David Cotterill

Welsh association football player (born 1987)
Person human Q971539
David Cotterill
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Summary

David Cotterill is a human[1]. Born in Cardiff[2], he… he was born on December 4, 1987[3]. He worked as an association football player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • David Cotterill's place of birth was Cardiff[2].
  • David Cotterill was born on December 4, 1987[3].
  • David Cotterill held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • English was David Cotterill's native language[7].
  • David Cotterill's professions included association football player[4].
  • David Cotterill is recorded as male[8].
  • David Cotterill's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • David Cotterill's member of sports team is recorded as Birmingham City F.C.[10].
  • David Cotterill's member of sports team is recorded as Wales men's national association football team[11].
  • David Cotterill's league or competition is recorded as Premier League[12].
  • David Cotterill's Commons category is recorded as David Cotterill[13].
  • David Cotterill's position played on team / speciality is recorded as wing half[14].
  • David Cotterill's sport is recorded as association football[15].
  • David Cotterill's family name is recorded as Cotterill[16].
  • David Cotterill's given name is recorded as David[17].
  • David Cotterill's given name is recorded as Rhys[18].
  • David Cotterill's given name is recorded as George[19].
  • David Cotterill's given name is recorded as Best[20].
  • David Cotterill's participant in is recorded as UEFA Euro 2016[21].
  • David Cotterill's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • David Cotterill's birth name is recorded as David Rhys George Best Cotterill[23].
  • David Cotterill's country for sport is recorded as Wales[24].
  • David Cotterill's name in native language is recorded as David Cotterill[25].
  • David Cotterill's sport number is recorded as 11[26].
  • David Cotterill's start of work period is recorded as 2004[27].

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Origins and Family

David Cotterill was born in Cardiff[2]. He was born on December 4, 1987[3]. English was his native language[7].

Career and Affiliations

David Cotterill's professions included association football player[4].

Why It Matters

David Cotterill ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was David Cotterill born?

David Cotterill was born in Cardiff[2].

What did David Cotterill do for work?

David Cotterill worked as association football player[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Roger.ec1 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → David, Rhys, George +1
    Member of sports team → Portsmouth F.C., Bristol City F.C., Barnsley F.C. +10
    Sex or gender → male
    Position played on team / speciality → wing half
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Besoccer player id: 44169, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273559|batch #273559]]"
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