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Yukio Shimomura

Japanese footballer and manager

1932 - 2026

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His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Yukio Shimomura is the 513th most popular soccer player (up from 668th in 2024), the 489th most popular biography from Japan (up from 607th in 2019) and the 130th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.

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Yukio Shimomura ranks #513 of 24,321 Soccer Players worldwide, placing them among the top 3% of the profession.

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Yukio Shimomura climbed 4,804 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #23,571 to #18,783.

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Yukio Shimomura's biography appears in 52 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 96% of all Soccer Players.

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Among Soccer Players

Among soccer players, Yukio Shimomura ranks 510 out of 24,321. Before him are Roberto Boninsegna, Valentin Ivanov, John Toshack, Michihiro Ozawa, Jürgen Grabowski, and Norio Yoshimizu. After him are Lorenzo Buffon, Alberto Suppici, Larbi Benbarek, Frank Lampard, Jesús María Pereda, and Artur Jorge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Yukio Shimomura ranks 113. Before him are Quino, Alan Bean, Wolf Vostell, Gunter Sachs, Michihiro Ozawa, and Ingemar Johansson. After him are Paolo Villaggio, Tatsuya Nakadai, Piper Laurie, Geraldine McEwan, Manuel Puig, and Michael Smith. Among people deceased in 2026, Yukio Shimomura ranks 63. Before him are Cees Nooteboom, Liamine Zéroual, Richard E. Stearns, Béla Tarr, Dan Simmons, and José Santamaría. After him are Christopher A. Sims, Brenda Fricker, Tony Gatlif, Sonny Rollins, Desmond Morris, and Tony Hoare.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yukio Shimomura ranks 489 out of 6,943. Before him are Takeichi Nishi (1902), Michihiro Ozawa (1932), Torakusu Yamaha (1851), Hōjō Masako (1156), Norio Yoshimizu (1946), and Ichiyō Higuchi (1872). After him are Kondō Isami (1834), Tatsuya Nakadai (1932), Emperor Daigo (885), Toshio Suzuki (1948), Seiki Ichihara (1950), and Emperor Go-Suzaku (1009).

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Among Soccer Players In Japan

Among soccer players born in Japan, Yukio Shimomura ranks 130. Before him are Michio Yasuda (1949), Shigemi Ishii (1951), Kiyoshi Tomizawa (1943), Tadahiko Ueda (1947), Michihiro Ozawa (1932), and Norio Yoshimizu (1946). After him are Seiki Ichihara (1950), Masafumi Hara (1943), Takeo Takahashi (1947), Taizo Kawamoto (1914), Shigeru Takahashi (null), and Mitsuo Kamata (1937).

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