Football

Famous figures in Football: life stories, training, tournaments, notable performances and sporting milestones across generations.

James Gillespie
James Gillespie
Great Britain
Scottish footballer, centre forward
Sergio Ramos Garcia
Sergio Ramos Garcia
Spain
Spanish football player; currently plays for Real Madrid
Jerome Boateng
Jerome Boateng
Germany
German footballer of Ghanaian origin
Pascal Gros
Pascal Gros
Germany
German footballer, midfielder
Andrea De Vito
Andrea De Vito
Italy
Italian footballer, defender
Aleksey Skvernuk
Aleksey Skvernuk
Belarus
Belarusian footballer, midfielder.
Peter Dubovsky
Peter Dubovsky
Czechoslovakian and Slovak footballer, attacking midfielder and forward
Alexey Gorodov
Alexey Gorodov
Ukraine
Ukrainian footballer, midfielder
Mario Gotze
Mario Gotze
Germany
German footballer
Andrey Lunin
Andrey Lunin
Ukraine
Ukrainian footballer, goalkeeper
Alexander Gogoberishvili
Alexander Gogoberishvili
Georgia
Georgian footballer, midfielder
Duait York
Duait York
Great Britain
Trinidad national football player
Bob Hafton
Bob Hafton
Great Britain
English football coach.
Narcisse Olivier Kapo-Obou
Narcisse Olivier Kapo-Obou
Ivory Coast
French footballer of Ivorian origin, striker.
Robert Arzumanyan
Robert Arzumanyan
Armenia
Armenian defensive football player
Hidetoshi Nakata
Hidetoshi Nakata
Japan
Japanese football player, now a successful businessman
Grem Le So
Grem Le So
Great Britain
Former English footballer, left back.
Claudio Paul Caniggia
Claudio Paul Caniggia
Argentina
Former Argentine footballer, striker
 Cico
Cico
Brazil
Brazilian footballer and futsal player.
Marin Leovac
Marin Leovac
Croatia
Croatian footballer, defender
Jamie Maclaren
Jamie Maclaren
Australia
Scottish-born Australian footballer, striker
Emmanuel Eboue
Emmanuel Eboue
Great Britain
Professional football player, member of the Arsenal sports club.
Andrade Jefferson
Andrade Jefferson
Brazil
Brazilian footballer, striker
Marshall Faulk
Marshall Faulk
USA
Sports analyst for NFL Network, former US National Football League player
Kees Zwamborn
Kees Zwamborn
Netherlands
Dutch footballer and coach
Hans-Jurgen (Dixie) Dorner
Hans-Jurgen (Dixie) Dorner
Germany
Football player
Pavel Bugalo
Pavel Bugalo
Uzbekistan
Soviet and Uzbek footballer, goalkeeper
Sergey Dyachenko
Sergey Dyachenko
Ukraine
Ukrainian footballer, midfielder.
Jerome Damon
Jerome Damon
South Africa
South African football referee.
Kevin Keegan
Kevin Keegan
Great Britain
Football player
Roger Hunt
Roger Hunt
Great Britain
English footballer, striker for the England national team
Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Argentina
Argentine footballer
Daniel Sturridge
Daniel Sturridge
Great Britain
English footballer
Roman Karakevich
Roman Karakevich
Ukraine
Ukrainian footballer, striker.
Raimond Van der Gouw
Raimond Van der Gouw
Netherlands
Dutch football goalkeeper, coach
Paul Codrea
Paul Codrea
Romania
Romanian footballer, midfielder
Romain Saiss
Romain Saiss
Morocco
Moroccan footballer, defender
Jens Larsen
Jens Larsen
Denmark
Danish footballer, midfielder
Sergio Daniel Batista
Sergio Daniel Batista
Argentina
Argentine footballer, midfielder, coach
Jesse Carver
Jesse Carver
Great Britain
English footballer, central midfielder and football coach.
Francis Dickoh
Francis Dickoh
Ghana
Ghanaian footballer, defender
Luis Carniglia
Luis Carniglia
Brazil
Argentine footballer and coach
Alexandr Granovskiy
Alexandr Granovskiy
Ukraine
Football player, defender
Marcus Berg
Marcus Berg
Sweden
Swedish footballer, forward
Nikola Valentic
Nikola Valentic
Serbia
Serbian footballer, defender
Brian Brendell
Brian Brendell
Namibia
Namibian footballer, midfielder
Kahaber Tshadadze
Kahaber Tshadadze
Georgia
Soviet and Georgian football player, defender.
Jose Borello
Jose Borello
Argentina
Argentine footballer, striker.
Ramaz Shengelia
Ramaz Shengelia
Georgia
Soviet football player, forward.
Andy Johnson
Andy Johnson
Great Britain
English footballer, striker