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Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
I'm still thinking that most soccer players are taller and bigger than the general population. Lacrosse is the same way. You don't need to be tall or huge to play the game, but the shortest guy on the field will be 5'10" and weigh 195. And that's muscle. "
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I checked. In an unscientific survey, I checked the height and weight listed for eight players on Real Madrid, David Beckham's team here -
http://www.realmadrid.es/web_realmad...illafutbol.jsp
Survey says (from tallest to shortest)...
Zindane - 185 cm (6'1"), 78 kg (172 lbs.)
Guti - 185 cm (6'1"), 76 kg (168 lbs.)
Helguera - 185 cm (6'1"), 73 kg (161 lbs.)
Ronaldo - 183 cm (6'0"), 82 kg (181 lbs.)
Figo - 180 cm (5'11"), 75 C(165 lbs.)
Portillo - 180 cm (5'11"), 72 kg (159 lbs.)
Raul - 180 cm (5'11"), , 68 kg (150 lbs.)
Michael Salgado - 174 cm (5'8"), 75 kg (165 lbs.)
Roberto Carlos - 168 cm (5'6"), 70 kg (154 lbs.)
This would suggest they are slightly taller than average, but also very lean for their stated heights. I suspect that, like our sports, they lie up on the height and down on the weight, which would make them pretty damn average.
