Weekend Quiz: The Defenders

By: Laurie | January 31st, 2009

For this week’s quiz, let’s take a look at the unsung heroes of the pitch, the back four. (Or back whatever, if your manager insists in getting creative.) These are the guys who are often next to invisible when they’re doing their jobs well, and most noticed when they screw up. So lets give them a little Weekend Quiz love to make up for the abuse, shall we?

Since “Defenders” is a pretty broad category, all of these guys play in the top leagues of the countries they play in. Most are regular starters, and if any aren’t regular starters at the moment, you’ll probably know them anyway.

That narrow it down enough? (Or maybe too much?) Then let’s begin.

Defender 1

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Defender 2

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Defender 3

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Defender 4

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Defender 5

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Defender 6

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Defender 7

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Defender 8

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Defender 9

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Defender 10

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• Gaston |  January 31st, 2009 at 7:27 am

  
  
  

  essien number 2

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• Mike |  January 31st, 2009 at 8:07 am

  
  
  

  3 – Dog the Bounty Hunter?

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• Mike |  January 31st, 2009 at 8:08 am

  
  
  

  Oh, 10 is Evra.

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• Hawk |  January 31st, 2009 at 8:27 am

  
  
  

  Do defending midfielders count as defenders?
  If so then I think 10 is Yaya Toure and 2 is Essien.

  Posted from Armenia

  

• Laurie |  January 31st, 2009 at 8:32 am

  
  
  

  Wow, these are harder than I thought! And I didn’t intentionally include any holding midfielders.

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• Mike |  January 31st, 2009 at 8:35 am

  
  
  

  8 – Daniel Alves?

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• Mike |  January 31st, 2009 at 8:36 am

  
  
  

  Oh, 1 is Mexes.
  They just keep coming to me!

  Posted from United States

  

• Ranjeet |  January 31st, 2009 at 9:25 am

  
  
  

  2 feels like Muntari,Mikel or Essien. And none are defenders.

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• gregorio |  January 31st, 2009 at 9:27 am

  
  
  

  1. senderos
  2. juan
  3. mexes or some girl, don’t know
  6. zambrotta
  7. metzelder
  8. pepe
  9. looks italian, but i’m not sure

  Posted from Poland

  

• matt |  January 31st, 2009 at 9:31 am

  
  
  

  i think 10 is kolo toure

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• ajay |  January 31st, 2009 at 9:40 am

  
  
  

  1 is mexes
  10 is arsenal’s armand traore

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• KG |  January 31st, 2009 at 10:30 am

  
  
  

  #2 Essien
  #5 Lucio
  #10 Kolo Toure

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• Juliet |  January 31st, 2009 at 10:50 am

  
  
  

  #9 – Metzelder. I love that photo.

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• Hana |  January 31st, 2009 at 11:43 am

  
  
  

  3. Sergio “HAB” Ramos

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• Hana |  January 31st, 2009 at 11:44 am

  
  
  

  10. Kolo Toure?

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• Johonna |  January 31st, 2009 at 11:46 am

  
  
  

  See, I think 7 is my man Marco Materazzi…

  The rest….
  1. Mexes?

  This is diabolical, Lauri!
  

  Posted from United States

  

• Alex |  January 31st, 2009 at 11:54 am

  
  
  

  8. Clichy
  I didn’t see any unibrows so I guess Laurie didn’t include Boswinga

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• mele419 |  January 31st, 2009 at 12:38 pm

  
  
  

  I agree Johonna, 7 must be Matrix

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• Felix |  January 31st, 2009 at 1:02 pm

  
  
  

  is #3 not a holiday snap of sergio ramos?
  #5 cannavaro
  #7 materrazi
  #9 metzelder

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• micronesia justin |  January 31st, 2009 at 1:16 pm

  
  
  

  3 – hejduk

  Posted from Canada

  

• kay |  January 31st, 2009 at 2:50 pm

  
  
  

  #2 has gotta be Essien, who filled in at right back for a while before Bosingwa
  10-Robinho (does defending dignity count?)

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• Itanio. |  January 31st, 2009 at 5:45 pm

  
  
  

  1. Sexy Mexy (Roma).
  3. Ramos (Madrid).
  5. Looks Brazilain, so my guess is Lucio.
  7. Materazzi (during the WC2006??).
  8. Alex (Chelsea).
  10. Toure (Arsenal).

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• Gopal |  January 31st, 2009 at 11:45 pm

  
  
  

  10. Kolo toure?

  Check my soccer blog at

  http://soccerzlife.wordpress.com

  Posted from India

  

• Marcus R4E |  February 1st, 2009 at 3:55 am

  
  
  

  1. mexes
  2.Taiwo
  3.Sergio Ramos
  4. no idea sorry Laurie my best guess is panucci
  5.Lucio
  6.Capdevila
  7.Materazzi
  8.Clichy
  9.metzelder
  10.Toure

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• J |  February 1st, 2009 at 2:16 pm

  
  
  

  I think 8 is Pepe of Real Madrid. not sure though.

  Posted from United States

  

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