Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Croatian former football defender and football manager. He also has Belgian nationality since 1

Is a Croatian former football defender and football manager. He also has Belgian nationality since 1998. He is known as a somewhat eccentric person. For example, he taught his players in which angle they had to look when they were dribbling the ball and he let his players wear special shoes during training to strengthen their back muscles. He also controlled the urine of his players.

Ginepri had a breakout year in 2005. In August, he reached the semifinals of an ATP Masters Series t

Ginepri had a breakout year in 2005. In August, he reached the semifinals of an ATP Masters Series tournament for the first time in his career, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He beat 2005 French Open runner-up Mariano Puerta in the first round, David Ferrer in the second round, 1998 French Open champion Carlos Moya in the third round, and two-time Grand Slam singles titlist Marat Safin in the quarterfinals. He then lost to World No. 1 Roger Federer in the semifinals 4

A professional American boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion of the world

A professional American boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion of the world

Was an Australian rugby league player for the Canberra Raiders club in the National Rugby League com

Was an Australian rugby league player for the Canberra Raiders club in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice was on the wing

Is a Canadian professional basketball player, currently playing for the BC Triumph Lyubertsy of the

Is a Canadian professional basketball player, currently playing for the BC Triumph Lyubertsy of the Russian first division PBL. The 6 ft 2 in, 180 lb Toronto native has also spent time with the Halifax Rainmen of the ABA, the Brose Baskets Bamberg and Wal

He is an English football midfielder currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Premier Leagu

He is an English football midfielder currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Premier League.Jenas began his career at Nottingham Forest where he immediately impressed during the 2001–02 season. After a single season at the City Ground, which produced four goals in 33 games, Jenas was sold to Newcastle United for £5 million in February 2002.

Is a Canadian professional basketball player. He most recently played for Stade Clermontois Basket A

Is a Canadian professional basketball player. He most recently played for Stade Clermontois Basket Auvergne of the French ProB League. Bucknor has represented Canada Basketball for four years and played 25 games with the Canadian National Program. Bucknor

Is a former English football player who played as a left-sided midfielder or full-back.Darlington be

Is a former English football player who played as a left-sided midfielder or full-back.Darlington began his career as a trainee at Charlton Athletic, where he played two first-team games near the end of the 1991-92 season.

Is a British professional basketball player, currently playing for Sheffield Sharks in the British B

Is a British professional basketball player, currently playing for Sheffield Sharks in the British Basketball League. The 5ft11 Guard made his BBL debut starring for the Leicester Riders in 1997, aged 20, against Worthing Bears. Gonsalves left the Riders

Lawson is a fast bowler capable of bowling over 150 km/h. He played at a remarkable level early in h

Lawson is a fast bowler capable of bowling over 150 km/h. He played at a remarkable level early in his Test career. His accomplishments in his first few matches include the extraordinary figures of 6/3 against Bangladesh in his third Test, a hat-trick aga

A German-American footballer who plays for FC Schalke 04. His father is an African-American soldier

A German-American footballer who plays for FC Schalke 04. His father is an African-American soldier stationed in Germany. In the 2005–06 season, he suffered a serious leg injury that required surgery, and was injured for 8 months, only returning in the first half of the last game of the season.

Is an American National Basketball Association player who currently plays for the Indiana Pacers, bu

Is an American National Basketball Association player who currently plays for the Indiana Pacers, but will reportedly be traded to the Toronto Raptors on July 9, 2008.O'Neal, a 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), 260 lb (118 kg) forward-center, declared his eligibility for the 1996 NBA Draft straight out of high school and was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 17th pick of the first round.

Is an American football wide receiver in the NFL.A star high school athlete at Eleanor Roosevelt Hig

Is an American football wide receiver in the NFL.A star high school athlete at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, he was a two-time team MVP as a running back while also starring as a sprinter on the track team, setting a national high school record in the 200 meters in 1991.

Is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool. He signed for them in June 2006 having previously

Is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool. He signed for them in June 2006 having previously played for Notts County, Arsenal, Watford, Leeds United and Birmingham City.

Is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder and can also operate as a defender. He is current

Is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder and can also operate as a defender. He is currently playing for Blackpool.Wright started his career at Millwall as a trainee, but moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1994, and after a loan spell at Doncaster Rovers he joined Crewe Alexandra in February 1998 for a fee of £50,000.

Is a former Major League Baseball player who debuted on April 3, 2001, with the Detroit Tigers.In hi

Is a former Major League Baseball player who debuted on April 3, 2001, with the Detroit Tigers.In his career, he also played with the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, and Oakland Athletics. He played second base and all three outfield positions in his 46 game career, but he only managed to hit .154 during his time in the big leagues.

Is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing as a striker for Millwall on loan from Champion

Is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing as a striker for Millwall on loan from Championship club Plymouth Argyle.In February 2004, Easter joined Cambridge United on loan, following a short trial, for 2 months. This was later extended to a third and final month. On his return to Hartlepool, Easter had the final year of his contract cancelled by mutual consent, and promptly rejoined Cambridge, on a one-year contract.

Is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Leeds United in League One of the English Footba

Is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Leeds United in League One of the English Football League.Beckford began his career at Chelsea, where he was part of the youth set-up until he was released in 2003.[1] He later joined Isthmian Premier League side Wealdstone, where he scored 35 goals in 40 games.

Is a right fielder in Major League Baseball who is a free agent. Dye has played with the Atlanta Bra

Is a right fielder in Major League Baseball who is a free agent. Dye has played with the Atlanta Braves (1996), Kansas City Royals (1997-2001), Oakland Athletics (2001-04), and the Chicago White Sox (2005-2009). Dye helped the White Sox win the World Series in 2005. He was awarded the World Series MVP. Dye bats and throws right-handed and, in his prime, was known for his ability to hit for power and his powerful throwing arm.[1]

Is an American basketball player currently with the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats. He was previously a pow

Is an American basketball player currently with the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats. He was previously a power forward for the Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team. Along with Ronald Steele, they provided one of the best 1-2 punches in college basketball. His coach was Mark Gottfried.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Inter Turku; he formerly played for VG-62 and

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Inter Turku; he formerly played for VG-62 and FF Jaro.Gustafsson is member of the Finland national under-21 football team. He was captain of Finland team in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, which

Is a Yugoslav-born, Slovenian slalom canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. Abra

Is a Yugoslav-born, Slovenian slalom canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. Abramic also finished seventh for Slovenia in the K-1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Is a freestyle swimmer from Slovenia who spent much of her childhood in Dubai. Isakovic was a member

Is a freestyle swimmer from Slovenia who spent much of her childhood in Dubai. Isakovic was a member of the Žito Gorenjka Radovljica Swimming Club from Radovljica, Slovenia and traind under the supervision of coach Miha Potocnik.

Is a Slovenian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in At

Is a Slovenian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event. Four years later in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the same event.

Is a Nigerian footballer (defender) who is currently playing for Union Saint-Gilloise, on loan to Si

Is a Nigerian footballer (defender) who is currently playing for Union Saint-Gilloise, on loan to Siena. The Tuscan Serie A side acquired him on August 2009 from Rovigo Calcio on a two-year permanent deal. According to an interview released by Shakpoke himself, he will successively leave Siena to join an unnamed Belgian team within days; the team was later unveiled to be R. Union Saint-Gilloise, headed by Italian Roberto Landi, on a season loan move.