John McGovern

Scottish association football player and manager (born 1949)
Person human Q961467
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John McGovern

Summary

John McGovern is a human[1]. Born in Montrose[2], he… he was born on +1949-10-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an association football player[4] and association football coach[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (212 views/month, #7,122 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John McGovern was born in Montrose[2].
  • John McGovern was born on +1949-10-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John McGovern held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • John McGovern worked as an association football player[4].
  • John McGovern's professions included association football coach[5].
  • John McGovern's image is recorded as John McGovern (footballer).jpg[8].
  • John McGovern is recorded as male[9].
  • John McGovern's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • John McGovern's Commons category is recorded as John McGovern[11].
  • John McGovern's position played on team / speciality is recorded as midfielder[12].
  • John McGovern's sport is recorded as association football[13].
  • John McGovern's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b21rj[14].
  • John McGovern's family name is recorded as McGovern[15].
  • John McGovern's given name is recorded as John[16].
  • John McGovern's given name is recorded as Prescott[17].
  • John McGovern's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[18].
  • John McGovern's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • John McGovern's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Prescott McGovern'}[20].
  • John McGovern's country for sport is recorded as Scotland[21].
  • John McGovern's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John McGovern'}[22].
  • John McGovern's WorldFootball.net person ID is recorded as john-mcgovern[23].
  • John McGovern's start of work period is recorded as +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z[24].
  • John McGovern's end of work period is recorded as +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z[25].
  • John McGovern's UEFA player ID is recorded as 76163[26].
  • John McGovern's Transfermarkt player ID is recorded as 244637[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Montrose[2], John McGovern… he was born on +1949-10-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

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

Why It Matters

John McGovern ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (212 views/month, #7,122 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was John McGovern born?

John McGovern was born in Montrose[2].

What did John McGovern do for work?

John McGovern worked as association football player[4] and association football coach[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . UEFA.com. 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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