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John O'Shea

1981 - Today

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John Francis O'Shea (; born 30 April 1981) is an Irish professional football coach and former player. He was known for his versatility in playing several defensive and midfield positions on either side of the pitch or the centre. O'Shea spent the majority of his playing career at Manchester United, where he won five Premier League titles, one FA Cup, two Football League Cups, four FA Community Shields, the FIFA Club World Cup and the UEFA Champions League. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John O'Shea has received more than 2,429,671 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia. John O'Shea is the 4,432nd most popular soccer player (down from 3,128th in 2019), the 278th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 247th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Irish Soccer Player.

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  • 2.4M

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  • 44.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 55

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John O'Shea ranks 4,432 out of 21,273. Before him are Mehdi Cerbah, Walter Schleger, José Fonte, Pavel Badea, Andres Oper, and Juan Argote. After him are Dele Alli, Artur Boruc, Rüdiger Schnuphase, Toshiaki Imai, Georgi Yartsev, and Giampaolo Menichelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, John O'Shea ranks 156. Before him are Boris Brejcha, Andrei Kirilenko, Tora Berger, Danijel Pranjić, Summer Glau, and Han Hye-jin. After him are Gang Dong-won, Stephen Amell, Angerfist, Abu Mohammad al-Julani, Abdul Kader Keïta, and Patrick J. Adams.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, John O'Shea ranks 278 out of 549. Before him are James Cecil Parke (1881), Agnes Mary Clerke (1842), William Henry Harvey (1811), Brian Downey (1951), Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet (1737), and William Desmond Taylor (1872). After him are George Salmon (1819), Caoimhín Kelleher (1998), Colum McCann (1965), John A. Costello (1891), Margaret Mazzantini (1961), and Peter Sutherland (1946).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland

Among soccer players born in Ireland, John O'Shea ranks 8. Before him are Robbie Keane (1980), Willoughby Hamilton (1864), Patrick O'Connell (1887), Arthur Johnson (1879), Billy Whelan (1935), and Liam Brady (1956). After him are Caoimhín Kelleher (1998), Tony Dunne (1941), Denis Irwin (1965), John McKenna (1855), Frank O'Farrell (1927), and Johnny Giles (1940).

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