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Was a Cuban center fielder in Negro league baseball and Latin American baseball, most notably with t

Was a Cuban center fielder in Negro league baseball and Latin American baseball, most notably with the Cuban Stars (East). Born in Santa Clara, Las Villas, he died at age 51 in Havana.

Is a retired amateur boxer from the Philippines, who won the gold medal at the 1954 Asian Games in t

Is a retired amateur boxer from the Philippines, who won the gold medal at the 1954 Asian Games in the men's bantamweight (– 54 kg) division. He represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, failing to reach the third round.

A Mexican football goalkeeper who currently plays for Club Universidad Nacional, also referred to as

A Mexican football goalkeeper who currently plays for Club Universidad Nacional, also referred to as "Pumas". He joined U.N.A.M. at the age of 16, and was adminisered to Puma's youth sub-17 squad, as-well his twin brother Marco Antonio Palacios. Alejandro Palacios made his first division debut on May 17, 2003. Also, Alejandro is usually a replacement substitute for injured or switched players.

A Spanish football (soccer) midfielder for Albacete Balompié in Segunda División in Spain. His bro

A Spanish football (soccer) midfielder for Albacete Balompié in Segunda División in Spain. His brother Miguel is also a football player.

Is a retired male wrestler from Cuba and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Is a retired male wrestler from Cuba and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.

Is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.

An Argentine football midfielder, who currently plays for Politehnica Iasi in the Romanian Liga I.

An Argentine football midfielder, who currently plays for Politehnica Iasi in the Romanian Liga I.

Is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays for Nacional. He made his debut on 17 February 2007, against Cen

Is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays for Nacional. He made his debut on 17 February 2007, against Central Español.

Is a Libyan football Goalkeeper who played for Al-Ittihad and the Libya national football team.

Is a Libyan football Goalkeeper who played for Al-Ittihad and the Libya national football team.

An Argentine football midfielder who plays for Colón de Santa Fe in Argentina.Capurro started his c

An Argentine football midfielder who plays for Colón de Santa Fe in Argentina.Capurro started his career at Colón de Santa Fe in the Primera Division Argentina in 1999. He played for them until 2006 when he and his Colón teammate Franco Cángele were loaned to Turkish side Sakaryaspor in 2006.

Was an Argentine football player and coach. He played for Argentina between 1929 and 1941, and compe

Was an Argentine football player and coach. He played for Argentina between 1929 and 1941, and competed at the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also represented the Italian national team on one occasion [1].Scopelli started his career in Argentina with Estudiantes de La Plata where he became part of the legendary side nicknamed "Los Profesores". In 1931 he scored 31 goals for the team but was beaten to the golden boot by team mate Alberto Zozaya's 33.

Is a Costa Rican football player currently playing for Asociación Deportiva Ramonense. He formerly

Is a Costa Rican football player currently playing for Asociación Deportiva Ramonense. He formerly played in Costa Rica for Deportivo Saprissa, Santa Barbara, Cartaginés, Brujas and Carmelita, in Guatemala for Cobán Imperial, in the United States for Tampa Bay and San Jose, in Greece for Proodeftiki, and in El Salvador for Águila.

Is a retired Uruguayan football player who played for a number of clubs including Cádiz CF and Live

Is a retired Uruguayan football player who played for a number of clubs including Cádiz CF and Liverpool (URU). He played for Club Atlético Huracán in the Argentine Primera during the Clausura 1993 tournament.

Is a male freestyle swimmer from Mexico. He represented his native country at the 2003 Pan American

Is a male freestyle swimmer from Mexico. He represented his native country at the 2003 Pan American Games and the 2004 Summer Olympics.

An Argentine volleyball player. Alejandro Spajic is 6'10" (213 cm) and weighs 209 lbs (95 kg). Spaji

An Argentine volleyball player. Alejandro Spajic is 6'10" (213 cm) and weighs 209 lbs (95 kg). Spajic is clearly a world-class volleyball player both for Argentina and his club. What's more, he enjoys watching football in his spare time and is a big fan of the sport. His background is somewhat similar to another world-class volleyball player namely Marcos Milinkovic.

Is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at th

Is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

A spanish footballer who plays as a left back, currently for Levante UD.

A spanish footballer who plays as a left back, currently for Levante UD.

A Mexican football striker who currently plays for Cruz Azul. Before, he played with Chivas de Guada

A Mexican football striker who currently plays for Cruz Azul. Before, he played with Chivas de Guadalajara and Jaguares. His younger brother, Carlos Vela, just finished his loan spell at Osasuna and ready to play for English team Arsenal after obtaining a work permit.

Is a football defender who currently plays in Panamá for Liga Panameña de Futbol side Deportivo Ar

Is a football defender who currently plays in Panamá for Liga Panameña de Futbol side Deportivo Arabe Unido.

A former Argentinian football player. During his club career in Argentina he played for Ferro Carril

A former Argentinian football player. During his club career in Argentina he played for Ferro Carril Oeste, Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, Boca Juniors and Club Atlético Independiente. After leaving his country, he played in Brazil, Spain and Uruguay. In 1996, he played for Flamengo where he won the Rio de Janeiro State Championship. Flamengo's supporters still remember his class and his courage in the matches.

Is a Cypriot football striker who played for Aris Limassol. Now he is playing for Ethnikos Achnas.

Is a Cypriot football striker who played for Aris Limassol. Now he is playing for Ethnikos Achnas.

Is a former Turkish-Greek football player and manager. Sofianidis was a left back. He is known as Al

Is a former Turkish-Greek football player and manager. Sofianidis was a left back. He is known as Aleko Sofyanidis in Turkey.Sofianidis was appointed Greece manager in 1988. His first game was against Hungary (winning 3-0) on 15 November 1988. Greece play

Is a Soviet and Azerbaijani footballer best known as a striker for FC Dynamo Moscow in the 1950s and

Is a Soviet and Azerbaijani footballer best known as a striker for FC Dynamo Moscow in the 1950s and later as the first manager of the independent Azerbaijan national football team. He has been classified as a Master of Sport of the USSR as a four-time champion player in the Soviet Top League and a member of the Soviet national team.

Is a Serbian-British tennis player born in Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia, Yugoslavia. Alex

Is a Serbian-British tennis player born in Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia, Yugoslavia. Alex was brought to England by his parents Dušan and Amelija when he was seven and took up tennis as a means of making new friends. Bogdanovic turned profession

Is a Latvian ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Metallurg Novokuznetsk of Kontinental Hock

Is a Latvian ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Metallurg Novokuznetsk of Kontinental Hockey League.