1968 - Today
Hernán Evaristo Medford Bryan ( ur-NAHN, Spanish: [eɾˈnam ˈmeðfoɾ(ð)]; born May 23, 1968) is a Costa Rican former football player and current coach of Sporting F.C.. Highly regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of Central American football, Medford achieved success as both a player and a coach.As a player, Medford is fondly remembered in Costa Rica for two historic goals, both of which he considers his favorite, while playing for Costa Rica: the winning goal of a group stage match against Sweden to qualify to the knockout stage, and the winning goal of the Aztecazo, Mexico's first defeat in a non-friendly match at the Estadio Azteca.Numerous media outlets regard Medford as the most successful coach in Central America, as he also found massive success across the region, winning championships in Costa Rica, Honduras, and Guatemala. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hernán Medford has received more than 106,284 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Hernán Medford is the 5,352nd most popular soccer player (down from 4,684th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Costa Rica (down from 28th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Costa Rican Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Hernán Medford ranks 5,352 out of 16,880. Before him are Constantin Gâlcă, Abdelkader Ghezzal, René Adler, Nathaniel Phillips, Vitālijs Astafjevs, and Takuma Asano. After him are Karl Del'Haye, Aleksandr Golovin, Gerardo Bedoya, Masakazu Suzuki, Shoji Jo, and Heiko Westermann.
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 5,346
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 5,347
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 5,348
1997 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 5,349
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 5,350
1994 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 5,351
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 5,352
1955 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 5,353
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 5,354
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 5,355
1955 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 5,356
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 5,357
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 5,358
Among people born in 1968, Hernán Medford ranks 437. Before him are Diego Fuser, Leonid Agutin, Raquel Cassidy, Taylor Wane, Chrystia Freeland, and Eddie Griffin. After him are Peter Webber, Gheorghe Craioveanu, Ashin Wirathu, Ioan Lupescu, Lisa Chappell, and Ivaylo Yordanov.
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 431
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.06
Rank: 432
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 433
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 434
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 435
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 436
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 437
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.90
Rank: 438
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.90
Rank: 439
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 440
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 441
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 442
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.84
Rank: 443
Among people born in Costa Rica, Hernán Medford ranks 34 out of 104. Before him are Bryan Ruiz (1985), Carlos Alvarado Quesada (1980), Harry Shum Jr. (1982), Óscar Ramírez (1964), Rolando Fonseca (1974), and Luis Gabelo Conejo (1960). After him are Rónald Gómez (1975), Joel Campbell (1992), Walter Centeno (1974), Luis Marín (1974), Celso Borges (1988), and Michael Umaña (1982).
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 28
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 29
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 30
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 31
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 32
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 33
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 34
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 35
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 36
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.28
Rank: 37
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.44
Rank: 38
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 39
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.73
Rank: 40
Among soccer players born in Costa Rica, Hernán Medford ranks 8. Before him are Roberto Gayón (1905), Paulo Wanchope (1976), Bryan Ruiz (1985), Óscar Ramírez (1964), Rolando Fonseca (1974), and Luis Gabelo Conejo (1960). After him are Rónald Gómez (1975), Joel Campbell (1992), Walter Centeno (1974), Luis Marín (1974), Celso Borges (1988), and Michael Umaña (1982).
1905 - Present
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 2
1976 - Present
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 3
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 4
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 5
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 6
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 7
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 8
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 9
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 10
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.28
Rank: 11
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.44
Rank: 12
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 13
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.73
Rank: 14