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Isabelino Gradín

1897 - 1944

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Isabelino Gradín (8 July 1897 – 21 December 1944) was a Uruguayan footballer and athlete. He was considered to be one of the greatest footballers in the early era of Uruguayan football and is regarded as one of the greatest Uruguayan players before the Uruguayan win at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. Gradín played in the first South American Championship held in Argentina, where Uruguay became the first champions of the tournament, and finished as top scorer. On 2 July of that tournament against Chile, where Uruguay would go on to win 4–0, Gradin and teammate Juan Delgado became the first black players in history to be fielded in an international tournament. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Isabelino Gradín is the 1,948th most popular soccer player (down from 1,710th in 2024), the 105th most popular biography from Uruguay (down from 99th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Uruguayan Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Isabelino Gradín ranks 1,948 out of 21,273. Before him are Ewald Lienen, Luís Fabiano, Lorenzo Staelens, Nelinho, Christian Atsu, and Luigi Di Biagio. After him are Terry Venables, Édouard Mendy, Ján Kozák, Carlo Ceresoli, Max Abegglen, and Zlatko Papec.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Isabelino Gradín ranks 199. Before him are Evsei Liberman, Werner Voss, Douglas Hartree, Zenta Mauriņa, Lya Mara, and Rosa Ponselle. After him are Marion Davies, Ardito Desio, Géza von Bolváry, Kazimierz Nowak, Joe Profaci, and Isaías Medina Angarita. Among people deceased in 1944, Isabelino Gradín ranks 225. Before him are Harry Langdon, Erich Marcks, Ker-Xavier Roussel, Ralph H. Fowler, Prince Gustav of Denmark, and Prafulla Chandra Ray. After him are Alime Abdenanova, Johan Pitka, Walter Breisky, Settela Steinbach, Karel Hartmann, and Vladimir Baranov-Rossine.

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In Uruguay

Among people born in Uruguay, Isabelino Gradín ranks 105 out of 444. Before him are Diego Lugano (1980), Yamandú Orsi (1973), Bernardo Berro (1803), Gerardo Matos Rodríguez (1897), Lorenzo Batlle y Grau (1810), and Luis Cruz (1925). After him are Daniel Sturla (1959), Julio Abbadie (1930), Julio César Britos (1926), Hugo Fernández (1945), Conduelo Píriz (1905), and Luis Rijo (1927).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Uruguay

Among soccer players born in Uruguay, Isabelino Gradín ranks 57. Before him are Juan Burgueño (1923), Juan Mujica (1943), William Martínez (1928), Rubén Morán (1930), Diego Lugano (1980), and Luis Cruz (1925). After him are Julio Abbadie (1930), Julio César Britos (1926), Hugo Fernández (1945), Conduelo Píriz (1905), Luis Rijo (1927), and Sebastián Abreu (1976).

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