Last active player that is in SWOS 96/97?

There are a lot more of those errors due to the rushed update on 96/97 edition. My favourite is the blonde Finidi George

There are a lot more of those errors due to the rushed update on 96/97 edition. My favourite is the blonde Finidi George

How strange...mine is black De Boer! ;D

Black De Boer, was how we got to Finidi George in the first place.

Very interesting topic. I can ask another similar question - who will be the last player to retire in the same club as he was in SWOS 96/97?
My personal favorites for this trophy are Raul, Giggs and Del Piero.
After reading the whole thread I think Henry s chances of being the last active player mentioned in SWOS 96/97 are not so big.
I d like to add the names of two Bulgarian players that are still active:
Milen Petkov (CSKA / Cherno More)
Slavi Zhekov (Beroe Stara Zagora)

Potential FIFA World Cup 2010 players * :
G Clint Bolton - AUS @ Brisbane Strikers - AUS
G Mark Schwarzer - AUS @ Dynamo Dresden - GER
D Lucas Neill - AUS @ Millwall - ENG
D Rigobert Song - CMR @ Metz - FRA
D Matthew Booth - SAF @ Cape Town Spurs - SAF
G Oscar Perez - MEX @ Cruz Azul - MEX
M Juan Sebastian Veron - ARG @ Sampdoria - ITA
RW Javier Zanetti - ARG @ Inter Milan - ITA
A Martin Palermo - ARG @ Estudiantes - ARG
D Gilberto - BRA @ Flamengo - BRA
A Sebastian Abreu - URU @ Defensor Sport - URU
M SImon Elliott - NZL @ Miramar Rangers - NZL
G James Bannatyne - NZL @ Petone - NZL
D Ivan Vicelich - NZL @ Central United - NZL
G Thomas Sorensen - DEN @ Vejle - DEN
A Dennis Rommedahl - DEN @ Lyngby - DEN
A Jesper Gronkjaer - DEN @ AaB - DEN
M Jan Dahl Tomasson - DEN @ Heerenveen - HOL
LW Martin Jorgensen - DEN @ AGF - DEN
G David James - ENG @ Liverpool - ENG
M David Beckham - ENG @ Manchester Utd - ENG
A Emile Heskey - ENG @ Leicester City - ENG
RB Gary Neville - ENG @ Manchester Utd - ENG
A Thierry Henry - FRA @ Monaco - FRA
RW Patrick Vieira - FRA @ Arsenal - ENG
M Michael Ballach - GER @ Chemnitzer FC - GER
G Kostas Halkias - GRE @ Apollon Athens - GRE
D Christon Patsatzoglu - GRE @ Xanthi - GRE
G Morgan De Sanctis - ITA @ Pescara - ITA
D Fabio Cannavaro - ITA @ Parma - ITA
G Gian Luigi Buffon - ITA @ Parma - ITA
LW Giovanni v Bronckhorst - NED @ Feyenoord - NED
A Mark van Bommel - NED @ Fortuna Sittard - NED
G Sander Boschker - NED @ Twente - NED
G Henk Timmer - NED @ Zwolle - NED
D Andre Ooijer - NED @ Roda JC - NED
A Nuno Gomes - POR @ Boavista - POR
D Ivica Dragutinovic - BEL @ Gent - BEL **
A Marko Pantelic - YUG @ Iraklis - GRE
D Jozef Vlachovic - SVK @ Inter Bratislava - SVK
M Hakan Yakin - SUI @ Basel - SUI

* names taken from latest squad and recent call ups national team pages at en.wikipedia.org, which still lists 1 in 100 chance guys like Henk Timmer
** Dragutinovic is Serbian, but apparently today s news is that he ll miss the World Cup

Yeah, I forgot to re-order them by country.

In case it wasn t clear, listed teams are the SWOS96/97 teams of the players.

FIFA World Cup 2010 players:
M Juan Sebastian Veron - ARG @ Sampdoria - ITA
A Martin Palermo - ARG @ Estudiantes - ARG
G Mark Schwarzer - AUS @ Dynamo Dresden - GER
D Lucas Neill - AUS @ Millwall - ENG
D Gilberto - BRA @ Flamengo - BRA (same player?)
D Rigobert Song - CMR @ Metz - FRA
G Thomas Sorensen - DEN @ Vejle - DEN
A Dennis Rommedahl - DEN @ Lyngby - DEN
A Jesper Gronkjaer - DEN @ AaB - DEN
M Jan Dahl Tomasson - DEN @ Heerenveen - HOL
LW Martin Jorgensen - DEN @ AGF - DEN
G David James - ENG @ Liverpool - ENG
A Emile Heskey - ENG @ Leicester City - ENG
A Thierry Henry - FRA @ Monaco - FRA
G Kostas Halkias - GRE @ Apollon Athens - GRE
D Christon Patsatzoglu - GRE @ Xanthi - GRE
G Morgan De Sanctis - ITA @ Pescara - ITA
D Fabio Cannavaro - ITA @ Parma - ITA
G Gian Luigi Buffon - ITA @ Parma - ITA
G Oscar Perez - MEX @ Cruz Azul - MEX
LW Giovanni v Bronckhorst - HOL @ Feyenoord - HOL
A Mark van Bommel - HOL @ Fortuna Sittard - HOL
G Sander Boschker - HOL @ Twente - HOL
D Andre Ooijer - HOL @ Roda JC - HOL
M SImon Elliott - NZL @ Miramar Rangers - NZL
G James Bannatyne - NZL @ Petone - NZL
D Ivan Vicelich - NZL @ Central United - NZL
A Sebastian Abreu - URU @ Defensor Sport - URU
D Matthew Booth - SAF @ Cape Town Spurs - SAF
M Hakan Yakin - SUI @ Basel - SUI
A Marko Pantelic - YUG @ Iraklis - GRE