1953 - Today
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 1,458,441 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 71 in 2019). Zico is the 18th most popular soccer player (down from 16th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Brazil and the 3rd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.
Zico is most famous for being the leader of Block B, a Korean hip-hop group.
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Among soccer players, Zico ranks 18 out of 16,880. Before him are Giuseppe Meazza, Josef Bican, George Best, Michel Platini, Cesare Maldini, and Cristiano Ronaldo. After him are Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Luis Suárez, Francisco Gento, Lionel Messi, Bobby Charlton, and Raymond Kopa.
1910 - 1979
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 12
1913 - 2001
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 13
1946 - 2005
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 14
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 15
1932 - 2016
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 16
1985 - Present
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 17
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 18
1895 - 1978
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 19
1935 - 2023
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 20
1933 - 2022
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 21
1987 - Present
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 22
1937 - 2023
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 23
1931 - 2017
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 24
Among people born in 1953, Zico ranks 4. Before him are Xi Jinping, Moon Jae-in, and Pierce Brosnan. After him are Ahmad Shah Massoud, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Brigitte Macron, Herta Müller, Norodom Sihamoni, Kim Basinger, Isabelle Huppert, and Richard Clayderman.
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.64
Rank: 1
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 2
1953 - Present
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 3
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 4
1953 - 2001
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 5
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 6
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 7
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 8
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 9
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 10
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 11
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 12
Among people born in Brazil, Zico ranks 8 out of 2,067. Before him are Paulo Coelho (1947), Garrincha (1933), Oscar Niemeyer (1907), Ayrton Senna (1960), Jair Bolsonaro (1955), and Dilma Rousseff (1947). After him are Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (1945), Pedro II of Brazil (1825), Rivellino (1946), Mário Zagallo (1931), Jorge Amado (1912), and Emerson Fittipaldi (1946).
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.99
Rank: 2
1933 - 1983
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 3
1907 - 2012
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 4
1960 - 1994
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 5
1955 - Present
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 6
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 7
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 8
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 9
1825 - 1891
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 10
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 11
1931 - 2024
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 12
1912 - 2001
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 13
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 14
Among soccer players born in Brazil, Zico ranks 3. Before him are Pelé (1940) and Garrincha (1933). After him are Rivellino (1946), Mário Zagallo (1931), Sócrates (1954), Didi (1928), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), Vavá (1934), Ronaldinho (1980), Ronaldo (1976), and Romário (1966).
1940 - 2022
HPI: 85.54
Rank: 1
1933 - 1983
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 2
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 3
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 4
1931 - 2024
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 5
1954 - 2011
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 6
1928 - 2001
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 7
1944 - 2016
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 8
1934 - 2002
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 9
1980 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 10
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 11
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 12