SOCCER PLAYER
Bwanga Tshimen
1949 - Today

Bwanga Tshimen
Raymond Bwanga Tshimenu (born 4 January 1949 in Élisabethville, Belgian Congo) is a former footballer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bwanga won the 1973 African Footballer of the Year while with TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi. During his playing days in the early and mid 1970s he was nicknamed "Black Beckenbauer" by the African and French press due to his playing style. Bwanga was voted the IFFHS Player of the Century for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2000. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bwanga Tshimen is the 3,427th most popular soccer player (up from 5,572nd in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo (up from 44th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Congolese Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Bwanga Tshimen ranks 3,427 out of 21,273. Before him are Horacio Troche, Walter Haummer, Günther Herrmann, Steve Mandanda, Henrik Larsen, and Orlando de la Torre. After him are Manfred Kaiser, Fabrizio Poletti, Domingo Pérez, Ion Lăpușneanu, József Háda, and Rasmus Højlund.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHoracio Troche
1935 - 2014
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 3,426
Walter Haummer
1928 - 2008
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 3,427
Günther Herrmann
1939 - 2023
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 3,428
Steve Mandanda
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 3,429
Henrik Larsen
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 3,430
Orlando de la Torre
1943 - 2022
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 3,431
Bwanga Tshimen
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 3,432
Manfred Kaiser
1929 - 2017
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 3,433
Fabrizio Poletti
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 3,434
Domingo Pérez
1936 - 2024
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 3,435
Ion Lăpușneanu
1908 - 1994
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 3,436
József Háda
1911 - 1994
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 3,437
Rasmus Højlund
2003 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 3,438
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Bwanga Tshimen ranks 490. Before him are Karel Loprais, Gyude Bryant, Lyubov Polishchuk, Daniel DiNardo, Robert Pickton, and Heather Menzies. After him are George Winston, Maury Chaykin, Anita Borg, Ivo Linna, Debra Monk, and Tabitha King.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsKarel Loprais
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 484
Gyude Bryant
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2014
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 485
Lyubov Polishchuk
ACTOR
1949 - 2006
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 486
Daniel DiNardo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 487
Robert Pickton
EXTREMIST
1949 - 2024
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 488
Heather Menzies
ACTOR
1949 - 2017
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 489
Bwanga Tshimen
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 490
George Winston
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2023
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 491
Maury Chaykin
ACTOR
1949 - 2010
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 492
Anita Borg
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1949 - 2003
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 493
Ivo Linna
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 494
Debra Monk
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 495
Tabitha King
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 496
In Democratic Republic of the Congo
Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bwanga Tshimen ranks 28 out of 107. Before him are Jean-Pierre Bemba (1962), Mwepu Ilunga (1949), Joseph Iléo (1921), Jean Kalala N'Tumba (1949), Gérard Mulumba Kalemba (1937), and Steve Mandanda (1985). After him are Tubilandu Ndimbi (1948), Kazadi Mwamba (1947), José Bosingwa (1982), Sony Lab'ou Tansi (1947), Koffi Olomide (1956), and Cyrille Adoula (1921).
Others born in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Go to all RankingsJean-Pierre Bemba
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 22
Mwepu Ilunga
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2015
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 23
Joseph Iléo
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1994
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 24
Jean Kalala N'Tumba
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 25
Gérard Mulumba Kalemba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - 2020
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 26
Steve Mandanda
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 27
Bwanga Tshimen
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 28
Tubilandu Ndimbi
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2021
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 29
Kazadi Mwamba
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1996
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 30
José Bosingwa
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 31
Sony Lab'ou Tansi
WRITER
1947 - 1995
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 32
Koffi Olomide
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 33
Cyrille Adoula
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1978
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 34
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Democratic Republic of the Congo
Among soccer players born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bwanga Tshimen ranks 7. Before him are Claude Makélélé (1973), Kembo Uba Kembo (1947), Ndaye Mulamba (1948), Mwepu Ilunga (1949), Jean Kalala N'Tumba (1949), and Steve Mandanda (1985). After him are Tubilandu Ndimbi (1948), Kazadi Mwamba (1947), José Bosingwa (1982), Mavuba Mafuila (1949), Kibonge Mafu (1945), and Mayanga Maku (1948).
Claude Makélélé
1973 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1
Kembo Uba Kembo
1947 - 2007
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 2
Ndaye Mulamba
1948 - 2019
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 3
Mwepu Ilunga
1949 - 2015
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 4
Jean Kalala N'Tumba
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 5
Steve Mandanda
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 6
Bwanga Tshimen
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 7
Tubilandu Ndimbi
1948 - 2021
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 8
Kazadi Mwamba
1947 - 1996
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 9
José Bosingwa
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 10
Mavuba Mafuila
1949 - 1996
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 11
Kibonge Mafu
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 12
Mayanga Maku
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 13