Boring Brazilian player names XI: Fred, Bill and more samba stars who sound like old English gents - The Mirror

It's not all Ronaldinho Gaúcho and Kaká in the South American nation. Here are 11 players named in the classic English style

10:54, 05 May 2015Updated 10:58, 05 May 2015

Make no mistake, Brazil is a dreamland for anyone who likes their footballers to have ridiculous names.

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This is a country where players are called things like Roberto Dinamite and – honestly – Creedence Clearwater Couto.

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It puts our more mundane players to shame. How can Michael Dawson possibly compete with Leandro Banana? Which young fan would want 'Smith' on a jersey when (s)he could have 'Mosquito'?

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It's not all fun and games, however. There's a counter-current of more mundane monikers that read like a list of classic English names from bygone times.

You'll have heard of Fred and Oscar, of course, but here is a whole XI of players with similarly run-of-the-mill names:

Goalkeeper: Victor (Atletico Mineiro)

(Image: Lars Baron)

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DF: Douglas (Barcelona)

(Image: Miguel Ruiz)

DF: Cris (ex-Lyon)

Galatasaray's defender Cris

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DF: Wallace (Flamengo)

(Image: Buda Mendes)

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MF: Jean (Fluminense)

(Image: Alexandre Loureiro)

MF: Nathan (Atletico Paranaense)

Brazil's midfielder Nathan, Nathan Allan de Souza, celebrates his goal against Peru during their South American U-20 football match at Centenario stadium in Montevideo on February 4, 2015

MF: Ralf (Corinthians)

Ralf of Corinthians

(Image: Getty)

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MF: Hugo (ex-São Paulo)

Hugo of Vitoria

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FW: Alan (Guangzhou Evergrande)

Alan Douglas of Guangzhou

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FW: Bill (Botafogo)

Bill of Coritiba

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FW: Fred (Fluminense)

(Image: Michael Regan)

Subs

Jo, Fernando Bob, Elvis, Oscar, Alan Patrick, Alex, Gabriel, Bernard

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