Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Brazilian attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Grêmio.Roger started his professional c

Is a Brazilian attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Grêmio.Roger started his professional career with Fluminense in 1996 and moved on to the Portuguese club Benfica for a brief six month stint in 2001 before coming back to his original club.

Is a Ugandan cricketer. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He has represente

Is a Ugandan cricketer. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He has represented Uganda in first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket.

A former Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the younger brother of Óscar García

A former Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the younger brother of Óscar García Junyent, another professional footballer.In his career, Roger played for FC Barcelona (debuting for the first team in 1994-95), RCD Espanyol and Villarreal CF. During a 12-month period (2002-03), he scored three-goals while still in his own half of the field.[1]

Is a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1952 he was a crew member of the Fren

Is a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1952 he was a crew member of the French boat which won the silver medal in the coxless fours event.

Is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who holds the worst bowling average in Test cricket.

Is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who holds the worst bowling average in Test cricket.

Is an English former professional footballer. He represented England at Schools level.Gibbins, a mid

Is an English former professional footballer. He represented England at Schools level.Gibbins, a midfielder, began his career as an apprentice with Tottenham Hotspur, turning professional in December 1972. He spent a further two and a half seasons at White Hart Lane, but left in August 1975, to join Oxford United, without making his league debut.

Played 16 Tests and 87 One Day Internationals for New Zealand, and is widely recognised[who?] as one

Played 16 Tests and 87 One Day Internationals for New Zealand, and is widely recognised[who?] as one of New Zealand's finest batsmen of the modern era. Born in England, Twose moved to play in New Zealand in the 1991-2, as it became clear he would struggle to ever force his way into the English side. Twose performed well in New Zealand for several seasons, eventually being selected for a national cap on New Zealand's 1995 tour to India.

Was an Italian born French football striker.He moved to France at the age of 1.He began his playing

Was an Italian born French football striker.He moved to France at the age of 1.He began his playing career with Amiens AC and played for EF Nancy-Lorraine, EF Bordeaux-Guyenne, FC Girondins de Bordeaux and CO Roubaix-Tourcoing in France.In 1948, he moved to Torino F.C., with another Frenchman of Italian descent, Émile Bongiorni of RC Paris[1]. They both died in the Superga air disaster on May 4, 1949.

Is a Spanish professional basketball player currently playing for AXA FC Barcelona of the ACB league

Is a Spanish professional basketball player currently playing for AXA FC Barcelona of the ACB league.At Lleida, he propelled his team to the ACB, the Spanish Basketball's premier division. He was the undoubted star of a young team which won promotion to t

A Brazilian-born Polish international footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Legia Wars

A Brazilian-born Polish international footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Legia Warsaw. Roger joined from Juventude in 2006.He was granted Polish citizenship on April 17, 2008. [1] Roger received the citizenship in a speedy procedure, and was guaranteed a place in the Poland's football team for the 2008 European Championships (coached by Leo Beenhakker). He made his debiut in a Poland shirt in the game versus Albania on May 27, 2008.

A former Swedish football player and manager. He has played in the highest Swedish league, Allsvensk

A former Swedish football player and manager. He has played in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, but is better known as the best performing manager in Allsvenskan ever, having won five Swedish championships with IFK Göteborg. He also took the club to the Champions League group stage twice and the quarter-finals of the same tournament once. He is still active in the club as leader of the youth section.

Was a professional ice hockey defenceman who played three games for the Quebec Nordiques of the Nati

Was a professional ice hockey defenceman who played three games for the Quebec Nordiques of the National Hockey League in 1984–85. Hägglund was killed in a car accident in Sweden in 1992. IF Björklöven retired number 23, worn by Hägglund, after this accid

Is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Roger Hansbury started his career with Norwich Cit

Is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Roger Hansbury started his career with Norwich City where he made 78 league appearances between 1974 and 1981. Unable to beat Chris Woods and Kevin Keelan for the starting lineup, he moved to Hong Kong to play for Eastern AA in the early 1980's.

Is an Swedish ice hockey player..

Is an Swedish ice hockey player..

Is a former English first class cricketer. He played with Surrey from 1961 until 1968 and also repre

Is a former English first class cricketer. He played with Surrey from 1961 until 1968 and also represented the International Cavaliers during this time.

Is a former French professional racing cyclist from Alsace. Hassenforder was a professional cyclist

Is a former French professional racing cyclist from Alsace. Hassenforder was a professional cyclist from 1952 to 1965. He was known as the joker of the cyclists and therefore was nicknamed "boute-en-train". He was known for his interviews during the course. His major victories as cyclist were in the Tour de France, he did not won much other courses. His top years were 1955-1959, when he won 8 stages in the Tour and wore the yellow jersey for 4 days.

Was an English cricketer who played 59 first-class matches in the 1930s. He mainly played for Cambri

Was an English cricketer who played 59 first-class matches in the 1930s. He mainly played for Cambridge University and then Worcestershire, but also appeared once each for the Gentlemen and MCC. Human also played minor counties cricket for Berkshire and (

Is a retired football player from the DR Congo who played in France for FC Rouen, Lille, FC Mantes,

Is a retired football player from the DR Congo who played in France for FC Rouen, Lille, FC Mantes, CMS Oissel and Arménienne ASOA.

Is a retired Norwegian snowboarder. His greatest achievement is a victory in a January 1998 halfpipe

Is a retired Norwegian snowboarder. His greatest achievement is a victory in a January 1998 halfpipe event during the 1997-98 FIS Snowboard World Cup circuit. He placed among the top ten four times.

Is a former Norwegian handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part o

Is a former Norwegian handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the Norwegian team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches and scored five goals.

Was an English cricketer and the original captain of Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Iddison was a ri

Was an English cricketer and the original captain of Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Iddison was a right-handed batsman who also bowled right-arm underarm slow lobs. He was noted for his fielding at point. He was one of the first team of English cricketers

Is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Belgium, who was a professional rider from 19

Is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Belgium, who was a professional rider from 1984 to 1991. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the gold medal in the men's points race.

Is an English racehorse trainer and a former flat racing jockey. He trains horses in Beckhampton Sta

Is an English racehorse trainer and a former flat racing jockey. He trains horses in Beckhampton Stables in Wiltshire, England. He has had many successes as a trainer in England and Europe, including victories in both the Epsom Derby and the Prix du Jocke

Is a football defender from Vanuatu. He currently plays for Vanuatu Premia Divisen side Yatel F.C. a

Is a football defender from Vanuatu. He currently plays for Vanuatu Premia Divisen side Yatel F.C. and the Vanuatu national football team.

Is a retired cyclist from New Zealand, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympic

Is a retired cyclist from New Zealand, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics. There he did not finish in the men's individual road race.