Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter M

A football manager from the Netherlands, who is the head coach of NEC Nijmegen since the summer of 2

A football manager from the Netherlands, who is the head coach of NEC Nijmegen since the summer of 2006. He brought Excelsior Rotterdam back to the Eredivisie in the spring of the same year. He is nicknamed "Mariodona", after Diego Maradona and his first name.As a football midfielder himself, Been played for Feyenoord Rotterdam, Pisa Calcio, Roda JC, SC Heerenveen, FC Tirol Innsbruck, and Excelsior Rotterdam. An one time international for the Netherlands, Been played his last competitive match on September 17, 1995 when HFC Haarlem defeated Excelsior (4-0).

A Spanish football player who currently plays for Polideportivo Ejido on loan from UD Almería of th

A Spanish football player who currently plays for Polideportivo Ejido on loan from UD Almería of the Spanish Segunda División. His usual demarcation is Forward.

Is a Chilean football (soccer) defender, who currently plays for Perak FA in the Malaysian Super Lea

Is a Chilean football (soccer) defender, who currently plays for Perak FA in the Malaysian Super League. He previously played for a club in his homeland - Club Deportivo Palestino - before moving to OFK Beograd.

A former Italian footballer defender / midfielder.During his club career he played for Empoli, Fiore

A former Italian footballer defender / midfielder.During his club career he played for Empoli, Fiorentina and Inter Milan. He earned 25 caps for the Italy national football team, and played in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Was a Croatian chess grandmaster and sports journalist, writing for the Sportske novosti[1] daily sp

Was a Croatian chess grandmaster and sports journalist, writing for the Sportske novosti[1] daily sports newspaper. He was born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia.Bertok earned the International Master title in 1957. He represented Yugoslavia on board four at the 1960 Chess Olympiad, scoring +5=5-3. A second place finish in the 1960 Yugoslav Championship earned Bertok a berth in the 1960 Budapest Zonal where he placed 2nd, taking third after a playoff. At the 1962 Stockholm Interzonal he finished 17th.

Was a Brazilian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1948 Sum

Was a Brazilian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Croatian football player. He was capped 5 times for Yugoslavia.

Is a former Croatian football player. He was capped 5 times for Yugoslavia.

Is a South African football (soccer) defender who plays for Bloemfontein Celtic. He is 1.91 m tall a

Is a South African football (soccer) defender who plays for Bloemfontein Celtic. He is 1.91 m tall and weighs 78 kg.He was on trial at Polish Orange Ekstraklasa side Legia Warszawa in early 2008 but the two clubs could not agree on a transfer fee.

Is a Croatian football midfielder, currently playing for Hajduk Split.

Is a Croatian football midfielder, currently playing for Hajduk Split.

Is a Croatian international football Midfielder, currently playing for NK Varteks. He made his inter

Is a Croatian international football Midfielder, currently playing for NK Varteks. He made his international debut for Croatian national team U-19 against Bosnia in the friendly match in Orasje 22 May 2007. He has 2 caps in Croatian national team U-19. With his teammates of NK Varteks he is Champion of Croatia U-19 years Prva HNL Juniori on 2007/2008. He is universal two-footed midfielder.

Is a Croatian football player. He currently plays in Greece for Ergotelis F.C. as a striker.

Is a Croatian football player. He currently plays in Greece for Ergotelis F.C. as a striker.

Is a former basketball player who acquired much fame across Latin America, specially in his native P

Is a former basketball player who acquired much fame across Latin America, specially in his native Panama and in Puerto Rico.

Is a Croatian football midfielder, currently playing for SC Lokeren. He made his debut for the Croat

Is a Croatian football midfielder, currently playing for SC Lokeren. He made his debut for the Croatia national football team playing in a friendly match against Macedonia on 28 April 2004. While he was a regular for the U15 through U21 youth selections, he has only one senior international cap to date.

More commonly known as Mario Da Silva, is a Brazilian football (soccer) player, currently playing fo

More commonly known as Mario Da Silva, is a Brazilian football (soccer) player, currently playing for Thai Port in the Thai Premier League. When he is free from injury, Mario is an important member of the Thai Port squad.

Is a Croatian footballer who plays for NK Croatia Sesvete in the Croatian First League.Cižmek previ

Is a Croatian footballer who plays for NK Croatia Sesvete in the Croatian First League.Cižmek previously played for NK Zagreb, NK Kamen Ingrad and NK Inter Zaprešic in the Croatian First League.

Is a former Costa Rican soccer player and coach; he is still considered in his country as one of the

Is a former Costa Rican soccer player and coach; he is still considered in his country as one of the top defenders to have played the game.Better known as "Catato", he was part of the Deportivo Saprissa team that went on a World Tour in 1959, becoming the first Latin American team to ever do such a trip. Catato was the leader and captain of Deportivo Saprissa during the 50's and early 60's. During those years, he played the same role in the Costa Rica national football team, making 41 appearances.

Is a Cape Verdean professional basketball player currently playing with Promade Cabinda of the Angol

Is a Cape Verdean professional basketball player currently playing with Promade Cabinda of the Angolan Basketball League. Correia is currently the captain of the Cape Verde national basketball team and helped Cape Verde to a bronze medal at the FIBA Afric

An Italian former football player and coach. He was a famed left winger notable for his inconsistenc

An Italian former football player and coach. He was a famed left winger notable for his inconsistency.A midfielder-striker, he played a total of 502 matches with 92 goals in Serie A. He played 23 times for Italy national football team. His nicknames included "Mandrake" and "God's Left Foot" for his beautiful free kicks and crosses.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer.

Is a Croatian football midfielder, currently playing for NK Zagreb.

Is a Croatian football midfielder, currently playing for NK Zagreb.

Is a Croatian football defender, currently playing for Energie Cottbus. He has made nine appearances

Is a Croatian football defender, currently playing for Energie Cottbus. He has made nine appearances for the Croatia national football team.In 1995 Cvitanovic started his football career in the Croatian capital, where he won five consecutive national championships with Dinamo Zagreb (formerly Croatia Zagreb).

Was a former boxer who holds the distinction of being the first, and so far only, world boxing champ

Was a former boxer who holds the distinction of being the first, and so far only, world boxing champion to be deaf. On April 4, 2009, D'Agata died at the age of 83.D'Agata was at a cafe sipping a drink one afternoon when he saw a poster of a boxer which a

Is a retired football midfielder from Uruguay. Having made his official debut on May 31, 1979 agains

Is a retired football midfielder from Uruguay. Having made his official debut on May 31, 1979 against Brazil (1-5), Saralegui obtained a total number of 24 international caps for the Uruguay national football team. He represented his native country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number sixteen jersey. Saralegui played for a number of non-Uruguayan teams including Elche of Spain, River Plate and Estudiantes de La Plata of Argentina and Barcelona SC of Ecuador.

An Argentine footballer currently playing for River Plate.Arriving from Nueva Chicago for the 2007-2

An Argentine footballer currently playing for River Plate.Arriving from Nueva Chicago for the 2007-2008 season he is at the start of the season considered to be River's fourth-choice keeper after the unexpected return of Juan Pablo Carrizo.

Was an Italian footballer.He played in a defensive role from 1952 to 1966 in Livorno, Lanerossi Vice

Was an Italian footballer.He played in a defensive role from 1952 to 1966 in Livorno, Lanerossi Vicenza, A.C. Milan and U.C. Sampdoria. He won an European Cup Championship with Milan in Wembley 1963 final. In Italy national football team, he played from 1958 to 1962. He was also remembered also for his sending off in the famous "Battle of Santiago" in 1962 FIFA World Cup. He died at 71 years old.