Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter M

An Italian football manager and former midfielder. He is the current manager of Serie A team Cagliar

An Italian football manager and former midfielder. He is the current manager of Serie A team Cagliari.After spending the earlier part of his career in the lower leagues, including his hometown club Livorno, Allegri joined Pescara in 1991. He established himself in midfield as Giovanni Galeone's side won promotion to Serie A in 1992.

Is an Italian professional Alpine skier. His specialist discipline is giant slalom. Born in Domodoss

Is an Italian professional Alpine skier. His specialist discipline is giant slalom. Born in Domodossola, he debuted in the Alpine Skiing World Cup at Soelden on October 29, 2000. He was classified third (2004) and second (2006) in the final standings of

A former Italian professional football midfielder.After having spent his early years in the AS Roma

A former Italian professional football midfielder.After having spent his early years in the AS Roma youth system, he moved to Cagliari in 1988 and played five seasons with the Sardinian side. The Serie C1 club, managed by Claudio Ranieri, obtained two consecutive promotions in 1989 and 1990, and Cappioli played three Serie A seasons with the rossoblu before to return at AS Roma in 1993. In 1994 he made his one and only appearance for the Italian national team, a 0-1 home loss in Naples to France. He left Roma in December 1996 for Udinese and successively moved to several other Serie A clubs in the next years.

Is a former Italian professional boxer who briefly held the Cruiser WBC title and the European champ

Is a former Italian professional boxer who briefly held the Cruiser WBC title and the European championship.Also known as "Momo", Duran turned pro in 1986 and lost two early bouts by KO and DQ. He couldn't punch but was a good boxer and won the WBC Cruise

An Italian professional footballer currently playing for Trevisoin Seria B in Italy. He plays as a m

An Italian professional footballer currently playing for Trevisoin Seria B in Italy. He plays as a midfielder.

An Italian footballer and defender. He played for

An Italian footballer and defender. He played for

Is an Italian rally driver, two times world rally champion.Born at Bassano del Grappa, Biasion came

Is an Italian rally driver, two times world rally champion.Born at Bassano del Grappa, Biasion came to prominence in the early 1980s, winning both the Italian and European Rally Championships in 1983, driving a Lancia 037.

An Italian football (soccer) striker.Nicknamed the Condor, he started his professional playing caree

An Italian football (soccer) striker.Nicknamed the Condor, he started his professional playing career with Cesena in 1982. In 1986 he signed for AS Roma, scoring a total of six goals in forty appearances throughout two seasons. He then returned at Cesena before to join AC Milan in 1990, where he was however rarely featured in the starting lineup and played only 12 matches, scoring just two goals. He then played for Parma, Ancona (two seasons, the first in Serie A and the second in Serie B), Napoli (two seasons with 13 goals) before to return to Cesena in 1996

An Italian footballer who plays for A.C. Milan as a defensive midfielder. He is also the vice-captai

An Italian footballer who plays for A.C. Milan as a defensive midfielder. He is also the vice-captain and is known as a hardworking player, who took time to break into the AC Milan ranks. He is well known for his aerial ability and tackling.

Is a former professional tennis player from Italy. Ardinghi enjoyed most of his tennis success while

Is a former professional tennis player from Italy. Ardinghi enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he finished runner-up at 2 doubles events. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 111 in 1998.

Is a retired professional tennis player from Italy. A doubles specialist, he won two titles and reac

Is a retired professional tennis player from Italy. A doubles specialist, he won two titles and reached two Grand Slam quarter-finals.

An Italian football midfielder. He currently under contract with Sampdoria and Palermo.He played 7 g

An Italian football midfielder. He currently under contract with Sampdoria and Palermo.He played 7 games in Serie A and 4 in Coppa Italia for Sampdoria, before loaned to Ascoli on 12 January 2007.

Regarded by many as the best football player - and amongst the best sportsmen - in the history of th

Regarded by many as the best football player - and amongst the best sportsmen - in the history of the Republic of San Marino. He was a midfielder who played for Bellaria, Forlì, Cesena, Juventus and Bologna during his career.Most significantly, Bonini was a Juventus player between 1981 and 1988, in which he played 296 matches and scored 6 goals. He won 3 Scudetti, 1 Italian Cup, 1 European Champion Clubs' Cup, 1 Cup Winners' Cup, 1 European Super Cup and 1 Intercontinental Cup (or World Club Championship)

An Italian footballer. He plays as a Forward. He is currently playing for Italian Serie C2 team Cisc

An Italian footballer. He plays as a Forward. He is currently playing for Italian Serie C2 team Cisco Roma.

An Italian football (soccer) player. As of 2007 plays for Monza.

An Italian football (soccer) player. As of 2007 plays for Monza.

A former Italian footballer who played for Juventus and was part of their European Cup victory in 19

A former Italian footballer who played for Juventus and was part of their European Cup victory in 1985.

Is a basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with the Italian men's national team at

Is a basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with the Italian men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Is an Italian football player currently playing for Holstein Kiel. He also holds German citizenship.

Is an Italian football player currently playing for Holstein Kiel. He also holds German citizenship.

A veteran Italian footballer currently playing in central defense for U.S. Pro Vercelli Calcio in Se

A veteran Italian footballer currently playing in central defense for U.S. Pro Vercelli Calcio in Serie C2.He is best known for having played with several Serie A teams, most notably Juventus. He started his career with then-Serie D club Pro Sesto in 1982, then joining Russi (another Serie D team) one year later, and Serie C2's Alessandria in 1984. In 1985 he played for Pescara of Serie B, but left the side one year later to join another Serie B team, Bari, where he played five seasons, two of them in Serie A. In 1991 he signed for Juventus, where he played for five seasons, winning a scudetto and a UEFA Champions League. In 1996 he moved to Atalanta, where he spent seven successful season, being a fan favourite.

Is a retired Swiss-Italian football player. He spent his entire career playing in Switzerland. He is

Is a retired Swiss-Italian football player. He spent his entire career playing in Switzerland. He is now a trainer at BSC Young Boys. He is the brother of Massimo Ceccaroni.Over the course of his career, Ceccaroni played for FC Basel, FC Riehen and BSC Young Boys as well as completing loan spells at FC Chiasso and FC Baden. From October 2004 until June 2005 he was manager of Servette FC. He now coaches the reserve squad of BSC Young Boys.

An Italian footballer. He plays for Bologna.Coda started his career at Cavese. At age of 16, he was

An Italian footballer. He plays for Bologna.Coda started his career at Cavese. At age of 16, he was signed by Bellinzona. He then on loan to Cisco Roma, and Treviso made permanent move for the player. On 26 June 2008, Bologna signed Coda in joint-ownership bid.

Is a Swiss football goalkeeper who currently plays for Racing de Santander.During his career, Coltor

Is a Swiss football goalkeeper who currently plays for Racing de Santander.During his career, Coltorti played with hometown SC Kriens, FC Schaffhausen, FC Thun, Grasshoppers Zürich and Racing de Santander.He played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, despite having only 1 cap for the Swiss national team. He also appeared twice for the U-21 team.

Is a Canadian soccer forward currently unattached who last played for the Montreal Impact of the USL

Is a Canadian soccer forward currently unattached who last played for the Montreal Impact of the USL First Division & Trois-Rivières Attak of the Canadian Soccer League. Di Ioia played in the 2005 Francophone games in Niger with Canada. Scored 1 goal in a friendly game vs Mali and Congo. He founded also the Massimo DiIoia Soccer Academy in Canada.

An Italian football midfielder currently contracted to Scottish Premier League club Celtic.Donati is

An Italian football midfielder currently contracted to Scottish Premier League club Celtic.Donati is a central midfielder and started his career at Atalanta and moved to AC Milan in 2001 for £10 million.[citation needed] However, due to the competition at the club, Donati was unable to claim a first team place, spending the 2002–03 season on loan at Parma and Torino respectively.

An Italian football manager and former midfielder.Ficcadenti started his playing career with Sambene

An Italian football manager and former midfielder.Ficcadenti started his playing career with Sambenedettese, where he played from 1985 to 1989. He then signed for Messina, playing for the Sicilian side for a total of three seasons before to join Verona in 1992. At Verona, he also had the opportunity to make his Serie A debut; he stayed with the gialloblu for a total of five seasons before moving at Torino in 1997. He left Torino for Ravenna in 2000, and retired from active football one year later to become a coach.