Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. he is managing FC Alania Vladikavkaz.

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. he is managing FC Alania Vladikavkaz.

Is a retired Russian biathlete who competed for the USSR. He trained at Dynamo sports society and wa

Is a retired Russian biathlete who competed for the USSR. He trained at Dynamo sports society and was a member of the USSR National Biathlon Team since 1977.In the overall World Cup he came third overall in the 1978/1979 season behind Klaus Siebert and Fr

Is an Kazakhstani former cross country skier who raced from the mid-1980s until 1988 for the USSR an

Is an Kazakhstani former cross country skier who raced from the mid-1980s until 1988 for the USSR and, later, for his native country. In Soviet time he trained at Armed Forces sports society in Alma-Ata. Smirnov headed the bid committee to have Almaty, Ka

Is a Russian football coach and currently coach of the FC Aktobe. He played 37 games in Soviet Top L

Is a Russian football coach and currently coach of the FC Aktobe. He played 37 games in Soviet Top League and scored 6 goals. He started his managerial career in 1992 and managed several Russian First Division teams until 2003, when he came in charge of Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Tobol. Later he won Kazakhstan Cup with FC Astana in 2005, and the league in 2007 with FC Aktobe.

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1960s. Natalukha also competed at the 196

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1960s. Natalukha also competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, finishing fifth in the K-1 4 x 500 m event.

Sabre fencer and coach for USSR and later United States. Born in Makhachkala, Daghestan. A 1970 grad

Sabre fencer and coach for USSR and later United States. Born in Makhachkala, Daghestan. A 1970 graduate of The Daghestan State Pedagogical Institute, Nazlymov earned a bachelor's and master's degree in physical education. He earned the title of Master of

A retired Kazakhstani footballer. Niederhaus is best remembered for his time at Russian club, FC Rot

A retired Kazakhstani footballer. Niederhaus is best remembered for his time at Russian club, FC Rotor Volgograd, where he was the leading striker. To this day he is considered an iconic figure of FC Rotor Volgograd from the 1990s. He is currently Director of Football at FC Shakhter. On September 19, 2008, FC Shakhter and FC Vostok were disqualified from the Kazakhstan Premier League for playing a fixed match, club coaches and management involved were banned from football for 60 months, including Niederhaus.[1]

A former Soviet footballer and a current TV commentator.He earned 8 caps for the USSR national footb

A former Soviet footballer and a current TV commentator.He earned 8 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in two World Cups, as well as the first ever European Nations' Cup in 1960, where the Soviets were champions.

Is a former Ukrainian Soviet footballer and a current TV commentator.He earned 8 caps for the USSR n

Is a former Ukrainian Soviet footballer and a current TV commentator.He earned 8 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in two World Cups, as well as the first ever European Nations' Cup in 1960, where the Soviets were champions.

Is a former Soviet/Russian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980

Is a former Soviet/Russian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.Four years later he was part of the Soviet team which won the silver medal. He played four matches and scored eleven goals.

Is a former welterweight boxer.

Is a former welterweight boxer.

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

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Energiya Volzhsky.

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second Le

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1988 for FC Avtomobilist Krasnoyarsk.[1] He played 2 games in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1992–93 for FC Spartak Moscow.

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second Le

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1987 for FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil. He played 4 games in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1996 for FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg.

Is a retired Russian professional football player.

Is a retired Russian professional football player.

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He made his professional debut in the

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1985 for FC Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev. He played two games in 1987 for PFC CSKA Moscow in the Soviet Cup.

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Russian Third Di

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Russian Third Division in 1997 for PFC CSKA-d Moscow.

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 Avangard Podolsk.

Is a retired Turkmenistani professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Sec

Is a retired Turkmenistani professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for Köpetdag Asgabat.

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

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Chelyabinsk.

Is a retired Russian professional football player.

Is a retired Russian professional football player.

Is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played in the Russian Second Division for FC

Is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played in the Russian Second Division for FC Rotor Volgograd.

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second Le

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1977 for FC Shakhtar Horlivka.

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Energiya Volzhsky.

A Belarusian tennis player. Voltchkov reached the semi-final at the 2000 Wimbledon, where, as a qual

A Belarusian tennis player. Voltchkov reached the semi-final at the 2000 Wimbledon, where, as a qualifer, he lost to Pete Sampras in straight sets. He has represented Belarus in both the Davis Cup and the Olympics games in 2000, also won the Wimbledon juniors competition in 1996.Voltchkov had excellent results as a junior capturing the Wimbledon juniors title defeating Ivan Ljubicic in 1996. His highest achievement came in 2000, inspired by the film "The Gladiator."[1] After watching the movie four times, he went on to reach the semi-finals as a qualifier. British press dubbed him "The Vladiator". Voltchkov has a 30-16 career Davis Cup record (17-11 in singles)[2]