German Referee of the Year
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German Referee of the Year is an annual football officiating honor in Germany recognizing the country's top-performing referee.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DFB-Schiedsrichter des Jahres | 1 |
| German Female Referee of the Year | 1 |
| German Referee of the Year canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: German Referee of the Year Context triple: [Markus Merk, awardReceived, German Referee of the Year]
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A.
German Footballer of the Year
German Footballer of the Year is an annual award recognizing the best professional football player in Germany, as voted by sports journalists.
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B.
FIFA World Cup Golden Glove
The FIFA World Cup Golden Glove is the tournament’s official award given to the most outstanding goalkeeper at each men’s World Cup finals.
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C.
UEFA Club Football Awards Best Goalkeeper
The UEFA Club Football Awards Best Goalkeeper is an annual accolade presented by UEFA to recognize the top-performing goalkeeper in European club competitions for a given season.
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D.
IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper
The IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper is an annual international football award presented by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics to the top-performing goalkeeper in the world.
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E.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Glove
The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Glove is an individual award presented to the best-performing goalkeeper at the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
- 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: German Referee of the Year Target entity description: German Referee of the Year is an annual football officiating honor in Germany recognizing the country's top-performing referee.
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A.
German Footballer of the Year
German Footballer of the Year is an annual award recognizing the best professional football player in Germany, as voted by sports journalists.
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B.
FIFA World Cup Golden Glove
The FIFA World Cup Golden Glove is the tournament’s official award given to the most outstanding goalkeeper at each men’s World Cup finals.
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C.
UEFA Club Football Awards Best Goalkeeper
The UEFA Club Football Awards Best Goalkeeper is an annual accolade presented by UEFA to recognize the top-performing goalkeeper in European club competitions for a given season.
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D.
IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper
The IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper is an annual international football award presented by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics to the top-performing goalkeeper in the world.
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E.
UEFA Club Best Defender of the Year
The UEFA Club Best Defender of the Year was an annual football award presented by UEFA to recognize the most outstanding defensive player in European club competitions for a given season.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual award
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football award ⓘ |
| awardedFor | top-performing football referee in Germany ⓘ |
| awardType | individual award ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| domain | German football ⓘ |
| eligibility | football referees officiating in German competitions ⓘ |
| field | football officiating ⓘ |
| frequency | annually ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Association football referees in Germany
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Awards established in 1976 ⓘ German football trophies and awards ⓘ |
| hasGenderSpecificVariant | German Female Referee of the Year ⓘ |
| inception | 1976 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Deniz Aytekin
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Felix Brych ⓘ Florian Meyer ⓘ Herbert Fandel ⓘ Lutz Wagner ⓘ Manfred Amerell ⓘ Markus Merk ⓘ Wolfgang Stark ⓘ |
| officialNameInGerman |
DFB-Schiedsrichter des Jahres
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linked to:
German Referee of the Year
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| organisedBy | German Football Association ⓘ |
| presentedFor | best football referee in Germany ⓘ |
| presenter |
DFB
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German Football Association ⓘ |
| region | Germany ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
German Female Referee of the Year
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linked to:
German Referee of the Year
German Footballer of the Year ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
election by referees and officials
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vote ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
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Subject: German Referee of the Year Description of subject: German Referee of the Year is an annual football officiating honor in Germany recognizing the country's top-performing referee.
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linked to: German Referee of the Year
linked to: German Referee of the Year