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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 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 800k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Roberto Ayala ranks 1,023 out of 16,880Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Roberto Ayala ranks 65Before 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.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Roberto Ayala ranks 183 out of 1,019Before 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).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, Roberto Ayala ranks 66Before 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).