1959 - Today
Nils Johan Semb (born 24 February 1959) was the coach of the Norway national football team from 1998 to 2003, presiding over 68 matches.He led the team to its first European Football Championship in 2000. Though successful, at least in the beginning of his tenure, he drew heavy criticism for his team's defense-oriented style, where long balls, counter-attacks and direct passes were hallmarks of their attacking style. He was replaced by Åge Hareide in 2003. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nils Johan Semb has received more than 29,949 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Nils Johan Semb is the 7,734th most popular soccer player (down from 6,010th in 2019), the 637th most popular biography from Norway (down from 499th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Norwegian Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Nils Johan Semb ranks 7,734 out of 16,880. Before him are Yvon Mvogo, Vladyslav Vashchuk, Vicente Guaita, Édgar Álvarez, Antonio Sanabria, and Dominic Adiyiah. After him are Nashat Akram, Hedvig Lindahl, Pedro Obiang, Johan Wiland, Ante Covic, and Mark Bowen.
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.73
Rank: 7,728
1975 - Present
HPI: 33.73
Rank: 7,729
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.73
Rank: 7,730
1980 - Present
HPI: 33.73
Rank: 7,731
1996 - Present
HPI: 33.72
Rank: 7,732
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.72
Rank: 7,733
1959 - Present
HPI: 33.72
Rank: 7,734
1984 - Present
HPI: 33.72
Rank: 7,735
1983 - Present
HPI: 33.72
Rank: 7,736
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.72
Rank: 7,737
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 7,738
1975 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 7,739
1963 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 7,740
Among people born in 1959, Nils Johan Semb ranks 638. Before him are Pamela Fryman, Jill Bolte Taylor, Carolyn McCormick, Andrea Jung, Jack Abramoff, and Bill Lee. After him are Alain Bondue, Marek Ostrowski, Oleg Logvin, Merritt Butrick, Eddie Johnson, and Margaret Gardiner.
1959 - Present
HPI: 33.83
Rank: 632
1959 - Present
HPI: 33.80
Rank: 633
1959 - Present
HPI: 33.79
Rank: 634
1959 - Present
HPI: 33.79
Rank: 635
1959 - Present
HPI: 33.78
Rank: 636
1959 - Present
HPI: 33.76
Rank: 637
1959 - Present
HPI: 33.72
Rank: 638
1959 - Present
HPI: 33.67
Rank: 639
1959 - 2017
HPI: 33.60
Rank: 640
1959 - Present
HPI: 33.44
Rank: 641
1959 - 1989
HPI: 33.24
Rank: 642
1959 - Present
HPI: 33.24
Rank: 643
1959 - Present
HPI: 33.16
Rank: 644
Among people born in Norway, Nils Johan Semb ranks 637 out of 927. Before him are Anita Moen (1967), Steffen Iversen (1976), Kristen Skjeldal (1967), Tord Gustavsen (1970), Geir Moen (1969), and Joachim Rønning (1972). After him are Håkon Wium Lie (1965), Daniel-André Tande (1994), Mohammed Abdellaoue (1985), Agnes Kittelsen (1980), Sturla Holm Lægreid (1997), and Vebjørn Rodal (1972).
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.04
Rank: 631
1976 - Present
HPI: 33.99
Rank: 632
1967 - Present
HPI: 33.92
Rank: 633
1970 - Present
HPI: 33.88
Rank: 634
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.80
Rank: 635
1972 - Present
HPI: 33.73
Rank: 636
1959 - Present
HPI: 33.72
Rank: 637
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.68
Rank: 638
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.59
Rank: 639
1985 - Present
HPI: 33.59
Rank: 640
1980 - Present
HPI: 33.58
Rank: 641
1997 - Present
HPI: 33.47
Rank: 642
1972 - Present
HPI: 33.45
Rank: 643
Among soccer players born in Norway, Nils Johan Semb ranks 54. Before him are Ann Kristin Aarønes (1973), Lars Bohinen (1969), Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (1990), Sigurd Rushfeldt (1972), Roar Strand (1970), and Steffen Iversen (1976). After him are Mohammed Abdellaoue (1985), Ola By Rise (1960), Rune Jarstein (1984), Morten Gamst Pedersen (1981), Bjørn Helge Riise (1983), and Mini Jakobsen (1965).
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.31
Rank: 48
1969 - Present
HPI: 34.26
Rank: 49
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.21
Rank: 50
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.14
Rank: 51
1970 - Present
HPI: 34.07
Rank: 52
1976 - Present
HPI: 33.99
Rank: 53
1959 - Present
HPI: 33.72
Rank: 54
1985 - Present
HPI: 33.59
Rank: 55
1960 - Present
HPI: 33.44
Rank: 56
1984 - Present
HPI: 33.01
Rank: 57
1981 - Present
HPI: 32.41
Rank: 58
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.39
Rank: 59
1965 - Present
HPI: 32.21
Rank: 60