SOCCER PLAYER
Masashi Nakayama
1967 - Today

Masashi Nakayama
Masashi Nakayama (中山 雅史, Nakayama Masashi; born 23 September 1967), nicknamed "Gon" during his playing career, is a Japanese professional football manager and former player. He was the J.League Most Valuable Player in 1998, J.League Top Scorer in 1998 and 2000, and J.League Best XI in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002. He is currently head coach of J3 League club Azul Claro Numazu. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Masashi Nakayama is the 3,868th most popular soccer player (down from 3,388th in 2019), the 1,500th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,342nd in 2019) and the 376th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Masashi Nakayama ranks 3,868 out of 21,273. Before him are Edmondo Fabbri, Clément Lenglet, Jan van Beveren, Sergio Cervato, Adrie van Kraay, and Holger Hansson. After him are Yumi Tomei, Francesco Janich, Jimmy Armfield, Gennadi Gusarov, Frithjof Ulleberg, and Julio Quintana.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdmondo Fabbri
1921 - 1995
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 3,867
Clément Lenglet
1995 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 3,868
Jan van Beveren
1948 - 2011
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 3,869
Sergio Cervato
1929 - 2005
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 3,870
Adrie van Kraay
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 3,871
Holger Hansson
1927 - 2014
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 3,872
Masashi Nakayama
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 3,873
Yumi Tomei
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 3,874
Francesco Janich
1937 - 2019
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 3,875
Jimmy Armfield
1935 - 2018
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 3,876
Gennadi Gusarov
1937 - 2014
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 3,877
Frithjof Ulleberg
1911 - 1993
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 3,878
Julio Quintana
1904 - 1981
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 3,879
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Masashi Nakayama ranks 250. Before him are Morten Tyldum, Robert S. Kimbrough, Alejandro Aravena, Amala Akkineni, Ecaterina Szabo, and Gus Poyet. After him are Manuela Maleeva, Kotono Mitsuishi, Quentin Meillassoux, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Aslı Erdoğan, and Kazuya Nakai.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsMorten Tyldum
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 244
Robert S. Kimbrough
ASTRONAUT
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 245
Alejandro Aravena
ARCHITECT
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 246
Amala Akkineni
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 247
Ecaterina Szabo
GYMNAST
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 248
Gus Poyet
COACH
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 249
Masashi Nakayama
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 250
Manuela Maleeva
TENNIS PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 251
Kotono Mitsuishi
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 252
Quentin Meillassoux
PHILOSOPHER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 253
Tim "Ripper" Owens
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 254
Aslı Erdoğan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 255
Kazuya Nakai
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 256
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Masashi Nakayama ranks 1,500 out of 6,245. Before him are Wataru Ota (1981), Hisakichi Toyoda (1912), Yusuke Yoshizaki (1981), Eizo Kenmotsu (1948), Masashi Tashiro (1956), and Shigeru Kasamatsu (1947). After him are Yumi Tomei (1972), Kozo Tashima (1957), Tsuyoshi Yamanaka (1939), Masaharu Fukuyama (1969), Fumiaki Nakamura (1981), and Yoko Takahagi (1969).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsWataru Ota
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 1,494
Hisakichi Toyoda
ATHLETE
1912 - 1976
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 1,495
Yusuke Yoshizaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 1,496
Eizo Kenmotsu
GYMNAST
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 1,497
Masashi Tashiro
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,498
Shigeru Kasamatsu
GYMNAST
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 1,499
Masashi Nakayama
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 1,500
Yumi Tomei
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 1,501
Kozo Tashima
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,502
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
ATHLETE
1939 - 2017
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,503
Masaharu Fukuyama
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,504
Fumiaki Nakamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,505
Yoko Takahagi
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,506
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Masashi Nakayama ranks 376. Before him are Yoshie Kasajima (1975), Shingo Ito (1979), Tamaki Uchiyama (1972), Tomonori Tsunematsu (1976), Wataru Ota (1981), and Yusuke Yoshizaki (1981). After him are Yumi Tomei (1972), Kozo Tashima (1957), Fumiaki Nakamura (1981), Yoko Takahagi (1969), Makoto Ikeda (1977), and Hiromasa Tokioka (1974).
Yoshie Kasajima
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 370
Shingo Ito
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 371
Tamaki Uchiyama
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 372
Tomonori Tsunematsu
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 373
Wataru Ota
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 374
Yusuke Yoshizaki
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 375
Masashi Nakayama
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 376
Yumi Tomei
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 377
Kozo Tashima
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 378
Fumiaki Nakamura
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 379
Yoko Takahagi
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 380
Makoto Ikeda
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 381
Hiromasa Tokioka
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 382