[QUIZ] Name the Footballer

[John Arne]

This should be pretty easy,

Who is this?

https://gyazo.com/a0f36a0216d1e03aae9254dcb2cde3c8.png

[Giggles]

Is he a manager now?

[Adamski]

Luke Chadwick?

[John Arne]

Is he a manager now?

No.


Luke Chadwick?

No.

[Samadini]

Rob Hulse with a crack addiction?

[John Arne]

Sir Rob Hulse, please.

No.

[Adamski]

I can see his old face now. Annoying.

[John Arne]

Dario Gradi see's his (13yr old) face every time he knocks one out.

[Adamski]

It's you, isn't it?

[Manc]

Brett Lee.

[John Arne]

European Cup winner and scored 30 goals for his national team.

[Smiffy]

Dean Ashton, I thought. :D Turns out he's bald now?!

[Giggles]

He looks Dutch.

[John Arne]

He played for Torino.

But he is British

[Disco]

Denis Law played for Torino.

[John Arne]

He did indeed.

Correct.

[Giggles]

Still can't see it even now that I know.

[Disco]

Fuck off, looks nothing like him.

[John Arne]

I agree. Which I why I choose it.

https://gyazo.com/8bdfefe5630a35ee6f54a9bec1bd72e6.png

[Disco]

That's clearly Bobby Charlton.

[John Arne]

I played in all 4 English divisions
My career spanned 3 decades
I represented England at 4 levels
I won my first league title aged 30
I am currently a coach at a national team

[John Arne]

That's clearly Bobby Charlton.

Charlton and a less chavvy Jamie Vardy.

[Bam]

I played in all 4 English divisions
My career spanned 3 decades
I represented England at 4 levels
I won my first league title aged 30
I am currently a coach at a national team

Graham Roberts

[John Arne]

Nope.

[Disco]

When you say 'coach' is that distinct from 'manager'?

[John Arne]

Dean Windass?

Nope.


When you say 'coach' is that distinct from 'manager'?

He's just a lowly coach, not the manager. The manager he is working for at the national team was also his club manager at three of his clubs.

[Manc]

Brett Lee.

[Giggles]

Guppy?

EDIT: He never won a title did he?

[Disco]

Is it going to be someone who works for Martin O'Neill?

[John Arne]

Guppy?

EDIT: He never won a title did he?

It is. He won a title with Celtic.


Is it going to be someone who works for Martin O'Neill?

Yeah. He was Guppy's manager at Wycombe, Leicester and Celtic.

[Giggles]

Is it going to be someone who works for Martin O'Neill?

That's where I was going with that anyway.

[Giggles]

:D He's the only national 'coach' I actually know too.

Jackpot.

[Disco]

Process of elimination, O'Neill was the most likely to have brought someone with him from his time in England.

[John Arne]

This may be too easy.

https://gyazo.com/b039a6c76986fb9b67b1c5f19dd464d8.png

[Disco]

It's Roma colours but no idea beyond that.

[John Arne]

Right track...

[Kikó]

Brett Lee or Carlo Ancelotti.

[Giggles]

Ancelloti?

[John Arne]

Ancelotti it is.

[Shindig]

That is too easy. Annoyingly I discounted Law before because I thought the picture looked too modern. Alan Smith being my second guess. :moop:

[John Arne]

Yeah, I chopped the shirt off to try to hide the fact that it was old.

[John Arne]

https://gyazo.com/dea339496a466c208572087df7e14324.png

[John]

Benedict Cumberbatch.

[Disco]

Look slike Happycam Bandersnatch.

(Fuck you John)

[John Arne]

It certainly does.

No.

[Disco]

I half recognise the guy behind him but no idea, looks 70's going by the hair.

[Giggles]

The guy behind him looks like Dowie.

[Adamski]

Chris woods

[igor_balis]

the guy out of aha

[John Arne]

Chris woods

Yarp.

[Disco]

Does that mean it's the edge of Viv Anderson's afro on the left?

[John Arne]

Does that mean it's the edge of Viv Anderson's afro on the left?

It's a white guy.. could actually be Martin O'Neill.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yD74ZNsf5-g/VpTrN1ClJTI/AAAAAAAABQQ/Pp1ztvsIR0c/s1600/WoodsNikolai.jpg
New one....

https://gyazo.com/4e67a689b425297de18dda7dccfe0c27.png

[Jimmy Floyd]

It looks like Yeboah but I don't recognise the strip from any of his teams.

[John Arne]

It is Yeboah. It's a Saarbrucken jersey.

What a striker of the ball he was. Probably my favourite non-Liverpool of the 90's...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfLz-WgbqY8

[Jimmy Floyd]

Who's this:

http://tinyurl.com/jnt76jw

[John Arne]

Mert's old friend, Hakan Sukur...

[Spammer]

It is Yeboah. It's a Saarbrucken jersey.

What a striker of the ball he was. Probably my favourite non-Liverpool of the 90's...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfLz-WgbqY8

I remember when anyone at the time would score a goal in our playground where it hit the bar and went in, everyone would shout YEBOOOAAHH! :drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Mert's old friend, Hakan Sukur...

Correct, I had no idea he'd played for Inter, or had forgotten anyway.

[John Arne]

I forgotten that he had played for Blackburn... What a dark time in his career that must have been.

[John Arne]

https://gyazo.com/0b7b60c40e24020c8aa84e07a895a306.png

[Adamski]

Egil Ostenstadt. Quite possibly the worst striker I've ever seen play for Rangers wish is a marvellous feat.

Love these threads and I'm all for them but can John or another mod sort the [QUIZ[ abomination in the title?

[John Arne]

Yeah, it's Big Egil.

[John Arne]

https://gyazo.com/4a25defad6a0537c15ab1052ee72e496.png

[Spammer]

http://www.bdfutbol.com/i/j/80617.jpg

[John Arne]

Stuart Ripley?

EDIT: nope, never played for Sheff Utd.

[Disco]

https://gyazo.com/4a25defad6a0537c15ab1052ee72e496.png

Litmanen?

No idea on the Sheffield United player, is it someone massively obscure?

[John Arne]

Fuck, Litmanen was clearly too easy. I thought he looked a tad Brazilian.

[Adamski]

Litmanen :D

Pretty sure that photo is of an Asian.

Edit: Jesus :D Apologies disco. I'd never have got that. Fucking black and white.

[Spammer]

No idea on the Sheffield United player, is it someone massively obscure?

He retired in 1997/8 due to injury, so probably nowadays. He was a big-ish name at the time though, and most people into football back then would feasibly have heard of him.

[mo]

I worked my way through most of the 97/98 squad that I didn't recognise names of (so it took me a while). Dane Whitehouse.

That is obscure.

[Spammer]

Ok, fair enough :D

Some people have heard of him, right?

[Disco]

Litmanen :D

Pretty sure that photo is of an Asian.

Edit: Jesus :D Apologies disco. I'd never have got that. Fucking black and white.

Ye of little faith (I've seen that picture before).

[Disco]

Ok, fair enough :D

Some people have heard of him, right?

Yes, but I'd never have thought of or guessed him.

[John Arne]

Well this is bizarre. Whilst looking for pictures of 90's footballers earlier on, I saw Whitehouse's picture (different to the one posted).

[John Arne]

Also, Adamski :D

[Spammer]

He'd have been 36 when we got into the Premiership, he could have feasibly still been with us :(

Gareth Ainsworth :nono:

[Adamski]

He'd have been 36 when we got into the Premiership, he could have feasibly still been with us :(

Gareth Ainsworth :nono:

AMR champ hero in one of my epic rangers saves :cool:

[Disco]

I was going to do a 'famous brothers' trio of Exeter City players (we had three in the club at the same time) but one is apparently so obscure that there isn't even a picture of him.

[John Arne]

https://gyazo.com/e8ef230023556804a32a962c4844d042.png

[Spammer]

That's not Kinkladze with longer hair is it?

I'm only feeling about 20% confident but that's the best I've got. I'm trying to see whether Georgia play in Green.

[John Arne]

It is him. He looks pretty rough now.

[Spammer]

http://static.goal.com/344700/344772.jpg

I have no gauge as to how obscure these are for other people. This one's a fair bit more well known than Dane Whitehouse though :D

[John Arne]

Albertini?

[Spammer]

Along the right vague lines. This lad was at Milan all his career though, other than a brief loan spell.

[Disco]

That's Costacurta.

[Spammer]

Bosh.

[John Arne]

For some reason, I had Costacurta being much more handsome.

[John Arne]

https://gyazo.com/1c8c824f5bb5e53f48e3cf9b67f93c77.png

[Disco]

90's Italian Football is absolutely my jam.

http://i.imgur.com/4wGkGFy.jpg

[Disco]

Is that a Preston strip?

[John Arne]

Is that a Preston strip?

Nah.

[John Arne]

I fucking know that guy... balls.

Is it Davids with him?

[Disco]

No. :D

Although getting the other bloke would be a massive clue.

[John Arne]

Baggio and Baggio :)

[Jimmy Floyd]

John Arne's one is that rogue Indian bloke who played for Bury isn't it? Bhutia?

[Disco]

Baggio and Baggio :)

Yup. Have another one.

http://i.imgur.com/2Kq2NAM.jpg

[John Arne]

Yeah, Biachung Bhutia, aka "The Sikkimese Sniper"

[Jimmy Floyd]

I don't know if that's Henry Church aka Enrique Iglesias aka Enrico Chiesa, but I hope it is.

[John Arne]

Alain Borghassian?

[John Arne]

Oh yes, Chiesa.

[Disco]

I don't know if that's Henry Church aka Enrique Iglesias aka Enrico Chiesa, but I hope it is.

Correct.

[John Arne]

https://gyazo.com/c4d0e5de7fbf41060b62768c2f0187b0.png

[Disco]

Drawing a blank on that one, Burnley or Villa judging by the colours.

[John Arne]

Played wingback whilst everybody else in England played fullbacks.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's Alan Wright isn't it?

Used to confuse him and Ian Taylor despite the obvious presentational differences. Must have been the regen-ish English names.

[Spammer]

Yeah I think it is. I didn't recognise him as it wasn't a full body picture that showed how fucking tiny he is.

He played a centre back for us for a while and did surprisingly well.

[Vim]

Sticking with good ol' Serie A

https://i.gyazo.com/d9b2fe1cabf9d3b88b8b0520db452060.png

[Spammer]

Is that Albertini? :D

[John Arne]

Yup, it was Alan Wright.

[John Arne]

Cocu?

[Disco]

Cocu?

As in Dutchman Phillipe Cocu?

[Vim]

No and no. He is very well known in Italy.


As in Dutchman Phillipe Cocu?

I assume he meant Francesco Coco, the Italian one.

[Disco]

:D That would make more sense.

[Adamski]

Fuck sake Vim that could be about 50 people.

[The Merse]

Albertini popped into my head too.

Maybe Ambrosini, but he normally dyed his hair.

Edit- ah yes, Coco. Fuck not seen that name in a while.

[Spammer]

How old is that Italy shirt?

Edit: Kappa made Italy shirts for Euro 2000 and the World Cup in 2002.

[Adamski]

Circa 2000?

[The Merse]

Quite a famous pic so hopefully doable even if a lot on here would been 5 or 6 at the time. http://e1.365dm.com/15/03/16-9/20/arsenal-morrow-injury_3272886.jpg?20150305150623

[Disco]

I wouldn't have recognised him but that has to be Steve Morrow breaking his arm (in the cup final?).

[Giggles]

Yep. fell off Adams' shoulders didn't he?

[Disco]

Sticking with good ol' Serie A

https://i.gyazo.com/d9b2fe1cabf9d3b88b8b0520db452060.png

This is annoying me, can we have a clue?

[Vim]

I am quite sure he's more well known than Dino Baggio oh well.

He played in the late 90s and early 2000s, about 400 games for Juventus.

[Disco]

I was going to say Iuliano but I don't think he would have played anywhere near that number of games.

[Vim]

Midfielder, known for his powerful long shots.

[Giggles]

Zambrotta with no facial hair?

[John]

Tacchinardi.

[Vim]

Nope. Didn't play much for the national team because of injuries and better options available, but managed 400 games for Juve including winning the '96 Chmpions League.

edit: John's got it. Legendary player.

[Spammer]

I had it but scrolled down and John beat me to it. Dang.

[-james-]

http://i.imgur.com/tPbF982.png

Might be a tricky one.

[The Merse]

I wouldn't have recognised him but that has to be Steve Morrow breaking his arm (in the cup final?).

Yup. Dropped by TA whilst celebrating scoring the winning goal.

[The Merse]

http://i.imgur.com/tPbF982.png

Might be a tricky one.

Capello?

Edit - scratch that, too recent. Maybe Vialli?

[Giggles]

Lombardo?

[Disco]

Lombardo.

The nose gives it away.

[Disco]

How about this chap.

http://i.imgur.com/mfWzFID.jpg

[Spammer]

Am I the only one that's not seeing half the pictures?

[Disco]

All working fine for me.

[Foe]

How about this chap.

http://i.imgur.com/mfWzFID.jpg

Mancini?

[The Merse]

Aldair

[Vim]

Yeah, Aldair.

[Disco]

No, it was Brett Lee.

[Giggles]

Aldair?

[Adamski]

Is it Aldair?

[Disco]

Sorry, yes. :D

[Disco]

http://i.imgur.com/pWlF7Rb.jpg

[Vim]

Padovano?

[Disco]

No.

This is a picture from quite early in his career.

[Foe]

Mark viduka

[Disco]

Afraid not.

[Vim]

He looks familiar, I don't want to google this one.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Not Moreno Torricelli?

[Disco]

Nope.

We are still in Italy but he's not Italian.

[Vim]

Is it Fortunato, the guy who died?

[Disco]

Nope.

[Vim]

I'm messaging my father he's bound to know this.

edit: he knows the player, can't remember the name. :moop:

[Disco]

Played for four clubs in Serie A the first of which was Udinese.

[Vim]

According to my father the shirt is Udinese not Juventus. Balbo?

[Disco]

Got it.

[John Arne]

Who am I?

I wore the number 10 jersey for Real Madrid
I was at Euro 2008, though didn't play any games
In August 2016 I was appointed captain of my club, only to lose my place in the team, and then get released on a free just 6 months later
In my career I won 1 league title, and 5 cups
I was banned from football for a period of time

[Disco]

Lasagne Diarra?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I was going to say Hamit Altintop, but it appears you are right.

[John Arne]

Lasagne Diarra?

Correct.

[John Arne]

Who am I?

https://gyazo.com/5387d9e43534554d2d7f696bb7038b61.jpeg

[niko_cee]

Sean Dundee?

[Ian]

Ah, that'll be him. I was trying to think of German strikers Liverpool had had and couldn't get past Riedle but I knew it wasn't him.

[niko_cee]

I remember him playing for Stuttgart Kickers (I think) but thought that's where he was signed from so it might not be. Also thought of Erik Meijer but he was Dutch so would presumably have played some of his career in Holland.

[John Arne]

Sean Dundee?

Correcto. German-South African legendary striker.

[Ian]

From looking up Sean Dundee...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiko_World_Football

:sherlock:

[Baz]

I love how many times they rebadged the same bloody game. :D

[John Arne]

Who Am I?

I played 985 club games scoring 117 goals, and played over 100 internationals scoring my first international goal at Goodison Park.

Acros(tic) my career I played for Upirfcad.

I have 11 children from 7 women.

I have a found connection to a company started in Wilmslow, Cheshire.

[Baz]

https://media.tenor.com/M8Fn5GV7nUAAAAAM/roberto-carlos.gif

[Shindig]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63982636

This is a pretty good way to spend time.

I got: Arsenal (2nd attempt)
Villa (1st attempt)
Brighton (2nd attempt)
Man City (2nd attempt)
Man Utd (2nd attempt)
Newcastle (2nd attempt :moop: )
Southampton (2nd attempt)
West Ham (3rd attempt)
Wolves (3rd attempt)

Liverpool's a nightmare because they've been Carlsberg forever. I had to start thinking about when they switched kit suppliers.

[John Arne]

I'll be honest, never heard of this dude before reading about him today.

I've even included his place of birth for help.

https://gyazo.com/436c2715fd301c5364cc800a2d94fa72.jpeg

[mo]

Ronnie O'Brien. I remember reading about him at the time he moved to Juve. Pretty unusual at the time.

[John Arne]

Ronnie O'Brien. I remember reading about him at the time he moved to Juve. Pretty unusual at the time.

Indeed. Released by Boro and immediately given a 5 year deal at Juventus :/

[Baz]

Looks like Sir Brendan generated by AI.

[Shindig]

James Troisi to Juventus is the one that stuns me.

[circlefood]

Anthony.

[John Arne]

This is tough (except for Wullie and the Newcastle fans perhaps). Discovered today from looking at Dungannon's current players.

https://gyazo.com/13848e5a5d5fb9a0fbafe6938ced79b1.jpeg

[Shindig]

Gael Bigirmimana.

[John Arne]

Yessir. Former England U20 and Burundi international rocking up in the Top Ireland league.

[wullie]

Always love Bigi. No league goals but he did get the opener in the glorious JPT final win in 2017 that pretty much set up everything good that's happened since

[Jimmy Floyd]

The squad system is the worst thing in football. So many players just end up not playing for huge tranches of their careers because someone's decided every team needs 30 players on their books.

[John Arne]

Solihull Moors must have had a hell of a midfield for poor old Gael to not break into it.

[John Arne]

A sex-trafficked Crewe academy player for you....

https://gyazo.com/66b24760e8d93e973f485fc1b685158c.jpeg

[Jimmy Floyd]

No idea, but the other night I had a dream which featured Rodney Jack, if that's of any assistance.

[John Arne]

Having had the pleasure of watching "Little Rodney" at Gresty Road in the 90's, a pleasant reminder thanks.

[Luke Emia]

Thomas Partey?

Oh no wrong thing.

[Ben]

That'll be Nicky Maynard I suspect.

[John Arne]

That'll be Nicky Maynard I suspect.

Correct.