1953 - Today
Arthur Antunes Coimbra (Portuguese pronunciation: [aʁˈtuʁ ɐ̃ˈtũnis koˈĩbɾɐ], born 3 March 1953 in Rio de Janeiro), better known as Zico ([ˈziku]), is a Brazilian coach and former footballer 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. One of the world's best players of the late 1970s and early 1980s, 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 1,410,679 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Zico is the 16th most popular soccer player (up from 22nd in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 13th in 2019) 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 16 out of 16,923. Before him are Lev Yashin, Giuseppe Meazza, Zinedine Zidane, Cesare Maldini, George Best, and Santiago Bernabéu Yeste. After him are Michel Platini, Just Fontaine, Didi, Luis Suárez, Mário Zagallo, and Josef Bican.
1929 - 1990
HPI: 80.43
Rank: 10
1910 - 1979
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 11
1972 - Present
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 12
1932 - 2016
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 13
1946 - 2005
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 14
1895 - 1978
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 15
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 16
1955 - Present
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 17
1933 - Present
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 18
1928 - 2001
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 19
1935 - Present
HPI: 76.32
Rank: 20
1931 - Present
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 21
1913 - 2001
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 22
Among people born in 1953, Zico ranks 3. Before him are Xi Jinping and Moon Jae-in. After him are Pierce Brosnan, Norodom Sihamoni, Herta Müller, Kim Basinger, Jeffrey Epstein, Brigitte Macron, Ahmad Shah Massoud, Richard Stallman, and Isabelle Huppert.
1953 - Present
HPI: 81.64
Rank: 1
1953 - Present
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 2
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 3
1953 - Present
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 4
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 5
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 6
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 7
1953 - 2019
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 8
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 9
1953 - 2001
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 10
1953 - Present
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 11
1953 - Present
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 12
Among people born in Brazil, Zico ranks 8 out of 1,947. Before him are Garrincha (1933), Paulo Coelho (1947), Oscar Niemeyer (1907), Ayrton Senna (1960), Jair Bolsonaro (1955), and Dilma Rousseff (1947). After him are Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (1945), Michel Temer (1940), Didi (1928), Pedro II of Brazil (1825), Jorge Amado (1912), and Mário Zagallo (1931).
1933 - 1983
HPI: 82.90
Rank: 2
1947 - Present
HPI: 82.32
Rank: 3
1907 - 2012
HPI: 79.91
Rank: 4
1960 - 1994
HPI: 79.28
Rank: 5
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 6
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 7
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 8
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 9
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 10
1928 - 2001
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 11
1825 - 1891
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 12
1912 - 2001
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 13
1931 - Present
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 14
Among soccer players born in Brazil, Zico ranks 3. Before him are Pelé (1940) and Garrincha (1933). After him are Didi (1928), Mário Zagallo (1931), Sócrates (1954), Ronaldo (1976), Vavá (1934), Rivellino (1946), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), Ronaldinho (1980), and Nílton Santos (1925).
1940 - Present
HPI: 88.66
Rank: 1
1933 - 1983
HPI: 82.90
Rank: 2
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 3
1928 - 2001
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 4
1931 - Present
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 5
1954 - 2011
HPI: 75.58
Rank: 6
1976 - Present
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 7
1934 - 2002
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 8
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 9
1944 - 2016
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 10
1980 - Present
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 11
1925 - 2013
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 12