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This is a list of association football players by nickname.
Catenaccio or The Chain is a tactical system in football with a strong emphasis on defence. In Italian, catenaccio means "door-bolt", which implies a highly organised and effective backline defence focused on nullifying opponents' attacks and preventing goal-scoring opportunities.
Enrique Omar Sívori was an Italian Argentine football player and manager who played as a forward. At club level, he is known for his successful time with Italian side Juventus during the late 1950s and early 1960s, where he won three Serie A titles among other trophies; he also played for River Plate in Argentina and Napoli in Italy.
Giovanni "Gianni" Rivera is an Italian politician and former footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career as a footballer he was mostly utilised as an attacking midfielder.
Christian Vieri is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
Carlo AncelottiOSI is an Italian former professional footballer and a professional football manager who currently manages Premier League club Everton.
Luigi Di Biagio is an Italian football manager and former footballer, who was most recently the manager of SPAL. A former defensive midfielder, Di Biagio last played for Ascoli Calcio 1898 in 2007, and previously also played for several other Italian clubs throughout his career, including Roma and Internazionale, in particular. At international level, he also played 31 times for the Italian national side between 1998 and 2002, scoring 2 goals, representing his country at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as at Euro 2000, where Italy reached the final.
Julio Ricardo Cruz is an Argentine former footballer. He played for clubs in Argentina, the Netherlands and Italy before retiring in 2010. The longest spell of his career was spent with Internazionale, with whom he won four consecutive Serie A titles, among other honours. A large and physical player, who was known for his ability in the air, he usually played as a striker but he has even played as a winger, as an attacking midfielder, and as a centre-forward. In 2015, he opened his own charity foundation, the Julio Cruz Foundation.
In association football, a playmaker is a player who controls the flow of the team's offensive play, and is often involved in passing moves which lead to goals, through their vision, technique, ball control, creativity, and passing ability.
Daniel Fonseca Garis is a retired Uruguayan footballer and a current football agent. A former forward, throughout his playing career, he played for Uruguayan side Nacional, as well as Italian clubs Cagliari, Napoli, Roma, Juventus, and Como, and Argentine side River Plate, winning titles with both Nacional and Juventus. At international level, he represented Uruguay on 30 occasions between 1990 and 1997, scoring 11 goals, and also took part at the 1990 World Cup and the 1995 Copa América, winning the latter tournament.
Germán Gustavo Denis is an Argentine football striker who plays for Italian club Reggina.
Arturo Erasmo Vidal Pardo is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Barcelona and the Chile national team. His displays during his time at Juventus led him to be nicknamed Il Guerriero, Rey Arturo and La Piranha by the Italian press due to his hard-tackling and aggressive, tenacious style of play. In Chile, he is also known as Kinnikuman, due to his looking similarity to the anime character in the same anime series.
Fernando Martin Forestieri is a professional footballer who last played as a striker for English club Sheffield Wednesday. Born in Argentina, he is of Italian descent and a naturalized Italian citizen, and has represented Italy U21.
Albano Benjamín Bizzarri is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Joaquín Oscar Larrivey is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre forward for Universidad de Chile.
Roberto Maximiliano Pereyra is an Argentine footballer who plays for English club Watford and the Argentina national team. A right-footed player, his preferred position is as a midfielder or as a forward. Due to his versatility, he is capable of playing a variety of positions such as left or right wing, central midfield, attacking midfield or second striker.
Mattia Perin is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Juventus and the Italy national team.
Franco Damián Vázquez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Spanish club Sevilla and the Argentina national team.
Paulo Bruno Exequiel Dybala is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and the Argentina national team. Considered one of the world's most valuable players, he is commonly referred to as "La Joya" due to his creative style of play, pace, talent, technique and eye for goal. Palermitans also refer to him as "U Picciriddu", because of his young age at the time of his signing for Palermo.
Giovanni Pablo Simeone Baldini, also known as El Cholito, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Cagliari, on loan from Fiorentina, and the Argentina national team. He is the eldest among three sons of former footballer and current Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone.
Federico Bernardeschi is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the Italy national team, although he has also been deployed in other roles on occasion, including as a central midfielder.
Simon Kuper: "In 1973, 1988 and 2003 he [Cruyff] came to save a struggling club seeking direction."
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(help)“Oh Wondo” is right.
It's faaaaar from a sure thing that he hits the record this year, but I'm going to say yes to this one. Precious few in MLS history have done what Wondo has – he's reaped double-digit goal hauls in every season this decade.