Footballers Whose Names Are Fun To Say

couerdelion · 27-02-2014 2:08pm

David Goodwillie

Gbear · 27-02-2014 2:09pm

Julian Draxler

Granit Xhaka.

Anything with an X in it really.

Will I Amnt · 27-02-2014 2:10pm

Ba.

Moneymaker · 27-02-2014 2:12pm

Jerome Bonnissel
Lillian Laslandes
Arnold Bruggink
Anil Koc(yes, really)
Segar Bastard
Hans-Jorg Butt
Stefan Effenberg
David Seaman
Peter Pander
Danny Invincible

kwestfan08 · 27-02-2014 2:20pm

Love saying Chico Flores. Sounds like one of those Latin singers that exploded round the early 00's Ricky Martin.

Corholio · 27-02-2014 2:23pm

Nii Lamptey

You could write a book on his story, but his name also sounds like wonky leg disorder.

Donnielighto · 27-02-2014 2:29pm

Not a player but....

Neville Neville

Charlie19 · 27-02-2014 4:25pm

Aodhagan wrote: »

Will be retiring/is retired but wants to be a part of the coaching team. Isn't his Dad the manager?

I only noticed his name in the Gibraltar squad when I wanted to see if they had any players that I knew and I was very surprised to see his name.

Don't think his father is the coach, the coach sounded dutch when getting interviewed after the Euro's draw.

jamaamaj · 27-02-2014 4:39pm

Ralf Minge (former East German forward from the 80's)

Omackeral · 27-02-2014 5:19pm

Robert Snodgrass.

That chap off the England rugby team has the most Lord Of The Rings name ever.

Billy Twelvetrees.

Chazz Michael Michaels · 27-02-2014 5:20pm

Hakin Yakin

Pro. F · 27-02-2014 5:26pm

Ugo Ehiogu

smileyj1987 · 27-02-2014 5:58pm

Omackeral wrote: »

That chap off the England rugby team has the most Lord Of The Rings name ever.

Billy Twelvetrees.

Nah Courtney laws has to be the funniest name on that team .

tayto lover · 27-02-2014 7:54pm

Socrates

Schwiiing · 27-02-2014 9:01pm

Papa Bouba Diop
Jay Jay Okocha
Eric Djemba Djemba

hullaballoo · 27-02-2014 9:31pm

Always liked saying Georgiu Kinkladze. Difficult to work into conversations that are not about players only using their left foot though.

Andrei Kanchelskis, Hasan Salihamidžić, Stéphane Chapuisat and Sérgio Conceição deserve a mention too.

barone · 27-02-2014 9:33pm

the jagger , fulham

TheMilkyPirate · 27-02-2014 9:33pm

Peter Odemwengie, Say it it's right laugh odemwengieee

8-10 · 27-02-2014 9:40pm

Omackeral wrote: »

That chap off the England rugby team has the most Lord Of The Rings name ever.

Billy Twelvetrees.

Ever?

I'd say he has the most LOTR's name currently, since this guy retired! :pac:

Pilsbury Doughboy · 27-02-2014 10:26pm

Juan Pablo Angel
Jesus Navas
Jorge Jesus
Paolo One Chop

I used to crank call local pubs back in the day asking if there was a Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in the bar, he had been in with a blonde and had just left, so I was told.

Muzzy Izzet reminds me that my dad called him Izzy Muzzet!

adamski8 · 27-02-2014 10:33pm

izmailov(side)

Daemos · 28-02-2014 3:01am

Aliadière
Mauricio Pochettino
Aguerooooooooooo!

Corholio · 28-02-2014 5:14am

Pro. F wrote: »

Ugo Ehiogu

Back in 'the day', I remember finding out that 'Ugo' was short for 'Ugochuku' and I always wanted to hear a commentator mention and say it. But never did :mad:

pickarooney · 28-02-2014 11:58am

Corholio wrote: »

Back in 'the day', I remember finding out that 'Ugo' was short for 'Ugochuku' and I always wanted to hear a commentator mention and say it. But never did :mad:

Could've been a great crowd chant if worked into 'Hooked on a Feeling'.

jonnyfingers · 28-02-2014 3:23pm

Carsten Jancker

Corholio · 28-02-2014 4:16pm

pickarooney wrote: »

Could've been a great crowd chant if worked into 'Hooked on a Feeling'.

Having watched the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' trailer, and now that you've mentioned that, I'll hear nothing else but Ugochuku now :pac:

mags1962 · 01-03-2014 12:36am

One that has amused me is "Semi", at least that's how I heard it during the week in the ECL.

born2bwild · 01-03-2014 12:42am

Giaccherini - when Brian Kerr says it - sounds like some little dog he used to own - me little jackerini, ah he was a lovely fella.

Nasri also sounds quite rude in Russian.

kev1.3s · 01-03-2014 12:46am

Chelsea youth player Nortei Nortey always made me laugh.

BNMC · 01-03-2014 12:49am

Gianluca Pagliuca.

Ah the memories.

thelad95 · 01-03-2014 2:23am

Jesper Blomqvist
Adnan Januzaj
Darren O'Dea
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Adam Lallana
Luther Blisset
Ole Gunnar Solksjaer
Eric Djemba-Djemba
Angel-Rangel

callaway92 · 01-03-2014 2:33am

Always liked:

Santiago Cañizares

&

Ariel Ortega

Cool names.

~Rebel~ · 01-03-2014 2:41am

Fabrizio Ravanelli

Angelos Charisteas

Stelios Giannakopoulos
(Actually, that whole 2004 Greek team had awesome names!)

Kazim Colin Kazim Kazim Kazim Kazim Kazim Kazim Kazim Kazim Richards...Kazim

Juninho Pernambucano

fergiesfolly · 01-03-2014 3:11am

Diego Armando Maradona was how I remember him being introduced at the 86 World Cup.
Probably a Jimmy Magee special...
DeAAGo ArManDo Maradonnnnaaaa!!!!

This thread is making me salivate for the World Cup

CSF · 01-03-2014 3:24am

Julian Joachim
Andreas Arestidou
Ivica Mornar
Robert Molenaar
Salvatore Sirigu

El Weirdo · 01-03-2014 10:13am

Roy Wegerle.

I remember one game early in his QPR career, when he wasn't having a particularly good game. He had just lost the ball again trying to go on a solo run and amongst the quiet, frustrated sighing and muttering in The Loft, a lone voice shouts out, "WEGERLE, WOGGERLY, WANKAAAAAH!" in a strong cockney accent.

Stupid, I know, but I still say it in my head every time I hear his name to this day.

Great player though.

Edited to add for the day that's in it: