Andrés Escobar
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Andrés Escobar was a Colombian footballer and national team defender whose tragic murder in 1994, following an own goal at the World Cup, became a symbol of the intersection of sports, violence, and drug cartels in Colombia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Andrés Escobar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8266836 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrés Escobar Context triple: [The Two Escobars, mainSubject, Andrés Escobar]
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A.
Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez is a legendary Mexican striker renowned for his prolific goal-scoring, acrobatic style, and success in both Mexican and European football, especially with Real Madrid.
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B.
José Emilio Amavisca
José Emilio Amavisca is a retired Spanish footballer best known as a skillful left winger who starred for Real Madrid and the Spanish national team in the 1990s.
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C.
Luis Alberto
Luis Alberto is a Spanish-language given name commonly used across Latin America and Spain, borne by numerous notable figures in fields such as sports, politics, and the arts.
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D.
Enzo Francescoli
Enzo Francescoli is a legendary Uruguayan attacking midfielder renowned for his elegance, vision, and influence in South American and European football during the 1980s and 1990s.
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E.
Diego Lugano
Diego Lugano is a retired Uruguayan central defender known for his leadership, physical style of play, and key roles for both the Uruguay national team and top South American and European clubs.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrés Escobar Target entity description: Andrés Escobar was a Colombian footballer and national team defender whose tragic murder in 1994, following an own goal at the World Cup, became a symbol of the intersection of sports, violence, and drug cartels in Colombia.
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A.
Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez is a legendary Mexican striker renowned for his prolific goal-scoring, acrobatic style, and success in both Mexican and European football, especially with Real Madrid.
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B.
José Emilio Amavisca
José Emilio Amavisca is a retired Spanish footballer best known as a skillful left winger who starred for Real Madrid and the Spanish national team in the 1990s.
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C.
Luis Alberto
Luis Alberto is a Spanish-language given name commonly used across Latin America and Spain, borne by numerous notable figures in fields such as sports, politics, and the arts.
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D.
Enzo Francescoli
Enzo Francescoli is a legendary Uruguayan attacking midfielder renowned for his elegance, vision, and influence in South American and European football during the 1980s and 1990s.
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E.
Diego Lugano
Diego Lugano is a retired Uruguayan central defender known for his leadership, physical style of play, and key roles for both the Uruguay national team and top South American and European clubs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football player
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human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cementerio Jardines de Montesacro, Itagüí, Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | homicide by firearm ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | documentaries and books about Colombian football and violence ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1967-03-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-07-02 ⓘ |
| education | studied at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (incomplete) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Escobar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Andrés NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling | María Ester Escobar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honouredBy |
Atlético Nacional supporters
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Colombia national team fans ⓘ |
| knownFor |
own goal against United States at 1994 FIFA World Cup
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sportsmanship and fair play ⓘ |
| leagueParticipatedIn |
Categoría Primera A
NERFINISHED
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Swiss Super League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
inspiration for anti-violence campaigns in Colombian sport
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symbol of the dangers of violence in football ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Atlético Nacional
NERFINISHED
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BSC Young Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombia national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| murderContext |
climate of violence linked to drug cartels in Colombia
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post-World Cup backlash in Colombia ⓘ |
| nationality | Colombian ⓘ |
| nationalTeamDebut | Colombia, 1988 ⓘ |
| nickname | El Caballero del Fútbol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownGoalDate | 1994-06-22 ⓘ |
| ownGoalMatch | Colombia vs United States, 1994 FIFA World Cup group stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1990 FIFA World Cup
NERFINISHED
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1994 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Medellín, Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Medellín, Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForClubFrom |
Atlético Nacional, 1986
NERFINISHED
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BSC Young Boys, 1989 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForClubUntil |
Atlético Nacional, 1994
NERFINISHED
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BSC Young Boys, 1990 ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
centre-back
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defender ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| shirtNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| sport | football ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | elegant, composed defending ⓘ |
| trophyWon |
Categoría Primera A titles with Atlético Nacional
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Copa Libertadores 1989 with Atlético Nacional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1986–1994 ⓘ |
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Subject: Andrés Escobar Description of subject: Andrés Escobar was a Colombian footballer and national team defender whose tragic murder in 1994, following an own goal at the World Cup, became a symbol of the intersection of sports, violence, and drug cartels in Colombia.
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