SOCCER PLAYER

Santiago Bernabéu Yeste

1895 - 1978

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Santiago Bernabéu de Yeste (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo βeɾnaˈβew ˈʝeste]; 8 June 1895 – 2 June 1978) was a Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid as a forward. He is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of Real Madrid, having served as its president for 34 years and 264 days, from 11 September 1943 until his death on 2 June 1978. Under Bernabéu's leadership, Real Madrid became a dominant team both on national and international level, with its influence stretching beyond the football pitch. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Santiago Bernabéu Yeste has received more than 494,644 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Santiago Bernabéu Yeste is the 16th most popular soccer player (up from 19th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 68th in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

Santiago Bernabéu Yeste is most famous for being the president of Real Madrid, a football club in Spain.

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  • 490k

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  • 73.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste ranks 16 out of 21,273. Before him are Gerd Müller, Eusébio, Mário Zagallo, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, and Zico. After him are Bobby Charlton, Giuseppe Meazza, Michel Platini, George Best, Jairzinho, and Koji Tanaka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste ranks 5. Before him are George VI, Juan Perón, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, and Carl Orff. After him are Amin al-Husseini, Buster Keaton, Richard Sorge, Ernst Jünger, Wilm Hosenfeld, Jiddu Krishnamurti, and Max Horkheimer. Among people deceased in 1978, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste ranks 5. Before him are Pope John Paul I, Golda Meir, Pope Paul VI, and Aram Khachaturian. After him are Kurt Gödel, Aldo Moro, Jacques Brel, Giorgio de Chirico, Manne Siegbahn, Adolf Dassler, and Umberto Nobile.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste ranks 52 out of 3,355. Before him are Roland (736), Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617), Michael Servetus (1509), Pedro Almodóvar (1949), Isabella II of Spain (1830), and Francisco de Zurbarán (1598). After him are John of the Cross (1542), El Cid (1045), Lope de Vega (1562), Abd al-Rahman III (889), Tomás de Torquemada (1420), and Jusepe de Ribera (1591).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste ranks 1. After him are Ricardo Zamora (1901), Francisco Gento (1933), Luis Suárez (1935), Miguel Muñoz (1922), Luis Enrique (1970), Sergio Ramos (1986), Xavi (1980), Xabi Alonso (1981), Andrés Iniesta (1984), Iker Casillas (1981), and Carles Puyol (1978).

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