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Soundoff: Who’s Your Favourite Number Nine?

By: Daryl | September 9th, 2009

It’s the 9th of September, 2009. One of those rare days when both sides of the Atlantic can agree on how to write the date: 09/09/09. So what better day to celebrate the number nine jersey?

The meaning of shirt numbers varies from culture to culture, but #9 is pretty universal. In any language it means “goalscorer”. Think (original) Ronaldo. Think Gabriel Batistuta. Think Steve Bull. Or is that last one just me?

So, we’re asking Offside readers: Who’s your favourite #9?

We’re not asking you to name the best #9 of all time. This isn’t a quest to decide who’s better than who. It’s more about hearing who everyone’s favourite #9 is (club or international) and – most importantly – why?

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Thomas

Guillaume Hoarau.
Foreverzidane

Even as a Gooner I have to say Alan Shearer was the greatest Number 9.
Poppy

Ronaldo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R...
is a true goalscorer
Sam

Gerd Müller
Utku

Hakan Sukur
Jon Pinyan

Do I automatically lose all respect for saying Mia Hamm?
simon

Nando Torres isn't "Liverpool number niiine" I think you'll find he's "Carragher's bit on the siiide"!

Anyway, Shearer by a country mile. For me number 9 means goal scoring centre forward and no-one sums that up better.
Abdullah

Ronaldo, the real one!
3m

fat ronaldo because two bum knees and an affinity for fried chicken and tranny prostitutes can't stop him from dribbling circles around everyone on the pitch and scoring most matches. you can't say he isn't entertaining.
Corbin

Fernando El Nino Torres
Francesco

SuperPippo
jamess

Alan Shearer, greatest number 9 the prem has ever seen
Colman O'Meara

Danny Dichio
Daryl

Bergkamp was definitely a number 10.
MoMONEY

Pippo and Batistuta are probably my favorite 2. Though Ronaldo in his prime can't be forgotten
rosay

super pippo or either luca toni for la nazionale is a true number 9, cant do anythin else on the team except knock the ball in the net
RabsWorld

Samuel Eto'o of CAMEROON National team & Junior Agogo of GHANA national team. We know one will be in South Africa (as long as there are no injuries!)
Al

Pippo Inzaghi!
Jack

Bergkamp.
bobby digital

definitely the original ronaldo.... i remember when i was a kid reading a story about the 18 year old wonder kid on the brasil squad during the build up to wc '94... even though he never played a minute in that wc, i rememeberd being in awe of someone so young yet so talented... i started following his career with what little resources i had at the time and when the 96 olympics came around i finally got to see him play... i was blown away....then i followed him to barca, inter, madrid, milan, etc... during his prime he was the most dominant player to arguably ever touch a football. the perfect blend of speed, strength, athleticism and technical ability. 'el fenomeno' could score with both feet, his head, his back to goal,on the run, in the air, beat defenders 1-on-1, provide when needed to, set pieces, pk's, etc... and the mark of any true goal scorer, all he needed was 1 chance... he was such a freak of nature that his knees could literally not hold him up. they said at the time his knees were not made to support someone of his size, strength, speed and movement. What could've been if it wasnt for the injuries... and he still dominated the world in wc 2002 after people had said his best days were long gone..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Tony

Ben i was referring to him winning the world cup or champions league. With all respect to the confed's cup, the copa america and super coppa etc. while all good acheivements nobody remembers who won every coppa italia.
The point i was making is that with all the scoring titles he won (which i agree with you about) no 'big' bought him to play in the champs league, and i do not consider roma a 'big' team.
star_bury

I liked Zamorano for the 1(+)8 shirt!
vlad

Bati goal as a past legend of the number 9 and samuel etoo as a modern number 9
Oliviero

Im a juve fan but in truth the photo says it all for me, Van Basten!
tOmmy wOng

#9 is Filippo Inzaghi
Mike R

Batigol Batigol Bati Bati Bati Bati Batigoooool!
Hank

Shearer.
god's day off

kris boyd or pippo who are both utterly useless except for the happy knack of scoring bags of (usually ugly) goals
Ben

For me it's all about Batigol. I was a teenager in Argentina in the 90's, and watched Bati play from his early days with Boca Juniors. In his prime, the guy was lethal. And he was pretty likable, too, which always helps.

In response to Tony's comment, Batistuta won an Argentine league title with Boca Jrs, the Coppa Italia and Super Coppa with Fiorentina, and the Scudetto and Super Coppa with Roma. Playing for Argentina he won the Copa America twice ('91 and '93) and a Confederations Cup. Oh, and a truckload of scoring titles along the way. Not bad if you ask me.
manc.

john o'shea, in the game against reading
Sandir

my idol stephane chapuisat former borussia Dortmund. champions league winner 1997
Tony

Zola wasn't a #9, he was a #10 or possibly #11.
Good call with Bati-gol, he was true class, its a shame he didn't win more trophies
mustafa

Gianfranco Zola
BVB

Stephane Chapuisat!!!
Chainsaw

Gabriel Batistuta
Jonas (from Flemish area in Be

I think one of my favourite nr9 must be Boulharouz (former Chelsea,now Stutgart)

It's just so odd to see a defender with nr 9

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