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Javier Saviola

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Javier Pedro Saviola Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ ˈpeðɾo saˈβjola feɾˈnandes]; born 11 December 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward. He represented both Barcelona and Real Madrid, also having notable spells with Benfica and Olympiacos, and was named as the youngest player on Pelé's FIFA 100 list of the 125 greatest living footballers in 2004. Due to his ancestry he also holds Spanish nationality since 2004, and he amassed La Liga totals of 196 games and 70 goals over the course of eight seasons; he started and finished his career at River Plate. Saviola won league titles in Argentina, Spain, Portugal and Greece during his playing career, as well as a UEFA Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Javier Saviola is the 926th most popular soccer player (down from 650th in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from Argentina (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Javier Saviola ranks 926 out of 21,273. Before him are Nemanja Vidić, Santiago Solari, Richard Kohn, Carlos Kaiser, Kazumi Tsubota, and Igor Tudor. After him are Javier Irureta, Alberto Spencer, Juan Alonso, Luigi Bertolini, Toyohito Mochizuki, and Adolfo Pedernera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Javier Saviola ranks 38. Before him are Rami Malek, Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Felipe Massa, Elijah Wood, Anna Kournikova, and Nemanja Vidić. After him are Jared Kushner, Kim Jong-chul, Song Hye-kyo, Shahid Kapoor, Milan Baroš, and Catalina Sandino Moreno.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Javier Saviola ranks 153 out of 1,154. Before him are Lionel Scaloni (1978), Sergio Goycochea (1963), Mario Evaristo (1908), José Hernández (1834), Santiago Solari (1976), and Agustín Pedro Justo (1876). After him are Adolfo Pedernera (1918), Carlos Lacoste (1929), Norma Aleandro (1936), Alejandro Agustín Lanusse (1918), Ariel Ortega (1974), and Carlos Peucelle (1908).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, Javier Saviola ranks 53. Before him are Paulo Dybala (1993), Juan Ramón Verón (1944), Lionel Scaloni (1978), Sergio Goycochea (1963), Mario Evaristo (1908), and Santiago Solari (1976). After him are Adolfo Pedernera (1918), Ariel Ortega (1974), Carlos Peucelle (1908), Emiliano Martínez (1992), Roberto Cherro (1907), and Roberto Ayala (1973).

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