SOCCER PLAYER
Rubén Baraja
1975 - Today
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Rubén Baraja
Rubén Baraja Vegas (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβem baˈɾaxa]; born 11 July 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer, currently manager of Valencia. A complete central midfielder with good tackling, technique, and offensive qualities, together with accurate passing and goalscoring ability, he played mostly for Valencia during a 17-year professional career, being an essential figure in five of the club's major titles, which included two La Liga championships. Baraja was also a consistent part of the Spain national team for five years, appearing in one World Cup and one European Championship and winning 43 caps. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rubén Baraja has received more than 431,713 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Rubén Baraja is the 1,847th most popular soccer player (up from 2,568th in 2019), the 1,229th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,421st in 2019) and the 152nd most popular Spanish Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
430k
Page Views (PV)
50.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
6.81
Effective Languages (L*)
2.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Rubén Baraja ranks 1,847 out of 21,273. Before him are Carvalho Leite, Shizuo Miyama, Jacques Simon, Graeme Souness, Guillermo Escalada, and Eiður Guðjohnsen. After him are Marcos Alonso, Ado, Don Revie, Aldo Donati, Zinho, and Ladislav Ženíšek.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCarvalho Leite
1912 - 2004
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 1,841
Shizuo Miyama
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 1,842
Jacques Simon
1941 - 2017
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 1,843
Graeme Souness
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 1,844
Guillermo Escalada
1936 - 2023
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 1,845
Eiður Guðjohnsen
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 1,846
Rubén Baraja
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 1,847
Marcos Alonso
1959 - 2023
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 1,848
Ado
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 1,849
Don Revie
1927 - 1989
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 1,850
Aldo Donati
1910 - 1984
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 1,851
Zinho
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 1,852
Ladislav Ženíšek
1904 - 1985
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 1,853
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1975, Rubén Baraja ranks 77. Before him are Daron Malakian, Walid Regragui, Veselin Topalov, Jamie Oliver, Brandon Sanderson, and Aron Ralston. After him are Andrea Agnelli, Míchel, Estas Tonne, Igor Dodon, Cécile de France, and Dario Šimić.
Others Born in 1975
Go to all RankingsDaron Malakian
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 71
Walid Regragui
COACH
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 72
Veselin Topalov
CHESS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 73
Jamie Oliver
CHEF
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 74
Brandon Sanderson
WRITER
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 75
Aron Ralston
ENGINEER
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 76
Rubén Baraja
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 77
Andrea Agnelli
BUSINESSPERSON
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 78
Míchel
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 79
Estas Tonne
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 80
Igor Dodon
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 81
Cécile de France
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 82
Dario Šimić
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 83
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Rubén Baraja ranks 1,229 out of 3,355. Before him are Carmen Martín Gaite (1925), Ricardo Blázquez (1942), Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano (1824), Isabel Coixet (1960), Valeriano Weyler (1838), and Nicolás Monardes (1508). After him are Marcos Alonso (1959), Paco Tous (1964), Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros (1756), Francisco Cepeda (1906), Nacho Vidal (1973), and Manuel García-Prieto, 1st Marquess of Alhucemas (1859).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsCarmen Martín Gaite
WRITER
1925 - 2000
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 1,223
Ricardo Blázquez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 1,224
Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano
WRITER
1824 - 1905
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 1,225
Isabel Coixet
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 1,226
Valeriano Weyler
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1930
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 1,227
Nicolás Monardes
PHYSICIAN
1508 - 1588
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 1,228
Rubén Baraja
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 1,229
Marcos Alonso
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2023
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 1,230
Paco Tous
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 1,231
Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1829
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 1,232
Francisco Cepeda
CYCLIST
1906 - 1935
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 1,233
Nacho Vidal
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 1,234
Manuel García-Prieto, 1st Marquess of Alhucemas
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1938
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 1,235
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain
Among soccer players born in Spain, Rubén Baraja ranks 152. Before him are Enrique Mateos (1934), Luis María Echeberría (1940), César Azpilicueta (1989), Ramón Gil (1897), Silvestre Igoa (1920), and Miguel Ángel Lotina (1957). After him are Marcos Alonso (1959), Míchel (1975), Diego López (1981), Agustín Sauto Arana (1908), Brahim Díaz (1999), and Chendo (1961).
Enrique Mateos
1934 - 2001
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 146
Luis María Echeberría
1940 - 2016
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 147
César Azpilicueta
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 148
Ramón Gil
1897 - 1965
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 149
Silvestre Igoa
1920 - 1969
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 150
Miguel Ángel Lotina
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 151
Rubén Baraja
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 152
Marcos Alonso
1959 - 2023
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 153
Míchel
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 154
Diego López
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 155
Agustín Sauto Arana
1908 - 1986
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 156
Brahim Díaz
1999 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 157
Chendo
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 158