List of Famous Footballers

Rashid Mamatkulovich Rakhimov is Tajikistani professional football former player and current head coach of FC Ufa.

Gevorg Ghazaryan is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward in the Super League Greece for Lamia, on loan from Cypriot First Division club AEL Limassol, and the Armenia national team.

Aleksandr Fyodorovich Tarkhanov is a Russian football coach and a former Soviet player. He is the manager of Slavia Sofia.

Francinilson Santos Meirelles,, commonly known as Maranhão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Operário Ferroviário as an attacking midfielder.

Philipp Hosiner is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for 2. Bundesliga side Dynamo Dresden.

Yozhef Yozhefovich Sabo is a former Soviet football player, Soviet and Ukrainian football manager. He is of Hungarian background. He is baptized as a Greek-Catholic.

Javier Güémez López is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Atlético San Luis.

Grzegorz Bolesław Lato is a Polish former professional footballer and manager who played as a winger. He was a member of Poland's golden generation of football players who rose to fame in the 1970s and early 80s. Over a decade, he represented Poland at five major tournaments starting with Gold at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich and ending with a third-place finish at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. He reached the peak of his career at the 1974 World Cup, where he was the leading scorer and the only Pole to-date to have won the honor. After retiring from his playing career he had a brief stint as manager in several clubs in and out of Poland.

Justin Meram is an Iraqi-American professional footballer who plays as a forward for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer and the Iraq national team. Meram qualifies to represent Iraq through his parents, who were both born there.

Roberto Carlos Sosa is an Argentine former professional football striker turned coach, who currently manages Vultur Rionero in the Italian Serie D.