SOCCER PLAYER
Akira Matsunaga
1914 - 1943

Akira Matsunaga
Akira Matsunaga (松永 行, Matsunaga Akira; 21 September 1914 – 20 January 1943) was a Japanese footballer. He played for the Japan national team. His brother Nobuo Matsunaga and Seki Matsunaga also played for the Japan national team. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Akira Matsunaga is the 411th most popular soccer player (up from 1,073rd in 2019), the 395th most popular biography from Japan (up from 806th in 2019) and the 104th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Akira Matsunaga ranks 411 out of 21,273. Before him are Sakae Takahashi, Branko Zebec, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Giovanni Ferrari, Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, and Gusztáv Sebes. After him are Alf-Inge Håland, Telê Santana, Michel Preud'homme, Koji Sasaki, Shizuo Miyama, and Jens Lehmann.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSakae Takahashi
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 408
Branko Zebec
1929 - 1988
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 409
Ruud van Nistelrooy
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 410
Giovanni Ferrari
1907 - 1982
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 411
Rafael Moreno Aranzadi
1892 - 1922
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 412
Gusztáv Sebes
1906 - 1986
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 413
Akira Matsunaga
1914 - 1943
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 414
Alf-Inge Håland
1972 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 415
Telê Santana
1931 - 2006
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 416
Michel Preud'homme
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 417
Koji Sasaki
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 418
Shizuo Miyama
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 419
Jens Lehmann
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 420
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1914, Akira Matsunaga ranks 65. Before him are Francisco da Costa Gomes, Dürrüşehvar Sultan, Carlo Maria Giulini, Dylan Thomas, Jack Parsons, and William Phillips. After him are Louis, Prince Napoléon, George Dantzig, William Westmoreland, Creighton Abrams, Jackie Coogan, and Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. Among people deceased in 1943, Akira Matsunaga ranks 46. Before him are Nordahl Grieg, Lydia Litvyak, Jane Avril, Franz Oppenheimer, Luz Long, and Viktor Lutze. After him are Pavel Milyukov, Abdelaziz of Morocco, Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Vito Cascio Ferro, Aimo Cajander, and Ugo Cavallero.
Others Born in 1914
Go to all RankingsFrancisco da Costa Gomes
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 59
Dürrüşehvar Sultan
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2006
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 60
Carlo Maria Giulini
CONDUCTOR
1914 - 2005
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 61
Dylan Thomas
WRITER
1914 - 1953
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 62
Jack Parsons
ENGINEER
1914 - 1952
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 63
William Phillips
ECONOMIST
1914 - 1975
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 64
Akira Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1943
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 65
Louis, Prince Napoléon
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1997
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 66
George Dantzig
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1914 - 2005
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 67
William Westmoreland
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 2005
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 68
Creighton Abrams
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1974
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 69
Jackie Coogan
ACTOR
1914 - 1984
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 70
Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
NOBLEMAN
1914 - 1943
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 71
Others Deceased in 1943
Go to all RankingsNordahl Grieg
WRITER
1902 - 1943
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 40
Lydia Litvyak
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1943
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 41
Jane Avril
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1943
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 42
Franz Oppenheimer
ECONOMIST
1864 - 1943
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 43
Luz Long
ATHLETE
1913 - 1943
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 44
Viktor Lutze
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1943
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 45
Akira Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1943
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 46
Pavel Milyukov
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1943
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 47
Abdelaziz of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1943
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 48
Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
NOBLEMAN
1914 - 1943
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 49
Vito Cascio Ferro
MAFIOSO
1862 - 1943
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 50
Aimo Cajander
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1943
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 51
Ugo Cavallero
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1943
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 52
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Akira Matsunaga ranks 395 out of 6,245. Before him are Ichirō Hatoyama (1883), Sakae Takahashi (null), Emperor Sushun (520), Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659), Akinori Nakayama (1943), and Kikunae Ikeda (1864). After him are Otoya Yamaguchi (1943), Franklin J. Schaffner (1920), Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535), Koji Sasaki (1936), Shizuo Miyama (null), and Yamato Takeru (72).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsIchirō Hatoyama
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1959
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 389
Sakae Takahashi
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 390
Emperor Sushun
POLITICIAN
520 - 592
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 391
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1659 - 1719
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 392
Akinori Nakayama
GYMNAST
1943 - 2025
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 393
Kikunae Ikeda
CHEMIST
1864 - 1936
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 394
Akira Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1943
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 395
Otoya Yamaguchi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 1960
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 396
Franklin J. Schaffner
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 1989
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 397
Shimazu Yoshihiro
POLITICIAN
1535 - 1619
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 398
Koji Sasaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 399
Shizuo Miyama
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 400
Yamato Takeru
POLITICIAN
72 - 113
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 401
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Akira Matsunaga ranks 104. Before him are Toshio Iwatani (1925), Shigeyoshi Suzuki (1902), Misao Tamai (1903), Toshio Miyaji (null), Yanosuke Watanabe (null), and Sakae Takahashi (null). After him are Koji Sasaki (1936), Shizuo Miyama (null), Tadao Kobayashi (1930), Koji Funamoto (1942), Shiro Misaki (null), and Daigoro Kondo (1907).
Toshio Iwatani
1925 - 1970
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 98
Shigeyoshi Suzuki
1902 - 1971
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 99
Misao Tamai
1903 - 1978
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 100
Toshio Miyaji
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 101
Yanosuke Watanabe
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 102
Sakae Takahashi
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 103
Akira Matsunaga
1914 - 1943
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 104
Koji Sasaki
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 105
Shizuo Miyama
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 106
Tadao Kobayashi
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 107
Koji Funamoto
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 108
Shiro Misaki
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 109
Daigoro Kondo
1907 - 1991
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 110