SOCCER PLAYER

Rivaldo

1972 - Today

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Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁiˈvawdu ˈvitoʁ ˈbɔʁbɐ feˈʁe(j)ɾɐ]; born 19 April 1972), known simply as Rivaldo, is a Brazilian former footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder but also as a second striker, and on occasion deployed as a wide midfielder or as a winger. Rivaldo is regarded as one of the greatest, most skillful, and most creative players of all time. He was renowned for his bending free kicks, bicycle kicks, feints, powerful ball striking from distance, and ability to both score and create goals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rivaldo has received more than 5,922,064 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Rivaldo is the 76th most popular soccer player (up from 78th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 41st in 2019) and the 17th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Rivaldo is most famous for being a Brazilian football player. He played for clubs like Barcelona, AC Milan, and Olympiacos.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 71

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Rivaldo ranks 76 out of 21,273. Before him are Gianni Rivera, Silvio Piola, Francesco Totti, Gianluigi Buffon, Miguel Muñoz, and Gordon Banks. After him are Neymar, Giacinto Facchetti, Paul Breitner, Béla Guttmann, Bobby Moore, and Rudi Völler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Rivaldo ranks 8. Before him are Ben Affleck, Cameron Diaz, Gwyneth Paltrow, Eminem, Shaquille O'Neal, and The Notorious B.I.G.. After him are Andrzej Duda, Pavel Nedvěd, Narges Mohammadi, Lilian Thuram, Jude Law, and Pedro Sánchez.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Rivaldo ranks 36 out of 2,236. Before him are Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927), Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887), Roberto Carlos (1973), Nelson Piquet (1952), Nílton Santos (1925), and Sebastião Salgado (1944). After him are Neymar (1992), João Gilberto (1931), Bebeto (1964), Carlos Alberto Parreira (1943), Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873), and Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Rivaldo ranks 17. Before him are Vavá (1934), Ronaldinho (1980), Djalma Santos (1929), Romário (1966), Roberto Carlos (1973), and Nílton Santos (1925). After him are Neymar (1992), Bebeto (1964), Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), José Altafini (1938), Kaká (1982), and Cafu (1970).

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