Garrincha
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Garrincha was a legendary Brazilian right winger, renowned for his extraordinary dribbling skills and key role in Brazil’s World Cup victories in 1958 and 1962.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Garrincha canonical | 13 |
| Mané Garrincha | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1932131 — 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: Garrincha Context triple: [Botafogo FR, notablePlayer, Garrincha]
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A.
Pelé
Pelé was a legendary Brazilian footballer widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.
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B.
Pele
Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire, revered as the powerful creator and destroyer of land in Hawaiian mythology.
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C.
Paulo Futre
Paulo Futre is a former Portuguese winger renowned for his dazzling dribbling, starring for clubs like Atlético Madrid and Porto and earning international acclaim with Portugal in the 1980s and 1990s.
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D.
Eusébio
Eusébio was a legendary Portuguese footballer, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and an iconic figure for Benfica and Portugal.
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E.
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Alfredo Di Stéfano was an Argentine-born football legend widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, famed for his all-round brilliance and pivotal role in establishing Real Madrid’s dominance in European football during the 1950s and 1960s.
- 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: Garrincha Target entity description: Garrincha was a legendary Brazilian right winger, renowned for his extraordinary dribbling skills and key role in Brazil’s World Cup victories in 1958 and 1962.
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A.
Pelé
Pelé was a legendary Brazilian footballer widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.
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B.
Pele
Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire, revered as the powerful creator and destroyer of land in Hawaiian mythology.
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C.
Paulo Futre
Paulo Futre is a former Portuguese winger renowned for his dazzling dribbling, starring for clubs like Atlético Madrid and Porto and earning international acclaim with Portugal in the 1980s and 1990s.
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D.
Eusébio
Eusébio was a legendary Portuguese footballer, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and an iconic figure for Benfica and Portugal.
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E.
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Alfredo Di Stéfano was an Argentine-born football legend widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, famed for his all-round brilliance and pivotal role in establishing Real Madrid’s dominance in European football during the 1950s and 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian footballer
ⓘ
association football winger ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brazilian golden era of football
ⓘ
Pelé ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team
ⓘ
surface form:
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team 1958
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team ⓘ
surface form:
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team 1962
Golden Ball at the 1962 FIFA World Cup ⓘ FIFA World Cup Golden Boot ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Boot at the 1962 FIFA World Cup
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| burialPlace | Cemitério de Raiz da Serra, Magé, Brazil ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cirrhosis of the liver ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-10-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1983-01-20 ⓘ |
| debutTeam |
Botafogo FR
ⓘ
surface form:
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
|
| familyName |
Dos Santos
ⓘ
surface form:
dos Santos
|
| fullName |
Manuel dos Santos
ⓘ
surface form:
Manuel Francisco dos Santos
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| givenName | Manuel ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCondition | congenital leg deformities ⓘ |
| height | 1.69 m ⓘ |
| honouredIn | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extraordinary dribbling ability
ⓘ
key role in Brazil’s 1958 World Cup victory ⓘ key role in Brazil’s 1962 World Cup victory ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Portuguese ⓘ |
| league | Campeonato Carioca ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Botafogo FR
ⓘ
surface form:
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
Brazil national football team ⓘ Flamengo ⓘ
surface form:
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Olaria Atlético Clube ⓘ Sport Club Corinthians Paulista ⓘ |
| nationalTeamAppearances | 50 ⓘ |
| nationalTeamGoals | 12 ⓘ |
| nickname |
Garrincha
self-link
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Garrincha self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mané Garrincha
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| participatedIn |
1958 FIFA World Cup
ⓘ
1962 FIFA World Cup ⓘ 1966 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Magé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Rio de Janeiro
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surface form:
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| positionPlayed | right winger ⓘ |
| shirtNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| sport | football ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
creative winger
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one-on-one dribbler ⓘ |
| winnerOf |
1958 FIFA World Cup
ⓘ
1962 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| worldCupMatchesWithoutDefeat | never lost a World Cup match he started ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Garrincha Description of subject: Garrincha was a legendary Brazilian right winger, renowned for his extraordinary dribbling skills and key role in Brazil’s World Cup victories in 1958 and 1962.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mané Garrincha
this entity surface form:
Mané Garrincha