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Raul Meireles

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Raul José Trindade Meireles (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɐˈul mɐjˈɾɛlɨʃ]; born 17 March 1983) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. After starting out at Boavista, he signed with Porto in 2004, going on to appear in 198 official games and win ten major trophies, including four Primeira Liga titles in a row. From 2010 to 2012 he competed in the Premier League, with Liverpool and Chelsea, winning the 2012 Champions League with the latter; he also spent several seasons in Turkey with Fenerbahçe. A Portugal international since 2006, Meireles represented the country in two World Cups and two European Championships, earning a total of 73 caps and scoring ten goals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia. Raul Meireles is the 2,215th most popular soccer player (up from 2,384th in 2024), the 319th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 316th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Raul Meireles ranks 2,215 out of 21,273. Before him are Jaroslav Burgr, Billy Meredith, Yakubu, Roberto Aballay, Jozef Móder, and Gervinho. After him are Giuseppe Baldo, Sven Axbom, Mehmet Scholl, Georg Braun, Kurt Schmied, and Tomáš Pospíchal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Raul Meireles ranks 59. Before him are Pippa Middleton, Braun Strowman, Lupita Nyong'o, Kim Clijsters, Golshifteh Farahani, and Fred. After him are Tina Maze, Ronnie Radke, Adrian Sutil, Fabio Quagliarella, Maite Perroni, and Dan Levy.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Raul Meireles ranks 319 out of 633. Before him are Infanta Maria da Assunção of Braganza (1805), Marcos Portugal (1762), Fernão Lopes (1385), João de Castro (1500), Salvador Sobral (1989), and Diogo Lopes de Sequeira (1465). After him are João Cancelo (1994), Rui Patrício (1988), Alexandre de Serpa Pinto (1846), Miguel Corte-Real (1448), Florbela Espanca (1894), and Carlos Mota Pinto (1936).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Raul Meireles ranks 45. Before him are Alberto Festa (1939), Ricardo Costa (1981), Nené (1949), Joaquim Carvalho (1937), Marco Silva (1977), and João Félix (1999). After him are João Cancelo (1994), Rui Patrício (1988), Jorge Costa (1971), Fernando Chalana (1959), Américo Lopes (1933), and João Pinto (1971).

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