IFFHS World’s Best Club Coach
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The IFFHS World’s Best Club Coach is an annual international football award recognizing the most outstanding club team manager worldwide, as determined by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| IFFHS World’s Best Club Coach canonical | 6 |
| IFFHS World’s Best National Coach | 2 |
| IFFHS World's Best Club Coach awards | 1 |
| IFFHS World’s Best Coach awards | 1 |
| World's Best Club Coach award | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: IFFHS World’s Best Club Coach Context triple: [José Mourinho, awardReceived, IFFHS World’s Best Club Coach]
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A.
FIFA World Coach of the Year
The FIFA World Coach of the Year was an annual award presented by football’s global governing body to recognize the best performing football coach in the world for a given year.
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B.
MLS Coach of the Year
The MLS Coach of the Year is an annual Major League Soccer award recognizing the league’s most outstanding head coach for that season.
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C.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball is the award given to the best-performing player at each edition of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
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D.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Glove
The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Glove is an individual award presented to the best-performing goalkeeper at the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
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E.
FIFA World Player of the Year
The FIFA World Player of the Year was an annual football award presented by FIFA from 1991 to 2009 to honor the world's best male and female players as voted by national team coaches and captains.
- 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: IFFHS World’s Best Club Coach Target entity description: The IFFHS World’s Best Club Coach is an annual international football award recognizing the most outstanding club team manager worldwide, as determined by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics.
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A.
FIFA World Coach of the Year
The FIFA World Coach of the Year was an annual award presented by football’s global governing body to recognize the best performing football coach in the world for a given year.
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B.
MLS Coach of the Year
The MLS Coach of the Year is an annual Major League Soccer award recognizing the league’s most outstanding head coach for that season.
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C.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball is the award given to the best-performing player at each edition of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
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D.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Glove
The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Glove is an individual award presented to the best-performing goalkeeper at the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
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E.
FIFA World Player of the Year
The FIFA World Player of the Year was an annual football award presented by FIFA from 1991 to 2009 to honor the world's best male and female players as voted by national team coaches and captains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual sports award
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football award ⓘ manager of the year award ⓘ |
| acronymOfPresenter | IFFHS ⓘ |
| awardFor |
best club team coach in the world
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most outstanding club team manager worldwide ⓘ |
| countryOfOrganizer | Germany ⓘ |
| decidedBy | IFFHS voting process ⓘ |
| domain | football history and statistics ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion | performance in club competitions during the calendar year ⓘ |
| eligibleRole |
club head coach
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club team manager ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1996 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
association football manager of the year awards
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international sports awards ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | no ⓘ |
| hasInceptionYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOfficialName | English ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.iffhs.com ⓘ |
| isDifferentFrom |
IFFHS World’s Best National Coach
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linked to:
IFFHS World’s Best Club Coach
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| isPartOf |
IFFHS World’s Best Coach awards
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linked to:
IFFHS World’s Best Club Coach
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| level | club football ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Alex Ferguson
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linked to:
Sir Alex Ferguson
Carlo Ancelotti ⓘ José Mourinho ⓘ Jürgen Klopp ⓘ Pep Guardiola ⓘ |
| organizerAbbreviation | IFFHS ⓘ |
| organizerType | statistics organization ⓘ |
| presentedBy | International Federation of Football History & Statistics ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
IFFHS World’s Best National Coach
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linked to:
IFFHS World’s Best Club Coach
IFFHS World’s Best Woman Club Coach ⓘ |
| scope | worldwide ⓘ |
| selectionBasis | expert assessment of club coaching performance ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | calendar year ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: IFFHS World’s Best Club Coach Description of subject: The IFFHS World’s Best Club Coach is an annual international football award recognizing the most outstanding club team manager worldwide, as determined by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics.
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