Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter D

A stylish middle order batsman, he started playing for Worcestershire in 1976, having moved to Engla

A stylish middle order batsman, he started playing for Worcestershire in 1976, having moved to England in 1968. He continued to play for them until 1986, playing 236 matches, scoring 9734 runs at 29.23, and taking 357 wickets at 36.66.

Was a Kenyan cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and slow left-arm bowler who played for Cumber

Was a Kenyan cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and slow left-arm bowler who played for Cumberland. He was born in Mombasa. Patel, who played with the side in the Minor Counties Championship and Minor Counties Trophy between 1990 and 1996, made a si

Has been a star Badminton player from North-East India. He is known to be the first and the only (ti

Has been a star Badminton player from North-East India. He is known to be the first and the only (till date) olympian from Assam (A major North-Eastern Indian state). He has participated in many International tournaments representing India including Barcelona and Atlanta Olympics. He has been Indian National Badminton Champion three times and twice runner-up. In Barcelona Olympics he was ranked 8th in the world olympics rankings.

A Nepali cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,[2] he has played for

A Nepali cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,[2] he has played for the Nepal national cricket team since 1998,[3] including two first-class matches.[2]He has also played in an Under-19 World Cup for Nepal[3] and in the ICC Trophy.[2] He is the only Nepali to score a half-century in the latter tournament.[4]he first played for Nepal in the 1998 ACC Trophy in Nepal, playing against the UAE and Hong Kong. He played in the Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka in 2000[3] in which Nepal finished eighth.[5] He returned to the senior side for that year's ACC Trophy in the United Arab Emirates, though he only played one match.[3]

Is a Botswana footballer player, who has played as a forward in Major League Soccer. He first played

Is a Botswana footballer player, who has played as a forward in Major League Soccer. He first played for Gaborone United in Botswana's Premier League. After playing college soccer at St. Louis University and being named first-team All-American in 2001, Selolwane was drafted 36th overall in the 2002 MLS Superdraft by the Chicago Fire. Selolwane is a significant player for the Botswana national football team.

Is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She played with the team when it won th

Is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She played with the team when it won the Gold at the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup.

Is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh who is also known by his nickname 'Sarkar'. He

Is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh who is also known by his nickname 'Sarkar'. He made his first class debut for Dhaka Division in the 2004/05 season during which he took 3 for 37 against Rajshahi Division and 3 for 47 against Khulna Division with his right arm fast medium bowling. His right-handed batting has been less successful but he did reappear in one day cricket for Dhaka in the 2006/07 season.

Is a Botswanan football midfielder currently playing for Notwane FC. He is a member of the Botswana

Is a Botswanan football midfielder currently playing for Notwane FC. He is a member of the Botswana national football team.

Nicknamed Xavier Dirceu or just Xavier, and sometimes misspelled Xavier Dirção, is a Brazilian foo

Nicknamed Xavier Dirceu or just Xavier, and sometimes misspelled Xavier Dirção, is a Brazilian football (soccer) player currently playing for São Bernardo.In August 2007, he left Maccabi Haifa and signed for 3 years in Maccabi Petah Tikva, but he left the

Was a football player from Brazil. He played as an attacking midfielder with many teams, in particul

Was a football player from Brazil. He played as an attacking midfielder with many teams, in particular Botafogo and the Brazilian national teaHe played 84 games and scored 18 goals for Atlético Madrid. The fans of Atlético Madrid still remember him and he is considered one of the idols of the club.

Was a Brazilian football player. He was attacking midfielder and forward who played mainly with Cruz

Was a Brazilian football player. He was attacking midfielder and forward who played mainly with Cruzeiro.He had 19 caps with the Brazilian national team (4 goals).

Was a Brazilian football player. He was attacking midfielder and forward, mainly with Cruzeiro.

Was a Brazilian football player. He was attacking midfielder and forward, mainly with Cruzeiro.

Was a Swiss footballer. He began his career at BSC Young Boys in Berne in 1957 at age 21, where he s

Was a Swiss footballer. He began his career at BSC Young Boys in Berne in 1957 at age 21, where he spent four seasons. In 1961, he joined Italian side A.C. Mantova, and later played for PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands, and 1. FC Nürnberg in Germany, before returning home to Switzerland in 1966 to play for Grasshopper-Club Zürich.

Is a Belgian former football player. He used to be a striker.Beheydt was discovered by Cercle Brugge

Is a Belgian former football player. He used to be a striker.Beheydt was discovered by Cercle Brugge while he was playing for then lower league side Winkel Sport. Even though there was a big level gap between the two teams, Beheydt had no trouble adjusting to the highest level of Belgian football. He scored on his debut against AS Oostende. This was also the first match for Cercle in their new stadium. Cercle lost the match 1-2.

Is a German football coach and a former player. As of January 2009, he is an assistant manager with

Is a German football coach and a former player. As of January 2009, he is an assistant manager with FC Thun. In the 2006/07 he was a caretaker manager for Alemannia Aachen for a few days, coaching them in the DFB-Pokal game against Chemnitzer FC.

Is Assistant Director Sportif for UCI ProTour team Astana Team. His specialization as a director is

Is Assistant Director Sportif for UCI ProTour team Astana Team. His specialization as a director is the spring classics, having himself won the 1988 edition of the one-day classic Paris-Roubaix, riding as a professional cyclist for Team ADR.

Is a retired German ski jumper. In the World Cup he finished once among the top 15, a twelfth place

Is a retired German ski jumper. In the World Cup he finished once among the top 15, a twelfth place from Zakopane in January 2002 being his best result. He won the overall Continental Cup in the 1999/00 season.

Is a German football coach and a player. As of February 2009, he plays for and also is an assistant

Is a German football coach and a player. As of February 2009, he plays for and also is an assistant manager with FC Gütersloh.

Is a Dutch baseball player.Van 't Klooster represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics i

Is a Dutch baseball player.Van 't Klooster represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he and his team became fifth. Four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens they were sixth.

Is a retired German football player.

Is a retired German football player.

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a former football goalkeeper. Heinen played most of his matches in his nine year stint at Bundesl

Is a former football goalkeeper. Heinen played most of his matches in his nine year stint at Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, before moving to Eintracht Frankfurt. He retired at the end of the 2007–08 season for good.

Is a former German football goalkeeper turned manager. Heyne began his footballing career at 1. FC M

Is a former German football goalkeeper turned manager. Heyne began his footballing career at 1. FC Magdeburg's youth teams in 1967. In 1977 he had his debut in the DDR-Oberliga team and went on to tend goal in 323 Oberliga matches for 1. FC Magdeburg.

A football striker from the Netherlands, who is playing for VVV Venlo since the winter of 2005 in th

A football striker from the Netherlands, who is playing for VVV Venlo since the winter of 2005 in the Dutch second league, Eerste Divisie. He previously played for FC Den Bosch (1990-1993), Roda JC (1993), MVV Maastricht (1994), Roda JC (1994), FC Dordrecht (1995-1998), FC Zwolle (1998-2000), Austria Wien (2000), Cambuur Leeuwarden (2001-2003), FC Emmen (2003-2004), Fortuna Sittard (2004), and Roda JC (2005).

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul,

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he finished sixth in the K-4 1000 m event and eighth in the K-1 500 m event.