List of Famous Sportspersons

Kakhaber "Kakha" Kaladze is a Georgian politician and retired footballer. He has served as a Mayor of Tbilisi since November 2017. A versatile player, he was capable of playing both as a centre-back and as a left-back, or even as a wide midfielder. He played for the Georgia national team from 1996 to 2011. He was voted Georgian Footballer of the Year in 2001–2003, 2006 and 2011 and was considered as one of Georgia's most important players.

Felix Götze is a German footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Augsburg.

Carmine Gautieri is an Italian professional football coach and a former player. He was most recently the head coach of Serie C club Triestina.

Carlos Humberto Recinos Ortíz is a retired football player from El Salvador.

Philippe Mexès is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He represented Auxerre, Roma and Milan at club level. At international level, he played for the France national team.

Dušan Uhrin is a Czech and Slovak football coach and former player. He was the coach of Slovan Bratislava. Although he was born in the Nitra District in the Slovak part of Czechoslovakia, he has lived in Prague since the age of 16.

Horst Hrubesch is a German professional football manager and former player who last managed the German women's national team. As a player, Hrubesch won three West German championships with his club side, Hamburger SV, as well as the European Cup title in 1983. He was a key member of the West Germany team that made it to the final of the 1982 World Cup, losing to Italy. His nickname was Das Kopfball-Ungeheuer for his heading skills as a centre-forward.

Javier Adelmar Zanetti is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a full back or midfielder.

Carlo Soldo is a football manager and former footballer who played as a defender.