SOCCER PLAYER

Park Ji-sung

1981 - Today

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Park Ji-sung (Korean: 박지성; Korean pronunciation: [pak̚.t͈ɕi.sʌŋ]; born 30 March 1981) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in the South Korean capital Seoul, Park is regarded as one of the greatest and most successful Asian players in football history, having won 19 trophies in his career. He is the first Asian footballer to win the UEFA Champions League, play in a UEFA Champions League final, and win the FIFA Club World Cup. Park was able to play anywhere across the midfield and was noted for his exceptional fitness level, discipline, work ethic and off-the-ball movement. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Park Ji-sung has received more than 5,216,829 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Park Ji-sung is the 1,526th most popular soccer player (down from 1,289th in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 163rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular South Korean Soccer Player.

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  • 5.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Park Ji-sung ranks 1,526 out of 21,273. Before him are Geoff Bent, Klaus Toppmöller, Antony, Nikola Kotkov, Luis Galván, and David Seaman. After him are Mykhaylo Fomenko, Stephan El Shaarawy, Jesús María Satrústegui, Feliciano Rivilla, Juan Pablo Sorín, and Nelsinho Baptista.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Park Ji-sung ranks 46. Before him are Toše Proeski, Floor Jansen, Maxwell, Song Hye-kyo, Kim Jong-chul, and Pitbull. After him are Sienna Miller, Andrea Barzagli, Bryce Dallas Howard, Engin Akyürek, Kolo Touré, and Bruno Alves.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Park Ji-sung ranks 166 out of 1,128. Before him are Chungmok of Goryeo (1337), Song Si-yeol (1607), Park Won-soon (1956), Lazarus You Heung-sik (1951), Kyung Wha Chung (1948), and Daniel Dae Kim (1968). After him are Jeong In-ji (1396), Yu Kil-chun (1856), Yun Hyu (1617), Kim Tae-hee (1980), Ji Chang-wook (1987), and Lee Beom-seok (1900).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Korea

Among soccer players born in South Korea, Park Ji-sung ranks 4. Before him are Cha Bum-kun (1953), Son Heung-min (1992), and Hong Myung-bo (1969). After him are Huh Jung-moo (1955), Ahn Jung-hwan (1976), Hwang Sun-hong (1968), Kim Min-jae (1996), Myung Rye-hyun (1926), Shin Tae-yong (1970), Choi Kang-hee (1959), and Kim Joo-sung (1966).

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