Playerhistory.com
Encyclopedia
Playerhistory.com is an internet
soccer statistics database
, founded in April 2002 by former professional footballer Håkon Winther
.
Maintained by a team of volunteers from all over the world, it is one of the largest websites of its kind. As of August 2009, when Football DataCo
threatened legal action in a dispute over fixtures, the site contained more than 242,000 player profiles, 34,000 club details and more than 1,200,000 match results.
Playerhistory.com's material has been reproduced in media sources including Aftenposten
and Bladet Tromsø
.
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
soccer statistics database
Database
A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality , in a way that supports processes requiring this information...
, founded in April 2002 by former professional footballer Håkon Winther
Håkon Winther
Håkon André Winther is a Norwegian former footballer, founder and owner of football statistics website Playerhistory.com and a prominent Nord Norge separatist.-Personal life:...
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Maintained by a team of volunteers from all over the world, it is one of the largest websites of its kind. As of August 2009, when Football DataCo
Football DataCo
Football DataCo is a British company in the football industry that grants licences to third parties allowing them to reproduce certain intellectual property owned by the UK's four professional football leagues: the Premier League, The Football League, the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish...
threatened legal action in a dispute over fixtures, the site contained more than 242,000 player profiles, 34,000 club details and more than 1,200,000 match results.
Playerhistory.com's material has been reproduced in media sources including Aftenposten
Aftenposten
Aftenposten is Norway's largest newspaper. It retook this position in 2010, taking it from the tabloid Verdens Gang which had been the largest newspaper for several decades. It is based in Oslo. The morning edition, which is distributed across all of Norway, had a circulation of 250,179 in 2007...
and Bladet Tromsø
Bladet Tromsø
Bladet Tromsø is a daily newspaper published in Tromsø, Norway by Bladet Tromsø A/S, a subsidiary of Harstad Tidende, and through this part of the Schibsted Group. In 2006 the paper had an average circulation of about 110.000. It distributes daily, except Sundays...
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