Sándor Puhl
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Sándor Puhl was a renowned Hungarian football referee who officiated numerous high-profile international matches, including World Cup and UEFA Champions League finals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sándor Puhl canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11467181 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sándor Puhl Context triple: [1997 UEFA Champions League Final, referee, Sándor Puhl]
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A.
József Pehm
József Pehm, better known as József Mindszenty, was a Hungarian Cardinal and Archbishop of Esztergom who became a prominent symbol of resistance to both fascist and communist regimes in Hungary.
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B.
János Schulek
János Schulek was a Hungarian architect best known for his neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque restorations and designs in Budapest around the turn of the 20th century.
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C.
János Packh
János Packh was a 19th-century Hungarian architect best known for his significant role in designing and constructing the Esztergom Basilica, one of Hungary’s most important religious monuments.
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D.
Ferenc Madl
Ferenc Mádl was a Hungarian legal scholar and politician who served as President of Hungary from 2000 to 2005.
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E.
Pál Schmitt
Pál Schmitt is a Hungarian politician, former Olympic fencer, and ex-President of Hungary who resigned amid a plagiarism scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sándor Puhl Target entity description: Sándor Puhl was a renowned Hungarian football referee who officiated numerous high-profile international matches, including World Cup and UEFA Champions League finals.
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A.
József Pehm
József Pehm, better known as József Mindszenty, was a Hungarian Cardinal and Archbishop of Esztergom who became a prominent symbol of resistance to both fascist and communist regimes in Hungary.
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B.
János Schulek
János Schulek was a Hungarian architect best known for his neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque restorations and designs in Budapest around the turn of the 20th century.
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C.
János Packh
János Packh was a 19th-century Hungarian architect best known for his significant role in designing and constructing the Esztergom Basilica, one of Hungary’s most important religious monuments.
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D.
Ferenc Madl
Ferenc Mádl was a Hungarian legal scholar and politician who served as President of Hungary from 2000 to 2005.
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E.
Pál Schmitt
Pál Schmitt is a Hungarian politician, former Olympic fencer, and ex-President of Hungary who resigned amid a plagiarism scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hungarian sports official
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football referee ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsAsTopReferee | late 1980s to late 1990s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hungarian Sportsman of the Year – special award
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IFFHS World’s Best Referee ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from COVID-19 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Hungary ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-07-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-05-20 ⓘ |
| employer | Hungarian Football Federation ⓘ |
| FIFARefereeSince | 1988 ⓘ |
| FIFARefereeUntil | 2000 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| IFFHSWorldBestRefereeYears |
1994
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1995 ⓘ 1996 ⓘ 1997 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
officiating international football matches
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refereeing FIFA World Cup matches ⓘ refereeing UEFA Champions League matches ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Hungarian ⓘ |
| name | Sándor Puhl ⓘ |
| nationality | Hungarian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
officiating high-profile international finals
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strict but consistent refereeing style ⓘ |
| numberOfTimesNamedIFFHSWorldBestReferee | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation | football referee ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Miskolc, Hungary
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linked to:
Miskolc
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| placeOfDeath |
Budapest, Hungary
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linked to:
Budapest
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| positionHeld | vice-chairman of the Hungarian Football Federation Referees’ Committee ⓘ |
| refereedFinalOf |
1993–94 UEFA Champions League
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linked to:
UEFA Champions League 1993–94
1994 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| refereedMatch |
1994 FIFA World Cup Final Brazil vs Italy
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linked to:
Brazil vs Italy 1994 FIFA World Cup Final
1994 UEFA Champions League Final AC Milan vs Barcelona ⓘ
linked to:
UEFA Champions League Final 1994
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| refereedTournament |
1990 FIFA World Cup
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1994 FIFA World Cup ⓘ 1998 FIFA World Cup ⓘ UEFA Euro 1992 ⓘ UEFA Euro 1996 ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| workedAs |
football commentator
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refereeing instructor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sándor Puhl Description of subject: Sándor Puhl was a renowned Hungarian football referee who officiated numerous high-profile international matches, including World Cup and UEFA Champions League finals.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.