List of Famous Footballers

Nikolay Nikolayevich Obolsky is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a forward in Spain for Cultural Leonesa.

Oktay Derelioğlu is Turkish former international footballer and currently the manager of Tokatspor. Derelioğlu played as a forward and is notable for his goal against Belgium during the qualifying rounds of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The goal started at midfield before Derelioğlu jinked past six Belgian defenders, one of them twice, mimicking Diego Maradona's "Goal of the Century".

Robert Cullen is a former Japanese footballer.

Patrice Garande is a French retired footballer who played as a striker, and is the current manager of Toulouse FC.

Dieter Eckstein is a retired German football player.

Marcus Jonas Munuhe Olsson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Helsingborgs IF as a midfielder and a left back.

Luciano Lollo is an Argentine footballer who plays for Banfield on loan from Argentine Primera División side River Plate as a centre back.

Georgi Lvovich Tigiyev is a Russian professional football player. He plays as a left-back for FC Spartak Moscow and FC Spartak-2 Moscow.

Eddy Silvestre Pascual Israfilov, or simply Eddy, is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Neftçi and the Azerbaijan national team.

Édgar Milciades Benítez Santander, nicknamed Pájaro (bird), is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alianza Lima. He also holds Mexican citizenship.