Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Was a Croatian basketball player and coach.The eldest son of Antun and Terezija, Vatroslav moved to

Was a Croatian basketball player and coach.The eldest son of Antun and Terezija, Vatroslav moved to Zagreb in 1947. Soon afterwards, he started playing handball alongside Nikola Dasovic who shortly thereafter introduced him to basketball. Piacun began playing competitive basketball for a team called "Zagreb" and, a year after he first started playing basketball, he helped his team win the Croatian Championship in 1948.

Is a football player, who frequently represented his country from the 1992 onwards. Coveny currently

Is a football player, who frequently represented his country from the 1992 onwards. Coveny currently plays for South Melbourne and is primarily a striker although he has also played as a winger.

Is a former professional football player. Jones played his club football for Bristol Rovers, Cardiff

Is a former professional football player. Jones played his club football for Bristol Rovers, Cardiff City, Newport County and Bath City before finishing his playing career at Cheltenham Town. Went on to be a youth coach at Bristol Rovers before becoming Assistant Manager at Bath City in November 2003 but a year later had left his job in mysterious circumstances.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in two Tests and three ODIs. Brown was a left-handed mi

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in two Tests and three ODIs. Brown was a left-handed middle order batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. In a first-class career spanning from 1978 to 1989, he played 83 matches for Canterbury and Auckland a

A professional boxer. Nicknamed "Shake and Bake", Bean is known for making several arguably undeserv

A professional boxer. Nicknamed "Shake and Bake", Bean is known for making several arguably undeserved challenges for heavyweight titles, each time coming up short. Bean began his career with 27 victories over extremely limited competition, lining up a shot at IBF Heavyweight Title holder Michael Moorer in 1997.

Is a South African cricketer who plays for the Highveld Lions as a left-handed batsman and occasiona

Is a South African cricketer who plays for the Highveld Lions as a left-handed batsman and occasional wicketkeeper. He has represented his country at under-nineteen level. He was selected for the one-day international leg of the South African cricket team

Is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2009 & 2010 Canadian silver medalist. He won the bronze medal

Is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2009 & 2010 Canadian silver medalist. He won the bronze medal at the 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy.

Is an American self-taught drifting driver from Annapolis, Maryland who currently competes in the Fo

Is an American self-taught drifting driver from Annapolis, Maryland who currently competes in the Formula D and D1 Grand Prix series in his 2005 Falken Tire Ford Racing Mustang. JR also participates currently in drifting demonstrations with Drift Alliance

Is a New Zealand horseman who won a Bronze medal at the Olympic Games.

Is a New Zealand horseman who won a Bronze medal at the Olympic Games.

Is a French football player of Ivorian descent who currently plays as a goalkeeper for French club S

Is a French football player of Ivorian descent who currently plays as a goalkeeper for French club Strasbourg in the Championnat National. He is a French youth international and has served as the team's goalkeeper at under-16 level. For the 2010–11 season

Was a Greek shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens

Was a Greek shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens

Is a Czech slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won two medals in the K-1 team ev

Is a Czech slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won two medals in the K-1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2009 and a bronze in 2007 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.Hradílek also competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the K-1 event he finished seventh in the qualification round, thus progressing to the semifinals. In the semifinals he finished eleventh, failing to reach the final round.

Is an Armenian ice dancer. He teamed up with Anastasia Grebenkina in 1996 and skated with her until

Is an Armenian ice dancer. He teamed up with Anastasia Grebenkina in 1996 and skated with her until 1998, representing Russia.

Is a Tajikistani professional football coach and a former player. He is of Armenian origin. He made

Is a Tajikistani professional football coach and a former player. He is of Armenian origin. He made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1980 for Pamir Dushanbe.

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 Kavkaztransgaz-2005 Ryzdvyany.

Is Georgian football player. He is a midfielder and currently plays for FC Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldo

Is Georgian football player. He is a midfielder and currently plays for FC Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova. He was also member of Georgia national football team.

Is an Moldovan amateur boxer who won Bantamweight bronze at the 2008 Olympics. He comes from the vil

Is an Moldovan amateur boxer who won Bantamweight bronze at the 2008 Olympics. He comes from the village of Grimancauti, district of Briceni (north of Moldova) and is a member of the Central Sport Club Dinamo in Chisinau. His coach is Petru Caduc. Gojan f

Is a Montenegrin goalkeeper player that currently plays for FK Decic in Montenegro. He is one of bes

Is a Montenegrin goalkeeper player that currently plays for FK Decic in Montenegro. He is one of best goalkeepers in league.

A Turkish football player who currently plays for Karabükspor.He played for Soma Sotesspor (1992-19

A Turkish football player who currently plays for Karabükspor.He played for Soma Sotesspor (1992-1994), Karabükspor (1994-1996), Galatasaray (1996-2000 and 2000-2003), Istanbulspor (2000), Vestel Manisaspor (2003-2006), Bursaspor (2006) and now Karabükspor.

A former Turkish footballer and now manager, currently coaches Turkey national beach soccer team.Uys

A former Turkish footballer and now manager, currently coaches Turkey national beach soccer team.Uysal had begun his career at Galatasaray Youth Team in 1979 and spelled two years until he moved to Mersin Idman Yurdu and played for a season there. Then, he joined Vefa Simtel and played also for two seasons in 2nd league and rosed his name. His performance was attracted Eskisehirspor and the team transferred him in 1984.

He captained the Indian under 19 cricket team on three occasions.

He captained the Indian under 19 cricket team on three occasions.

Is a Croatian footballer currently playing for HNK Šibenik.

Is a Croatian footballer currently playing for HNK Šibenik.

Is a Croatian football defender currently playing in the English Premier League with Tottenham Hotsp

Is a Croatian football defender currently playing in the English Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur. He is also a part of the Croatia national team. Equipped with a strong physical presence and excellent understanding of the game, he is a regular player in the Croatian national team and is a regular player for Tottenham Hotspur.

Is a Croatian born footballer,currently playing for Brisbane Roar in the A-League on loan from Sydne

Is a Croatian born footballer,currently playing for Brisbane Roar in the A-League on loan from Sydney United as a reserve keeper for Griffin McMaster while regular custodian Liam Reddy is out injured. He was the #1 keeper for the Sydney FC youth team in the first season, in which they took out the championship.

Is an Croatian footballer who plays for FK Olimpik Sarajevo.Part of the Croatia national under-21 fo

Is an Croatian footballer who plays for FK Olimpik Sarajevo.Part of the Croatia national under-21 football team at 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, Ješe played twice for Croatia at 2006 Carlsberg Cup.