# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jorge-valdano
# Generated: 2026-09-01T00:41:00.582Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jorge-valdano"
name: "Jorge Valdano"
slug: "jorge-valdano"
description: "Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano Castellanos is an Argentine former football player, coach, and the former general manager of Real Madrid. He is currently working as a commentator for beIN Sports. Nicknamed The Philosopher of Football, he played as a forward."
tagline: "Argentine association football player and manager (born 1955)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Valdano.jpg?width=1200"
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1955-10-04"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
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ranks:
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  country:  134
  category: null
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    title: "Wikidata"
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    title: "Jorge Valdano"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump