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Jakson Follmann

ジャクソン・ハグナル・フォウマン　/　じゃくそん・はぐなる・ふぉうまん

Association football player from Brazil

March 14, 1992 (age 34)　・　Alecrim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Rio Grande do Sul
association football player

My Take

Jakson Follmann's story stops me cold every time. A goalkeeper for Chapecoense, he survived the 2016 LaMia crash that killed 71 people, including 19 of his teammates — one of only six who walked away from that disaster. He lost a leg and his playing career, yet rebuilt himself as a commentator and singer. What strikes me isn't the tragedy alone but what he did with the aftermath: refusing to be defined solely as a survivor. That kind of resilience is easy to romanticize and hard to actually live. I have enormous respect for the second act he chose to build.

Overview

Jakson Ragnar Follmann (Brazilian Portuguese: [(d)ʒakˈsõ fowˈmɐ̃]; born 14 March 1992), sometimes known as just Follmann, is a Brazilian sports commentator, singer and former professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Brazilian club Chapecoense. Follmann is one of just six survivors in the crash of LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 which killed 71 people including 19 Chapecoense players.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jakson Follmann
Name (Japanese): ジャクソン・ハグナル・フォウマン
Reading: じゃくそん・はぐなる・ふぉうまん
Born: March 14, 1992 (age 34)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Monkey
Origin: Alecrim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Blood type: Private
Height: 186 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%82%B0%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3

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