SOCCER PLAYER

Francisco Gento

1933 - 2022

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Francisco "Paco" Gento López (21 October 1933 – 18 January 2022) was a Spanish footballer who played as an outside left. A fast runner, Gento was referred to as the "Gale of the Cantabrian Sea" (Spanish: La Galerna del Cantábrico) in reference to his speed down the wing. He was voted by IFFHS (International Federation of Football History and Statistics) as the greatest Spanish footballer and 30th greatest world footballer of the 20th century. Gento is also widely regarded as one of the greatest wingers in the history of the sport. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Gento is the 21st most popular soccer player (up from 58th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Spain (up from 129th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Francisco Gento ranks 21 out of 21,273. Before him are Zico, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldo, Luis Suárez, Bobby Charlton, and Luis Enrique. After him are Mário Zagallo, Cesare Maldini, George Best, Jairzinho, Sócrates, and Didi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Francisco Gento ranks 12. Before him are Dalida, Montserrat Caballé, Yoko Ono, Michael Caine, Lina Medina, and Claudio Abbado. After him are William Anders, Heinrich Rohrer, Jalal Talabani, Tinto Brass, James Brown, and H. D. Deve Gowda. Among people deceased in 2022, Francisco Gento ranks 13. Before him are Shinzō Abe, Vangelis, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Jean-Luc Godard, Leonid Kravchuk, and Ben Roy Mottelson. After him are Luc Montagnier, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Mahsa Amini, and Vivienne Westwood.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco Gento ranks 78 out of 3,355. Before him are Margaret Theresa of Spain (1651), Isabella II of Spain (1830), Isaac Albéniz (1860), Luis Enrique (1970), Joan Enric Vives Sicília (1949), and Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549). After him are Alfonso X of Castile (1221), Maria Anna of Spain (1606), Amancio Ortega (1936), Avempace (1080), Ibn Tufail (1110), and Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Francisco Gento ranks 4. Before him are Santiago Bernabéu Yeste (1895), Luis Suárez (1935), and Luis Enrique (1970). After him are Ricardo Zamora (1901), Raúl (1977), Xavi (1980), Xabi Alonso (1981), Miguel Muñoz (1922), Telmo Zarra (1921), Ernesto Valverde (1964), and Iker Casillas (1981).

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