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An Iconic Career
Hernan Crespo: An Iconic Career
On Wednesday evening Hernan Crespo finally brought his adventure in European football to an emotional end. The player’s career in Europe is bookended by spells at provincial club, Parma, and is in fact almost a palindrome: Parma, Lazio, Inter, Chelsea, Milan, Chelsea, Inter, Genoa and Parma. Things didn’t start off that well, though, for the … Continue reading
David Beckham: An Iconic Career (so far…)
The was mounting speculation that he was going to call it a day, or that he would join the Carlo Ancelotti’s Qatari-funded revolution at Paris Saint-Germain. Maybe it was because of the dream of pulling on the GB shirt at the Olympics, or maybe even the thought of playing a shirt other that red or … Continue reading
John Charles: An Iconic Career
John Charles, The Gentle Giant, is widely believed to be the greatest Welsh football player to have ever lived. Starting his career in Leeds, scoring 155 goals in 316 games, he was transferred to Juventus in Italy, for a then record fee of £65,000. His time in Italy was a successful one, winning three Scudetti … Continue reading
Juan Sebastian Veron: An Iconic Career
After the final round of the 2011 Apertura on December 11th, Juan Sebastian Veron announced his retirement from professional football*. In a seventeen-year career starting at his hometown club Estudiantes, La Brujita has gone on to play with Boca Juniors, in Italy with four different clubs (Parma, Sampdoria, Lazio, Internazionale) and in England with two Premier League … Continue reading
Jan Koller: An Iconic Career
In June 2011, the Czech Republic’s all-time leader international goalscorer, Jan Koller hung up his boots for medical reasons while plying his trade in Le Championnat National, the third tier of French football, with AS Cannes. By playing and scoring in a game for Czech part-timers AFK Smetanova Lhota recently, Koller has shown that he … Continue reading
Dario Gradi: An Iconic Career
On 10th November 2011, Dario Gradi announced that he was stepping down as manager of Crewe Alexandra after an astonishing 1,362 games in charge. Starting his managerial career at Wimbledon, after a brief, rather unsuccessful spell at Crystal Palace, Gradi joined Crewe in June 1983. After stepping down in November 2008, he has continued ‘caretaker … Continue reading
Sir Alex Ferguson: An Iconic Career
Sir Alex Ferguson celebrated 25 years in charge of Manchester United on the 6th November 2011. Following a distinguished career in Scotland with East Stirlingshire, St. Mirren and Aberdeen, he has gone on to manage Manchester United a staggering 1,410 times with a win percentage of almost 60% (59.36%) for the Red Devils and an … Continue reading
Claude Makelele: An Iconic Career
Claude Makelele announced his retirement from professional football on 3rd June 2011. Many footballing eulogies may be written about Makelele, but here at The Dubious Goals Committee, we do things far more simply. I give you Claude Makelele: An Iconic Career… Follow @MattTickner and @TheDGCommittee on Twitter. Other Iconic Careers: // Paul Scholes // Sam … Continue reading
Patrick Vieira: An Iconic Career
Patrick Vieira announced his retirement from professional football on 14th July 2011. He will take up the role of Football Development Executive at Manchester City, the club with which he ended his playing career. Many footballing eulogies may be written about Vieira, but here at The Dubious Goals Committee, we do things far more simply. … Continue reading
Sam Allardyce: An Iconic Career
Upon signing up to be the new West Ham United manager, Sam Allardyce promised to make them a team that “win more games than they lose”. How do previous tenures at the helm compare to this bold statement from the recently appointed Hammers boss? Here are his managerial records in gloriously colourful circles: You can … Continue reading
Paul Scholes: An Iconic Career
Many footballing obituaries and professional eulogies have been printed about Paul Scholes, the ‘ginger Pele’, and his recent retirement. The following diagram says more than I ever can about the best midfielder of my generation: Follow @MattTickner and @TheDGCommittee on Twitter. Other Iconic Careers: // Sam Allardyce // Patrick Vieira // Claude Makelele // Sir … Continue reading
