View Full Version : Why did certain players wear strange shirt numbers?
zenden
11 Mar 2007, 09:41 AM
Boulahrouz wears #9 for Chelsea.
PSV defender Salcido wears #23 and so does Carra.
cooldude
12 Mar 2007, 12:16 AM
Boulahrouz wears #9 for Chelsea.
PSV defender Salcido wears #23 and so does Carra.
Well yes, Jose stated that was not expecting too many goals from Boula:D
Every team should have players flat from 1-11.It doesn't really matter what number ur wearing till u wear it for the rest of ur carrier( Like Ballack for example). I dont quite remember which league(in Asia), I was watching the other day and I saw a guy wearing 93.WTF?:eek:
Another thing that's not so relavent here: about this "Retiring the number" in respect to a great player who played for club/country. I think it's just ridicolous. I mean, wear the jersey with respect but retiring the no. is just stupid.
FWS93
12 Mar 2007, 01:12 PM
ronaldo's new # for Milan is 99!, i guess when you cant get one 9 you settle for two;)
http://www.rpp.com.pe/images/portada/deportes/120927_g.jpg
TheresOnly1Keano
14 Oct 2007, 11:09 AM
Why the hell does Anelka use 39?
CACuzcatlan
15 Oct 2007, 05:39 PM
Regarding Jorge Campos, from Wikipedia:
In some of his teams, as he was known for being capable to play as a striker, he was registered with the number '9', a number that is usually regarded to strikers.
Curiously, when he was registered with the number '9' (as he was intended to be used sometimes as a striker) he played regularly as goalkeeper, and when he was registered with the number '1' (he was intended to be the first-choice goalkeeper) he had periods of being used regularly as a striker.
He scored a notable bicycle kick goal for Atlante in the 1997 season. In that game, he started as goalkeeper, but as the forwards were failing to score a goal, the coach replaced a field player with another goalkeeper to send Campos to the attack.
HSEUPASSION
20 Oct 2007, 01:40 PM
Boulahrouz wears #9 for Chelsea.
PSV defender Salcido wears #23 and so does Carra.
And Sol Campbell, it's because 2+3=5, a common number for center backs.
sreeja
15 Nov 2007, 04:24 AM
I thought it would be their lucky numbers.
El Mandrake
06 Jan 2008, 07:01 PM
Wiki pedia has a history of the #'s and why they are...now i feel it should be like the starting eleven and the bench so you have folks from 1-16...the world cup 1-23 (thank god) but there are some ugly #'s...number three when you are a center forward? yuk! ugly numbers jason terry 26, and others you see out there.....but i guess this also corresponds to reserves also so the new kid debuting would get 34 or something......triple digits ya thats getting too pick-up gameish