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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 11,861 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Ricardo Costa is the 4,352nd most popular soccer player (down from 3,980th in 2019), the 371st most popular biography from Portugal (down from 327th in 2019) and the 71st most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ricardo Costa ranks 4,352 out of 16,880Before him are Terry Paine, Jordi Roura, Tsuyoshi Kitazawa, Kwadwo Asamoah, Eric Bailly, and Ismael Urzaiz. After him are Bart McGhee, Carlos Squeo, Arminas Narbekovas, Jeffrén Suárez, Giuseppe Rossi, and Tranquillo Barnetta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Ricardo Costa ranks 188Before him are Mélanie Thierry, Natalie Horler, Caterina Scorsone, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia, Sandra Sánchez, and Cléber Santana. After him are Lee Jin-wook, Ko Shibasaki, Mathias Lauda, Mladen Petrić, Han Hye-jin, and Amy Schumer.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Ricardo Costa ranks 371 out of 555Before him are Nuno Valente (1974), Beto (1976), Mário de Noronha (1885), Hilário (1975), Eduardo Carvalho (1982), and Teresa Salgueiro (1969). After him are Olegário Benquerença (1969), Manuel Fernandes (1986), Miguel Monteiro (1980), Paulo d'Eça Leal (1901), João Sassetti (1892), and Sara Martins (1977).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Ricardo Costa ranks 71Before him are Miguel Veloso (1986), Rúben Amorim (1985), Nuno Valente (1974), Beto (1976), Hilário (1975), and Eduardo Carvalho (1982). After him are Manuel Fernandes (1986), Miguel Monteiro (1980), André Gomes (1993), João Pereira (1984), José Morais (1965), and Carlos Secretário (1970).