SOCCER PLAYER
Teko Modise
1982 - Today
Teko Modise
Teko Tsholofelo Modise (born 22 December 1982), nicknamed The General and Techno M, is a South African retired professional footballer, former Bafana Bafana captain who played as a midfielder and who is currently a staff member at Cape Town City Football Club. Regarded as one of the greatest PSL players of the modern era today, Modise's career began in the lower leagues of South African football with Ria Stars and City Pillars. During his time with the latter, he won the Mvela Golden League Player of the Season award, which earned him a move to top-flight side SuperSport United in 2006. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Teko Modise has received more than 366,046 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Teko Modise is the 17,839th most popular soccer player (down from 15,892nd in 2019), the 428th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 352nd in 2019) and the 53rd most popular South African Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
370k
Page Views (PV)
33.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
1.77
Effective Languages (L*)
4.50
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Teko Modise ranks 17,839 out of 21,273. Before him are Trinity Rodman, Soni Mustivar, Yusuke Tanaka, Álvaro Enrique Peña, Hiroshi Nakano, and Toshihiko Uchiyama. After him are Seiya Fujita, Demetris Christofi, Hamza Choudhury, Rin Sumida, Bruno Mendes, and Peter Whittingham.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTrinity Rodman
2002 - Present
HPI: 33.51
Rank: 17,833
Soni Mustivar
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.51
Rank: 17,834
Yusuke Tanaka
1986 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 17,835
Álvaro Enrique Peña
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 17,836
Hiroshi Nakano
1983 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 17,837
Toshihiko Uchiyama
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 17,838
Teko Modise
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 17,839
Seiya Fujita
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 17,840
Demetris Christofi
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 17,841
Hamza Choudhury
1997 - Present
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 17,842
Rin Sumida
1996 - Present
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 17,843
Bruno Mendes
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 17,844
Peter Whittingham
1984 - 2020
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 17,845
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1982, Teko Modise ranks 1,318. Before him are Natalia Semenova, Leon Britton, Shinsuke Sakimoto, Ray Emery, Keita Sugimoto, and Priscilla Lopes-Schliep. After him are Yoandri Betanzos, Gábor Kis, Hideto Inoue, Jumpei Takaki, Takahiro Shibasaki, and Yuzo Tamura.
Others Born in 1982
Go to all RankingsNatalia Semenova
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.57
Rank: 1,312
Leon Britton
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.56
Rank: 1,313
Shinsuke Sakimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.55
Rank: 1,314
Ray Emery
HOCKEY PLAYER
1982 - 2018
HPI: 33.53
Rank: 1,315
Keita Sugimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.52
Rank: 1,316
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.51
Rank: 1,317
Teko Modise
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 1,318
Yoandri Betanzos
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.46
Rank: 1,319
Gábor Kis
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.45
Rank: 1,320
Hideto Inoue
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.44
Rank: 1,321
Jumpei Takaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.42
Rank: 1,322
Takahiro Shibasaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.41
Rank: 1,323
Yuzo Tamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.41
Rank: 1,324
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Teko Modise ranks 428 out of 454. Before him are Siyabonga Sangweni (1981), Anaso Jobodwana (1992), Kagisho Dikgacoi (1984), Kevin Pietersen (1980), Louis Oosthuizen (1982), and Clinton Hill (1980). After him are Surprise Moriri (1980), Ayakha Melithafa (2002), Bridgitte Hartley (1983), Jessica Marais (1985), Karin Melis Mey (1983), and Ryk Neethling (1977).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsSiyabonga Sangweni
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.25
Rank: 422
Anaso Jobodwana
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 34.06
Rank: 423
Kagisho Dikgacoi
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 33.95
Rank: 424
Kevin Pietersen
CRICKETER
1980 - Present
HPI: 33.84
Rank: 425
Louis Oosthuizen
GOLFER
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.67
Rank: 426
Clinton Hill
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 33.58
Rank: 427
Teko Modise
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 428
Surprise Moriri
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 33.08
Rank: 429
Ayakha Melithafa
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
2002 - Present
HPI: 33.01
Rank: 430
Bridgitte Hartley
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.91
Rank: 431
Jessica Marais
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 32.65
Rank: 432
Karin Melis Mey
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.61
Rank: 433
Ryk Neethling
BUSINESSPERSON
1977 - Present
HPI: 32.44
Rank: 434
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Africa
Among soccer players born in South Africa, Teko Modise ranks 53. Before him are Itumeleng Khune (1987), Lebo Mothiba (1996), Calvin Marlin (1976), Themba Mnguni (1973), Siyabonga Sangweni (1981), and Kagisho Dikgacoi (1984). After him are Surprise Moriri (1980), Reneilwe Letsholonyane (1982), Thanduyise Khuboni (1986), Kamohelo Mokotjo (1991), Cyril Nzama (1974), and Tokelo Rantie (1990).
Itumeleng Khune
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.12
Rank: 47
Lebo Mothiba
1996 - Present
HPI: 35.25
Rank: 48
Calvin Marlin
1976 - Present
HPI: 34.30
Rank: 49
Themba Mnguni
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.27
Rank: 50
Siyabonga Sangweni
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.25
Rank: 51
Kagisho Dikgacoi
1984 - Present
HPI: 33.95
Rank: 52
Teko Modise
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 53
Surprise Moriri
1980 - Present
HPI: 33.08
Rank: 54
Reneilwe Letsholonyane
1982 - Present
HPI: 32.23
Rank: 55
Thanduyise Khuboni
1986 - Present
HPI: 32.02
Rank: 56
Kamohelo Mokotjo
1991 - Present
HPI: 31.86
Rank: 57
Cyril Nzama
1974 - Present
HPI: 31.36
Rank: 58
Tokelo Rantie
1990 - Present
HPI: 30.63
Rank: 59