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Vampeta

1974 - Today

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Marcos André Batista dos Santos, best known as Vampeta (Portuguese pronunciation: [vɐ̃ˈpetɐ]; born 13 March 1974) is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer. A former midfielder, he represented Brazil national team from 1998 until 2002, winning the 1999 Copa América and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Vampeta, his nickname, is a fusion of the words "vampiro" (Portuguese for vampire) and "capeta" (Portuguese slang for devil), because his childhood friends thought he was ugly and toothless. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vampeta has received more than 308,943 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Vampeta is the 3,252nd most popular soccer player (up from 3,357th in 2019), the 618th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 629th in 2019) and the 312th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 310k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Vampeta ranks 3,252 out of 21,273. Before him are Hermógenes Fonseca, Argemiro, Čestmír Vycpálek, Nobuo Fujishima, Marcel Artelesa, and Mario Frick. After him are Pablo Zabaleta, Armandinho, Feridun Buğeker, Daniel Jarque, Konrad Hirsch, and Albert Riera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Vampeta ranks 141. Before him are Kathryn Hahn, Edgar Wright, Zhou Xun, Mr Lordi, Vanessa Blue, and Mario Frick. After him are Dimitar Kovačevski, Amber Valletta, Serhiy Zhadan, Ivana Miličević, Ada Colau, and Roman Šebrle.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Vampeta ranks 618 out of 2,236. Before him are Carlos Latuff (1968), Luiz Luz (1909), Warwick Estevam Kerr (1922), Eusébio Scheid (1932), Hermógenes Fonseca (1908), and Argemiro (1915). After him are Pedro Diniz (1970), Milton Viera (1946), Alessandro Santos (1977), Áttila (1910), Luís Vinício (1932), and Noronha (1918).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Vampeta ranks 312. Before him are Alex Sandro (1991), Pita (1958), Alexandre Torres (1966), Luiz Luz (1909), Hermógenes Fonseca (1908), and Argemiro (1915). After him are Milton Viera (1946), Alessandro Santos (1977), Áttila (1910), Luís Vinício (1932), Noronha (1918), and Edu Marangon (1963).

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