List of Famous Sportspersons

Niklas Moisander is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German club Werder Bremen. Moisander was born in Turku, where he played for the local TPS youth team before moving to AFC Ajax. He is the twin brother of goalkeeper Henrik Moisander, and is a former captain of the Finland national team.

Valeria Volodymyrivna Bondarenko is a former Ukrainian tennis player, the older sister of tennis players Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko.

Christian Jean Gourcuff is a French professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Ligue 1 club Nantes.

William John Charles, CBE was a Welsh international footballer who played for Leeds United and Juventus during his 25-year playing career. Rated by many as the greatest all-round footballer ever to come from Britain, he was equally adept as a forward or defender due to his strength, pace, technique, vision, ability in the air and eye for goal. He has since been included in the Football League 100 Legends and was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame.

Nélson Miguel Castro Oliveira is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Greek club AEK Athens.

José Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC.

Alain Casanova is a French former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and current manager.

Aykut Yiğit was a Turkish professional football player who played as a striker, and a football manager until his death.

Aykut Kocaman is a former Turkish footballer, who played as a striker. He last managed Konyaspor. Before he made his debut 1980 with the amateur club Kabataş Altınmızrak in Istanbul, Kocaman performed gymnastics at the club Eczacıbaşı, winning 40 medals and reaching second place at the national level. 1984, he moved to Sakaryaspor in Adapazarı, Sakarya and turned professional. Then in 1988, Kocaman signed a contract with Fenerbahçe, where he played and contributed much to success of his club until he was transferred to Istanbulspor in 1996.