South Americans to play for Middlesbrough

[TeessideCleveland]

Can we count Diego Forlan and Peter Houseman?

As an aside when I googled the actual footballer Peter Houseman, his wife and another couple were killed by the son of a Tory MP driving over the drink drive limit at 90mph plus going into the wrong side of the road. Left 6 children without parents - yet didn't get sent to prison. Really sad story that I never knew until now

Remembering Peter Houseman

Picture credit – Reading Evening Post Peter Houseman was an instrumental part of the Chelsea squad of his era, but he did not always get the credit that he deserved and very sadly died in tra…

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[Jedi boro]

Loads more if including those in youth team or those who never made an appearance but then won the World Cup

Yes who could you mean

 

[Jedi boro]

Did Ricardinho ever kick a ball for us?

Not in anger no

Player stiffs and preseason.

 

[adammarc_98]

23 in total by my reconning who played for middlesbroughs first team either born in or represented a South American nation.

No googling, how many can you name?

Moreno
Juninho
Branco
Emerson
Fabio 1
Ricard
Marinelli
Doriva
Rochemback
Arca
Alves
Ledesma
Zuculini
Amorebieta
Ramirez
Stuani
De Pena
Fabio 2
Payero

 

[EuropeTwice]

Bernardo Espinosa

 

[KDG]

Rivaldo
Batistuta

 

[atypical_boro]

Rivaldo
Batistuta

You forgot Romario, Roberto Carlos, Dunga and Flávio Conceicao then.

 

[El Guapo]

There were 2 I think who played as triallists in a pre-season friendly at Hartlepool about 8-10 years ago, one was called Correa and can’t recall the name of the other one. Think one as Uruguayan and the other Brazilian but I might be wrong.

Edit: Dudu was the other one

 

[Boro in Devon]

I thought Ray Parlour had some South American connection

 

[KDG]

Who was the 'seal' was it Kerlon or something. Just ran with the ball balanced on his nose.