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Mario Kempes

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Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo alˈβeɾto ˈkempes ˈtʃjoði], Italian: [ˈkjɔːdi]; born 15 July 1954) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker or attacking midfielder. A prolific goalscorer, he finished as La Liga's top goalscorer twice with Valencia where he amassed 116 goals in 184 league games. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. At international level, Kempes was the focal point of Argentina's 1978 World Cup win where he scored twice in the final and received the Golden Boot as top goalscorer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mario Kempes is the 61st most popular soccer player (down from 52nd in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 18th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.

Mario Kempes is most famous for being the top scorer in the 1978 World Cup, where he led Argentina to victory.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Mario Kempes ranks 61 out of 21,273. Before him are Filippo Inzaghi, Takashi Kasahara, Josef Masopust, Vavá, Djalma Santos, and Roger Milla. After him are David Beckham, Oliver Kahn, Flórián Albert, Francesco Totti, Silvio Piola, and Alan Ball Jr..

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Among people born in 1954, Mario Kempes ranks 20. Before him are Emir Kusturica, James Cameron, Jean-Claude Juncker, Jim Belushi, Fernando Santos, and Pushpa Kamal Dahal. After him are Dieter Bohlen, João Lourenço, Kazuo Ishiguro, Oprah Winfrey, Serzh Sargsyan, and Ray Liotta.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Mario Kempes ranks 19 out of 1,154. Before him are Lionel Messi (1987), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953), Martha Argerich (1941), Daniel Barenboim (1942), Diego Simeone (1970), and Omar Sívori (1935). After him are Carlos Menem (1930), Néstor Kirchner (1950), Olivia Hussey (1951), Leopoldo Galtieri (1926), Gabriel Batistuta (1969), and Helenio Herrera (1910).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, Mario Kempes ranks 5. Before him are Diego Maradona (1960), Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926), Lionel Messi (1987), and Omar Sívori (1935). After him are Gabriel Batistuta (1969), Helenio Herrera (1910), Guillermo Stábile (1905), César Luis Menotti (1938), Daniel Passarella (1953), Hernán Crespo (1975), and Luis Monti (1901).

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