- Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Yazid Zidane, popularly nicknamed Zizou, is a French former football midfielder who played for four European clubs, including Juventus FC and Real Madrid. As a member and later captain of the French national team he participated in two World Cup finals - including winning the tournament in 1998 - and in three European Championships, winning that tournament in 2000. Having gained fame in Europe as a playmaker for Juventus, … - Henrik Larsson
Henrik Edward Larsson MBE (born September 20, 1971 in Helsingborg, Skåne) is a Swedish footballer. Larsson is best known for seven successful years with Scottish club Celtic. He subsequently had a two-year spell at Barcelona of Spain, where he won the Champions League. Having left Barcelona in the summer of 2006, he returned to his home town club of Helsingborgs IF. He later joined Manchester United on a short term loan in January 2007, … - Michel Platini
History: Michel Platini (June 21, 1955, Joeuf, Departement Meurthe-et-Moselle) is a former French football player, widely regarded as one of the most elegant midfielders of his generation. ... - Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup (born June 15, 1964) is a Danish former professional football player and manager. He is now manager of Spanish club Getafe CF. His most prominent run of football came with Spanish club FC Barcelona, with whom he won four straight "La Liga" championships, as well as the 1992 European Cup. He most famously moved to arch rivals Real Madrid in 1994, with whom he won his fifth "La Liga" title in a row. - Rui Costa
Rui Manuel César Costa, <small>OIH</small>, usually referred to simply as Rui Costa (pron.) (born March 29, 1972 in Lisbon), is a legendaryPortuguese football player. He is an attacking midfielder for Portuguese club SL Benfica and is also capable of playing as a deep-seated defensive midfielder. He is considered to be the best Portuguese playmaker of all times - for that, he is commonly known as the "maestro", or "The number 10", … - Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, (born 5 February 1985 in Funchal, Madeira), better known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a professional Portuguese footballer. He plays for the English Club Manchester United F.C. and Portugal. - Lothar Matthäus
Lothar Herbert Matthäus is a legendary Germany former football player and now manager. In 1990 he was named European Footballer of the Year and World Soccer Player of the Year after captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup. One year later, he was also named the first ever FIFA World Player of the Year. He has played in five World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) more than any other outfield player, … - Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Rummenigge (born September 25, 1955 in Lippstadt) is a former football player. He had his greatest successes in his time with Bayern Munich, where he won the Intercontinental Cup, the European Cup of Champions as well as a number of national titles. With Germany he was runner-up in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and won the 1980 European Championship. He was also honoured twice as European Footballer of the Year. - Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth, Tyne and Wear) is an English former professional footballer who played for the English national team and three English Premiership clubs: Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. During his career he enjoyed successes at both club and international level and also in his personal life, becoming one of the most prolific strikers of all time. In total he scored 422 goals for club and country, … - Jan Koller
Jan Koller (born March 30, 1973 in Smetanova Lhota, Czech Republic, then Czechoslovakia) is a Czech football player, who currently stars as a striker for the Czech Republic national team and the Ligue 1 club AS Monaco. He is the all-time leading goal scorer for either the Czech Republic or the former Czechoslovakia, with 48 goals in 75 caps as of February 8, 2007. Koller has an impressive physical presence (height: 2.02 m, nearly 6'8" and weight 100 kg, about 220 pounds). - Alessandro Del del Piero
Alessandro Del Piero, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born November 9, 1974 in Conegliano) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. He is the captain of Juventus and a member of the Italian national team. He is regarded as one of the best Italian footballers of his generation. Usually, Del Piero plays as a supporting-striker and occasionally between the midfield and the strikers (in the hole), known in Italy as the "Trequartista" position. - Fredrik Ljungberg
Karl Fredrik Ljungberg (born 16 April, 1977 in Vittsjö, Hässleholm) is a Swedish Footballer who currently plays for Arsenal. He plays as an attacking midfielder and is the captain of the Swedish National Football team - Fernando Couto
Fernando Manuel Silva Couto, <small>OIH</small> (born 2 August 1969; pron. or ) is a Portuguese professional football player, who currently plays as a defender for Parma in the Italian Serie A championship. Couto has played in a number of top clubs in Portugal, Spain and Italy and he has won the national league title of each country, as well as the European UEFA Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup trophies. - Sylvain Wiltord
Sylvain Wiltord (born May 10, 1974 in Neuilly-sur-Marne) is a French football forward whose parents come from Guadeloupe, France. With the French national team, Wiltord has won Euro 2000 and reached the finals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Wiltord played for Stade Rennais (1992-97), Girondins de Bordeaux (1997-2000), Arsenal F.C. (2000-04), and since 2004 has been a member of Olympique Lyonnais. For France, Wiltord has been capped 90 times, scoring 26 goals. - Thierry Henry
Thierry Daniel Henry (born 17 August 1977 in (Les Ulis, Essonne) Paris, France) is a French football player. Renowned for his pace, he plays as a striker for the France national team and FC Barcelona. Henry grew up in the tough neighbourhood of Les Ulis, Essonne, where as a youngster he played for an array of local sides and showed great promise as a goal scorer. AS Monaco spotted him in 1990, and signed him up instantly. - Ruud Gullit
Ruud Gullit (born September 1, 1962) is a Dutch football coach and former player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was a member of the Netherlands national team at the Euro 88 and the 1990 World Cup. He was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1987 and the World Soccer Player of the Year in 1987 and 1989. He was a versatile player, as he played several positions during his career. - Patrice Loko
Patrice Loko (born February 6, 1970) is French footballer who retired in 2004. Playing as a striker he began his career at Nantes and then moved on to Paris Saint-Germain, where he was part of the team that lost to Barcelona in the 1997 Cup Winners' Cup final. From there he went on to play for Montpellier, Lyon, Troyes, FC Lordick and Ajaccio. He also made appearances for the French national football team, including scoring at Euro 1996. - Michael Ballack
Michael Ballack is a German football player. He is the current captain of the German national team, and plays club football for Chelsea F.C. in the English FA Premier League. - Ruud van Nistelrooy
Rutgerus Johannes Martinius van Nistelrooy (originally spelled "Van Nistelrooij") (born July 1, 1976 in Oss, North Brabant) is a Dutch footballer who plays in the position of centre forward for Real Madrid and the the Dutch national team. He has previously starred for Manchester United, where he holds the record for being the club's top scorer in European competition. - Eric Gerets
Eric Gerets is a former Belgian football defender. As a defender, he played for Rekem, Standard de Liège, AC Milan, MVV Maastricht and PSV Eindhoven, winning among others the 1987-88 European Cup, two Belgian championships and six Dutch championships. He is with 86 appearances the second most capped player for the Belgium national football team, scoring twice. As a manager, he worked successively for Lierse SK, Club Brugge, PSV Eindhoven, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, … - Laurent Blanc
Laurent Blanc is a retired French football defender, who scored the first golden goal in World Cup history. Blanc is considered to be one of the great centre-halves of the 90s, eclipsed only by Franco Baresi. For France, Blanc played in Euro 92, reached the semi-finals in Euro 96, and won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. He was also well-known for kissing good friend and goalkeeper Fabien Barthez's head before the start of every match, … - Zlatan Ibrahimović
Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish football player. He plays as a striker. He currently plays for Inter Milan, in Italy, and for the Sweden national football team. - Tony Adams
Tony Alexander Adams MBE (born 10 October 1966) is a former English football player who is currently assistant manager of Portsmouth. He spent his entire playing career of 22 years at Arsenal, and is considered one of the club's greatest players of all time by the club's own fans. He wore the number 6 shirt for Arsenal and 5 for England. - Frank Lampard
Frank James Lampard, Jr., (born 20 June 1978) is an English football player currently at Chelsea and previously with West Ham United and Swansea City. He is a central midfielder known for his powerful long-range shots and prolific goalscoring abilities from midfield. Lampard was born in Romford, Havering, England. He is the son of Frank Lampard Sr., the former England full back and two-time FA Cup winner with West Ham United. - Okan Buruk
Okan Buruk also known as Okan (born 19 October 1973 Istanbul) is a Turkish football player, currently plays for Galatasaray. Okan is younger brother of Fuat Buruk He played for Turkish giants Galatasaray and helped them win a UEFA Cup, Super Cup and many Turkish Titles during his 10 year stay (between 1991 - 2001). In 1992, his leg was broken in a game against Trabzonspor, and he had a year long hiatus. - Jan Ceulemans
Jan Ceulemans (born February 28, 1957 in Lier, Belgium) was a Belgian football player in the position of midfield. He is his country's most capped player with 96 international appearances. He played for Belgium mostly under the guidance of Guy Thys and this was the strongest period of the team. They reached the finals of Euro 80. In the 1982 World Cup, … - Bobby Charlton
After quitting a job in a coal mine, Charlton applied to join the police, but was then offered a trial by Leeds United after they had spotted him playing as a central defender in an amateur match. The trial game clashed with his police interview, and Charlton chose to play in the game. He impressed enough to be offered an apprenticeship with Leeds, and then signed professional terms in 1952. - Marco Tardelli
Marco Tardelli, (born September 24, 1954) is a former football player from Italy, and currently chairman of Juventus F.C.. He played defensive midfielder with Juventus and the Italian national team. He won the Football World Cup 1982 and was five-time Italian Serie A champion. - Steven Gerrard
Steven George Gerrard MBE (born 30 May, 1980, Whiston, Merseyside) is an English football player. He is the captain of Liverpool, where he wears the number 8 shirt. He is the England vice captain, for which he usually wears the number 4. An inspirational and versatile midfielder known for his long-range shots and trademark defence-splitting passes, he is usually employed in the commanding "box-to-box" midfield role, … - Jürgen Klinsmann
Jürgen Klinsmann is a German football manager and former football player, who played for several prominent clubs in Europe and was part of the West German national team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He was one of Germany's premier strikers during the 90s. He managed the German national team to a third-place finish in the 2006 World Cup, a much better result than the general expectations, including those from Germany's own fans. - Nuno Gomes
Nuno Gomes was born Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, <small>OIH</small> on July 5, 1976 in Amarante. He is a striker who plays for the Portugal national football team and currently plays for Benfica. He was given the nickname "Gomes" during childhood, after Fernando Gomes, who was the top european goalscorer in 1983 and 1985. A striker who works tirelessly for his team-mates, Nuno Gomes's star shone bright at UEFA Euro 2000. - Torsten Frings
Torsten Frings is a German football midfielder who currently plays for Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga Frings has a rather rough football style and is known to cause many fouls. This, though, does not hold him back from his true strengths. Frings is known to have great pace and versatility. He is often compared to fellow teammate Schweinsteiger and Chelsea star Lampard as he is known to make many long-range efforts. - Michael Owen
Michael James Owen (born December 14, 1979, in Chester, Cheshire) is an English football player currently with Newcastle United. He has also played for Liverpool (1996–2004) and Real Madrid (2004-05). He plays as a striker and has enjoyed a hugely successful and high-profile career at both club and international level and was the European Footballer of the Year in 2001. Owen is currently England's 4th highest scorer of all time, with 37 goals in 82 games for his country, … - Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini (born November 27, 1964) is an Italian football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of F.C. Internazionale Milano in Serie A. - Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson OBE (born January 11, 1957) is a former England, West Bromwich Albion, and Manchester United footballer who also captained his country. He is the current manager of Sheffield United. He was born and brought up in Witton Gilbert, County Durham. The family moved to the nearby town of Chester-le-Street when he was six. Where he began playing football and supporting Newcastle United. - Jon Dahl Tomasson
Jon Dahl Tomasson (born August 29, 1976) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays for Spanish side Villarreal CF in the Spanish La Liga championship. Playing either as a striker or an attacking midfielder, Tomasson is known for his positional strength and fine finishing. His most notable run of football came in his years at Dutch club Feyenoord Rotterdam, with whom he won the 2002 UEFA Cup, and Italian club AC Milan, with whom he won the 2003 UEFA Champions League. - Marek Heinz
Marek Heinz is a Czech football striker who is currently playing for AS Saint-Étienne. Heinz previously played for Sigma Olomouc (1996-2000), Hamburg (2000-02), Arminia Bielefeld (2003), Baník Ostrava (2003-04), Borussia Mönchengladbach (2004-05) and Galatasaray SK (2005-06). For the Czech national team, he played in Euro 2004. After joining Hamburg from Sigma Olomouc at the start of 2000-2001, Heinz was constantly failing to find his feet on club level. - Hakan Şükür
Hakan Şükür, (born on September 1, 1971 in Adapazarı, Sakarya, Turkey to Albanian parents immigrants from Kosovo), is a Turkish footballer playing the striker position. He has received the nickname "King (Kral)" from his admirers. Along with then team-mate Gheorghe Hagi, he was a member of the UEFA Cup-winning Galatasaray side of 2000. He is remembered by supporters for his scoring in European competition that year, including his superb goals against Leeds United, … - Matthias Sammer
Matthias Sammer (born September 5, 1967) is a former German football player who is now a coach. He played as a midfielder, and later in his career as a sweeper. He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1996, the year he led Germany to victory in the European Championship. Sammer retired with 74 total caps, 23 for East Germany and 51 for the unified side. - Marco van Basten
Marcel ("Marco") van Basten (October 31, 1964 in Oog in Al, Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager, currently in charge of the Dutch national team. Previously, he was a football player who played for Ajax Amsterdam and A.C. Milan in the 1980s and early 1990s. He is regarded as one of the finest strikers of all time and scored 276 goals in a career cut short by injury. Known for his strength on the ball, his tactical awareness and spectacular strikes and volleys, …
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