Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

A former professional soccer player. Canadian, he was a scoring star of indoor soccer in North Ameri

A former professional soccer player. Canadian, he was a scoring star of indoor soccer in North America during the 1990s.DiFlorio began his career in the original Major Indoor Soccer League, joining the Cleveland Force in 1984 or 1985, a club he remained with until 1987. He then played in 1987-8 for the Dayton Dynamo of the American Indoor Soccer Association and in 1988-9 for the Dallas Sidekicks of MISL.

Was a U.S.-Italian soccer goalkeeper who was a member of the U.S. team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.Ga

Was a U.S.-Italian soccer goalkeeper who was a member of the U.S. team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.Gardassanich began his career with Fiumana and Reggina. In 1949, he moved to the United States, settling in Chicago. When he arrived, he changed his name to Gino Gard and joined Chicago Slovak of the National Soccer League of Chicago. He played with Slovak until 1959. During that time,

Is a former professional American football player in the National Football League. A defensive end,

Is a former professional American football player in the National Football League. A defensive end, he played in 1952 for the Dallas Texans and from 1953 to 1966 for the Baltimore Colts.

Is a former Heisman Trophy winning American football quarterback for several teams in the National F

Is a former Heisman Trophy winning American football quarterback for several teams in the National Football League from 1993 to 1997.

Was a Brazilian football forward, who played for the Brazilian national team.He played his first gam

Was a Brazilian football forward, who played for the Brazilian national team.He played his first game on April 1, 1956, against a Pernambuco state combined team. His first goal for Brazil was scored on April 8, 1956, against Portugal. The other two goa

An Argentine soccer player who currently plays for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.Padula start

An Argentine soccer player who currently plays for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.Padula started his career with Argentine club River Plate in 1996 before moving to Huracán in 1997. In 1998 he moved to Europe to play for Xerez in Spain. His move to Europe was facilitated by the fact that he is the holder of a italian passport.His family is original from Italy.Padula played in English football between 1999 and 2006. His first club in England was Bristol Rovers. After a short spell there, he went onto Walsall and then to Wigan Athletic. In 2002 he joined Queens Park Rangers, where he quickly established himself in the squad and became a fan favourite, and was also part of the R's team that achieved promotion to the Football League Championship in 2004. He then joined Nottingham Forest in summer 2005. In his first season at the City Ground, he made only five appearances in total for the club before leaving by 'mutual consent'.

A former Italian footballer who played for AC Milan and was part of their European Cup victory in 19

A former Italian footballer who played for AC Milan and was part of their European Cup victory in 1963. He was included in Italy's squad for the 1954 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned 7 caps and scored 2 goals for the national team. He also played for Hellas Verona F.C., Bologna F.C. 1909, and S.S.C. Napoli.

Was an Italian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of

Was an Italian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Italian team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament.

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the Olympic games in 1932.

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the Olympic games in 1932.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer.

Is a former National Basketball Association player.Sovran attended Kennedy Collegiate Institute and

Is a former National Basketball Association player.Sovran attended Kennedy Collegiate Institute and was a top basketball player at Assumption College, scoring more than 1,000 points over three seasons, and playing as team captain in the 1943-44 and 1944-45 seasons. He played for University of Detroit Mercy in 1945-46 where he was the team's leading scorer. Sovran then returned to the Assumption team to help it win the Ontario and Eastern Canada senior basketball championships in 1946 before losing to the Victoria Dominoes for the national title.

Is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player.He stands at 208 cm and is former Lithuanian

Is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player.He stands at 208 cm and is former Lithuanian basketball center for the Lithuanian national team. Einikis is the only player from the Lithuanian national team to have won all three consecutive bronze m

Is a retired Lithuanian basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas. He was a member of the Lithuanian na

Is a retired Lithuanian basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas. He was a member of the Lithuanian national team that won a bronze medal in Barcelona's 1992 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Lithuanian footballer who currently works as a Spartak Moscow goalkeeping coach.On Augus

Is a former Lithuanian footballer who currently works as a Spartak Moscow goalkeeping coach.On August 30, 2004, Stauce announced his international retirement ahead of the start of the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, and was replaced in the Lithua

Is a Lithuanian figure skater. She competed at twelve ISU Championships, eight of them at the senior

Is a Lithuanian figure skater. She competed at twelve ISU Championships, eight of them at the senior level. Her highest placement at a senior event was 24th at the 2004 European Figure Skating Championships and her highest placement at a junior event was

Is a retired track and road cyclist from Lithuania, who represented the USSR at the 1988 Summer Olym

Is a retired track and road cyclist from Lithuania, who represented the USSR at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Was a Polish soccer player, defender and midfielder. He spent most of career playing for Polish team

Was a Polish soccer player, defender and midfielder. He spent most of career playing for Polish team Górnik Zabrze.Gawlik, who was not raised in Poland (until 1945, Zabrze, then called Hindenburg, belonged to Germany), started his career in the mid-1940s for the German team Reichsbahn SV Borsigwerk. After 1945, he played for Górnik Biskupice and in 1950 he moved to Górnik Zabrze, a powerhouse of Polish soccer. While playing for Zabrze the team won 5 Polish football championships (late 1950s and early 1960s). Also,

Is a Latvian footballer currently playing for FAI League of Ireland side St Patrick's Athletic. Gin

Is a Latvian footballer currently playing for FAI League of Ireland side St Patrick's Athletic. Gints signed for the Saints before the 2009 season having suitably impressed during his trial. Freimanis was born on May 9th 1985 and plays as either a right sided midfielder or as a striker.

Is a professional ice-hockey player. He plays the winger position. He currently is playing for Dinam

Is a professional ice-hockey player. He plays the winger position. He currently is playing for Dinamo Riga and its farm club HK Riga 2000. He was recently called up to the national team.

A professional Dutch kickboxer and 2008 WBC Heavyweight Muay Thai World champion.

A professional Dutch kickboxer and 2008 WBC Heavyweight Muay Thai World champion.

Is a South African rugby union footballer.

Is a South African rugby union footballer.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer. He won two gold medals and a silver in the team foil event at three d

Was an Italian Olympic fencer. He won two gold medals and a silver in the team foil event at three different Olympic games.

Was an Italian chess player and writer. Greco recorded some of the first chess games on record, 77 i

Was an Italian chess player and writer. Greco recorded some of the first chess games on record, 77 in total. His games, all against anonymous opponents ("NN"), were quite possibly constructs, but acted as highly useful tools for spotting opening traps.

Was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. He is considered one of the best Italian cyclists o

Was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. He is considered one of the best Italian cyclists of all time, ranking 66th on Daniel Marszalek's cyclist ranking, being the 18th Italian cyclist of that list.In the 1920s he was one the dominant racers in

Was an Italian footballer. He last played for Treviso in Serie B.Mingozzi started his career at Rave

Was an Italian footballer. He last played for Treviso in Serie B.Mingozzi started his career at Ravenna. He followed the team promoted from Eccellenza to Serie C2 within 2 years. He was signed by Perugia in summer 2004.In summer 2005, he was signed by Sampdoria and made his Serie A debut on 26 February 2006 against Siena.