SOCCER PLAYER
Takeshi Watanabe
1972 - Today

Takeshi Watanabe
Takeshi Watanabe (渡辺 毅, Watanabe Takeshi; born September 10, 1972) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. Takeshi Watanabe is the 4,736th most popular soccer player (up from 6,904th in 2024), the 1,671st most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,918th in 2019) and the 444th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Takeshi Watanabe ranks 4,736 out of 21,273. Before him are Ivan Radeljić, Tsuyoshi Nakao, Karel Senecký, Jiří Němec, Mohamed Latif, and Gert Heidler. After him are Ramon Menezes, Guido Vincenzi, Christian Lopez, Armando Segato, Sofyan Amrabat, and Andreas Kupfer.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIvan Radeljić
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 4,736
Tsuyoshi Nakao
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 4,737
Karel Senecký
1919 - 1979
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 4,738
Jiří Němec
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 4,739
Mohamed Latif
1909 - 1990
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 4,740
Gert Heidler
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 4,741
Takeshi Watanabe
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 4,742
Ramon Menezes
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 4,743
Guido Vincenzi
1932 - 1997
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 4,744
Christian Lopez
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 4,745
Armando Segato
1930 - 1973
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 4,746
Sofyan Amrabat
1996 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 4,747
Andreas Kupfer
1914 - 2001
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 4,748
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Takeshi Watanabe ranks 284. Before him are Shuntaro Furukawa, Chiharu Shiota, Yogi Adityanath, Nikka Costa, Craig Jones, and Roosevelt Skerrit. After him are Ramon Menezes, Jaromír Blažek, Denise Bronzetti, Sete Gibernau, Mykhailo Podolyak, and Ion Chicu.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsShuntaro Furukawa
BUSINESSPERSON
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 278
Chiharu Shiota
ARTIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 279
Yogi Adityanath
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 280
Nikka Costa
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 281
Craig Jones
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 282
Roosevelt Skerrit
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 283
Takeshi Watanabe
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 284
Ramon Menezes
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 285
Jaromír Blažek
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 286
Denise Bronzetti
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 287
Sete Gibernau
RACING DRIVER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 288
Mykhailo Podolyak
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 289
Ion Chicu
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 290
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Takeshi Watanabe ranks 1,671 out of 6,245. Before him are Tomimaru Okuni (1931), Yoshiyuki Matsuyama (1966), Futaba Kioka (1965), Takao Kobayashi (1961), Tsuyoshi Nakao (1983), and Midori Ito (1969). After him are Norio Sasaki (1958), Akihiko Hoshide (1968), Yuji Takada (1954), Takashi Yamazaki (1964), Shogo Sakurai (1984), and Akiyuki Shinbo (1961).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsTomimaru Okuni
ASTRONOMER
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 1,665
Yoshiyuki Matsuyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 1,666
Futaba Kioka
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 1,667
Takao Kobayashi
ASTRONOMER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 1,668
Tsuyoshi Nakao
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 1,669
Midori Ito
SKATER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 1,670
Takeshi Watanabe
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 1,671
Norio Sasaki
COACH
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 1,672
Akihiko Hoshide
ASTRONAUT
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 1,673
Yuji Takada
WRESTLER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 1,674
Takashi Yamazaki
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 1,675
Shogo Sakurai
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 1,676
Akiyuki Shinbo
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 1,677
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Takeshi Watanabe ranks 444. Before him are Kazumasa Shimizu (1976), Ryota Takahashi (1986), Minato Yoshida (1992), Yoshiyuki Matsuyama (1966), Futaba Kioka (1965), and Tsuyoshi Nakao (1983). After him are Shogo Sakurai (1984), Yuto Nagatomo (1986), Kinya Takehara (1974), Megumi Torigoe (1950), Hisashi Kato (1956), and Noriaki Asakura (1973).
Kazumasa Shimizu
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 438
Ryota Takahashi
1986 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 439
Minato Yoshida
1992 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 440
Yoshiyuki Matsuyama
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 441
Futaba Kioka
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 442
Tsuyoshi Nakao
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 443
Takeshi Watanabe
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 444
Shogo Sakurai
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 445
Yuto Nagatomo
1986 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 446
Kinya Takehara
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 447
Megumi Torigoe
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 448
Hisashi Kato
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 449
Noriaki Asakura
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 450










































