- Ahn Jung-Hwan
Ahn Jung-Hwan (born January 27, 1976 in Paju, Gyeonggi) is a South Korean football player; he made world headlines by scoring the winning golden goal for Korea against Italy in the 2002 World Cup second round and sending Korea into the quarterfinals. At the time, Ahn was on loan at Italian league side Perugia. His extra-time header dumped the three-time champions from the World Cup. - David Seaman
David Andrew Seaman MBE (born 19 September 1963 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is a former English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal and most recently with Manchester City. He retired from the game on 13 January 2004, following a recurring shoulder injury. He was awarded the MBE in 1997 for services to the sport. - Marc Wilmots
Marc Wilmots is a former Belgian football player. He is considered by many as one of the best players in his country's history. In his club career that started in 1987, Wilmots played for Sint-Truidense, Mechelen, Standard Liège, Schalke 04, and Bordeaux. He retired in 2003 after his second stint with Schalke. In Belgium, he received the nickname of the "Taureau de Dongelberg" (The Bull from Dongelberg). - Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari, <small>ComIH</small> (born November 9, 1948 in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), also known as "Felipão" ("Big Phil"), is a Brazilian football coach, who led the Brazilian national team to victory in the 2002 World Cup. He has been the head coach of the Portuguese national team since 2003. - Oliver Bierhoff
Oliver Bierhoff is a German former football striker, who scored the first golden goal in the history of major international football, for Germany in the Euro 96 final. Bierhoff was born in Karlsruhe. In his club career from 1985 to 2003, he played for KFC Uerdingen, Hamburg, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Austria Salzburg, Ascoli, Udinese, AC Milan, AS Monaco, and Chievo Verona. - Bruno Metsu
Bruno Metsu (born 28 January, 1954 in Dunkerque) is a French football manager. He took the Senegal national football team to its first ever FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan in 2002 where they surprised everybody by beating France in the opening game of the World Cup by one goal to nil. - Shay Given
Séamus John James "Shay" Given is an Irish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Newcastle United and the Republic of Ireland, and is regarded as one of the finest and most reliable custodians in the Premier League. He is also vice-captain of both his country and club. For Ireland, Given has been capped 80 times and was his country's starter at the 2002 World Cup. - Bora Milutinović
Velibor "Bora" Milutinović is a Serbian football coach, and the only person to have coached five different teams at the World Cup: Mexico (1986), Costa Rica (1990), the United States (1994), Nigeria (1998), and China (2002). He is also the first coach to take four different teams beyond the first round, before failing to do so with China. In the summer of 2003, Milutinović was in serious negotiations to finally take over the national team at his native Serbia-Montenegro. - Lars Lagerbäck
Lars "Lasse" Lagerbäck [laːʂ 'lɑsɛ 'laːgɛrbɛk] (born 16 July 1948) is a football manager. After Euro 2004, he became the sole manager for the Sweden national football team. He first joined the national team's coaching staff in 1997 as an assistant to Tommy Söderberg, and was promoted to joint coach in 2000. The pair led Sweden through the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004; after the latter event, … - José Antonio Camacho
José Antonio Camacho is a former Spanish football (soccer) player and manager. Camacho joined Real Madrid at age 18, playing left defence between 1973 and 1989 and taking part in 400 First Division matches, in spite of a knee injury which put his career on hold for two years. He also played 81 games for the Spanish national team, taking part in two World Cups, in 1982 and 1986. Camacho also played in Euro 84 and Euro 88. Following his retirement as a player in 1989, … - Trevor Sinclair
Trevor Lloyd Sinclair (born March 2, 1973 in Dulwich, London) is an English footballer who currently plays for Cardiff City. The versatile winger is able to play on both the left and right flanks. Prior to Manchester City, Sinclair played for Blackpool (1989-93), Queens Park Rangers (1993-98), and West Ham United (1998-2003). He earned 12 caps for England, four of which came in the 2002 World Cup, in which he was a last-minute replacement for the injured Danny Murphy. - Christian Ziege
Christian Ziege is a former German football (soccer) defender and midfielder. With the German national team, Ziege won Euro 96. Ziege is currently director of football at Borussia Mönchengladbach. - İlhan Mansız
İlhan Mansız is a retired Turkish football player of Crimean Tatar origin, who gained international recognition at İstanbul's Beşiktaş J.K., and was later acquired by the Vissel Kobe soccer club in Japan. He attracted much attention from female fans due to his fashionable dressing style and hairdo, being listed among other soccer players such as David Beckham who are often categorized as metrosexuals. - Robert Waseige
Robert Waseige is a Belgian football manager and a former player. He became the coach of Belgium before the Euro 2000 and lead Belgium to the second round at the 2002 World Cup. He then left the national as he had signed a contract with Standard Liège prior to the 2002 World Cup tournament. After a deceiving start in the Jupiler League he was fired by the club and replaced by caretaker Dominique D'Onofrio. He later managed Algeria. - Anders Svensson
Anders Svensson ['ɑndɛʃ 'svɛnsɔn] (born July 17, 1976 in Göteborg, Sweden) is a Swedish international football player playing for IF Elfsborg from Borås. - Patrick Mboma
Henri Patrick Mboma Dem is a former Cameroonian football striker, the all-time top goal-scorer for the Cameroonian national team. He started his domestic football career in 1993, and during his career played for Châteauroux, Paris Saint-Germain, FC Metz, Gamba Osaka, Cagliari, Parma, Sunderland,Al Ittihad, Tokyo Verdy and Vissel Kobe, before retiring on May 16, 2005. After first being capped for Cameroon in 1995, Mboma has scored 33 goals in 57 matches. - Henri Camara
Henri Camara (born May 10, 1977 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese footballer who, as of 2005, plays for Wigan Athletic of the English FA Premier League. Camara played for Senegal at their surprising run at the 2002 World Cup, scoring two goals, one a golden goal, in the Round of 16 against Sweden. He was part of the 2004 and 2006 African Nations Cup squads as well. At club level, Camara began his career in France with RC Strasbourg (1998-1999), … - Gaizka Mendieta
Gaizka Mendieta Zabala is a Basque Spanish football player. He is a midfielder who currently plays for Middlesbrough of the English Premiership. Mendieta, born in the Basque Country, started his club career with Castellón in 1991 and moved to Valencia a year later. He became one of the most sought-after players in Europe after leading his club to two consecutive Champions League finals in 2000 and 2001. That led to a €48 million transfer to Lazio in 2001, … - Lee Eul-Yong
Lee Eul-Yong is a South Korean football player for FC Seoul. He previously played for Anyang Cheetahs FC and Bucheon SK in the Korean K-League, and was part of the South Korean national team at the 2002 World Cup and was one of Guus Hiddink's favorite players. He is capable of scoring free kicks similar to David Beckham's. He is notable for his goal against Turkey in the 3rd place match in the 2002 Fifa World Cup. - Peter van der Heyden
Peter Van Der Heyden (born July 16, 1976 in Aalst, Belgium) is a Belgian football left fullback who, as of 2005, is playing for VfL Wolfsburg. His former clubs include Eendracht Aalst and Club Brugge. Van Der Heyden played 17 times with Belgium as of June 4, 2005 and was in the team for the 2002 World Cup. He scored Belgium's second goal in their opening match, a 2-2 draw with Japan in Saitama. - Quinton Fortune
Quinton Fortune is a South African football player. He is currently without a club, having been released by Bolton Wanderers. Fortune left South Africa at the age of 14 and moved to England where he played for the Tottenham Hotspur junior team, but never made a senior appearance for the club. He then moved to Spain where he played for Atlético Madrid. Manchester United purchased him from Atlético Madrid on 1 August 1999. - Christian Panucci
Christian Panucci (born 12 April, 1973 in Savona) is an Italian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for AS Roma of Italian Serie A. Panucci is a renowned defender who usually plays on the right-hand side. He is a fierce tackler and can also do some good when going up field. He started playing with Genoa in 1992, and then moved to AC Milan. Panucci later moved to Real Madrid (becoming the first Italian to play for the Spanish powerhouse), Inter, Chelsea, … - Lee Chun-Soo
Lee Chun-Soo is a football player from South Korea. He was a key member of his national team during the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 Summer Olympics. He also wrote a book on his World Cup experience, accusing then coach Guus Hiddink of excessively using foul language on players. Lee also criticized several teammates in the book. After the World Cup, Lee moved to Real Sociedad of Spain, becoming the first Korean to play in the Spanish La Liga. - Ariel Ortega
Ariel Arnaldo Ortega is an Argentinian footballer, who currently plays for Club Atlético River Plate as a midfielder. His nickname is "El Burrito" ("The Little Donkey"), thus called "Burrito Ortega". Ortega's previous clubs have included Fenerbahçe, Parma A.C., U.C. Sampdoria, Valencia C.F., and River Plate. He has been capped 89 times for the Argentinian national team, scoring 17 goals (as of the end of 2004). - Winston Parks
Winston Parks Tifet (born October 12, 1981) is a Costa Rican football (soccer) striker who currently plays for Slovan Liberec. He has just spent a few years in Russia at Lokomotiv Moscow and on loan at FC Saturn Ramenskoe. Parks gained recognition as an exceptional youth player, appearing in FIFA World Youth Championships in 1999 and 2001, and leading Costa Rica in goals during the 2001 tournament, with four. - Walter Samuel
Walter Adrián Samuel (born March 22, 1978 in Laborde, Córdoba Province) is an Argentine football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Internazionale of the Italian league. Samuel started playing professionally in 1996 in Argentina for Newell's Old Boys, and a year later moved to Boca Juniors where he stayed until 2000. In that year AS Roma bought his contract for €19.8m. He gained notoriety as one of the best defense players of the Italian league, … - Pierre Njanka
Pierre Njanka Beaka (born March 15, 1975) is a Cameroonian football player who, as of 2006 was playing for Club Africain in Tunisia. Njanka played for Cameroon at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as the 2004 African Nations Cup. He has been capped over 50 times for his country. Njanka has been with Sedan since 2003, having previously played with RC Strasbourg. - Vladimir Beschastnykh
Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh (born April 1, 1974 in Moscow) is a Russian football striker, the all-time goal leader for the Russian national team. In his club career that started in 1991, Beschastnykh played for "Zvezda Moscow", Spartak Moscow, Werder Bremen, Racing Santander, Fenerbahçe, and Kuban Krasnodar. In the 2004-2005 season he played for FC Orel in Russia's First Liga (second-level division after Premier Liga). - Aleš Čeh
Aleš Čeh is a former Slovenian footballer who has represented his country at the two major tournaments for which they have qualified (Euro 2000 and Football World Cup 2002). He played for the youth teams of NK Ljubljana, later as professional also for city rivals NK Olimpija. In 1992 he was transferred to Austria's 2nd division side Grazer AK, where he had great success, became idol for the fans and player for his national side. - Du Wei
Du Wei (February 9, 1982 in Luoyang, Henan) is a Chinese professional football player who plays in defence, as a centre-back for Shanghai Shenhua. In season 2005/06, he had a 6-month loan spell at Celtic in the Scottish Premier League (SPL). He was also a former captain of China's U-21 Football Team and China's Olympic Team in 2004. Before he transferred to Celtic in 2005, he had played for Shanghai Cable and Shanghai Shenhua. - Luigi di Biagio
Luigi Di Biagio (born June 3, 1971 in Rome) is an Italian football (soccer) defensive midfielder, who currently plays for Ascoli Calcio 1898. Prior to join Ascoli Calcio 1898, Di Biagio has played for Lazio (1988-89), Monza (1989-92), Foggia (1992-95), AS Roma (1995-99), Internazionale (1999-2003), and Brescia Calcio (2003-2006). He has been capped 31 times for Italy, scoring two goals. Other than the 1998 World Cup, he also played for his country in the 2002 edition, … - Nico van Kerckhoven
Nico Van Kerckhoven (born December 14, 1970) is a Belgian football left fullback currently on the books of K.V.C. Westerlo. His former clubs include Lierse and FC Schalke 04. Van Kerckhoven was part of the Belgium national team for the 1998 and 2002 World Cups. - Hugh Dallas
Hugh Dallas MBE (born October 26, 1957 in Motherwell, Scotland) is a former Scottish football referee. Dallas retired at the end of the 2004-05 Scottish football season. During his career he officiated at several major football events including Euro 2000, 2002 World Cup (in which he was the fourth official at the Final), the 1999 UEFA Cup final as well as several UEFA Champions League matches. - Amir Karič
Amir Karič is a Slovenian footballer of Bosnian origin. He played for Slovenia in the Euro 2000 and 2002 World Cup and was brought to English football by Ipswich Town in September 2000 for £700k. His appearances were limited to three as a substitute before his contract was terminated. After that, he played in Torpedo Moscow. In 2005-06 he played for the Cypriot team Anorthosis Famagusta FC. - Rigobert Song
Rigobert Song Bahanag (born July 1, 1976) is a Cameroonian football player who, as of 2007, is playing for Galatasaray. - Lena Park
Lena Park, also known as Park Jung-hyun, (born March 23 1976 in Los Angeles, California), is a Korean American R&B singer. Early in her life, Park showed talent for singing, mainly in the choir of her father's church in Downey with her siblings Brian and Uriah. She also learned to play saxophone and piano. As of June 2007, Park has released 8 Korean albums, 2 Korean singles, 3 Japanese albums and 7 Japanese singles. - Damiano Tommasi
Damiano Tommasi (born May 17, 1974 in Negrar) is an Italian football player who currently plays for Levante UD of the La Liga. Also a noted philanthropist, Tommasi arranges for footballers' disciplinary fines to go to good causes. Tommasi started his career playing for Hellas Verona in Serie B from 1993 to 1996. He made his Serie A debut on September 7, 1996 with A.S. Roma, a 3-1 win over Piacenza Calcio. - Gert Verheyen
Gert Verheyen, (born September 20 1970), is a Belgian football player(striker) who, as of 2005, was playing for Club Brugge. He played 14 years for them in which he made 199 goals. He used to play for R.S.C. Anderlecht before he went to Bruges. Verheyen was part of the Belgium national team for the 1998 and 2002 World Cups. The player is known to have rather few technical skills but he is often cited as a hard-worker. - Valery Karpin
Valery Georgievich Karpin (born February 2, 1969 in Narva, Estonia) is a former Russian football midfielder. Nowadays he lives in the city of Vigo, where he is a businessman and sponsor of several sport teams. In 2003, eligible for Estonian citizenship by descent, Karpin renounced Russian citizenship. On the club level, Karpin has played for Fakel Voronezh (1989), Spartak Moscow (1990-94), Real Sociedad (1994-96 and 2002-05), Valencia CF (1996-97), … - Cristiano Doni
Cristiano Doni (born April 1, 1973 in Rome, Italy) is a professional soccer player for Italian team Atalanta B.C.. Last season at Atalanta B.C. his hard working style, technique, playmaking skills and goals have made him a fan favourite, the kind of performances which have mad him a favourite where ever he has played, especially in his previous stint at Atalanta. He played for Italy in the 2002 World Cup.
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