Male Athletes

Full name Denis Suárez Fernández Date of birth 6 January 1994 (age 20) Place of birth Salceda de Caselas, Spain Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Playing position Attacking midfielder

Jesé Rodríguez Ruiz (born 26 February 1993), simply known as Jesé (Spanish pronunciation: [xeˈse]), is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a forward. A youth product of Real Madrid he made his senior debuts with the club in 2011, and was promoted to the first team for the 2013–14 season.

Diego da Silva Costa (born 7 October 1988) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid in La Liga, as a striker. He never played professionally in his country, signing in 2007 with Atlético Madrid and being loaned to several teams also in Spain before returning three years later, becoming a key offensive figure. On 5 March 2013, Costa was called up by Brazilian national team coach Luiz Felipe Scolari for friendlies with Italy in Genevaand Russia in London, both taking place late in that month. He made his debut in the first match, replacing Fred midway through the second half of the 2–2 draw. In September 2013, the Royal Spanish Football Federa…

Harold "Harry" Kewell /ˈkjuː.əl/ (born 22 September 1978) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Melbourne Heart in the A-League. Internationally he has received 58 caps, and scored 17 goals, while playing for the Australian national team. A winger, also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder and as a second striker, he is often regarded within the media as "Australia's finest football export", despite his career being blighted with injury. Kewell scored a goal against Croatia which took Australia through to the knockout stages of the 2006 World Cup, the Australian national team's secondWorld Cup. He is a member of the Executive Committee of…

D.J. AUGUSTIN Darryl Gerard "D. J." Augustin, Jr. (born November 10, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. He played point guard for the University of Texas Longhorns from 2006–2008. He was drafted ninth overall by the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association in 2008. Augustin is listed as 6'0" (1.83 m) by the NBA but stands 5'11" (1.78 m) barefoot according to the 2008 pre-draft measurements.

Radamel Falcao García Zárate (Spanish pronunciation: [raðaˈmel falˈkao]; 10 February 1986), commonly known simply as Radamel Falcao or Falcao García in South America, is a Colombian football striker, who plays for AS Monaco in the French Ligue 1 and represents the Colombia national football team. He is sometimes nicknamed as El Tigre (Spanish for The Tiger) and King of the Europa League. Falcao is considered by many experts to be the 'deadliest' striker in the world and among the best ever, having surpassed Jürgen Klinsmann's record of 15 goals (17) in a single annual club football European competition UEFA Champions League/UEFA Europa League campaign. He also played a …

Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez (born 21 April 1992), commonly known as Isco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈisko]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid mainly as an attacking midfielder.

Petr Čech born 20 May 1982) is a Czech footballer, who plays for Chelsea and the Czech Republic as agoalkeeper. Čech previously played for Chmel Blšany, Sparta Prague, and Rennes. He was voted into the all-star team of Euro 2004 after helping his country reach the semi-finals. Čech also received the individual award of Best Goalkeeper in the 2004–05, 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons of the UEFA Champions League. In addition, he was named in the FIFPro and UEFA Champions League teams of the season in 2006. He is considered to be one of the best and most respected goalkeepers of his generation. Čech holds a number of goalkeeping records, including the Premier League record for…

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 …

Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982) is an American soccer player currently playing for the Los Angeles Galaxy and the United States men's national team. He has played for Bayer Leverkusen, San Jose Earthquakes, Bayern Munich, and Everton. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward for the Galaxy, but he is just as effective as an attacking midfielder on either wing when playing for the United States . A member of the inaugural class of the U.S. Soccer residency program in Bradenton, Florida, Donovan was declared player of the tournament for his role in the United States U17 that finished fourth in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship, Donovan later signed with the…

Diego Armando Maradona Franco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo maɾaˈðona], born 30 October 1960) is an Argentine football coach as well as a manager and former player. Many experts, football critics, former players, current players and football fans consider Maradona as the best football player of all time. He was joint FIFA Player of the 20th Century with Pelé. He is the only footballer to set world-record contract fees twice, firstly when transferring to Barcelona for a then world record £5m, and secondly, when transferred to Napoli for another record fee £6.9m. During his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona,Napoli, …

Júlio César Soares de Espíndola (born 3 September 1979), commonly known as simply Júlio César (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒuʎu ˈsezaɾ]), is aBrazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Queens Park Rangers in the Championship. He also represents the Brazilian national team, having won 75 international caps, and appeared at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He spent seven years at Italian club Internazionale, where he won five Scudetti, the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League and the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup. He was awarded the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year title in both 2009 and 2010,and was nominated for the 2009 Ballon d'Or, where he was voted into 21st place.

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…

Gareth Frank Bale (born 16 July 1989) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Wales national team as a winger. Bale began his professional career at Southampton, playing at left back and earnt acclaim as a free kick specialist. He moved to Tottenham Hotspur in 2007, for an eventual £7 million fee. During his time at Spurs, managerial and tactical shifts saw him transform into a more offensively-oriented player. From the 2009–10 season, Bale became an integral part of the team, rising to international attention during the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. He was named PFA Players' Player of the Year in 2011 and 2013, and was named in the…

Víctor Machín Pérez (born 2 November 1989 in Las Palmas, Canary Islands), aka Vitolo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sevilla FC. Despite being right-footed, he plays mainly as a left winger, and can also operate as a forward.

Georgios Printezis (alternate spelling: Giorgos) (Greek: ??????? ?????????; born February 22, 1985, in Athens, Greece) is a Greekprofessional basketball player. He is currently playing with Olympiacos. He is 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)[1] tall and he plays at the power forwardposition. He is best known for his game-winning shot against CSKA Moscow at the end of the Euroleague 2011-12 season's Final. His nickname is "The Greek Lightning". /monthly_10_2013/post-3422-0-1593848962-12517_thumb.jpg" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt="abkPcZBB.jpg">

Jorge Andújar Moreno, commonly known as Coke (born 26 April 1987 in Madrid), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in La Liga, as a right defender. Football career A product of Rayo Vallecano's youth system, Coke was promoted to the first team in 2005–06 at only 18, with the Madrid side in the third division. He helped the club gain promotion in his third year, and played 33 matches in the following campaign as the team overachieved for a final fifth place (scoring three goals in as many wins, including the game's only at home against Hércules CF on 7 February 2009). In the following two second level seasons combined, Coke only missed 11 league ga…

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…

Raul José Trindade Meireles (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɐˈuɫ mɐjˈɾɛl(ɨ)ʃ] Ra-Ul Mey-Re-Lesh) (born 17 March 1983) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Fenerbahçe as a midfielder in the Süper Lig. Raul Meireles started his career as a trainee with Boavista but was loaned to Desportivo das Aves in the Liga de Honra, where he made his professional debut. After a two-year loan spell he returned to Boavista where he made his Primeira Liga debut. By his great performances, Meireles was brought to the Portuguese powerhouse, FC Porto, winning three Primeira Liga titles in a row, adding two Portuguese Cups and three Portuguese Supercups. In 2010 he moved to Liverpoolwhere h…

Philippe Mexès (French pronunciation: ​[fi.lip mɛk.sɛs] ; born 30 March 1982) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian Serie A club Milan and for the French national team. Mexès began his youth career at Auxerre, at age 12. He began training at Bastille, the youth team, where he quickly became one of the key players for youth squads in which he captained them to many cups. In the senior squad, he won the 2003 Coupe de France. Mexès was signed to a four-year contract by Roma in June 2004. Roma was later found guilty of misconduct, asAJ Auxerre, his previous club, did not agree to the transfer; it was solely the decision of the player.…

Givanildo Vieira de Souza (born 25 July 1986), commonly known as Hulk, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg, as a striker or winger. After starting out professionally with Vitória and playing three years in Japan, he went on to play several seasons in Portugal with Porto, winning ten major titles – including the 2011 Europa League and three national championships – and being crowned the league's top scorer once. Hulk represented Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics as one of the three allowed overage players. Brazil and Japan After rarely settling as a youth, Hulk started playing professionally with Esporte Clube Vitória in …

Frederico Chaves Guedes, better known by his nickname Fred (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈfʁɛd(ʒ)i]; born in Teofilo Otoni), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as astriker for Brazilian side Fluminense and the Brazil national team. Fred scored the fastest goal in professional football history while playing for América Mineiro, against Vila Nova during a Copa São Paulo de Juniores match. The goal was scored 3.17 seconds after the match started. Fred spent four seasons at América-MG, before he left for city rival Cruzeiro in mid of 2004 season. As Feyenoord had an agreement with América, the Dutch club got Magrão from Cruzeiro,and retained 10% economic rights on Fred, and Fr…

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.

António Alberto Bastos Pimparel, aka Beto (born 1 May 1982), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in La Liga as a goal keeper. Beto was born in Lisbon. After unsuccessfully developing in local Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system (he only played one season with the first team, being third-choice), he played one season on loan to neighbours Casa Pia AC, being released in June 2004. After one season each with G.D. Chaves and F.C. Marco (second level), Beto joined Leixões S.C. for 2006–07, helping the Matosinhos outfit return to thetop flight and only missing six games in his three seasons combined. In March 2009, before 2008–09 ended, …

Arturo Erasmo Vidal Pardo (born 22 May 1987) is a Chilean footballer who plays as Midfielder for Juventus and Chile. A versatile player who played several different roles in his early years, Vidal eventually found his position at Juventus as a box-to-box midfielder capable of assisting his teammates in both defense and attack. It was these displays for Juventus that led him to be nicknamed Il Guerriero ("The Warrior") by the Italian press for his hard-tackling and tenacious style of play. In 2013, Vidal was ranked as the eleventh-best footballer in the world by Bloomberg. Vidal was born in San Joaquín, a working class commune in the Chilean capital Santiago, the second …