Ruud Gullit
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Ruud Gullit is a legendary Dutch footballer and manager renowned for his versatility, leadership, and key role in the Netherlands’ Euro 1988 triumph and AC Milan’s late-1980s dominance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruud Gullit canonical | 9 |
| Frank Rijkaard | 2 |
| Gullit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1306676 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ruud Gullit Context triple: [UEFA President’s Award, hasRecipient, Ruud Gullit]
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A.
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp is a legendary Dutch forward renowned for his technical brilliance and creativity, best known for his influential spell at Arsenal and his iconic goals for both club and country.
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B.
Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff was a legendary Dutch footballer and visionary proponent of "Total Football," widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.
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C.
Clarence Seedorf
Clarence Seedorf is a Dutch former professional footballer renowned as one of the most successful midfielders in UEFA Champions League history, having won the competition with three different clubs.
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D.
Paul Troost
Paul Troost was a prominent German architect of the early 20th century known for his neoclassical designs and close association with the Nazi regime.
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E.
Tinus Osendarp
Tinus Osendarp was a Dutch sprinter best known for winning two bronze medals in the 100 m and 200 m events at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Ruud Gullit Target entity description: Ruud Gullit is a legendary Dutch footballer and manager renowned for his versatility, leadership, and key role in the Netherlands’ Euro 1988 triumph and AC Milan’s late-1980s dominance.
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A.
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp is a legendary Dutch forward renowned for his technical brilliance and creativity, best known for his influential spell at Arsenal and his iconic goals for both club and country.
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B.
Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff was a legendary Dutch footballer and visionary proponent of "Total Football," widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.
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C.
Clarence Seedorf
Clarence Seedorf is a Dutch former professional footballer renowned as one of the most successful midfielders in UEFA Champions League history, having won the competition with three different clubs.
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D.
Paul Troost
Paul Troost was a prominent German architect of the early 20th century known for his neoclassical designs and close association with the Nazi regime.
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E.
Tinus Osendarp
Tinus Osendarp was a Dutch sprinter best known for winning two bronze medals in the 100 m and 200 m events at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football player
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football manager ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ballon d'Or
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Dutch Footballer of the Year ⓘ UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament 1988 ⓘ
linked to:
UEFA Euro 1988
World Soccer Player of the Year ⓘ |
| ballonDorYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| captained |
Netherlands at UEFA Euro 1988
ⓘ
Netherlands national football team ⓘ |
| citizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| club |
AC Milan
ⓘ
Chelsea ⓘ Feyenoord ⓘ HFC Haarlem ⓘ PSV Eindhoven ⓘ Sampdoria ⓘ
linked to:
U.C. Sampdoria
|
| clubNumber | 10 ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1962-09-01 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Surinamese descent ⓘ |
| familyName |
Gullit
ⓘ
linked to:
Ruud Gullit
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| fullName | Ruud Gullit ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Ruud ⓘ |
| knownFor |
key role in AC Milan’s late-1980s dominance
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key role in Netherlands’ UEFA Euro 1988 victory ⓘ leadership ⓘ versatility on the pitch ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| managerOf |
Chelsea
ⓘ
Feyenoord ⓘ LA Galaxy ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles Galaxy
Newcastle United ⓘ Terek Grozny ⓘ |
| nationalTeam | Netherlands national football team ⓘ |
| nationalTeamDebut | 1981 ⓘ |
| nationalTeamYears | 1981–1994 ⓘ |
| occupation |
football pundit
ⓘ
television presenter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| playedFor |
AC Milan
ⓘ
Chelsea ⓘ Feyenoord ⓘ HFC Haarlem ⓘ PSV Eindhoven ⓘ Sampdoria ⓘ
linked to:
U.C. Sampdoria
|
| positionPlayed |
attacking midfielder
ⓘ
forward ⓘ midfielder ⓘ |
| scoredIn |
UEFA Euro 1988 final
ⓘ
linked to:
UEFA Euro 1988
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| sport | association football ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
powerful and athletic
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tactically versatile ⓘ technically gifted ⓘ |
| wonCompetition |
European Cup
ⓘ
FA Cup ⓘ KNVB Cup ⓘ Serie A ⓘ UEFA Euro 1988 ⓘ |
| wonCompetitionWith |
European Cup with AC Milan
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FA Cup with Chelsea as player-manager ⓘ Serie A with AC Milan ⓘ
linked to:
AC Milan
|
| yearsAtClub |
AC Milan 1987–1993
ⓘ
AC Milan 1994 ⓘ Chelsea 1995–1998 ⓘ Feyenoord 1982–1985 ⓘ
linked to:
Feyenoord
HFC Haarlem 1979–1982 ⓘ PSV Eindhoven 1985–1987 ⓘ Sampdoria 1993–1994 ⓘ Sampdoria 1994–1995 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (12)
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