Paolo Rossi
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Paolo Rossi was an Italian footballer renowned for leading Italy to victory at the 1982 FIFA World Cup with his decisive goal-scoring performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paolo Rossi canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2616186 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Paolo Rossi Context triple: [1982 FIFA World Cup, goldenBoot, Paolo Rossi]
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A.
Roberto Baggio
Roberto Baggio is an iconic Italian footballer renowned for his exceptional skill, creativity, and memorable performances for both club and country in the 1980s and 1990s.
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B.
Salvatore Schillaci
Salvatore Schillaci is a former Italian footballer best known for his sensational goal-scoring performances at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where he emerged as the tournament’s breakout star.
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C.
Alessandro Del Piero
Alessandro Del Piero is an iconic Italian forward best known for his long and successful career at Juventus and his pivotal role in Italy’s 2006 World Cup triumph.
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D.
Francesco Totti
Francesco Totti is a legendary Italian footballer, best known as AS Roma’s iconic one-club captain and one of Serie A’s greatest attacking players.
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E.
Luca Toni
Luca Toni is a retired Italian striker renowned for his prolific goal-scoring, including winning the 2006 World Cup with Italy and the European Golden Shoe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Paolo Rossi Target entity description: Paolo Rossi was an Italian footballer renowned for leading Italy to victory at the 1982 FIFA World Cup with his decisive goal-scoring performances.
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A.
Roberto Baggio
Roberto Baggio is an iconic Italian footballer renowned for his exceptional skill, creativity, and memorable performances for both club and country in the 1980s and 1990s.
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B.
Salvatore Schillaci
Salvatore Schillaci is a former Italian footballer best known for his sensational goal-scoring performances at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where he emerged as the tournament’s breakout star.
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C.
Alessandro Del Piero
Alessandro Del Piero is an iconic Italian forward best known for his long and successful career at Juventus and his pivotal role in Italy’s 2006 World Cup triumph.
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D.
Francesco Totti
Francesco Totti is a legendary Italian footballer, best known as AS Roma’s iconic one-club captain and one of Serie A’s greatest attacking players.
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E.
Luca Toni
Luca Toni is a retired Italian striker renowned for his prolific goal-scoring, including winning the 2006 World Cup with Italy and the European Golden Shoe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football player
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ballon d'Or
ⓘ
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball ⓘ FIFA World Cup Golden Boot ⓘ Italian Football Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
linked to:
Italian Football Hall of Fame
Onze d'Or ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1956-09-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-12-09 ⓘ |
| familyName | Rossi ⓘ |
| givenName | Paolo ⓘ |
| helpedTeamWin |
Italy national football team – 1982 FIFA World Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
Italy national football team
|
| leagueTopScorer |
Serie A 1977–78
ⓘ
linked to:
Serie A
Serie B 1976–77 ⓘ
linked to:
Serie B
|
| memberOfSportsTeam |
A.C. Milan
ⓘ
linked to:
AC Milan
Como 1907 ⓘ Corinthians Paulista ⓘ
linked to:
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Hellas Verona F.C. ⓘ
linked to:
Hellas Verona FC
Italy national football team ⓘ Italy national football team at the 1978 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
linked to:
Italy national football team
Italy national football team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
linked to:
Italy national football team
Juventus F.C. ⓘ
linked to:
Juventus FC
Perugia Calcio ⓘ Vicenza Calcio ⓘ |
| name | Paolo Rossi ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| numberOfGoalsInTournament | 6 (1982 FIFA World Cup) ⓘ |
| occupation | footballer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1978 FIFA World Cup
ⓘ
1982 FIFA World Cup ⓘ UEFA Euro 1980 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Prato ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rome ⓘ |
| playedInLeague |
Serie A
ⓘ
Serie B ⓘ |
| positionPlayedOnTeam |
forward
ⓘ
striker ⓘ |
| scoredIn |
1982 FIFA World Cup final Italy vs West Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
1982 FIFA World Cup
1982 FIFA World Cup second round match Brazil vs Italy ⓘ
linked to:
1982 FIFA World Cup
1982 FIFA World Cup semi-final Italy vs Poland ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shirtNumber | 20 (Italy national team, 1982 FIFA World Cup) ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| yearOfAward |
1982 (Ballon d'Or)
ⓘ
linked to:
1982 (FIFA World Cup Golden Boot)
1982 (FIFA World Cup Golden Ball) ⓘ
linked to:
1982 (FIFA World Cup Golden Boot)
1982 (FIFA World Cup Golden Boot) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paolo Rossi Description of subject: Paolo Rossi was an Italian footballer renowned for leading Italy to victory at the 1982 FIFA World Cup with his decisive goal-scoring performances.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.