Top 10 Footballers Who Are Only Famous For One Thing

Who are the Top 10 Footballers Who Are Only Famous For One Thing? Their are are number of footballers in the world that are famous but in our list we have compiled 10 footballers who are only famous for one thing they did or must have had or what they have. We all know of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and how famous or popular they are but they cannot make this list because Lionel and Cristiano are famous for a number of things they do on the pitch hence cannot feature on this list.

Top Ten Footballers Who Are Only Famous For One Thing

Football is undoubtedly the number one most popular sport in the world and should have some famous football players in it some who are famous for a lot of things they have done while some who are only famous for one thing and which is why we have brought you this list of Top 10 Footballers Who Are Only Famous For One Thing

10. Carlos Valderrama

Starting the list is former international Colombian Footballer who played as a midfielder during his career, However, not many would remember , which team he played for or how many goals he scored. Nicknamed ” El Pibe” which means ” The Kid”, Carlos Valderrama was well known for his blonde distinctive afro which attracted alot of attention during his playing career and this made him one of the most recognised footballers in Colombia and arguably one of the most recognizable footballers in the world.

He represented Colombia 111 times and scored 12 times for the Colombians during his tenure.

9. David Busst

David Busst is a former English footballer who is currently the community manager for Coventry City, the former Coventry player is well known for that horrific injury which occurred against Manchester United at Old Trafford in 1996, just two minutes into the game Coventry City won a corner and defender David Busst went up to join attack to the corner.

As he went for the loose ball David Busst was seriously crippled by two tackles from United players Brian McClair and Denis Irwin, which result into fractures of David’s fibula and tibia of his right leg. The injury was so horrifying that Red Devils keeper Peter Schmeichel vomited on the spot and it took about 12 minutes to get the blood out of the pitch so that the match could continue.

8. Mauro Bressan

in 8th is Mauro Bressan a former footballer who is known for his outrageous overhead bicycle kick from 25 yards away from goal for Fiorentina in a 3-3 draw vs Barcelona, nothing else apart from the goal made Mauro Bressan famous and that’s why he makes our list of the 10 Footballers Who Are Only Famous For One Thing, This goal is regarded as one of the greatest goals in Champions League History. Mauro Bressan’s kick had some much incredible timing, skill, vision, everything that you like you cannot strike it sweeter than that from 25 yards out, with this goal Mauro Bressan became famous and today he makes the list of the 10 Footballers Who Are Only Famous For One Thing.

7. Rory Delap

Rory Delap is a former footballer who played as a midfielder he only made 11 appearances for the Ireland national soccer team. Rory Delap was renowned for his long throw ins and nothing else and that’s why he makes our list of the 10 Footballers Who Are Only Famous For One Thing because he was only famous for his long throw ins, they were more effective during his time at Stoke City in the Premier League.

Rory Delap was nick named ”Long Throw Master”. At the age of 37 Rory Delap decided to hang up his boots after a 19 year career. Manchester United former boss described Rory as a ” Human Sling ”.

6. Jean-Marc Bosman

Jean Marc Bosman is a Belgium former footballer who’s was only famous for his Judicial Challenge on football transfer which led to the ”Bosman Rulling” in 1995. This Judgement marked a land mark which completely changed how the way footballers are employed, allowing professional players in the European Union to move freely to another club at the end of their term of contract with their present team and they could hand in a transfer request. Jean Marc Bosman was famously known for this only and now he makes our list of the 10 Footballers Who Are Only Famous For One Thing.

5. Gabor Kiraly

Gabor Kiraly is a Hungarian footballer who plays for both Fulhan and the Hungary national soccer team as a goalkeeper, he spent most of his career in Germany at Hertha BSC whom he signed for in 1997 and left in 2004 when he signed for Crystal Palace he has also played for Burnley and has spent loan spells at Aston Villa and West Ham United.

Well Gabor is only famous for one thing and that is wearing ugly jogging pants as a goalkeepers outfit on the field as shown in the picture above which illustrates everything now that’s crazy from the Hungarian goalkeeper.

4. Geoff Thomas

Geoff Thomas makes the list of the 10 Footballers Who Are Only Famous For One Thing with his miss against France in 1992 Ohh My Word !!! that was some crazy miss right their, As it shows in the video above with all the time that the English man had he just had to chip the keeper? well the chip shot wasn’t a bad idea but he got the execution all wrong how i wish Lionel Messi was part of his generation he would have pocketed that into the back of the net, after this miss Geoff Thomas became famous and was the word around Europe.

3. Ronny Rosenthal

Ronny Rosenthal makes the list, well Ronny Rosenthal was famously known for his extraordinary miss against Aston Villa during his time at Liverpool, after a long hit from the goalkeeper Ronny was right on goal for Liverpool got passed the keeper and just in front of an empty goal from about the penalty area he hit his shot into the post missing an open goal chance and this miss is arguably one of the worst misses in football of all time.

Ronny Rosenthal was nick named Rocket Ronny, well after that miss the Israeli become famous.

2. Jeremy Goss

Jeremy Goss makes the list of the 10 Footballers Who Are Only Famous For One Thing following his wonderfully struck volley against Bayern Munchen, Jeremy Goss was well known for scoring important goals but this goal against Bayern Munchen while playing for Norwich City was both important and spectacular he hit it sweetly at the edge of the 18 yard box and flew into the net with great power. After this goal Jeremy Goss was noted for his superior volley skills in the 90’s.

His career peaked with one sweetly striked goal.

1. Phil Babb

in number 1 Phil Babb a player well known during his time at Liverpool, a club he made 170 appearances for in all competitions but only founding the back of the net once that’s no major issue considering Phil was a defender. Well the defender was famously known for his nut cracking accident during the game Chelseaa vs Liverpool in 1998 Phil Babbs had to go after an eye watering collision with the goal post Phil Babb‘s nuts hit the goal post when he was trying to stop the goal which was going in an empty net and ended up injuring himself.

After this incident Phil Babb‘s was famously known.