SOCCER PLAYER
Samir Handanović
1984 - Today

Samir Handanović
Samir Handanović (born 14 July 1984) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Since August 2024, he is the head coach of Inter Milan's under-17 team. Before moving to Italy, Handanović played in his home country of Slovenia. In 2004, he was acquired by Udinese but spent the next few years on loan, playing for teams such as Treviso, Lazio and Rimini. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samir Handanović is the 1,259th most popular soccer player (up from 1,899th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Slovenia (up from 75th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Slovene Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Samir Handanović ranks 1,259 out of 21,273. Before him are Patrice Evra, Dragiša Binić, Faustino Asprilla, Savo Milošević, Arthur Johnson, and Leonardo Bonucci. After him are Paulo Cézar Caju, Knut Nordahl, Mario Götze, Masakatsu Miyamoto, Nery Pumpido, and Kuniya Daini.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPatrice Evra
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 1,256
Dragiša Binić
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 1,257
Faustino Asprilla
1969 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,258
Savo Milošević
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,259
Arthur Johnson
1879 - 1920
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,260
Leonardo Bonucci
1987 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,261
Samir Handanović
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,262
Paulo Cézar Caju
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,263
Knut Nordahl
1920 - 1984
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 1,264
Mario Götze
1992 - Present
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 1,265
Masakatsu Miyamoto
1938 - 2002
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 1,266
Nery Pumpido
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 1,267
Kuniya Daini
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 1,268
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1984, Samir Handanović ranks 36. Before him are Burak Özçivit, Giorgio Chiellini, Beren Saat, Mohamed Bouazizi, Glen Johnson, and Pavel Durov. After him are Ross Ulbricht, Adriano, Yun Hyon-seok, Ludwig Göransson, Santi Cazorla, and Indila.
Others Born in 1984
Go to all RankingsBurak Özçivit
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 30
Giorgio Chiellini
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 31
Beren Saat
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 32
Mohamed Bouazizi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1984 - 2011
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 33
Glen Johnson
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 34
Pavel Durov
BUSINESSPERSON
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 35
Samir Handanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 36
Ross Ulbricht
EXTREMIST
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 37
Adriano
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 38
Yun Hyon-seok
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1984 - 2003
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 39
Ludwig Göransson
MUSICIAN
1984 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 40
Santi Cazorla
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 41
Indila
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 42
In Slovenia
Among people born in Slovenia, Samir Handanović ranks 55 out of 340. Before him are Max Fabiani (1865), Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia (1929), Rihard Jakopič (1869), Stanko Vraz (1810), Jakob Lorber (1800), and Ita Rina (1907). After him are Ivan Regen (1868), Edvard Kocbek (1904), Drago Jančar (1948), Rudolf Maister (1874), Miroslav Cerar (1939), and Zoran Mušič (1909).
Others born in Slovenia
Go to all RankingsMax Fabiani
ARCHITECT
1865 - 1962
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 49
Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1990
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 50
Rihard Jakopič
PAINTER
1869 - 1943
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 51
Stanko Vraz
WRITER
1810 - 1851
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 52
Jakob Lorber
PHILOSOPHER
1800 - 1864
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 53
Ita Rina
ACTOR
1907 - 1979
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 54
Samir Handanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 55
Ivan Regen
BIOLOGIST
1868 - 1947
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 56
Edvard Kocbek
WRITER
1904 - 1981
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 57
Drago Jančar
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 58
Rudolf Maister
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1874 - 1934
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 59
Miroslav Cerar
GYMNAST
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 60
Zoran Mušič
PAINTER
1909 - 2005
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 61
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Slovenia
Among soccer players born in Slovenia, Samir Handanović ranks 2. Before him are Branko Oblak (1947). After him are Zlatko Zahovič (1971), Jan Oblak (1993), Milivoje Novaković (1979), Željko Milinovič (1969), Fredi Bobic (1971), Marko Elsner (1960), Maksimilijan Mihelčič (1905), Zdenko Verdenik (1949), Alfred Jermaniš (1967), and Branko Ilić (1983).
Branko Oblak
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 1
Samir Handanović
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 2
Zlatko Zahovič
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 3
Jan Oblak
1993 - Present
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 4
Milivoje Novaković
1979 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 5
Željko Milinovič
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 6
Fredi Bobic
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 7
Marko Elsner
1960 - 2020
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 8
Maksimilijan Mihelčič
1905 - 1958
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 9
Zdenko Verdenik
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 10
Alfred Jermaniš
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 11
Branko Ilić
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 12