SOCCER PLAYER

Josimar

1961 - Today

Josimar

Josimar Higino Pereira (born 19 September 1961), more commonly known as Josimar, is a Brazilian former footballer. Throughout his career, he played as a right-back, mainly with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas and the Brazil national team. In his prime, he was named the best right-back in the world by FIFA. He is currently assistant coach at Botafogo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josimar is the 3,643rd most popular soccer player (up from 3,675th in 2019), the 652nd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 673rd in 2019) and the 336th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Josimar ranks 3,643 out of 21,273. Before him are Efraín Amézcua, Andrea Belotti, Ricardo Villa, Joe Cole, José María Peña, and Sabri Lamouchi. After him are Jonathan Tah, Mokhtar Hasni, Tomoya Suzuki, Roberto Telch, Menachem Bello, and Jürgen Nöldner.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

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Efraín Amézcua
1907 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 3,642
Andrea Belotti
1993 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 3,643
Ricardo Villa
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 3,644
Joe Cole
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 3,645
José María Peña
1895 - 1988
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 3,646
Sabri Lamouchi
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 3,647
Josimar
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 3,648
Jonathan Tah
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 3,649
Mokhtar Hasni
1952 - 2024
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 3,650
Tomoya Suzuki
2000 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 3,651
Roberto Telch
1943 - 2014
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 3,652
Menachem Bello
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 3,653
Jürgen Nöldner
1941 - 2022
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 3,654

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Josimar ranks 303. Before him are Eddie Baza Calvo, Nina Li Chi, Florent Pagny, Vasyl Rats, Roland Orzabal, and Rae Dawn Chong. After him are Manuel Estiarte, Mary Barra, Yannick Stopyra, Frank De Winne, Mikhail Shishkin, and Solveig Dommartin.

Others Born in 1961

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Eddie Baza Calvo
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 297
Nina Li Chi
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 298
Florent Pagny
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 299
Vasyl Rats
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 300
Roland Orzabal
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 301
Rae Dawn Chong
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 302
Josimar
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 303
Manuel Estiarte
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 304
Mary Barra
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 305
Yannick Stopyra
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 306
Frank De Winne
ASTRONAUT
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 307
Mikhail Shishkin
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 308
Solveig Dommartin
ACTOR
1961 - 2007
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 309

In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Josimar ranks 652 out of 2,236. Before him are Kiko Loureiro (1972), Alex Sandro (1991), Lori Sandri (1949), Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães (1997), Bruno Guimarães (1997), and Rodrigo (1991). After him are Hamilton Mourão (1953), Nathalia Timberg (1929), Luiz Adriano (1987), Ricardo Teixeira (1947), Nena (1923), and Edu Gaspar (1978).

Others born in Brazil

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Kiko Loureiro
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 646
Alex Sandro
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 647
Lori Sandri
COACH
1949 - 2014
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 648
Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 649
Bruno Guimarães
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 650
Rodrigo
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 651
Josimar
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 652
Hamilton Mourão
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 653
Nathalia Timberg
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 654
Luiz Adriano
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 655
Ricardo Teixeira
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 656
Nena
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2010
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 657
Edu Gaspar
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 658