What's the second best football name?

[simonhch]

Robert Charlton is the english version of Roberto Carlos too.

That seals it

 

[JohnZSmith27]

You forgot the two biggest of them all: Anderson and Macari

Anderson was the biggest alright

 

[Skills]

van

Winner

 

[Grande]

Anderson was the biggest alright

Fed up on (but never fed up of) Lou’s fish ’n’ chips.

 

[snk123]

Has to be Eric!
Eric Cantona
Eric Djemba-Djemba

What about the worst name in football? Is it Fred?

 

[Maluco]

Hernandez in with a shout as a genuine second name..

Xavi Hernandez
Chicharito
Luíz Hernandez
Theo and Lucas Hernandez
Pablo Hernandez

Among others

 

[Inter Yer Nan]

Dean Windass

Came here to say this.

 

[Andersonson]

There are very many David's.
Not so many Edgards

 

[tenpoless]

Guadalupe

 

[Who's Kissing Cameras?]

Denzel Dumfries

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Luis might actually be better than Ronaldo, sacrilegious as that may sound at first...

• Ronaldo Luís: ahah!
• Luis Suárez Miramontes: Ballon D'Or winner and central point of Catenaccio.
• Luís Figo: Ballon D'Or winner and arguably the best European right winger.
• Luis Suárez: best striker of this century.
• Luigi Riva: greatest Italian striker.
• Luis Monti: 2 x World Cup All-Star, with 2 different nations .
• Luis Pereira: arguably the best Brazilian centerback.
• Luis Del Sol: European Cup and European Championship winner.
• Luis Fernández: base of the French Carré Magique.
• José Luis Chilavert: arguably the best South American goalkeeper.
• Iván Luis Zamorano: Pichichi winner
• Luis Artime: Copa América, Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup top scorer.
• Luiz Gustavo: Champions League winner.
• Luis Eyzaguirre: great fullback from back in the day.
• Filipe Luís: best defensive fullback of the 2010s.
• Luis Enrique: great player and Champions League winning manager.
• Luis Cubilla: 5 x Copa Libertadores as player and manager.
• Luís Alonso Pérez: manager of Pelé's famous Santos team; 2 x Intercontinental Cup and 8 x Paulistão winner.
• Luiz Felipe Scolari: World Cup winning manager.
• Luis Aragonés: European Championship winning manager.

Ronaldo—Suárez—Figo
del Sol—Monti—Suárez M.
Luís—Fernández—Pereira—Enrique
Chilavert​

Think we have a winner right here.

 

[poleglass red]

Butt

 

[Glorio]

Keane is decent I suppose

 

[alquemyst]

Paolo Maldini
Paolo Dybala
Paolo DiRossi
Paolo DiCanio

 

[Brophs]

Rod Fanni. Don’t mind if I do.

 

[Ibi Dreams]

Antonio Valencia's first name is also Luis

 

[redrobed]

Ferdinand

Rio
Les
Rio’s brother

 

[Big Andy]

Back in the day every other player was either a Camara or a Dembele

 

[Oranges038]

1. Djemba
2. Djemba

 

[Moby]

Back in the day every other player was either a Camara or a Dembele

The Dembeles are still going strong while the Camaras have been replaced by the Traores.

 

[Yakuza_devils]

1. Farke
2. Fuchs

 

[rcoobc]

Luis might actually be better than Ronaldo, sacrilegious as that may sound at first...

• Ronaldo Luís: ahah!
• Luis Suárez Miramontes: Ballon D'Or winner and central point of Catenaccio.
• Luís Figo: Ballon D'Or winner and arguably the best European right winger.
• Luis Suárez: best striker of this century.
• Luigi Riva: greatest Italian striker.
• Luis Monti: 2 x World Cup All-Star, with 2 different nations .
• Luis Pereira: arguably the best Brazilian centerback.
• Luis Del Sol: European Cup and European Championship winner.
• Luis Fernández: base of the French Carré Magique.
• José Luis Chilavert: arguably the best South American goalkeeper.
• Iván Luis Zamorano: Pichichi winner
• Luis Artime: Copa América, Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup top scorer.
• Luiz Gustavo: Champions League winner.
• Luis Eyzaguirre: great fullback from back in the day.
• Filipe Luís: best defensive fullback of the 2010s.
• Luis Enrique: great player and Champions League winning manager.
• Luis Cubilla: 5 x Copa Libertadores as player and manager.
• Luís Alonso Pérez: manager of Pelé's famous Santos team; 2 x Intercontinental Cup and 8 x Paulistão winner.
• Luiz Felipe Scolari: World Cup winning manager.
• Luis Aragonés: European Championship winning manager.

Ronaldo—Suárez—Figo
del Sol—Monti—Suárez M.
Luís—Fernández—Pereira—Enrique
Chilavert​

By this logic Luis Ronaldo is GOAT.

Until Luis Muller

 

[Mockney]

Isn't R9 referred to as Ronaldinho in Brazil?

Ronaldinho just means “little Ronaldo”… and there was another, older Ronaldo on the team at the start of his career.

 

[Lights Out]

Dong

 

[Winzaghi]

Bixente Lizarazu

 

[gfive]

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Adolfo "Bofo My Angel" Bautista yet.

 

[MattyLT]

Butt

I see your Butt, and raise you one Hasanally.

 

[stefan92]

By this logic Luis Ronaldo is GOAT.

Until Luis Muller

Found him: https://www.transfermarkt.com/luis-muller/profil/spieler/509630

But appears not to fulfill the expectations his name may create

 

[frostbite]

Obviously, the bestest best name is George Best.

Nobody cares about the second best.

 

[11 forwards]

They've got quantity sewn up for sure but I think they are lacking on the quality scale.

Have to agree with @SilentWitness on Muller as it covers Gerd Muller, Andreas Moeller and Thomas Mueller, all variations of the German form for Miller.

And Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa, better known as Müller, third striker after Romario and Bebeto on the Brazil of 94. Got 56 caps and 12 goals for Brazil.

So 4 X Muller has won the World Cup - at least.

 

[matherto]

Obviously, the bestest best name is George Best.

Nobody cares about the second best.

That explains Calum then

 

[KGBhoy]

Michael and variations of is a good shout

You have
Michael Laudrup
Michel Platini
Michael Smalling
Michael Owen
Mikel Arteta
Michael Ballack
Michael Essien
Michael Carrick

 

[ROFLUTION]

Fabrizio Ravanelli or Zanetti. Even Zamorano.

Players with Z in their names makes them more dangerous/lethal.

 

[ROFLUTION]

Dick Advokaat is up there with the best for manager's btw.

Leo Beenhakker is great in danish too (Leo Bone-crusher).

 

[TheLittleOne]

Franco Foda
Can be translated as "free sex"

 

[BrilliantOrange]

Van Basten
Van der Sar
Van Nistelrooij
Van Persie
Van Hanegem
Van de Beek
Van der Vaart
Van der Wiel
Van Dijk
Van Hooijdonk
Van Aanholt
Van Tiggelen
Van 't Schip
Van der Meyde
Van de Kerkhoff (Willy & Rene)

 

[Bestietom]

George the BEST.

 

[spaceboyRSA]

The Cole’s did ok for England a decade or two back. Andy, Ashley and Joe

 

[DRJosh]

Danny Higginbotham

 

[JJ12]

Neville Neville (so good they named him twice)
Gary Neville
Phil Neville
Tracey Neville
Harvey Neville
Oliver Neuville