Dani Alves
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Dani Alves is a Brazilian professional footballer renowned as one of the most decorated players in the sport’s history, primarily known for his dynamic right-back role at clubs like Barcelona and the Brazil national team.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dani Alves canonical | 2 |
| Daniel Alves da Silva | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8795309 — 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: Dani Alves Context triple: [Copa América 2019 final, BrazilCaptain, Dani Alves]
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A.
Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos is a legendary Brazilian left-back renowned for his powerful free kicks and key role in both Real Madrid’s success and Brazil’s 2002 World Cup victory.
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B.
Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho is a legendary Brazilian attacking midfielder and forward renowned for his extraordinary dribbling, creativity, and flair, who became one of the most celebrated footballers of the 2000s.
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C.
Kaká
Kaká is a retired Brazilian attacking midfielder renowned for his playmaking brilliance, Ballon d'Or win, and starring roles for AC Milan, Real Madrid, and the Brazil national team.
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D.
Giovani dos Santos
Giovani dos Santos is a Mexican professional footballer known for his attacking flair and playmaking ability, who has played for clubs such as Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, and LA Galaxy as well as the Mexico national team.
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E.
Geovani Silva
Geovani Silva is a Brazilian former footballer best known for starring at youth level, where he emerged as one of the standout attacking talents of his generation.
- 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: Dani Alves Target entity description: Dani Alves is a Brazilian professional footballer renowned as one of the most decorated players in the sport’s history, primarily known for his dynamic right-back role at clubs like Barcelona and the Brazil national team.
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A.
Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos is a legendary Brazilian left-back renowned for his powerful free kicks and key role in both Real Madrid’s success and Brazil’s 2002 World Cup victory.
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B.
Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho is a legendary Brazilian attacking midfielder and forward renowned for his extraordinary dribbling, creativity, and flair, who became one of the most celebrated footballers of the 2000s.
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C.
Kaká
Kaká is a retired Brazilian attacking midfielder renowned for his playmaking brilliance, Ballon d'Or win, and starring roles for AC Milan, Real Madrid, and the Brazil national team.
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D.
Giovani dos Santos
Giovani dos Santos is a Mexican professional footballer known for his attacking flair and playmaking ability, who has played for clubs such as Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, and LA Galaxy as well as the Mexico national team.
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E.
Geovani Silva
Geovani Silva is a Brazilian former footballer best known for starring at youth level, where he emerged as one of the standout attacking talents of his generation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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professional footballer ⓘ |
| clubHonour |
Copa del Rey winner with FC Barcelona
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Coppa Italia winner with Juventus FC ⓘ Coupe de France winner with Paris Saint-Germain F.C. ⓘ Coupe de la Ligue winner with Paris Saint-Germain F.C. ⓘ La Liga champion with FC Barcelona ⓘ Ligue 1 champion with Paris Saint-Germain F.C. ⓘ Serie A champion with Juventus FC ⓘ Supercopa de España winner with FC Barcelona ⓘ Trophée des Champions winner with Paris Saint-Germain F.C. ⓘ UEFA Champions League winner with FC Barcelona ⓘ UEFA Cup winner with Sevilla FC ⓘ UEFA Super Cup winner with Sevilla FC ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1983-05-06 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Alves da Silva
ⓘ
linked to:
Ferreira da Silva
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| fullName |
Daniel Alves da Silva
ⓘ
linked to:
Dani Alves
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Daniel ⓘ |
| hasPlayedFor |
Brazil national football team
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Club Universidad Nacional (Pumas UNAM) ⓘ
linked to:
Club Universidad Nacional A.C.
Esporte Clube Bahia ⓘ FC Barcelona ⓘ Juventus FC ⓘ Paris Saint-Germain F.C. ⓘ Sevilla FC ⓘ São Paulo FC ⓘ |
| individualHonour |
Copa América 2019 Best Player
ⓘ
linked to:
Copa América Best Player
multiple FIFA FIFPro World XI selections ⓘ multiple UEFA Team of the Year selections ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attacking full-back playstyle
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being one of the most decorated footballers in history ⓘ |
| leagueParticipatedIn |
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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La Liga ⓘ Liga MX ⓘ Ligue 1 ⓘ Serie A ⓘ |
| majorTournament |
Copa América 2007
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Copa América 2011 ⓘ
linked to:
2011 Copa América
Copa América 2015 ⓘ Copa América 2019 ⓘ
linked to:
2019 Copa América
Copa América 2021 ⓘ
linked to:
2021 Copa América
FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 ⓘ
linked to:
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 ⓘ
linked to:
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA World Cup 2010 ⓘ
linked to:
2010 FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup 2014 ⓘ
linked to:
2014 FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup 2018 ⓘ
linked to:
2018 FIFA World Cup
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (football) ⓘ
linked to:
2020 Summer Olympics football tournament
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| nationalTeamDebut | Brazil, 2006 ⓘ |
| nationalTeamHonour |
Copa América 2007 winner with Brazil
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Copa América 2019 winner with Brazil ⓘ FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 winner with Brazil ⓘ FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 winner with Brazil ⓘ Olympic gold medalist at Tokyo 2020 with Brazil ⓘ |
| notableTeammate |
Lionel Messi
ⓘ
Neymar ⓘ
linked to:
Neymar Jr. (association football)
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| placeOfBirth |
Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil
ⓘ
linked to:
Juazeiro
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| playedForFrom |
FC Barcelona, 2008-2016
ⓘ
FC Barcelona, 2021-2022 ⓘ Juventus FC, 2016-2017 ⓘ
linked to:
Juventus FC
Paris Saint-Germain F.C., 2017-2019 ⓘ
linked to:
Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
Pumas UNAM, 2022-2023 ⓘ
linked to:
Pumas UNAM
Sevilla FC, 2002-2008 ⓘ
linked to:
Sevilla FC
São Paulo FC, 2019-2021 ⓘ
linked to:
São Paulo FC
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| positionPlayed |
full-back
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right-back ⓘ |
| shirtNumber |
2
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22 ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
offensive full-back with high work rate
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strong crossing ability ⓘ tactical versatility ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dani Alves Description of subject: Dani Alves is a Brazilian professional footballer renowned as one of the most decorated players in the sport’s history, primarily known for his dynamic right-back role at clubs like Barcelona and the Brazil national team.
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linked to: Dani Alves