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A Rose by Any Other Name

A (doubtfully) comprehensive list of nicknames in FCD history

April 5th, 2007 . 10:02 am . By: Buzz Carrick

Based on a comment someone left about “Fish” I decided to try and run down all the nicknames I could think of for current and former FCD players.  Thanks to Chamo for helping out. 
 
Got a name we missed? 
 

Current Squad

 
Nickname Player
FCD, Hoops, Red Stripes,
Waldos, Toros
FC Dallas
PHP, ULHOWA, The Oven Pizza Hut Park
AA, Tony, Artie Arturo Alvarez
Super Coop, Coop Kenny Cooper
C3P0 Andrew Daniels
Bad-son Clarence Goodson
Tallman, HisFault Shaka Hislop
Ibby Abdus Ibrahim
Tommyslav Tommy Krizanovic
The Raging Bull, El Tanque,
Big Bob Mina, Bob
Roberto Mina
El Niño Ramon Núñez
The Bird Man Dominic Oduro
Pitch Aaron Pitchkolan
Rhino Bobby Rhine
Fish, El Pescadito, Nemo Carlos Ruiz
Super Dario Dario Sala
Honest Abe Abe Thompson
Wags David Wagenfuhr
Wally Anthony Wallace
 

Former Players

 
Nickname Player
Rojinegros, Los Burns Dallas Burn
El Tren, The Black Lion Leonel Alvarez
Princeton, Bhenks, Boom-boom Matt Behncke
T-Bone Tenywa Bonseu
Bus, C-Bus Carl Bussey
Cassarlick Jeff Cassar
Sanchez DJ Countess
Psycho, Psycho Eyes Chad Deering
Dodder Mark Dodd
Ted-Ex Ted Eck
Dave Grohl Gerrell Elliot
Professor Richard Farrer
Garlick Toast, Cassarlick Scott Garlick
Spidey Cory Gibbs
Dirty Hippie, The Joker,
El Guason, Little Mermaid
Ariel Graziani
EZ Ezra Hendrickson
Amarilla Ricardo Iribarren
Fast Eddie, Grown Ass Man, EJ Eddie Johnson
Flash Matt Jordan
Superstar, Golden Boy, Jay Jason Kreis
Lexi Aleksey Korol
Knothead Garth Lagerway
Chivas Antonio Martinez
Spider Man, Sombra Joseu Mayard
Lionheart Richard Mulrooney
Toni Nkosinathi Nhleko
Ronni O, ROB Ronnie O’Brien
El Capitan, Papi, El Guapo Oscar Pareja
Brando Brandon Pollard
E-Rod Esmundo Rodriguez
Zarco Jorge Rodriguez
Seco Washington Rodriguez
HuGoal Hugo Sanchez
Tarzan Darren Sawatzky
Stoner Jordan Stone
Maldini Ryan Suarez
Comet Temoc Suarez
Easy Rider, The White Lion Alain Sutter
Gato Mario Torres
La Turbina John Jairo Trellez
Bro Micky Trotman
Little Joe Cow Joselito Vaca
Willo Kirk Wilson
Willo, Weeping Willo Mark Wilson





23 Comments

  1. Comment by Quills on April 5, 2007 10:22 AM

    In the stands, we call Wagenfuhr “Volkswagen” and Pitchkolan “Pitch Boy”.

  2. Comment by zen on April 5, 2007 10:33 AM

    abe thompson – aka – Lightning

  3. Comment by Balonpie on April 5, 2007 10:45 AM

    … and it’s BigBobMina
    and for ROB $%*)()

  4. Comment by Billy Bob on April 5, 2007 10:59 AM

    Love the nickname stuff. i remember reading a few a while back, wasn’t Behncke called Boom-Boom?

  5. Comment by DeigoRedD on April 5, 2007 11:51 AM

    I think texgator has also coined Hisfault for Hislop.

  6. Comment by The Gribbler on April 5, 2007 11:52 AM

    Mulrooney was aka “Big Dick” Mulrooney as a play on his name.

  7. Comment by BOFA on April 5, 2007 1:10 PM

    Behncke was Boom Boom. I also heard at practice the other night the team calling Mina “Robby”.

  8. Comment by Parrish on April 5, 2007 2:18 PM

    Leonel Alvarez – El Tren, The Black Lion
    Alain Sutter – Easy Rider, The White Lion
    Jason Kreis – The Golden Boy
    Ariel Graziani – The Joker

  9. Comment by fred on April 5, 2007 3:30 PM

    bobby rhine……rhino
    ted eck…………ted-ex (what dir called him)

  10. Comment by KD on April 5, 2007 3:41 PM

    :roll: Oscar used to be known as ” El Guapo” in Colombia. If you ever see him ask him about it. I bet he can tell you who you heard it from…KD

  11. Comment by dave on April 5, 2007 5:20 PM

    you’ve got Bobby Rhine on the former list. he might take exception to that!

  12. Comment by BulaJacket on April 5, 2007 6:14 PM

    FCD = Toros

  13. Comment by Chamo on April 5, 2007 6:47 PM

    That’s right! Graziani was “The Joker” or el “El Guason” in spanish (accent over the o). I remember his teammates also called him the Little Mermaid.

  14. Comment by Chazsoccer on April 5, 2007 7:29 PM

    Brandon Pollard – Brando
    Jason Kreis – Jay
    Chad Deering – Wild Eyed Axe Murderer
    Eddie Johnson – EJ
    Asst Coach Carlos Cordoba – Cacho
    Dax McCarty – Daxie
    Cory Gibbs – Spidey
    Coach Dave Dir – Big Dave
    Brian Haynes – Haynsie
    Micky Trotman – Bro (as in 1,000 touches on the ball a day Bro)
    Darren Sawatzky – Tarzan
    Garth Lagerway – knothead
    Hugo Sanchez – HuGOOooool
    Temoc Suarez – Comet

  15. Comment by jospa7 on April 6, 2007 12:24 AM

    i remember when el pescadito was playing for the galaxy some kids called him nemo, the little fish in the movie finding nemo. any one heard of that?

  16. Comment by FC Uptown on April 6, 2007 5:03 AM

    Super Dario

  17. Comment by new to the madness on April 6, 2007 12:26 PM

    “The Deep Dish” -> Pizza Hut Park

  18. Comment by Paladius the Seeker on April 6, 2007 1:54 PM

    Zarco Rodriguez
    Clarence the Cross-Eyed Defender
    Mini Cooper
    Pesky
    The Stork (Goodson)
    Shaka Zulu, Shaka So-So, Shaka Slipup
    Shakey Slipup
    Super Dario
    Big Bob
    Greg Vanish

  19. Comment by Paladius the Seeker on April 6, 2007 1:56 PM

    Forgot The 96′ers!
    Parrr Sees Forrrrr! (Hugo Sanchez doing a Park Cities Ford commercial — priceless)

    In August, PHP is “The Oven” or “The Pizza Oven”

  20. Comment by Paladius the Seeker on April 6, 2007 1:58 PM

    Richard Ferrer= Dr. Bento Quest

  21. Comment by Paladius the Seeker on April 6, 2007 2:01 PM

    Dario=”Rocky Balboa”

  22. Comment by Pegasus on April 7, 2007 7:19 AM

    At practice I heard the players calling Alvarez Artie.

  23. Comment by Paladius the Seeker on February 24, 2008 3:21 PM

    KC Junior (Coops)
    Clearance (Goodson)

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