SOCCER PLAYER

Luis Rijo

1927 - 2001

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Luis Alberto Rijo (28 September 1927 – 8 May 2001) was a Uruguayan footballer, who played as a forward for Central Español. He never played any international matches in his career, but was part of the Uruguay national team which won 1950 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Rijo is the 2,096th most popular soccer player (down from 1,887th in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from Uruguay (down from 106th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Uruguayan Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Luis Rijo ranks 2,096 out of 21,273. Before him are Giacomo Bulgarelli, Agustín Balbuena, József Tóth, Temur Ketsbaia, Myung Rye-hyun, and Samuel Umtiti. After him are Rafael Lesmes, Arsenio Iglesias, Paco Bienzobas, José Araquistáin, José Lázaro Robles, and Domingo Tarasconi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Luis Rijo ranks 257. Before him are Vasyl Makukh, Simin Behbahani, Elisabeth Söderström, Edmund Szoka, Jarl Kulle, and Piero Tosi. After him are Arthur Cohn, John Cranko, Althea Gibson, Johan Ferner, Dimitar Iliev Popov, and Roger Carel. Among people deceased in 2001, Luis Rijo ranks 187. Before him are Ernst Baier, Jan Kott, József Csermák, Ardito Desio, Donella Meadows, and Grigory Chukhray. After him are Ken Aston, Troy Donahue, Vasily Abaev, Robert W. Floyd, Juan Antonio Villacañas, and Joe Henderson.

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In Uruguay

Among people born in Uruguay, Luis Rijo ranks 110 out of 444. Before him are Isabelino Gradín (1897), Daniel Sturla (1959), Julio Abbadie (1930), Julio César Britos (1926), Hugo Fernández (1945), and Conduelo Píriz (1905). After him are Sebastián Abreu (1976), Antonio María Barbieri (1892), Roberto Porta (1913), Luis Eduardo Pérez (1774), Fernando Morena (1952), and Alfredo Baldomir (1884).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Uruguay

Among soccer players born in Uruguay, Luis Rijo ranks 62. Before him are Luis Cruz (1925), Isabelino Gradín (1897), Julio Abbadie (1930), Julio César Britos (1926), Hugo Fernández (1945), and Conduelo Píriz (1905). After him are Sebastián Abreu (1976), Roberto Porta (1913), Fernando Morena (1952), Héctor Núñez (1936), José Sasía (1933), and Ricardo Pavoni (1943).

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