Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Danish football (soccer) player, who played professionally in both Europe and the United States

Is a Danish football (soccer) player, who played professionally in both Europe and the United States. Ekelund most prominently spent two years at FC Barcelona, and also played for a number of clubs in English football. He played 21 matches and scored three goals for the Danish under-21 national team, but never represented his country at the senior level.

Is a German football player. As of February 2009, he plays for SV Bütthard. He made his debut on th

Is a German football player. As of February 2009, he plays for SV Bütthard. He made his debut on the professional league level in the Bundesliga for Eintracht Frankfurt on September 29, 2000 when he came on as a substitute in the 57th minute in a game aga

Is a professional football (soccer) midfielder, who plays for Sint-Truidense. His position is in the

Is a professional football (soccer) midfielder, who plays for Sint-Truidense. His position is in the defensive part of the midfield. He is the club captain.

Was an English professional footballer, playing as a winger. He was born in Devonport, Plymouth.Pete

Was an English professional footballer, playing as a winger. He was born in Devonport, Plymouth.Peter Anderson began his career with local Devon side Oak Villa whilst studying at the Astor Institute, signing for Plymouth Argyle in July 1950. His league debut for Plymouth came in April 1953 against Brentford at Home Park. He stayed at Plymouth for over 12 years, clocking up 241 appearances in the league, scoring 41 goals. In December 1962, he moved to Torquay United, scoring on his debut in a 2-0 home win against Hartlepools United on the 2nd of February 1963. He remained a regular until the 1964-65 season when he lost his place to Bill Atkinson, before moving to Saltash United in 1964. In 1978, he moved to the North American Soccer League where he extended his career a few more years. That season, he played six games for the San Diego Sockers before transferring to the Tampa Bay Rowdies for three games. While he remained with the Rowdies through the end of the 1980 season, he saw time in no games in 1979 and only five in 1980.[1

Is a fomer professional footballer.Silvester, a Forward, began his professional career with Norwich

Is a fomer professional footballer.Silvester, a Forward, began his professional career with Norwich City, with whom he won the second division championship in 1972. He went on to play for Colchester United, Southend United, Reading, Blackburn Rovers and Cambridge United before playing in the United States for Baltimore Comets, Vancouver Whitecaps, San Diego Jaws and Washington Diplomats.

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he was eliminated in the semifinals of K-2 1000 m event and the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event.

A former German football player.Midfielder Dietrich won his lone cap for West Germany straight befor

A former German football player.Midfielder Dietrich won his lone cap for West Germany straight before the 1970 FIFA World Cup, but did not add any further international match to his tally before his retirement.

Was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x100m freest

Was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

Is an English former footballer, who played for Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City and Stoke City.Dob

Is an English former footballer, who played for Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City and Stoke City.Dobing came from a sporting family; his father played rugby league for Salford. He started his career with Blackburn Rovers, making his debut aged 17.

Is a cricketer who has represented New Zealand in two Twenty20 Internationals and four One Day Inter

Is a cricketer who has represented New Zealand in two Twenty20 Internationals and four One Day Internationals. A right-handed wicket-keeper batsman, he plays for Northern Districts in domestic cricket. He is the brother of women's cricketer Sara McGlashan

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. He began his career with Doncaster Rover

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. He began his career with Doncaster Rovers and later played for Scunthorpe United, Cardiff City, Swansea City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Bradford City as well as serving as manager of Margate.

Is a Brazilian right back. He currently plays for Ituano on loan from Cruzeiro.

Is a Brazilian right back. He currently plays for Ituano on loan from Cruzeiro.

Was a Zimbabwean first class cricketer who played most of his cricket in South Africa for Western Pr

Was a Zimbabwean first class cricketer who played most of his cricket in South Africa for Western Province. Swart was an allrounder and represented the South African club with distinction between 1967/68 and 1980/81. In both the 1978 and 1979 English summ

Was a former professional footballer. He played in the Football League for Stoke, for whom he made s

Was a former professional footballer. He played in the Football League for Stoke, for whom he made seventeen appearance. Dowds also played for Celtic, Aston Villa and Scotland.

Is a former England and Great Britain field hockey player, a member of the British squad at the 1960

Is a former England and Great Britain field hockey player, a member of the British squad at the 1960 Summer Olympics, and also a former first-class cricketer, usually known as Peter Croft.Educated at Gresham's School, Holt, where he attended the junior an

Was a football striker from Slovakia.He debuted for the Czechoslovakian national team in 1991, at th

Was a football striker from Slovakia.He debuted for the Czechoslovakian national team in 1991, at the age of 19. He scored 6 goals in 14 matches before Czechoslovakia was dissolved, and representing the new Slovak team he became their record scorer with 12 goals in 33 caps (the record has since been broken by Szilárd Németh).

Is a former German football player. His older brother Roland was also a successful footballer. On th

Is a former German football player. His older brother Roland was also a successful footballer. On the national level he played for East Germany national team (68 matches/15 goals), and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Is a retired English-Canadian football (soccer) defender who played professionally in the North Amer

Is a retired English-Canadian football (soccer) defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also served as an assistant coach with teams in both leagues. In 1971, Duerden played three games with the Canadian Olympic soccer team. That year he also played eight games for the Canadian Pan American Games soccer team. In 1978, Duerden was an assistant coach with the Rochester Lancers of the North American Soccer League. In 1978, he became an assistant coach-player with the New York Arrows who borrowed much of their roster from the Lancers. In 1980, the Denver Avalanche of MISL hired Duerden as an assistant coach.

Is a former Danish footballer, who played for Southend United in the Football League in 1996.Dursun

Is a former Danish footballer, who played for Southend United in the Football League in 1996.Dursun made his debut in the Division One for Southend United on 14 December 1996, away to Queens Park Rangers in the 4–0 defeat, replacing Julian Hails in the 53rd minute.

Was an American athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw. He was born and raised in the Pitts

Was an American athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw. He was born and raised in the Pittsburgh area steel town of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

Was an English cricketer. He played 29 times at first-class level either side of the Second World Wa

Was an English cricketer. He played 29 times at first-class level either side of the Second World War, at first for Worcestershire and then for Northamptonshire. Despite his short career, in 1946 he not only won his county cap for Northamptonshire, but al

Is a professional poker player from Denmark, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2008

Is a professional poker player from Denmark, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2008 World Series of Poker. At the time, he became the youngest player ever to win the event. However, he was surpassed by Joe Cada in 2009.

Is an Australian slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 20th in the C-1 event at

Is an Australian slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 20th in the C-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played f

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Oxfordshire. He was born in Brighouse, Yorkshire and died in Lanzarote. Having made his debut for the team in the Minor Counties Championship in 1969, h

Nicknamed Charlie Hustle, is a former player and manager in Major League Baseball. Rose played from

Nicknamed Charlie Hustle, is a former player and manager in Major League Baseball. Rose played from 1963 to 1986, best known for his many years with the Cincinnati Reds. Rose, a switch hitter, is the all-time Major League leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at bats (14,053)[1], and outs (10,328).