René Higuita

Summary

René Higuita is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Medellín^[2]. He was born on August 27, 1966^[3]. He worked as an association football player^[4] and association football coach^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,047 views/month, #6,771 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Medellín^[2], René Higuita…
• René Higuita was born on August 27, 1966^[3].
• René Higuita held citizenship in Colombia^[7].
• René Higuita worked as an association football player^[4].
• René Higuita worked as an association football coach^[5].
• René Higuita is recorded as male^[8].
• René Higuita's instance of is recorded as human^[9].
• René Higuita's member of sports team is recorded as Real Valladolid^[10].
• René Higuita's Commons category is recorded as René Higuita^[11].
• René Higuita's position played on team / speciality is recorded as goalkeeper^[12].
• René Higuita's sport is recorded as association football^[13].
• René Higuita's family name is recorded as Higuita^[14].
• René Higuita's given name is recorded as René^[15].
• René Higuita's participant in is recorded as 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)^[16].
• René Higuita's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[17].
• René Higuita's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[18].
• René Higuita's number of points/goals conceded is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[19].
• René Higuita's number of points/goals conceded is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[20].
• René Higuita's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish^[21].
• René Higuita's country for sport is recorded as Colombia^[22].
• René Higuita's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'René Higuita'}^[23].
• René Higuita's second family name in Spanish name is recorded as Zapata^[24].
• René Higuita's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+172'}^[25].
• René Higuita's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+80'}^[26].
• René Higuita's coach of sports team is recorded as Al-Nassr^[27].

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Origins and Family

René Higuita's place of birth was Medellín^[2]. He was born on August 27, 1966^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include association football player^[4] and association football coach^[5].

Why It Matters

René Higuita ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,047 views/month, #6,771 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

He is credited with the discovery of scorpion kick^[30], a sport^[31], in Paraguay^[32].

FAQs

Where was René Higuita born?

René Higuita was born in Medellín^[2].

What did René Higuita do for work?

René Higuita worked as association football player^[4] and association football coach^[5].

What did René Higuita discover?

René Higuita is credited as discoverer of scorpion kick^[30].