Sigi Schmid
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Sigi Schmid was a highly successful German-American soccer coach best known for leading MLS clubs like the LA Galaxy, Columbus Crew, and Seattle Sounders to multiple league titles and trophies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sigi Schmid canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T486391 — 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: Sigi Schmid Context triple: [MLS Cup 2001, homeTeamCoach, Sigi Schmid]
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A.
Bob Bradley
Bob Bradley is an American soccer coach known for managing clubs like Chicago Fire FC and the U.S. men's national team, including leading the U.S. at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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B.
Bruce Arena
Bruce Arena is a highly successful American soccer coach known for leading multiple MLS clubs to championships and managing the United States men's national team in several World Cups.
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C.
Brendan Rogers
Brendan Rogers is a Northern Irish football manager and former player best known for managing clubs such as Liverpool, Celtic, and Leicester City.
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D.
Jim Curtin
Jim Curtin is an American soccer coach and former defender best known for managing Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union to sustained success and multiple trophies.
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E.
Marc Seriff
Marc Seriff is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and early technical leader of the pioneering internet company AOL.
- 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: Sigi Schmid Target entity description: Sigi Schmid was a highly successful German-American soccer coach best known for leading MLS clubs like the LA Galaxy, Columbus Crew, and Seattle Sounders to multiple league titles and trophies.
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A.
Bob Bradley
Bob Bradley is an American soccer coach known for managing clubs like Chicago Fire FC and the U.S. men's national team, including leading the U.S. at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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B.
Bruce Arena
Bruce Arena is a highly successful American soccer coach known for leading multiple MLS clubs to championships and managing the United States men's national team in several World Cups.
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C.
Brendan Rogers
Brendan Rogers is a Northern Irish football manager and former player best known for managing clubs such as Liverpool, Celtic, and Leicester City.
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D.
Jim Curtin
Jim Curtin is an American soccer coach and former defender best known for managing Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union to sustained success and multiple trophies.
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E.
Marc Seriff
Marc Seriff is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and early technical leader of the pioneering internet company AOL.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German-American
ⓘ
association football manager ⓘ football coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
MLS Coach of the Year Award
ⓘ
linked to:
MLS Coach of the Year
MLS Cup ⓘ Supporters' Shield ⓘ
linked to:
Supporters' Shield race
U.S. Open Cup ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart-related illness ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-03-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-12-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbus Crew
ⓘ
LA Galaxy ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles Galaxy
LA Galaxy II ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles Galaxy
Seattle Sounders FC ⓘ UCLA Bruins men's soccer ⓘ United States U20 national soccer team ⓘ United States U23 national soccer team ⓘ |
| familyName | Schmid ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | sports coaching ⓘ |
| genre | association football tactics ⓘ |
| givenName | Siegfried ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Columbus Crew (as coach)
ⓘ
linked to:
Columbus Crew
LA Galaxy (as coach) ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles Galaxy
Seattle Sounders FC (as coach) ⓘ
linked to:
Seattle Sounders FC
UCLA Bruins men's soccer (as coach) ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship with UCLA
ⓘ
linked to:
NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
one of the winningest coaches in MLS history ⓘ |
| notableWork |
coaching Columbus Crew to MLS Cup 2008 title
ⓘ
coaching LA Galaxy to MLS Cup titles ⓘ coaching Seattle Sounders FC to multiple U.S. Open Cup titles ⓘ |
| occupation |
association football manager
ⓘ
football coach ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| participantIn | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tübingen ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head coach of UCLA Bruins men's soccer team ⓘ |
| residence | Southern California ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sigi Schmid Description of subject: Sigi Schmid was a highly successful German-American soccer coach best known for leading MLS clubs like the LA Galaxy, Columbus Crew, and Seattle Sounders to multiple league titles and trophies.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.