Simen Agdestein is a Norwegian who has excelled in chess, chess coaching and football. He is also an author of several books. Agdestein is a chess grandmaster. He has won seven Norwegian chess championships, including the 2005 title. He is also the former coach of Magnus Carlsen, and is the brother of Carlsen's present manager, Espen Agdestein. He has authored and co-authored several books on chess, including a biography of Carlsen. Agdestein is also a former professional footballer who represented the Norway national football team. He played as a striker. [More at Wikipedia]

May 15th, 1967 in Asker (Age 57)