He was just known as 'Jimmy' before he came to England.

I think he wanted 'Jimmy' on the back of his shirt but the FA insisted on 'Hasselbaink' - they dropped their hard-line stance when Stelios Giannakopoulos joined Bolton though.

I remember seeing 'Jimmy' listed at some club or other in World Soccer in the mid-90s and thinking it was pretty odd - this was in the days before Brazilian strikers like Fred, Jo and Gareth, of course.

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on September 15th 2008 at 15:48:01

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Who gave Hasselbaink the nickname Jimmy Floyd ? It's obvious why, but I am assuming he got (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Sep 15, 15:46:16
- From team-mates at either Campomaiorense or Boavista, if you believe wikipedia. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Sep 15, 15:49:47
- He was just known as 'Jimmy' before he came to England. (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 15, 15:48:01
  - and Gamst (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Sep 15, 15:54:57
    - Is the 'Gamst' part of his given name, or his surname? (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 15, 15:56:36
      - I only had it for the megadrive and it was shit (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Sep 15, 16:01:10
      - Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink would have done a crash (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Sep 15, 15:57:48
        
        That wouldn't even have fitted, I reckon. (n/m) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 15, 15:58:58
    - Whadyou talking about, Willis ? (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Sep 15, 15:56:19
      - Morten Gamst Pedersen. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Sep 15, 15:58:03
        
        Oh. I always wondered why Ronaldinho didn't change his name to (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Sep 15, 16:00:57
        
        Then "Ron", then "R" (pronounded "Ruh"), Then "". (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Sep 15, 16:03:13
        
        then " (Other Football) - Tomblander, Sep 15, 16:04:49
        
        Hmm. That must be what happened to the entire Australia team. (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Sep 15, 16:06:27
        
        "there are no kangaroos in Austria" t-shirts at vienna airport (Other Football) - Tomblander, Sep 15, 16:10:08
  - Gareth lol. I wish they would get one called Graham. (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Sep 15, 15:50:23
    - Which club should he join, and which shirt should he wear? (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 15, 15:51:33
      - The starting XI has just been announced for Brazil's World Cup 2010 opener against (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Sep 15, 15:55:52
    - Grahaminho (n/m) (Other Football) - Tomblander, Sep 15, 15:50:47
      - No, just Graham. And maybe an Albert, and a Nigel as well. (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Sep 15, 15:51:12
        
        Here would be the dream Brazil line-up. (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 15, 15:53:06
        
        I didn't know scholesy was a brazillian (Other Football) - Tomblander, Sep 15, 15:55:05
        
        Samba? (n/m) (Other Football) - Tomblander, Sep 15, 15:52:12
        
        Talbot. (n/m) (Other Football) - jafski, Sep 15, 15:53:55
        
        ^^^ My first car was a Talbot Samba. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Sep 15, 15:56:35
        
        So was mine. (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 15, 16:02:20
        
        Top speed? (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Sep 15, 16:04:53
        
        I had got it over 70 on the Caister bypass one time (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 15, 16:13:41
        
        You muster had a better one than me. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Sep 15, 16:29:33
        
        First one was a Y reg, 2nd was an A (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 15, 16:33:21
        
        lol (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Sep 15, 16:06:45

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