# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/andrei-folbert
# Generated: 2026-08-12T19:17:00.604Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/andrei-folbert"
name: "Andrei Folbert"
slug: "andrei-folbert"
description: "Andrei Folbert, nicknamed \"The Hope\" by his fans and officially known as \"The Magician under the boards\", was a professional basketball player and captain of the Romanian basketball team for 25 years. As a player and coach he served the basketball magic for over 38 years. Folbert was known throughout his career for being a strong clutch performer. He decided numerous games with his plays. His competitiveness was visible in his prolific talk and well-known work ethic. Being the complete player, characterized by speed, long range shooting skills, astonishing dribbling and perfect ball handling, surprisingly assists and steals, he put his trademark delivering a spectacular game and creating a unique, unforgettable show remembered even after 50 years by the attendance. \nHe is unanimously recognized, as the All Time Best Romanian Basketball Player."
tagline: "Romanian basketball player (1931-2003)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Andrei_Folbert_02.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Basketball Players"
  slug: "basketball-players"
profileType:
  name: "Basketball Player"
  slug: "basketball-player"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3665646"
birthDate: "1931-01-06"
deathDate: "2003-09-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           38.63
  momentum:             15
  historical:           6.536141333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Folbert"
    title: "Andrei Folbert"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%89_%D9%81%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AA"
    title: "اندرى فولبيرت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Folbert"
    title: "Andrei Folbert"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%81%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA"
    title: "آندری فولبرت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Folbert"
    title: "Andrei Folbert"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Folbert"
    title: "Andrei Folbert"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%88%EB%93%9C%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%B4_%ED%8F%B4%EB%B2%A0%EB%A5%B4%ED%8A%B8"
    title: "안드레이 폴베르트"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8982011"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump