SOCCER PLAYER
Rigobert Song
1976 - Today
Rigobert Song
Rigobert Song Bahanag (born 1 July 1976) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who is the manager of the Central African Republic national team. Known for his defensive skills, Song usually played as a centre-back, but could also operate at right-back. Internationally, he played at a record eight Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and served as captain in five (the ones he was not captain for were South Africa 1996, Burkina Faso 1998 and Angola 2010), a record, and holds the record of most consecutive games played in the tournament with 35 first team games. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rigobert Song has received more than 1,637,736 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Rigobert Song is the 1,611th most popular soccer player (up from 1,769th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Cameroon (down from 13th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Cameroonian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
1.6M
Page Views (PV)
58.00
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
6.26
Effective Languages (L*)
2.92
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Rigobert Song ranks 1,611 out of 21,273. Before him are Kuniharu Nakamoto, Jørn Andersen, Victor Osimhen, Silas Pereira, Miralem Pjanić, and László Cseh. After him are Josep Escolà, Arne Brustad, Antal Szalay, Zequinha, Maxime Bossis, and František Veselý.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKuniharu Nakamoto
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,605
Jørn Andersen
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,606
Victor Osimhen
1998 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,607
Silas Pereira
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,608
Miralem Pjanić
1990 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,609
László Cseh
1910 - 1950
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,610
Rigobert Song
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 1,611
Josep Escolà
1914 - 1998
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 1,612
Arne Brustad
1912 - 1987
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 1,613
Antal Szalay
1912 - 1960
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 1,614
Zequinha
1934 - 2009
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 1,615
Maxime Bossis
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 1,616
František Veselý
1943 - 2009
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 1,617
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1976, Rigobert Song ranks 70. Before him are Dominic Monaghan, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Sally Hawkins, Juan Pablo Sorín, Paz Vega, and Isla Fisher. After him are Jan Koum, Nwankwo Kanu, Mark Webber, Tuomas Holopainen, Juliano Belletti, and Tim Duncan.
Others Born in 1976
Go to all RankingsDominic Monaghan
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 64
Itamar Ben-Gvir
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 65
Sally Hawkins
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 66
Juan Pablo Sorín
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 67
Paz Vega
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 68
Isla Fisher
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 69
Rigobert Song
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 70
Jan Koum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 71
Nwankwo Kanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 72
Mark Webber
RACING DRIVER
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 73
Tuomas Holopainen
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 74
Juliano Belletti
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 75
Tim Duncan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 76
In Cameroon
Among people born in Cameroon, Rigobert Song ranks 15 out of 156. Before him are André Onana (1996), Patrick M'Boma (1970), Marc-Vivien Foé (1975), Emerson (null), Achille Mbembe (1957), and Joseph-Antoine Bell (1954). After him are Joseph Ngute (1954), Samuel Umtiti (1993), Mongo Beti (1932), Vincent Aboubakar (1992), Philémon Yang (1947), and François Omam-Biyik (1966).
Others born in Cameroon
Go to all RankingsAndré Onana
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 9
Patrick M'Boma
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 10
Marc-Vivien Foé
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - 2003
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 11
Emerson
ATHLETE
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 12
Achille Mbembe
PHILOSOPHER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 13
Joseph-Antoine Bell
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 14
Rigobert Song
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 15
Joseph Ngute
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 16
Samuel Umtiti
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 17
Mongo Beti
WRITER
1932 - 2001
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 18
Vincent Aboubakar
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 19
Philémon Yang
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 20
François Omam-Biyik
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 21
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Cameroon
Among soccer players born in Cameroon, Rigobert Song ranks 8. Before him are Samuel Eto'o (1981), Thomas N'Kono (1956), André Onana (1996), Patrick M'Boma (1970), Marc-Vivien Foé (1975), and Joseph-Antoine Bell (1954). After him are Samuel Umtiti (1993), Vincent Aboubakar (1992), François Omam-Biyik (1966), Jacques Songo'o (1964), Alex Song (1987), and Geremi (1978).
Samuel Eto'o
1981 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 2
Thomas N'Kono
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 3
André Onana
1996 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 4
Patrick M'Boma
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 5
Marc-Vivien Foé
1975 - 2003
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 6
Joseph-Antoine Bell
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 7
Rigobert Song
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 8
Samuel Umtiti
1993 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 9
Vincent Aboubakar
1992 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 10
François Omam-Biyik
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 11
Jacques Songo'o
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 12
Alex Song
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 13
Geremi
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 14