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Romà Forns

1885 - 1942

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Romà Forns Saldaña (died 26 April 1942) was a Spanish footballer and manager. He made his debut as a footballer in late 1902 playing one season for Irish FC but spent the rest of his career with FC Barcelona and the Catalan XI, always as a forward. He later served on the Barcelona board of directors and then coached the club between 1927 and 1929, guiding it to the first ever La Liga championship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Romà Forns has received more than 24,101 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Romà Forns is the 2,096th most popular soccer player (down from 1,528th in 2019), the 1,300th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,168th in 2019) and the 172nd most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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  • 24k

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  • 49.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Romà Forns ranks 2,096 out of 21,273. Before him are José Araquistáin, Araken Patusca, Américo Gallego, İlhan Mansız, Éver Banega, and Goyo Benito. After him are Ludo Coeck, Paulinho de Almeida, André Lerond, Evair, Luigi Simoni, and Tengiz Sulakvelidze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Romà Forns ranks 163. Before him are Mae Murray, Giovanni Martinelli, Emmy Hennings, Jaafar Al-Askari, Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski, and Charles Daniels. After him are Iuliu Hossu, Ōsugi Sakae, Charles Bacon, Anna Louise Strong, Emil Väre, and Frederic Lewy. Among people deceased in 1942, Romà Forns ranks 166. Before him are Nicholas Adontz, Emil von Sauer, Demetrios Petrokokkinos, Racho Petrov, Heber Doust Curtis, and Yevgeny Petrov. After him are Carl Sternheim, Hugo Distler, Jerzy Różycki, Refik Saydam, Alexandre Volkoff, and Laura Hope Crews.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Romà Forns ranks 1,300 out of 3,355. Before him are José Celestino Mutis (1732), Juan de Villanueva (1739), Amadeo García (1887), Celestino Aós Braco (1945), José Araquistáin (1937), and Goyo Benito (1946). After him are J. A. Bayona (1975), Urraca of Castile, Queen of Navarre (1133), Francisco Coll Guitart (1812), José Luis López Vázquez (1922), Pero López de Ayala (1332), and Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou (1974).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Romà Forns ranks 172. Before him are Francisco Buyo (1958), Gabi (1983), Rafael Martín Vázquez (1965), Pedro Parages (1883), José Araquistáin (1937), and Goyo Benito (1946). After him are José Callejón (1987), Sergej Milinković-Savić (1995), Iván Helguera (1975), Iago Aspas (1987), Koke (1992), and Mariano García Remón (1950).

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