Male Athletes

Rutgerus Johannes Martinius van Nistelrooy (originally spelled Van Nistelrooij) (born July 1, 1976 in Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer who plays in the position of centre forward for Real Madrid. He has previously starred for the Dutch national team and Manchester United, where he holds the record of being the club's top scorer in the European Cup.

Thierry Henry Thierry Daniel Henry (born 17 August 1977 in Les Ulis, Essonne, France) (IPA: [tjɛʀi ɑ̃ʀi]) is a French football player who plays as a striker for the French national team, and for the English club Arsenal, where he is the club's all-time leading scorer in both league matches and all competitions. He is now the captain of Arsenal, having replaced Patrick Vieira after the latter's departure for Juventus Henry has been nominated three times for the FIFA World Player of the Year, finishing runner-up in 2003 and 2004. Also, he was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.[1] He was also named a starting striker on the 2006 FI…

Name: Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko (Evgeny Plushenko, Yevgeny Plushchenko - there are different ways to write his name)... Born: November 3, 1982 From Wikipedia: 2005: 1st place at the Cup of Russia 2004: 1st place at the Marshalls World Cup of Figure Skating 1st place at the Cup of Russia 1st place at the Marshalls Skating Challenge 2003: 1st place at the International Figure Skating Challenge 1st place at the Trophee Lalique 1st place at Skate Canada 1st place at the Campbell's International Figure Skating Classic 1st place at the International Figure Skating Challenge 2002: 1st place at the Crest Whitestrips Challenge 1st place at the Cup of Russia 1st p…

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Christian Vieri PROFILE Date Of Birth: July, 12, 1973. Place: Bologna - Italy Height: 185 cm Weight: 82 Kg Zodiac: Cancer Nickname: Bobo, in reference with his father, Bob * was incentived to enter in Soccer by his grandfather, Enzo Vieri, but developed an interest in soccer with his father influence, which was footballer * moved to Australia when was 3 years old, when his father played * likes cricket a lot, and one of his idols is Allan Border. Bobo used to bat left-handed at cricket and preferred to bat rather than bowl * can speaks fluent english * when was child was nicknamed "the monster" because his headstrong nature. * is very close to…

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Tom Brady was born on August 3, 1977 in San Mateo, California. He attended Junipero Serra High School, the same high school which produced Barry Bonds of the SF Giants. He attended the University of Michigan from 1995 to 1999. He was a backup to Brian Griese when the Wolverines went 12-0 and won the national championship in 1997. Brady shared the starting quarterback job with Drew Henson in 1998 and 1999, but managed to compile a 20-5 record over those two years, including a 2-0 record in bowl games. The New England Patriots made him a sixth round draft choice in 2000, the 199th player selected overall in the draft. He spent 2000 as a fourth string quarterback behind Drew…

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GIANLUIGI BUFFON Name Gianluigi Buffon Date of Birth January, 28, 1978 Place of Birth Carrara, Italy Weight 88kg Height 190cm Zodiac Aquarius Position Goalkeeper Juventus Squad Number 1 Italy Squad Number 1 Contract expiry 2006 Preferred foot Right Juventus Debut 26.8.2001 Juventus-Venezia (4-0) (Serie A) Serie A Debut 19.11.1995 Parma - Milan (0-0) National Team Debut 29.10.1997 Russia - Italia (1-1) Caps (Italy) 24 Previous Clubs Parma (1994-2001) 168 apps Nicknames 'Gigi', 'SuperGigi' Hobbies Football and Puzzles Idols N'Kono (cameroon goalkeeper) and Luca Marchegiani (italian goalkeeper) Fans Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casill…

ALBERTO GILARDINO Date of birth: 5 July 1982 Height: 185 cm Weight: 78 kg Position: Forward Current Club: AC Milan (ITA) Int'l Goals: 8 (as of 9-Jul-2006) Int'l Caps: 20 (as of 9-Jul-2006) First Int'l Cap: Italy v. Norway ( 4-Sep-2004) post_11_1144500351.bmp post_11_1149768974.bmp post_11_1144500351.bmp post_11_1149768974.bmp

ALESSANDRO NESTA Date of birth: 19 March 1976 Height: 187 cm Weight: 79 kg Position: Defender Current Club: AC Milan (ITA) Int'l Caps: 77 (as of 9-Jul-2006) First Int'l Cap: Moldova v. Italy ( 5-Oct-1996) Alessandro_Nesta__4_.bmp Alessandro_Nesta__4_.bmp

Marat Safin Profile NAME: MARAT MIKHAILOVICH SAFIN DATE OF BIRTH: 27TH JANUARY 1980 ETHNICITY:TATAR NATIONALITY: RUSSIAN RELIGION: MUSLIM IN NAME ONLY, NEVER PRACTICING. BIRTHPLACE: MOSCOW, RUSSIA OFFICIAL RESIDENCE: MONTE CARLO, MONACO OTHER HOMES: MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MIAMI, USA - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND COACH: PETER LUNDGREN (as of 2004) BEST FRIENDS: DENIS GOLOVANOV (Tennis Player) & LEONID NERUSHENKO Both are childhood friends and sometimes travel with him. See profiles on 'COURT 1' and 'DID YOU KNOW' on 'CENTRE COURT' RACKET: HEAD CLOTHING: ADIDAS PLAYS: RIGHT-HANDED EYES: BROWN HAIR: BROWN HEIGHT: 6'4" / 1.93M WEIGHT: 88 Kilos / 195 lbs TURNED PROFES…

Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975 in Cypress, California) is an American golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Woods was the highest paid professional athlete in 2005, having earned an estimated $87 million. In 2006, at the age of 30, he won his eleventh and twelfth professional major golf championships and has more wins on the PGA Tour than any other active golfer. He is the only active golfer currently in the top 10 in either career major wins or career PGA Tour wins. Woods, who is multiracial, is credited with prompting a major surge of interest in the game of golf among minorities and young people in the…

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Andrea Barzagli (Fiesole, FI, May 8 th 1981) it is an Italian soccer player that plays as central defender in the Palermo. The solidity in defensive phase has been worth him the convocation in blue since 2002 when he/she wears the sweater of the under-20, the following year Claudio Gentile promotes him/it in his/her under-21 and to August 2004 it makes part of the Olympic selection, with which you/he/she has won a bronze medal to Athens. Subsequently November 17 th 2004 ago his/her debut in the national greater, in which it boasts to now 10 presences, the game is Italy-Finland and ends 1-0. Among the 23 summoned of Marcello Lippi that you/they have taken part to the…

David Marshall Coulthard (born March 27, 1971 in Twynholm, Dumfries and Galloway), is a Scottish Formula One racing driver for Red Bull Racing. He is a very successful driver in the current era of the sport with 13 grand prix victories. By virtue of a long, consistent and careful career, much of it spent in top teams, he has amassed a large points haul, and lies fifth on the all-time scorers list, being the top British scorer. Karting Coulthard began karting at an early age, graduating to Formula Ford in 1989. His performance was so impressive that he won the first ever McLaren/Autosport Young Driver of the Year award. In 1990, he suffered a broken leg at the Circuit de…

Valentino Rossi is the youngest rider ever to win the world title in all three classes. At the age of 22 years old, Valentino Rossi became the last true worldchampion of the 500cc and reached his goal of winning in the 125cc, 250cc and 500cc class. In 2002 Valentino Rossi was the first rider ever, at the young age of 23 years, to win the MotoGP class. Valentino loves everything that goes fast, off-road, rally or road racing; he's a genius on wheels. As a kid Valentino spends lots of time into the paddock as his father, Graziano Rossi was a works rider. Valentino Rossi started his career on a minibike at the coastal resorts near his home, Tavullia. He switched to 125 Spor…

Luca Toni (born May 26, 1977 in Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena) is an Italian, World Cup winning, football player. He plays as a striker for ACF Fiorentina and the Italian national team. He started his professional career at Modena in 1994. After a Serie B season with Treviso in 1999, he moved to Vicenza Calcio, playing in Serie A for the first time. He then moved to Brescia Calcio and played for two seasons along-side Roberto Baggio. He joined Palermo in 2003 and aided the team to win Serie B by scoring thirty goals during the season, consequently gaining his first cap for the national team. In the following season, he scored twenty goals. In July 2005, he was transferred …

Andriy Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Миколайович Шевченко, Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko, born 29 September 1976, Dvirkivschyna, Kiev Oblast) is a Ukrainian football striker who plays for Chelsea FC in the English Premier League. Andriy was nine when the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in April 1986. His village, not far from Chernobyl, was also affected by the disaster, and his family was one amongst the thousands who had to abandon their homes and relocate to the coast to escape the aftereffects. At an early age, he was a competitive boxer in the LLWI Ukrainian junior league, but due to his size, he was forced to move on to football, where he flourished. Later th…

Jamie Frank Redknapp (born June 25, 1973 in Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire) was a well-known English footballer of the 1990s who played as a midfielder in a promising career that was also dogged by injury. Redknapp was one of the most popular players of his generation although it is widely accepted that his good looks, celebrity spouse and modelling commitments often overshadowed his fooball talent. His cousin is Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard. Redknapp started his career at A.F.C. Bournemouth under his father, manager Harry Redknapp, before going on to play for Liverpool- where Redknapp will be best remembered for, Tottenham Hotspur and finally Southampton, under his father…

Apolo Anton Ohno (born May 22, 1982) is an American short track speed skating competitor, and a two-time gold medalist in the Winter Olympics. Ohno has won five Olympic medals over his career, and is one of only four Americans who have won three medals in a single Winter Olympic games. Ohno was born in Seattle, Washington to Jerrie Lee and Japanese-native Yuki Ohno. His father, who owns a hair salon, got divorced when Apolo was still an infant, and raised him as a single father. His father, concerned with young Apolo's "free time," got him involved in competitive swimming and in-line skating. He took Apolo to his first short-track ice skating race, where Apolo found his …

Francesco Totti (born September 27, 1976 in Rome) is an Italian football player, who currently plays for AS Roma in Serie A and for the Italian national team. Francesco Totti's position is that of a striker or an attacking midfielder, though he's best known for playing as the "trequartista", a compromise between the two positions where the player acts as a link between midfield and attack. He is also Roma's first choice to take free kicks, having scored a number of goals from dead-ball situations. Totti is widely recognised as the symbol of Roman football, having never left the city's team despite the possibility of playing in stronger and richer clubs, and being the nu…

College football's leading returning receiver after winning consensus All-American honors in 2005 ... named a 2006 preseason first-team All-American by Street & Smiths, CBSSportsLine.com and Athlon ... rated the nation's number-three wide receiver for `06 by The Sporting News ... preseason Maxwell Award watch list selection ... a two-sport star who was a pitching ace for the Irish baseball team ... holder of Irish single-season records for catches (77, tied for the lead with Tom Gatewood's 1970 total), receiving yards (1,249) and TD catches (15) ... among the Notre Dame career leaders in receiving yards (ninth with 1,576), receiving TDs (tied for fifth with 15) and ca…

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