- Gary Neville
Gary Alexander Neville (born February 18, 1975 in Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer who is England's most capped right full back, and Manchester United's club captain. Neville started his career at Old Trafford as a central defender, but was later converted into a full back because it was felt he may have been too short to play centrally.
- Ashley Cole
Ashley Cole (born 20 December 1980, Whitechapel, England) is an English footballer of Barbadian descent. Cole plays left back for Chelsea and for the England national team, a position from which he often uses his strong pace to try and support the forward players
- Marco Antônio
Marco Antônio, real name Marco Antônio Feliciano, (born february 6, 1951 in Santos) was a football (soccer) player from Brazil. He played left-back with Fluminense Football Club and the Brazilian national team. He won the Football World Cup 1970, is a five-time winner of Campeonato Carioca (Rio de Janeiro State championship) and received the “Brazilian Silver ball” in 1975 and 1976.
- Pascal Chimbonda
Pascal Chimbonda (born 21 February 1979 in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe) is a French defender who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and for the French national team. Chimbonda is able to play at centre-back or right-back, but more commonly right-back. Chimbonda became well known to English football supporters due to his impressive displays on the pitch for his previous club, Wigan Athletic, which lead to Tottenham Hotspur chasing his signature in the summer of 2006, …
- Sun Jihai
Sun Jihai (born September 30, 1977 in Dalian, China) is a Chinese football (soccer) player who currently plays for Manchester City as a defender and for the China national football team as a midfielder. Sun's main strengths are his speed, physical strength, crossing and attacking forays down the wings. He is a highly versatile player, having played on both wings, central defense, holding midfielder.
- Gianluca Zambrotta
Gianluca Zambrotta, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born February 19, 1977 in Como) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. He is extremely fast, and plays either as a full-back defender, or a side midfielder for both club and country. Considered by many the best outside back in the world, he currently plays for FC Barcelona with a contract until 2010. He is married to his wife, Valentina.
- George Male
Charles George Male was an English footballer. Born in West Ham, London, Male trialled with West Ham United before playing with non-league Clapton. He joined Arsenal as an amateur in November 1929, turning professional in May 1930 and made his debut in a 7-1 victory over Blackpool on December 27, 1930. Initially a left-winger or left-half, usually deputising for Bob John.
- Francesco Coco
Francesco Coco is an Italian football (soccer) defender, who currently plays for Internazionale of Serie A.
- Nigel Gibbs
Nigel Gibbs (born November 20, 1965 in St Albans), was an English footballer, who played for Watford during his playing career, who played as a right-back.
- Paul Konchesky
Paul Martyn Konchesky (born May 15, 1981 in Barking, London) is a professional English football player currently playing for Fulham in the left-back position. He is a versatile player capable of appearing across the back four or in midfield.
- Daniel Alves
Daniel Alves da Silva (born 6 May 1983 in Juazeiro), usually known as Daniel Alves, Dani Alves, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking right back or right winger for Sevilla in Spain. The Spanish paper AS has described Alves as "Three players in one: a central midfield playmaker with a winger's soul who plays at full-back."
- Javier Zanetti
Javier Adelmar Zanetti (born August 10, 1973) is an Argentine football player. He has been a member of Serie A club Internazionale since 1995 being the team captain since 1999. He has also played in two World Cups for Argentina. Zanetti is the second most capped player ever for Argentina behind Roberto Ayala on 115 caps. Known as "Pupi" in Argentina, he was nicknamed "Il Trattore" (The Tractor) after moving to Italy because of his strength, resilience, …
- Giorgio Chiellini
Giorgio Chiellini is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Juventus of the Italian Serie A. He is an attacking left back who has also played in midfield. Chiellini started his career with Livorno where he played for two years each in Serie C1 and Serie B. He was signed by Juventus in summer 2004, for €6.5 million, but immediately sold on co-ownership deal to Fiorentina for €3.5 million, where he played for 2004/05 season.
- Lilian Thuram
Lilian Thuram is a French professional football defender, the most capped player in the history of the France national team. He has played at the top division level for over 15 seasons, including ten in Italy's Serie A. With the France national team, Thuram won the 1998 World Cup and the Euro 2000. Before Thuram pursued a football career, he aspired to be a Roman Catholic priest, until he found that he wanted to make use of his football talents.
- Rob Jones
Robert Marc Jones (born November 5, 1971 in Wrexham, Wales) is an English former professional footballer who made his name whilst he was with Liverpool.
- Hossein Kaebi
Hossein Kaebi is an Iranian football player who is currently playing for Leicester City in the Football League Championship. He is also a member of the Iran national football team.
- Emiliano Moretti
Emiliano Moretti (born 11 June 1981 in Rome) is an Italian football defender, who currently plays for Valencia CF. Moretti started his career with his local club, Lodigiani, and in 2000 transferred to AC Fiorentina. He made his Serie A appearance in March 2001, and was a member of the team that won the 2001 Coppa Italia. In the 2001/02 season, he played in 27 matches. After the AC Fiorentina bankruptcy in 2002, Moretti moved to Juventus, …
- Gary Kelly
Gary Kelly (born 9 July 1974 in Drogheda) is a retired Irish professional footballer who played his whole career for Leeds United. He played as a right back or a right midfielder and made 531 appearances in total for Leeds, being the only player from the non-Revie era at Leeds to join the 500 appearances club.
- Patrice Evra
Patrice Evra (born May 15, 1981 in Dakar, Senegal) is a French-Senegalese international footballer, who plays for English Premiership side Manchester United. He plays in the left back position although he can also play on the left wing. Son of a diplomat, he soon arrived in Europe through Brussels where his father was sent when he was very young.
- Eric Deflandre
Eric Deflandre is a Belgian football right fullback currently playing for Standard Liège. He first signed to Wandre Union but after one year he joined the Liège giants R.F.C. de Liège. He then left for Germinal Ekeren in 1995. Deflandre played his debut match for the national team against The Netherlands in the qualifying stage for the 1998 World Cup. In 1996, he signed for Club Brugge. In the first match of the 1998 World Cup, …
- Marinho Chagas
Marinho Chagas, real name Francisco das Chagas Marinho, (born february 8, 1952 in Natal) was a football player from Brazil. He played left-back with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas and the Brazilian national team. He played the Football World Cup 1974. He was a skillful and innovative left lateral who was considered at the time one of the top players at his position.
- Tony Book
Anthony Keith Book was an English footballer and manager who was born in Bath, 4 September 1934. Book spent a large part of his career in Non-League football with his home town club Bath City, before entering league football with Plymouth Argyle. At the age of 31, he joined First Division Manchester City, where he became captain. Under Book's captaincy, Manchester City won four trophies, making him the most decorated Manchester City captain of all-time.
- Lars Jacobsen
Lars Christian Jacobsen, is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a defender for 1. FC Nürnberg. He is the first choice on the right full back position for country, and Jacobsen has played more than ten games for the Danish national team.
- Ben Thatcher
Benjamin David Thatcher (born November 30, 1975 in Swindon, England) is a Welsh professional footballer, who currently plays for Charlton Athletic in the English Premier League. He has played for a number of English clubs, and has featured in more than 275 English league games from his position as a left-sided defender. He represented England's under-21 national youth team, but has chosen to represent the Wales national team in his senior years, …
- Leighton Baines
Leighton John Baines is an English footballer, who currently plays at left-back for Wigan Athletic. He won 16 caps for the England Under 21 team. Baines made his début for Wigan Athletic in 2002, and soon became an established member of the Wigan Athletic first team, and was a regular when Wigan earned promotion to the Premiership in 2004-05, in which he scored his first goal for the club, a spectacular strike from long-range against Ipswich.
- Morton Betts
Morton Peto Betts (b. 30 August 1847, Bloomsbury, London, d. 19 April 1914, Menton, France) was a leading English sportsman of the late 19th century. He was notable for scoring the first goal in an English FA Cup Final. His sporting career also featured first-class cricket for Middlesex (1 match) and Kent (2 matches). Switching between football and cricket duties frequently, he is also associated with Essex.
- Abel Xavier
Abel Luís da Silva Costa Xavier, pron., (born November 30, 1972 in Nampula, Mozambique) is a professional footballer for Los Angeles Galaxy and a former international for Portugal.
- Alessandro Costacurta
Alessandro Costacurta (born April 24, 1966 in Orago, Varese) is an Italian former professional football defender. Especially known for his defensive role alongside Paolo Maldini, he has played for AC Milan from 1987 to 2007, with a brief period spent in AC Monza. Starting from the next 2007-08 season, he will be Carlo Ancelotti's second assistant at AC Milan. He is married to former Miss Italy Martina Colombari, and has one son, Achille.
- Lauren Etame Mayer
Laureano Bisan-Etame Mayer (born January 19, 1977 in Londi Kribi, Cameroon), more commonly known as Lauren, is a Cameroonian footballer of Equatoguinean origin, who currently plays for English Premier League team Portsmouth.
- Curro Torres
Cristóbal Emilio Torres Ruiz is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender. He is commonly referred to as Curro Torres and currently plays for Valencia CF. He made his debut for Spain in 2001 and was a member of 2002 World Cup squad. Curro Torres began his career with Gramenet UEA before joining Valencia CF in 1997. He was a regular with Valencia CF B for two seasons before he was loaned out to Recreativo de Huelva in 1999 and then CD Tenerife in 2000.
- Bernard Mendy
Bernard Mendy is a French Norman football player. He plays as a right wing defender for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). A great fan of the PSG since his childhood, Mendy achieved his ambitions in 2000 when he joined PSG from SM Caen. Even though he had impressed a lot of people by his qualities during his first two seasons at PSG, he was loaned to Bolton Wanderers of England for a year, where he was appreciated for his offensive and speedy style.
- Adrian Leijer
Adrian Leijer (born March 25, 1986) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a centre back for the Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League.
- Mikael Silvestre
Mikaël Silvestre is a French footballer, playing as a defender. He currently plays for Manchester United, as well as France internationally. He began his career with the French club Rennes in the 1995/96 season. His time at the club helped build his reputation, and in the 1997/98 season was signed by Internazionale. He made 18 league appearances for Inter, as well as 6 European Cup games. Silvestre signed for Manchester United on September 10, 1999 for £4 million.
- Neil McDonald
Neil McDonald (born on 2 November, 1965 in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear) is a former football player he played in the right back and midfield positions before becoming coach/manager. He is currently managing Carlisle United. During his playing career he played for the England under 21 team.
- Gary Charles
Gary Charles (born April 13, 1970) is an English former footballer who played at right-back. Charles won two caps for the England team and turned out at club level for Nottingham Forest, Derby County, Aston Villa, SL Benfica, and finally West Ham United. Charles was famously fouled by Paul Gascoigne in the 1991 FA Cup Final, causing Gascoigne's cruciate ligaments to tear and forcing him out the game for several months.
- Matthieu Louis-Jean
Matthieu Louis-Jean (born 22 February, 1976 in Mont-Saint-Aignan) is a French footballer, who is currently unattached after being released by Norwich City. He joined Norwich in June 2005 after several seasons at Nottingham Forest, who he joined from Le Havre AC in 1999 following a loan spell. An experienced full-back, Louis-Jean made 188 appearances for Forest. His transfer to Norwich was a player exchange deal that saw Gary Holt move to the City Ground.
- Sylvinho
Sylvinho (full name Sylvio Mendes Campos Junior, sometimes alternatively spelt as Silvinho, born April 12, 1974 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian football player, who currently plays for FC Barcelona of the Spanish La Liga. He usually plays on the left, either as full back or wing back. He started his career at Corinthians from 1994 until 1999. In 1999 he moved to English club Arsenal, where he played for two years, …
- Mathew Kemp
Mathew Kemp (born August 8, 1980 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a versatile midfielder. He currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League.
- Syd King
E. Sydney King (b: Chatham, Kent, 1873. d: 1932) was a footballer and manager, and one of the most important figures in the early history of West Ham United. He started his career as a full back with Northfleet and once scored three own-goals when playing against Swindon Town. He transferred to New Brompton in 1897 and spent two seasons there before joining Thames Ironworks in 1899.
- Lino Marzoratti
Lino Marzoratti (born October 12, 1986 in Rho, province of Milan) is an Italian football player. He plays at right fullback or wingback for Empoli F.C., on loan from A.C. Milan.