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Is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for River Plate. During the 2008-09 season he was part of the Es

Is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for River Plate. During the 2008-09 season he was part of the Estudiantes squad that experienced finishing as runners up in Copa Sudamericana 2008 and then went on to win Copa Libertadores 2009. In January 2010 Club Atletico River Plate signed the Uruguayan wingback from Estudiantes. Díaz also capped for Uruguay U-20 at 2007 South American Youth Championship and 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

A former auto racing champion and the nephew of legendary auto racer Juan Manuel Fangio.He debuted a

A former auto racing champion and the nephew of legendary auto racer Juan Manuel Fangio.He debuted as a professional auto racer in IMSA in 1985. He had an award winning career, winning two GTP driver's championships, as well as 2 manufacturer titles when he was racing for Toyota and All American Racers. Fangio II further established his legacy in the world of auto racing by winning the prestigious 12 Hours of Sebring two times (as did his uncle), posting 21 GTP wins, and establishing an IMSA record with 19 solo victories.

Is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado (Spanish for "Masked professional wrestler") who is best known und

Is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado (Spanish for "Masked professional wrestler") who is best known under the ring name Dr. Wagner, Jr.. As Dr. Wagner, Jr. he has worked mainly in Mexico for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Asistencia Asesoría y Adm

An Argentine rugby union footballer. He used to play for the London Irish club in the English league

An Argentine rugby union footballer. He used to play for the London Irish club in the English league Guinness Premiership. In the summer of 2008 he signed for Stade Francais due to a perceived lack of game time. He has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas. His usual position is in the back row.Leguizamón has so far earned 20 caps playing for Argentina. He made his debut in April 2005 in a match against Japan, which Argentina won 68 to 36 in Buenos Aires. On debut, he also scored his first try for Argentina. He earned another two caps in July in a Test series against Italy, and then went onto play in three tests matches during November; against South Africa, and coming on as a replacement during the Scotland and Italy fixtures.

A retired Argentine football player and current manager of Ecuadorian club Barcelona.Before taking u

A retired Argentine football player and current manager of Ecuadorian club Barcelona.Before taking up management Llop had a 15 year career as a football player, he made appearances for several clubs, most notably for Newell's Old Boys under coaches José Yudica and Marcelo Bielsa during the clubs golden era (1987-1992), winning 3 Argentine titles.

Is an Argentine football striker. He played for different Chilean clubs such as Coquimbo Unido, Colo

Is an Argentine football striker. He played for different Chilean clubs such as Coquimbo Unido, Colo-Colo and Cobresal of the first division. In 2008 he was transferred to Club Olimpia of Paraguay.

A Mexican professional boxer and the former world WBC super featherweight champion. He is a former c

A Mexican professional boxer and the former world WBC super featherweight champion. He is a former champion at the IBF and WBA featherweight (126 lb) division.

Is a Mexican professional boxer. He is promoted by Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy promotions.

Is a Mexican professional boxer. He is promoted by Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy promotions.

An Argentine football midfielder currently playing for Vélez Sársfield.He made his professional de

An Argentine football midfielder currently playing for Vélez Sársfield.He made his professional debut for Vélez Sársfield on October 1 2003 in a 2-1 win against Talleres de Córdoba. He has spent time on loan at Argentinos Juniors, Cúcuta Deportivo of Colombia and Al-Shabab of Saudi Arabia.

A Spanish football player. He currently plays for Chiasso.He played six games in Swiss Super League

A Spanish football player. He currently plays for Chiasso.He played six games in Swiss Super League before followed Neuchâtel Xamax relegated in summer 2006.While Neuchâtel Xamax came back to top division in summer 2007, he was stayed in Swiss Challenge League with his new club Chiasso.

An Argentine-born Portuguese rugby union player. He plays as a prop.He first played in Portugal at B

An Argentine-born Portuguese rugby union player. He plays as a prop.He first played in Portugal at Belenenses, latter becoming a naturalized Portuguese citizen. He was soon selected for the Portugal squad that was present at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. He had his first cap at the 10-56 defeat to Scotland, and also played in the matches with Italy and Romania.

Is a Bolivian footballer who currently plays for Real Club Celta de Vigo in Spain, mainly as a centr

Is a Bolivian footballer who currently plays for Real Club Celta de Vigo in Spain, mainly as a central defender.

A Mexican player, who is currently playing as Forward for FC Tatabánya.

A Mexican player, who is currently playing as Forward for FC Tatabánya.

Was a Mexican luchador, best known by his ringname Bestia Salvaje, who competed in Mexican and inter

Was a Mexican luchador, best known by his ringname Bestia Salvaje, who competed in Mexican and international promotions during the 1980s and 1990s, most notably with Emilio Charles, Jr. and Scorpio, Jr. as part of the stable Los Talibanes. A second genera

Is a boxer, who is better known as Manuel Medina. He has been a world Featherweight champion five ti

Is a boxer, who is better known as Manuel Medina. He has been a world Featherweight champion five times. His nickname is "Mantecas", which can be loosely translated to "fat". Manuel Medina began his professional boxing career on September 9, 1985, beating

Is an Uruguayan football striker who currently plays for Ecuadorian club LDU Quito. Salgueiro starte

Is an Uruguayan football striker who currently plays for Ecuadorian club LDU Quito. Salgueiro started his professional career with Danubio in Montevideo. He was part of the squad that won the Uruguayan Primera División in 2004. Salguierro had a loan spell with Real Murcia in Spain in 2006 and in 2007, followed by a brief spell at Mexican Club Necaxa before joining Estudiantes later that year. After finishing as the runner-up in 2008 Copa Sudamericana, Salgueiro was part of the Estudiantes squad that won 2009 Copa Libertadores. Salguerio subsequently transferred to LDU Quito in January 2010 as the team's reinforcement.

Is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. Sánchez also competed

Is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. Sánchez also competed in four Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-2 500 m event at Barcelona in 1992.

An Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Cerro Porteño. He also holds Italian nationality

An Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Cerro Porteño. He also holds Italian nationality.Sara was playing with Argentine side Almirante Brown and Nueva Chicago, Czech side Hradec Králové, Paraguayan side Cerro Porteño before move to Scotland.Sara moved to Scottish side Dundee in 2000. Sara played 88 league matches during his three-and-a-half years with the Dark Blues but left in November 2003 due to Dundee's threat of administration. Having previously had a short loan spell with Coventry City,[1]

An Argentine racing driver. In 1999 he was the champion of the TC 2000 competition and in 2005 he wa

An Argentine racing driver. In 1999 he was the champion of the TC 2000 competition and in 2005 he was the champion of the Turismo Carretera competition.His father used to build racing cars for him. Already as a teenager he won two annual karting competitions (1986 and 1987). His last three titles are separated by six years each. He crowned himself champion of three different racing series in 1993, 1999 and 2005.He was a driver of the Argentine Formula Renault before competing in the TC2000 series. He spent part of the 1990s in Japan and returned to Argentina and to TC 2000 and Turismo Carretera in 1998.

An Argentine football midfielder who plays for San Lorenzo.Torres made his professional debut in 200

An Argentine football midfielder who plays for San Lorenzo.Torres made his professional debut in 2002 for Racing Club, he went on to make over 100 appearances for the club before leaving at the end of 2006.In 2005 Torres was part of the Argentina U-20 team that won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Was a Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchador as they are called in Spanish, best known for worki

Was a Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchador as they are called in Spanish, best known for working under the ring name Ángel Azteca (Aztec Angel) since the late 1980s. Zúñiga died of a heart attack on March 18, 2007 only a few hours after wrestling in

An Argentine football goalkeeper. He is currently unattached.Ojeda made his debut for Rosario Centra

An Argentine football goalkeeper. He is currently unattached.Ojeda made his debut for Rosario Central on May 28, 2004 in a 1-0 defeat against Colón de Santa Fe, he continued to play regularly for Central until his transfer to River during the January 2007 transfer window. He was the first choice keeper at the beginning of the Apertura 2007 tournament, when incumbent Juan Pablo Carrizo was expected to depart for Lazio. However, Carrizo's transfer was delayed by a year, and he forced his way back into the squad

An Argentine slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 37th in the K-1 event at the

An Argentine slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 37th in the K-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is a former boxer from Argentina. A native of Santa Fe (he lived as a child until a few years Brands

Is a former boxer from Argentina. A native of Santa Fe (he lived as a child until a few years Brandsen, Buenos Aires Province), which was also the birthplace of Carlos Monzón, Coggi was a three time world light welterweight champion. He had 75 wins, 5 los

An Argentine rugby union player who currently plays for the Natal Sharks of the South African Super

An Argentine rugby union player who currently plays for the Natal Sharks of the South African Super 14 and the Argentina national team. Hernández is a "utility back" capable of playing fly-half, centre, or fullback, though he generally prefers fly half.Hernández made his test debut for Los Pumas versus Paraguay on April 2003. Since then he has earned over 30 caps for his national team.His sister María de la Paz "Maripi" Hernández[2], won a silver medal with the Argentina hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.