Chris Waddle

English footballer (born 1960)
Person human Q352878
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Chris Waddle

Summary

Chris Waddle is a human[1]. His place of birth was Felling[2]. He was born on December 14, 1960[3]. He worked as an association football player[4], association football coach[5], and sports commentator[6]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,872 views/month, #6,598 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Felling[2], Chris Waddle…
  • Chris Waddle was born on December 14, 1960[3].
  • Chris Waddle held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Chris Waddle's professions included association football player[4].
  • Chris Waddle worked as an association football coach[5].
  • Chris Waddle worked as a sports commentator[6].
  • Chris Waddle is recorded as male[9].
  • Chris Waddle's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Chris Waddle's member of sports team is recorded as Hallam F.C.[11].
  • Chris Waddle's league or competition is recorded as Premier League[12].
  • Chris Waddle's Commons category is recorded as Chris Waddle[13].
  • Chris Waddle's position played on team / speciality is recorded as wing half[14].
  • Chris Waddle's sport is recorded as association football[15].
  • Chris Waddle's family name is recorded as Waddle[16].
  • Chris Waddle's given name is recorded as Chris[17].
  • Chris Waddle's participant in is recorded as 1990 FIFA World Cup[18].
  • Chris Waddle's participant in is recorded as 1986 FIFA World Cup[19].
  • Chris Waddle's participant in is recorded as UEFA Euro 1988[20].
  • Chris Waddle's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Chris Waddle's country for sport is recorded as England[22].
  • Chris Waddle's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chris Waddle'}[23].
  • Chris Waddle's start of work period is recorded as 1980[24].
  • Chris Waddle's end of work period is recorded as 2002[25].
  • Chris Waddle's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+188'}[26].
  • Chris Waddle's coach of sports team is recorded as Burnley F.C.[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]

  • Began / founded: 1960-12-14[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4b10ea3b-a4c3-4653-b25b-aade93883708[30]

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Origins and Family

Chris Waddle was born in Felling[2]. He was born on December 14, 1960[3].

Career and Affiliations

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

Why It Matters

Chris Waddle ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,872 views/month, #6,598 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Chris Waddle born?

Chris Waddle's place of birth was Felling[2].

What did Chris Waddle do for work?

Chris Waddle worked as association football player[4], association football coach[5], and sports commentator[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . IdRef. Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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