Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a Croatian football defender, currently playing for NK Osijek.

Is a Croatian football defender, currently playing for NK Osijek.

A Belarusian football player and a member of the Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv. He is their all time le

A Belarusian football player and a member of the Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv. He is their all time leader in assists. A cultured playmaker, he has been one of the finest footballers in Ukraine over the past decade.In September 1994, Belkevich was banned for a year by UEFA after testing positive for steroids following a UEFA Cup match.

A former Soviet Russian footballer.Bubukin made his debut for USSR on September 6, 1959 in a friendl

A former Soviet Russian footballer.Bubukin made his debut for USSR on September 6, 1959 in a friendly against Czechoslovakia (he was selected for the 1958 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not play in any games at the tournament). He played in the first ever European Nations' Cup in 1960, where the Soviets were champions.

A Romanian football player, currently under contract with Concordia Chiajna

A Romanian football player, currently under contract with Concordia Chiajna

Is a Soviet Olympic fencer.

Is a Soviet Olympic fencer.

A Romanian footballer. He plays as goalkeeper for FC Bihor Oradea in Romania's Liga II Seria II.

A Romanian footballer. He plays as goalkeeper for FC Bihor Oradea in Romania's Liga II Seria II.

Is a rugby union player for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 competition. He plays as a fly-half. He

Is a rugby union player for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 competition. He plays as a fly-half. He has won both the Guinness Premiership and the Top 14, being so far the only player to achieve this feat.

Is a Ukrainian flatwter canoer and former C-1 200m world champion. Demyanenko was a late developer a

Is a Ukrainian flatwter canoer and former C-1 200m world champion. Demyanenko was a late developer and only came to prominence in 2004 with a shock victory in the C-1 500m final at the European under-23 championships in Poznan, Poland. His time of under 1

Is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler in the up to 52 kg weight class. He is an 1996 Olympic Games champ

Is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler in the up to 52 kg weight class. He is an 1996 Olympic Games champion, seven time champion of the World, seven times champion of Europe, and the only wrestler to hold 10 medals (7 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze) from World C

Was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow.

Was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow.

A Romanian football full back who, as of early 2008, joined the Romanian league side FC Timisoara. B

A Romanian football full back who, as of early 2008, joined the Romanian league side FC Timisoara. Badoi previously played for FCM Bacau, Chimia Turnu Magurele, Turris Turnu Magurele, Rapid Bucuresti, and Steaua Bucuresti.

Is a Bulgarian footballer currently (as of July 2002[update]) playing for Lokomotiv Sofia as a goalk

Is a Bulgarian footballer currently (as of July 2002[update]) playing for Lokomotiv Sofia as a goalkeeper. He was raised in Lokomotiv Sofia's youth teams. So far he has 19 games in the national championship and in Bulgarian cup.

Is a footballer currently playing for Terek Grozny.Iliev started his career at his home town Vratsa,

Is a footballer currently playing for Terek Grozny.Iliev started his career at his home town Vratsa, where he played for the local team Botev Vratsa. In June 2001 he signed with Ukrainian club Metalurg from Zaporizhzhya. But for three years Valentin participated in only 21 matches and scored one goal. In November 2004 Iliev joined CSKA Sofia.

A former Soviet football player.He played for Soviet Union national team (42 matches), and was a par

A former Soviet football player.He played for Soviet Union national team (42 matches), and was a participant at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, 1970 FIFA World Cup and at the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship.

Is a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in

Is a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Soviet team in the 1956 tournament. He played six matches without scoring a goal

A former Finnish race walker. His competitive accomplishments include winning several medals in majo

A former Finnish race walker. His competitive accomplishments include winning several medals in major competitions, which ranks him as one of the top Finnish performer in his sport.Kononen's most notable achievement was winning a gold medal in the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg. He also won silver medals in the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart and the 1998 European Championships in Budapest.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divisio

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Sportakademklub Moscow.

A football winger/striker, co-leading scorer at the 1962 World Cup and co-1960 European Nations' Cup

A football winger/striker, co-leading scorer at the 1962 World Cup and co-1960 European Nations' Cup top scorer. He was known for blistering pace, excellent technique and great dribbling. He could score and create goals equally well. He also took defending seriously and would track back and defend.

Was a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s.

Was a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s.

Is a Russian former handball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Is a Russian former handball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

A Romanian football (soccer) Striker. He currently plays for UTA Arad.

A Romanian football (soccer) Striker. He currently plays for UTA Arad.

Is a Bulgarian football administrator. He is a former president of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU

Is a Bulgarian football administrator. He is a former president of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) and the current president of the Bulgarian Professional Football League (PFL). he played for Akademik Svishtov while he was studying at the Higher Instit

A Romanian football player, currently playing at CS Otopeni.

A Romanian football player, currently playing at CS Otopeni.

A Belarusian footballer (midfielder) playing currently for FC BATE.

A Belarusian footballer (midfielder) playing currently for FC BATE.

Is a Bulgarian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Is a Bulgarian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.