SOCCER PLAYER
Cha Du-ri
1980 - Today

Cha Du-ri
Cha Du-ri (Korean: 차두리; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰa.du.ɾi] or [tɕʰa] [tu.ɾi]; born 25 July 1980) is a South Korean professional manager and former footballer. He played as a right back, right winger, or striker. Born in Germany, he is the first Korean player who was born outside of Korea to have played in a FIFA World Cup. During the third-place match of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup against Uzbekistan, Cha captained the national team in place of the regular Korean captain, Park Ji-sung. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cha Du-ri is the 4,211th most popular soccer player (up from 4,231st in 2019), the 5,131st most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,168th in 2019) and the 274th most popular German Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Cha Du-ri ranks 4,211 out of 21,273. Before him are Giuseppe Moro, Javier Valdivia, Robbie Fowler, Gianpiero Marini, Joachim Marx, and Oleksandr Zinchenko. After him are Pieter Huistra, Nicolò Barella, Karl Allgöwer, Maksimilijan Mihelčič, Juan Alfonso Valle, and Akihiro Nishimura.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGiuseppe Moro
1921 - 1974
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 4,210
Javier Valdivia
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 4,211
Robbie Fowler
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 4,212
Gianpiero Marini
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 4,213
Joachim Marx
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 4,214
Oleksandr Zinchenko
1996 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 4,215
Cha Du-ri
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 4,216
Pieter Huistra
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 4,217
Nicolò Barella
1997 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 4,218
Karl Allgöwer
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 4,219
Maksimilijan Mihelčič
1905 - 1958
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 4,220
Juan Alfonso Valle
1905 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 4,221
Akihiro Nishimura
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 4,222
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1980, Cha Du-ri ranks 134. Before him are Estelle, Ryohei Koike, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Ricardo Oliveira, Stephen Appiah, and Chris Owen. After him are Genichi Takahashi, Oleguer Presas, Cecilia Cheung, Didier Zokora, Amauri, and Laura Prepon.
Others Born in 1980
Go to all RankingsEstelle
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 128
Ryohei Koike
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 129
Vitantonio Liuzzi
RACING DRIVER
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 130
Ricardo Oliveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 131
Stephen Appiah
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 132
Chris Owen
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 133
Cha Du-ri
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 134
Genichi Takahashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 135
Oleguer Presas
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 136
Cecilia Cheung
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 137
Didier Zokora
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 138
Amauri
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 139
Laura Prepon
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 140
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Cha Du-ri ranks 5,134 out of 7,253. Before him are Michaela Schaffrath (1970), Arne Friedrich (1979), Heinrich Schroth (1871), Gregor Wentzel (1898), Sabine Schmitz (1969), and Ludwig Ganghofer (1855). After him are Karl Allgöwer (1957), Herbert Schade (1922), Carl Ebert (1887), Mario Theissen (1952), Klaus Schmidt (1953), and Aki Schmidt (1935).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMichaela Schaffrath
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 5,128
Arne Friedrich
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 5,129
Heinrich Schroth
ACTOR
1871 - 1945
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 5,130
Gregor Wentzel
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1978
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 5,131
Sabine Schmitz
PRESENTER
1969 - 2021
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 5,132
Ludwig Ganghofer
WRITER
1855 - 1920
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 5,133
Cha Du-ri
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 5,134
Karl Allgöwer
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 5,135
Herbert Schade
ATHLETE
1922 - 1994
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 5,136
Carl Ebert
ACTOR
1887 - 1980
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 5,137
Mario Theissen
ENGINEER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 5,138
Klaus Schmidt
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1953 - 2014
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,139
Aki Schmidt
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2016
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 5,140
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany
Among soccer players born in Germany, Cha Du-ri ranks 274. Before him are Wolfgang Seguin (1945), Uli Stein (1954), Friedhelm Funkel (1953), Oleh Kuznetsov (1963), Thomas Helmer (1965), and Arne Friedrich (1979). After him are Karl Allgöwer (1957), Aki Schmidt (1935), Uwe Reinders (1955), Klaus Wunder (1950), Manfred Manglitz (1940), and Max Lorenz (1939).
Wolfgang Seguin
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 268
Uli Stein
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 269
Friedhelm Funkel
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 270
Oleh Kuznetsov
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 271
Thomas Helmer
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 272
Arne Friedrich
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 273
Cha Du-ri
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 274
Karl Allgöwer
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 275
Aki Schmidt
1935 - 2016
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 276
Uwe Reinders
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 277
Klaus Wunder
1950 - 2024
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 278
Manfred Manglitz
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 279
Max Lorenz
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 280