List of Famous Sportspersons
Rudy Bukich
Rudolph Andrew Bukich was an American football player, a quarterback in the National Football League from 1953 to 1968. Known as "Rudy the Rifle" for his uncommon arm strength, he tied an NFL record with 13 consecutive pass completions in the 1964 season. One year later, he was the second-leading passer in the league. He played college football at the University of Southern California, after transferring from Iowa State University.
Russell Slade
Russell Mark Slade is an English professional football manager, who was most recently managerial consultant of League Two club Stevenage.
Adam Fogerty
Adam Heywood Fogerty is an English actor and former boxer and rugby league footballer. He is the son of rugby league footballer Terry Fogerty, who played in the 1960s and 1970s then coached in the 1980s.
Jonas Hummels
Jonas Hummels is a German retired footballer who played as a central defender for SpVgg Unterhaching. He is the younger brother of German international Mats Hummels.
Ciro Ferrara
Ciro Ferrara is an Italian former footballer and manager. His most recent position was as manager of Wuhan Zall. He had also previously coached Juventus and the Italy national under-21 team. As an assistant coach to Marcello Lippi, he won the 2006 FIFA World Cup with Italy senior team.
Luigi Di Biagio
Luigi Di Biagio is an Italian football manager and former footballer, who was most recently the manager of SPAL. A former defensive midfielder, Di Biagio last played for Ascoli Calcio 1898 in 2007, and previously also played for several other Italian clubs throughout his career, including Roma and Internazionale, in particular. At international level, he also played 31 times for the Italian national side between 1998 and 2002, scoring 2 goals, representing his country at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as at Euro 2000, where Italy reached the final.
Besnik Hasi
Besnik Hasi is a Kosovan professional football coach and former player who is the current manager of Al-Raed.
Sargis Hovsepyan
Sargis Hovsepyan is a retired Armenian football player who played defender for the Armenian national team and who last played for Armenian Premier League club Pyunik Yerevan. Hovsepyan was also the long-time captain of the Armenia national team. He participated in 131 international matches and scored two goals since his debut in the national team's first game in a home friendly match against Moldova on 14 October 1992. Hovsepyan ended his career on 14 November 2012 at the age of 39, just over a month before turning 40 years old. He was the last member of the first Armenian national team to retire. After his final match, he was awarded the Medal of the City Hall. A month after the completion of his playing career, he was appointed director of the Armenian national team.
Kevin Gameiro
Kevin Dominique Gameiro is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Valencia.
Gary Locke
Gary Locke is a Scottish professional football player and coach. Locke both played for and managed Heart of Midlothian and Kilmarnock, and has also managed Raith Rovers and Cowdenbeath. He is currently Club Ambassador at Hearts.