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Knut Torbjørn Eggen

Norwegian footballer and manager (1960-2012)
Person Human Q2465104

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
November 1, 1960
Date of death
February 20, 2012
Place of birth
Orkdal Municipality
Place of death
Moss Municipality
Country of citizenship
Norway[8]
Occupation
association football player, association football coach
Father
Nils Arne Eggen[7]
Country for sport
Norway[23]
Family name
Eggen[17]
Given name
Knut, Torbjørn[18][19]
Height
+183[24]
Manner of death
suicide[21]
Mass
+75
Member of sports team
Rosenborg BK, Norway men's national association football team, Norway national under-16 association football team, Norway national under-19 association football team, Norway national under-21 association football team[10][11][12][13][14]
Participant in
1984 Summer Olympics[22]
Position played on team / speciality
defender[15]
Relative
Christian Eggen Rismark[20]
Sport
association football[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Knut Eggen en Knut Torbjorn Eggen en Knut Torbjørn Eggen ar كنوت توربيورن إغن es Knut Eggen es Knut Torbjorn Eggen fr Knut Eggen fr Knut Torbjorn Eggen it Knut Eggen it Knut Torbjorn Eggen ja クヌート・トルビョルン・エッゲン ko 크누트 토르비에른 에겐 nl Knut Torbjorn Eggen
🔖 Identifiers · 18
VIAF cluster ID
231761878
BIBSYS ID
5078184
EU-Football.info player ID
5289
FBref player ID
d370e29b
Freebase ID
/m/09ht5k
Geni profile ID
6000000015634902221
JRC Names ID
745614
NFF person ID
2690794
National-Football-Teams.com player ID
35652
Norwegian historical register of persons ID
pc00000003190882
Olympedia people ID
26805
Playmakerstats.com player ID
65062
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Prabook ID
2139397
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
eg/knut-torbjorn-eggen-1
Transfermarkt manager ID
22555
Transfermarkt player ID
214035
WikiTree person ID
Eggen-259
WorldFootball.net person ID (old)
knut-torbjoern-eggen

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 5
Norway men's national association football team, Rosenborg BK, Norway national under-21 association football team, Norway national under-19 association football team, Norway national under-16 association football team
Given name 2
Knut, Torbjørn
Occupation 2
association football player, association football coach
Country for sport 1
Norway
Country of citizenship 1
Norway
Father 1
Nils Arne Eggen
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
suicide
Parent of 1
Nils Arne Eggen
Participant in 1
1984 Summer Olympics
Place of birth 1
Orkdal Municipality
Place of death 1
Moss Municipality
Position played on team / speciality 1
defender
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
association football
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Summary

Knut Torbjørn Eggen's place of birth was Orkdal Municipality[1]. He was born on November 1, 1960[2]. He died in Moss Municipality[3]. He died on February 20, 2012[4]. He worked as an association football player[5] and association football coach[6].

FAQs

Where was Knut Torbjørn Eggen born?

Born in Orkdal Municipality[1].

Where did Knut Torbjørn Eggen die?

Knut Torbjørn Eggen died in Moss Municipality[3].

Who were Knut Torbjørn Eggen's parents?

Knut Torbjørn Eggen's father was Nils Arne Eggen[7].

What did Knut Torbjørn Eggen do for work?

Knut Torbjørn Eggen worked as association football player[5] and association football coach[6].

Related Entities

Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . FBref. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . historical register of persons. Retrieved . aftenposten.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . NFF database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . dagbladet.no. Retrieved . dagbladet.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Olympedia. Retrieved . olympedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Nokya · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Playmakerstats.com player ID → 65062
    "Created claim: Playmakerstats.com player ID: 65062, batch #289906"
  2. 11w ago · Ajarmund · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Country for sport → Norway
    Participant in → 1984 Summer Olympics
    Position played on team / speciality → defender
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [mul] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: add hreg id (details)"
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