Left-Footed Players - Name Them

Discussion in 'The Beautiful Game' started by Gregoriak, Nov 27, 2006.

  1. Richard Harvey

    Richard Harvey New Member

    Sep 14, 2015
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  2. Gregoriak

    Gregoriak BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 27, 2002
    Munich
    Bobby Mitchell (Scottish international left winger of the 1940s and 50s who played mostly for Newcastle United).

    Fionan "Paddy" Fagan (Irish international right winger of the 1950s and 60s who played for most notably for Manchester City) [-> I saw him taking various corner kicks with his left foot in the 1955 FA Cup Final]

    Karl-Heinz Vogt (German forward of the 1960s and 70s who played for Saarbrücken and Kaiserslautern among other clubs)
     
  3. ampark21

    ampark21 New Member

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    Lionel Messi.
     
  4. TimB4Last

    TimB4Last Member+

    May 5, 2006
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    Shocking that he hasn't been named thus far!
     
  5. Gregoriak

    Gregoriak BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 27, 2002
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    Julien Cools (international Belgian midfielder and also left back who played for Beringen, Club Brugge, Beerschot among other clubs between 1969 and 1986).
     
  6. Gregoriak

    Gregoriak BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 27, 2002
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    I have to correct this. It is actually Willy Wellens, not Julien Cools. The Italian commentator of the game I was watching (Italy v Belgium, friendly 1977) frequently had trouble pronouncing the Belgian names in a way that it was possible to identify the players and he also at times confused the players. After further inspection using the Belgian FA's website I have found out that the player in question, who wore the #10 shirt, was Willy Wellens, an international Belgian midfielder who played in the 1970s and 80s for a variety of clubs, among them Lierse SK, RWD Molenbeek, Standard Liège, Club Brugge and Beerschot.
     
  7. Gregoriak

    Gregoriak BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 27, 2002
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    René Verheyen (an international Belgian midfielder of the 1970s and 80s who played for Club Brugge, Lokeren, Turnhout and Gent).
     
  8. Dr. Know

    Dr. Know Member+

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    Messi has improved his right foot shooting a lot.
     
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  9. Gregoriak

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    Feb 27, 2002
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    Raúl Madero (Argentine left back of the 1960 who played for Boca Juniors, Huracan and Estudiantes de La Plata).
     
  10. msioux75

    msioux75 Member+

    Jan 8, 2006
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    Centreback really.
     
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  11. Gregoriak

    Gregoriak BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 27, 2002
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    Thanks! I watched him play against AC Milan in the 1969 Intercontinental Cup first leg and there he appeared to be playing as left back. That was just one game of course, so it can be misleading, like in this case.
     
  12. Gregoriak

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    Feb 27, 2002
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    Michael De Groote (Belgian international midfielder and defender who played for Anderlecht, FC Liège and Gent from the mid-1970s to the early-1990s).

    René Vandereycken (Belgian international midfielder who played for FC Brugge, Genoa and Anderlecht from the mid-1970s to late-1980s).
     
  13. wm442433

    wm442433 Member+

    Sep 19, 2014
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    Still from Belgium, Alex Czerniatynski (striker, winger, #11, Sporting Charleroi, Royal Antwerp, Anderlecht, Standard de Liège, Royal Antwerp again, Mechelen, FC Germinal Ekeren, Tilleur FC Liège and Diables Rouges).
     
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  14. robnycus

    robnycus Member+

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    Bale
    Ozil
    James
    DiMaria
    Dybala
     
  15. Gregoriak

    Gregoriak BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 27, 2002
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    Andy Lynch (Scottish left back of the late-60s to early-80s who played for Hearts and Celtic among other clubs)
     
  16. Gregoriak

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    Feb 27, 2002
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    Raoul Lambert (Belgian international center forward of the 1960s and 70s who played for Brugge)
     
  17. wm442433

    wm442433 Member+

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  18. el cabezon

    el cabezon Member

    Jun 28, 2016
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    Mario Corso, nicknamed 'God's Left Foot'. Need I say more?



    Gerrie Mühren - A favourite of mine and a quality player. Famed for that bit of showboating against Real at the Bernabeu which was in some ways emblematic of the shift of power from Real to Ajax in the European Cup.



    Right up there with Baxter's keepy uppys against reigning World Cup holders England when they won 3-2. There you go, another outrageously talented leftie.
     
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  19. Gregoriak

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    Wolfgang Kneib (German goalkeeper of the 1970s and 80s who played for Mainz, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Arminia Bielefeld).
     
  20. wm442433

    wm442433 Member+

    Sep 19, 2014
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    Fabien Barthez
     
  21. wm442433

    wm442433 Member+

    Sep 19, 2014
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    A 11 of left-footed in L1 by France Foot in August 2015 (website) :
    GK : Anthony Lopes (Lyon)
    DEF : Kurzawa (Monaco then PSG), Abdennour (Monaco), Rekik (OM), Sherrer Maxwell (PSG)
    MF : Thiago Motta, Matuidi, Di Maria (all PSG)
    ST : Bernardo Silva (Monaco), Fekir (OL), Giovanni Sio (Bastia on loan then Rennes)

    Maybe already mentionned : Chris Waddle (used the right foot too of course), A. Cabrini.
     
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  22. wm442433

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    Loïc Amisse, Frank Vercauteren, Reynald Pedros (Nantes).
    Joël Bossis (Niort).
     
  23. Gregoriak

    Gregoriak BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 27, 2002
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    Zygmunt Anczok (Polish international left back of the 1960s and 70s who played for Polonia Bytom and Gornik Zabrze).

    Paul Power (English left back and midfielder of the 1970s and 80s who played for Manchester City and Everton).
     
  24. wm442433

    wm442433 Member+

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    ^ ^^
    Anczok is already cited I believe. Vercauteren opened the festivities into this thread (but I needed to cite him for my trilogy of Nantes players at the number 8-11 position).
    Paul Power = :)

    Not already cited I guess but I don't know : Raymond Domenech (left-footed).
     
  25. wm442433

    wm442433 Member+

    Sep 19, 2014
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    Florent Malouda and Franck Ribéry (maybe already cited). And Roger Piantoni (maybe not).
     

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