SOCCER PLAYER

Ricardo Costa

1981 - Today

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Ricardo Miguel Moreira da Costa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾðu ˈkɔʃtɐ]; born 16 May 1981) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender but occasionally as a full-back. After making his senior debut with Porto (where he was only a reserve) he went on to play in Germany, France, Spain, Qatar, Greece and Switzerland mainly spending several years with Valencia in the third country. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ricardo Costa has received more than 12,679 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Ricardo Costa is the 4,904th most popular soccer player (down from 4,351st in 2019), the 407th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 370th in 2019) and the 79th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ricardo Costa ranks 4,904 out of 21,273. Before him are Carlos Alberto Dias, Luboš Kubík, Giorgos Donis, Romarinho, Giampaolo Pazzini, and Johann Vogel. After him are Maurizio Gaudino, Bruno Martini, Miguel Ángel Angulo, Gabri García, Rúben Neves, and Francesco Coco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Ricardo Costa ranks 178. Before him are Lesley-Ann Brandt, Carmen Luvana, Lee Jin-wook, Tiago Mendes, Mladen Petrić, and Leïla Slimani. After him are Michael Pitt, Romeo Santos, Jesse Williams, Élodie Yung, Ko Shibasaki, and Jarkko Nieminen.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Ricardo Costa ranks 407 out of 633. Before him are Manuel Fernandes (1986), Frederico Paredes (1889), André Gomes (1993), Beto (1976), Tiago Mendes (1981), and Paulo d'Eça Leal (1901). After him are Rúben Neves (1997), Ricardo Pereira (1993), Henrique da Silveira (1901), Ricardinho (1985), Aure Atika (1970), and Rui Rio (1957).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Ricardo Costa ranks 79. Before him are Miguel Veloso (1986), Nélson Semedo (1993), Manuel Fernandes (1986), André Gomes (1993), Beto (1976), and Tiago Mendes (1981). After him are Rúben Neves (1997), Ricardo Pereira (1993), Ricardinho (1985), Rafa Silva (1993), Miguel Monteiro (1980), and Eduardo Carvalho (1982).

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