Mark van Bommel
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Mark van Bommel is a retired Dutch midfielder known for his combative playing style, leadership, and key roles at clubs like PSV, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich as well as the Netherlands national team.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mark van Bommel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8176909 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Mark van Bommel Context triple: [FIFA World Cup All-Star Team 2010, includesPlayer, Mark van Bommel]
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Marc Overmars
Marc Overmars is a former Dutch winger renowned for his blistering pace and key roles at clubs like Ajax, Arsenal, and Barcelona, as well as for his contributions to the Netherlands national team in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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Clarence Seedorf
Clarence Seedorf is a Dutch former professional footballer renowned as one of the most successful midfielders in UEFA Champions League history, having won the competition with three different clubs.
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C.
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp is a legendary Dutch forward renowned for his technical brilliance and creativity, best known for his influential spell at Arsenal and his iconic goals for both club and country.
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D.
Johan Neeskens
Johan Neeskens is a former Dutch footballer renowned as one of the world’s best midfielders of the 1970s, especially for his role in the Netherlands’ “Total Football” era and at clubs like Ajax and FC Barcelona.
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E.
Paul Troost
Paul Troost was a prominent German architect of the early 20th century known for his neoclassical designs and close association with the Nazi regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Mark van Bommel Target entity description: Mark van Bommel is a retired Dutch midfielder known for his combative playing style, leadership, and key roles at clubs like PSV, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich as well as the Netherlands national team.
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A.
Marc Overmars
Marc Overmars is a former Dutch winger renowned for his blistering pace and key roles at clubs like Ajax, Arsenal, and Barcelona, as well as for his contributions to the Netherlands national team in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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B.
Clarence Seedorf
Clarence Seedorf is a Dutch former professional footballer renowned as one of the most successful midfielders in UEFA Champions League history, having won the competition with three different clubs.
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C.
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp is a legendary Dutch forward renowned for his technical brilliance and creativity, best known for his influential spell at Arsenal and his iconic goals for both club and country.
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D.
Johan Neeskens
Johan Neeskens is a former Dutch footballer renowned as one of the world’s best midfielders of the 1970s, especially for his role in the Netherlands’ “Total Football” era and at clubs like Ajax and FC Barcelona.
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E.
Paul Troost
Paul Troost was a prominent German architect of the early 20th century known for his neoclassical designs and close association with the Nazi regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football player
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football manager ⓘ human ⓘ |
| caps | 79 for Netherlands ⓘ |
| captainOf | Netherlands national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| club |
AC Milan
NERFINISHED
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Bayern Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ FC Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ Fortuna Sittard NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ PSV Eindhoven NERFINISHED ⓘ RKVV Maasbracht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clubNumber |
6 at Bayern Munich
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6 at PSV Eindhoven ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1977-04-22 ⓘ |
| familyName | van Bommel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Mark Peter Gertruda Andreas van Bommel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goals | 10 for Netherlands ⓘ |
| height | 1.87 m ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive tackling
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leadership on the pitch ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ German ⓘ |
| managedClub |
PSV Eindhoven
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Antwerp FC NERFINISHED ⓘ VfL Wolfsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| nationalTeam | Netherlands national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalTeamDebutYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| nationalTeamEndYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| occupation | football coach ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
2004 UEFA European Championship
NERFINISHED
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2006 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ 2008 UEFA European Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ 2010 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ 2012 UEFA European Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Maasbracht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedIn |
Bundesliga
NERFINISHED
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Eredivisie NERFINISHED ⓘ La Liga NERFINISHED ⓘ Serie A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playingStyle |
box-to-box midfielder
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combative ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | midfielder ⓘ |
| relationshipToRelative | son-in-law of Bert van Marwijk ⓘ |
| relative | Bert van Marwijk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFromPlaying | 2013 ⓘ |
| seniorCareerStart | 1992 ⓘ |
| seniorDebutClub | Fortuna Sittard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shirtNumber | 6 ⓘ |
| won |
Bundesliga 2007–08 with Bayern Munich
NERFINISHED
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Bundesliga 2009–10 with Bayern Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ La Liga 2005–06 with FC Barcelona ⓘ UEFA Champions League 2005–06 with FC Barcelona ⓘ multiple Eredivisie titles with PSV Eindhoven ⓘ |
| yearsAtClub |
AC Milan 2011–2012
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Bayern Munich 2006–2011 ⓘ FC Barcelona 2005–2006 ⓘ Fortuna Sittard 1992–1999 ⓘ PSV Eindhoven 1999–2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ PSV Eindhoven 2012–2013 ⓘ |
| youthClub | RKVV Maasbracht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Mark van Bommel Description of subject: Mark van Bommel is a retired Dutch midfielder known for his combative playing style, leadership, and key roles at clubs like PSV, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich as well as the Netherlands national team.
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