Hidetoshi Nakata
E185623
Hidetoshi Nakata is a retired Japanese footballer widely regarded as one of Asia’s greatest players, known for his successful career in Serie A and his influential role in popularizing Japanese football internationally.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hidetoshi Nakata canonical | 2 |
| Hidetoshi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1646628 — 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: Hidetoshi Nakata Context triple: [Brescia Calcio, hasNotablePlayer, Hidetoshi Nakata]
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A.
Kenji Shimizu
Kenji Shimizu was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who served as a senior commander before and during World War II.
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B.
Kazuyoshi Funaki
Kazuyoshi Funaki is a Japanese ski jumper best known for winning multiple gold medals and becoming a national hero at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.
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C.
Tamon Yamaguchi
Tamon Yamaguchi was a prominent Imperial Japanese Navy admiral and carrier task force commander during World War II, best known for his role and death in the Battle of Midway.
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D.
Hayato Ikeda
Hayato Ikeda was a Japanese prime minister known for his “income-doubling plan” and for overseeing rapid economic growth and modernization in postwar Japan.
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E.
Akinobu Okada
Akinobu Okada is a former Japanese professional baseball infielder and manager best known for his long association with Nippon Professional Baseball and leadership roles with the Hanshin Tigers.
- 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: Hidetoshi Nakata Target entity description: Hidetoshi Nakata is a retired Japanese footballer widely regarded as one of Asia’s greatest players, known for his successful career in Serie A and his influential role in popularizing Japanese football internationally.
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A.
Kenji Shimizu
Kenji Shimizu was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who served as a senior commander before and during World War II.
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B.
Kazuyoshi Funaki
Kazuyoshi Funaki is a Japanese ski jumper best known for winning multiple gold medals and becoming a national hero at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.
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C.
Tamon Yamaguchi
Tamon Yamaguchi was a prominent Imperial Japanese Navy admiral and carrier task force commander during World War II, best known for his role and death in the Battle of Midway.
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D.
Hayato Ikeda
Hayato Ikeda was a Japanese prime minister known for his “income-doubling plan” and for overseeing rapid economic growth and modernization in postwar Japan.
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E.
Akinobu Okada
Akinobu Okada is a former Japanese professional baseball infielder and manager best known for his long association with Nippon Professional Baseball and leadership roles with the Hanshin Tigers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese footballer
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association football player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Asian Footballer of the Year
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Scudetto with AS Roma 2000–01 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1977-01-22 ⓘ |
| familyName | Nakata ⓘ |
| givenName |
Hidetoshi Nakata
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hidetoshi
|
| hasWebsite | https://nakata.net ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.75 m ⓘ |
| influenced | perception of Asian players in European football ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of Asia’s most successful footballers in Europe
ⓘ
popularizing Japanese football internationally ⓘ |
| leagueParticipatedIn |
J1 League
ⓘ
Premier League ⓘ Serie A ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Fiorentina
ⓘ
surface form:
ACF Fiorentina
A.S. Roma ⓘ
surface form:
AS Roma
Bellmare Hiratsuka ⓘ Bologna FC 1909 ⓘ Bolton Wanderers F.C. ⓘ Japan national football team ⓘ Parma Calcio 1913 ⓘ Perugia Calcio ⓘ |
| name | Hidetoshi Nakata self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableWork | helping AS Roma win the 2000–01 Serie A title ⓘ |
| occupation |
fashion entrepreneur
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philanthropist ⓘ professional footballer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1996 Summer Olympics football tournament
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1998 FIFA World Cup ⓘ AFC Asian Cup ⓘ
surface form:
2000 AFC Asian Cup
2000 Summer Olympics ⓘ
surface form:
2000 Summer Olympics football tournament
2002 FIFA World Cup ⓘ 2006 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
attacking midfielder
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midfielder ⓘ |
| postRetirementActivity |
involvement in fashion industry
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promotion of Japanese culture and crafts ⓘ |
| retired | true ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shirtNumber |
10
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7 ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfActivity |
1990s
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2000s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hidetoshi Nakata Description of subject: Hidetoshi Nakata is a retired Japanese footballer widely regarded as one of Asia’s greatest players, known for his successful career in Serie A and his influential role in popularizing Japanese football internationally.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hidetoshi