SOCCER PLAYER
Vítor Baía
1969 - Today
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Vítor Baía
Vítor Manuel Martins Baía, OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvitɔɾ βɐˈiɐ]; born 15 October 1969) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. One of the most decorated goalkeepers of all time, his career was intimately connected with FC Porto, which he started representing still in his teens, helping it to 26 titles and eventually remaining with the club in an ambassadorial role. Also having played for Barcelona, Baía appeared with the Portugal national team in two European Championships and the 2002 World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vítor Baía has received more than 625,261 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Vítor Baía is the 620th most popular soccer player (up from 749th in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 197th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
630k
Page Views (PV)
56.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
10.76
Effective Languages (L*)
2.38
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Vítor Baía ranks 620 out of 21,273. Before him are Branko Stanković, Gianluca Pagliuca, Salif Keïta, Koji Funamoto, Yasukazu Tanaka, and Sadio Mané. After him are Roberto Di Matteo, Daniele De Rossi, Sergio Goycochea, Amadeo Carrizo, Kinjiro Shimizu, and Ángel Di María.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBranko Stanković
1921 - 2002
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 614
Gianluca Pagliuca
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 615
Salif Keïta
1946 - 2023
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 616
Koji Funamoto
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 617
Yasukazu Tanaka
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 618
Sadio Mané
1992 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 619
Vítor Baía
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 620
Roberto Di Matteo
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 621
Daniele De Rossi
1983 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 622
Sergio Goycochea
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 623
Amadeo Carrizo
1926 - 2020
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 624
Kinjiro Shimizu
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 625
Ángel Di María
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 626
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Vítor Baía ranks 53. Before him are Predrag Mijatović, Santiago Cañizares, Simon Baker, Anne Heche, Pauley Perrette, and Dana International. After him are Brian Laudrup, Petteri Orpo, Julia Ann, Triple H, Giorgi Margvelashvili, and Bong Joon-ho.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsPredrag Mijatović
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 47
Santiago Cañizares
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 48
Simon Baker
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 49
Anne Heche
ACTOR
1969 - 2022
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 50
Pauley Perrette
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 51
Dana International
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 52
Vítor Baía
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 53
Brian Laudrup
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 54
Petteri Orpo
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 55
Julia Ann
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 56
Triple H
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 57
Giorgi Margvelashvili
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 58
Bong Joon-ho
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 59
In Portugal
Among people born in Portugal, Vítor Baía ranks 166 out of 633. Before him are Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León (1178), António de Abreu (1480), João de Barros (1496), Paulo Futre (1966), Afonso I, Duke of Braganza (1377), and Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal (1125). After him are Joaquim de Almeida (1957), Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja (1506), Constance of Portugal (1290), Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1499), Fernando Gomes (1956), and Infanta Maria of Guimarães (1538).
Others born in Portugal
Go to all RankingsTheresa of Portugal, Queen of León
COMPANION
1178 - 1250
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 160
António de Abreu
EXPLORER
1480 - 1514
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 161
João de Barros
WRITER
1496 - 1570
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 162
Paulo Futre
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 163
Afonso I, Duke of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1377 - 1461
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 164
Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1125 - 1157
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 165
Vítor Baía
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 166
Joaquim de Almeida
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 167
Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja
POLITICIAN
1506 - 1555
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 168
Constance of Portugal
NOBLEMAN
1290 - 1313
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 169
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
EXPLORER
1499 - 1543
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 170
Fernando Gomes
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2022
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 171
Infanta Maria of Guimarães
POLITICIAN
1538 - 1577
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 172
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal
Among soccer players born in Portugal, Vítor Baía ranks 11. Before him are Luís Figo (1972), Ricardo Quaresma (1983), Artur Jorge (1946), Félix Mourinho (1938), Américo Lopes (1933), and Paulo Futre (1966). After him are Fernando Gomes (1956), Paulo Sousa (1970), Sérgio Conceição (1974), Ricardo Carvalho (1978), Alberto Festa (1939), and Paulo Bento (1969).
Luís Figo
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 5
Ricardo Quaresma
1983 - Present
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 6
Artur Jorge
1946 - 2024
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 7
Félix Mourinho
1938 - 2017
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 8
Américo Lopes
1933 - 2023
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 9
Paulo Futre
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 10
Vítor Baía
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 11
Fernando Gomes
1956 - 2022
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 12
Paulo Sousa
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 13
Sérgio Conceição
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 14
Ricardo Carvalho
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 15
Alberto Festa
1939 - 2024
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 16
Paulo Bento
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 17