The sons of many football players who played in the World Cup later experienced the same excitement. Fathers who competed in the World Cup witnessed their sons compete on the same field after a while.
The fathers of football players such as Paolo Maldini, Diego Forlan, Xabi Alonso, Youri Djorkaeff, Pepe Reina, Kasper Schmeichel and Thiago Alcantara also played for their countries in the World Cup.
The father and his sons who participated in the World Cup are as follows:
Father
| Cup
| Set
| Son
| Cup
| Set
|
Luis Perez
| 1930 | Mexican | Mario Perez | 1950 | Mexican |
Martin Vantolra
| 1934
| Spain
| Jose Vantolra
| 1970
| Mexican
|
roger rio
| 1934
| France
| Patrice Rio
| 1978
| France
|
Domingos da Guia
| 1938
| Brazil
| Ademir da Guia
| 1974
| Brazil
|
Vicente Asensi
| 1950
| Spain
| J.Manuel Asensi
| 1978
| Spain
|
Tomas Balcazar
| 1954
| Mexican
| J. Hernandez Gutierrez
| 1986
| Mexican
|
Cesare Maldini
| 1962
| Italy
| Paolo Maldini
| 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
| Italy
|
M. Sanchis Martinez
| 1966
| Spain
| M.Sanchis Hontiyuelo
| 1990
| Spain
|
Jean Djorkaeff
| 1966
| France
| Youri Djorkaeff
| 1998, 2002
| France
|
Miguel Reina
| 1966
| Spain
| Pepe Reina
| 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018
| Spain
|
Pablo Forlan
| 1966, 1974
| Uruguay
| Diego Forlan
| 2002, 2010, 2014
| Uruguay
|
Nicolea Lupescu
| 1970
| Romania
| Ionut Lupescu
| 1990, 1994
| Romania
|
Jan Verheyen
| 1970
| Belgium
| Gert Verheyen
| 1998, 2002
| Belgium
|
Julio Montero Castillo
| 1970, 1974
| Uruguay
| Paolo Montero
| 2002
| Uruguay
|
Roy Andersson
| 1978
| Swedish
| Patriarch Andersson
| 1994, 2002
| Swedish
|
Roy Andersson
| 1978
| Swedish
| Daniel Andersson
| 2002, 2006
| Swedish
|
Anders Linderoth
| 1978
| Swedish
| Tobias Linderoth
| 2002, 2006
| Swedish
|
Miguel Angel Alonso
| 1982
| Spain
| Xabi Alonso
| 2006, 2010, 2014
| Spain
|
Jan Kozak
| 1982
| czechoslovakia
| Jan Kozak
| 2010
| Slovakia
|
Wlodzimierz Smolarek
| 1982, 1986
| Poland
| Euzebiusz Smolarek
| 2006
| Poland
|
Cha Bum-kun
| 1986
| South Korea
| Cha Du-ri
| 2002, 2010
| South Korea
|
J.Hernandez Gutierrez
| 1986
| Mexican
| Javier Hernandez
| 2010, 2014, 2018
| Mexican
|
Vladimir Weiss
| 1990
| czechoslovakia
| Vladimir Weiss
| 2010
| Slovakia
|
Alexander Guimaraes
| 1990
| Costa Rica
| Celso Borges
| 2014, 2018, 2022
| Costa Rica
|
Danny Blind
| 1990, 1994
| Holland
| Daley Blind
| 2014, 2022
| Holland
|
Peter Schmeichel
| 1998
| Denmark
| Kasper Schmeichel
| 2018, 2022
| Denmark
|
Mazinho
| 1990, 1994
| Brazil
| Thiago Alcantara
| 2018
| Spain
|
Lilian Thuram
| 1998, 2002, 2006 | France | Marcus Thuram | 2022 | France |
Claudio Reyna
| 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 | USA | Giovanni Reyna | 2022 | USA |
A FAMILY WORLD CUP ADVENTURE
Javier Hernandez, as the third generation representative of his family, played for the Mexican National Team at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Hernandez got the chance to compete in the World Cup 24 years after his father and 56 years after his grandfather.
Hernandez’s grandfather Tomas Balcazar, who played for the Mexican National Team in Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018, played for the national team in the 1954 World Cup, and his father Javier Hernandez Gutierrez played for the national team in the 1986 World Cup.
THOSE WHO HAVE FATHERS ARE TECHNICAL DIRECTORS
The fathers of some football players were their coaches in the World Cup.
The football players who played in the World Cup under their fathers are:
coach
| Footballer
| Country
| History
|
Ondino Viera
| Milton Viera
| Uruguay
| 1966
|
Cesare Maldini
| Paolo Maldini
| Italy
| 1998
|
Zlatko Kranjcar
| Niko Kranjcar
| Croatia
| 2006
|
Vladimir Weiss
| Vladimir Weiss
| Slovakia
| 2010
|
bob bradley
| michael bradley
| USA
| 2010
|