Its the World Cup, so what about a look at famous Romani football players; ooh, aah, Cantona! André Pierre Gignac (France, age 27): 16 matches/4 goals for France, now plays for Olympique Marseille, previously for Lorient and Toulouse. Dani Güiza (Spain, age 32): 21/6 for Spain, European Championship 2008, now plays for Getafe, previously for Xerez, Mallorca, Huelva, Barcelona, Murcia, Getafe, Mallorca again, Fenerbahce Istanbul, and then Getafe. Christo Stoičkov (Bulgaria, age 47), 83/37 for Bulgaria, played for CSKA Sofia, FC Barcelona, FC Parma, All Nassr, Kashiwa Reysol, Chicago Fire, D.C. United. Now a trainer (currently for Litex Loveč). Alyosha Asanovich (Croatia, age 47), 3/0 for Yugoslavia, 62/3 for Croaita, played for Hajduk Split, FC Méty, AS Cannes, Montpellier HSC, Valladolid, Derby County, SSC Neapol, Panathinaikos Athens, Austria Wien, Sydney United, returned to Hajduk Split, and is now a trainer, currently for Lokomotiv Moskva. Eric Cantona (France, age 46), 45/20 for France, played for Auxerre, Martigues, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nimes, Leeds United, Manchester United, winner of the French League in 1988/89 and 1990/91, the French Cup 1989/90 (with Marseille), the English Premier League (1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97), the FA Cup 1993–94, 1995–96 and the Charity Shield (1993, 1994, 1996) with Manchester United. Tony Vairelles (France, age 39), 8/1 for France, currently plays for FC Guegnon, previously for Nancy, Lens, Lyon, Bordeaux, Bastia, Lens, Rennes, Bastia, Lierse, Tours, Bastia, Dudelange; his brother David (France, age 35) is with FC Guegnon and previously played with Nancy, Beuvais, Troyes, Amiens. Jacques Abardonado (France, age 34), currently plays for Frejus/Saint Raphaël, previously with Marseille, Lorient, Nice, Norimberk, Valenciennes, Grenoble. Christos Patsazoglou (Greece, age 34), 45/1 for Greece, currently plays for PAS Jannina, previously with Škoda Xanthi, Olympiakos Pireus, Omonia Nicosia, AEK Athens. Ricardo Andrade Quaresma (Portugal, age 29), 35/3 Portugal, plays now for Besiktas Istanbul/and as a guest player for Al Ahly, Dubai, previously with Sporting Lisabon, FC Barcelona, FC Porto, Inter Milan, Chelsea. Gheorghe Hagi (Romania, age 48), 124/35 for Romania, now a trainer, last engagement with Galatasaray Istanbul in 2011, previously a coach for Romania, Bursaspora, Galatasaray, Timisoara, Steau Bucharest, played for Farul Constanta, Sportul Studencesc, Steaua Bucharest, Real Madrid, Brescia, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray (ended his career in 2001 – 132/59). He is the most successful footballer of all time in Romania. Ilie Dumitrescu (Romania, age 44), 62/20 for Romania, now a gallery owner and trainer, last coached Steau Bucharest in 2010, played for Steau Bucharest, Tottenham Hotspur, FC Sevilla, West Ham United, América (Mexico), Atlante (Mexico), and Steau Bucharest. Banel Nicolita (Romania, age 28), 34/1 for Romania, now plays for Saint-Etienne (France), previously for Steau Bucharest. Marius Lacatus (Romania, age 48), 84/13 for Romania, last a trainer for the Tirgu Mures team, last played for Brasov, Steau Bucharest, FC Fiorentina, Real Oviedo, again for Steau, ended at National Bucharest in 2000. He was worked as a trainer four times for Steau and for National, Panama, Romania, Otelul Galati, Brasov, Piatra Neamt, Arad, Vaslui. Dejan Savičevič (Serbia, age 46), 56/19 for Yugoslavia, played for Titograd, for CZ Bělehrad, AC Milán, Rapid Wien, trainer of the Serbian and Montenegrin team from 2001-2003. Since 2009 he has been chair of the Football Association of Montenegro. Before the country separated from Serbia he was the country chair as of 2004. Sinisa Mihajlovic (Serbia, age 44), 63/9 for Yugoslavia, trainer for the Serbian side since 2012, played for NK Borovo, Vojvodina Novi Sad, CZ Bělehrad, AS Řím, Sampdoria Janov, Lazio Roma, Inter Milan (where he ended his career as a player in 2006). Prior to taking the job of trainer for Serbia, he was an assistant coach at Inter Milan, and coached for Bologna, Catania and Fioretina. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden, age 31), plays for Paris Saint-Germain, 87/39 for Sweden, a player of Bosnian-Croatian and Romani origin born in Malmö, with Romani roots on the side of his Catholic mother. His father is a Bosnian Muslim. Before coming to Paris he played for Malmö FF, Ajax Amsterdam, Juventus Turín, Inter Milan, FC Barcelona, and AC Milan. He is considered the second best-paid player in the world after Lionel Messim (Argentina/FC Barcelona). Andrea Pirlo (Italy, age 33), 95/11 for Italy, plays for Juventus Turin, captain of the Italian national team, previously played for Brescia, Inter Milan, Reggino, and AC Milan, from which he joined Juventus after 10 years of brilliant work during which he won the Championship League twice (in 2003 and 2007) and the finals once. World Champion 2006, finalist in the European Championship 2012, Champion of Europe under age 21 in the year 2000, bronze medalist in the 2004 Olympic gaines, and winner of the Confederation Cup (2009). He won the Italian A Series three times, the European SuperCup twice, and the World Championship of clubs once in 2007 with AC Milan. He is considered the best halfback in the world. His nickname is the the architect for his ability to shape the way his team plays. romea.cz/en/celebrities/famous-romani-players-in-world-football
Posted on: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 10:43:10 +0000
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