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10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by towsyne: 4:24pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
Osama Vinladen The sporting landscape has long specialized in people with unfortunate names, but perhaps never one as striking as this. A young footballer named Osama Vinladen has been named in Peru's under-15 squad, with the youngster's name unnervingly similar to Osama Bin Laden, the founder of al-Qaeda. Far from being an unfortunate coincidence, Vinladen was born in 2002, after the 9/11 attacks spearheaded by al-Qaeda. What his parents were thinking is unknown, though there is speculation that it comes from a common practice in Peru in which parents sometimes name their children after famous individuals. The 14-year-old's full name is Osama Vinladen Jimenez Lopez, and he says he has yet to receive an answer for why he was named as such. https://www.oddee.com/list/10-soccer-players-weirdest-names/
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Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by towsyne: 4:25pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
Efmamjjasond Gonzales Atlético Nacional youth player Efmamjjasond Gonzáles is a promising soccer player from Colombia who became an Internet sensation after scoring for his team—that is, thanks to his unique name, Efmamjjasond Gonzales. That first name, in case you were wondering, is formed by taking the first letter of the 12 months of the year, in Spanish (Enero, Febrero, Marzo and so on). Sterling work.
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Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by Josephjnr(m): 4:26pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
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Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by Josephjnr(m): 4:27pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
towsyne: Name had almost no meaning to his parents. 1 Like |
Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by Josephjnr(m): 4:28pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
towsyne: Parents wanted him to take after Bin Laden |
Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by towsyne: 4:29pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
Danny Drinkwater In 2015, the Premier League introduced drinks breaks, and the Internet couldn’t get enough of this very thirsty Leicester City player. His name? Danny Drinkwater.
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Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by towsyne: 4:31pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
Harry Bunn Probably the most giggle-inducing name on our list, Harry Charles Bunn is an English professional footballer who began his career with Manchester City. He currently plays as a winger for League One club Bury.
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Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by towsyne: 4:32pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
Argélico Fvcks The most obscene player ever to have represented Brazil, is Argélico Fvcks, a now retired Brazilian footballer who played as a central defender. Fvcks played for clubs like Santos in Brazil. Often known simply as Argel, for reasons of decency alone, the defender's finest hour perhaps came when Eurosport announced the news of his move to Benfica in 2001, where he won the Portuguese league title.
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Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by Baawaa(m): 4:34pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
The list is not complete without "the vampire" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by towsyne: 4:36pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
Fabian Assmann This Argentine goalkeeper attracted interest from Chelsea in 2009 as a result of his displays in goal for Independiente.
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Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by towsyne: 4:41pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
Mark De Man Talk about nominative determinism—Belgian soccer player Mark Lucien Julia De Man, better known as Mark De Man currently plays for Germinal Beerschot. He is most often deployed as a defensive midfielder but has also been used at center back or right fullback.
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Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by towsyne: 4:42pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
Stanislav Seman Goalkeeper, Stanislav Seman, was on the Czech side which won Olympic gold in 1980. Talk about having a very unfortunate name.
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Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by towsyne: 4:43pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
Danny Invincible Daniele "Danny" Invincible is an Australian footballer who, unfortunately, didn't quite live up to his extraordinary name. He currently plays for Army United F.C. in the Thai Premier League.
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Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by towsyne: 5:05pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
Two-Boys Gumede The highest ranking South African player with a funny name is Two-Boys Gumede. Too few parents take the opportunity to get hyphens involved in their child's name. Gumede explained his weird name himself: "My mom always wanted a girl, and after she had a boy she thought the second time she would have a girl. When I came out, she was like, 'Oh, I have two boys.' And that's how my name came along."
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Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by towsyne: 5:06pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
Baawaa: LOL hope u not talking about a certain Barcelona footballer 1 Like |
Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by Homeboiy: 5:16pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
Jonathan De Guzman Antoine greizmann....where is the grease in him |
Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by LordOfNaira: 5:46pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
What about Eden Hazard ? 1 Like |
Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by Tycike: 6:03pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
Dean whitehead of Huddersfield Johannes "Jan" Vennegoor of Hesselink Danny Higginbotham |
Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by towsyne: 6:50pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
Homeboiy: Lubricating the attacking line of his club and country lol |
Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by saintkeppy(m): 7:34pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
How about Ciro Immobile His surname. Immobile ....something that is fixed ¬ easily moved. |
Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by saintkeppy(m): 7:35pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
How about Ciro Immobile His surname. Immobile ....something that is fixed ¬ easily moved. Opposite of mobile. |
Re: 10 Soccer Players With The Weirdest Names by Antara0503(m): 10:16pm On Oct 05, 2017 |
jan vennegor of hasselink. |
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