SOCCER PLAYER
Im Shung-hwi
1946 - Today

Im Shung-hwi
Im Shung-hwi (Korean: 임성휘; born 3 February 1946), also spelled Im Song Hwi, is a North Korean former football midfielder who played for the national team in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also played for February 8 Sports Club. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Im Shung-hwi is the 2,632nd most popular soccer player (up from 6,991st in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 122nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular North Korean Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Im Shung-hwi ranks 2,632 out of 21,273. Before him are Kim Jung-nam, Henry Carlsson, Ramón Guzmán, István Nagy, Ilie Subășeanu, and Bernd Stange. After him are Stuart McCall, Giuseppe Furino, Leandro Paredes, Elemér Kocsis, Tony Yeboah, and Abdelmajid Dolmy.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKim Jung-nam
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 2,630
Henry Carlsson
1917 - 1999
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 2,631
Ramón Guzmán
1907 - 1954
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 2,632
István Nagy
1939 - 1999
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 2,633
Ilie Subășeanu
1906 - 1980
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 2,634
Bernd Stange
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 2,635
Im Shung-hwi
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 2,636
Stuart McCall
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 2,637
Giuseppe Furino
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 2,638
Leandro Paredes
1994 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 2,639
Elemér Kocsis
1910 - 1981
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 2,640
Tony Yeboah
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 2,641
Abdelmajid Dolmy
1953 - 2017
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 2,642
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Im Shung-hwi ranks 467. Before him are Gailard Sartain, Galina Starovoytova, Zinaida Turchyna, John Piper, Dieter Herzog, and Kim Yong-chol. After him are Giuseppe Furino, René Pijnen, José Guilherme Baldocchi, Ernesto Pérez Balladares, Paul Smith, and Anders Gärderud.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsGailard Sartain
ACTOR
1946 - 2025
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 461
Galina Starovoytova
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1998
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 462
Zinaida Turchyna
HANDBALL PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 463
John Piper
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 464
Dieter Herzog
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 465
Kim Yong-chol
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 466
Im Shung-hwi
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 467
Giuseppe Furino
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 468
René Pijnen
CYCLIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 469
José Guilherme Baldocchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 470
Ernesto Pérez Balladares
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 471
Paul Smith
DESIGNER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 472
Anders Gärderud
ATHLETE
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 473
In North Korea
Among people born in North Korea, Im Shung-hwi ranks 116 out of 162. Before him are Ri Yong-ho (1956), Choe Thae-bok (1930), Hong Deok-young (1926), Kim Iryeop (1896), Kim Myeong-sun (1896), and Kim Yong-chol (1946). After him are Chang Sang (1939), Pak Ui-chun (1932), Li Chan-myung (1947), Kim Ok (1964), Ji Yun-nam (1976), and Park Yeon-mi (1993).
Others born in North Korea
Go to all RankingsRi Yong-ho
DIPLOMAT
1956 - 2022
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 110
Choe Thae-bok
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2024
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 111
Hong Deok-young
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2005
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 112
Kim Iryeop
WRITER
1896 - 1971
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 113
Kim Myeong-sun
WRITER
1896 - 1951
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 114
Kim Yong-chol
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 115
Im Shung-hwi
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 116
Chang Sang
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 117
Pak Ui-chun
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 118
Li Chan-myung
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 119
Kim Ok
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 120
Ji Yun-nam
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 121
Park Yeon-mi
WRITER
1993 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 122
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In North Korea
Among soccer players born in North Korea, Im Shung-hwi ranks 15. Before him are Pak Doo-ik (1943), Pak Seung-zin (1941), Li Dong-woon (1945), Kim Jong-hun (1956), Yang Song-guk (1944), and Hong Deok-young (1926). After him are Li Chan-myung (1947), Ji Yun-nam (1976), Hong Yong-jo (1982), Ri Myong-guk (1986), Kim Yong-jun (1983), and Kim Myong-won (1983).
Pak Doo-ik
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 9
Pak Seung-zin
1941 - 2011
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 10
Li Dong-woon
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 11
Kim Jong-hun
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 12
Yang Song-guk
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 13
Hong Deok-young
1926 - 2005
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 14
Im Shung-hwi
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 15
Li Chan-myung
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 16
Ji Yun-nam
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 17
Hong Yong-jo
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 18
Ri Myong-guk
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 19
Kim Yong-jun
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 20
Kim Myong-won
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 21