Like Ronaldinho (Gaucho)
or Simao (Sabrosa)
2007-02-09 01:48:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
It usually is a condensation of their full name, it is a Latin American/Spanish thing to use it or a nickname. e.g. Robinho's first name is actually Robson. The "inho" in Portuguese (just like "ito" in Spanish) is a diminutive indicator. With so many people with the same name in the '94 World Cup you had Ronaldo (regular), Ronaldinho (little Ronaldo, he was 17 but didn't play), and Ronaldao (the older one). Ze Roberto is a condensation of "Jose Roberto". Latin players and people usually have many surnames in their full names anyways. Guti's name (on Real Madrid) is short for Gutierrez. There are good friends of mine whose real names I sometimes forget since I am so used to using their nicknames!
2007-02-09 03:44:18 · answer #1 · answered by pibeinocente 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Portuguese Footballers Names
2016-12-10 18:08:57 · answer #2 · answered by southern 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are that good!! They only need one name. i.e. Ronaldo, when people say that name they only think about the Brazilian. There is no confusion with the portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo.
2007-02-09 07:21:27 · answer #3 · answered by lilreveuse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they're actual last names are about 5 names long. It's just easier to go by their first name or nick name since that's how they're most commonly known as.
2007-02-09 01:55:58 · answer #4 · answered by Gunner For Life! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some players don't have last names and are known by just their first name.
2007-02-09 02:08:57 · answer #5 · answered by jrizzle77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because other players have the same last name and they don't want to get confused
2007-02-09 01:56:31 · answer #6 · answered by kat_luvr2003 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's not only Portugese or Brazilian players, players from other countries do that too...
Raul (Raul Gonzalez Blanco)
Joaquin (Joaquin Sanchez)
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2007-02-09 01:56:29 · answer #7 · answered by Valencianista 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not enough room for last names
2007-02-09 03:00:35 · answer #8 · answered by Golly Geewiz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because all of them either end in -inho, -alho, -ao, -eira or something along those lines, and if they give them nicknames or just call them by their first, it's easier for us to differentiate.
;)
2007-02-09 02:19:51 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because its so much easier to remember!
2007-02-09 02:05:53 · answer #10 · answered by Rahima Liverpool 4 life 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋