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Abel Xavier

1972 - Today

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Abel Luís da Silva Costa Xavier (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈβɛl ʃɐviˈɛɾ]; born 30 November 1972) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Xavier played for clubs in Portugal, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, England, Turkey and Germany before retiring with the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2008. He represented both Merseyside rivals Everton and Liverpool in the Premier League. While at Middlesbrough he was the first Premier League player to test positive for performance-enhancing substances, and was banned for one year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abel Xavier is the 1,285th most popular soccer player (up from 4,506th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Mozambique (up from 30th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Mozambican Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Abel Xavier ranks 1,285 out of 21,273. Before him are Guido Masetti, Milovan Rajevac, Marcelino Martínez, Willi Schulz, Sami Hyypiä, and André Maschinot. After him are Jamie Vardy, Štefan Čambal, Raphaël Varane, Władysław Żmuda, Fernandinho, and Masuzo Madono.

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Among people born in 1972, Abel Xavier ranks 81. Before him are Joe Hill, Sarah Clarke, Billie Joe Armstrong, Asghar Farhadi, Carmen Electra, and Brian Tyler. After him are Omayra Sánchez, Alain Berset, Toto Wolff, Gabriel Macht, R-Truth, and The Great Khali.

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In Mozambique

Among people born in Mozambique, Abel Xavier ranks 16 out of 38. Before him are Mário Coluna (1935), Paulo Fonseca (1973), Júlio Duarte Langa (1927), Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho (1936), Eduardo Mondlane (1920), and Alexandre José Maria dos Santos (1924). After him are Luísa Diogo (1958), Carlos Agostinho do Rosário (1954), Mia Couto (1955), Mariza (1973), Ruy Guerra (1931), and Pascoal Mocumbi (1941).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Mozambique

Among soccer players born in Mozambique, Abel Xavier ranks 5. Before him are Eusébio (1942), Carlos Queiroz (1953), Mário Coluna (1935), and Paulo Fonseca (1973). After him are Costa Pereira (1929), Vicente Lucas (1935), Hilário (1939), Reinildo Mandava (1994), Armando Sá (1975), Simão Mate Junior (1988), and Jorge Cadete (1968).

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