Male Athletes

Joseph Daniel "Joey" Votto, (born September 10, 1983) is a Canadian Major League Baseball first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds. He is the 2010 NL MVP, the recipient of the National League Hank Aaron Award for 2010, and won the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's athlete of the year in 2010 Early careerBorn in Etobicoke, Ontario, in the west end of Toronto, Votto was drafted out of high school (Richview Collegiate Institute) in the second round of the 2002 MLB amateur draft by the Reds (44th overall), Votto's first few professional seasons with the Reds' rookie-level affiliates were quiet. However, Votto burst onto the scene in 2004, when he hit 26 doubles, 14 home runs, and spo…

Federico Peluso (born 20 January 1984 in Rome) is an Italian football player currently playing for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian National Team. Peluso began his career on ASD Petriana, in Rome. He later moved to Lazio, but was subsequently released. In 2001 he joined Pro Vercelli, where he played three full seasons. In 2004 summer he joined Ternana, and after two years in the club, he was bought fromAlbinoLeffe, being promoted with the Bergamo club. However, in his second season, he had a fallout with the club's ownership, and was removed from squad. In January 2009, Peluso joined Atalanta, as an exchange for Karamoko Cissé. On 8 March 2009, Peluso made his S…

Kevin Edmund Youkilis ( /ˈjuːkəlɪs/; born March 15, 1979), also known as "Youk" ( /ˈjuːk/), is an American professional baseball player with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he was drafted by the Red Sox in 2001 after playing college baseball at the University of Cincinnati. Known for his ability to get on base, Youkilis (while still a minor leaguer) was nicknamed "The Greek God of Walks" in the best-selling book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. A Gold Glove Award-winning first baseman, he once held baseball's record for most consecutive errorless games at first base (later broken by Casey Kotchman).[2][3] He is also…

Jarrod Scott Saltalamacchia (born May 2, 1985, in West Palm Beach, Florida), nicknamed "Salty" is an American professional baseball catcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. His last name is the longest in Major League Baseball history.[1] Saltalamacchia is Italian for "jump over" (salta) the thicket (lamacchia, a kind of tall shrub). Baseball careerSaltalamacchia was drafted out of Royal Palm Beach High School in the first round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft by the Atlanta Braves. [edit] Atlanta BravesIn 2006, Saltalamacchia had a breakout season for the Class A Myrtle Beach Pelicans, where the switch-hitting slugger hit .314 with 35 doubles, 19…

PAULO ROBERTO PRESTES JUNIOR Paulo, 27 years old, is a Brazilian footballer/soccer player who plays for Hidd SCC in the Bahraini Premier League. Prior to that, he played for Baraunas in his native Brazil as well as Fujairah SC in the UAE and K-League side Incheon United and Al-Nahda Club. Paulo plays as a striker. homorazzi.com

Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll (born 6 January 1989 in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England) is an English professional association football player who plays as a striker for Liverpool and the England national team. The fee of £35 million paid by Liverpool for his transfer from Newcastle United on 31 January 2011 is the highest for a British footballer and the eighth highest for any footballer. He is the second most expensive player playing for a British club, behind Fernando Torres, who moved from Liverpool to Chelsea for £50 million on the same day Carroll signed for the Reds. from http://wikipedia.org

Shane Patrick Long (born 22 January 1987) is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League team West Bromwich Albion and theRepublic of Ireland national team. With Ireland he has participated in UEFA Euro 2012. He is known as "a powerful, no-nonsense striker." He also played hurling for Tipperary in his early career. Long began his football career at Cork City. He later moved to Reading where, among other achievements, he scored three goals in ten substitute appearances during his team's Championship-winning 2005–06 campaign, guided his team into the Fourth round of the FA Cup by defeating Liverpool in a third round replay match in 2010, and later won a …

Hiram Mier Full name Hiram Ricardo Mier Alanís Date of birth August 25, 1989 Place of birth Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Centre Defender Current club Monterrey National Team Mexico

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Full name Marius Stankevičius Date of birth July 15, 1981 (1981-07-15) (age 29) Place of birth Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, USSR Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Playing position Defender

Lugar de Nacimiento: Madrid Fecha de Nacimiento: 16/04/1989 Posición: Centrocampista Peso: 75 kg Altura: 180 cms Nacionalidad: España

Full name : David Luiz Moreira Marinho Best known as : David Luiz Nickname : Macarrao Date of birth : 22 April 1987 Place of birth : Diadema, São Paulo Height : 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m ) Current club: S.L. Benfica Number : 23 Position : mainly as a central defender, he can also be adapted to left back.

Lee Arnold Petty (March 14, 1914 – April 5, 2000) was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 60s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina. Career Lee Arnold Petty was thirty-five years old before he began racing. He began his NASCAR career at NASCAR's first race at Charlotte Speedway (not Charlotte Motor Speedway). He finished in the Top 5 in season points for NASCAR's first eleven seasons. He won the NASCAR Championship on three occasions and the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959. 1959 Daytona 500 In the first race at Daytona International Speedway, Petty battled with Johnny Beauchamp duri…

John Gijsbert Alan Heitinga was born on 15 November 1983 in Alphen aan de Rijn, close to the city of Leiden. He started playing football at his local club, ARC, from a very young age. For his seventh birthday his mother treated him to a coaching course at Ajax, which led to him being invited to join their famous youth academy. Having started life as a right-back, and occasionally pushing up into a defensive midfield role, John has latterly developed as an attack-minded central defender, who scores more than his share of goals. John went on to represent Holland at every level, playing at the European Championship for Under-16’s and captaining the Dutch Under-20’s team …

Name: Lucas Edward Neill Date of Birth: 09/03/1978 Place of Birth: Sydney, Australia Nationality: Australian Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Role: Centre Back Right Back Jersey: 2 Current club: West Ham United

Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga (born 2 August 1982) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Valencia CF in Spain, as a striker. After starting professionally at Porto, Postiga went on to have spells in England (one season with Tottenham Hotspur), France and Greece (five months apiece), before returning to his country with Sporting. A Portuguese international on more than 60 occasions, Postiga represented the country in one World Cup and three European Championships, helping the national team reach the final at Euro 2004.

Marcelo started playing futsal at the age of 9 and by the age of 13 he was on the books of Fluminense. He comes from a very poor background and even considered quitting football, but his club considered him as one of their "Crown Jewels" and ensured that he continued playing. [edit] Real Madrid Marcelo joined Real Madrid during the January transfer window in 2007. On his arrival, club president Ramón Calderón said, "He is an important signing for us. He is a young player who will inject some freshness into the side and is part of our plan to bring younger players into the squad. We're very happy because he's a pearl that half of Europe wanted."[2] Many spectator…

James William "Jimmy" Reiher (born May 18, 1943) is a semi-retired Fijian professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Originally from the Fiji Islands, Snuka wrestled for several promotions in the 1970s and 1980s. Snuka is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having been a two-time (and becoming the very first) ECW Heavyweight Champion. He is best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the early to mid-1980s and is credited with introducing the high-flyer style of wrestling to the WWF.[2] His children Jimmy Reiher, Jr. and Sarona Reiher are also wrestlers. Early career Reiher was active in amateur bodybui…

Don Morrow[2] (born September 10, 1949),[1][2] better known by his ring name "The Rock" Don Muraco, is a retired American professional wrestler. Wrestling from the 1970s to the 1990s, Muraco is a former two time WWF Intercontinental Champion, a former two time ECW Heavyweight Champion, one Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship, and was the 1985 King of the Ring, the first-ever in WWE history.[2] Wrestling in the U.S. and Canada (1970-1981) A former state champion in amateur wrestling in Hawaii in 1967,[4] Muraco chose professional wrestling over football and spent the first year of his career learning the ropes in Vancouver, Portland, Florida and Los Angeles be…

Hakan Kadir Balta (born March 23, 1983 in Berlin, Germany) is a German-born Turkish footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Galatasaray. His nickname is 'Buzdolabı' (English:'The refrigerator') .

Beno Udrih, pronounced BAY-NO OO-DRICK, was born on July 5, 1982 in Celje, Yugoslavia. His father and brother play professionally back home, while Beno plays professionally in the NBA for the Sacramento Kings...he's been on the team since November 2007, starting for injured point guard Mike Bibby, who has since been traded to the Atlantic Hawks...now Beno will once again be a starter for the team...he's an awesome player, and very handsome too : Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 lbs. Age: 25 Position: Point Guard Drafted: 2004, 1st round, 28th by the San Antonio Spurs

Mido played soccer since he was a little kid.He started at an unknown club in Cairo then moved to Zamalek before he reached 10. At Zamalek Mido began a new stage in his life..he played for all youth teams in Zamalek and Coaches of different youth teams used to fight for him as he played for the teams older than his age !! And Mido was always the top goal scorer in any tounament he played in..he was always a star. Known in Egypt Mido wasn't greatly known in Egypt before he played with Zamalek's A-Team..he was then 17 and Ottophister Zamalek's Coach gave him chance in 3 games and Mido didn't waste his chance as he scored 4 goals and proved that he is a great player. Th…

Nicolás Martín Pareja (born 19 January 1984 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a central defender for Sevilla FC on loan fromSpartak Moscow. Pareja was bought for €2 million by Anderlecht in 2006 as a replacement for Vincent Kompany. Despite some injury problems, Pareja became a reliableforce in the central defence of Anderlecht, alongside Roland Juhasz. He won the Belgian Jupiler League with Anderlecht in 2007. His performances resulted in a call up for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where Argentina won the tournament with Pareja in the central defense. His outstanding play at the tournament resulted in interest from the big European league…