Sam Allardyce

English association football player and manager
Person human Q334388
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Summary

Sam Allardyce was born on October 19, 1954[1], in Dudley[2]. He has worked as an association football player[3], association football coach[4], journalist[5], sports commentator[6], and autobiographer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,511 views/month, #6,222 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Child: Craig Allardyce[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[10]
  • Native language: English[11]
  • Educated at: University of Greater Manchester[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • League or competition: North American Soccer League[14]
  • Commons category: Sam Allardyce[15]
  • Position played on team / speciality: defender[16], centre-back[17]
  • Sport: association football[18]
  • Family name: Allardyce[19]
  • Given name: Samuel[20], Sam[21]
  • Medical condition: dyslexia[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[23]
  • Birth name: Samuel Allardyce[24]
  • Name in native language: Sam Allardyce[25]
  • Height: 191[26]
  • Coach of sports team: Sunderland A.F.C.[27]
  • P14750: 85DA-6A5B-6BFA-4894-4FCE[28]

Why It Matters

Sam Allardyce has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Sam Allardyce born?

Sam Allardyce was born in Dudley[2].

What did Sam Allardyce do for work?

Sam Allardyce worked as an association football player[3], association football coach[4], journalist[5], sports commentator[6], and autobiographer[7].

Where did Sam Allardyce go to school?

Sam Allardyce was educated at University of Greater Manchester[12].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv maze person id → 112896
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  2. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Height → {'amount': '+191'}
    Sex or gender → male
    Educated at → University of Greater Manchester
    Sport → association football
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