SOCCER PLAYER
Rigobert Song
1976 - Today

Rigobert Song
Rigobert Song Bahanag (born 1 July 1976) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who is the manager of the Central African Republic national team. Known for his defensive skills, Song usually played as a centre-back, but could also operate at right-back. Internationally, he played at a record eight Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and served as captain in five (the ones he was not captain for were South Africa 1996, Burkina Faso 1998 and Angola 2010), a record, and holds the record of most consecutive games played in the tournament with 35 first team games. He has won two CAF Africa Cup of Nations titles in 2000 and 2002. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rigobert Song is the 2,441st most popular soccer player (down from 1,610th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Cameroon (down from 15th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Cameroonian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Rigobert Song ranks 2,441 out of 21,273. Before him are Gabriel Alonso, Ditmar Jakobs, Hans Mock, Ziad Tlemçani, Christian Ziege, and Danilo. After him are Robert Körner, Andrew Watson, Hong Deok-young, Javi Martínez, Ľubomír Luhový, and Gianni De Biasi.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGabriel Alonso
1923 - 1996
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 2,439
Ditmar Jakobs
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 2,440
Hans Mock
1906 - 1982
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 2,441
Ziad Tlemçani
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 2,442
Christian Ziege
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 2,443
Danilo
1991 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 2,444
Rigobert Song
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 2,445
Robert Körner
1924 - 1989
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 2,446
Andrew Watson
1856 - 1921
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 2,447
Hong Deok-young
1926 - 2005
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 2,448
Javi Martínez
1988 - Present
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 2,449
Ľubomír Luhový
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 2,450
Gianni De Biasi
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 2,451
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1976, Rigobert Song ranks 102. Before him are Iván de la Peña, Jan Koum, Lukas Haas, Mario Yepes, Roque Júnior, and Ayesha Gaddafi. After him are Marco Rose, Emma Bunton, Giovanna Antonelli, Carice van Houten, Sally Hawkins, and Mishary Rashid Alafasy.
Others Born in 1976
Go to all RankingsIván de la Peña
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 96
Jan Koum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 97
Lukas Haas
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 98
Mario Yepes
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 99
Roque Júnior
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 100
Ayesha Gaddafi
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 101
Rigobert Song
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 102
Marco Rose
COACH
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 103
Emma Bunton
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 104
Giovanna Antonelli
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 105
Carice van Houten
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 106
Sally Hawkins
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 107
Mishary Rashid Alafasy
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 108
In Cameroon
Among people born in Cameroon, Rigobert Song ranks 22 out of 156. Before him are Christian Tumi (1930), Achille Mbembe (1957), Emmanuel Kundé (1956), Samuel Umtiti (1993), Joseph-Antoine Bell (1954), and Ephraïm Inoni (1947). After him are Mongo Beti (1932), Lauren (1977), Patrick Baudry (1946), Joseph Bessala (1941), Vincent Aboubakar (1992), and Ephrem M'Bom (1954).
Others born in Cameroon
Go to all RankingsChristian Tumi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2021
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 16
Achille Mbembe
PHILOSOPHER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 17
Emmanuel Kundé
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2025
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 18
Samuel Umtiti
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 19
Joseph-Antoine Bell
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 20
Ephraïm Inoni
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 21
Rigobert Song
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 22
Mongo Beti
WRITER
1932 - 2001
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 23
Lauren
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 24
Patrick Baudry
ASTRONAUT
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 25
Joseph Bessala
ATHLETE
1941 - 2010
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 26
Vincent Aboubakar
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 27
Ephrem M'Bom
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2020
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 28
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Cameroon
Among soccer players born in Cameroon, Rigobert Song ranks 11. Before him are Patrick M'Boma (1970), Marc-Vivien Foé (1975), Geremi (1978), Emmanuel Kundé (1956), Samuel Umtiti (1993), and Joseph-Antoine Bell (1954). After him are Lauren (1977), Vincent Aboubakar (1992), Ephrem M'Bom (1954), Jacques Songo'o (1964), François Omam-Biyik (1966), and Carlos Kameni (1984).
Patrick M'Boma
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 5
Marc-Vivien Foé
1975 - 2003
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 6
Geremi
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 7
Emmanuel Kundé
1956 - 2025
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 8
Samuel Umtiti
1993 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 9
Joseph-Antoine Bell
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 10
Rigobert Song
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 11
Lauren
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 12
Vincent Aboubakar
1992 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 13
Ephrem M'Bom
1954 - 2020
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 14
Jacques Songo'o
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 15
François Omam-Biyik
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 16
Carlos Kameni
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 17