1989 - Today
Koo Ja-cheol (Korean: 구자철; Korean pronunciation: [ku.dʑa.tɕʰʌl] or [ku] [tɕa.tɕʰʌl]; born 27 February 1989) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for Jeju United as a midfielder. Koo is one of the three most successful South Korean players with careers in the German Bundesliga, alongside Cha Bum-kun and Son Heung-min. He played for VfL Wolfsburg, FC Augsburg and Mainz 05 with 211 Bundesliga appearances. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Koo Ja-cheol has received more than 454,896 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 37 in 2019). Koo Ja-cheol is the 6,349th most popular soccer player (down from 5,746th in 2019), the 539th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 434th in 2019) and the 27th most popular South Korean Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Koo Ja-cheol ranks 6,349 out of 16,880. Before him are Paulo Nunes, Bruno Martins Indi, Reinaldo da Cruz Oliveira, Moanes Dabbur, Nikola Maksimović, and Tibor Selymes. After him are Vito Mannone, Sami Trabelsi, Nastja Čeh, Youcef Belaïli, Kazuyuki Toda, and Hachim Mastour.
1971 - Present
HPI: 36.57
Rank: 6,343
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.56
Rank: 6,344
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.56
Rank: 6,345
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.56
Rank: 6,346
1991 - Present
HPI: 36.56
Rank: 6,347
1970 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 6,348
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 6,349
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 6,350
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 6,351
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 6,352
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 6,353
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 6,354
1998 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 6,355
Among people born in 1989, Koo Ja-cheol ranks 246. Before him are Roman Zozulya, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, João Sousa, Freddy Adu, Sunny, and Nicolás Lodeiro. After him are Yoon Doo-joon, Michael van Gerwen, Taras Stepanenko, Dentinho, Yui Ishikawa, and Omar Al Somah.
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.76
Rank: 240
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.73
Rank: 241
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 242
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 243
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.63
Rank: 244
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 245
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 246
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 247
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 248
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 249
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 250
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 251
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.37
Rank: 252
Among people born in South Korea, Koo Ja-cheol ranks 539 out of 944. Before him are Joo Sae-hyuk (1980), Jenna Ushkowitz (1986), Key (1991), Hong Jin-young (1985), Chungha (1996), and Park Si-yeon (1979). After him are Hong Seok-cheon (1971), Yoon Doo-joon (1989), Lee Jong-hyun (1990), Ahn Jae-hyung (1965), Park Joo-ho (1987), and Jeon Hye-bin (1983).
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.63
Rank: 533
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 534
1991 - Present
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 535
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.59
Rank: 536
1996 - Present
HPI: 36.57
Rank: 537
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.57
Rank: 538
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 539
1971 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 540
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 541
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 542
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.47
Rank: 543
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 544
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.37
Rank: 545
Among soccer players born in South Korea, Koo Ja-cheol ranks 27. Before him are Hwang Ui-jo (1992), Seol Ki-hyeon (1979), Chung Hae-won (1959), Kim Tae-young (1970), Ha Seok-ju (1968), and Kim Young-gwon (1990). After him are Park Joo-ho (1987), Song Chong-gug (1979), Suk Hyun-jun (1991), Kim Dong-jin (1982), Hwang Hee-chan (1996), and Kim Young-kwang (1983).
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 21
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.73
Rank: 22
1959 - 2020
HPI: 37.24
Rank: 23
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.07
Rank: 24
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.84
Rank: 25
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 26
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 27
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 28
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.12
Rank: 29
1991 - Present
HPI: 36.08
Rank: 30
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.75
Rank: 31
1996 - Present
HPI: 35.72
Rank: 32
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.70
Rank: 33