Manuel da Costa
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Manuel da Costa is a Portuguese professional footballer best known as a central defender who has played for several European clubs and the Moroccan national team.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manuel da Costa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4956155 — 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: Manuel da Costa Context triple: [Costa, hasNotableBearer, Manuel da Costa]
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A.
Júlio Pomar
Júlio Pomar was a prominent Portuguese painter and sculptor associated with neo-realist and later more expressionist styles, recognized as one of the leading figures of 20th-century Portuguese art.
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B.
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Francisco da Costa Gomes was a Portuguese military officer and statesman who served as President of Portugal during the turbulent period following the Carnation Revolution.
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C.
Manuel Rodrigues
Manuel Rodrigues is a Portuguese name shared by several notable individuals, including athletes, politicians, and artists.
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D.
António José de Almeida
António José de Almeida was a prominent early 20th-century Portuguese politician and statesman who served as both prime minister and later president during the turbulent years of the First Portuguese Republic.
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E.
Zacarias Gusmão
Zacarias Gusmão is a prominent East Timorese independence leader and politician who became the country’s first president after its independence.
- 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: Manuel da Costa Target entity description: Manuel da Costa is a Portuguese professional footballer best known as a central defender who has played for several European clubs and the Moroccan national team.
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A.
Júlio Pomar
Júlio Pomar was a prominent Portuguese painter and sculptor associated with neo-realist and later more expressionist styles, recognized as one of the leading figures of 20th-century Portuguese art.
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B.
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Francisco da Costa Gomes was a Portuguese military officer and statesman who served as President of Portugal during the turbulent period following the Carnation Revolution.
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C.
Manuel Rodrigues
Manuel Rodrigues is a Portuguese name shared by several notable individuals, including athletes, politicians, and artists.
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D.
António José de Almeida
António José de Almeida was a prominent early 20th-century Portuguese politician and statesman who served as both prime minister and later president during the turbulent years of the First Portuguese Republic.
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E.
Zacarias Gusmão
Zacarias Gusmão is a prominent East Timorese independence leader and politician who became the country’s first president after its independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football player
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Morocco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship |
Africa
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1986-05-06 ⓘ |
| familyName | da Costa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNationalTeam |
Portugal under-18 national football team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portugal under-20 national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal under-21 national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Manuel Marouane da Costa Trindade Senoussi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Manuel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manuel Marouane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
French-born
ⓘ
Moroccan NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| leagueParticipation |
Botola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eredivisie NERFINISHED ⓘ Premier League NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Premier League NERFINISHED ⓘ Saudi Pro League NERFINISHED ⓘ Serie A NERFINISHED ⓘ Süper Lig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalTeam | Morocco national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalTeamDebut | Morocco national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Saint-Max, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor |
ACF Fiorentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
AS Nancy Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) NERFINISHED ⓘ BB Erzurumspor NERFINISHED ⓘ Lokomotiv Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympiacos F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ PSV Eindhoven NERFINISHED ⓘ Sivasspor NERFINISHED ⓘ Trabzonspor NERFINISHED ⓘ UC Sampdoria NERFINISHED ⓘ West Ham United F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Wydad AC NERFINISHED ⓘ İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
central defender
ⓘ
centre-back ⓘ |
| representedAtTournament | 2018 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedCountryAtTournament | Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| youthClub | AS Nancy Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manuel da Costa Description of subject: Manuel da Costa is a Portuguese professional footballer best known as a central defender who has played for several European clubs and the Moroccan national team.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.