Ray Kennedy

English association football player (1951–2021)
Person human Q529254
Ray Kennedy
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Summary

Ray Kennedy was born on July 28, 1951[1], in Northumberland[2]. He died on November 30, 2021[3]. He worked as an association football player[4], association football coach[5], and autobiographer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,418 views/month, #7,105 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Seaton Delaval[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Member of sports team: Swansea City A.F.C.[11], Arsenal F.C.[12], Hartlepool United F.C.[13], Liverpool F.C.[14], Port Vale F.C.[15], England men's national association football team[16]
  • Commons category: Ray Kennedy[17]
  • Position played on team / speciality: midfielder[18], forward[19]
  • Cause of death: Parkinson's disease[20]
  • Sport: association football[21]
  • Family name: Kennedy[22]
  • Given name: Raymond[23]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[24]
  • Participant in: UEFA Euro 1980[25]
  • Number of matches played/races/starts: 4[26], 1[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[28]
  • Birth name: Raymond Kennedy[29]
  • Country for sport: England[30]
  • Name in native language: Ray Kennedy[31]
  • Start of work period: 1968[32]
  • End of work period: 1984[33]
  • Height: 1.80 m[34]
  • Coach of sports team: Sunderland A.F.C.[35]
  • Total goals in career: 0[36]

Why It Matters

Ray Kennedy has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Ray Kennedy born?

Ray Kennedy was born in Northumberland[2].

What did Ray Kennedy do for work?

Ray Kennedy worked as an association football player[4], association football coach[5], and autobiographer[6].

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  13. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . mirror.co.uk. mirror.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Playmakerstats.com player id → 31015
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  2. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position played on team / speciality → midfielder, forward
    Place of birth → Northumberland, Seaton Delaval
    End of work period → +1984-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Family name → Kennedy
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