Lars Ricken
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Lars Ricken is a former German footballer best known for scoring a famous long-range goal for Borussia Dortmund in the 1997 UEFA Champions League Final.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lars Ricken canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11467185 — 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: Lars Ricken Context triple: [1997 UEFA Champions League Final, goalScorer, Lars Ricken]
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A.
Claus Wehlisch
Claus Wehlisch is a film editor known for his work on feature films, including the romantic comedy-drama "Love, Rosie."
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B.
Klaus Busse
Klaus Busse is a German automotive designer known for leading design at Maserati and other Stellantis brands, shaping the look of several modern luxury and performance vehicles.
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C.
Jürgen Vogel
Jürgen Vogel is a German actor and producer known for his intense character roles in films such as "The Wave" and "The Free Will."
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D.
Volker Braun
Volker Braun is a German writer and poet known for his politically engaged works that critically examine life in East Germany and the legacy of socialism.
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E.
Uwe Thiel
Uwe Thiel is a relatively obscure individual primarily known only as a namesake of the surname Thiel, with no widely recognized public achievements or roles.
- 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: Lars Ricken Target entity description: Lars Ricken is a former German footballer best known for scoring a famous long-range goal for Borussia Dortmund in the 1997 UEFA Champions League Final.
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A.
Claus Wehlisch
Claus Wehlisch is a film editor known for his work on feature films, including the romantic comedy-drama "Love, Rosie."
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B.
Klaus Busse
Klaus Busse is a German automotive designer known for leading design at Maserati and other Stellantis brands, shaping the look of several modern luxury and performance vehicles.
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C.
Jürgen Vogel
Jürgen Vogel is a German actor and producer known for his intense character roles in films such as "The Wave" and "The Free Will."
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D.
Volker Braun
Volker Braun is a German writer and poet known for his politically engaged works that critically examine life in East Germany and the legacy of socialism.
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E.
Uwe Thiel
Uwe Thiel is a relatively obscure individual primarily known only as a namesake of the surname Thiel, with no widely recognized public achievements or roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former professional footballer
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Borussia Dortmund academy
ⓘ
linked to:
Borussia Dortmund
Signal Iduna Park ⓘ |
| clubCareerStart | Borussia Dortmund senior team in the early 1990s ⓘ |
| competition |
1996–97 UEFA Champions League
ⓘ
linked to:
UEFA Champions League 1996–97
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1976-07-10 ⓘ |
| employer |
Borussia Dortmund (post-playing career)
ⓘ
linked to:
Borussia Dortmund
|
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| goalsScoredForClub | over 60 for Borussia Dortmund (all competitions) ⓘ |
| hasGivenInterviewAbout | youth development at Borussia Dortmund ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.78 m ⓘ |
| league | Bundesliga ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Borussia Dortmund
ⓘ
Germany national football team ⓘ Germany under-21 national football team ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableFor | scoring with first touch after coming on as substitute in 1997 UEFA Champions League Final ⓘ |
| notableWork | long-range goal in 1997 UEFA Champions League Final ⓘ |
| numberOfAppearancesForClub | over 300 for Borussia Dortmund (all competitions) ⓘ |
| numberOfAppearancesForNationalTeam | over 10 for Germany senior team ⓘ |
| occupation | football official ⓘ |
| participatedIn | UEFA Euro 2000 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dortmund ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
Dortmund (post-retirement, approximate)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dortmund
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| playedForNationalTeam | Germany ⓘ |
| playedInTournament |
Bundesliga
ⓘ
DFB-Pokal ⓘ UEFA Champions League ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
attacking midfielder
ⓘ
forward ⓘ |
| retiredFromPlaying | around 2009 ⓘ |
| scoredAgainstTeam | Juventus FC ⓘ |
| scoredInMatch | 1997 UEFA Champions League Final ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shirtNumber | 18 (Borussia Dortmund, for much of his career) ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | known for vision and technical ability ⓘ |
| timeAfterSubstitutionOfGoal | approximately 16 seconds ⓘ |
| wonCompetition |
1996–97 UEFA Champions League with Borussia Dortmund
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linked to:
UEFA Champions League 1996–97
Bundesliga 1994–95 with Borussia Dortmund ⓘ Bundesliga 1995–96 with Borussia Dortmund ⓘ Bundesliga 2001–02 with Borussia Dortmund ⓘ Intercontinental Cup 1997 with Borussia Dortmund ⓘ
linked to:
Intercontinental Cup
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| workPosition | youth coordinator at Borussia Dortmund ⓘ |
| youthClub |
Borussia Dortmund
ⓘ
TuS Eving-Lindenhorst ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lars Ricken Description of subject: Lars Ricken is a former German footballer best known for scoring a famous long-range goal for Borussia Dortmund in the 1997 UEFA Champions League Final.
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