SOCCER PLAYER

Roberto Ayala

1973 - Today

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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 858,916 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Roberto Ayala is the 887th most popular soccer player (up from 1,023rd in 2019), the 161st most popular biography from Argentina (up from 183rd in 2019) and the 60th most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 860k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Roberto Ayala ranks 887 out of 21,273. Before him are Francesco Toldo, Oreco, Pál Csernai, Lothar Emmerich, Fukusaburo Harada, and Sjaak Swart. After him are Jozef Vengloš, Dimitar Penev, Marcelo Salas, Txiki Begiristain, Jean-Marc Bosman, and Javier Irureta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Roberto Ayala ranks 52. Before him are Xavier Bettel, Mário Jardel, Claude Makélélé, Akon, Marc Overmars, and Ole Gunnar Solskjær. After him are Juliette Lewis, Guillaume Canet, Pauleta, Haile Gebrselassie, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Li Bingbing.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Roberto Ayala ranks 161 out of 1,154. Before him are Adolfo Pedernera (1918), Daniel Bertoni (1955), Ángel Labruna (1918), Oscar Bonavena (1942), María Elena Walsh (1930), and José Hernández (1834). After him are Raúl Alberto Lastiri (1915), Edelmiro Julián Farrell (1887), María Kodama (1937), Agustín Pedro Justo (1876), Roberto Cherro (1907), and Norma Aleandro (1936).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, Roberto Ayala ranks 60. Before him are Hugo Gatti (1944), Mauro Camoranesi (1976), Carlos Peucelle (1908), Adolfo Pedernera (1918), Daniel Bertoni (1955), and Ángel Labruna (1918). After him are Roberto Cherro (1907), Juan Hohberg (1926), Juan Ramón Verón (1944), Fernando Muslera (1986), Mario Evaristo (1908), and Esteban Cambiasso (1980).

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