Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

A retired Italian football player and now coach.

A retired Italian football player and now coach.

Was an Italian soccer player. He debuted in Serie A with Lucchese before moving to Inter and winning

Was an Italian soccer player. He debuted in Serie A with Lucchese before moving to Inter and winning two championships in 1953 and 1954. At the 1950 World Cup he played as a right fullback in the game against Paraguay. In 1954 he went to Lazio and at 32 years of age he retired not having scored a goal and played in 272 games in Serie A.

Is a Colombian footballer and striker for Atlético Nacional.After scoring 19 goals in Colombia's 2n

Is a Colombian footballer and striker for Atlético Nacional.After scoring 19 goals in Colombia's 2nd division, he received many offers from big teams in Colombia as well as abroad. He tried out with AS Saint-Étienne of France and FK Mladá Boleslav of the

Was an Italian Scottish footballer who played for Lucchese, Pisa, Genoa and Italy [1][2]. He was one

Was an Italian Scottish footballer who played for Lucchese, Pisa, Genoa and Italy [1][2]. He was one of the earliest of the Oriundi. While the majority of these foreign-born footballers who played for Italy came from South America, Moscardini was the only one born in Scotland [3]. The football stadium in Barga, Tuscany, where his family came from, is named in his honour.

An Italian footballer who plays for Serie C1/A team Hellas Verona in the role of a defender. He is 1

An Italian footballer who plays for Serie C1/A team Hellas Verona in the role of a defender. He is 182 cm tall and was signed by Hellas Verona during the 2007 summer transfer market.

Italian boxer, who won the gold medal in the men's Featherweight (57 kg) category at the 1988 Summer

Italian boxer, who won the gold medal in the men's Featherweight (57 kg) category at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

An Italian football defender. He currently plays for Udinese.

An Italian football defender. He currently plays for Udinese.

An Italian footballer. He plays for Vicenza.Passiglia started his career at Arezzo. Except on loan t

An Italian footballer. He plays for Vicenza.Passiglia started his career at Arezzo. Except on loan to Serie B team Ancona in 2nd half of 2002-03 season, he was played in Serie C1 until followed Arezzo promoted to Serie B in summer 2004.

Is a Venezuelan football midfielder who made a total number of 30 appearances for the Venezuela nati

Is a Venezuelan football midfielder who made a total number of 30 appearances for the Venezuela national team between 1997 and 2007. He started his professional career at Deportivo Pasto in Colombia.

A Spanish footballer who currently plays for Portuense of the Spanish Segunda División B. He plays

A Spanish footballer who currently plays for Portuense of the Spanish Segunda División B. He plays as a Striker.

An Italian former professional footballer.

An Italian former professional footballer.

Is an Brazilian chess player. He is currently the highest rated Brazilian and has won the national c

Is an Brazilian chess player. He is currently the highest rated Brazilian and has won the national championship five times (1999, 2000, 2001, 2006 and 2007).

He was an Italian martial artist. In 1905 he won the International Tournaments of Liège, of Krefeld

He was an Italian martial artist. In 1905 he won the International Tournaments of Liège, of Krefeld and Westphalia in addition to the European Championship. In 1906 he won the South America championship. In 1907 he became world champion by beating the Fre

Is a South African professional football (soccer) player, who is a free agent since being released b

Is a South African professional football (soccer) player, who is a free agent since being released by Danish club Brøndby IF in June 2007.Rector started his career with South African club FC Fortune, before moving abroad to play for Excelsior Mouscron in Belgium. In three years at Mouscron, he played nine league games without scoring any goals. In August 2005, he trained with English club Bolton Wanderers under manager Sam Allardyce, but did not secure himself a contract. He moved back to South Africa to play for Ajax Cape Town. In August 2006, he signed a three-year contract with Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga championship. Brøndby faced a shortage of strikers at the start of the 2006-07 Superliga season, due to the long-term injuries of Morten Rasmussen and Jean Philippe Peguero. Initially signed as a striker, Rector showed himself more of an attacking midfielder, and saw little playing time in his first half year at Brøndby. He spent the second half of the season in the Brøndby reserve team. Rector played a total nine games and scored one goal for Brøndby, before his contract was terminated in June 2007.[1]

Was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1949 to 1954 where he won two

Was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1949 to 1954 where he won two victories. In the only Tour de France that he participated, Rossi won the first stage and wore the maillot jaune for one stage after his win. His other vic

Is a former Venezuelan football (soccer) player of Italian descent who is best known for his stay wi

Is a former Venezuelan football (soccer) player of Italian descent who is best known for his stay with New York/New Jersey MetroStars of Major League Soccer.After moving to the United States to play college soccer at Long Island University, Savarese joine

Is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Flyweight division. He is the current WBA, WBO, and The

Is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Flyweight division. He is the current WBA, WBO, and The Ring Light Flyweight Champion.

An Italian former football midfielder.Stroppa started his playing career in the AC Milan's youth sys

An Italian former football midfielder.Stroppa started his playing career in the AC Milan's youth system, and was loaned for two seasons at Monza, then a sort of AC Milan feeder club. He returned to AC Milan in 1989, where he won an European Cup and an Intercontinental Cup in 1990 under coach Arrigo Sacchi. On 1991 he signed for Lazio, and on 1993 he moved to Foggia, then an outsider Serie A team known for its spectacular style of play and its coach Zdenek Zeman

Was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He finished fifth in the four-man event at

Was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He finished fifth in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

An Italian footballer who currently plays for US Palermo of Serie A. He is a centre midfielder. His

An Italian footballer who currently plays for US Palermo of Serie A. He is a centre midfielder. His last name literally translates into "German".Despite being a native of Palermo, Tedesco was initially refused by the local team, Palermo, because of his thin build, and moved to Reggina. At Reggina, he quickly became a regular in 1990. After three seasons with Reggina (1 in Serie B, 2 in Serie C1), Tedesco moved to Fiorentina in 1993 and helped the team to win the Serie B league. The following season, he then debuted in Serie A in a 2-1 win against Cagliari on September 4, 1994.

An Italian football coach, considered the most successful club coach in the history of Italy,[3]and

An Italian football coach, considered the most successful club coach in the history of Italy,[3]and former player. He is the manager of the Republic of Ireland national team, also having coached Italy. He is also the only manager to have won all UEFA club competitions and the Intercontinental Cup. He achieved this with Juventus over his two spells with the club.

Is a Dutch football defender and midfielder, who currently plays for Feyenoord in de Dutch Eredivisi

Is a Dutch football defender and midfielder, who currently plays for Feyenoord in de Dutch Eredivisie

Was an Italo-Yugoslav football player from Fiume which was in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia at the time.

Was an Italo-Yugoslav football player from Fiume which was in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia at the time.He played the majority of his club football for Juventus in Italy, also playing one season with his hometown club Fiumana, as well as representing the Italian national football team three different times.Giovanni's older brother Mario Varglien, also played for Juventus at the same time and was a World Cup winner.

An Italian football manager and former centre back, currently in charge with Serie B side Cesena.[1]

An Italian football manager and former centre back, currently in charge with Serie B side Cesena.[1]Vavassori started his playing career with Atalanta, where he made his Serie A debut in the 1971-72 season. From 1972 he played five consecutive Serie A seasons with Napoli, before to return to Atalanta in 1977. He left Atalanta in 1982 to join Cagliari, and successively retired one year later. He also made five appearances for the Italian youth national team.

Was a Italian football player and manager from Venice in the region of Veneto. Vecchina played his e

Was a Italian football player and manager from Venice in the region of Veneto. Vecchina played his entire career in the Italian football system; he is most well known for his time with Juventus, Venezia and Padova.[1]After retiring from playing, Vecchia went on to manage many Italian football clubs including some time at Napoli with Attila Sallustro.