Lev Yashin
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Lev Yashin was a legendary Soviet goalkeeper, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time and the only goalkeeper ever to win the Ballon d'Or.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lev Yashin canonical | 5 |
| Lev Ivanovich Yashin | 2 |
| Lev Yashin (in successor complex naming) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1709856 — 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: Lev Yashin Context triple: [Lev, isGivenNameOf, Lev Yashin]
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A.
Valeri Kharlamov
Valeri Kharlamov was a legendary Soviet ice hockey forward, widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport’s history and a key star of the USSR national team in the 1970s.
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B.
Hristo Stoichkov
Hristo Stoichkov is a legendary Bulgarian footballer, best known as a prolific forward for FC Barcelona and the Bulgarian national team, and a Ballon d'Or winner.
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C.
Vladislav Tretiak
Vladislav Tretiak is a legendary Soviet ice hockey goaltender widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport’s history.
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D.
Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Shevchenko is a legendary Ukrainian striker best known for his prolific goal-scoring career with AC Milan and Dynamo Kyiv, as well as winning the 2004 Ballon d'Or.
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E.
Leonid Slutsky
Leonid Slutsky is a Russian politician who leads the nationalist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia and has served as a long-time member of the State Duma.
- 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: Lev Yashin Target entity description: Lev Yashin was a legendary Soviet goalkeeper, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time and the only goalkeeper ever to win the Ballon d'Or.
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A.
Valeri Kharlamov
Valeri Kharlamov was a legendary Soviet ice hockey forward, widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport’s history and a key star of the USSR national team in the 1970s.
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B.
Hristo Stoichkov
Hristo Stoichkov is a legendary Bulgarian footballer, best known as a prolific forward for FC Barcelona and the Bulgarian national team, and a Ballon d'Or winner.
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C.
Vladislav Tretiak
Vladislav Tretiak is a legendary Soviet ice hockey goaltender widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport’s history.
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D.
Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Shevchenko is a legendary Ukrainian striker best known for his prolific goal-scoring career with AC Milan and Dynamo Kyiv, as well as winning the 2004 Ballon d'Or.
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E.
Leonid Slutsky
Leonid Slutsky is a Russian politician who leads the nationalist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia and has served as a long-time member of the State Duma.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet citizen
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association football player ⓘ goalkeeper ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ballon d'Or
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Olympic gold medal in football ⓘ UEFA European Championship winner ⓘ |
| BallonDorYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Vagankovo Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications of surgery ⓘ |
| clubCareerEnd | 1970 ⓘ |
| clubCareerStart | 1949 ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-10-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-03-20 ⓘ |
| EuropeanChampionshipYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| familyName | Yashin ⓘ |
| fullName |
Lev Yashin
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lev Ivanovich Yashin
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| givenName | Lev ⓘ |
| height | 189 cm ⓘ |
| heritage | Russian ⓘ |
| jerseyColorTradition | black goalkeeper kit ⓘ |
| knownFor |
athletic shot-stopping and command of the penalty area
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revolutionizing the role of the goalkeeper ⓘ vocal organization of defense ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the greatest goalkeepers in football history ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
FC Dynamo Moscow
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surface form:
Dynamo Moscow
Soviet Union national football team ⓘ |
| militaryService | Soviet military factory worker during World War II ⓘ |
| nationality | Soviet ⓘ |
| nationalTeamCareerEnd | 1967 ⓘ |
| nationalTeamCareerStart | 1954 ⓘ |
| nickname |
Black Panther
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Black Spider ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | only goalkeeper to win the Ballon d'Or ⓘ |
| numberOfAppearancesForClub | 326 for Dynamo Moscow (league) ⓘ |
| numberOfAppearancesForNationalTeam | 74 for Soviet Union ⓘ |
| OlympicGoldYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1958 FIFA World Cup
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1962 FIFA World Cup ⓘ 1966 FIFA World Cup ⓘ 1970 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| patronymicName | Ivanovich ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Moscow ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Moscow ⓘ |
| playedForYouthTeam | Dynamo Moscow youth ⓘ |
| positionPlayedOnTeam | goalkeeper ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1949–1971 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lev Yashin Description of subject: Lev Yashin was a legendary Soviet goalkeeper, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time and the only goalkeeper ever to win the Ballon d'Or.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lev Ivanovich Yashin
this entity surface form:
Lev Yashin (in successor complex naming)
this entity surface form:
Lev Ivanovich Yashin