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Adriano

1982 - Today

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Adriano Leite Ribeiro (born 17 February 1982) is a Brazilian former professional footballer. Adriano had four prolific seasons in Italy with Italian clubs Parma and Inter Milan, being considered one of the best strikers in the world during this time and earning the nickname L'Imperatore ("the Emperor"). Adriano finished within the top 10 of the Ballon d'Or in 2004 and 2005 and was awarded the IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer of 2005 and was also a three-time winner of Bidone d'Oro award. He was a key figure in Inter's 2005–06 Scudetto win before his career was, however, marked by inconsistency and a decline in his performances which coincided with the death of his father. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adriano is the 351st most popular soccer player (up from 675th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 158th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Adriano ranks 351 out of 21,273. Before him are Fukusaburo Harada, Arjen Robben, Saburo Shinosaki, Pedro Petrone, Kazu Naoki, and Yoshio Fujiwara. After him are Rúben Amorim, Antoine Griezmann, Gian Piero Gasperini, Jan Koller, Gennaro Gattuso, and Hiroshi Kanazawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Adriano ranks 8. Before him are Anne Hathaway, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Priyanka Chopra, Nicki Minaj, Kaká, and Lil Wayne. After him are Pepe Reina, Petr Čech, Eddie Redmayne, Sultan Kösen, Mikel Arteta, and Matt Smith.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Adriano ranks 86 out of 2,236. Before him are Careca (1960), Zumbi (1655), Marcelo (1988), Dida (1973), Emílio Garrastazu Médici (1905), and Vicente Feola (1909). After him are José Sarney (1930), Cláudio Hummes (1934), Vinicius de Moraes (1913), Florinda Bolkan (1941), Hilderaldo Bellini (1930), and Reinaldo Arenas (1943).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Adriano ranks 39. Before him are Zizinho (1921), Dani Alves (1983), Jair da Costa (1940), Careca (1960), Marcelo (1988), and Dida (1973). After him are Hilderaldo Bellini (1930), Mauro Ramos (1930), Telê Santana (1931), Thiago Silva (1984), Toninho Cerezo (1955), and Pepe (1935).

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