Re: Most spectacular comeback from a long-term injury.

by zizzle Tue May 01, 2012 3:37 pm

R9. comming back from injury to win a world cup > whatever cassano did

by Valkyrja Tue May 01, 2012 3:49 pm

Late in 99, knee injury, 5-6 months on the sidelines. Comes back, he plays 7 minutes, knee injury, he missed the 00-01 and most of 01-02. Comes back again, he leads Brazil to the WC glory, scores 8 goals, 2 against Germany in the final. Guess who is !?

by The John Carter of Mars Tue May 01, 2012 4:02 pm

VivaStPauli wrote:Has to be Jesus Christ - came back from death, ascended to heaven. Greatest recovery ever.

Wait, maybe Petr Cech is more impressive.

you are an acehole...how can you make fun of Son of God? you will be punished come judment day, and get a nice place in a very warm place. Twisted Evil

by punkfusion1992 Tue May 01, 2012 4:09 pm

im surprised no one has mentioned Nwankwo Kanu, had a heart attack with Arsenal and came back was boss for Portshmouth and Arsenal, won an FA Cup where he scored the winning goal and reached another final when Portsmouth were in the financial sh*thole and is one of the best players that Nigeria have produced
plus he is an invincible

by The John Carter of Mars Tue May 01, 2012 4:38 pm

MUAMBA...that's pretty EPIC imo...

''COMING BACK FROM THE DEATH'' - MUAMBA

by Neutral Tue May 01, 2012 4:43 pm

canabas got shot in the head.

was gonna post pic but thought was best not to.

anyway

by Zealous Tue May 01, 2012 4:48 pm

Shame what happened to Cabanas, he was a player.

Glad he's OK now though.

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Tue May 01, 2012 4:54 pm

Shearer deserves a shout......

He snapped his ligaments about 4 times his career and came back each and every time to end his career scoring over 400 goals.

by Le Samourai Tue May 01, 2012 5:05 pm

Robert Schilenz?

Driving to a game in 1948, Robert Schlienz hit a pothole, the car overturned and his arm was damaged beyond repair. After amputating one arm, most players would have retired, but Schlienz kept playing. He went on to become captain of his team Stuttgart, won two national championships, and even played three games for Germany.

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by EarlyPrototype Tue May 01, 2012 5:14 pm

Nice find Le Samourai.

R9 for me though.

by che Tue May 01, 2012 5:15 pm

still no love for henrik larsson? Sad

by VanDeezNuts Tue May 01, 2012 5:18 pm

pretty much every arsenal player every other week.

by Milan31 Tue May 01, 2012 6:49 pm

This year - Cassano
All Time - R9

by barca 2011 Tue May 01, 2012 9:57 pm

Totally forgot about Valencia, Z. It wasnt long ago that he F***ed his leg up in the CL and he came back to be on form for a while.

by Zealous Tue May 01, 2012 10:03 pm

Yeah the Valencia injury was pretty bad. His ankle was dangling completely Neutral

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Tue May 01, 2012 10:06 pm

Valencia decieved you guys pretty bad lol..... his injury was'nt even that bad.

At the time SAF said he will be back in 3-4 months and be back to top form.

Now either SAF is a fckin prophet or Valencia's injury was'nt that bad and it was always expected he will be back to top form in about 15 weeks.

by Luca Tue May 01, 2012 10:08 pm

I wouldn't say R9 had the most spectacular return because he unfortunately always suffered another major setback. With that being said, the fact that he suffered multiple 'potentially' career ending injuries and still performed at the level he did is phenomenal.

Del Piero struggled for form at the beginning of the 1998–99 season. In October, he picked up a serious knee injury in the 2–2 draw with Udinese. This kept him out of action for the remainder of the season. Juventus struggled without him and limped home to a lowly sixth place in the league.

After a serious knee injury, Del Piero came back and stayed fit fortunately.

by Zealous Tue May 01, 2012 10:13 pm

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Valencia decieved you guys pretty bad lol..... his injury was'nt even that bad.

At the time SAF said he will be back in 3-4 months and be back to top form.

Now either SAF is a fckin prophet or Valencia's injury was'nt that bad and it was always expected he will be back to top form in about 15 weeks.

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Yeah totally not serious Neutral

by the xcx Tue May 01, 2012 10:17 pm

Ankle injuries hurt alot but they dont end careers imo, but knee injuries can end careers.

by barca 2011 Tue May 01, 2012 10:21 pm

Damn, but I'm surprised NO one has mentioned ABIGOD!!!!!
Goes from tumor to lifting the CL trophy. Then goes from liver transplant to what I predict as Abigod pt. 2.

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Tue May 01, 2012 10:22 pm

Do i need to remind you of the Nani injury where it looked like his leg had been blown off and he was back 2 weeks later.......

Images can be decieving .....

by the xcx Tue May 01, 2012 10:23 pm

barca 2011 wrote:Damn, but I'm surprised NO one has mentioned ABIGOD!!!!!
Goes from tumor to lifting the CL trophy. Then goes from liver transplant to what I predict as Abigod pt. 2.

You can still play football, while having a tumor, not a problem for Abigod Laughing

by Zealous Tue May 01, 2012 10:26 pm

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Do i need to remind you of the Nani injury where it looked like his leg had been blown off and he was back 2 weeks later.......

Images can be decieving .....

Dude his ankle almost snapped off. Give him some fcking credit lol