Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Is a Moroccan football player currently playing for K.A.A. Gent. He also holds Belgian citizenship.

Is a Moroccan football player currently playing for K.A.A. Gent. He also holds Belgian citizenship.

An Iraqi football (soccer) Midfielder playing for the Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya football club in Iraq.

An Iraqi football (soccer) Midfielder playing for the Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya football club in Iraq.

Is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.In 1968 he was part

Is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.In 1968 he was part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Consadole Sapporo.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Consadole Sapporo.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for J. League club Giravanz Kitakyushu. Oshima previ

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for J. League club Giravanz Kitakyushu. Oshima previously played for Tokushima Vortis.

A former professional boxer who fought in the bantamweight division. He successfully defended the WB

A former professional boxer who fought in the bantamweight division. He successfully defended the WBC bantamweight title four times during his career.

Is a Japanese professional golfer.Imano was born in Gifu Prefecture. He currently plays on the Japan

Is a Japanese professional golfer.Imano was born in Gifu Prefecture. He currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won seven times between 1999 and 2009.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

A Japanese figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2008 Japanese national bronze medalist. He skated at the

A Japanese figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2008 Japanese national bronze medalist. He skated at the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, and placed 19th while earning his personal best total score in international competition.

A former Japanese professional football Midfielder. He played for the Yokohama Flügels from 1988 to

A former Japanese professional football Midfielder. He played for the Yokohama Flügels from 1988 to 1993.

A former Japanese footballer, and is currently the president of two clubs; the J. League Division 2

A former Japanese footballer, and is currently the president of two clubs; the J. League Division 2 club Yokohama FC and the English Football League Championship side Plymouth Argyle FC. Okudera was the first Japanese footballer to play professionally in Europe,[1] as well as being the first Asian football player to score in the European Cup, in the semi-final match against Nottingham Forest F.C. and made 32 appearances - scoring 9 goals - with the Japanese national team.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for Omiya Ardija. He was capped 15 times for the Japa

A Japanese football player who currently plays for Omiya Ardija. He was capped 15 times for the Japanese national team between 2001 and 2002.He made his first cap for Japan national football team in a friendly match against Spain on 25 April 2001.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shimizu S-Pulse.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shimizu S-Pulse.

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Japan.

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Japan.

A professional Japanese Welterweight kickboxer and martial artist competing in K-1 MAX. He is 2008 K

A professional Japanese Welterweight kickboxer and martial artist competing in K-1 MAX. He is 2008 K-1 World MAX Japan tournament champion.[1]

Was a professional wrestler and the trainer of Hulk Hogan, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, Lex Luger,

Was a professional wrestler and the trainer of Hulk Hogan, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, Lex Luger, Ron Simmons, Keiji Mutoh, and many other professional wrestlers. He was better known as Hiro Matsuda, an identity he adopted while competing in the southe

Is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part

Is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the Japanese team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches.

A is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Consadole Sapporo. He is a

A is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Consadole Sapporo. He is a goalkeeper.

A Japanese footballer from Kagoshima City in Kagoshima Prefecture. Short and stocky, the versatile m

A Japanese footballer from Kagoshima City in Kagoshima Prefecture. Short and stocky, the versatile midfielder usually operates as a defensive midfielder, and currently plays for the J-league team Gamba Osaka.[1] Since 2002, Endo has been a member of the Japanese national football team, and has been selected for Japan's 2006 World Cup squad.[2] He has emerged as a key player in defensive midfield for the national team in recent seasons, where his two-way skills, both in defending and attacking, is highly valued. His good attacking skills such as dribbling and his marvelous passing allow him to play as an attacking midfielder effectively.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for Oita Trinita in the J. League. He is a forward on

A Japanese football player who currently plays for Oita Trinita in the J. League. He is a forward on the U-20 Japanese national team playing at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He scored a goal for Japan in the 43' minute in Japan's win against Scotland (3-1) at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Group F, in Victoria, B.C., Canada July 1, 2007.

Was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics.There he won two gold medals, in the

Was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics.There he won two gold medals, in the 100 m freestyle event and 4x200 m freestyle relay event. He was born in Shizuoka, Japan.

Is a former medley swimmer from Japan, who won the silver medal in the 400m Individual Medley at the

Is a former medley swimmer from Japan, who won the silver medal in the 400m Individual Medley at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

A professional Go player.Yasumasa Hane was one of the best players in the Nagoya branch of the Nihon

A professional Go player.Yasumasa Hane was one of the best players in the Nagoya branch of the Nihon-Kiin during his peak. He is probably better known for being the father of the former Kisei holder, Naoki Hane. He was also known as to being a major contributor in the development of the Chinese fuseki. He was taught Go by Shimamura Toshihiro, and currently teaches his son, Naoki, along with Asano Yasuko and Aoba Kaori.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kyoto Sanga F.C..

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kyoto Sanga F.C..

Was the strongest and most famous amateur Go player of the 20th century. As a professional Go journa

Was the strongest and most famous amateur Go player of the 20th century. As a professional Go journalist, author and editor, and long-time undisputed strongest amateur player in Japan, Yasunaga was personally acquainted with most of the strong Japanese professional players from the 1920s to the 1980s. In the early 1930s he co-wrote Shin Fuseki Ho, a seminal work on go opening theory, in cooperation with the young professionals Kitani Minoru and Go Seigen. The book created a sensation, and helped win amateur players over to the revolutionary ideas of shin fuseki ("new opening") theory.