SOCCER PLAYER

Zico

1953 - Today

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Arthur Antunes Coimbra (Portuguese pronunciation: [aʁˈtuʁ ɐ̃ˈtũnis koˈĩbɾɐ], born 3 March 1953), better known as Zico ([ˈziku]), is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. Often called the "White Pelé", he was a creative playmaker, with excellent technical skills, vision and an eye for goal, who is considered one of the most clinical finishers and best passers ever, as well as one of the greatest players of all time. Arguably the world's best player of the late 1970s and early 80s, he is regarded as one of the best playmakers and free kick specialists in history, able to bend the ball in all directions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zico has received more than 1,467,453 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Zico is the 15th most popular soccer player (up from 18th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Brazil and the 5th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Zico is most famous for being the leader of Block B, a Korean hip-hop group.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 77.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 71

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Zico ranks 15 out of 21,273. Before him are Garrincha, Gerd Müller, Eusébio, Mário Zagallo, Zinedine Zidane, and Ronaldo. After him are Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Bobby Charlton, Giuseppe Meazza, Michel Platini, George Best, and Jairzinho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Zico ranks 2. Before him is Xi Jinping. After him are Jeffrey Epstein, Moon Jae-in, Tony Blair, Pierce Brosnan, Brigitte Macron, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Herta Müller, Isabelle Huppert, Kim Basinger, and Richard Clayderman.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Zico ranks 8 out of 2,236. Before him are Garrincha (1933), Paulo Coelho (1947), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (1945), Mário Zagallo (1931), Ronaldo (1976), and Oscar Niemeyer (1907). After him are Ayrton Senna (1960), Dilma Rousseff (1947), Jair Bolsonaro (1955), Jairzinho (1944), Pedro II of Brazil (1825), and Rivellino (1946).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Zico ranks 5. Before him are Pelé (1940), Garrincha (1933), Mário Zagallo (1931), and Ronaldo (1976). After him are Jairzinho (1944), Rivellino (1946), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), Sócrates (1954), Didi (1928), Vavá (1934), and Ronaldinho (1980).

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