Longest and Shortest Names?

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

There was a Nottm Forest player back in the late 90s

Dutch Centre Forward.

He had one hell of a long name.

van hooijdonk ?

van nistelrooy beats him by a long face.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

how about Socratis Papastathopoulos from AEK Athens?

http://www.football-shirts.co.uk/fans/longest-name-on-the-back-of-a-football-shirt_549

 

[Upper Sturry Sherbets]

Wouldn't pele have the longest name, Edson Arantes Di Nascimento, I think it was, or do people just assume its' Pele.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Wouldn't pele have the longest name, Edson Arantes Di Nascimento, I think it was, or do people just assume its' Pele.

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which is exactly why they have nicknamesover there athough his isnt