Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a Russian football striker, the all-time goal leader for the Russian national team and the Common

Is a Russian football striker, the all-time goal leader for the Russian national team and the Commonwealth of Independent States Cup.

Is a former Russian hockey forward. Together with Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov, he was part of t

Is a former Russian hockey forward. Together with Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov, he was part of the famed KLM Line. He is considered one of the best hockey players of the 1980s.

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 Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk.

Was a Russian bodybuilder, television and radio presenter, actor, author, singer and businessman. He

Was a Russian bodybuilder, television and radio presenter, actor, author, singer and businessman. He started to do sport in 4th class and then went into the army. After that, Vladimir started his career in the years of Perestroika, working as a photograph

Is a former Soviet wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Is a former Soviet wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

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 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 1989 for FC Kirovets Leningrad.

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Mosco

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow.

Is a Ukrainian ice dancer. He currently competes with Alla Beknazarova. They are the 2007 Ukrainian

Is a Ukrainian ice dancer. He currently competes with Alla Beknazarova. They are the 2007 Ukrainian national champions. Zuev previously skated with Oksana Dejneka.

Is a Serbian football striker. He currently plays for FK Jagodina.

Is a Serbian football striker. He currently plays for FK Jagodina.

Is a Serbian football centre-back currently playing for Gyori ETO FC.Ðordevic played for Fluminense

Is a Serbian football centre-back currently playing for Gyori ETO FC.Ðordevic played for Fluminense before he joined Red Star. He spent most of his career playing for FK Radnicki Niš.

Is a Latvian football manager and a former footballer. Babicevs played in a 51 international match f

Is a Latvian football manager and a former footballer. Babicevs played in a 51 international match for Latvia.With Skonto came the most successful years of Vladimirs' career - the club was by far the strongest in Latvia and Babicevs soon became one of the key players of Skonto. In 1994 he was the best goalscorer in the Latvian league with 14 goals and was selected the best forward in the league.

Was a Latvian football midfielder and manager, one of the most capped footballers in pre-war Latvia.

Was a Latvian football midfielder and manager, one of the most capped footballers in pre-war Latvia.At the end of the 1926 football season Berzinš left Union for the three time champion of Latvia RFK. For this side he played for the rest of his football career. With RFK he won the Latvian Higher League title four times - in 1930, 1931, 1934 and 1935. In the second half of the 1930s Berzinš played very little with RFK and retired from playing in 1939.

Is a footballer. He plays for FS Metta-Latvijas Universitate Riga.

Is a footballer. He plays for FS Metta-Latvijas Universitate Riga.

Is a football striker from Latvia who currently plays for FK Liepajas Metalurgs.He played in the Bal

Is a football striker from Latvia who currently plays for FK Liepajas Metalurgs.He played in the Baltic League 2007, scoring one goal in Liepajas Metalurgs 6-1 home win over Lithuanian club, FK Ekranas on 19 September 2007. He played in both legs of the 2007 Baltic League Final which Liepajas Metalurgs won.

Is a football midfielder from Latvia. As of August 2006 he has played 31 international matches and s

Is a football midfielder from Latvia. As of August 2006 he has played 31 international matches and scored 4 goals for the Latvia national team. He debuted in 1997, but did not play at Euro 2004. He started his career in Skonto-Metals, and has since played for FC Skonto, FC Moscow, FK Ventspils and FC Inter Baku. He is currently a free agent, searching for a club.

Is a Latvian professional ice hockey player. He plays Left Wing. He currently plays for HK Liepajas

Is a Latvian professional ice hockey player. He plays Left Wing. He currently plays for HK Liepajas Metalurgs of the Belarusian Extraliga.

Was a Latvian chess master. He was born in Riga, Latvia. Learning the game relatively late, at age 1

Was a Latvian chess master. He was born in Riga, Latvia. Learning the game relatively late, at age 13, Petrovs made rapid progress. By 1926, at age 19, he had improved enough to win the Riga Championship and finish 3rd in the national championship. He pla

Is a Super Middleweight boxer who grew up in the Cape Verde islands - off the western coast of Afric

Is a Super Middleweight boxer who grew up in the Cape Verde islands - off the western coast of Africa - came to Providence in 1995 where he attended Hope High School and was a multi-sport athlete, competing in soccer, basketball and track & field.

Was an Argentine football defender, who represented his native country at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in

Was an Argentine football defender, who represented his native country at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile. Twelve years later he was the manager of the Argentina national football team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.Nicknamed El Polaco (The Pole), Cap played for Argentine club sides Arsenal de Lavallol (1952) Quilmes (1953), Racing Club (1954-1960), Club Atlético Huracán (1961), River Plate (1962-1965) and Vélez Sársfield (1966).

Was a goaltender on some of the most successful ice hockey teams of the Soviet Union and is consider

Was a goaltender on some of the most successful ice hockey teams of the Soviet Union and is considered one of the greatest goaltenders in the history of ice hockey. He was voted one of six players to the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) Team o

Is a Russian footballer currently playing for FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. He made his debut for the first

Is a Russian footballer currently playing for FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. He made his debut for the first team on August 31, 2008 when he came on as a substitute with 2 minutes left to play in a game against FC Spartak Nalchik. He started the next game against FC Moscow on September 13, 2008 and scored a goal in that game. Ryzhkov is a part of the Russia U-21 side that is competing in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.

A Russian midfielder for Russian side FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg.

A Russian midfielder for Russian side FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg.

Is a Serbian former football (soccer) player. He is a member of the American National Soccer Hall of

Is a Serbian former football (soccer) player. He is a member of the American National Soccer Hall of Fame.In the spring of 1978, technically still at the age of 27, he joined the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League. In time, players, fans,

Was a figure skater who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia.

Was a figure skater who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia.