Alfreð Gíslason

Icelandic handball player and coach (born 1959)
Person human Q549425
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Alfreð Gíslason

Summary

Alfreð Gíslason is a human[1]. Born in Akureyri[2], he… he was born on September 7, 1959[3]. He worked as a handball player[4] and handball coach[5]. He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

Key Facts

  • Alfreð Gíslason was born in Akureyri[2].
  • Alfreð Gíslason was born on September 7, 1959[3].
  • Alfreð Gíslason held citizenship in Iceland[7].
  • Alfreð Gíslason's professions included handball player[4].
  • Alfreð Gíslason worked as a handball coach[5].
  • Alfreð Gíslason held the position of Germany men's national handball team coach[8].
  • Among Alfreð Gíslason's employers was SC Magdeburg[9].
  • Among Alfreð Gíslason's employers was Iceland men's national handball team[10].
  • Alfreð Gíslason was employed by VfL Gummersbach[11].
  • Alfreð Gíslason was employed by THW Kiel[12].
  • Alfreð Gíslason is recorded as male[13].
  • Alfreð Gíslason's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Alfreð Gíslason's Commons category is recorded as Alfred Gislason[15].
  • Alfreð Gíslason's position played on team / speciality is recorded as back[16].
  • Alfreð Gíslason's sport is recorded as handball[17].
  • Alfreð Gíslason's given name is recorded as Alfred[18].
  • Alfreð Gíslason's participant in is recorded as 1988 Summer Olympics[19].
  • Alfreð Gíslason's participant in is recorded as 1984 Summer Olympics[20].
  • Alfreð Gíslason's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Icelandic[21].
  • Alfreð Gíslason's different from is recorded as Alfreð Gíslason[22].
  • Alfreð Gíslason's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+191'}[23].

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Origins and Family

Alfreð Gíslason was born in Akureyri[2]. He was born on September 7, 1959[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include handball player[4] and handball coach[5]. Employers include SC Magdeburg[9], a handball team[24], in German Democratic Republic[25], founded in 1955[26], headquartered in Magdeburg[27]; Iceland men's national handball team[10], a men's national handball team[28], in Iceland[29], founded in 1957[30]; VfL Gummersbach[11], a handball team[31], in Germany[32], founded in 1861[33], headquartered in Gummersbach[34]; and THW Kiel[12], a handball team[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1904[37], headquartered in Kiel[38]. Alfreð Gíslason held the position of Germany men's national handball team coach[8].

Why It Matters

Alfreð Gíslason has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Alfreð Gíslason born?

Born in Akureyri[2], Alfreð Gíslason…

What did Alfreð Gíslason do for work?

Alfreð Gíslason worked as handball player[4] and handball coach[5].

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  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Languages spoken, written or signed Icelandic
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