SOCCER PLAYER
Shinji Otsuka
1975 - Today

Shinji Otsuka
Shinji Otsuka (大塚 真司, Otsuka Shinji; born December 29, 1975) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player who is the manager of J2 League club Ventforet Kofu. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Shinji Otsuka is the 13,237th most popular soccer player (down from 12,540th in 2024), the 3,670th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,823rd in 2019) and the 1,649th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Shinji Otsuka ranks 13,237 out of 21,273. Before him are Unai Vergara, George Burley, Takeshi Ushibana, Mladen Božović, Dorlan Pabón, and Marco Rossi. After him are Christoph Janker, Léo Moura, Clinton N'Jie, Loris Benito, Christian Nørgaard, and Luca de la Torre.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsUnai Vergara
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 13,244
George Burley
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 13,245
Takeshi Ushibana
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 13,246
Mladen Božović
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 13,247
Dorlan Pabón
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 13,248
Marco Rossi
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 13,249
Shinji Otsuka
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 13,250
Christoph Janker
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 13,251
Léo Moura
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 13,252
Clinton N'Jie
1993 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 13,253
Loris Benito
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 13,254
Christian Nørgaard
1994 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 13,255
Luca de la Torre
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 13,256
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1975, Shinji Otsuka ranks 1,012. Before him are Pia Wunderlich, Michael McDonald, Rusudan Gotsiridze, Liu Yuxiang, Samantha Harvey, and Demetrio Lozano. After him are Ulrika Bergman, Sean Maher, Mourad Melki, Teppei Nishiyama, George Stults, and María José Rienda Contreras.
Others Born in 1975
Go to all RankingsPia Wunderlich
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 1,006
Michael McDonald
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 1,007
Rusudan Gotsiridze
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 1,008
Liu Yuxiang
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 1,009
Samantha Harvey
WRITER
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.35
Rank: 1,010
Demetrio Lozano
HANDBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 1,011
Shinji Otsuka
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 1,012
Ulrika Bergman
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 1,013
Sean Maher
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 1,014
Mourad Melki
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 1,015
Teppei Nishiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 1,016
George Stults
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 1,017
María José Rienda Contreras
SKIER
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 1,018
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shinji Otsuka ranks 3,677 out of 6,245. Before him are Masahiro Fukasawa (1977), Yuichi Maruyama (1989), Kanon Wakeshima (1988), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (1997), Miwa (1990), and Takeshi Ushibana (1977). After him are Natsumi Tsunoda (1992), Katsutomo Oshiba (1973), Hitoshi Morishita (1967), Satoshi Mashimo (1974), Shinji Makino (1976), and Yuki Inoue (1977).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsMasahiro Fukasawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 3,671
Yuichi Maruyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 3,672
Kanon Wakeshima
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 3,673
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 3,674
Miwa
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 3,675
Takeshi Ushibana
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 3,676
Shinji Otsuka
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 3,677
Natsumi Tsunoda
MARTIAL ARTS
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 3,678
Katsutomo Oshiba
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 3,679
Hitoshi Morishita
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 2025
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 3,680
Satoshi Mashimo
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 3,681
Shinji Makino
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 3,682
Yuki Inoue
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 3,683
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Shinji Otsuka ranks 1,656. Before him are Naoki Hommachi (1968), Yasunori Takada (1979), Masahiro Fukasawa (1977), Yuichi Maruyama (1989), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (1997), and Takeshi Ushibana (1977). After him are Katsutomo Oshiba (1973), Hitoshi Morishita (1967), Satoshi Mashimo (1974), Shinji Makino (1976), Yuki Inoue (1977), and Kiyoshi Nakamura (1971).
Naoki Hommachi
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 1,650
Yasunori Takada
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 1,651
Masahiro Fukasawa
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 1,652
Yuichi Maruyama
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 1,653
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 1,654
Takeshi Ushibana
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 1,655
Shinji Otsuka
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 1,656
Katsutomo Oshiba
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 1,657
Hitoshi Morishita
1967 - 2025
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 1,658
Satoshi Mashimo
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 1,659
Shinji Makino
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 1,660
Yuki Inoue
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 1,661
Kiyoshi Nakamura
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 1,662






































