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Famous Foreign People in Irish Sport

kfallon

I was just saying to me sister in law in bed this morning that nobody in Ireland with a passion for sport (and some without) will forget the name Ochigava for the rest of their life. It got me thinking of non-Irish people who will forever be associated with Irish Sporting Memories (good or bad). A couple spring to mind such as:

Daniel Timofte: He's the Romanian guy who rather politely passed the ball back to Packie Bonner during THAT penalty shoot out in 1990 in Genoa. Here he is today

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Gary Mackay: scored the winner for Scotland against Bulgaria in 1987 for a shock Scotland victory in Sofia that ensured Ireland qualified for Euro '88. Will never have to buy a pint in Ireland for the rest of his life.

I can think of a few more but I'll give someone else a go :P

Mods, I know this is not a Sport forum but can we leave it here as there is no general sport forum to put it into, thanks in advance!

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RikkFlair

Gaizka Mendieta....poxy peno

Rented Mule

Super-Rush wrote: »

Ray Houghton and Ray Houghton.

Two biggest goals in the history of the Republic.

uch

Gary McKay

baalthor

Masal Bugduv

Columbia

Seanchai wrote: »

Stephen Roche actually won

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

Who cares?

Jesus Christ, you must be joking. Why do you even watch sports if you don't care who wins?

Old_-_School

Seanchai wrote: »

It was, and remains, amazing that a country of 5-6 million people could produce somebody to win the premier competition of a genuinely worldwide sport. To me, Stephen Roche's victory is still the greatest by any Irish person in international sport - easily up there with the Olympic gold medals, and far surpassing any Irish soccer or rugby victories.

Tainted by the fact that Roche was found guilty in a French court of anti-doping violations.

Dyr

Seanchai wrote: »

:rolleyes:. Oh, and not to highlight your abject ignorance any further but Dennis Taylor represented Ireland in no fewer than three World Cups: 1985, 1986 and 1987.

maybe my memory is going but my boyhood recollection was him and mr higgins were play fur de north when they had a bit of a bust up. Or alex had a bust up more likely

Wouldnt swear on it in a court of law but that's my memory.

SocSocPol

Old_-_School wrote: »

Tainted by the fact that Roche was found guilty in a French court of anti-doping violations.

Untrue, absolutley untrue.

SocSocPol

Eusabio Pedroza lost his world title to Barry McGuigan at loftus Road in 85

tdv123

Chris Eubank & Nigel Benn.

HalloweenJack

I remember for years in school, if you scored a jammy goal, all the other lads would say: "Look at Schillacci there!"

Bear in mind, we all would have been about 1 or 2 in 1990 so none of us could actually remember that game, we just had the story handed down to us.

GerM

SocSocPol wrote: »

Untrue, absolutley untrue.

Untrue but he was found guilty in an Italian court but the statute of limitations had elapsed and no action could be taken.

Regardless of drug taking, I'd have rated Kelly as the greatest.

Wacker The Attacker

RikkFlair wrote: »

Gaizka Mendieta....poxy peno

Not as poxy as Ian Hartes in normal time

Pherekydes

John 3:16 seems to appear at nearly every Irish sporting occasion. I believe he's a furriner.

Pherekydes

Thierry Henry mentioned yet?

And Roy Keane. He's not Irish; he's Corkonian.

Lapin

kfallon wrote: »

I was just saying to me sister in law in bed this morning......

What the ?

Anyway - My most famous foreigner in Irish sport is Lester Piggott.

He rode a shítload of winners for Vincent O'Brien including 4 Derby victories.

Lapin

Pherekydes wrote: »

And Roy Keane. He's not Irish; he's Corkonian.

And they can fcuking have him.

SocSocPol

GerM wrote: »

Untrue but he was found guilty in an Italian court but the statute of limitations had elapsed and no action could be taken.

Regardless of drug taking, I'd have rated Kelly as the greatest.

Again untrue, he was never found guilty in any court in any country.
One french magistrate said he believed that Roche was administered epo in 1993 but because of the statute of limitations he could neither charge nor prosecute Roche.

Wacker The Attacker

Columbia wrote: »

Jesus Christ, you must be joking. Why do you even watch sports if you don't care who wins?

Go back and read it again.

That comment wasnt made about Stephen Roche

Wacker The Attacker

Lapin wrote: »

What the ?

Anyway - My most famous foreigner in Irish sport is Lester Piggott.

He rode a shítload of winners for Vincent O'Brien including 4 Derby victories.

As opposed to his sister in law

Tombo2001

Russian bloke that Eamon Coghlan ran past on the final bend of his World Championships 5000m, that he took a look at him and raised his arms in the air as he ran past him.

No clue what his name was but remember very clearly what he looks like, had nerdy glasses you would never see on an athlete nowadays. Finished fourth in the end.

Al Blue Lewis, fought Muhammed Ali in Croker in the 1970s.

Kenenisa Bekele, (arguably) greatest long distance runner of all time who took the first of five world cross championship wins in Dublin in 2002.

David Campese: scored a last minute try to deny Ireland what would have been their greatest ever rugby victory.

AllGunsBlazing

Tombo2001 wrote: »

.David Campese: scored a last minute try to deny Ireland what would have been their greatest ever rugby victory.

I'm not a big rugby fan at all, but I watched that game, and it was the first thing that popped into my head when reading this thread.

Couldn't remember his name though, as I said - not a big rugger fan.;)

The_Kew_Tour

Tombo2001 wrote: »

David Campese: scored a last minute try to deny Ireland what would have been their greatest ever rugby victory.

Wasn't Campese! it was Michael Lynagh.

The amount of people who thought it was Campese.

Hank_Jones

I'd say Roberto Baggio.

In that he was considered the best player in the world at the time,
but got completely shut out by a 34 year old Paul McGrath at USA 94.

retalivity

Wim Jonk and his 30yarder

Thundercats Ho

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Russian bloke that Eamon Coghlan ran past on the final bend of his World Championships 5000m, that he took a look at him and raised his arms in the air as he ran past him..

When i was around 8 or so i was running at the community games. I was in last place at the turn but overtook the lad in front of me to finish 2nd last. My da told me i was just like eamon coghlan. I dont think ive felt as proud since! Looking back in hindsight, he was probably just saying it so i wouldnt cry for being so shíte at athletics.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Adam Thompson, the man who ran in the last try of NZ's record win of 60-0 against the overrated pampered Paddies.

A dark day indeed.

Duckworth_Luas

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Adam Thompson, the man who ran in the last try of NZ's record win of 60-0 against the overrated pampered Paddies.

A dark day indeed.

No, no it wasn't!

As a former rugby player I fully aware that the vast majority of Irish people had no idea that the game even took place.

Don't call them paddies ether, they are Irishmen representing their country.

Cookie_Monster

Eddie Irvine

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

No, no it wasn't!

yes it was, it was embarrassingly bad and you could see it on their faces that they all knew it too. However it's the only time of those 3 matches that the Kiwi interviewed weren't up their own holes about winning.
They still take the piss about it in work every week (i'm in NZ)

Duckworth_Luas

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Eddie Irvine

yes it was, it was embarrassingly bad and you could see it on their faces that they all knew it too. However it's the only time of those 3 matches that the Kiwi interviewed weren't up their own holes about winning.
They still take the piss about it in work every week (i'm inNZ)

My point is that 95% of Irish people did not even care! It hardly even made the news here with Euro 2012 and GAA championship. If we beat New Zealand 3-0 in soccer who in Auckland would care?