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Jason Koumas

Jason Koumas, Welsh footballer

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Born
September 25, 1979
Age in 2026
47
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1979

About Jason Koumas

Jason Koumas is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Tranmere Rovers, Cardiff City, West Bromwich Albion and Wigan Athletic, as well as the Wales national team. A successful first season at Premier League level, including sensational solo goals against Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers, saw Koumas win the club's Player of the Season award. Koumas finished the season with ten league goals as West Brom finished runners-up and was subsequently named in the First Division PFA Team of the Year. A series of impressive performances over the next four years won him many plaudits, including a place in the PFA Division Two Team of the Year for 2001–02. He won the First Division Player of the Month award for November 2003, scoring three league goals in the month, including a double in a 3–0 win at Nottingham Forest.

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Jason Koumas timeline

  1. A series of impressive performances over the next four years won him many plaudits, including a place in the PFA Division Two Team of the Year for 2001–02.
  2. He won the First Division Player of the Month award for November 2003, scoring three league goals in the month, including a double in a 3–0 win at Nottingham Forest.

The world when Jason Koumas was born

Jason Koumas was born in 1979. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1979

  • #1 song"My Sharona" – The Knack
  • Top movieKramer vs. Kramer
  • Top TV showLaverne & Shirley
  • Best-selling bookThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle on Ice" (1980 — actually)
  • Top headlineIran hostage crisis begins
  • Technology milestoneSony Walkman released — portable music goes mainstream
  • Defining fadSony Walkman — portable music revolution
  • Notable inventionSony Walkman
  • World population4.38 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonSeattle SuperSonics (NBA)
  • U.S. population225.1M

1979 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jason Koumas's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19792026
Gas$0.86$3.45/gal
Average home$62,900$435,000
Average income$19,554$67,500
Minimum wage$2.90$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.51$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population225.1M341 million

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