1969 - Today
Vítor Manuel Martins Baía, OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvitɔɾ βɐˈiɐ]; born 15 October 1969) is a Portuguese retired 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 professionally 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 595,342 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Vítor Baía is the 749th most popular soccer player (up from 890th in 2019), the 197th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 196th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Vítor Baía ranks 749 out of 16,880. Before him are Marc Wilmots, Julio Morales, Hervé Renard, Aymoré Moreira, Santos Urdinarán, and Roberto Bettega. After him are Enrique Guaita, Joaquín Peiró, Patrick M'Boma, Takeo Wakabayashi, Misao Tamai, and Manuel Sanchís Martínez.
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 743
1945 - 2022
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 744
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 745
1912 - 1998
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 746
1900 - 1979
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 747
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 748
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 749
1910 - 1959
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 750
1936 - 2020
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 751
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 752
1907 - 1937
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 753
1903 - 1978
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 754
1938 - 2017
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 755
Among people born in 1969, Vítor Baía ranks 70. Before him are Julie Delpy, Keith Flint, Santiago Cañizares, Michael Sheen, Marc Wilmots, and Jojo Moyes. After him are Zach Galifianakis, Oleg Salenko, Hong Myung-bo, Shannon Lee, Robert Sean Leonard, and Triple H.
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 64
1969 - 2019
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 65
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 66
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 67
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 68
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 69
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 70
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 71
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 72
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 73
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 74
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 75
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 76
Among people born in Portugal, Vítor Baía ranks 197 out of 555. Before him are Infanta Isabel Maria of Braganza (1801), Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark (1211), António Vieira (1608), Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja (1506), Menasseh Ben Israel (1604), and Francisco de Sá Carneiro (1934). After him are Vasco Gonçalves (1921), Joaquim de Almeida (1957), Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo (1930), Pauleta (1973), André Villas-Boas (1977), and Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1919).
1801 - 1876
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 191
1211 - 1231
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 192
1608 - 1697
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 193
1506 - 1555
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 194
1604 - 1657
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 195
1934 - 1980
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 196
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 197
1921 - 2005
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 198
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 199
1930 - 2004
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 200
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 201
1977 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 202
1919 - 2004
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 203
Among soccer players born in Portugal, Vítor Baía ranks 12. Before him are Artur Jorge (1946), Ricardo Quaresma (1983), Félix Mourinho (1938), Paulo Sousa (1970), Paulo Futre (1966), and Nani (1986). After him are Pauleta (1973), Ricardo Carvalho (1978), Sérgio Conceição (1974), Nuno Gomes (1976), Fernando Gomes (1956), and Paulo Bento (1969).
1946 - 2024
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 6
1983 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 7
1938 - 2017
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 8
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 9
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 10
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 11
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 12
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 13
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 14
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 15
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 16
1956 - 2022
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 17
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 18