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Foreign Names Translated

Post by diamondpocket » Mon May 20, 2019 9:45 am

After just reading the Juan Mata thread I thought it would be cool to hear of football player's names translated into English and to see if we can guess who they are.

I'll start off

Ex boro and derby striker Fabrice radishes.
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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by thatdberight » Mon May 20, 2019 9:47 am

diamondpocket wrote:
Ex boro striker Fabrizio radishes.
Alan Foggon?

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by diamondpocket » Mon May 20, 2019 10:00 am

thatdberight wrote:Alan Foggon?
NO

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by Pstotto » Mon May 20, 2019 10:01 am

Deborah Oiner

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by Falcon » Mon May 20, 2019 10:04 am

Ravanelli I assume
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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by Falcon » Mon May 20, 2019 10:05 am

Here's another one for you, City title winner Dave Forest

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Post by Lord Beamish » Mon May 20, 2019 10:34 am

David Silva.
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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by Marney&Mee » Mon May 20, 2019 11:18 am

How about this one. Ex Burnley player

Artur Baldasacoote
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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by edison » Mon May 20, 2019 11:33 am

diamondpocket wrote:After just reading the Juan Mata thread I thought it would be cool to hear of football player's names translated into English and to see if we can guess who they are.

I'll start off

Ex boro and derby striker Fabrice radishes.
Fabrice is English for Fabrizio? This game makes no sense

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by edison » Mon May 20, 2019 11:33 am

Marney&Mee wrote:How about this one. Ex Burnley player

Artur Baldasacoote
Chuckle

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by edison » Mon May 20, 2019 11:38 am

Anthony Christmas - retired Udinese legend

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by Bosscat » Mon May 20, 2019 11:39 am

Sebastian Pig farmer
Ex Brian Munich. Manure and now Chicago Fire
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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by edison » Mon May 20, 2019 11:40 am

Bosscat wrote:Sebastian Pig farmer
is `farmer' a typo?

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by Falcon » Mon May 20, 2019 11:47 am

Schweinsteiger or however it's spelled

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by Shore claret » Mon May 20, 2019 12:07 pm

Isn't the Southampton boss(hassenhutl) translated into rabbit hutch.

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Post by edison » Mon May 20, 2019 12:10 pm

Shore claret wrote:Isn't the Southampton boss(hassenhutl) translated into rabbit hutch.
That'd be funny if true - is there a player called Kaninchenstall?

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Post by theroyaldyche » Mon May 20, 2019 12:20 pm

What a terrible thread

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by COBBLE » Mon May 20, 2019 12:37 pm

Todmorden in German. Tod = death, morden = verb to kill.

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Post by edison » Mon May 20, 2019 12:40 pm

My surname translated from Irish means `dark stranger' - I was told when I went to vote

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by Falcon » Mon May 20, 2019 12:49 pm

Here's a few more

Ricky of the Wolf Shop - Norwich
Didier from the Field - Chelsea
Franklin Moneybags - Ajax
John of Lesogorsky - Bolton
Alexander Duck - AC Milan

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by Claretmatt4 » Mon May 20, 2019 1:41 pm

What about Ralf Bennett?

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Post by Vino blanco » Mon May 20, 2019 4:23 pm

An ex Burnley player, Arthur Good Friend. Hasenhuttl doesn't strictly mean rabbit hutch, since Ein Hase in German is a hare. Schweinsteiger means 'pig mounter' in German, which is comparable which Bergsteiger, a mountain climber.

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by nil_desperandum » Mon May 20, 2019 5:43 pm

Vino blanco wrote:Schweinsteiger means 'pig mounter' in German, which is comparable which Bergsteiger, a mountain climber.
I think not comparable at all if you're the pig.
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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by Claretmatt4 » Mon May 20, 2019 9:08 pm

Steigen is the German verb to rise, if I remember rightly. So a little bit of artistic licence being used there.

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by Vino blanco » Mon May 20, 2019 10:41 pm

To raise animals in German is 'zuechten' or possibly 'aufziehen'. Steigen simply mean to climb, to mount,or other similar terms.

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Post by TheOriginalLongsider » Tue May 21, 2019 8:23 am

Stephen Oven - Burnley

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by Falcon » Tue May 21, 2019 8:44 am

Defour?

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by Rick_Muller » Tue May 21, 2019 9:12 am

Vino blanco wrote:To raise animals in German is 'zuechten' or possibly 'aufziehen'. Steigen simply mean to climb, to mount,or other similar terms.
So he’s mounting pigs...? :D

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by diamondpocket » Tue May 21, 2019 10:38 am

edison wrote:Anthony Christmas - retired Udinese legend
Antonio di Natale - Anthony of Christmas

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by diamondpocket » Tue May 21, 2019 10:41 am

edison wrote:Fabrice is English for Fabrizio? This game makes no sense
I've no idea, it's the only name I could think of that sounded English-like.

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Post by Tricky Trevor » Tue May 21, 2019 1:31 pm

Claretmatt4 wrote:Steigen is the German verb to rise, if I remember rightly. So a little bit of artistic licence being used there.
Aufsteigen is used for boarding public transport. In the distant past you probably stepped up, so to rise would be apt. Now commonly accepted as to mount.

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Post by Stalbansclaret » Tue May 21, 2019 9:39 pm

Paul Solid Fish ..the husband of Karen Brady

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Post by Claretmatt4 » Tue May 21, 2019 9:57 pm

Tricky Trevor wrote:Aufsteigen is used for boarding public transport. In the distant past you probably stepped up, so to rise would be apt. Now commonly accepted as to mount.
I see, vielen danke!

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Post by Claret-On-A-T-Rex » Tue May 21, 2019 10:14 pm

This is a real one, current Premier League Manager...

Joe Piggy Bank

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Post by Vino blanco » Tue May 21, 2019 10:15 pm

Frank Bowl Maker. A German legend.

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Post by diamondpocket » Wed May 22, 2019 12:56 pm

Vino blanco wrote:Frank Bowl Maker. A German legend.
Franz Beckenbauer?

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Post by Vino blanco » Wed May 22, 2019 1:06 pm

Richtig, mein Freund.

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by Marney&Mee » Wed May 22, 2019 2:41 pm

Vino blanco wrote:Richtig, mein Freund.
Richtig ? do they play that at Eton ?

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Re: Foreign Names Translated

Post by Walton » Wed May 22, 2019 3:45 pm

Laurence & Steven Right Session
Peter & Casper Be Quiet Michael

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