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Papa Bouba Diop

1978 - 2020

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Papa Bouba Diop (28 January 1978 – 29 November 2020) was a Senegalese professional footballer. His preferred position was as a defensive midfielder, but he could also play as a centre-back, where he played at Lens. Diop was considered a physically strong and aggressive player. His playing style, position, and ability drew comparisons to former France holding midfielder Patrick Vieira. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Papa Bouba Diop is the 4,326th most popular soccer player (down from 2,254th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Senegal (down from 18th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Senegalese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Papa Bouba Diop ranks 4,326 out of 21,273. Before him are Hans Pflügler, Stéphane Demol, Kurt Welzl, Alberto Mariotti, Herbert Neumann, and Erwin Kremers. After him are Enric Gensana, Filip Kostić, César Maluco, Armando Tobar, Otto Hemele, and Jiří Hledík.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Papa Bouba Diop ranks 167. Before him are Jorge Andrade, Benji Gregory, Harry Kewell, Bogdan Lobonț, Jason Biggs, and Kerri Walsh Jennings. After him are Paul Anderson, Bill Hader, Owain Yeoman, Céline Sciamma, Fernando Meira, and Judith Barsi. Among people deceased in 2020, Papa Bouba Diop ranks 603. Before him are Diane di Prima, Ignacio Trelles, Vidin Apostolov, Tomás Herrera Martínez, John Davies, and Richard Herd. After him are Yasumasa Kanada, Irina Kirichenko, Lajos Szűcs, Keiji Fujiwara, Richard K. Guy, and Toke Talagi.

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In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Papa Bouba Diop ranks 34 out of 138. Before him are Fatma Samoura (1962), Aliou Cissé (1976), Habib Koité (1958), Birago Diop (1908), Ibrahim Ba (1973), and Habib Thiam (1933). After him are El Hadji Diouf (1981), Amadou Dia Ba (1958), Abdoulaye Faye (1978), Cheikh Hamidou Kane (1928), Baaba Maal (1953), and Marie Senghor Basse (1930).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Senegal

Among soccer players born in Senegal, Papa Bouba Diop ranks 10. Before him are Patrice Evra (1981), Jean-Pierre Adams (1948), Souleymane Sané (1961), Idrissa Gueye (1989), Aliou Cissé (1976), and Ibrahim Ba (1973). After him are El Hadji Diouf (1981), Abdoulaye Faye (1978), Khalilou Fadiga (1974), Mamadou Niang (1979), Jules Bocandé (1958), and Henri Camara (1977).

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