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Biri Biri

1948 - 2020

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Alhaji Momodo Njie (30 March 1948 – 19 July 2020), also known as Biri Biri, was a Gambian footballer who played as a right winger. He most notably played for Sevilla in Spain and Herfølge in Denmark. He was also a Gambian international footballer, and is regarded by several as the best Gambian footballer of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Biri Biri is the 4,111th most popular soccer player (down from 3,892nd in 2024), the 6th most popular biography from The Gambia and the most popular Gambian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Biri Biri ranks 4,112 out of 21,273. Before him are Ryohei Koike, Aleksandar Živković, Robert Défossé, Ernő Solymosi, Alberto Moreno, Massimo Carrera, and Ramón Gil. After him are Elvio Banchero, Viktor Chanov, Randal Kolo Muani, Giampaolo Menichelli, and Arkadiusz Milik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Biri Biri ranks 565. Before him are Alexei Starobinsky, Dave Cowens, Bonfoh Abass, Bernd Franke, John Huchra, and Tommy Söderberg. After him are Rasim Balayev, Cathy Ferguson, Ian McElhinney, Viktor Matviyenko, Terry Bradshaw, and Carlos Squeo. Among people deceased in 2020, Biri Biri ranks 583. Before him are Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo, Kevin Dobson, Walt Davis, Lyle Mays, Barbara Windsor, and Anthony Soter Fernandez. After him are Stephen F. Cohen, Olga Tass, Edmond Baraffe, Richard Corben, Otto Leodolter, and Vitold Kreyer.

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In The Gambia

Among people born in The Gambia, Biri Biri ranks 6 out of 19. Before him are Dawda Jawara (1924), Yahya Jammeh (1965), Adama Barrow (1965), Ansumane Mané (1940), and Fatou Bensouda (1961). After him are Bakary Gassama (1979), Modou Barrow (1992), Musa Barrow (1998), Omar Colley (1992), Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (1984), and Momodou Ceesay (1988).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In The Gambia

Among soccer players born in The Gambia, Biri Biri ranks 1. After him are Modou Barrow (1992), Musa Barrow (1998), Omar Colley (1992), Momodou Ceesay (1988), Njogu Demba-Nyrén (1979), Assan Ceesay (1994), Kebba Ceesay (1987), Yankuba Minteh (2004), Pa Modou Jagne (1989), Bubacarr Sanneh (1994), and Ebrima Colley (2000).

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