Managers' (and players'?) nominative determinism

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Wolfgang Wolf managing Wolfsburg takes the cake, surely.
 

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Currently Nürnberg have a player called Nürnberger.
He's from Hamburg though. :(
 

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Probably not in the same context but Leeds Rhinos and obviously Leeds United at the same time both had a manager called Brian McDermott which was bizarre in itself.
 

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Probably not in the same context but Leeds Rhinos and obviously Leeds United at the same time both had a manager called Brian McDermott which was bizarre in itself.
You guys had two Kyle Walkers who were RBs at the same time.

And two Gareth Bales too:

 

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You guys had two Kyle Walkers who were RBs at the same time.

And two Gareth Bales too:

Ah Kenneth McAvoy I think he was called without googling, I wonder where he is now. The resemblance is absolutely crazy.
 

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Brazilian footballers who have old fashioned names in Arthur, Fred, Douglas, Bernard.
 

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Ireland playing for Ireland.

There was a Belgian defender called Mark De Man, I used to signed him on FM08.
 

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