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Jan Åge Fjørtoft

Norwegian association football player
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Jan Åge Fjørtoft

Summary

Jan Åge Fjørtoft is a human[1]. He was born in Gursken[2]. He was born on January 10, 1967[3]. He worked as an association football player[4], association football coach[5], and sports commentator[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (374 views/month, #7,148 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Gursken[2], Jan Åge Fjørtoft…
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft was born on January 10, 1967[3].
  • A child of Jan Åge Fjørtoft was Markus Fjørtoft[8].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft held citizenship in Norway[9].
  • Norwegian was Jan Åge Fjørtoft's native language[10].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft worked as an association football player[4].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft worked as an association football coach[5].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft worked as a sports commentator[6].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft was educated at Hamar Cathedral School[11].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft received the Golden Order of Merit of the Republic of Austria[12].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft is recorded as male[13].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft's league or competition is recorded as Q82595[15].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft's league or competition is recorded as Premier League[16].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft's Commons category is recorded as Jan Åge Fjørtoft[17].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft's position played on team / speciality is recorded as forward[18].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft's sport is recorded as association football[19].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft's family name is recorded as Fjørtoft[20].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft's given name is recorded as Jan Åge[21].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft's participant in is recorded as 1994 FIFA World Cup[22].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Norwegian[23].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Fjøra'}[24].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft's country for sport is recorded as Norway[25].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'no', 'text': 'Jan Åge Fjørtoft'}[26].
  • Jan Åge Fjørtoft's start of work period is recorded as 1984[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: NO[29]

  • Began / founded: 1967-01-10[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 752fbaad-4238-4796-988d-bad268fd5571[31]

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Origins and Family

Born in Gursken[2], Jan Åge Fjørtoft… he was born on January 10, 1967[3]. Norwegian was his native language[10].

Education

Jan Åge Fjørtoft was educated at Hamar Cathedral School[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include association football player[4], association football coach[5], and sports commentator[6].

Recognition

Jan Åge Fjørtoft received the Golden Order of Merit of the Republic of Austria[12].

Personal Life

A child of Jan Åge Fjørtoft was Markus Fjørtoft[8].

Why It Matters

Jan Åge Fjørtoft ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (374 views/month, #7,148 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Jan Åge Fjørtoft born?

Jan Åge Fjørtoft's place of birth was Gursken[2].

What did Jan Åge Fjørtoft do for work?

Jan Åge Fjørtoft worked as association football player[4], association football coach[5], and sports commentator[6].

Where did Jan Åge Fjørtoft go to school?

Jan Åge Fjørtoft was educated at Hamar Cathedral School[11].

What awards did Jan Åge Fjørtoft receive?

Honors received include Golden Order of Merit of the Republic of Austria[12].

Related Entities

Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . skrapid.at. Retrieved . skrapid.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . 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.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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