1912 - 1979
Nereo Rocco (Italian pronunciation: [neˈrɛːo ˈrɔkko]; 20 May 1912 – 20 February 1979) was an Italian association football player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time, he is famous for having been one of the most successful head coaches in Italy, winning several domestic and international titles during his tenure with A.C. Milan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nereo Rocco has received more than 191,195 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Nereo Rocco is the 455th most popular soccer player (down from 434th in 2019), the 1,801st most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,675th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Italian Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Nereo Rocco ranks 455 out of 16,880. Before him are Anghel Iordănescu, Edu Coimbra, Frank Lampard, Carlos Tevez, James Rodríguez, and Emerich Jenei. After him are Juan Sebastián Verón, Zdeněk Zeman, Mihály Lantos, Patrick Vieira, Henri Michel, and Seki Matsunaga.
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 449
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 450
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 451
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 452
1991 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 453
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 454
1912 - 1979
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 455
1975 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 456
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 457
1928 - 1989
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 458
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 459
1947 - 2018
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 460
1928 - 2013
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 461
Among people born in 1912, Nereo Rocco ranks 101. Before him are Kim Sung-gan, Melita Norwood, Petar Stambolić, Samuel Fuller, Axel Springer, and Khertek Anchimaa-Toka. After him are Fritz Fischer, Barbara Hutton, Gordon Gollob, Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, and Jean Françaix. Among people deceased in 1979, Nereo Rocco ranks 74. Before him are Louis Durey, Richard Rodgers, Gio Ponti, Yukio Tsuda, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, and Jean-Marie Villot. After him are Jayaprakash Narayan, Yvonne de Gaulle, Barbara Hutton, Joseph Kessel, Darryl F. Zanuck, and Larisa Shepitko.
1912 - 1984
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 95
1912 - 2005
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 96
1912 - 2007
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 97
1912 - 1997
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 98
1912 - 1985
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 99
1912 - 2008
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 100
1912 - 1979
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 101
1912 - 2003
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 102
1912 - 1979
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 103
1912 - 1987
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 104
1912 - 2002
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 105
1912 - 1995
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 106
1912 - 1997
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 107
1888 - 1979
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 68
1902 - 1979
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 69
1891 - 1979
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 70
1917 - 1979
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 71
1911 - 1979
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 72
1905 - 1979
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 73
1912 - 1979
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 74
1902 - 1979
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 75
1900 - 1979
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 76
1912 - 1979
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 77
1898 - 1979
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 78
1902 - 1979
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 79
1938 - 1979
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 80
Among people born in Italy, Nereo Rocco ranks 1,801 out of 4,668. Before him are Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901), Giles of Rome (1243), Eugenio Beltrami (1835), Bonanno Pisano (1150), Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena (1634), and Giovanni Mocenigo (1409). After him are Cesare Zavattini (1902), Camillo Borghese, 6th Prince of Sulmona (1775), Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1629), Tonino Guerra (1920), Galileo Ferraris (1847), and Corax of Syracuse (-500).
1901 - 1925
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,795
1243 - 1316
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,796
1835 - 1900
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,797
1150 - 1150
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,798
1634 - 1662
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 1,799
1409 - 1485
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 1,800
1912 - 1979
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 1,801
1902 - 1989
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 1,802
1775 - 1832
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 1,803
1629 - 1665
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 1,804
1920 - 2012
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 1,805
1847 - 1897
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 1,806
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 1,807
Among soccer players born in Italy, Nereo Rocco ranks 35. Before him are Gianfranco Zola (1966), Gianpiero Combi (1902), Gennaro Gattuso (1978), Salvatore Schillaci (1964), Gianluca Vialli (1964), and Simone Inzaghi (1976). After him are Gian Piero Gasperini (1958), Alessandro Costacurta (1966), Mario Balotelli (1990), Tarcisio Burgnich (1939), Thiago Alcântara (1991), and Roberto Boninsegna (1943).
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 29
1902 - 1956
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 30
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 31
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 32
1964 - 2023
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 33
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 34
1912 - 1979
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 35
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 36
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 37
1990 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 38
1939 - 2021
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 39
1991 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 40
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 41