SOCCER PLAYER

Émerson Leão

1949 - Today

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Émerson Leão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛmeʁsõ leˈɐ̃w]; born 11 July 1949) is a Brazilian former football goalkeeper 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 174,919 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Émerson Leão is the 388th most popular soccer player (up from 402nd in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 118th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Émerson Leão ranks 388 out of 21,273. Before him are Ryan Giggs, Hans Krankl, Lajos Tichy, Guti, Jupp Derwall, and Usaburo Hidaka. After him are Ian Rush, Takeshi Inoue, Henri Michel, Tofiq Bahramov, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, and Takeo Wakabayashi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Émerson Leão ranks 98. Before him are Twiggy, Han Duck-soo, Salif Keita, Bo Xilai, Axel Honneth, and Alan García. After him are Lasse Virén, Elizabeth George, Valentina Matviyenko, Gregg Popovich, Patrick Tambay, and Carlos Bianchi.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Émerson Leão ranks 108 out of 2,236. Before him are Leonardo Araújo (1969), Elis Regina (1945), João Figueiredo (1918), Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921), Chico Xavier (1910), and Juninho Pernambucano (1975). After him are Bernardino Machado (1851), Vanderlei Luxemburgo (1952), Fernando Collor de Mello (1949), Robinho (1984), Loalwa Braz (1953), and Florinda Bolkan (1941).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Émerson Leão ranks 50. Before him are Toninho Cerezo (1955), Mauro Ramos (1930), Telê Santana (1931), Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório (1943), Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921), and Juninho Pernambucano (1975). After him are Robinho (1984), Roberto Dinamite (1954), Aldair (1965), Oscar (1954), Everaldo (1944), and Clodoaldo (1949).

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