10 most famous football fatties

1. Adriano Leite Ribeiro

Not unknown in the world of football, the Brazilian was overweight due to personal problems. In 2009, Adriano's father died. From that moment on, the striker did not stop drowning grief in alcohol, completely forgetting about his career and football. Later, the Brazilian signed a loan agreement with Flamengo but devoted more time to parties and parties than to training. Life has more than once given Adriano a chance to get out of grief, saving his career, but none of these attempts were successful.

2. Ailton Gonzalez da Silva

In the late 90s, the Brazilian striker left his native land and went to conquer Europe. Even then, Ailton was already overweight and could hardly fit on TV screens and magazine covers. Nevertheless, the footballer played more than 160 successful matches in Werder Bremen, and in 2004 he even became the top scorer in the Bundesliga. However, this story did not have a happy ending. After leaving the Bundesliga, the Brazilian had problems with discipline, and he rarely managed to play at least a dozen matches for a new team.

3. Adebayo Akinfenwa

An oversized striker who has become a real break in the mold for all those who believe that plump men are not capable of playing well on the football field. With a weight of under 110 kg, Akinfenwa is not able to quickly move around the field and play ahead of the curve, but hardly anyone wants to play body-to-body with him. All. his career as a football player literally does not climb out of the rocking chair. He managed to turn excess weight into a mountain of muscles, which became his. the main chip and tool for success!

4. Zaza Janashia

The equipment and genetic predisposition of the Georgian attacker to excess weight could not affect his figure. But, a hundred affected the figure, the benefit did not affect the career in any way! A well-fed body never prevented Zaza from getting ahead of his rivals due to short jerks and performance. famous somersaults.

5. Jeroen Verhoeven

This goalkeeper is an example of how. you need to treat ridicule about your body! Yerun likes to repeat: “Yes, I am. I weigh 100 kg, and sometimes more! But this is a normal weight with a height of 197 cm. I follow a sports regime, I train 7. days a week and at the same time, I am who I am. I'm not a fat man, I'm a goalkeeper, and my job is to hit balls, not listen to ridicule.

6. Daniel Carvalho

In 2005, this footballer was recognized as the best player in Russia, having won the Premier League, the Russian Cup, and the UEFA Cup. The further growth of the rising star was prevented by laziness, injuries, and an idle lifestyle on vacation. Even in his best years, Daniel did not have a reference athletic physique, and due to his injuries, he gained so much that he could no longer return to his previous form.

7. Marco Livaia

Marco Livaia was taken to play Rubin literally with his eyes closed, based on the data described in the calculations. Unfortunately, the weight of the “fighter” was declared there. did not correspond to reality, and a wide bull weighing almost 100 kg appeared in front of the head coach! It must be said that Leviya's blow was really notable, but in the game on the field he dissolved and did not keep up with other players. To build a successful career, Marco still has to do his best mentally and physically...

8. Ronaldo

Due to a chronic knee injury, the footballer struggled with being overweight for most of his career, but he played so enchantingly that no one really focused on the small belly under the T-shirt. When the end of the career of a cult footballer finally approached, he gained another 10 kg from above, but then he tried by hook or by crook to overcome this shortcoming in himself.

9. Ferenc Puskas

The leader of the legendary Hungarian national team and one of the best football players in history at one time scared away potential buyers with his not small dimensions. However, Real Madrid was not at all embarrassed by this, nor was it embarrassed by the athlete’s solid age (Ferenc was already over 30 at that time). As you understand, neither one nor the other prevented the football player from achieving serious success on the football field and winning at least one dozen more triumphs.

10. Diego Maradona

Short stature, a small belly, and a disheveled hairstyle - throughout his career, the appearance of a football player was played up from the most comical sides. However, this absolutely did not prevent Diego from becoming at least a cult hero in the world of football and playing so cool that others could not even dream of it. A few years after the end of his career, Diego was able to pull himself together and bring his body into a more or less human form, and today we can see him as the coach of the Argentina national team.