SOCCER PLAYER
Choi Young-il
1966 - Today

Choi Young-il
Choi Young-il (Korean: 최영일; Hanja: 崔英一; born 25 April 1966) is a South Korean former footballer who played as a defender. He played most of his club career for Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, and represented South Korea at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Choi Young-il is the 7,622nd most popular soccer player (up from 8,223rd in 2024), the 653rd most popular biography from South Korea (up from 677th in 2019) and the 50th most popular South Korean Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Choi Young-il ranks 7,619 out of 21,273. Before him are Remo Freuler, Nick Woltemade, and Mario Medina. After him are Marc Keller, Álvaro González, Goran Vasilijević, Carlos Muñoz, Gilbert Bodart, Ronald Waterreus, Víctor Sánchez, Ricardo Cabanas, and Shinta Fukushima.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRemo Freuler
1992 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 7,622
Nick Woltemade
2002 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 7,623
Mario Medina
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 7,624
Choi Young-il
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 7,625
Marc Keller
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 7,626
Álvaro González
1990 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 7,627
Goran Vasilijević
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 7,628
Carlos Muñoz
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 7,629
Gilbert Bodart
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 7,630
Ronald Waterreus
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 7,631
Víctor Sánchez
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 7,632
Ricardo Cabanas
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 7,633
Shinta Fukushima
1989 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 7,634
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Choi Young-il ranks 583. Before him are Zahn McClarnon, Robert Seethaler, Tibor Navracsics, Joi Ito, Georg Hackl, and Yevgeny Zinichev. After him are Kazuto Sakata, Kae Araki, Richard Wiseman, Nacer Abdellah, Alla Zahaikevych, and Nick Wirth.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsZahn McClarnon
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 577
Robert Seethaler
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 578
Tibor Navracsics
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 579
Joi Ito
BUSINESSPERSON
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 580
Georg Hackl
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 581
Yevgeny Zinichev
POLITICIAN
1966 - 2021
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 582
Choi Young-il
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 583
Kazuto Sakata
RACING DRIVER
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 584
Kae Araki
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 585
Richard Wiseman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 586
Nacer Abdellah
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 587
Alla Zahaikevych
COMPOSER
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 588
Nick Wirth
ENGINEER
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 589
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Choi Young-il ranks 652 out of 1,128. Before him are Kwon Eun-bi (1995), Oh Ji-ho (1976), Yeon Jung-hoon (1978), Kim Min-jung (1982), and Viktor An (1985). After him are Lee Yi-kyung (1989), Kim Min-kyu (1994), Kim Woo-jin (1992), Park Ji-hu (2003), Kim Weon-kee (1962), Kang Tae-oh (1994), and Chung Hyeon (1996).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsKwon Eun-bi
SINGER
1995 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 647
Oh Ji-ho
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 648
Yeon Jung-hoon
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 649
Kim Min-jung
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 650
Viktor An
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 651
Choi Young-il
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 652
Lee Yi-kyung
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 653
Kim Min-kyu
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 654
Kim Woo-jin
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 655
Park Ji-hu
ACTOR
2003 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 656
Kim Weon-kee
WRESTLER
1962 - 2017
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 657
Kang Tae-oh
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 658
Chung Hyeon
TENNIS PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 659
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Korea
Among soccer players born in South Korea, Choi Young-il ranks 50. Before him are Lee Jae-sung (1992), Suk Hyun-jun (1991), Lee Min-sung (1973), Jang Hyun-soo (1991), Ha Seok-ju (1968), and Jo Hyeon-woo (1991). After him are Ji Dong-won (1991), Park Joo-ho (1987), Kim Do-keun (1972), Kim Dong-jin (1982), Lee Seung-woo (1998), and Kim Yong-dae (1979).
Lee Jae-sung
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 44
Suk Hyun-jun
1991 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 45
Lee Min-sung
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 46
Jang Hyun-soo
1991 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 47
Ha Seok-ju
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 48
Jo Hyeon-woo
1991 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 49
Choi Young-il
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 50
Ji Dong-won
1991 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 51
Park Joo-ho
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 52
Kim Do-keun
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 53
Kim Dong-jin
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 54
Lee Seung-woo
1998 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 55
Kim Yong-dae
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 56
















































