SOCCER PLAYER
Nobuo Matsunaga
1921 - 2007

Nobuo Matsunaga
Nobuo Matsunaga (松永 信夫, Matsunaga Nobuo; December 6, 1921 – September 25, 2007) was a Japanese footballer and manager. He played for the Japan national team. His brother Akira Matsunaga and Seki Matsunaga also played for Japan national team. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nobuo Matsunaga is the 330th most popular soccer player (up from 507th in 2019), the 308th most popular biography from Japan (up from 493rd in 2019) and the 73rd most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Nobuo Matsunaga ranks 330 out of 21,273. Before him are Toshio Hirabayashi, Yoshio Furukawa, Sérgio Conceição, Dida, Shoko Hamada, and Nagayasu Honda. After him are Masanobu Izumi, Josip Skoblar, Seki Matsunaga, Diego Forlán, Nani, and Hisataka Okamoto.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsToshio Hirabayashi
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 327
Yoshio Furukawa
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 328
Sérgio Conceição
1974 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 329
Dida
1973 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 330
Shoko Hamada
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 331
Nagayasu Honda
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 332
Nobuo Matsunaga
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 333
Masanobu Izumi
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 334
Josip Skoblar
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 335
Seki Matsunaga
1928 - 2013
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 336
Diego Forlán
1979 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 337
Nani
1986 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 338
Hisataka Okamoto
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 339
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Nobuo Matsunaga ranks 78. Before him are Countess Georgina von Wilczek, Murray Bookchin, Peter Benenson, Franco Corelli, Lydia Litvyak, and Farida of Egypt. After him are Harry Carey Jr., Paul Watzlawick, Viktor Kulikov, Donna Reed, Miklós Jancsó, and James Clavell. Among people deceased in 2007, Nobuo Matsunaga ranks 52. Before him are Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, Abbé Pierre, John Backus, Oscar Peterson, Gaston Thorn, and Vladimir Kryuchkov. After him are Paul Watzlawick, David Lane, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michael Jackson, Ian Smith, and Taha Yassin Ramadan.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsCountess Georgina von Wilczek
COMPANION
1921 - 1989
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 72
Murray Bookchin
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 73
Peter Benenson
LAWYER
1921 - 2005
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 74
Franco Corelli
SINGER
1921 - 2003
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 75
Lydia Litvyak
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1943
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 76
Farida of Egypt
COMPANION
1921 - 1988
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 77
Nobuo Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 78
Harry Carey Jr.
ACTOR
1921 - 2012
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 79
Paul Watzlawick
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 80
Viktor Kulikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2013
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 81
Donna Reed
ACTOR
1921 - 1986
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 82
Miklós Jancsó
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2014
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 83
James Clavell
WRITER
1921 - 1994
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 84
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsCarl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
PHYSICIST
1912 - 2007
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 46
Abbé Pierre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2007
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 47
John Backus
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 2007
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 48
Oscar Peterson
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2007
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 49
Gaston Thorn
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2007
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 50
Vladimir Kryuchkov
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2007
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 51
Nobuo Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 52
Paul Watzlawick
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 53
David Lane
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1938 - 2007
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 54
Jean-Claude Brialy
ACTOR
1933 - 2007
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 55
Michael Jackson
WRITER
1942 - 2007
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 56
Ian Smith
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2007
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 57
Taha Yassin Ramadan
EXTREMIST
1938 - 2007
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 58
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Nobuo Matsunaga ranks 308 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Shōmu (701), Shoko Hamada (1950), Tokugawa Iemochi (1846), Nagayasu Honda (null), Nobuyuki Abe (1875), and Shuji Nakamura (1954). After him are Emperor Bidatsu (538), Emperor Sutoku (1119), Masanobu Izumi (1944), Seki Matsunaga (1928), Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado (1442), and Hisataka Okamoto (1933).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsEmperor Shōmu
POLITICIAN
701 - 756
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 302
Shoko Hamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 303
Tokugawa Iemochi
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1866
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 304
Nagayasu Honda
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 305
Nobuyuki Abe
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1953
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 306
Shuji Nakamura
PHYSICIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 307
Nobuo Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 308
Emperor Bidatsu
POLITICIAN
538 - 585
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 309
Emperor Sutoku
POLITICIAN
1119 - 1164
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 310
Masanobu Izumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 311
Seki Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2013
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 312
Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
POLITICIAN
1442 - 1500
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 313
Hisataka Okamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 314
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Nobuo Matsunaga ranks 73. Before him are Seishiro Shimatani (1938), Yasuyuki Kuwahara (1942), Toshio Hirabayashi (null), Yoshio Furukawa (1934), Shoko Hamada (1950), and Nagayasu Honda (null). After him are Masanobu Izumi (1944), Seki Matsunaga (1928), Hisataka Okamoto (1933), Noritaka Hidaka (1947), Tadao Horie (1913), and Reizo Fukuhara (1931).
Seishiro Shimatani
1938 - 2001
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 67
Yasuyuki Kuwahara
1942 - 2017
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 68
Toshio Hirabayashi
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 69
Yoshio Furukawa
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 70
Shoko Hamada
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 71
Nagayasu Honda
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 72
Nobuo Matsunaga
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 73
Masanobu Izumi
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 74
Seki Matsunaga
1928 - 2013
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 75
Hisataka Okamoto
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 76
Noritaka Hidaka
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 77
Tadao Horie
1913 - 2003
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 78
Reizo Fukuhara
1931 - 1970
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 79