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Émerson Leão

1949 - Today

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Émerson Leão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛmeʁsõ leˈɐ̃w]; born 11 July 1949) is a Brazilian former footballer and manager. He is regarded by pundits as one of best Brazilian goalkeepers of all time. A documentary video produced by FIFA, FIFA Fever, called him the third-most impressive defense player of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Émerson Leão has received more than 158,925 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia. Émerson Leão is the 402nd most popular soccer player (up from 489th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 122nd in 2019) and the 51st most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Émerson Leão ranks 402 out of 16,880. Before him are Cláudio Taffarel, Antonín Puč, Ferenc Deák, Pedro Petrone, Shiro Misaki, and Poul Nielsen. After him are Ronnie Hellström, Artur Jorge, Lukas Podolski, Steven Gerrard, Tofiq Bahramov, and Kim Sung-gan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Émerson Leão ranks 114. Before him are Leopoldo Luque, Alan Menken, Ivan Patzaichin, Gregg Popovich, Ken Wilber, and Dubravka Ugrešić. After him are Ronnie Hellström, Kgalema Motlanthe, David Strathairn, Michael Richards, Andy Kaufman, and Robert Sternberg.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Émerson Leão ranks 118 out of 2,067. Before him are Toninho Cerezo (1955), Marcelo (1988), Elis Regina (1945), Juninho Pernambucano (1975), Princess Francisca of Brazil (1824), and Cláudio Taffarel (1966). After him are Bernardino Machado (1851), Loalwa Braz (1953), Augusto Boal (1931), Vanderlei Luxemburgo (1952), Sérgio Mendes (1941), and Tite (1961).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Émerson Leão ranks 51. Before him are Robinho (1984), Telê Santana (1931), Toninho Cerezo (1955), Marcelo (1988), Juninho Pernambucano (1975), and Cláudio Taffarel (1966). After him are Tite (1961), Edu Coimbra (1947), Raí (1965), Aldair (1965), Oscar (1954), and Thiago Silva (1984).

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