Vincent Kompany
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Vincent Kompany is a Belgian former central defender and captain renowned for leading Manchester City through a dominant era of Premier League success and later moving into football management.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vincent Kompany canonical | 8 |
| Kompany | 1 |
| Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3143178 — 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)
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Target entity: Vincent Kompany Context triple: [Premier League Hall of Fame, hasInductee, Vincent Kompany]
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A.
Kevin De Bruyne
Kevin De Bruyne is a Belgian professional footballer widely regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation, known for his exceptional vision, passing, and creativity for Manchester City and the Belgium national team.
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B.
Rigobert Song
Rigobert Song is a renowned Cameroonian former defender and captain who became one of Africa’s most capped footballers and later a coach of the national team.
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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Michael Essien
Michael Essien is a Ghanaian former professional footballer best known as a powerful, versatile midfielder who starred for clubs like Chelsea and Real Madrid as well as the Ghana national team.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Vincent Kompany Target entity description: Vincent Kompany is a Belgian former central defender and captain renowned for leading Manchester City through a dominant era of Premier League success and later moving into football management.
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A.
Kevin De Bruyne
Kevin De Bruyne is a Belgian professional footballer widely regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation, known for his exceptional vision, passing, and creativity for Manchester City and the Belgium national team.
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B.
Rigobert Song
Rigobert Song is a renowned Cameroonian former defender and captain who became one of Africa’s most capped footballers and later a coach of the national team.
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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Michael Essien
Michael Essien is a Ghanaian former professional footballer best known as a powerful, versatile midfielder who starred for clubs like Chelsea and Real Madrid as well as the Ghana national team.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football player
ⓘ
football manager ⓘ human ⓘ |
| captainOf |
Belgium national football team
ⓘ
Manchester City F.C. ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Belgium ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Belgium ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1986-04-10 ⓘ |
| domesticCupWonAsPlayer |
FA Cup 2010–11
ⓘ
linked to:
2011 FA Cup Final
FA Cup 2018–19 ⓘ
linked to:
FA Cup
|
| education | studied Business Administration at Manchester Business School ⓘ |
| europeanChampionshipParticipation | UEFA Euro 2016 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Kompany
ⓘ
linked to:
Vincent Kompany
|
| fullName |
Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany
ⓘ
linked to:
Vincent Kompany
|
| givenName | Vincent ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Congolese descent through his father ⓘ |
| individualAward |
Belgian Golden Shoe 2004
ⓘ
linked to:
Belgian Golden Shoe
FWA Footballer of the Year 2011–12 ⓘ PFA Team of the Year 2010–11 ⓘ
linked to:
PFA Team of the Year (Premier League)
PFA Team of the Year 2011–12 ⓘ
linked to:
PFA Team of the Year (Premier League)
PFA Team of the Year 2013–14 ⓘ
linked to:
PFA Team of the Year
Premier League Player of the Season 2011–12 ⓘ
linked to:
Premier League Player of the Season
|
| joinedClub | Manchester City F.C. in 2008 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership at Manchester City during a dominant Premier League era
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scoring decisive long-range goal vs Leicester City in 2019 title race ⓘ |
| leagueCupWonAsPlayer |
EFL Cup 2013–14
ⓘ
linked to:
EFL Cup
EFL Cup 2015–16 ⓘ
linked to:
EFL Cup
EFL Cup 2017–18 ⓘ
linked to:
EFL Cup
EFL Cup 2018–19 ⓘ
linked to:
EFL Cup
|
| leagueTitleWonAsPlayer |
Premier League 2011–12
ⓘ
Premier League 2013–14 ⓘ Premier League 2017–18 ⓘ Premier League 2018–19 ⓘ
linked to:
2018-2019 Premier League
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| leftClub | Manchester City F.C. in 2019 ⓘ |
| managed |
Burnley F.C.
ⓘ
FC Bayern Munich ⓘ RSC Anderlecht ⓘ
linked to:
R.S.C. Anderlecht
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| nationalTeamDebut | Belgium 2004 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Uccle ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Belgium national football team
ⓘ
Hamburger SV ⓘ Manchester City F.C. ⓘ RSC Anderlecht ⓘ
linked to:
R.S.C. Anderlecht
|
| positionPlayed |
central defender
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centre-back ⓘ |
| shirtNumber | 4 at Manchester City F.C. ⓘ |
| spouse | Carla Higgs Kompany ⓘ |
| startTimeAsManager |
Burnley F.C. 2022
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FC Bayern Munich 2024 ⓘ RSC Anderlecht 2019 ⓘ |
| worldCupParticipation |
2014 FIFA World Cup
ⓘ
2018 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vincent Kompany Description of subject: Vincent Kompany is a Belgian former central defender and captain renowned for leading Manchester City through a dominant era of Premier League success and later moving into football management.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vincent Kompany
linked to: Vincent Kompany
subject linked to:
Golden Generation
subject linked to:
Golden Generation