South Americans to play for Middlesbrough

[Air Resistance]

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?

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

Jaime Moreno as a starter

 

[Jmac80]

Juninho
Emerson
Rochembach
Carlos de pena
Moreno
Ramirez
Doriva
Branco
Ricard
Payero
Carlos Marinelli
Fabio (left back)
Fabio (Emerson’s cousin)
Amorebieta
Muniz

 

[tonybiriyani]

Hasselbaink
Dijksteel

 

[Frozen Horse]

Hasselbaink
Dijksteel

Suriname is one of those oddities. On the mainland of South America, politically it's counted as part of the Carribbean.

Part of North America too in footballing terms, in the same way Australia is in Asia.

 

[Jonathan]

Emmanuel Ledesma, Julia Arca

 

[tonybiriyani]

Emmanuel Ledesma, Julia Arca

I get 22 including these 2

 

[tonybiriyani]

Moreno
Ricard
De Pena
Stuani
Ramirez
Hasselbaink
Dijksteel
Junihno
Emerson
Doriva
Alvez
Muniz
Fabio
Rochemback
Branco
Moreno
Fabio
Amorebieta
Marinelli
Payero
Ledesma
Arca

 

[Red76]

Rather pleased with this one if you count U20 for his nation and on loan, Zucilini

 

[futureboy]

Espinosa

 

[RenzoRosso]

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

 

[TheBoroBuzzard]

Did Ricardinho ever kick a ball for us?

 

[futureboy]

Did Ricardinho ever kick a ball for us?

Nope. But he still gets a surprisingly high number of mentions on this board.

 

[atypical_boro]

Arturo Bernhardt

 

[uncle_rico]

Nope. But he still gets a surprisingly high number of mentions on this board.

Same as Gustavo Lombardi

 

[RenzoRosso]

Who was the floppy haired guy we had for half a season from Birmingham? Head down run at the goal type, scored one wroldy - Wasn’t he a South American?

 

[tonybiriyani]

Arturo Bernhardt

Don't think he played for the first team

 

[atypical_boro]

Who was the floppy haired guy we had for half a season from Birmingham? Head down run at the goal type, scored one wroldy - Wasn’t he a South American?

Na Italian

 

[Jmac80]

Who was the floppy haired guy we had for half a season from Birmingham? Head down run at the goal type, scored one wroldy - Wasn’t he a South American?

Diego Fabrini?? If so think he was Italian.

 

[RenzoRosso]

Yes that’s him, he’s Italian

Wasnt there another Brazilian signed with Barnhart who also only played youth games/stiffs