SOCCER PLAYER
Samir Handanović
1984 - Today
Samir Handanović
Samir Handanović (born 14 July 1984) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Since August 2024, he is the head coach of Inter Milan's under-17 team. Before moving to Italy, Handanović played in his home country of Slovenia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samir Handanović has received more than 1,953,764 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Samir Handanović is the 1,900th most popular soccer player (down from 1,652nd in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Slovene Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
2.0M
Page Views (PV)
57.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
6.14
Effective Languages (L*)
3.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Samir Handanović ranks 1,900 out of 21,273. Before him are Yoshinori Shigematsu, Franz Roth, Angelos Charisteas, Jaroslav Pollák, Ibrahim Afellay, and Rinaldo Martino. After him are Brahim Díaz, Máté Fenyvesi, Károly Palotai, Juan Carlos Corazzo, Zoltán Halmay, and Blaž Slišković.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYoshinori Shigematsu
1930 - 2018
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 1,894
Franz Roth
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 1,895
Angelos Charisteas
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 1,896
Jaroslav Pollák
1947 - 2020
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,897
Ibrahim Afellay
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,898
Rinaldo Martino
1921 - 2000
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,899
Samir Handanović
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,900
Brahim Díaz
1999 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,901
Máté Fenyvesi
1933 - 2022
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,902
Károly Palotai
1935 - 2018
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,903
Juan Carlos Corazzo
1907 - 1986
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,904
Zoltán Halmay
1881 - 1956
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,905
Blaž Slišković
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,906
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1984, Samir Handanović ranks 35. Before him are Santi Cazorla, Eliud Kipchoge, Nikola Karabatić, Olivia Wilde, Pavel Durov, and Nigel de Jong. After him are Branislav Ivanović, Lena Katina, Ross Ulbricht, Per Mertesacker, Marija Šerifović, and Mathieu Valbuena.
Others Born in 1984
Go to all RankingsSanti Cazorla
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 29
Eliud Kipchoge
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 30
Nikola Karabatić
HANDBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 31
Olivia Wilde
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 32
Pavel Durov
BUSINESSPERSON
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 33
Nigel de Jong
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 34
Samir Handanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 35
Branislav Ivanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 36
Lena Katina
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 37
Ross Ulbricht
EXTREMIST
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 38
Per Mertesacker
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 39
Marija Šerifović
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 40
Mathieu Valbuena
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 41
In Slovenia
Among people born in Slovenia, Samir Handanović ranks 75 out of 340. Before him are Ivo Daneu (1937), Jurij Dalmatin (1547), Oton Župančič (1878), Srečko Kosovel (1904), Berta Ambrož (1944), and Adam Bohorič (1520). After him are Ivan Grohar (1867), Željko Ivanek (1957), Lojze Peterle (1948), Bojan Križaj (1957), Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg (1806), and Miro Cerar (1963).
Others born in Slovenia
Go to all RankingsIvo Daneu
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 69
Jurij Dalmatin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1547 - 1589
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 70
Oton Župančič
WRITER
1878 - 1949
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 71
Srečko Kosovel
WRITER
1904 - 1926
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 72
Berta Ambrož
SINGER
1944 - 2003
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 73
Adam Bohorič
WRITER
1520 - 1598
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 74
Samir Handanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 75
Ivan Grohar
PAINTER
1867 - 1911
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 76
Željko Ivanek
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 77
Lojze Peterle
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 78
Bojan Križaj
SKIER
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 79
Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg
WRITER
1806 - 1876
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 80
Miro Cerar
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 81
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Slovenia
Among soccer players born in Slovenia, Samir Handanović ranks 4. Before him are Branko Oblak (1947), Zlatko Zahovič (1971), and Jan Oblak (1993). After him are Milivoje Novaković (1979), Marko Elsner (1960), Fredi Bobic (1971), Željko Milinovič (1969), Milenko Ačimovič (1977), Maksimilijan Mihelčič (1905), Zdenko Verdenik (1949), and Primož Gliha (1967).
Branko Oblak
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 1
Zlatko Zahovič
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 2
Jan Oblak
1993 - Present
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 3
Samir Handanović
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 4
Milivoje Novaković
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 5
Marko Elsner
1960 - 2020
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 6
Fredi Bobic
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 7
Željko Milinovič
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 8
Milenko Ačimovič
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 9
Maksimilijan Mihelčič
1905 - 1958
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 10
Zdenko Verdenik
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 11
Primož Gliha
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 12