FOOTBALLING CV
FOOTBALLING CV
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 29th September 1962
Religion: Glasgow Celtic
Height: 180cm
Weight: 72kg
QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred Playing Position: Libero
Playing Strengths: Supportive clapping; Hand up for offside; Scoring from corners; Known to pass with left and right feet.
Playing Weaknesses: Too nice when confronted by stroppy forwards; Upper body strength; Hate playing a long ball.
EXPERIENCE
Date Joined Logica: 1st January 1992
Logica FC Debut: 10th August 1992: John Lewis 1-5 Logica. In Battersea in the summer, pre-match friendly. I only remember this huge centre half who continually humped the ball up in the air to great applause, and his partner a wee tiny centre half who continually headed the ball up into the air to great applause.
Previous Teams: Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of the Rosary, VVOR (Rotterdam), Odin 59 (Heemskerk).
Greatest Footballing Moment: What else? Lifting the World Cup twice [in 1995 and 1996]; Uefa Cup Final in Seville, 2003.
Worst Footballing Moment: UEFA Cup Final in Seville 2003; John Barnes.
INTEREST
Model Pro (Models His Game on You): Franco Baresi - learned to roll up my shirtsleeves from him, cultured dirty bastard; Danny Blind - underrated leader and defender; Frank Rijkaard - cos he's a huge Pixies fan.
Favourite All-Time Player: Ghod, Neil Lennon; and playing for lesser teams - Maradona of course
Pre-Match Superstition: Swear a lot when the team is losing; Have a ginger player in the team; Always wear the number 4 shirt.
Interesting Trivia: Gave up playing football from age 13 to 30 when Tommy Coyne took my position at centre forward in the school team and I went off in an extended huff.
REFERENCES
Supporting Material:
Jules Rimet
Going Dutch
Double Dutch
Lag Leader