the 806th most popular soccer player (up from 968th in 2019), the 205th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 207th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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  • 53.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ricardo Carvalho ranks 806 out of 16,880. Before him are David Silva, Dida, Miralem Pjanić, Mario Götze, Motoo Tatsuhara, and Pirri. After him are Gabriel Hanot, Carlos Peucelle, Jack Charlton, José Águas, Jesús María Pereda, and Dimitar Berbatov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Ricardo Carvalho ranks 32. Before him are Dejan Stanković, Kevin Federline, Lauren German, Dirk Nowitzki, Johnny Sins, and Josh Hartnett. After him are Lúcio, Vanessa-Mae, Jensen Ackles, Nicole Scherzinger, Claudio Pizarro, and Kakha Kaladze.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Ricardo Carvalho ranks 205 out of 555. Before him are Joaquim de Almeida (1957), Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo (1930), Pauleta (1973), André Villas-Boas (1977), Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1919), and Fernando I, Duke of Braganza (1403). After him are Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (1515), António de Andrade (1580), Mariana Alcoforado (1640), Sérgio Conceição (1974), Jaime, Duke of Braganza (1483), and Nuno Gomes (1976).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Ricardo Carvalho ranks 14. Before him are Félix Mourinho (1938), Paulo Sousa (1970), Paulo Futre (1966), Nani (1986), Vítor Baía (1969), and Pauleta (1973). After him are Sérgio Conceição (1974), Nuno Gomes (1976), Fernando Gomes (1956), Paulo Bento (1969), Fábio Coentrão (1988), and Fernando Couto (1969).

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