SOCCER PLAYER

Xabi Alonso

1981 - Today

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Xabier Alonso Olano (Basque: [ˈʃaβi aˈlons̺o oˈlano], Spanish: [ˈʃaβj aˈlonso oˈlano]; born 25 November 1981) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. Regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation, he is also considered one of the best young managers in the world. Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home province Gipuzkoa. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xabi Alonso has received more than 9,326,359 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia. Xabi Alonso is the 144th most popular soccer player (up from 275th in 2019), the 247th most popular biography from Spain (up from 467th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 78

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Xabi Alonso ranks 144 out of 21,273. Before him are Carlos Valderrama, Robert Lewandowski, Harald Schumacher, Sandro Mazzola, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, and Xavi. After him are José Leandro Andrade, Ruud Krol, Arie Haan, Kakuichi Mimura, Bora Milutinović, and Ivica Osim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Xabi Alonso ranks 2. Before him is Zlatan Ibrahimović. After him are Iker Casillas, Natalie Portman, Roger Federer, Fernando Alonso, Alicia Keys, Samuel Eto'o, Britney Spears, David Villa, Beyoncé, and Serena Williams.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Xabi Alonso ranks 247 out of 3,355. Before him are Joanna la Beltraneja (1462), Eleanor of Castile (1241), Manuel Godoy (1767), Xavi (1980), Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain (1567), and Hernando de Soto (1500). After him are Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi (650), Felipe González (1942), María Isabella of Spain (1789), Francisco de Vitoria (1483), Andrés Segovia (1893), and Alfonso III of Aragon (1265).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Xabi Alonso ranks 9. Before him are Francisco Gento (1933), Luis Suárez (1935), Miguel Muñoz (1922), Luis Enrique (1970), Sergio Ramos (1986), and Xavi (1980). After him are Andrés Iniesta (1984), Iker Casillas (1981), Carles Puyol (1978), Carles Rexach (1947), Telmo Zarra (1921), and Pedro Cea (1900).

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