SOCCER PLAYER
Tsukasa Hosaka
1937 - 2018

Tsukasa Hosaka
Tsukasa Hosaka (保坂 司, Hosaka Tsukasa; March 3, 1937 – January 21, 2018) was a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tsukasa Hosaka is the 222nd most popular soccer player (up from 570th in 2019), the 215th most popular biography from Japan (up from 536th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
Tsukasa Hosaka is most famous for being the founder of the Japanese company, SoftBank.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Tsukasa Hosaka ranks 222 out of 21,273. Before him are Shiro Azumi, Kurt Hamrin, József Bozsik, Sergio Ramos, Kazuyoshi Miura, and Wolfgang Overath. After him are Kenny Dalglish, Andrea Pirlo, Bora Milutinović, Shojiro Sugimura, Ryuzo Shimizu, and José Luis Chilavert.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsShiro Azumi
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 219
Kurt Hamrin
1934 - 2024
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 220
József Bozsik
1925 - 1978
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 221
Sergio Ramos
1986 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 222
Kazuyoshi Miura
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 223
Wolfgang Overath
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 224
Tsukasa Hosaka
1937 - 2018
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 225
Kenny Dalglish
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 226
Andrea Pirlo
1979 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 227
Bora Milutinović
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 228
Shojiro Sugimura
1905 - 1975
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 229
Ryuzo Shimizu
1902 - 1950
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 230
José Luis Chilavert
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 231
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Tsukasa Hosaka ranks 63. Before him are Vladimir Arnold, Sigmund Jähn, Hélène Cixous, Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Ferdinand Piëch, and Mario Capecchi. After him are Fernando de la Rúa, Lionel Jospin, Andrei Konchalovsky, Valentyn Sylvestrov, Thomas Pynchon, and Paolo Conte. Among people deceased in 2018, Tsukasa Hosaka ranks 64. Before him are Stéphane Audran, Michael Halliday, Reynaldo Bignone, Francis Lai, Wim Kok, and Claude Lanzmann. After him are Milena Dravić, Joël Robuchon, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Keith O'Brien, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, and Gérard Genette.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsVladimir Arnold
MATHEMATICIAN
1937 - 2010
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 57
Sigmund Jähn
ASTRONAUT
1937 - 2019
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 58
Hélène Cixous
WRITER
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 59
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2023
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 60
Ferdinand Piëch
BUSINESSPERSON
1937 - 2019
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 61
Mario Capecchi
BIOLOGIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 62
Tsukasa Hosaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 63
Fernando de la Rúa
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2019
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 64
Lionel Jospin
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 65
Andrei Konchalovsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 66
Valentyn Sylvestrov
COMPOSER
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 67
Thomas Pynchon
WRITER
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 68
Paolo Conte
MUSICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 69
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsStéphane Audran
ACTOR
1932 - 2018
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 58
Michael Halliday
LINGUIST
1925 - 2018
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 59
Reynaldo Bignone
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 60
Francis Lai
COMPOSER
1932 - 2018
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 61
Wim Kok
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2018
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 62
Claude Lanzmann
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2018
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 63
Tsukasa Hosaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 64
Milena Dravić
ACTOR
1940 - 2018
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 65
Joël Robuchon
CHEF
1945 - 2018
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 66
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
BUSINESSPERSON
1958 - 2018
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 67
Keith O'Brien
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2018
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 68
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2018
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 69
Gérard Genette
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2018
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 70
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Tsukasa Hosaka ranks 215 out of 6,245. Before him are Ashikaga Yoshiaki (1537), Syukuro Manabe (1931), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), Honda Tadakatsu (1548), Taira no Kiyomori (1118), and Hiroyuki Sanada (1960). After him are Sesshū Tōyō (1420), Shojiro Sugimura (1905), Ryuzo Shimizu (1902), Yosa Buson (1716), Arawa Kimura (1931), and Tokizo Ichihashi (1909).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsAshikaga Yoshiaki
POLITICIAN
1537 - 1597
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 209
Syukuro Manabe
PHYSICIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 210
Imagawa Yoshimoto
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1560
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 211
Honda Tadakatsu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1548 - 1610
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 212
Taira no Kiyomori
POLITICIAN
1118 - 1181
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 213
Hiroyuki Sanada
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 214
Tsukasa Hosaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 215
Sesshū Tōyō
PAINTER
1420 - 1506
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 216
Shojiro Sugimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1975
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 217
Ryuzo Shimizu
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1950
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 218
Yosa Buson
WRITER
1716 - 1783
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 219
Arawa Kimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2007
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 220
Tokizo Ichihashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - Present
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 221
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Tsukasa Hosaka ranks 31. Before him are Kunitaka Sueoka (1917), Junji Kawano (1945), Takeo Wakabayashi (1907), Shozo Tsugitani (1940), Shiro Azumi (null), and Kazuyoshi Miura (1967). After him are Shojiro Sugimura (1905), Ryuzo Shimizu (1902), Arawa Kimura (1931), Tokizo Ichihashi (1909), Yoshio Okada (1926), and Hifuyo Uchida (null).
Kunitaka Sueoka
1917 - 1998
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 25
Junji Kawano
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 26
Takeo Wakabayashi
1907 - 1937
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 27
Shozo Tsugitani
1940 - 1978
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 28
Shiro Azumi
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 29
Kazuyoshi Miura
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 30
Tsukasa Hosaka
1937 - 2018
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 31
Shojiro Sugimura
1905 - 1975
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 32
Ryuzo Shimizu
1902 - 1950
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 33
Arawa Kimura
1931 - 2007
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 34
Tokizo Ichihashi
1909 - Present
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 35
Yoshio Okada
1926 - 2002
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 36
Hifuyo Uchida
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 37