Emiliano Sala

Argentine association football player (1990-2019)
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Summary

Emiliano Sala was born on October 31, 1990[1], in Cululú[2]. He died on January 21, 2019[3], in English Channel[4]. He worked as an association football player[5]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,874 views/month, #6,584 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Progreso Communal Cemetery[7]
  • Country of citizenship: Argentina[8], Italy[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Member of sports team: Chamois Niortais F.C.[11], US Orléans[12], Stade Malherbe Caen[13], FC Girondins de Bordeaux[14], FC Nantes[15], Cardiff City F.C.[16]
  • Commons category: Emiliano Sala[17]
  • Position played on team / speciality: forward[18]
  • Cause of death: aircraft crash[19]
  • Sport: association football[20]
  • Family name: Sala[21]
  • Given name: Emiliano[22], Raúl[23]
  • Significant event: homage[24], 2019 English Channel Piper PA-46 crash[25]
  • Manner of death: accidental death[26]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[27]
  • Birth name: Emiliano Raúl Sala Taffarel (espagnol)[28]
  • Name in native language: Emiliano Sala[29]
  • Second family name in Spanish name: Taffarel[30]
  • Height: 187[31]
  • Mass: 75[32]
  • Social media followers: 46,554[33], 44,455[34], 43,370[35]

Why It Matters

Emiliano Sala has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Emiliano Sala born?

Emiliano Sala's place of birth was Cululú[2].

Where did Emiliano Sala die?

Emiliano Sala died in English Channel[4].

What did Emiliano Sala do for work?

Emiliano Sala worked as an association football player[5].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Roger.ec1 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Besoccer player id → 138786
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Besoccer player id: 138786, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273544|batch #273544]]"
  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → association football
    Mass → {'amount': '+75'}
    Image purged at → —
    Place of birth → Cululú
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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