Vinnie Jones A.K.A - The Axe

Most of the Degens out there are not Soccer buffs. But there is one that we should all be aware of - Vinnie Jones "The Axe" professional soccer player now turned actor is a major baddass, in movies as well on the soccer field.
Soccer career -
Mostly know for his grabbing of Newcastle United - Paul Gascoigne genital's(picture below) but he was also know for being one of the tough guys of Soccer.

He Still holds the recored for quickest yellowcard in a game(3 seconds).

Is banned from flying on Virgin Atlantic after causing a fight on a flight to Tokyo.

Played 384 league games and scored 33 goals in his soccer career, most of them with Wimbledon. He was sent off(red card or ejection) more than ten times.

Was briefly player/coach of Queens Park Rangers football club. (1998)

Movie Career -
First Movie was Lock, Stock and Two Smoking barrels, were he was a baddass

After Lock, Stock Vinnie went on to get more jobs including the role of "Juggernaut" in the film "X-men"

Vinnie Jones Movie Career as IMBD.com has listed
Year One (2009) (filming)
The Midnight Meat Train (2008) (completed) .... Mahogany... aka Clive Barker's Midnight Meat Train (USA: promotional title)
Bog Bodies (2008) (completed) .... Mr. Hunter
Loaded (2008) .... Mr.Black
Hell Ride (2008) .... Billy Wings
Tooth & Nail (2007) .... Mongrel
Strength and Honour (2007) .... Smasher O'Driscoll... aka Strength and Honor (USA: new title)
The Riddle (2007) .... Mike Sullivan
7-10 Split (2007) .... Roddy
The Condemned (2007) .... McStarley
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) (voice) .... Rommel... aka Garfield 2 (Australia) (Singapore: English title) (UK) (USA: working title)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) .... Cain Marko / Juggernaut... aka X-Men 3 (Singapore: English title) (USA: working title) ... aka X3 (International: English title: informal short title) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
Played (2006) .... Detective Brice
She's the Man (2006) .... Dinklage
Johnny Was (2006) .... Johnny Doyle
The Other Half (2006/II) .... The Boss
Mysterious Island (2005) (TV) .... Bob
Submerged (2005) (V) .... Henry
Slipstream (2005) .... Winston Briggs
The Number One Girl (2005) (V) .... Dragos Molnar
Survive Style 5+ (2004) .... Hired Killer
Blast (2004) .... Michael Kittredge
Hollywood Flies (2004) (TV) .... Sean
EuroTrip (2004) .... Mad Maynard
Tooth (2004) .... The Extractor
The Big Bounce (2004) .... Lou Harris
Night at the Golden Eagle (2002) .... Rodan
Mean Machine (2001) .... Danny Meehan
Swordfish (2001) .... Marco
Snatch. (2000) .... Bullet Tooth Tony
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) .... The Sphinx
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) .... Big Chris... aka Two Smoking Barrels (USA)
If you didn't notice all his roles are as a badass! Now you know next time you see a movie with hom in it you too can drop some Soccer knowledge!! Thank You Vinnie "The Axe" Jones!