- Victor Ikpeba
Victor Nosa Ikpeba is a football striker from Nigeria. He has played thirty international matches and scored three goals for Nigeria, and played at the Football World Cups in 1994 and 1998. He also helped win the 1994 African Nations Cup and the Olympic gold medal in 1996. Ikpeba was discovered by Belgian club RFC Liégeois during the 1989 FIFA U-17 World Championship, and moved to play in Belgium together with teammate Sunday Oliseh.
- Luis Aragonés
José Luis Aragonés Suárez Martinez, sometimes referred to as simply Luis, is a former Spanish footballer and current manager. He is currently the coach of Spain. Aragonés has spent the majority of his career as a player and coach at Atlético Madrid. He was a prominent player and then coach of the successful Atlético team of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
- Diego Tristán
Diego Tristán is a Spanish professional footballer. A muscular centre forward, he has represented the Spanish national team. At his peak, Tristán was considered amongst the best strikers in Europe and would have signed for Real Madrid in 2000 had Lorenzo Sanz remained president. Instead he joined the Galician club Deportivo La Coruña in the summer of that year, being a replacement for the injured Roy Makaay.
- Andrey Kobelev
Andrey Kobelev (born 22 November 1968 in Moscow) is a young Russian coach and former footballer. He is the current head coach of FC Dynamo Moscow, following the sacking of Yuri Semin due to poor results. Kobelev played for Dynamo Moscow, Real Betis, and Zenit Saint Petersburg. He was capped for Russia national football team once. He is the 1985 U-16 European champion and 1990 U-21 European champion.
- Martín Palermo
Martín "El Loco" Palermo is a professional footballer currently playing for Boca Juniors of Argentina. He has also played in Argentina for Estudiantes de La Plata as well as in La Liga for Villarreal CF, Real Betis, and Deportivo Alavés. His career started slowly at Estudiantes de La Plata and it was not until he transferred to Boca Juniors that he won international recognition due to his impressive goal average, and his excellent performances in international matches.
- Mariano Pavone
Mariano Pavone is an Argentine footballer. He was born on May 27 1982, in the city of Tres Sargentos, Buenos Aires province.
- Nery Pumpido
Nery Alberto Pumpido (born July 30, 1957 in Santa Fe) is a football coach and former goalkeeper who played for the Argentine national team in two World Cups. Pumpido was a precise passer of the ball, allowing for quick counter-attacks.
- Fernando Vega
Fernando Vega Torres, full name Fernando Vega, (born 3 July 1984 in Arahal, Seville) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Real Betis of the Spanish La Liga. Vega is a left-sided defender.
- Daniel Gygax
Daniel Gygax is a Swiss football midfielder who currently, as of February 2007, plays for FC Metz on loan from Lille OSC. He currently has 20 caps for the Swiss national team, and has been called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He also participated at the 2004 European Football Championship.
- David Odonkor
David Odonkor, born to a German mother and Ghanaian father, is a young German international footballer currently playing for La Liga side Real Betis. Known for his great pace, he most often plays as a side midfielder or winger, usually on the right side of the pitch. He is also capable of playing as a striker. He is seen as one of the most promising German youths today. It is believed that Odonkor, noted for his acceleration, can cover 100 metres in a mere 10.9 seconds.
- Wojciech Kowalczyk
Wojciech Kowalczyk (born April 14, 1972 in Warsaw) is a Polish football player. He playes as a striker. In his international career he played 39 caps, scoring 11 goals. Kowalczyk begun his career in small Warsaw club, "Olimpia", later on moved to "Polonez Warszawa" to become Legia Warszawa player in 1990. From the very beginning he became supporters favourite, his two goals against Sampdoria Genoa in quarterfinal of Cup Winners' Cup, …
- Fabrice Pancrate
Fabrice Pancrate (born May 2, 1980 in Paris, France) is a French football player. He plays predominantly as an attacker, but has also been used as a midfielder, both right wing and on the position between the attack and the midfield. He started his professional career in Louhans-Cuiseaux in 1999 where he played 2 matches. Then went to Guingamp from 2000-02 and played 6 matches. From 2 August 2005 he went to Le Mans, and played 64 matches, and scored 8 goals.
- Raphael Meade
Raphael Joseph Meade (born November 22 1962 in Islington) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. Meade started his career at Arsenal as a schoolboy in 1977, and turning professional in 1980. He was the leading scorer for Arsenal's reserve side in the London Combination for both the 1980-81 and 1981-82, and made his first-team debut against Manchester City on October 17 1981. He went on to total 16 league appearances that season (eight as substitute), …
- Alfonso Pérez
Alfonso Pérez Muñoz, usually referred to as Alfonso, is a former Spanish international and Real Madrid footballer, who was a member of the national side that won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
- Faruk Hadžibegić
Faruk Hadžibegic, is a retired Bosnian football (soccer) player. During his career he played for FK Sarajevo, FC Sochaux of France and Real Betis of Spain. He was also a participant in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy for the Yugoslavia national football team. He missed the final penalty kick in the quarter-finals against Argentina, sending his team home.
- Trifon Ivanov
Trifon Ivanov (born July 27, 1965 in Lipnitsa, Bulgaria) was a Bulgarian international football player. Sometimes known by his nickname "The Bulgarian Wolf" due to his hirsute appearance, Ivanov started his career with the team Etar of Veliko Tarnovo. Later moves included spells at CSKA Sofia during 1994-95 and 1997-98 as well as at the Austrian teams Austria Vienna and Rapid Vienna and the Spanish club Real Betis Seville.
- Johann Vogel
Johann Vogel is a Swiss footballer. He currently plays for Real Betis. Until 8th of March 2007 he was captain of the Switzerland national football team. Vogel joined Swiss amateur club FC Meyrin in his youth but made the cut into professional football by joining Grasshopper. He was handed his debut for Switzerland on 8 March 1995 in a 1-1 draw against Greece. In his time at Grasshoppers, he usually played central defence or rightback although on occasion, …
- Robert Jarni
Robert Jarni is a Croatian footballer who plays left winger or wingback. After years in retirement from June 15. 2007. he plays for Hajduk Split. He was a regular in the Croatian national team throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. This allowed him to become the team's all-time most-capped player with 81 caps, although the record he held for four years following his retirement was by now surpassed by Dario Šimić, who won his 82nd cap in June 2006.
- David Belenguer
David Belenguer Reverter aka David Belenguer (born 17 December 1972 in Vilassar de Mar, Catalonia) is a Spanish football player who currently plays for Getafe CF of the Spanish La Liga. His usual demarcation is Defender.
- Nenad Bjelica
Nenad Bjelica is a Croatian football player who played for Albacete Balompié, Real Betis and Kaiserslautern. Bjelica is a midfielder and is 1.81 meters tall. Nenad Bjelica started playing for a small club "Metalac Olt" in the 1989/90 season. He quickly moved to NK Osijek and spent almost four seasons there, before moving abroad to Spain. He played for Albacete Balompié for four years, during which time the team reached the Copa del Rey semi-final.
- Juan Pablo Caffa
Juan Pablo Caffa (born September 30, 1984 in Murphy, Santa Fe, Argentina) is an Argentinean football midfielder. Caffa currently plays for Real Betis in the Spanish La Liga. Caffa's nickname is "El violinista del Viaducto", literally translated as "the violinist of the Viaduct", because he plays an imaginary violin during his goal celebration.
- Juan Gutiérrez Moreno
Juan Gutiérrez Moreno, commonly referred to as Juanito is Spanish footballer who currently plays as a defender for Real Betis and Spain. He is also the current captain of Real. He has previously played for Cádiz CF B, Real Betis B and Recreativo de Huelva.
- Finidi George
Finidi George (born April 15, 1971 in Port Harcourt) is a Nigerian former footballer. He played at the Football World Cups in 1994 and 1998. Finidi made his international debut in an African Nations Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso in 1991. He provided three assists for Rashidi Yekini and scored one goal in a match the Nigerians won 7-1. A midfielder, Finidi came to Europe in 1993 to play for Ajax. He also played in England and Spain.
- Enrique Romero
Enrique Fernández Romero, or Romero, is a football player from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. He plays as a left sided defender. Romero currently is a free agent having finished his contract at Real Betis.
- Alejandro Lembo
Alejandro Lembo (born 15 February 1978 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer. Lembo can play as a central or right-sided defender.
- Ronny Gaspercic
Ronny Gaspercic is a Belgian football goalkeeper who, as of 2006, is playing for Westerlo. He won the Professional Goalkeeper of the Year award for the 1997-98 season. His former clubs include FC Winterslag (aka Racing Genk), Harelbeke and CF Extremadura, Real Betis, Deportivo Alavés and Albacete Balompié in Spain. Gaspercic enjoyed 8 caps for Belgium between 1998 and 2001.
- Carlos Diarte
Carlos Martínez Diarte is a retired football striker from Paraguay. Diarte started his career in Olimpia Asunción and at the age of 16 he made his debut in the professional squad, helping Olimpia win the Paraguayan championship in 1971. His speed and goal-scoring skills were soon noticed by teams all around Europe, …
- Yanko Daucik
Yanko Daucik Ciboch was a professional footballer during the 1960s and 1970s. Yanko played for Real Betis, Real Madrid, the Toronto Falcons and RCD Español. Daucik is the son of Ferdinand Daučík, the veteran La Liga manager who moved his family to Spain in 1950. Daucik made his La Liga debut for Real Betis on September 11 1960 in a game against RCD Mallorca. His father was the Betis manager at the time. Yanko scored 14 goals in 38 La Liga appearances for Betis, …
- Albert Nađ
Albert Nađ (born October 29 1974 in Zemun, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian football midfielder of Hungarian decent. He is currently playing for Partizan Belgrade. He played 32 games for the Serbia and Montenegro national football team and scored 3 goals. He has been named as a member of the Serbia and Montenegro national football team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and was also in the squad for the 2000 European Football Championship.
- Mark González
Mark Dennis González Hoffman commonly known as Mark González, is a Chilean footballer whose preferred position is as a left winger. Renowned for his lightning pace, he is nicknamed "Speedy Gonzalez". Gonzalez currently plays for Real Betis.
- Daniel Aquino
Daniel Toribio Aquino (nicknamed 'El Toro'), born June 9, 1965, was an Argentine footballer who played for Real Betis, Real Murcia and Lorca in Spain. His son, who is also named Daniel, is a member of Real Murcia's youth system as well as the Spanish national U-17 team
- Ricardo Oliveira
Ricardo Oliveira is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a striker.
- Diego Tardelli
Diego Tardelli Martins, (born May 10 1985 in Santa Bárbara D'Oeste, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward. He returned to the Brazilian Série A club São Paulo from a loan to PSV Eindhoven. He is noted for his finishing ability, but his pace is short of impressive. Indiscipline has been a problem, however, for which he was at one point demoted to São Paulo's B team.
- Toni Doblas
Antonio Doblas Santana, also known as Toni D. or Toni Doblas, (born on August 5 1980 in Dos Hermanas, Seville) is a Spanish footballer currently playing for Real Betis. Doblas is a goalkeeper who wears shirt number 13. He is noted by fans as having good reflexes and being strong in one-on-one situations. Before becoming a professional footballer, Doblas was studying to become a journalist.
- Rafael Gordillo
Rafael Gordillo Vázquez is a former Spanish football player. However, as his parents were from Seville, Spain, he went to live to Seville when he had just a few months of life. He grew up in a famous neighborhood in the city of Seville called "El Polígono de San Pablo" where he started playing football in a kid's team called "Unidad". He earned 75 caps and scored 3 goals for the Spain national football team from 1978 to 1988, …
- Juan Alberto Andreu
Juan Alberto Andreu Alvarado, aka Melli is a Spanish football player who currently plays for Real Betis of the Spanish La Liga. Melli is a versatile defender having spent time on the right side of the defence and in the centre for Betis. His nickname Melli is from the Spanish word "mellizo" meaning twin. This was chosen due to the fact that Melli is himself a twin. His brother is also a footballer.
- Juan Merino Ruiz
Juan Merino Ruiz, aka Juan Merino is a Spanish footballer that played for La Liga sides Real Betis and Recreativo de Huelva. Juan Merino is a central defender. He retired from football in 20007.
- Michel Pavon
Michel Pavón is a former French football midfielder. He is currently working at FC Girondins de Bordeaux. The former midfielder and captain of Bordeaux was known as a rough player during his footballer career. He played his first match on November 7th, 1986 with Toulouse FC against Paris Saint-Germain. On October 24th 2003 Michel Pavón became head coach at FC Girondins de Bordeaux to replace Élie Baup, who whad been fired.
- Celso Ayala
Celso Rafael Ayala Gavilán is a Paraguayan football defender. With 85 caps and 6 goals, he is one of the most capped players in the Paraguayan national team. Ayala became a key player in Paraguay's national team outstading defensive line in the 1990's, along with fellow defenders Francisco Arce and Carlos Gamarra. His characteristics were leadership in the field, good positioning and superb tackling and heading skills.
- Juan José Cañas Gutiérrez
Juan José Cañas Gutiérrez, or José Cañas, (born April 17, 1972 in Rota, Cádiz), was a Spanish footballer who played for La Liga side Real Betis. José Cañas played for Real Betis from 1994 through to 2006. The midfielder played 228 league games for Real Betis, scoring 10 goals. The highlight of his lengthy career at Real Betis was lifting the Copa del Rey in 2005.