1934 - 2002
Edvaldo Izidio Neto (12 November 1934 – 19 January 2002), commonly known as Vavá, was a Brazilian footballer who is widely considered one of the best strikers of his generation. His nickname was "Peito de Aço" (Steel Chest). He played as a main striker (or centre forward) for Sport Club do Recife, C.R. Vasco da Gama, S.E. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vavá has received more than 308,548 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Vavá is the 29th most popular soccer player (up from 30th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Brazil and the 8th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.
Vavá was a Brazilian footballer who played for Brazil in the 1958 and 1962 World Cups. He is most famous for his football career.
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Among soccer players, Vavá ranks 29 out of 16,923. Before him are Cristiano Ronaldo, Raymond Kopa, László Kubala, Sándor Kocsis, Sócrates, and Ronaldo. After him are Gunnar Nordahl, Francisco Gento, Rivellino, Carlos Alberto Torres, Lionel Messi, and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
1985 - Present
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 23
1931 - 2017
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 24
1927 - 2002
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 25
1929 - 1979
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 26
1954 - 2011
HPI: 75.58
Rank: 27
1976 - Present
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 28
1934 - 2002
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 29
1921 - 1995
HPI: 75.29
Rank: 30
1933 - Present
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 31
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 32
1944 - 2016
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 33
1987 - Present
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 34
1955 - Present
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 35
Among people born in 1934, Vavá ranks 22. Before him are Ulrike Meinhof, Alexei Leonov, Manuel Noriega, Jane Goodall, Sydney Pollack, and Paul Ekman. After him are Stjepan Mesić, Richard Chamberlain, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Pierre Richard, Empress Michiko, and Richard Meier. Among people deceased in 2002, Vavá ranks 14. Before him are Hans-Georg Gadamer, Billy Wilder, Richard Harris, László Kubala, Chuck Jones, and Traudl Junge. After him are Prince Claus of the Netherlands, James Coburn, Niki de Saint Phalle, Ivan Illich, Rod Steiger, and Camilo José Cela.
1934 - 1976
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 16
1934 - 2019
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 17
1934 - 2017
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 18
1934 - Present
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 19
1934 - 2008
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 20
1934 - Present
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 21
1934 - 2002
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 22
1934 - Present
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 23
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 24
1934 - 2017
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 25
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 26
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 27
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 28
1900 - 2002
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 8
1906 - 2002
HPI: 78.03
Rank: 9
1930 - 2002
HPI: 76.36
Rank: 10
1927 - 2002
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 11
1912 - 2002
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 12
1920 - 2002
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 13
1934 - 2002
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 14
1926 - 2002
HPI: 74.87
Rank: 15
1928 - 2002
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 16
1930 - 2002
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 17
1926 - 2002
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 18
1925 - 2002
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 19
1916 - 2002
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 20
Among people born in Brazil, Vavá ranks 17 out of 1,947. Before him are Didi (1928), Pedro II of Brazil (1825), Jorge Amado (1912), Mário Zagallo (1931), Sócrates (1954), and Ronaldo (1976). After him are Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927), Rivellino (1946), Paulo Freire (1921), João Havelange (1916), Luiz Felipe Scolari (1948), and Carlos Alberto Torres (1944).
1928 - 2001
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 11
1825 - 1891
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 12
1912 - 2001
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 13
1931 - Present
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 14
1954 - 2011
HPI: 75.58
Rank: 15
1976 - Present
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 16
1934 - 2002
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 17
1927 - 1994
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 18
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 19
1921 - 1997
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 20
1916 - 2016
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 21
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 22
1944 - 2016
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 23
Among soccer players born in Brazil, Vavá ranks 8. Before him are Garrincha (1933), Zico (1953), Didi (1928), Mário Zagallo (1931), Sócrates (1954), and Ronaldo (1976). After him are Rivellino (1946), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), Ronaldinho (1980), Nílton Santos (1925), Djalma Santos (1929), and Romário (1966).
1933 - 1983
HPI: 82.90
Rank: 2
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 3
1928 - 2001
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 4
1931 - Present
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 5
1954 - 2011
HPI: 75.58
Rank: 6
1976 - Present
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 7
1934 - 2002
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 8
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 9
1944 - 2016
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 10
1980 - Present
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 11
1925 - 2013
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 12
1929 - 2013
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 13
1966 - Present
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 14