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Sonny Anderson

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Anderson da Silva (born 19 September 1970), better known as Sonny Anderson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer at the club level, he was best known for his spells with Lyon, Monaco (he played most of his abroad career in France, amassing Ligue 1 totals of 221 matches and 138 goals) and Barcelona. He participated with Brazil in the 2001 Confederations Cup, and won a total of six caps for his country, scoring one goal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sonny Anderson is the 2,335th most popular soccer player (down from 1,514th in 2019), the 463rd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 336th in 2019) and the 231st most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Sonny Anderson ranks 2,335 out of 21,273. Before him are Tomoko Ohara, Cristóbal Ortega, Ricardo Giusti, Tomoyasu Asaoka, Javier Pastore, and Steve McMahon. After him are Grafite, Brian Steen Nielsen, Jan Heintze, Mario Yepes, Antonio Puchades, and José Sasía.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Sonny Anderson ranks 126. Before him are Kevin Smith, Matthew Lillard, Noureddine Naybet, Mehmet Scholl, Warwick Davis, and Thomas Lennon. After him are Julia Quinn, Yoo Young-chul, Masahiro Ota, Louis Koo, Nicolas Winding Refn, and Paul Potts.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Sonny Anderson ranks 463 out of 2,236. Before him are Leivinha (1949), Rafinha (1985), Douglas Costa (1990), Jorginho Putinatti (1959), Alemão (1961), and Pita (1958). After him are Grafite (1979), Clodovil Hernandes (1937), Anita Malfatti (1889), Edu Marangon (1963), Paulo Sérgio (1969), and Joel Antônio Martins (1931).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Sonny Anderson ranks 231. Before him are Leivinha (1949), Rafinha (1985), Douglas Costa (1990), Jorginho Putinatti (1959), Alemão (1961), and Pita (1958). After him are Grafite (1979), Edu Marangon (1963), Paulo Sérgio (1969), Joel Antônio Martins (1931), Roque Júnior (1976), and Juvenal Amarijo (1923).

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