SOCCER PLAYER
Mavuba Mafuila
1949 - 1996

Mavuba Mafuila
Ricky Mavuba Mafuila Ku Mbundu (15 December 1949 – 30 November 1996) was a football player from Zaire, nicknamed The Black Sorcerer. His son is Rio Mavuba, who is a French international footballer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mavuba Mafuila is the 4,091st most popular soccer player (up from 4,143rd in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Congolese Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Mavuba Mafuila ranks 4,091 out of 21,273. Before him are Miklós Páncsics, Nikos Machlas, José Luis Artetxe, André Strappe, Scott Brown, and Wolfgang Seguin. After him are Giorgio Puia, Hernán Darío Gómez, Gianfranco Leoncini, Masakazu Senuma, Raphaël Guerreiro, and Foppe de Haan.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMiklós Páncsics
1944 - 2007
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 4,090
Nikos Machlas
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 4,091
José Luis Artetxe
1930 - 2016
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 4,092
André Strappe
1928 - 2006
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 4,093
Scott Brown
1985 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 4,094
Wolfgang Seguin
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 4,095
Mavuba Mafuila
1949 - 1996
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 4,096
Giorgio Puia
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 4,097
Hernán Darío Gómez
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 4,098
Gianfranco Leoncini
1939 - 2019
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 4,099
Masakazu Senuma
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 4,100
Raphaël Guerreiro
1993 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 4,101
Foppe de Haan
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 4,102
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Mavuba Mafuila ranks 544. Before him are Shaukat Aziz, Gloria Hendry, Chang Wanquan, Shlomo Artzi, Scott Turow, and Michael Häupl. After him are John Boehner, Anna-Maria Müller, Ronnie Ray Smith, Maggie Gobran, Michel Roger, and Mary Roos. Among people deceased in 1996, Mavuba Mafuila ranks 278. Before him are Hamlet Mkhitaryan, McLean Stevenson, William Colby, Guy Madison, Ivan Jazbinšek, and Gilles Grangier. After him are Viktor Konovalenko, Henri Lepage, Rafaela Aparicio, Christine Pascal, Franz Pfnür, and Pavel Solovyov.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsShaukat Aziz
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 538
Gloria Hendry
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 539
Chang Wanquan
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 540
Shlomo Artzi
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 541
Scott Turow
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 542
Michael Häupl
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 543
Mavuba Mafuila
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 1996
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 544
John Boehner
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 545
Anna-Maria Müller
ATHLETE
1949 - 2009
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 546
Ronnie Ray Smith
ATHLETE
1949 - 2013
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 547
Maggie Gobran
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 548
Michel Roger
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 549
Mary Roos
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 550
Others Deceased in 1996
Go to all RankingsHamlet Mkhitaryan
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 1996
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 272
McLean Stevenson
ACTOR
1927 - 1996
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 273
William Colby
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1996
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 274
Guy Madison
ACTOR
1922 - 1996
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 275
Ivan Jazbinšek
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1996
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 276
Gilles Grangier
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 1996
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 277
Mavuba Mafuila
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 1996
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 278
Viktor Konovalenko
HOCKEY PLAYER
1938 - 1996
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 279
Henri Lepage
ATHLETE
1908 - 1996
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 280
Rafaela Aparicio
ACTOR
1906 - 1996
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 281
Christine Pascal
ACTOR
1953 - 1996
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 282
Franz Pfnür
SKIER
1908 - 1996
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 283
Pavel Solovyov
ENGINEER
1917 - 1996
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 284
In Democratic Republic of the Congo
Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mavuba Mafuila ranks 36 out of 107. Before him are Kazadi Mwamba (1947), José Bosingwa (1982), Sony Lab'ou Tansi (1947), Koffi Olomide (1956), Cyrille Adoula (1921), and Franco Luambo (1938). After him are Kibonge Mafu (1945), Mayanga Maku (1948), Laurent Nkunda (1967), Mwanza Mukombo (1945), Kakoko Etepé (1950), and Adolphe Muzito (1957).
Others born in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Go to all RankingsKazadi Mwamba
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1996
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 30
José Bosingwa
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 31
Sony Lab'ou Tansi
WRITER
1947 - 1995
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 32
Koffi Olomide
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 33
Cyrille Adoula
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1978
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 34
Franco Luambo
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1989
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 35
Mavuba Mafuila
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 1996
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 36
Kibonge Mafu
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 37
Mayanga Maku
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 38
Laurent Nkunda
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 39
Mwanza Mukombo
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2001
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 40
Kakoko Etepé
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 41
Adolphe Muzito
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 42
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Democratic Republic of the Congo
Among soccer players born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mavuba Mafuila ranks 11. Before him are Jean Kalala N'Tumba (1949), Steve Mandanda (1985), Bwanga Tshimen (1949), Tubilandu Ndimbi (1948), Kazadi Mwamba (1947), and José Bosingwa (1982). After him are Kibonge Mafu (1945), Mayanga Maku (1948), Mwanza Mukombo (1945), Kakoko Etepé (1950), Blaise Nkufo (1975), and Mbo Mpenza (1976).
Jean Kalala N'Tumba
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 5
Steve Mandanda
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 6
Bwanga Tshimen
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 7
Tubilandu Ndimbi
1948 - 2021
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 8
Kazadi Mwamba
1947 - 1996
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 9
José Bosingwa
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 10
Mavuba Mafuila
1949 - 1996
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 11
Kibonge Mafu
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 12
Mayanga Maku
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 13
Mwanza Mukombo
1945 - 2001
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 14
Kakoko Etepé
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 15
Blaise Nkufo
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 16
Mbo Mpenza
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 17