Non national footballers (aka have Brazilian will travel)

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Roger Guerreiro...Polish... come on they aren't even trying to be subtle these days, even rushing his citizenship through - national football is beginning to resemble club football, soon there will be no need for the World Cup or Euro.

So who else is on the list of Brazilians etc who are really Swiss/Croation/insert small country here honest guv?

Just a quick browse shows up these patriots;

Switzerland - Gelson Fernandes (Cape Verde)
Croatia - Eduardo da Silva (Brazil)
Poland - Roger Guerreiro (Brazil)
Turkey - Mehmet Aurelio (oh please - Brazil)
 
The most famous one is Deco - Portugal.
Then there is Podolski the who is polish but plays for Germany.
 
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The fact none of them have a chance of playing for Brazil probably has something to do with it

A bit like when Jackie Charlton had every Englishman and his dog playing for the RoI all because of a technicality that meant they could play because their Grandmothers once went to Dublin or looked a bit Irish
 
atpbx said:
The most famous one is Deco - Portugal.
Then there is Podolski the who is polish but plays for Germany.
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I don't think you can put Podoski in the same league as some brazilians playing for other countries. It is far harder for a Polish player to get into the German national team than a Brazilian getting into the Turkish team
 
Most of the Swedish team seem to be of 'something-origin'.

Famous Swedish names such as;

Rami Shaaban
Daniel Majstorovic
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Behrang Safari
Suleyman Sleyman
Kennedy Bakircioglü
Rade Prica
Louay Chanko
 
Raymond Lin said:
I don't think you can put Podoski in the same league as some brazilians playing for other countries. It is far harder for a Polish player to get into the German national team than a Brazilian getting into the Turkish team
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No, the boys a player and been head hunted thats why he plays for germany.
The poles would be a different proposition with a player like him upfront.
 
Full list is here;

Switzerland

Eldin Jakupović – Croatia (Yugoslavia)
Johan Djourou – Ivory Coast
Valon Behrami – Croatia (Yugoslavia)
Gelson Fernandes – Cape Verde
Johan Vonlanthen – Colombia

Austria

Ronald Gercaliu – Albania
Gyorgy Garics – Hungary
Ivica Vastic – Croatia (Yugoslavia)
Martin Harnik – Germany

Greece

Loukas Vyntra – Czech Rep.

Croatia

Josip Simunic – Australia
Robert Kovac – Germany
Vedran Corluka – Bosnia
Ivan Rakitic – Switzerland
Niko Kovac – Germany
Ivan Klasnic – Germany

Italy

Mauro Camoranesi – Argentina
Simone Perrotta – England

Sweden

Tobias Linderoth – France

Germany

Piotr Trochowski – Poland
Oliver Neuville – Switzerland
Miroslav Klose – Poland
Lukas Podolski – Poland
Kevin Kuranyi – Brazil

Portugal

Nuno – Sao Tome and Principe
Jose Bosingwa - DR Congo
Pepe – Brazil
Petit – France
Deco – Brazil
Nani – Cape Verde

Spain

Marcos Senna – Brazil

Poland

Roger Guerreiro – Brazil

France

Steve Mandanda – Zaire (Congo)
Jean-Alain Boumsong – Cameroon
Patrice Evra – Senegal
Patrick Vieira – Senegal
Claude Makelele – Zaire (Congo)

Turkey

Hamit Altintop – Germany
Kazim Kazim – England
Mehmet Aurelio – Brazil
Mevlut Erdinc – France


None

Holland
Czech Rep
Romania
Russia
 
I remember when we played Japan and the only Japanese player that was singing the national anthem was a Brazilian :D
 
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What about that player for Germany, Gomez or something...he was subbed earlier on tonight...he didnt look German nor did his name sound like one:p
 
G|mp said:
The fact none of them have a chance of playing for Brazil probably has something to do with it
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Yup which is surprising especially in the case of Deco, hes a very good player i think and would have easily fitted into the Brazilian squad imho. Didnt realise that he was Brazilian originally until a few yrs ago. Also Scholari the Portugese coach is Brazilian isnt he??...led Brazil to the WC in 2002.
 
Shamikebab said:
I thought that, Mario Gomez. Looked him up on FM and he's born in Germany though.
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Hmmm interesting that is then...didnt realise that he was German born...i guess his parents are immigrants who moved to Germany before he was born...Gomez a German..who would have thought of that:p:D
 
BaZ87 said:
I remember when we played Japan and the only Japanese player that was singing the national anthem was a Brazilian :D
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Alessandro dos Santos is the chap you're thinking of. Good Japanese name that. :rolleyes:

There's occasionally the odd English castoff in the Scotland team. The dozen or so caps won by Nigel Quashie was probably the low point in that regard.
 
Spawn said:
Yup which is surprising especially in the case of Deco, hes a very good player i think and would have easily fitted into the Brazilian squad imho. Didnt realise that he was Brazilian originally until a few yrs ago. Also Scholari the Portugese coach is Brazilian isnt he??...led Brazil to the WC in 2002.
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tbf when Deco chose to play for Portugal he wouldn't have got into the Brazil side, he's definitely progressed since leaving Porto.
 
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