SOCCER PLAYER

Fan Zhiyi

1969 - Today

Fan Zhiyi

Fan Zhiyi (Chinese: 范志毅; pinyin: Fàn Zhìyì; born 6 November 1969) is a Chinese coach and former international footballer. He played as a defender for Shanghai Shenhua, Crystal Palace, Dundee, Shanghai COSCO Huili, Cardiff City, Buler Rangers and Shanghai Zobon. He was considered a trailblazer in his native homeland when Sun Jihai and he became the first two Chinese footballers to play in the English leagues, joining Crystal Palace in 1998. Internationally, he would go on to play with the China national team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Fan Zhiyi is the 5,817th most popular soccer player (down from 5,520th in 2024), the 1,020th most popular biography from China (up from 1,025th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Chinese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Fan Zhiyi ranks 5,817 out of 21,273. Before him are Eduard Abazi, Suso, Ludovic Magnin, Alf Martinsen, Henning Berg, and Martín Montoya. After him are Khalilou Fadiga, Celso Ayala, Megan Rapinoe, David Marshall, Nozomu Kanaguchi, and Avraam Papadopoulos.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

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Eduard Abazi
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 5,817
Suso
1993 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 5,818
Ludovic Magnin
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 5,819
Alf Martinsen
1911 - 1988
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 5,820
Henning Berg
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 5,821
Martín Montoya
1991 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 5,822
Fan Zhiyi
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 5,823
Khalilou Fadiga
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 5,824
Celso Ayala
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 5,825
Megan Rapinoe
1985 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 5,826
David Marshall
1985 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 5,827
Nozomu Kanaguchi
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 5,828
Avraam Papadopoulos
1984 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 5,829

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Fan Zhiyi ranks 439. Before him are Jean-Christophe Boullion, Vincenzo Natali, Arthur Numan, Tony Curran, Alexander Mogilny, and Henning Berg. After him are Yoshiaki Sato, Petr Kouba, Samantha Smith, Paulo Jr., Ken Griffey Jr., and Andrew Bryniarski.

Others Born in 1969

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Jean-Christophe Boullion
RACING DRIVER
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 433
Vincenzo Natali
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 434
Arthur Numan
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 435
Tony Curran
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 436
Alexander Mogilny
HOCKEY PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 437
Henning Berg
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 438
Fan Zhiyi
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 439
Yoshiaki Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 440
Petr Kouba
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 441
Samantha Smith
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 442
Paulo Jr.
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 443
Ken Griffey Jr.
BASEBALL PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 444
Andrew Bryniarski
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 445