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Chris Kirkland

English association football player (born 1981)
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Chris Kirkland

Summary

Chris Kirkland is a human[1]. Born in Barwell[2], he… he was born on +1981-05-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an association football player[4] and association football coach[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (311 views/month, #7,029 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Chris Kirkland's place of birth was Barwell[2].
  • Chris Kirkland was born on +1981-05-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Chris Kirkland held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Chris Kirkland worked as an association football player[4].
  • Chris Kirkland worked as an association football coach[5].
  • Chris Kirkland's education included a stint at Henley College, Coventry[8].
  • Chris Kirkland's image is recorded as Chris Kirkland Aug 2010.jpg[9].
  • Chris Kirkland is recorded as male[10].
  • Chris Kirkland's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Chris Kirkland's league or competition is recorded as Premier League[12].
  • Chris Kirkland's Commons category is recorded as Chris Kirkland[13].
  • Chris Kirkland's position played on team / speciality is recorded as goalkeeper[14].
  • Chris Kirkland's sport is recorded as association football[15].
  • Chris Kirkland's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03zn46[16].
  • Chris Kirkland's family name is recorded as Kirkland[17].
  • Chris Kirkland's given name is recorded as Christopher[18].
  • Chris Kirkland's given name is recorded as Edmund[19].
  • Chris Kirkland's given name is recorded as Chris[20].
  • Chris Kirkland's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Chris Kirkland's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Christopher Edmund Kirkland'}[22].
  • Chris Kirkland's country for sport is recorded as England[23].
  • Chris Kirkland's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chris Kirkland'}[24].
  • Chris Kirkland's sport number is recorded as 1[25].
  • Chris Kirkland's WorldFootball.net person ID is recorded as chris-kirkland[26].
  • Chris Kirkland's start of work period is recorded as +1998-00-00T00:00:00Z[27].

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Origins and Family

Chris Kirkland's place of birth was Barwell[2]. He was born on +1981-05-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Chris Kirkland's education included a stint at Henley College, Coventry[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include association football player[4] and association football coach[5].

Why It Matters

Chris Kirkland ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (311 views/month, #7,029 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Chris Kirkland born?

Chris Kirkland was born in Barwell[2].

What did Chris Kirkland do for work?

Chris Kirkland worked as association football player[4] and association football coach[5].

Where did Chris Kirkland go to school?

Chris Kirkland was educated at Henley College, Coventry[8].

Related Entities

England United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . England Football Online. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . LFChistory.net. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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