Football Clubs Featuring Portraits on Their Badges
Several football clubs worldwide incorporate portraits of people on their badges, reflecting historical or cultural figures significant to their identity.
Pafos FC includes Evagoras Pallikarides on its emblem. Colo-Colo's crest, dating back to 1925, features a Mapuche chieftain. Sampdoria introduced a sailor silhouette known as Baciccia, representing John the Baptist, in 1971. Nottingham Forest briefly used a Robin Hood badge around 1946 before adopting their current tree emblem in the 1970s.
A Bournemouth badge represents Dickie Dowsett, who played from 1957 to 1962, as the inspiration behind their crest. Other clubs with person-based portraits include Anderlecht with Guy of Anderlecht, ChievoVerona depicting Cangrande della Scala, Vitória de Guimarães featuring Afonso Henriques, and Sevilla representing Ferdinand III alongside St Isidor and St Leander.
Olympiakos has used the profile of a laurel-crowned Olympic medalist since 1925. Greek clubs such as PAS Lamia and Asteras Tripolis honor historical figures Theodoros Kolokotronis and Athanasios Diakos, respectively.
Additional clubs with portrait-based badges encompass Sheikh Russell KC, Samsunspor featuring Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Columbus Crew's old crest showing three workers, Papá Aucas depicting Huaorani, Kirkintilloch Rob Roy FC with Rob Roy MacGregor, AEK Larnaca showing Admiral Cimon, Aris Thessaloniki with Ares, and KF Teuta featuring Queen Teuta. Other examples include AGF with St Paul and Pope Clement, KVC Westerlo depicting St Martin of Tours, and SD Huesca's badge variant showing St Roland.
