SOCCER PLAYER
Yoshiharu Horii
1953 - 2025

Yoshiharu Horii
Yoshiharu Horii (堀井 美晴, Horii Yoshiharu; 16 March 1953 – 23 August 2025) was a Japanese football player and manager. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshiharu Horii is the 6,101st most popular soccer player (down from 4,711th in 2024), the 1,997th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,543rd in 2019) and the 625th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Yoshiharu Horii ranks 6,101 out of 21,273. Before him are Nobutoshi Kaneda, Ahmed Radhi, Antonio Nocerino, Akemi Noda, Daichi Hakkaku, and Zygmunt Kalinowski. After him are Branko Miljuš, Abdelmajid Lamriss, Nadine Angerer, Sven Bender, Aruna Dindane, and Guy Saint-Vil.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNobutoshi Kaneda
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 6,101
Ahmed Radhi
1964 - 2020
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 6,102
Antonio Nocerino
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 6,103
Akemi Noda
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 6,104
Daichi Hakkaku
1992 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 6,105
Zygmunt Kalinowski
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 6,106
Yoshiharu Horii
1953 - 2025
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 6,107
Branko Miljuš
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 6,108
Abdelmajid Lamriss
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 6,109
Nadine Angerer
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 6,110
Sven Bender
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 6,111
Aruna Dindane
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 6,112
Guy Saint-Vil
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 6,113
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Yoshiharu Horii ranks 552. Before him are Aleksandr Poleshchuk, Abdelkader Horr, Benno Magnusson, Derek Daly, Aurlus Mabélé, and Ulrike Bruns. After him are Georgy Poltavchenko, Paul Biyoghé Mba, Joanna Kerns, Reinhard Bütikofer, Jerzy Klempel, and Jeff Berlin. Among people deceased in 2025, Yoshiharu Horii ranks 431. Before him are Andrejs Prohorenkovs, Peter David, Jules Feiffer, Mike McCallum, Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya, and Ian Watkins. After him are Alevtina Olyunina, Jim Bolger, Jerry Adler, Satish Shah, Raúl Grijalva, and Virginia Giuffre.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Poleshchuk
ASTRONAUT
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 546
Abdelkader Horr
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 547
Benno Magnusson
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 548
Derek Daly
RACING DRIVER
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 549
Aurlus Mabélé
SINGER
1953 - 2020
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 550
Ulrike Bruns
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 551
Yoshiharu Horii
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2025
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 552
Georgy Poltavchenko
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 553
Paul Biyoghé Mba
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 554
Joanna Kerns
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 555
Reinhard Bütikofer
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 556
Jerzy Klempel
HANDBALL PLAYER
1953 - 2004
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 557
Jeff Berlin
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 558
Others Deceased in 2025
Go to all RankingsAndrejs Prohorenkovs
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2025
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 425
Peter David
COMIC ARTIST
1956 - 2025
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 426
Jules Feiffer
COMIC ARTIST
1929 - 2025
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 427
Mike McCallum
BOXER
1956 - 2025
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 428
Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya
ACTOR
1964 - 2025
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 429
Ian Watkins
SINGER
1977 - 2025
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 430
Yoshiharu Horii
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2025
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 431
Alevtina Olyunina
ATHLETE
1942 - 2025
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 432
Jim Bolger
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2025
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 433
Jerry Adler
ACTOR
1929 - 2025
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 434
Satish Shah
ACTOR
1951 - 2025
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 435
Raúl Grijalva
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2025
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 436
Virginia Giuffre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1983 - 2025
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 437
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yoshiharu Horii ranks 2,000 out of 6,245. Before him are Toshihiro Nagoshi (1965), Koichi Yokozeki (1979), Shingo Shibata (1985), Ken Matsumoto (1987), Takanohana Kōji (1972), Nobutoshi Kaneda (1958), Yū Aoi (1985), Akemi Noda (1969), and Daichi Hakkaku (1992). After him are Yui Horie (1976), Kyohei Suzaki (1989), and Hideki Matsui (1974).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsToshihiro Nagoshi
GAME DESIGNER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 1,991
Koichi Yokozeki
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 1,992
Shingo Shibata
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 1,993
Ken Matsumoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 1,994
Takanohana Kōji
WRESTLER
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 1,995
Nobutoshi Kaneda
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 1,996
Yū Aoi
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 1,997
Akemi Noda
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 1,998
Daichi Hakkaku
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 1,999
Yoshiharu Horii
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2025
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 2,000
Yui Horie
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 2,001
Kyohei Suzaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 2,002
Hideki Matsui
BASEBALL PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 2,003
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Yoshiharu Horii ranks 625. Before him are Koichi Yokozeki (1979), Shingo Shibata (1985), Ken Matsumoto (1987), Nobutoshi Kaneda (1958), Akemi Noda (1969), and Daichi Hakkaku (1992). After him are Kyohei Suzaki (1989), Koichi Hashiratani (1961), Hitoshi Tomishima (1964), Takumi Horiike (1965), Shinya Chiba (1983), and Takeshi Motoyoshi (1967).
Koichi Yokozeki
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 619
Shingo Shibata
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 620
Ken Matsumoto
1987 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 621
Nobutoshi Kaneda
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 622
Akemi Noda
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 623
Daichi Hakkaku
1992 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 624
Yoshiharu Horii
1953 - 2025
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 625
Kyohei Suzaki
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 626
Koichi Hashiratani
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 627
Hitoshi Tomishima
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 628
Takumi Horiike
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 629
Shinya Chiba
1983 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 630
Takeshi Motoyoshi
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 631


















































