SOCCER PLAYER

Tostão

1947 - Today

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Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade (born 25 January 1947), generally known as Tostão, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder. Tostão was an intelligent, hardworking and prolific left-footed forward, who was known for his creativity and technical skills, and was considered one of the best players in the world in his prime and arguably the best player in the world in the early 70s alongside Cruyff before health problems forced his early retirement. Tostão was widely considered at the time the second best or even the best Brazilian player in the late 60s alongside Pelé, even ahead of other stars that would be part of the legendary 1970 Brazil squad. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tostão has received more than 423,354 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Tostão is the 132nd most popular soccer player (up from 135th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 56th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Tostão is most famous for being the currency of Brazil before the adoption of the real in 1994.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Tostão ranks 132 out of 21,273. Before him are José Nasazzi, Helmut Rahn, Lucien Laurent, Filippo Inzaghi, Gérson, and Edwin van der Sar. After him are Jan Jongbloed, Zoltán Czibor, Alcides Ghiggia, Allan Simonsen, Sergio Ramos, and Carlos Valderrama.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Tostão ranks 53. Before him are Zahi Hawass, James Woods, Michio Kaku, Stan Kroenke, Alain Aspect, and Bachir Gemayel. After him are Dick Fosbury, Jonathan Pryce, Aaron Ciechanover, César Gaviria, Sheikh Hasina, and Mykola Azarov.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Tostão ranks 53 out of 2,236. Before him are Leônidas (1913), Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846), Juscelino Kubitschek (1902), Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953), and Gérson (1941). After him are Caetano Veloso (1942), Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1931), Astrud Gilberto (1940), Ademir de Menezes (1922), Roberto Carlos (1941), and Gilberto Gil (1942).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Tostão ranks 29. Before him are Cafu (1970), Zito (1932), Leônidas (1913), Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953), and Gérson (1941). After him are Ademir de Menezes (1922), Pepe (1935), Zizinho (1921), Careca (1960), Dunga (1963), and Dani Alves (1983).

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