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, founded in April 2002 by former footballer Håkon André Winther (born 15 September 1969 in

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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

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threatened legal action in a dispute over fixtures, the site contains more than 340,000 player profiles, 40,000 club details and more than 1,600,000 match results. Playerhistory.com's material has been reproduced in media sources including ''

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,'' and '' Bladet Tromsø''.

References

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External links

*List of archive
Playerprofiles
on Playerhistory.com at

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