Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Bolivian football midfielder who currently plays for first division team Blooming.

Is a Bolivian football midfielder who currently plays for first division team Blooming.

A retired Argentine footballer He is perhaps most famous for having been part of the 1978 World Cup

A retired Argentine footballer He is perhaps most famous for having been part of the 1978 World Cup winning team[1].Since his retirement as a player he has managed a number of football clubs.Olguín must be considered to be one of Argentina's finest right backs, having won the World Cup, and the Copa Libertadores, and played a part in 6 Argentine league title winning squads.

Was one of the most successful motorcycle racers in Grand Prix motorcycle racing history with 22 Gra

Was one of the most successful motorcycle racers in Grand Prix motorcycle racing history with 22 Grand Prix victories to his name in the 80 cc class and a further 15 wins in the 125 cc class.

More commonly known as Michi Munoz or Michie Munoz, is a professional boxer from Topeka, Kansas who

More commonly known as Michi Munoz or Michie Munoz, is a professional boxer from Topeka, Kansas who is known as "the Mexican Sensation" who fights in the middleweight division. Munoz is the former NABC Light Middleweight champion and has been described as

Is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for S.L. Benfica in the Portuguese first division. Br

Is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for S.L. Benfica in the Portuguese first division. Brought up through S.L. Benfica's youth system, Ribeiro would serve several loans to first division sides, before being purchased in January 2005 by Russian

Is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for Vitória de Guimarães, on loan from Racing de Sa

Is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for Vitória de Guimarães, on loan from Racing de Santander. Gonçalves went on to have stints with modest clubs, before returning to the Matosinhos outfit in 2004. He would be an instrumental part in the club

Is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent In English, his name means Georg

Is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent In English, his name means George Rock.On April 11, 2005, Piedra became the second baseball player after Alex Sanchez to be suspended for testing positive for illegal performance-enhancing drugs under Major League Baseball's new drug policy.[1] He was suspended for 10 days without pay as MLB's policy dictated for a first offense until November 2005. First offenses since that time now result in 50-game suspensions.

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jorge Estrada. He is a former Na

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jorge Estrada. He is a former National Wrestling Alliance North American Heavyweight champion and participated in the first televised match of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.Moraza's bigg

Was an Uruguayan boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the se

Was an Uruguayan boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the lightweight class after losing his fight to Jean Tholey.

An Argentine footballer.Mazzina made his way through the youth ranks at Boca Juniors, but after fail

An Argentine footballer.Mazzina made his way through the youth ranks at Boca Juniors, but after failing to make it into the first-team he joined AC Kimberley in 2000.[1] After playing 29 games and scoring eight goals for the side,[2] he joined English side Swansea City in July 2001 after playing for them on trial.[1] He was later told he was allowed to leave the club and in December he joined Motherwell of the Scottish Premier League on a week's trial.[3] He was released by Swansea in February 2002 after making four appearances for the club.[4][5]

Is a former Peruvian football defender who played 60 times for the Peru national team between 1979 a

Is a former Peruvian football defender who played 60 times for the Peru national team between 1979 and 1989.Olaechea played professional club football in Peru, Colombia and Bolivia. Currently he works as a Press Officer for Universitario de Deportes.

Is a Chilean Midfielder, who plays for Universidad Católica in Chile. A hard working defensive midf

Is a Chilean Midfielder, who plays for Universidad Católica in Chile. A hard working defensive midfielder, he started his career in Santiago Wanderers and was given his debut in 1997 aged 19.

He is a professional soccer player.orge began playing soccer when he was 6 years old. He grew up in

He is a professional soccer player.orge began playing soccer when he was 6 years old. He grew up in the soccer fields. He played for Necaxa until he reach the national 3rd division. He then went to play for Club América to the national 2nd division, coached by Adrián Chavez. In his first season with the team, they reach the playoffs and then the final. The following season they reach the playoffs and then the semifinals.After a year and a half, Oropeza was ready to show his abilities and his desire to continue growing as a professional Mexican soccer player.

Is a former Uruguayan footballer who last served as manager of Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia. Nicknamed

Is a former Uruguayan footballer who last served as manager of Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia. Nicknamed "Polilla" during his career, the striker played professionally in four different countries (his homeland notwithstanding). Da Silva made his debut in 1977 for Centro Atlético Fénix. He then had a short spell with Danubio FC, before joining Defensor Sporting in 1978. Having made his official debut on February 20, 1982 against South Korea (2–2) during the Nehru Cup, da Silva earned 26 international caps for Uruguay.

A retired male basketball player (1.95 metres) from Argentina, who competed for his native country a

A retired male basketball player (1.95 metres) from Argentina, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, finishing in ninth place in the overall-rankings. He was nicknamed "Pampa" during his career.

A retired Spanish football player in defender role.During his career, Otero played for Real Club Cel

A retired Spanish football player in defender role.During his career, Otero played for Real Club Celta de Vigo (from 1990-92 in Segunda División), Valencia CF (achieving a personal best runner-up place in 1995-96, appearing in 37 matches), Real Betis Balompie (with whom he was promoted and relegated), Atlético de Madrid and Elche CF (second level), retiring after 2004-05.

Is an athlete from Mexico. He competes in archery.

Is an athlete from Mexico. He competes in archery.

Is a Mexican professional boxer in the Welterweight division. He is the current WBC Youth Interconti

Is a Mexican professional boxer in the Welterweight division. He is the current WBC Youth Intercontinental Welterweight Champion. His brother is Welterweight prospect Azriel Páez and his father is the former WBO, IBF Champion Jorge Páez.

Is a former Portuguese footballer, who played as a striker.Born to Portuguese settlers, he was groom

Is a former Portuguese footballer, who played as a striker.Born to Portuguese settlers, he was groomed in Sporting Clube de Portugal's prolific youth system, and later was noted while at Celtic FC, as he led the goalscoring charts in 1996-97.

Is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold me

Is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. It was his second Olympic appearance, having made his debut in 1988 (Seoul).

Is a former butterfly and medley swimmer from Spain, who competed for his native country at two Summ

Is a former butterfly and medley swimmer from Spain, who competed for his native country at two Summer Olympics: in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain) and 2000 (Sydney, Australia).

Is a Cuban former volleyball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer

Is a Cuban former volleyball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the Cuban team which finished tenth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.

Is a Colombian football Striker who plays for Deportes Tolima in the Copa Mustang.

Is a Colombian football Striker who plays for Deportes Tolima in the Copa Mustang.

Was a Brazilian footballer most famous during 1970s and 1980s, playing in a striker role. He scored

Was a Brazilian footballer most famous during 1970s and 1980s, playing in a striker role. He scored 375 goals during his career (1971–1990). With Brazilian team he played 6 games without scoring any goals (he was Zico reserve in 1978 FIFA World Cup). He won the São Paulo State Championship in 1976 and was the top goalscorer in the same tournament in 1981.

A retired Argentine footballer.He has played for Argentinos Juniors in four different spells, his ot

A retired Argentine footballer.He has played for Argentinos Juniors in four different spells, his other clubs include RCD Mallorca in Spain, Talleres de Córdoba, San Lorenzo, Club Deportivo Universidad Catolica in Chile, and Chacarita Juniors.The highlights of his career was being part of the San Lorenzo team that won the Clausura 2001 tournament of the Argentine Primera and the Universidad Catolica team that won the Clausura 2005 title in Chile.