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[Zambrotta]

Actually it was Franco Baresi I was thinking about. Wrong formulation of the question obviously, sorry about that.

But do you really call him Kaizer Franz? I've never heard him being called that before.

 

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[Kaiser Franco]

Kaiser Franz originally designates Franz Beckenbauer, the greatest sweeper in football history without any doubt. Baresi is arguably the second best sweeper ever (I would put him just ahead of Scirea in my own all-time ranking). Fate willed that Beckenbauer and Baresi should have the same first name (Franz = Franco) and the same initials, so some of us Milan fans used to call Baresi Kaiser Franz as well.

 

[Zambrotta]

I somewhat dislike that he takes over the real Kaizer Franz nick. He deserves one of his own.

 

[Kaiser Franco]

Yeah maybe we could have come up with something more original, granted.

Anyway, this gave me an idea : here is a little test about famous or less famous nicknames - you will have to guess to which player each of the following nicks refers.

1) Which brazilian player is known as "O' Animal"?
2) Which soviet player was known as "Spiderman"?
3) Who was "the white Pélé"?
4) Which italian defender (who played for Roma and Samp notably) was known as "the russian"?
5) Who was "the Swan from Utrecht"?
6) Who was "el pibe de oro"?
7) Who was "O' Rey"?
8) Which french player does the acronym "JPP" designate?
9) Who was "the Black Pearl"?
10) Which Milan player was known as "the Golden Boy"?
11) Which french player was referred to as "le Président"?
12) Which Milan player is nicknamed "Ringhio"?
13) Which brazilian player was known as "the Professor"?
14) Who was "the genious from the Carpathians"?
15) Which Inter player was referred to as "lo zio" (the uncle)?

The first to answer all the questions correctly wins an autographed picture of Tryphon Ivanov :LOL:

Enjoy!

 

[Ivy]

oh..... too hard :down: i don't know the answers to any :down:

 

[Zlatan]

++ [ originally posted by Kaiser Franco ] ++
Yeah maybe we could have come up with something more original, granted.

Anyway, this gave me an idea : here is a little test about famous or less famous nicknames - you will have to guess to which player each of the following nicks refers.

1) Which brazilian player is known as "O' Animal"?
2) Which soviet player was known as "Spiderman"?
3) Who was "the white Pélé"?
4) Which italian defender (who played for Roma and Samp notably) was known as "the russian"?
5) Who was "the Swan from Utrecht"?
6) Who was "el pibe de oro"?
7) Who was "O' Rey"?
8) Which french player does the acronym "JPP" designate?
9) Who was "the Black Pearl"?
10) Which Milan player was known as "the Golden Boy"?
11) Which french player was referred to as "le Président"?
12) Which Milan player is nicknamed "Ringhio"?
13) Which brazilian player was known as "the Professor"?
14) Who was "the genious from the Carpathians"?
15) Which Inter player was referred to as "lo zio" (the uncle)?

The first to answer all the questions correctly wins an autographed picture of Tryphon Ivanov :LOL:

Enjoy!

1. Edmundo
2. Lav Yashin


All I know :frown:

 

[Zambrotta]

1) Edmundo
2) Yashin
3) Zico
8) Jean Pierre Papin
10) Rivera.
12) Gattuso is called "Rino" and he might be called "Ringhio" aswell.
13) Socrates?
14) Hagi

 

[Slagathor]

++ [ originally posted by Kaiser Franco ] ++
13. Because it is the colour of Holland's Royal Family since William of Orange?

That's very good but not entirely true. Or rather - what you wrote down is true, but it's not the complete story.

 

[Zambrotta]

++ [ originally posted by Matto ] ++


That's very good but not entirely true. Or rather - what you wrote down is true, but it's not the complete story.

http://www.juventuz.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=1574&postid=297437#post297437

 

[flieeeekke]

1) Edmundo
2) Lev Yashin
5) Van Basten? :undecide:
8) Jean Pierre Papin
9) Weah?
14) Hagi. Well, in lithuania commentators said he was caled carpathian maradona
15) must be bergomi

 

[Kaiser Franco]

Right. So far these are the correct answers you gave :

1) Edmundo
2) Yashin
3) Zico
5) Van Basten
8) Papin
10) Rivera
12) Gattuso
13) Socrates
14) Hagi
15) Bergomi

I got confused with the "White Pélé" nickname. It probbaly designated Zico indeed. What I really wanted to ask was : who was known as "the Prophet of goal"? And the answer was Johan Cruyff. This expression was coined by the late Sandro Ciotti, a renowned italian journalist. It may have been known only in Italy though..

We call Gattuso "Ringhio" after the italian verb "ringhiare", meaning to growl. I think it suits him well as he is quite the growling watchdog.

Im a bit surprised that you guys know Bergomi or Socrates's nicknames but not the answers to number 6) and 7)...

And the "Black Pearl" was not Weah. He was called the "Black Panther" or "King George" lol. I personally would have found "the black Van Basten" most appropriate.

 

[flieeeekke]

#7 Platini

 

[Kaiser Franco]

Nope it's not "Monsieur Football" Platini lol

Here's a hint : 'O Rey means "the King" in portuguese. Damn, I said too much already!

 

[flieeeekke]

wasn't platini nicknamed the king? :undecide:

ok, then it must be paulo sousa.

 

[Kaiser Franco]

Erm no it's not Paulo Sousa. Remember that portuguese isn't spoken only in Portugal...

 

[Torkel]

6. Maradona?

 

[Kaiser Franco]

...is the correct answer!

 

[Zizou]

1) Edmundo
2) Yashin
3) Zico
4) Vierchowood (actually the correct term is 'Lo Zar' )
5) Van Basten
6) Maradona
7) Eusebio?
8) Papin
9) Pele?
10) Rivera
11) Platini?
12) Gattuso
13) Socrates
14) Hagi
15) Bergomi

 

[Kaiser Franco]

questions 7), 9) and 11) are still wrong lol.

Vierchowood was called both "lo Zar" and "il russo" in fact. Glad to see that someone remembers old Pietro anyway.

 

[Zambrotta]

I'm pretty sure Pélé is called the black pearl. :undecide: