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Cha Bum-kun

1953 - Today

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Cha Bum-kun (Korean: 차범근; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰɐbʌmɡɯn] or [tɕʰɐ] [pʌmɡɯn]; born 22 May 1953) is a South Korean former football manager and player. A forward, he was nicknamed Tscha Bum or "Cha Boom" in Germany because of his name and thunderous ball striking ability. He showed explosive pace and powerful shots with his thick thighs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cha Bum-kun has received more than 1,093,257 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Cha Bum-kun is the 215th most popular soccer player (up from 306th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 76th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Soccer Player.

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  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Cha Bum-kun ranks 215 out of 21,273. Before him are Rinat Dasayev, Piet Keizer, Dražan Jerković, Zizinho, Gyula Grosics, and Careca. After him are Carlos Bilardo, Andoni Zubizarreta, Franck Ribéry, Dunga, Philippe Troussier, and Josip Skoblar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Cha Bum-kun ranks 50. Before him are Kitarō, Wang Yi, Lloyd Austin, Lenín Moreno, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, and Tess Gerritsen. After him are Mata Amritanandamayi, David Morse, Roberto Bolaño, Gaetano Scirea, José María Aznar, and Kristalina Georgieva.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Cha Bum-kun ranks 65 out of 1,128. Before him are Munmu of Silla (626), Jeong Dojeon (1342), Song Hye-rim (1937), Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Kim Tu-bong (1889), and Andrew Kim Taegon (1821). After him are Kim Jae-gyu (1926), Queen Cheorin (1837), Queen Munjeong (1501), Ri Chun-hee (1943), Toyo Ito (1941), and Charles J. Pedersen (1904).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Korea

Among soccer players born in South Korea, Cha Bum-kun ranks 1. After him are Son Heung-min (1992), Hong Myung-bo (1969), Park Ji-sung (1981), Huh Jung-moo (1955), Ahn Jung-hwan (1976), Hwang Sun-hong (1968), Kim Min-jae (1996), Myung Rye-hyun (1926), Shin Tae-yong (1970), Choi Kang-hee (1959), and Kim Joo-sung (1966).

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