random 90's footballers

Nationality Norwegian

Position Midfielder

Team(s) Wimbledon 1994-1998, Liverpool 1998-1999, Tottenham Hotspur 1999-2002, Aston Villa 2002-2003

Stats 186 Appearances, 30 Goals

Fun Fact In Norway, the expression “a Leo run” is derived from Leonhardsen’s running capacity and his smart movements. He is reckoned as somewhat of a cult hero and a symbol of the Norway national team success in the 1990s. He earned great respect during his career due to his highly professional approach to the game. Now Leonhardsen is working as a youth coach in his former club Lyn Fotball.

Submitted by dooks pizzle

Nationality Scottish

Position Striker

Team(s) Chelsea 1986-1991, Tottenham 1991-1993

Stats 181 Appearances, 62 Goals

Fun Fact In his two-year spell at Tottenham Hotspur he was the scorer of the North London club’s first FA Premier League goal in a 2-2 home draw with Crystal Palace.

Submitted by dooks pizzle

Nationality Norwegian

Position Goalkeeper

Team(s) Tottenham Hotspur 1989-1996

Stats 218 Appearances, 0 Goals

Fun Fact He was the coach of Tufte IL, a team created for the reality-TV show Heia Tufte! A show about 16 nerds learning to play football.

Suggested by dooks pizzle

Nationality English

Position Right Wing Back

Team(s) QPR 1984-1989, Swindon 1989-1993 & 1996-1997 & 1998-1999, Leeds 1993, Tottenham 1993-1997, Ipswich 1997-1998

Stats 277 Appearances, 7 Goals

Fun Fact Spurs paid £450,000 for Kerslake, however he only made 34 appearances in 4 years.

Submitted by Dave Bryant

Nationality Italian

Position Midfielder

Team(s) Tottenham 1998-1999

Stats 21 Appearances, 3 Goals

Fun Fact A tough tackling midfielder with limitless stamina, Berti played in 4 UEFA Cup finals, winning 3 and scoring in 2.

Suggested by @WiliamHardy

Nationality Romanian

Position Winger

Team(s) Tottenham 1994-1995, West Ham 1996

Stats 28 Appearances, 4 Goals

Fun Fact Dumitrescu is an art lover and has his own art gallery in Bucharest.

Suggested by @dangrahame

Nationality English

Position Striker

Team(s) Crystal Palace 1992-1995, Tottenham 1995-2002

Stats 259 Appearances, 93 Goals

Fun Fact In March 1995, Armstrong tested positive for cannabis, becoming the first ever Premier League player to fail a drugs test. He was hit with a 4 game ban and returned after a short spell in rehab.

Nationality English

Position Defender

Team(s) Tottenham 1992-1998, Crystal Palace 1998-2002

Stats 266 Appearances, 6 Goals

Fun Fact Austin was sued by Celtic player Shaun Maloney for £125,000 after a Spanish property deal arranged by his agent turned sour.

Suggested by @dangrahame

Nationality Italian

Position Defender

Team(s) Tottenham 1998-2000

Stats 19 Appearances, 6 Goals

Fun Fact The defender had a strange stuttering gait when running and although he had a good strike on him from a free-kick, scoring on his debut in a friendly at Peterborough, he always looked like he was ambling around and the sense of urgency appeared alien to his nature from the outside.

Suggested by @antonstanley

Nationality Algerian

Position Midfielder

Team(s) Tottenham 1998-2000

Stats 13 Appearances, 1 Goal

Fun Fact Under his captaincy Algeria won the African Cup of Nations in 1990 and 14 years later he picked up the Algerian Ballon d’Or.

Suggested by @WiliamHardy

Nationality Dutch

Position Goalkeeper

Team(s) Nottingham Forest 1984-1988, Wimbledon 1988-1996, Tottenham 1998-2001

Stats 320 Appearances, 0 Goals

Fun Fact In 1994 he was accused of involvement in match fixing, together with Liverpool goalkeeper Bruse Grobbelaar, Wimbledon striker John Fashanu and a Malaysian businessman. The case was referred to Winchester Crown Court for a criminal trial in 1997 but all four defendants were cleared.

Submitted by Jamie Martin

Nationality Swiss

Position Defender

Team Tottenham Hotspur 1997-2001

Stats 64 Appearances 7 Goals

Fun Fact In February 2009, Vega unsuccessfully bid to purchase Premier League team and FA Cup Holders Portsmouth.

Submitted by Tom Stimson

Nationality English

Position Midfielder

Team(s) Ipswich Town 1983-1993, Tottenham 1993-1997

Stats 424 Appearances, 66 Goals

Fun Fact Dozzell holds the record for being the youngest goalscorer in the England’s top division after scoring for Ipswich Town against Coventry City in a First Division match on February 4, 1984 at the age of 16 years and 57 days.

Nationality Norwegian

Position Goalkeeper

Team(s) Tottenham 1996-2000, Watford 2000-2002, Everton 2002-2003

Stats 65 Appearances, 0 Goals

Fun Fact Baardsen retired from football aged 25, claiming he had lost interest in the game and went travelling around the world for a year. He is now a frequent guest on the business TV network, CNBC.

Submitted by Jack Presswell

Nationality Argentinian

Position Defender

Team(s) Ipswich 1994-1999, Tottenham 1999-2004, West Ham 2004

Stats 348 Appearances, 9 Goals

Fun Fact After tearing his hamstring 27 minutes into his West Ham debut against Millwall, Taricco then offered to have his contract with the club cancelled, which the club accepted. At the time Alan Pardew commented that it was one of the most honest things he had ever known a footballer to do.