SOCCER PLAYER

Samson Siasia

1967 - Today

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Samson Siasia (born 14 August 1967) is a Nigerian former professional football striker and the former head coach of the Nigeria national team from 2010 to October 2011. He was reappointed in 2016. On 16 August 2019, FIFA banned Siasia from all football activities for life (later reduced to five years), following a match-fixing investigation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samson Siasia has received more than 222,228 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Samson Siasia is the 9,839th most popular soccer player, the 128th most popular biography from Nigeria and the 57th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Samson Siasia ranks 9,839 out of 21,273. Before him are Pedro Obiang, Rodolfo Pizarro, Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe, José Ángel Valdés, Edmond Tapsoba, and Luis Hernández Rodríguez. After him are David Mateos, Tiko, Luciano Zauri, Carlos Fernandes, Jörgen Pettersson, and Christian Schulz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Samson Siasia ranks 748. Before him are Marty Walsh, Rodney Harvey, Takeshi Motoyoshi, John Digweed, Lew Temple, and Wilson Pérez. After him are Erland Johnsen, Dan Futterman, Fernando Moner, Teddy Riley, Nicole Uphoff, and Corina Crețu.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Samson Siasia ranks 128 out of 309. Before him are Agbani Darego (1982), Wilson Oruma (1976), Michael Eneramo (1985), Olarenwaju Kayode (1993), Chinedu Obasi (1986), and Samuel Peter (1980). After him are Namadi Sambo (1954), Charity Opara (1972), Thompson Oliha (1968), Razak Omotoyossi (1985), Rema (2000), and Godwin Okpara (1972).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Samson Siasia ranks 57. Before him are Michael Emenalo (1965), Paul Onuachu (1994), Wilson Oruma (1976), Michael Eneramo (1985), Olarenwaju Kayode (1993), and Chinedu Obasi (1986). After him are Thompson Oliha (1968), Razak Omotoyossi (1985), Godwin Okpara (1972), Anthony Nwakaeme (1989), Isaac Okoronkwo (1978), and Jaycee John Okwunwanne (1985).

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