Matt Gillies

Scottish footballer (1921–1998)
Person human Q915929
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Matt Gillies

Summary

Matt Gillies is a human[1]. His place of birth was West Lothian[2]. He was born on +1921-08-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Nottingham[4]. He died on +1998-12-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an association football player[6] and association football coach[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Matt Gillies's place of birth was West Lothian[2].
  • Matt Gillies passed away in Nottingham[4].
  • Matt Gillies was born on +1921-08-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Matt Gillies died on +1998-12-24T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Matt Gillies held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Matt Gillies held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • Matt Gillies's professions included association football player[6].
  • Matt Gillies's professions included association football coach[7].
  • Matt Gillies is recorded as male[11].
  • Matt Gillies's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Matt Gillies's member of sports team is recorded as Motherwell F.C.[13].
  • Matt Gillies's member of sports team is recorded as Leicester City F.C.[14].
  • Matt Gillies's member of sports team is recorded as Bolton Wanderers F.C.[15].
  • Matt Gillies's position played on team / speciality is recorded as defender[16].
  • Matt Gillies's sport is recorded as association football[17].
  • Matt Gillies's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025_y4n[18].
  • Matt Gillies's family name is recorded as Gillies[19].
  • Matt Gillies's given name is recorded as Matt[20].
  • Matt Gillies's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Matt Gillies's Soccerbase manager ID is recorded as 936[22].
  • Matt Gillies's FootballDatabase.eu person ID is recorded as 35216[23].
  • Matt Gillies's coach of sports team is recorded as Leicester City F.C.[24].
  • Matt Gillies's Barry Hugman's Footballers player ID is recorded as 7292[25].

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Origins and Family

Matt Gillies was born in West Lothian[2]. He was born on +1921-08-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include association football player[6] and association football coach[7].

Death and Burial

Matt Gillies died on +1998-12-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Nottingham[4].

Why It Matters

Matt Gillies ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

FAQs

Where was Matt Gillies born?

Matt Gillies's place of birth was West Lothian[2].

Where did Matt Gillies die?

Matt Gillies died in Nottingham[4].

What did Matt Gillies do for work?

Matt Gillies worked as association football player[6] and association football coach[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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