Re: Nene Hilario changes name to Nene?

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 18:40:29 +0000 (UTC), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (D.
Gerasimatos) wrote in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Ryoga Hibiki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>His name was Maybiner, not Nene'.
>>Nene' is a nickname and it means "little boy".
>>BTW you don't need to be Pele or Ronaldo to be known only for your
>>nickname in Brazil, EVERY player has only one name.
>>Nene' himself was never known as Hilario in his home country.
>
>
>What happens if your name is something common like Juan? How the heck can
>anyone tell who is who?
>

The nicknames themselves are unique. There are probably thousands of players
named Ronaldo, but there's only one RONALDO.

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