SOCCER PLAYERS from North Korea

1. Ri Kwang-hyok (b. 1987)

With an HPI of 73.04, Ri Kwang-hyok is the most famous North Korean Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 40 different languages on wikipedia.

2. Kim Kyong-il (b. 1988)

With an HPI of 73.04, Kim Kyong-il is the 2nd most famous North Korean Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 40 different languages.

3. Pak Sung-hyok (b. 1990)

With an HPI of 73.04, Pak Sung-hyok is the 3rd most famous North Korean Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 40 different languages.

4. Kim Myong-gil (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 73.01, Kim Myong-gil is the 4th most famous North Korean Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 40 different languages.

5. Pak Chol-jin (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 73.01, Pak Chol-jin is the 5th most famous North Korean Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 40 different languages.

6. Kim Yong-sik (1910 - 1985)

With an HPI of 70.19, Kim Yong-sik is the 6th most famous North Korean Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 53 different languages.

Kim Yong-sik (Korean: 김용식; Hanja: 金容植; 25 July 1910 – 8 March 1985) was a South Korean football player and manager. He is esteemed as the godfather of the South Korean football.

7. Lee Yoo-hyung (1911 - 2003)

With an HPI of 70.16, Lee Yoo-hyung is the 7th most famous North Korean Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 50 different languages.

Lee Yoo-hyung (Korean: 이유형, 21 January 1911 – 29 January 2003) was a South Korean football player and manager. He has played for Japan national team and South Korea national team. He was part of South Korea's squad for the 1948 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches. He also played Kyungsung FC. He started coaching career before the Korean War. After the war, he managed South Korea national football team several times.

8. Kim Sung-gan (1912 - 1984)

With an HPI of 67.79, Kim Sung-gan is the 8th most famous North Korean Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 48 different languages.

Kim Sung-gan (Korean: 김성간, 17 November 1912 – 19 May 1984) was a South Korean football player and manager. He played for Japan national team when Korea was ruled by Japan.

9. Pak Doo-ik (b. 1943)

With an HPI of 64.54, Pak Doo-ik is the 9th most famous North Korean Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 25 different languages.

Pak Doo-ik (Chosungul: 박두익; Hanja: 朴斗翼; born 17 December 1936) is a North Korean former footballer who played as a forward. He scored the goal which knocked out Italy from the group stage of the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

10. Pak Seung-zin (1941 - 2011)

With an HPI of 63.50, Pak Seung-zin is the 10th most famous North Korean Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Pak Seung-zin (a.k.a. Pak Sung Jin; 11 January 1941 – 5 August 2011) was a North Korean footballer. He represented North Korea at the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, scoring two goals, against Chile and Portugal. He was the first Asian footballer to score a goal in the World Cup.