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Park Ji-sung

1981 - Today

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Park Ji-sung (Korean: 박지성; Korean pronunciation: [pak̚.t͈ɕi.sʌŋ]; born 25 February 1981) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in the South Korean capital Seoul, Park is one of the most successful Asian players in football history, having won 19 trophies in his career. He is the first Asian footballer to have won the UEFA Champions League, to play in a UEFA Champions League final, as well as the first Asian to have won the FIFA Club World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Park Ji-sung has received more than 4,727,598 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Park Ji-sung is the 1,289th most popular soccer player (up from 1,716th in 2019), the 165th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 170th in 2019) and the 4th most popular South Korean Soccer Player.

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  • 50.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 62

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  • 4.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Park Ji-sung ranks 1,289 out of 16,880. Before him are Björn Nordqvist, Hiroshi Katayama, Mitsuo Kamata, Ramón Grosso, Simon Kjær, and Fred. After him are Kevin De Bruyne, Armando Castellazzi, Manuel Amoros, Axel Witsel, Eiður Guðjohnsen, and Valery Voronin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Park Ji-sung ranks 48. Before him are Lee Dong-wook, Sienna Miller, Simon Ammann, Alexis Bledel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Amy Lee. After him are Joaquín, Denis Pushilin, Fan Bingbing, Pitbull, Roque Santa Cruz, and Kim Jong-chul.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Park Ji-sung ranks 165 out of 944. Before him are Jo Jung-suk (1980), Chung Hong-won (1944), Choi Jin-sil (1968), Park Min-young (1986), Kim Tae-hee (1980), and Park Seo-joon (1988). After him are BoA (1986), Kyung Wha Chung (1948), Park Shin-hye (1990), Lee Joon-gi (1982), G-Dragon (1988), and Lee Jong-suk (1989).

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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), Hong Myung-bo (1969), and Son Heung-min (1992). After him are Ahn Jung-hwan (1976), Hwang Sun-hong (1968), Huh Jung-moo (1955), Shin Tae-yong (1970), Kim Joo-sung (1966), Choi Kang-hee (1959), Lee Woon-jae (1973), and Park Chu-young (1985).

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