Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is an Austrian judoka.

Is an Austrian judoka.

Was a German chess master.He was German Champion winning at Bad Oeynhausen 1942. He took 8th in the

Was a German chess master.He was German Champion winning at Bad Oeynhausen 1942. He took 8th in the (unofficial) European Championship at Munich 1942 (Alexander Alekhine won). In 1943, he took 6th in Salzburg (Paul Keres and Alekhine won). In 1943, he too

Was a German chess master.In 1927, he twice tied for 1st-2nd in Bamberg and in Munich. In 1928, he t

Was a German chess master.In 1927, he twice tied for 1st-2nd in Bamberg and in Munich. In 1928, he tied for 7-8th in Kissingen (B tourn, L. Schmitt won). In 1929, he tied for 1st-3rd in Duisburg (26th DSB–Congress, B tourn). In 1930, he tied for 1st-2nd i

Was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a West German bobsledder who competed during the 1960s.

Was a West German bobsledder who competed during the 1960s.

Was a German horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he finished 1

Was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he finished 17th in the standing high jump competition. He also participated in the long jump event, in the freestyle javelin throw competition, in the discus throw event, and in the hammer throw event but in all four competitions his final ranking is unknown.

Was an Austrian figure skater in both pairs and singles skating.

Was an Austrian figure skater in both pairs and singles skating.

Was a soccer player for Cracovia Kraków, who played as a defender (later forward). He was also capp

Was a soccer player for Cracovia Kraków, who played as a defender (later forward). He was also capped 12 times for the Polish national team, including their first ever Olympic appearance at the 1924 Olympic Games. With Cracovia, he was twice the champion of Poland (1921 and 1930).

Is a Belgian professional football player. He is a defensive midfielder who is currently attached to

Is a Belgian professional football player. He is a defensive midfielder who is currently attached to SV Zulte Waregem.

An Italian football (soccer) manager and former player, who last coached Parma for their 2008–09 S

An Italian football (soccer) manager and former player, who last coached Parma for their 2008–09 Serie B campaign.Cagni, a defender, made his Serie A debut for Brescia in 1970, in a league match lost 4-0 to Cagliari. He played only eight Serie A matches, but gained a deep experience of Serie B, where he played 473 matches and scored 5 goals.

Was an Italian football player who played for Torino. He died at the age of 24 in a car crash in Cor

Was an Italian football player who played for Torino. He died at the age of 24 in a car crash in Corso Re Umberto, on the corner with Via Legnano, while he was celebrating a 4-2 win of his team over Sampdoria. He was a butterfly on the field, a fantastic dribbler and an expert at nutmegging (threading the ball through the opponent's legs). His style and ability led to comparisons with Northern Irish star George Best.

Is a former professional boxer from Italy, who won the silver medal at the 1991 European Amateur Box

Is a former professional boxer from Italy, who won the silver medal at the 1991 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. In the final of the light flyweight (– 48 kg) he was defeated by Bulgaria's Ivailo Marinov. He turned professional

Is a former professional boxer from Italy, who won the silver medal at the 1991 European Amateur Box

Is a former professional boxer from Italy, who won the silver medal at the 1991 European Amateur Boxing. He attended the Mitlon Middle School he was a loser but ehn he grew up to be a famous boxer!

Was a Scottish footballer and football manager.Macari played for Manchester United in the 1970s and

Was a Scottish footballer and football manager.Macari played for Manchester United in the 1970s and early 1980s. He was bought from Celtic in 1973 for £200,000. His first game for the club came in January 1973 against West Ham in which he scored a point-saving goal in a 2-2 draw. In 1977, his shot deflected off team mate Jimmy Greenhoff to win the FA Cup final against Liverpool. He made 404 appearances for the club and scored 97 goals. He also played for the Scottish national team.

Was an Italian-born Canadian professional soccer and lacrosse coach. Moro was in charge of the Vanco

Was an Italian-born Canadian professional soccer and lacrosse coach. Moro was in charge of the Vancouver Whitecaps for three seasons of the North American Soccer League. He then became a coach of the Whitecaps as they continued in the Canadian Soccer Leag

A former professional boxer from Italy, who won the silver medal at the 1991 European Amateur Boxing

A former professional boxer from Italy, who won the silver medal at the 1991 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. In the final of the light flyweight (– 48 kg) he was defeated by Bulgaria's Ivailo Marinov.

Was an Italian footballer who played as a defender.After debuting for the national team in 1925 he e

Was an Italian footballer who played as a defender.After debuting for the national team in 1925 he eventually won the left back position from Caligaris before their 1934 World Cup qualifying match against Greece. Vittorio Pozzo started him in every match, which he repaid by helping win the title. However the part of his career that stands out is the corruption scandal in the Torino-Juventus derby in 1927 that resulted in Torino being stripped of their title.

An Italian football (soccer) striker. He currently plays for Hellas Verona.

An Italian football (soccer) striker. He currently plays for Hellas Verona.

An Italian retired football player.Club He started his career with Minnesota in 1983-84 in Serie C2,

An Italian retired football player.Club He started his career with Minnesota in 1983-84 in Serie C2, without ever get off the field in the first team to advance to Pistoiese within two years, where he debuted in professional football.

Is an Italian former racing cyclist. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he and teammates Marino Vigna, Mar

Is an Italian former racing cyclist. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he and teammates Marino Vigna, Mario Vallotto and Franco Testa won an Olympic gold medal in the team pursuit, with a time of 4:30.90.

Was a Italian footballer and manager from Casale Monferrato in the region of Piedmont. He was a one

Was a Italian footballer and manager from Casale Monferrato in the region of Piedmont. He was a one club man in the truest sense of the term, spending his eight playing seasons at his home town club Casale, helping them to win their one and only Italian Football Championship title.Barbesino represented Italy at international level, he is the first youngest international player for Italy ever, making his debut against Sweden at 18 years 3 months 1 day.[1] He represented his country in football at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

An Italian soccer player from Bassano del Grappa in Vicenza, Veneto in Italy.Beghetto is 184cm tall

An Italian soccer player from Bassano del Grappa in Vicenza, Veneto in Italy.Beghetto is 184cm tall and weighs 81 kg. Beghetto has spent all of his career in Italy and has played up front as a striker for many teams, Beghetto currently plays with Treviso wearing the No. 9 jersey.

Was an Italian football (soccer) midfielder. Born in Busalla, province of Genoa, he played in the 19

Was an Italian football (soccer) midfielder. Born in Busalla, province of Genoa, he played in the 1920s for Savona, Alessandria and Juventus. He played 135 matches for Juventus, scoring five goals, helping the team to win four Serie A tournaments. For the Italy national football team he made his debut in 1929, and won the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Feyenoord. He started his career at Excelsior Rotterdam.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Feyenoord. He started his career at Excelsior Rotterdam. He's of Italian descent and thus still eligible for both Dutch and Italian National teams. He's also a penalty specialist, he hasn't missed a penalty in the Eredivisie so far. While at Excelsior Bruins had been linked with the top four Dutch teams (Ajax Amsterdam, AZ Alkmaar, Feyenoord Rotterdam and PSV Eindhoven) as well as with Tottenham Hotspur FC. He decided to play for Feyenoord Rotterdam and signed a contract there for several years and joined the team after the 2006-07 season.[1]