1973 - Today
Roberto Fabián Ayala ([roˈβeɾto faˈβjan aˈʝala]; born 14 April 1973), nicknamed El Ratón ("The Mouse"), is an Argentine former footballer who played as a centre back for the Argentina national football team, as well as Valencia and Real Zaragoza in Spain, Milan and Napoli in Italy, and Ferro Carril, River Plate and Racing Club in his native Argentina. Regarded as one of the best central defenders of his generation, he stood out for his leadership and ability in the air throughout his career in spite of his small stature as a centre back. Ayala captained Argentina in a record 63 matches. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roberto Ayala has received more than 803,790 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Roberto Ayala is the 1,023rd most popular soccer player (down from 871st in 2019), the 183rd most popular biography from Argentina (down from 163rd in 2019) and the 66th most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Roberto Ayala ranks 1,023 out of 16,880. Before him are Pál Csernai, Carlos Vidal, Bengt Gustavsson, Anton Ondruš, Bafétimbi Gomis, and Alexandre Villaplane. After him are Franky Vercauteren, Justo Tejada, Juan Alonso, Juan Zambudio Velasco, José Gonzalvo, and Kennet Andersson.
1932 - 2013
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 1,017
1902 - 1982
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 1,018
1928 - 2017
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 1,019
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 1,020
1985 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 1,021
1905 - 1944
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 1,022
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 1,023
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 1,024
1933 - 2021
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 1,025
1927 - 1994
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 1,026
1921 - 2004
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 1,027
1920 - 1978
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 1,028
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 1,029
Among people born in 1973, Roberto Ayala ranks 65. Before him are Rufus Wainwright, Al-Saadi Gaddafi, Jay Cutler, Neve Campbell, James Marsden, and Takeshi Kaneshiro. After him are Juliette Lewis, Mário Jardel, Li Bingbing, David Belle, Kevin Feige, and Eva Herzigová.
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 59
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 60
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 61
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 62
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 63
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 64
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 65
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 66
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 67
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 68
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 69
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 70
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 71
Among people born in Argentina, Roberto Ayala ranks 183 out of 1,019. Before him are Humberto Maschio (1933), Daniel Bertoni (1955), Ramón Castillo (1873), Nicolás Avellaneda (1837), Eduardo Lonardi (1896), and Osvaldo Pugliese (1905). After him are Juan d'Arienzo (1900), Mario Evaristo (1908), Jorge María Mejía (1923), María Kodama (1937), Néstor Combin (1939), and Silvio Marzolini (1940).
1933 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 177
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 178
1873 - 1944
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 179
1837 - 1885
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 180
1896 - 1956
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 181
1905 - 1995
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 182
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 183
1900 - 1976
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 184
1908 - 1993
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 185
1923 - 2014
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 186
1937 - 2023
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 187
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 188
1940 - 2020
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 189
Among soccer players born in Argentina, Roberto Ayala ranks 66. Before him are Antonio Rattín (1937), Mauro Icardi (1993), Mauro Camoranesi (1976), Roberto Cherro (1907), Humberto Maschio (1933), and Daniel Bertoni (1955). After him are Mario Evaristo (1908), Néstor Combin (1939), Silvio Marzolini (1940), Esteban Cambiasso (1980), Fernando Muslera (1986), and Ángel Bossio (1905).
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 60
1993 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 61
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 62
1907 - 1965
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 63
1933 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 64
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 65
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 66
1908 - 1993
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 67
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 68
1940 - 2020
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 69
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 70
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 71
1905 - 1978
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 72