SOCCER PLAYER
Shinji Tanaka
1960 - Today

Shinji Tanaka
Shinji Tanaka (田中 真二, Tanaka Shinji; born September 25, 1960) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. Shinji Tanaka is the 3,073rd most popular soccer player (up from 4,319th in 2024), the 1,345th most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,479th in 2019) and the 318th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Shinji Tanaka ranks 3,073 out of 21,273. Before him are Eddy Treijtel, Aldo Campatelli, Mahmoud El-Gohary, Ferland Mendy, Jacques Simon, and Eetje Sol. After him are Caio Júnior, Tibor Csernai, Eugen Meier, Milan Damjanović, Eusebio Di Francesco, and Georginio Wijnaldum.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEddy Treijtel
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 3,071
Aldo Campatelli
1919 - 1984
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 3,072
Mahmoud El-Gohary
1938 - 2012
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 3,073
Ferland Mendy
1995 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 3,074
Jacques Simon
1941 - 2017
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 3,075
Eetje Sol
1881 - 1965
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 3,076
Shinji Tanaka
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 3,077
Caio Júnior
1965 - 2016
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 3,078
Tibor Csernai
1938 - 2012
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 3,079
Eugen Meier
1930 - 2002
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 3,080
Milan Damjanović
1943 - 2006
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 3,081
Eusebio Di Francesco
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 3,082
Georginio Wijnaldum
1990 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 3,083
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Shinji Tanaka ranks 272. Before him are Željko Šturanović, Viktor Lazlo, Simon Gallup, Dominique Wilkins, Gilbert Diendéré, and Glenn Strömberg. After him are Dominic Miller, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Will Wright, Loïc Wacquant, and Kyle Gass.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsŽeljko Šturanović
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2014
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 266
Viktor Lazlo
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 267
Simon Gallup
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 268
Dominique Wilkins
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 269
Gilbert Diendéré
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 270
Glenn Strömberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 271
Shinji Tanaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 272
Dominic Miller
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 273
Mahmoud al-Mabhouh
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1960 - 2010
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 274
Pruitt Taylor Vince
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 275
Will Wright
GAME DESIGNER
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 276
Loïc Wacquant
SOCIOLOGIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 277
Kyle Gass
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 278
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shinji Tanaka ranks 1,345 out of 6,245. Before him are Shinji Okazaki (1986), Mihoko Iwaya (1964), Minami Takayama (1964), Mao Kobayashi (1999), Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu (1911), and Yoshiaki Arata (1924). After him are Yasuzo Masumura (1924), Ōsugi Sakae (1885), Riichi Yokomitsu (1898), Kaoru Ikeya (1943), Yoshihiko Matsuoka (1977), and Yoshikazu Nagai (1952).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsShinji Okazaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 1,339
Mihoko Iwaya
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 1,340
Minami Takayama
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 1,341
Mao Kobayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 1,342
Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu
NOBLEMAN
1911 - 2004
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 1,343
Yoshiaki Arata
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2018
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 1,344
Shinji Tanaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 1,345
Yasuzo Masumura
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1986
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 1,346
Ōsugi Sakae
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1885 - 1923
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 1,347
Riichi Yokomitsu
WRITER
1898 - 1947
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 1,348
Kaoru Ikeya
ASTRONOMER
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 1,349
Yoshihiko Matsuoka
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 1,350
Yoshikazu Nagai
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 1,351
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Shinji Tanaka ranks 318. Before him are Atsushi Yamaguchi (1980), Taeko Kawasumi (1972), Shu Kamo (1939), Shinji Okazaki (1986), Mihoko Iwaya (1964), and Mao Kobayashi (1999). After him are Yoshihiko Matsuoka (1977), Yoshikazu Nagai (1952), Atsushi Matsuura (1981), Nobuyuki Oishi (1974), Kazuki Ito (1987), and Tetsuya Ogura (1970).
Atsushi Yamaguchi
1980 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 312
Taeko Kawasumi
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 313
Shu Kamo
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 314
Shinji Okazaki
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 315
Mihoko Iwaya
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 316
Mao Kobayashi
1999 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 317
Shinji Tanaka
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 318
Yoshihiko Matsuoka
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 319
Yoshikazu Nagai
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 320
Atsushi Matsuura
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 321
Nobuyuki Oishi
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 322
Kazuki Ito
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 323
Tetsuya Ogura
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 324











































