Footballer tattoos and their meanings

Body art is a form of expression with which people are theirsFaith or their honor to someoneshow. You can learn more about the character of a person when you look at his tattoos. The trend has long been observed by the footballers of tattoos and in the sports world. Many people also use their bodies as a canvas to represent their feelings. Since football players are also normal people, which most of us often do not realize, they too use their skin to display different works of art.

Mainstream or deeper meaning - footballer tattoos

It seems that tattoos have become an essential part of the life of many professional athletes. Every achievement finds its way on their bodies and serves them as a memory of the wonderful moments of the past few days. Unlike the ordinary person, you have the chance to show your inscriptions on a global level, which gives you an incentive to tattoo them.

For example, Cristiano Ronaldo, the reigning winner of the Ballon D'Or, does not have a single tattoo on his body. However, there are many other players with footballers tattoos who do not follow the same way as the Portuguese. Here are some of them and their tattoos.

Antoine Griezmann Tattoos

A look at the French and you can conclude that he loves tattoos. At the Ballon d'Or ceremony of France Football, where he was fellow the third best player in the world, you could see that Antoine Griezmann's right hand is largely covered with tattoos. At his upper right arm we see a work of art with Jesus Christ.

He thus expresses his religious love, while his lower right arm is covered with a drawing of a rosary pearl, some clouds and stars. But that's not all, because the initials of the names of his parents are immortalized as a sign of his gratitude for her on his skin. After all, there is a tattoo on his finger that is translated as 'hope' - something with which he inspires his fans.

Sergio Ramos Tattoo

It will be difficult to find a body area of ​​Sergio Ramos that is not covered with tattoos. He has a tattoo behind the ear, on the back, on the right wrist, on the right biceps, on the hip, calf, so almost everywhere. We could almost say that his body is a canvas forWorks of art and tattoo designsis. On his left biceps you can see the tattoos of mother Maria and Jesus Christ and in the lower area of ​​the back the names of his brother and sister, Mirian and Rene, together with number 4. See the devil. The initials of his parents and the number 7 can be seen on his forearm. The latter is a digit that he considers a lucky number. This is not all yet. The middle finger of his left hand consists of his own and his brother and sister's initials.

The lettering on his right biceps is “the spirit of the dead” and that on its left is “lies in the memory of the living.” This is a homemade phrase of the Spanish defender as a homage to those who have left this earth. He also had the Champions League trophy on his left calf, which is on the right of the World Cup. There is a tattoo on his right wrist that resembles that of his brother Mirian. After all, there are symbols like a cross, a dream catcher and feathers on his entire right arm and a bird on his body. These soccer players make tattoos one of the most tattooed professional players in the world.

Marcelo Real Madrid Tattoo

Marcelo is the first of the three Brazilians on this list who are very interested in tattoos. In his neck and behind his right ear, a wing is tattooed that resembles his spirit. The personality of the Brazilian left -back is presented perfectly in words on the left hand, since the words 'Carpe diem' are there. When we compare his playing style with it, he is someone who actually loves to take the day.

Marcelo also has an angel on his back and a cross on his right arm in a representation that shows his firm religious faith. Further up on histattooed upper armAs with most soccer players, a drawing of Jesus Christ is located. He also tattooed the name of his son Enzo on his body. The letters 'M12' is finally on his back. The meaning of this tattoo is relatively uncomplicated. The M stands for Marcelo and 12 is his jersey number at the Blancos.

Neymar Tattoos

Another Brazilian who is a tattoo fan. Neymar has so many tattoos on his body that it is difficult to count. The remarkable thing about the work of art is that he likes to show his love for religion. On the triceps of his left arm there is a tattoo "Corintias", which refers to a verse from the Bible. Neymar's view of life is close to it because he thinks it is a joke and “life is a joke” is a perfect proof of his opinion. At the bottom of his left lower arm there is a tattoo of two praying hands. These include the letter combination "Fe", which means belief. He had them tattooed as lucky charms for the 2014 World Cup. A crown is tattooed on the ring finger of his left hand.

In the meantime, the name of his sister Rafaella is on the wrist of his right hand, which is accompanied a little further up by the name of his son. He did not miss his mother Nadine because her name can be seen on the wrist of his left hand. Before stringing from Brazil to Barcelona, ​​he added two more tattoos on his left and right ankles, where the words “Oousadia and Aleegria”, which means courage and joy, can be seen. At the top of his backbone, he recognizes the grace of God because we can see the word “blessed” there. His neck contains the words 'Tudo Passa', while the upper part of his left arm has a diamond under the word 'Sourella', which means sister in Italian. This is a tattoo that he shares with his sister because she also has a similar one, but with the title 'Fratello' (brother).

Footballer Tattoos - David Beckham

The former football star of Manchester United is now the king of fashion without any doubts. Everything about him radiates class and it is no wonder that he is one of the most marketable faces in football. When it comes to body art, Beckham is not too shy to show his beliefs with her help. On his right hip is the tattoo “Man of Sorrows”, which he tattooed after the death of his grandfather.

Accompanied by a Chinese proverb on the left hip, it says as well as: "Life and death have certain appointments, wealth and honor hang from heaven." His daughter's name can be seen on his left collarbone, while the number “VII”, his jersey number at United, is tattooed on his right forearm. His wife Victoria can be seen on his left forearm. Incidentally, this is a tattoo inspired by a photo shoot by Brigitte Bardot.

His left chest shows Jesus with his three sons as innocent children who raise him from the grave. There are also numerous drawings on the back of the former English team captain, including the names of his children Brooklyn and Romeo. In the middle of these two names is a sketch of a guardian angel that was his first tattoo. After all, his arms are filled with complex tattoo designs that consist of a female figure, the name of his wife Victoria in Sanskrit and numerous illustrations.

Lionel Messi’s Tattoo

Finally, we devote some lines to Leo Messi. We start with a wand on his left leg, where we can see the two small hands accompanied by the name of his son Thiago. The Argentinian also loves his mother very much and therefore had her face tattooed on the upper left area of ​​his back.

Astriking tattoo designWith his number 10 jersey you can see on the calf of his right leg. His most recent lettering follows a religious topic that can be seen on his right arm. A tattoo with rose encloses its elbow, and the picture in turn is completed by a representation of Jesus Christ. This is at the top and gives it an impressive overall appearance.