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Santiago Bernabéu Yeste

1895 - 1978

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Santiago Bernabéu de Yeste (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo βeɾnaˈβew ˈʝeste]; 8 June 1895 – 2 June 1978) was a Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid as a forward. He is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of Real Madrid, having served as its president for 34 years and 264 days, from 11 September 1943 until his death on 2 June 1978. Under Bernabéu's leadership, Real Madrid became a dominant team both on national and international level, with its influence stretching beyond the football pitch. The club's current stadium is named in his honour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Santiago Bernabéu Yeste is the 12th most popular soccer player (up from 16th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 52nd in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

Santiago Bernabéu Yeste is most famous for being the president of Real Madrid, a football club in Spain.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste ranks 12 out of 21,273. Before him are Diego Maradona, Lev Yashin, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Eusébio, Garrincha, and Giuseppe Meazza. After him are Zinedine Zidane, Michel Platini, Zico, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldo, and Luis Suárez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste ranks 5. Before him are George VI, Zog I of Albania, Amin al-Husseini, and Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia. After him are Juan Perón, Buckminster Fuller, Carl Orff, Buster Keaton, Anna Freud, Ernst Jünger, and Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen. Among people deceased in 1978, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste ranks 6. Before him are Pope John Paul I, Pope Paul VI, Golda Meir, Kurt Gödel, and Aram Khachaturian. After him are Manne Siegbahn, Aldo Moro, Jacques Brel, Mohammed Daoud Khan, Giorgio de Chirico, and Robert Shaw.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste ranks 42 out of 3,355. Before him are Charles II of Spain (1661), Saint Dominic (1170), Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100), Maria Theresa of Spain (1638), Montserrat Caballé (1933), and Anne of Austria (1601). After him are Arcadius (377), Florentino Pérez (1947), Charles III of Spain (1716), Pedro Almodóvar (1949), Francisco de Zurbarán (1598), and Isidore of Seville (560).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste ranks 1. After him are Luis Suárez (1935), Luis Enrique (1970), Francisco Gento (1933), Ricardo Zamora (1901), Raúl (1977), Xavi (1980), Xabi Alonso (1981), Miguel Muñoz (1922), Telmo Zarra (1921), Ernesto Valverde (1964), and Iker Casillas (1981).

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