Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Was a French footballer.He played for RC Strasbourg, and appeared for France in the 1938 World Cup,

Was a French footballer.He played for RC Strasbourg, and appeared for France in the 1938 World Cup, where he scored a goal.

Former footballer and manager, was born in Carlton, near Leeds, England. Hold played for Everton F.C

Former footballer and manager, was born in Carlton, near Leeds, England. Hold played for Everton F.C. and Norwich City F.C.. He became manager of Doncaster Rovers in 1962, taking over from Danny Malloy, and also managed Turkish champion Fenerbahçe SK on (1964-65), with whom he won the Turkish League title and Atatürk Cup titles. He died in a Sunderland nursing home of bladder cancer in 2005.

Is an American professional basketball player for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA. He was a forward/c

Is an American professional basketball player for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA. He was a forward/center for the Connecticut Huskies where he played for three years. He declared for the 2006 NBA Draft after his junior season foregoing his final year of college.

Was a male tennis player from Germany. In 1914, he and Otto Froitzheim were member of the German Dav

Was a male tennis player from Germany. In 1914, he and Otto Froitzheim were member of the German Davis Cup team, playing a Davis Cup semifinal in Pittsburgh against Australia. World War One was declared in the middle of the match, but those monitoring the

Was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the quart

Was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the flyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Raymond Fee.

Was an English football player.Oscar Horace Stanley Linkson was born at New Barnet, England. His fat

Was an English football player.Oscar Horace Stanley Linkson was born at New Barnet, England. His father was Robert Linkson, a house painter. His mother Rebecca Bartram ran a business selling wardrobes made by her father and brothers.

An Argentine football striker currently playing for Slovenian side NK MIK CM Celje.In Argentina he h

An Argentine football striker currently playing for Slovenian side NK MIK CM Celje.In Argentina he has played for first division clubs such as Newell's Old Boys and Argentinos Juniors. He also played abroad for Blooming in Bolivia, Cobreloa in Chile, Hapoel Nazareth Illit from Israel, Monarcas Morelia in Mexico and recently with Espoli of Ecuador.

A retired Argentina footballer and football manager.López started his playing career in 1957 with I

A retired Argentina footballer and football manager.López started his playing career in 1957 with Independiente. In 1960 he moved down a division to play for Banfield where he was part of the team that won the Argentine 2nd division in 1962.In 1966 he had an unsuccessful spell with Boca Juniors which was plagued by injuries. He then played for Quilmes before returning to Banfield where he retired in 1971.

A Spanish footballer who is currently play with Gimnàstic de Tarragona. He has previously played fo

A Spanish footballer who is currently play with Gimnàstic de Tarragona. He has previously played for FC Barcelona, Lazio and Real Betis.López is a product of the FC Barcelona cantera. After playing for FC Barcelona C and FC Barcelona B, he was given his senior debut by Radomir Antic in a 3-1 win over Recreativo de Huelva in 2003. However he failed to establish himself in the senior team and was subsequently loaned to Lazio for the 2004/05 season. He made 14 Serie A appearances, played twice in the Coppa Italia and three times in the UEFA Champions League

An Argentine football defender. He currently plays for Club Bamin Real Potosí.

An Argentine football defender. He currently plays for Club Bamin Real Potosí.

Is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic silver medalist.

Is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic silver medalist.

An Argentine former professional player. He played in Argentina for Banfield and Newell's Old Boys b

An Argentine former professional player. He played in Argentina for Banfield and Newell's Old Boys between 1968 and 1970 before reappearing in Greece in 1974 where he played four years for Greek club PAS Giannina scoring 77 goals and becoming the 2nd highest scorer in the club's history.In 1976 he was transferred to Greek giants Panathinaikos where he played until 1980 scoring 57 goals and becoming the 9th highest scorer in the club's history. He was part of team who earned the 1976-77 double.

Is a Bolivian football striker who currently plays for Real Mamoré. Also known as "Pony", he has pl

Is a Bolivian football striker who currently plays for Real Mamoré. Also known as "Pony", he has played for Destroyers, The Strongest and Blooming early in his professional career.

Was an Argentine Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1928 Summer Olymp

Was an Argentine Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

An Argentine former football striker. He played the majority of his career for River Plate, and is t

An Argentine former football striker. He played the majority of his career for River Plate, and is the club's second highest goalscorer of all-time.He made his debut in the Argentine First Division at the age of 17 in 1964, with River Plate. He would go on to win two titles with River Plate, both the titles contested in 1975. He was twice the top scorer in the Argentine Primera and once top scorer in the Copa Libertadores. In total, he scored 199 goals in 382 games for River, being their second-most prolific scorer behind Angel Labruna.

Was a boxer who held the world lightweight championship on two separate occasions. He was nicknamed

Was a boxer who held the world lightweight championship on two separate occasions. He was nicknamed "the Durable Dane".Nelson began boxing professionally in 1896. He fought for the vacant lightweight title against Jimmy Britt on December 20, 1904, but los

Is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.

Is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.

A Dutch goalkeeper. He currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie side Willem II Tilburg.Moens started his

A Dutch goalkeeper. He currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie side Willem II Tilburg.Moens started his professional football career at first division team Excelsior Rotterdam in the 1992/1993 season. He then transferred to Go Ahead Eagles in the winter of 1995/1996 as this gave him the opportunity to play in the Eredivisie. At the end of this season he was bought by AZ Alkmaar for the sum of ƒ750.000,- (€340.000).Italian Serie B club Genoa contracted Moens for the 2003/2004 season, although he never played a match for this club. Willem II saved him from falling into obscurity by signing him the following season

Was an Argentine football player who played in France with FC Nantes, Rennes, Amiens SC and AS Angou

Was an Argentine football player who played in France with FC Nantes, Rennes, Amiens SC and AS Angoulême. His father is Ramon Muller.

Was a heavyweight professional boxer with a career record of 58 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw. A rugged,

Was a heavyweight professional boxer with a career record of 58 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw. A rugged, wild-swinging puncher, he was nicknamed "Ringo" because of his Beatles haircut, and enjoyed professional success in both the United States and Argentina.

Was a Chilean Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a Chilean Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Is a Beninese international football player who currently plays in France for FC Rouen. He formerly

Is a Beninese international football player who currently plays in France for FC Rouen. He formerly played for and Séwé Sports and Mogas 90.

Is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado (or masked professional wrestler) under the ring name El Ángel (S

Is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado (or masked professional wrestler) under the ring name El Ángel (Spanish for "the Angel"). Puentes worked under the ring name Oscar Sevilla from 1997 until 2005 where he adopted the "El Ángel" ring character. He is manly k

Nicknamed "The Big O", is a former American NBA player with the Cincinnati Royals and the Milwaukee

Nicknamed "The Big O", is a former American NBA player with the Cincinnati Royals and the Milwaukee Bucks. The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Robertson played the guard position, and was a twelve-time All-Star, eleven-time member of the All-NBA Team, and one-time winner of the MVP award in fourteen professional seasons. He is the only player in NBA history to average a triple-double for an entire season, and he is regarded as one of the best and most versatile NBA players of all time. He was a key player on the team which brought the Bucks their only NBA championship in the 1970-71 NBA season. However, his playing career, especially during high school and college, was plagued by racism.

Is a Colombian footballer that plays for Atletico Nacional.He can play as a defensive midfielder as

Is a Colombian footballer that plays for Atletico Nacional.He can play as a defensive midfielder as well in defence. He has been capped many times for the Colombian Senior National team.