Football's Greatest 'taches

[gaijin]

This was insipred by the recent issue of FourFourTwo.

A home for the greatest moustaches that have graced the beautiful game.

Let's start with former Liverpool and Ipswich player and part-time Escape to Victory actor, John Wark

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/past_players/players/wark/images/profile.jpg
http://www.liverpoolway.co.uk/a-zofplayers/t-z/wark.jpeg

[gaijin]

Let's give it up for Rudi Voller, the ex German NT coach, still keeps that famous tache today, carrying on the good tradition on the hairy lip in the hairy game.

http://www.acmilanvn.com/anh/voller.jpg
http://www.ukrainianfootball.com/gallery/Coaches/Rudi_Voller.jpg

[gaijin]

Player and international playboy superstar Frank Worthington. Known for his scoring on and off the pitch. And we all know, it was because of the 'tache.

http://norfox.net/threel3.gif

Don't agree with the glasses though Frank.
http://www.leedsfans.org.uk/leeds/images/FWorthington2.jpg

http://norfox.net/worthington%20frank.JPG

[gaijin]

Former Liverpool great, Steve Heighway. Part of the famous 'tache mob that invaded the Merseyside club throughout the 1980's.

http://www.liverpoolway.co.uk/a-zofplayers/e-h/heighway.jpeg

http://www.fcliverpool.pl/karykatury/legendy/0a4steveheighway.jpg

[gaijin]

Ahhh, David Seaman. A silly ponytail, but right manly tache. His hair gave him strength in goal, and the tache made him mascular enough to hide that annoying Yorkshire accent. A moustache legend. :)

http://cabanavc.com/DocadeHumor/mainato2/Desporto/seaman1.jpg

http://www.counton.org/thesum/extra/images/Seaman.jpg

http://www.soniguales.com/fotos/Seaman.jpg

[gaijin]

Ruud Gullit, former European player of the year and now coaching Feyenoord. Again is cursed with silly hair, but has since lost some credibilty since shaving it off, especially when he came to Chelsea.

http://www.calciofans.com/mercatino/gullit.jpg

http://www.fantasyfootie.com/images/misc/gullit.jpg

http://www.fanat.com.ua/info/gb/1987/gullit-1987.jpg

[gaijin]

Former PSG coach, Artur Jorge. His likeness to Tintin characters Thomson and Thompson is undeniable. His tache still remains to this day, and is seen wondering about Cameroon for the NT.

http://www.peoples.ru/sport/football/jorge/jorge_1.jpg

http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/footballcentral/FootballCentral/128398_351X180.jpg

http://segundasedicoes.expresso.clix.pt/imagens/ed1559/fotos/pequena/F1-PU4.jpg

[gaijin]

Another coach! This time its a certain Spanish affair. As the former Real Madrid coach - Vicente Del Bosque

Most miserable manager ever?

http://www.gymjev.cz/~slaby/bosque.jpg

http://mkobal.sitemynet.com/mynet_resimlerim/vicente_del_bosque.jpg

http://www.elpais.es/fotos/personas/ign/8/151_867.jpg

[gaijin]

How Inter need a guy like this now. In his heyday he remained, hairless on the ol' lip. But back in the day, he sported a fine little fuzzy slug on the top of his mouth.

Guiseppe Bergomi (actually one of my all-time favourite players.)

http://www.solocalcio.com/gallery/azzurri/photo/BERGOMI.jpg

[gaijin]

Ian Rush

This guy could score like crazy. Had a failed spell in Italy, but scored a numerous goals for Liverpool. Has since shaved it off, when he became s***t. Coincidence?

http://liverpool.rivals.net/media/jpg/2000050703250890.jpg

http://uglyfootballers.com/content/images/footballers/80's/rush/images/rush02.jpg

http://www.givemefootball.com/images/ian_rush_bi.jpg

[gaijin]

Lol - :D - Now this guy is the most miserbale.

My favourite, current horses (CSKA) coach and eternal miserable bastard Valeriy Gazzaev.

http://www.rg.ru/img/content/3/19/37/gazzaev.jpg

http://www.dynamo.kiev.ua/Press/images7/gazzaev.jpg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39124000/jpg/_39124006_gazzaev203x152getty.jpg

[gaijin]

Okay, thats me best. :)

Few rules

-They have to be involved in football (having played or coached, or are playing or coaching.)

-Has to be a 'tache (no goatees, no beards - handebars are okay.)

- Give a description of the player /coach

- Your opinon on his tache.

laters......

~ganu :cool:

[gaijin]

Oh what the hell.

Graeme Souness

This guy both played and managed with a 'tache. But lost big kudos since shaving it off - just doesn't inspire any confidence. Both Blackburn and the Toon have struggled since. But he's a hard man, so what can I say?

http://www.nufc.com/2004-05images/souness-mgr2.jpg

http://www.fantasyfootie.com/images/misc/souness.jpg

http://fotball.adressa.no/multimedia/archive/00026/graeme_souness_26719a.jpg

btw: despite the stubble, this one counts because he's wearing that classic Boro top.....
http://www.liverpool.is/myndir/Souness/Boro.jpg

[gaijin]

Mark "I love you Gary" Lawrenson

Ah. Gary Lineker's former ******** buddy. He once proudly claimed if Bolton were to stay up he would shave off his 'tache.

They did, and he remains hairless. And sadly not camp anymore. :(

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/920000/images/_923490_lawro150.jpg

http://www.lanconjfc.co.uk/images/marklawrenson.jpg

http://www.fai.ie/images/lawrensonmark.jpg

[Brainodo]

The Forest Edition

First up, some winners from the Golden age of the 'tache, the '70's.

Garrrrrrrrry Birtles
Lovely 'tache from the European Cup Winner and embittered Nottingham Evening Post pundit:
http://www.forest.webz.cz/Birtles.jpg

Kenny Burns
One of Birtles' teammates and a fine blonde effort
http://forest.webz.cz/Burns.jpg

More recent:
Des Walker
Still sporting one (barely) until the end of his playing career
http://www.forest.webz.cz/Walker.jpg

[LordR]

http://www.partner-fuer-schule.nrw.de/img/koepfe_nrw_neururer.jpgPeter Neururer, coach of VfL Bochum.

[LordR]

Former Real Madrid Stars Uli Stielike and Bernd, 'the blonde angel', Schuster:

http://w1.316.telia.com/~u31626597/spelarbilder/s/uli_stielike_80_a.jpg

http://www.sportgate.de/img/dpa/schuster-30-06-03_6189354.mittel.jpg

[guado]

http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/especial/2002/copa/images/rivelino_grande.jpg
Roberto Rivelino , the man of the free kicks and elastico.

http://web.telia.com/~u31626597/spelarbilder/b/breitner_82_a.jpg
and then Paul Breitner, also known as Der Afro. only player to score on a pk in two world cup finals.

[Holyjoe]

The mighty Willie Miller, who spent his entire career at Aberdeen (as well as captaining Scotland on numerous occasions).

http://www.afc.co.uk/Team/Images/players/1990-91_WillieMiller2.jpg

A cracking defender, and a belter of a moustache :)

[cass75]

ok froggy time:

Raymond Domenech:
http://perso.club-internet.fr/greil/domenech.gif
Very tough defender when he played for Lyon in the 70th and now coach of french NT.

Emmanuel Petit :
http://www.wahblow.com/images/petit.jpg
When he played for Monaco

Jacques Santini :
http://footnostalgie2.free.fr/images/ASSE7374-Santini.jpg
Former player of St-Etienne

Thierry Henry :
http://cyber.luc.chez.tiscali.fr/lafrance/Thierry.JPG
When he played for U17 french NT