SOCCER PLAYER
Bruno Metsu
1954 - 2013

Bruno Metsu
Bruno Jean Cornil Metsu (28 January 1954 – 15 October 2013) was a French footballer and football manager. During his senior playing career from 1973 to 1987, he played for seven different clubs in France. From 1988 until his death, he was the manager of a total of nine clubs in France and Persian Gulf region, the Guinea, Senegal, United Arab Emirates and Qatar national football teams. He coached Senegal to the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, during which his team defeated defending champions France in the opening match of the tournament. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bruno Metsu is the 970th most popular soccer player (down from 938th in 2019), the 2,704th most popular biography from France (up from 2,756th in 2019) and the 38th most popular French Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Bruno Metsu ranks 970 out of 21,273. Before him are Edmundo Suárez, Kazuyoshi Nakamura, Slava Metreveli, Ferran Olivella, Roberto Cherro, and Christoph Daum. After him are Akira Matsunaga, Roger Schmidt, Roberto Ayala, Sami Khedira, Mitsunori Fujiguchi, and Rüştü Reçber.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdmundo Suárez
1916 - 1978
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 967
Kazuyoshi Nakamura
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 968
Slava Metreveli
1936 - 1998
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 969
Ferran Olivella
1936 - 2023
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 970
Roberto Cherro
1907 - 1965
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 971
Christoph Daum
1953 - 2024
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 972
Bruno Metsu
1954 - 2013
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 973
Akira Matsunaga
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 974
Roger Schmidt
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 975
Roberto Ayala
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 976
Sami Khedira
1987 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 977
Mitsunori Fujiguchi
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 978
Rüştü Reçber
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 979
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Bruno Metsu ranks 153. Before him are Paul Gallagher, Catherine Samba-Panza, Jerry Seinfeld, Vitas Gerulaitis, Hermann Tilke, and Will Patton. After him are David Lee Roth, Doug Jones, Sid Meier, Yuji Kishioku, Karin Fossum, and Margaux Hemingway. Among people deceased in 2013, Bruno Metsu ranks 144. Before him are Hjalmar Andersen, Pál Csernai, Mariangela Melato, Barbara Lawrence, Margherita Hack, and Michael Ansara. After him are Halton Arp, Esther Williams, Tony Sheridan, Henrique Rosa, Eiji Toyoda, and Deanna Durbin.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsPaul Gallagher
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 147
Catherine Samba-Panza
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 148
Jerry Seinfeld
COMEDIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 149
Vitas Gerulaitis
TENNIS PLAYER
1954 - 1994
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 150
Hermann Tilke
ARCHITECT
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 151
Will Patton
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 152
Bruno Metsu
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2013
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 153
David Lee Roth
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 154
Doug Jones
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 155
Sid Meier
GAME DESIGNER
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 156
Yuji Kishioku
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 157
Karin Fossum
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 158
Margaux Hemingway
ACTOR
1954 - 1996
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 159
Others Deceased in 2013
Go to all RankingsHjalmar Andersen
SKATER
1923 - 2013
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 138
Pál Csernai
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2013
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 139
Mariangela Melato
ACTOR
1941 - 2013
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 140
Barbara Lawrence
ACTOR
1930 - 2013
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 141
Margherita Hack
ASTRONOMER
1922 - 2013
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 142
Michael Ansara
ACTOR
1922 - 2013
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 143
Bruno Metsu
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2013
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 144
Halton Arp
ASTRONOMER
1927 - 2013
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 145
Esther Williams
ACTOR
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 146
Tony Sheridan
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2013
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 147
Henrique Rosa
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2013
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 148
Eiji Toyoda
BUSINESSPERSON
1913 - 2013
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 149
Deanna Durbin
ACTOR
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 150
In France
Among people born in France, Bruno Metsu ranks 2,704 out of 6,770. Before him are Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (1629), Auguste Chevalier (1873), Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans (1328), Christophe Pierre (1946), Emanuel Ungaro (1933), and Henri Dupuy de Lôme (1816). After him are Adolphe Nourrit (1802), Pierre Clastres (1934), Laurent de La Hyre (1606), Pierre Woodman (1963), Philibert Commerson (1727), and Jean-Hugues Anglade (1955).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsArmand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1666
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 2,698
Auguste Chevalier
BIOLOGIST
1873 - 1956
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 2,699
Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1328 - 1382
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 2,700
Christophe Pierre
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 2,701
Emanuel Ungaro
FASHION DESIGNER
1933 - 2019
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 2,702
Henri Dupuy de Lôme
ARCHITECT
1816 - 1885
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 2,703
Bruno Metsu
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2013
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 2,704
Adolphe Nourrit
SINGER
1802 - 1839
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 2,705
Pierre Clastres
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1934 - 1977
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 2,706
Laurent de La Hyre
PAINTER
1606 - 1656
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 2,707
Pierre Woodman
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 2,708
Philibert Commerson
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1773
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 2,709
Jean-Hugues Anglade
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 2,710
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France
Among soccer players born in France, Bruno Metsu ranks 38. Before him are Hervé Renard (1968), Lucien Muller (1934), Olivier Giroud (1986), Rudi Garcia (1964), Gonzalo Higuaín (1987), and Gabriel Hanot (1889). After him are Felice Borel (1914), István Nyers (1924), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (1989), Roger Piantoni (1931), Hugo Lloris (1986), and Ousmane Dembélé (1997).
Hervé Renard
1968 - Present
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 32
Lucien Muller
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 33
Olivier Giroud
1986 - Present
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 34
Rudi Garcia
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 35
Gonzalo Higuaín
1987 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 36
Gabriel Hanot
1889 - 1968
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 37
Bruno Metsu
1954 - 2013
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 38
Felice Borel
1914 - 1993
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 39
István Nyers
1924 - 2005
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 40
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
1989 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 41
Roger Piantoni
1931 - 2018
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 42
Hugo Lloris
1986 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 43
Ousmane Dembélé
1997 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 44