Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Palmeiras.

Is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Palmeiras.

An Argentine football defender currently playing for Unión de Santa Fe in Argentina. He has played

An Argentine football defender currently playing for Unión de Santa Fe in Argentina. He has played club football for several clubs in Argentina and Spain.Alessandría started his professional career with Club Atlético Lanús in 1997. He played for the club until 2003 when he spent a season with CD Leganés in Spain. Alessandría returned to Lanús in 2004, during his two spells with the club he amassed nearly 200 appearances, scoring 4 goals.

An Argentinian footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bund

An Argentinian footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga.Nicknamed "La Pantera", Barrios came to fame as a forward for Chilean club Cobreloa where he had a spectacular scoring record. Before joining Cobreloa, Barrios spent much of his professional career in second division football either in Chile or Argentina. However after joining Cobreloa, he has demonstrated his innate goal scoring ability, notching 14 goals in the Apertura 2007.

Is a Brazilian left back. He currently plays for Figueirense. Made professional debut for Figueirens

Is a Brazilian left back. He currently plays for Figueirense. Made professional debut for Figueirense against Palmeiras in a 1-2 away defeat on May 20, 2007 in Campeonato Brasiliense.

An Argentine football midfielder.

An Argentine football midfielder.

Is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA. He was born in

Is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA. He was born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and grew up in Blaine, Washington.

An Argentine footballer, currently playing for RSC Anderlecht.He has been touted as one of the stars

An Argentine footballer, currently playing for RSC Anderlecht.He has been touted as one of the stars to watch out for in the 2010 World Cup[citation needed]. Biglia has been capped for the Argentina Under-20 team where he won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship alongside Barcelona's star Lionel Messi.[2]He is a player often compared to Andrea Pirlo due to the way he plays the game. Biglia has a good passing range, high positional sense and a calm head.[3] The reason he chose Anderlecht instead of one of the bigger European teams is that he wanted a team that guarantees him first team football allied to the added bonus of playing in the UEFA Champions League, thus building a name for himself rather than sitting on the bench.[4] As a result, he has been a regular fixture in the Anderlecht starting eleven, alongside 2007 Czech recruit Jan Polák.

Is a Brazilian volleyball player who plays as middle blocker for Superliga Brasileira club Cimed Flo

Is a Brazilian volleyball player who plays as middle blocker for Superliga Brasileira club Cimed Florianópolis and Brazil national team.

An Argentinian road bicycle racing cyclist from Chascomús, Buenos Aires. He currently rides for Col

An Argentinian road bicycle racing cyclist from Chascomús, Buenos Aires. He currently rides for Colavita-Sutter Home. He is the younger brother of Juan José Haedo.

Is a former Brazilian U-23 international football striker. He played for the Brazilian national team

Is a former Brazilian U-23 international football striker. He played for the Brazilian national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia. In 2000, he moved to French side Stade Rennais FC with the transfer fee of 21 million euros.

Is a South African football (soccer) defender for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League and S

Is a South African football (soccer) defender for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa.

A field hockey striker from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 2005, after havi

A field hockey striker from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 2005, after having played the Junior World Cup in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Since the 2004 Summer Olympics, in which he didn't compete, he is playing for Dutch club TMHC Tilburg in The Netherlands. His older brothers Matias and Rodrigo are also a field hockey internationals for Argentina.

Is a German basketball player from Blaustein, Germany. Staiger competed in the United States for Iow

Is a German basketball player from Blaustein, Germany. Staiger competed in the United States for Iowa State University for a little under two seasons. Staiger was one of the top junior players in Germany. He led his high school team to the 2005 German Hig

Is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Fortaleza.

Is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Fortaleza.

Is a Spanish professional basketball player, who plays in TAU Cerámica.

Is a Spanish professional basketball player, who plays in TAU Cerámica.

Is a retired Chinese Indonesian badminton player.

Is a retired Chinese Indonesian badminton player.

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of K-4 500 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is an Italian judoka.

Is an Italian judoka.

Is an Italian Alpine skier.

Is an Italian Alpine skier.

Is a Dutch professional female boxer and kickboxer

Is a Dutch professional female boxer and kickboxer

Is a Slovakian figure skater. Her highest placement at an ISU championship was 17th at the 2001 Worl

Is a Slovakian figure skater. Her highest placement at an ISU championship was 17th at the 2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

A former Romanian football player and coach, winner for the European Cup in 1986 and the European Su

A former Romanian football player and coach, winner for the European Cup in 1986 and the European Supercup in 1987, both with Steaua Bucharest and current coach at a football school in Baia Mare.He played for Minerul Cavnic (between 1976 and 1978), FC Baia Mare (1978 - 1985) and Steaua Bucharest (1985 - 1989), before joining Beerschot of Belgium in 1989 and then Real Murcia of Spain in 1990. In 1990 he returned to Steaua Bucharest. He retired from football one year later.

Was a Swiss figure skater. He was the 1935-1937 Swiss national champion. He represented Switzerland

Was a Swiss figure skater. He was the 1935-1937 Swiss national champion. He represented Switzerland at the 1936 Winter Olympics where he placed 17th.

A Romanian football striker who currently plays in his homeland for FC Vaslui. Burdujan joined Rapid

A Romanian football striker who currently plays in his homeland for FC Vaslui. Burdujan joined Rapid in 2004, having previously played since for Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt.

Is a Romanian boxer now living and fighting out of Montreal, Canada, best known for winning the IBF

Is a Romanian boxer now living and fighting out of Montreal, Canada, best known for winning the IBF championship at super middleweight in 2007. Bute was born in Galati, but raised in a small town in Galati County named Pechea.