List of Famous Footballers

Zheng Zhi is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for and captains Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande. After starting his career as a defender, Zheng was later moved into a central midfield role by then head coach Zhu Guanghu at Shenzhen Jianlibao and experienced immediate success there by winning the 2004 league title with the club. A move to Shandong Luneng saw a prolific goal scoring period in his career and he soon became the captain of the Chinese national team, which then led to moves to Charlton Athletic and Celtic. He moved back to China in 2010 and joined Guangzhou Evergrande, making over 300 appearances so far as captain while helping the club win all major trophies a Chinese club could compete for, including Chinese Super League for a record 8 times and AFC Champions League twice.

Héctor Santiago Tapia Urdile or just "Tito Tapia" is a former football player and manager.

Ryo Hatsuse is a Japanese football player. He currently plays for Vissel Kobe in the J1 League having previously turned out for Gamba Osaka.

Alberto Zapater Arjol is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for and captains Real Zaragoza mainly as a defensive midfielder.

Nicolás Alexander Maturana Caneo is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Chilean club Cobreloa as a forward.

Keito Nakamura is a Japanese footballer who plays for 2. Liga (Austria) club FC Juniors OÖ on loan from Gamba Osaka. He plays either as an attacking midfielder or a forward.

Alexandre "Álex" Moreno Lopera is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Betis as a left back or left winger.

Dorian Lévêque is a French footballer who most recently played as a defender for Ligue 2 club Le Mans.

Ruslan Petrovych Rotan is a Ukrainian former professional footballer and manager of Ukraine national under-21 football team. He was a member of the Ukrainian national football team.

Pirmin Schwegler is a retired Swiss footballer.