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Manchester
United players have worn the shirts of their national teams
as far back as the days of Newton Heath. Invariably today's
team is crammed full of International players. Below you
will find just some of the shirts worn by reds over the
years. |
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Argentina |
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United fans have long held a hatred for the England team,
with Argentina being the chosen alternative. When United
signed Juan Sebastian
Veron the love for England's
South American rivals became even greater. He played for
United and Argentina from 2001-2003. The chants of "Arg-en-tina!"
became even louder at Old Trafford when the Reds signed
Gabrielle Heinze in 2004, who quickly became
a favourite of the fans, winning player of the year in his
first season. Carlos Tevez' arrival in
2007 cemented the strange love affair between the fans and
the national team from South America. |
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Brazil |
| Considering
United's reputation for exciting, flair football, it is
surprising how long it took them to sign their first player
from the country of the Samba Soccer Kings. But when he
arrived in 2007 it took Anderson no time
at all to show Reds fans what they had been missing. Sgortley
afterwards United signed a couple of promising twin brothers,
Fabio & Rafael Silva, both highly talented
fullbacks and ones to watch for the future. |
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Cameroon |
| Whilst
his stay at United was brief, 2003-2005,
Eric Djemba-Djemba became Cameroon's biggest
superstar overnight by his move to Old Trafford. |
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Czech
Republic |
| United
signed winger Karel Poborsky after the
Czech side he played in progressed from their Euro96 first
round base in Manchester to reach the final at Wembley.
He played for both United and the Czech Republic between
1996 and 1997. |
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Denmark |
| Goalkeeper
Peter Schmeichel wasn't the first United
player to represent Denmark (he played for the Danes from
1992-98 whilst at United). Skillful winger Jesper
Olsen (now a Cheshire businessman) played for both
United and his country from 1985-88, whilst classy defender
Johnny Sivebaek played for both from 1986-88.
Mads Timm played for the national team
up to U-20 level but didn't make the seniors. |
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England |
| United
have had over 50 players wear the famous three lions on
their shirt, including England legends Bobby Charlton,
Bryan Robson and David Beckham.
Despite the fact 7 United players wore the England shirt
for the 2001 match against Albania (and another 2 were on
the bench), United players have often been treated badly
by England fans... possibly one of the reasons most United
fans remain 'anti-England'. |
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full list of United and England stars include: Charlie
Roberts (United and England 1904-05), George
Wall (1906-13), Harold Halse (1908-09),
Jack Mew (1920-21), John Silcock
(1920-23), Joe Spence (1925-27), Henry
Cockburn (1946-52), John Aston (snr)
(1947-51), Stan Pearson (1947-52), Jack
Rowley (1948-52), Allenby Chilton
(1950-52), Johnny Berry (1952-56), Tommy
Taylor (1952-58), Roger Byrne
(1953-58), Bill Foulkes (1954-55),
Duncan Edwards (1954-58), Ray Wood
(1954-56), Bobby Charlton (1956-70), David
Pegg (1956-57), Warren Bradley
(1958-59), Wilf McGuinness (1958-59), Denis
Viollet (1959-62), Nobby Stiles
(1964-70), John Connelly (1965-66), David
Sadler (1967-71), Alex Stepney
(1967-68), Brian Kidd (1969-70), Brian
Greenhoff (1975-78), Gordon Hill
(1975-78), Stuart Pearson (1975-78), Steve
Coppell (1977-83), Ray Wilkins
(1979-84), Bryan Robson (1981-92),
Mike Duxbury (1983-85), South African Gary
Bailey (1984-85), Viv Anderson
(1987-88), Mike Phelan (1989-90), Neil
Webb (1989-92), Gary Pallister
(1990-97), Lee Sharpe (1990-94),
Paul Parker (1991-94), Paul Ince
(1992-95), Andrew Cole (1994-2001), Gary
Neville (1994-date) , Phil Neville
(1995-date), David Beckham (1996-2003),
Nicky Butt (1996-2004), Paul Scholes
(1996-date), Teddy Sheringham (1997-2001),
Wes Brown (1998-date), Rio Ferdinand
(2002-date), Wayne Rooney (2004-date),
Alan Smith (2004-2008) and Kieran
Richardson (2005-2007). Amazingly United legend
Steve Bruce never won a single cap for England despite being
rated as one of the club's greatest defenders. |
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France |
| Whilst
United have had four players wear the blue of France, one
name stands out above all others: Eric Cantona.
His relationship with the French FA was notoriously bad
and as a result he only received 2 caps whilst playing for
United (1992-93). The other French internationals at United
are Fabien Barthez (2000-2004), Mikael
Silvestre (2000-08) and Laurent Blanc
(2001-02). |
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Holland |
| Dutch
masters to have played for both their country and United
have included Jordi Cruyff (1996-97), Jaap
Stam (1997-2001) and, of course, a certain Rutgerus
van Nistelrooij... better known as Ruud van Nistelrooy
(2001-date). United legend Arnold Muhren
also won 23 caps for Holland but suprisingly none during
his time at Old Trafford.
Goalkeeper Raimond
van der Gouw was a useful player for United from
1996-2002 and set the scene for United to sign the legendary
keeper Edwin van der Saar (2005-) who etched
his name into the United history books with his heroics
in the Penalty Shoot-out of the 2008 Champions League Final
in Moscow. |
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Northern
Ireland |
Despite
never qualifying for the World Cup Finals with Northern
Ireland, Belfast's favourite son, George Best, still managed
to win the European Footballer of the Year title in 1968
for his performances with United. Interestingly, United
always had at least one Northern Ireland international in
their squad over a 46 year period, including legends Jimmy
Nicholl, Norman Whiteside and Sammy McIlroy. This run ended
in 1992 when Mal Donaghy left Old Trafford.
United players capped by Northern Ireland include: WS
McMillen (1933-37), T Breen (1936-39),
J Carey (1946-49), Jackie Blanchflower
(1953-58), Harry Gregg (1957-64), Jimmy
Nicholson (1960-62), Ronnie Briggs
(1961-62), S McMillan (1962-63), George
Best (1963-74), Sammy McIlroy
(1971-82), T Anderson (1973-75), Tommy
Jackson (1975-77), David McCreery
(1975-79), Jimmy Nicholl (1975-82),
Chris McGrath (1976-79), Tom Sloan
(1978-79), Norman Whiteside (1981-88),
Mal Donaghy (1988-92), Keith Gillespie
(1994-95), Pat McGibbon (1994-97), Phil
Mulryne (1996-99), David Healy
(1999-2000), Roy Carroll (2001-2005). |
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Norway |
| Manchester
United have always been the best supported team in Norway;
even the single 'Come On You Reds' topped the charts there!.
You can imagine the euphoria that followed United's 1999
European Cup Final victory - especially as the squad included
three Norwegian internationals: Ronny Johnsen
(1997-2000), Henning Berg (1997-2000) and
the winning goalscorer Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
(1997-2007). |
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Portugal |
| Cristiano
Ronaldo (2003-date) has become the most famous
footballer Portugal have produced since Luis Figo and both
Manchester United and Portugal shirts bearing his name,
can be seen worn by kids all over the globe.
Another brilliant Portuguese winger joined the club in and
Nani is also becoming a fans' favourite. |
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Republic
Of Ireland |
United's
Irish connection extends further than just their massive
fan base. They've had over 25 capped players including Noel
Cantwell, who was the country's leading scorer for many
years before eventually being overtaken by two more United
players (in turn), Don Givens and Frank Stapleton. More
recently Roy Keane's sudden departure from the 2002 World
Cup left the country in a state of shock and even the Irish
Prime Minister, Bertie Aherne (a die-hard red himself) had
to get involved.
United players capped by Eire include: M Hamill
(1911-14), W
Crooks (1921-22), D Lyner (1922-23),
T Breen (1936-37), Johnny Carey
(1937-53), Liam Whelan (1956-57), J
Carolan (1959-60), Johnny Giles
(1959-63), Noel Cantwell (1961-67), Tony
Dunne (1962-71), P Dunne (1964-67),
Shay Brennan (1965-70), D Givens
(1969-70), Gerry Daly (1973-77), M
Martin (1973-75), P Roche (1974-75),
Ashley Grimes (1978-83), Kevin
Moran (1980-88), Frank Stapleton
(1981-87), Paul McGrath (1985-89), Liam
O'Brien (1987-88), Denis Irwin
(1990-2001), Brian Carey (1992-93), Roy
Keane (1993-2005), John O'Shea
(2001-date), Liam
Miller (2004-06). |
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United's Tartan heroes, who have worn the blue of Scotland
during their time at Old Trafford include Denis Law, Joe
Jordan, Arthur Albiston, Brian McClair and 5 players who
appeared in the same Scotland side that met England in 1973
(Alex Forsyth, Martin Buchan, Lou Macari, George Graham
and Willie Morgan). Amazingly, United fielded 8 Scottish
internationals against West Ham in the same year!
United players capped by Scotland include: A Bell
(1911-12), T Miller (1920-21), N
McBain (1922-23), J Delaney (1946-48),
Denis Law (1962-75), Paddy Crerand
(1963-66), F Burns (1969-70), Willie
Morgan (1971-74), Martin Buchan
(1972-77), George Graham (1972-73), Jim
Holton (1972-75), A Forsyth (1973-76),
Lou Macari (1973-78), Stewart Houston
(1975-76), Joe Jordan (1977-82), Gordon
McQueen (1978-80), Arthur Albiston
(1981-86), Gordon Strachan (1984-89),
Brian McClair (1987-93), Jim Leighton
(1988-90), Michael Stewart (2001-05), Darren
Fletcher (2003-date) |
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Manchester United's huge fanbase in South Africa was excited
when the reds signed Quinton Fortune.
The former FIFA Young World Footballer of the Year has
played for both United and South Africa since 1998. |
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Despite United's massive fanbase in Sweden for many years,
classy winger Jesper Blomqvist is the
only player to have played for both United and his country
(between 1998-2001). |
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When Dwight Yorke signed for Manchester
United in 1998, the little island's population celebrated
like never before. Unfortunately his 'wild party' lifestyle
meant that he fell out of favour with both his national
coach and Sir Alex Ferguson. He played for both United
and Trinidad between 1998-2002. |
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Current United favourite Diego Forlan
has played for both club and country since 2001. |
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United's new signing, goalkeeper Tim Howard,
isn't the first United player to have played for the US
soccer team. Youngster Jovan Kirovski
hadn't represented his country enough to satisfy the UK
government to renew his Old Trafford work permit, whilst
Scot Eddie McIlvenny, who played for
United between 1950-53, skippered the USA to the famous
1-0 win over England in 1950, being one of three non-American
players in the team. |
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United's lightning fast winger Andrei Kanchelskis
played for both United and the USSR (later the
CIS) between 1991 and 1995. When the Soviet Union collapsed,
he had the opportunity to play for the Ukraine, Russia
or Lithuania where his father was born. He chose Russia.
He had already played for the old USSR and CIS teams,
appearing for the CIS (Russia) in the 1992 European Championships
in Sweden. |
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United's Welsh connection dates all the way back to 1889
when Newton Heath had 6 players in the Welsh team. Current
Wales manager and United legend, Mark Hughes, made 75 appearances
for Wales, whilst Mickey Thomas (51), Billy Meredith (48)
and Clayton Blackmore (39) are set to be overtaken by current
United winger, Ryan Giggs.
United players capped by Wales include: T Burke
(1886-88), J Powell (1886-88),
J Doughty (1887-90), R Doughty
(1887-88), J Davies (1888-90),
G Owen (1888-89), W Owen (1888-89),
J Owen (1891-92), C Jenkyns (1896-97),
Billy Meredith (1907-20), R Bennion (1925-32),
T Jones (1926-30), H Thomas
(1926-27), D Williams (1928-29), J
Warner (1938-39), C Webster (1956-58),
G Moore (1963-64), R Davies (1972-73),
Mikey Thomas (1978-81), Alan Davies
(1983-85), Mark Hughes (1984-86
& 1988-95), Clayton Blackmore (1985-94),
Ryan Giggs (1991-date), Simon Davies
(1995-96) |
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do
you have a photo of Nikki Jovanovic in a Yugoslavia shirt?
If so, contact
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United's only Yugoslavian player was 1980's fullback
Nickki Jovanovic who played for club and country
five times between 1980 and 1982. |
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"Everyone
has been telling me about George Best, Bryan Robson and Eric
Cantona, and it does fill me with pride to be following in
their footsteps. I
know the number 7 shirt has a great tradition at United and
anyone would be proud to wear it. But there is more to it
than people in England may realise. For me it is extra special
because it is also Luis Figo's number. When I was growing
up in Portugal, Figo wore the 7 of Sporting Lisbon. Like any
kid with dreams of being a footballer, I wanted to be Figo.
I wanted to wear the number 7." |
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