SOCCER PLAYER

Robinho

1984 - Today

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Robson de Souza (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁɔb(i)sõ d(ʒi) ˈsowzɐ]; born 25 January 1984), known as Robinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɔˈbĩɲu]), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. In 1997, at 12 years of age, Robinho was picked by Brazil legend Pelé as his heir apparent and, in 2002, went on to lead Santos to their first Campeonato Brasileiro title since Pelé himself played for the club. Afterwards he went on to win a second title with Santos, two more with Spanish club Real Madrid, and the Italian Serie A title in his first season at Milan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robinho has received more than 6,815,672 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Robinho is the 434th most popular soccer player (down from 357th in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 110th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Robinho ranks 434 out of 21,273Before him are Masuzo Madono, Oliver Bierhoff, Thiago Alcântara, John Charles, Marius Trésor, and Fernando Peyroteo. After him are Thomas N'Kono, Roque Máspoli, Herbert Wimmer, Milan Galić, Ahmed Faras, and Felice Borel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Robinho ranks 12Before him are Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder, LeBron James, Emmanuel Adebayor, Avril Lavigne, and Bastian Schweinsteiger. After him are Ben Shapiro, Carlos Tevez, Javier Mascherano, Alizée, Giorgio Chiellini, and Beren Saat.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Robinho ranks 112 out of 2,236Before him are Chico Xavier (1910), Juninho Pernambucano (1975), Émerson Leão (1949), Bernardino Machado (1851), Vanderlei Luxemburgo (1952), and Fernando Collor de Mello (1949). After him are Loalwa Braz (1953), Florinda Bolkan (1941), Roberto Dinamite (1954), Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928), Princess Leopoldina of Brazil (1847), and Cláudio Hummes (1934).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Robinho ranks 51Before him are Mauro Ramos (1930), Telê Santana (1931), Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório (1943), Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921), Juninho Pernambucano (1975), and Émerson Leão (1949). After him are Roberto Dinamite (1954), Aldair (1965), Oscar (1954), Everaldo (1944), Clodoaldo (1949), and Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior (1954).