How many professional footballers have come from Hyōgo Prefecture? According to Wikidata, at least 180 association football players were born here. That list includes Shōichi Nishimura, Akihiro Ienaga and Shozo Tsugitani. Among them are 161 male and 19 female players. Documented players span more than 104 years, from 1903 to 2007.
