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Yordan Letchkov

1967 - Today

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Yordan Letchkov Yankov (also transliterated Jordan, Iordan, Lechkov) (Bulgarian: Йордан Лечков Янков; born 9 July 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer. He is generally regarded as one of the best players to come out of Bulgaria and was a key member of the squad which reached the semi-finals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Known to many as "The Magician", Letchkov was a gifted player who could play as a central midfielder or on the left side of midfield, and he was easily recognizable for his baldness. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yordan Letchkov has received more than 193,411 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Yordan Letchkov is the 1,271st most popular soccer player (up from 1,605th in 2019), the 135th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 141st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.

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  • 190k

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  • 50.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Yordan Letchkov ranks 1,271 out of 16,880. Before him are Nelsinho Baptista, Gerhard Hanappi, František Svoboda, Guillermo Ochoa, Willi Schulz, and Guido Masetti. After him are Fernando Paternoster, Marinho Chagas, Eraldo Monzeglio, Riyad Mahrez, Ernesto Vidal, and Jesús Garay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Yordan Letchkov ranks 115. Before him are Benny Benassi, Michel Hazanavicius, Satya Nadella, Luis Abinader, Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, and Ai Yazawa. After him are Thomas Muster, Melanie Thornton, Megumi Hayashibara, Jonathan Littell, Layne Staley, and Zakk Wylde.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Yordan Letchkov ranks 135 out of 372. Before him are Georgi Lozanov (1926), Teres I (-470), Georgi Sava Rakovski (1821), Euthymius of Tarnovo (1317), Elin Pelin (1877), and Blaga Dimitrova (1922). After him are Ivanka Khristova (1941), Veselin Topalov (1975), Nina Dobrev (1989), Hristo Bonev (1947), Vineh of Bulgaria (740), and Vladimir Stoychev (1892).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria

Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Yordan Letchkov ranks 10. Before him are Dimitar Berbatov (1981), Dimitar Penev (1945), Petar Zhekov (1944), Emil Kostadinov (1967), Krasimir Balakov (1966), and Aleksandar Shalamanov (1941). After him are Hristo Bonev (1947), Lyuboslav Penev (1966), Ivan Dimitrov (1935), Ivan Kolev (1930), Stefan Bozhkov (1923), and Dobromir Zhechev (1942).

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