random 90's footballers

Nationality Portuguese

Position Right Back

Team(s) Aston Villa 1996-1998

Stats 59 appearances, 0 goals

Fun Fact His twin brother Albertino was also a footballer and played in the exact same position.

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 English

Position Centre Back

Team(s) Aston Villa 1991-1995

Stats 147 Appearances, 2 Goals

Fun Fact Teale had a loan spell at Sing Tao SC in 1997-1998. The club from Hong-Kong dissolved a year later in 1999.

Submitted by Ben Halabi

Nationality English

Position Midfielder

Team(s) Aston Villa 1991-1995, Coventry 1995-1997, Southampton 1997-1998, Barnsley 1998-2000

Stats 277 Appearances, 16 Goals

Fun Fact Picked up 1 cap for England, playing against Greece in 1994 alongside the likes of Darren Anderton, David Platt, Paul Merson and Matthew Le Tissier.

Nationality English

Position Striker / Attacking midfielder

Team(s) Watford 1989-1991 & 1995-1997, Aston Villa 1991, QPR 1991-1995

Stats 155 Appearances, 41 Goals

Fun Fact While playing for non-league Mangotsfield he started to give up on football and became a qualified plumber, he spent 2 years plumbing before being spotted by Bristol City scouts and finally getting his break.

Submitted by Ryan Hamer

Nationality English

Position Midfielder

Team(s) Nottingham Forest 1988-1991, Aston Villa 1991-1995, Leicester City 1995-2001

Stats 310 Appearances, 40 Goals

Fun Fact Well remembered for this classic ting against Sheff Wed

Submitted by @IndieZizou

Nationality English

Position Striker

Team(s) Aston Villa 1991-1995

Stats 85 Appearances, 23 Goals

Fun Fact Atkinson is probably most often remembered for his magnificent solo goal against Wimbledon in 1992, which won the Match of the Day Goal of the Season.

Nationality Peruvian

Position Midfielder

Team(s) Newcastle 1998-2004 & 2005-2007, Aston Villa 2004-2005, West Ham 2007-2008

Stats 312 Appearances, 57 Goals

Fun Fact Apparently, Nobby Solano is an accomplished trumpet player and has set up his own salsa band called ‘The Geordie Latinos’. He is also one of Peru’s most famous people, appearing on their stamps, telephone cards, and had his wedding screened live on national television.

Submitted by Joe

Nationality Belgian

Position Striker

Team Sheffield Wednesday 1999-2000, Aston Villa 2000-2001

Stats 63 Appearances, 13 Goals

Fun Fact De Bilde coached Belgium at the Homeless World Cup in 2008.

Submitted by Andrew Proctor

Nationality English

Position Striker

Teams Leicester City 1992-1996, Aston Villa 1996-2001

Stats 240 Appearances, 64 Goals

Fun Fact Julian Joachim appeared in the 2000 film ‘Hannibal’ during a scene where several Italian Police Officers are watching him play football.

Submitted by Ben Redhead

Nationality English

Position Winger

Team(s) Aston Villa 1985-1994, Wolves 1994-1998, Watford 1998-1999

Stats 266 Appearances, 35 Goals

Fun Fact In 1995 Daley was the subject of a half hour documentary. The series ‘Respect’ featured the likes of Dwight Yorke, John Barnes and Ron Atkinson all paying tribute to the winger and his ridiculously skinny legs.

Nationality Australian/English

Position Left Back

Team(s) Aston Villa 1983-87, Chelsea 1987-91, Leeds 1991-97, Derby 1998-2000

Stats 569 Appearances, 18 Goals

Fun Fact During his time in Torino, Tony Dorigo collaborated with Dolmio in order to produce an unsuccessful range of pasta sauces.

submitted by Jack Scragg

Nationality English

Position Defender

Team(s) Aston Villa 1992-1995, Everton 1995-1998, Sheffield Wednesday 1998-2000

Stats 205 Appearances 1 Goal

Fun Fact During his footballing career his nicknames were “The Pearl”, “Perliniho” and “The Earl of Barrett”.

Nationality Yugoslavian

Position Midfielder

Team(s) Bolton 1995-1996, Aston Villa 1996-1998, Crystal Palace 1998-1999

Stats 80 Appearances 9 Goals

Fun Fact In 2007 he won the Serbian Celebrity Big Brother

Nationality Italian

Position Forward

Team(s) Sheffield Wednesday 1996-1999, Aston Villa 1999-2000, Bradford City 2000-2001, Derby County 2001-2002, Middlesbrough 2002

Stats 187 appearances, 41 goals

Fun Fact Carbone continued to play up until last year. He is now the U-21 coach of the last team he played at, A.C. Pavia.