Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Was a Mexican featherweight boxer. He died in a Mexico City hospital after five-day coma induced by

Was a Mexican featherweight boxer. He died in a Mexico City hospital after five-day coma induced by a knockout punch by fellow Mexican boxer Alejandro Sanabria during an official fight held on October 15, 2008 in Polanco, Mexico. He was 24. Aguillón (16-4

Is a Nigerian football (soccer) player currently with Nasarawa United F.C. of Nigeria.He was member

Is a Nigerian football (soccer) player currently with Nasarawa United F.C. of Nigeria.He was member of Nigeria national under-20 football team at 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in Netherlands and was in the 22 man squad for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics but did not see action in either tournament.

An Argentine former football defender.

An Argentine former football defender.

Was a Uruguayan footballer and manager.Bergara began his playing career at the age of 16, playing fo

Was a Uruguayan footballer and manager.Bergara began his playing career at the age of 16, playing for Racing Club in the Uruguayan First Division, picking up a handful of under-21 caps for Uruguay, before moving to Spain in 1962 where he was top scorer for Real Mallorca for four seasons and Sevilla for two seasons. While playing in Spain Bergara married an English travel guide, and when he retired from playing football they moved to England.

A former Argentine football goalkeeper who played for the Argentina national team in the 1970s.[1]Du

A former Argentine football goalkeeper who played for the Argentina national team in the 1970s.[1]During his club career he played for a nunmer of clubs, most notably Rosario Central where he won the Nacional 1980 and UD Las Palmas in Spain. His other clubs included Club Atlético Atlanta

A former Argentine football centre back and former manager of the Argentine and Uruguayan national f

A former Argentine football centre back and former manager of the Argentine and Uruguayan national football teams.Passarella started his career at Sarmiento of Junin, Buenos Aires province. From there he joined River Plate, then Fiorentina of Italy and briefly, Inter Milan. After his successful spell in Serie A, he returned to River Plate, where he played until his retirement.

An Argentine football striker currently playing for Durazno FC in Uruguay.Tilger has an extensive ca

An Argentine football striker currently playing for Durazno FC in Uruguay.Tilger has an extensive career in football. He began professionally at Boca Juniors in 1989. In 1991 he moved to Colombia, where he spent the next eight years playing for several first division clubs including Independiente Santa Fe, Deportivo Cali, Millonarios and América de Cali among others. In the Colombian league he built up his reputation as a charismatic and controversial players that got in trouble more than once. However, on the field he proved to be a lethal striker that scored over 100 goals in league play.

A retired Argentine football striker who played most of his career for Talleres de Córdoba and Vél

A retired Argentine football striker who played most of his career for Talleres de Córdoba and Vélez Sársfield. He also played for the Argentina national team[1]In 1962 he joined Vélez Sársfield where he became a regular member of the first team, in 1968 he was part of the team that won Nacional 1968, the first league title obtained by the club.

Is a champion alpine ski racer. He has four World Cup race victories and a world championship. Albre

Is a champion alpine ski racer. He has four World Cup race victories and a world championship. Albrecht made his World Cup debut at age 19 in January 2003 in a slalom at Schladming, Austria. A few weeks later he competed in the slalom at the 2003 World Ch

A Mexican professional football player, currently with Tecos UAG.

A Mexican professional football player, currently with Tecos UAG.

An Argentine association footballer who plays for Lecco.

An Argentine association footballer who plays for Lecco.

An Argentine football player who currently plays for LD Alajuelense in the Costa Rican Primera Divis

An Argentine football player who currently plays for LD Alajuelense in the Costa Rican Primera División.Juarez has played most of his career in the Primera División Argentina, almost entirely with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy. He then spent two seasons with Club Jorge Wilstermann in Bolivia. In September 2008, Juarez joined Alajuelense in the Primera División de Costa Rica.[2] In march 19, 2009 he was fired due to his poor performance with LD Alajuelense.

Is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Club Nacional de Football. Mainly a central defen

Is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Club Nacional de Football. Mainly a central defender, he can also appear as a right back. Lembo started playing for Club Atlético Bella Vista, representing it between 1997 and 2000. He made 56 appearances, scoring five goals. In July 2000, he signed for Serie A's Parma FC, but left without playing a single game. He returned to Uruguay and joined Club Nacional de Football, scoring 10 goals from 109 games. Lembo made 38 international appearances for Uruguay, scoring two goals. He made his debut on 17 June 1999, in a 3-2 friendly win against Paraguay, in a match played in Ciudad del Este.

An Argentine footballer who plays as a Center Forward for Godoy Cruz in the Argentine Primera.Vega i

An Argentine footballer who plays as a Center Forward for Godoy Cruz in the Argentine Primera.Vega is known to be a family oriented man. When he was signed by Ecuadorian side Emelec he arrived to Guayaquil with both his parents, his sister and his soon to be wife, Lorena. In December 2007 Vega received a degree as a Public Accountant and according to him, getting that degree was the main reason why he did not leave Argentina earlier despite of all the offers from abroad he has had in his career.

Is an Australian basketball player. He joined the Wollongong Hawks basketball team in the 2007/2008

Is an Australian basketball player. He joined the Wollongong Hawks basketball team in the 2007/2008 season as a development player. The Wollongong Hawks website lists Jackson as a 200 cm forward.[1] He was signed as the team's 'young Australian player'. I

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for IFK Göteborg. He is the younger brother of Niclas Alexa

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for IFK Göteborg. He is the younger brother of Niclas Alexandersson, who also plays in IFK Göteborg.Alexandersson came to the club in the beginning of 2008, when he left IF Elfsborg. He has previously played for Halmstads BK, Falkenbergs FF and danish side Viborg FF.

Is a Brazilian footballer. Currently (as of 2009[update]) he is playing for Lokomotiv Mezdra as a mi

Is a Brazilian footballer. Currently (as of 2009[update]) he is playing for Lokomotiv Mezdra as a midfielder. Morales typically plays as a defensive midfielder. In April 2009, he received a Bulgarian passport.

He is considered a leader by example[1] and has been compared to former Detroit Red Wings captain St

He is considered a leader by example[1] and has been compared to former Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman in his value to the Senators.[1] A right winger with the Senators, Alfredsson usually plays on the first line, nicknamed the 'CASH'[2] or 'Pizza'[3] line with centre Jason Spezza and left winger Dany Heatley. He is one of the league's top scoring players, and he holds the Senators' franchise records for goals (331), assists (516), and points (847). He has played for Sweden internationally twelve times, including the 2006 gold medal winning Olympic squad.

Was an American Hall of Fame jockey who also became a Champion jockey in Great Britain.Danny Maher c

Was an American Hall of Fame jockey who also became a Champion jockey in Great Britain.Danny Maher commenced his career at the age of 14, weighing 65 pounds. He served his apprenticeship under Bill Daly, a well known trainer of jockeys. Three years later,

Commonly known as Dani Alves, is a Brazilian defender who currently plays as an attacking right back

Commonly known as Dani Alves, is a Brazilian defender who currently plays as an attacking right back for Spanish La Liga club Barcelona and the Brazilian national team. Before joining the Catalan giants, Alves spent a successful six year spell with Sevill

Was a Nigerian football player and coach who was the national football coach of the country from 195

Was a Nigerian football player and coach who was the national football coach of the country from 1954-1956 and again from 1964-1965. Prior to training as a coach, he was a player and was the first captain of the national team in 1949. He was also the first coach of Enugu Rangers and was selector for the national team after the Biafran War.

Is a English-born Canadian soccer player, who works as coach at The West Island Soccer School. Ander

Is a English-born Canadian soccer player, who works as coach at The West Island Soccer School. Anderson has played for Dagenham & Redbridge in England in 2004 and 2005. In 2004, he also played for Sunnana SK, a team in the third Swedish division. He trained over the years with Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace, Watford, Plymouth Agyle and Chesterfield.

A Swedish football midfielder. He has played 59 international matches for the Sweden national team,

A Swedish football midfielder. He has played 59 international matches for the Sweden national team, and was a squad player for the Euro 2000, the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is a central midfielder or defensive midfielder well known for his passing.He played for Bjärreds IF as a youngster, but joined Malmö FF in 1994. He gradually became a star in the Swedish league, and was bought by Italian Serie A outfit AS Bari. After three seasons he moved on and played in three other Italian clubs, with varying luck. He therefore returned to Malmö FF in 2004 together with former teammate Yksel Osmanovski.

An Argentine football goalkeeper who plays for Coquimbo Unido of the Primera División in Chile.Ferr

An Argentine football goalkeeper who plays for Coquimbo Unido of the Primera División in Chile.Ferreyra began his career with Argentine giants River Plate, but shortly after making his first team debut he was transferred to Rosario Central in 2003, by 2004 he hadbeen released from his contract and found himself playing for Club Athlético Candalaria in the regionalised 3rd division of Argentine football.

An Argentine football striker who is currently playing with F.C. Atlas.Ríos initially started his f

An Argentine football striker who is currently playing with F.C. Atlas.Ríos initially started his football career in Universitario de Córdoba in 2002, later being transferred to Club Atlético Belgrano in 2003. He appeared in 20 Argentine Primera matches during 2006 and 2007, scoring 6 goals.He later was purchased by Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz where he scored 5 goals in 12 matches in the Apertura 2007, but failed to complete the season due to an injury suffered during a tackle by Felipe Baloy that kept him out for 2 seasons. In Apertura 2008, he was purchased by Club Toluca, but only made 5 appearances before he once again suffered another injury that is estimated to keep him out until Clausura 2009. He will play for Atlas for the 2009-2010 season.