Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Is an Italian Heavyweight boxer and current WBC World Youth heavyweight champion.From his very profe

Is an Italian Heavyweight boxer and current WBC World Youth heavyweight champion.From his very professional Pianeta showed that he was prepared to travel internationally to fight opponents. His first fight as a professional boxer was in July 2005, in Hess

Is a former swimmer and water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at four Sum

Is a former swimmer and water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at four Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. At his Olympic debut he competed as a breaststroke swimmer (1992). Four years later he claimed the bronze medal wi

An Italian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for Torino F.C.

An Italian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for Torino F.C.

A retired Italian footballer.During his club career he played for Fortitudo Cosenza, U.S. Alessandri

A retired Italian footballer.During his club career he played for Fortitudo Cosenza, U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912, Cagliari Calcio, ACF Fiorentina, Bologna F.C. 1909, F.C. Catanzaro, A.C. Cesena and Genoa C.F.C.. He earned 2 caps and scored 2 goals for the Italy national football team in 1966, and participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

An Italian former football player.He played 163 games (141 in Serie A and 22 in the Italian cup), ex

An Italian former football player.He played 163 games (141 in Serie A and 22 in the Italian cup), exclusively with AS Roma, from 1972 to 1981, without scoring a goal. With the Italian football national team he played 18 times scoring a goal for Italy against U.S.A.

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Frankie Arion. He is currently w

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Frankie Arion. He is currently wrestling in the independent circuit in the Northeastern United States.

A retired Italian footballer.During his club career he played for Reggiana, Milan, Triestina, Napoli

A retired Italian footballer.During his club career he played for Reggiana, Milan, Triestina, Napoli, Torino, Venezia and Palazzolo. Despite being named in the Italian team for the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship, he never earned an official cap for Italy at the the senior level.

An Italian football striker who currently plays for AlbinoLeffe.Ruopolo, a graduate from the Parma y

An Italian football striker who currently plays for AlbinoLeffe.Ruopolo, a graduate from the Parma youth system, made his professional debut in 2002 with Pro Patria of Serie C1, where he was sent on loan for a season. He was then loaned to Cittadella, again in Serie C1, where he scored six goals. In summer 2004, he returned to Parma, playing ten games without goals; he is however noted by FC Lokomotiv Moscow, that signs him on loan for the 2005/2006 season.

An Italian professional footballer, most famous for playing for Sheffield Wednesday.Wednesday signed

An Italian professional footballer, most famous for playing for Sheffield Wednesday.Wednesday signed Sanetti on a free transfer from Genoa on 30 April 1998. He made his debut as a substitute at Hillsborough and scored a late consolation goal against Aston Villa in a 3-1 defeat on 2 May 1998. He was rewarded for this performance with a starting role in the next game against Crystal Palace but left the club in July of the following year having just made the single start and six appearances as a substitute in all competitions, scoring that one goal in the process.

An Italian football defender.

An Italian football defender.

An Italian former football (soccer) player, being among the top midfielders for AS Roma during the 1

An Italian former football (soccer) player, being among the top midfielders for AS Roma during the 1990s.He played with AS Roma over three periods, beginning from the 1989-90 season, in which he did not however play a single match for the giallorossi. He then went on to join lower division club Casertana, before moving on to Cosenza in 1992 and Serie A hopefuls Udinese in 1993. With Udinese being relegated in the sommer of 1994, Francesco joined capital club AS Roma for the new season. The club ended in a good fifth place being thus qualified for the UEFA Cup. After another fifth place finish, the club disappointingly finished 12th in the 1996-97 season, and heads started to roll. Spending another half year in Rome, Statuto moved back to former club Udinese for the remainder of the 1997-98 season - finishing third with the Friuli-outfit - one spot ahead of Roma.

Is an Italian slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. Stefani also finished 26th in th

Is an Italian slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. Stefani also finished 26th in the C-1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

An Italian football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Inter. At his prime he was regarded as one o

An Italian football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Inter. At his prime he was regarded as one of the best keepers in the world.Toldo came up with A.C. Milan; however, he never played a game with the club. Instead, the Italian giants loaned him out to Trento and Ravenna from 1991 to 1993. Toldo then joined Fiorentina, and became the club's starter for eight seasons, winning the Coppa Italia twice, and playing a UEFA Champions League for the Viola. One year before Fiorentina faced bankruptcy, he transferred to F.C. Internazionale Milano in 2001

A World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Italian club A.S. Roma.His position is that of a strike

A World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Italian club A.S. Roma.His position is that of a striker or an attacking midfielder, though he is best known for playing as a second striker. Totti, who has spent his entire career at Roma, is the number one goalscorer and the most capped player in club history.Roma's new coach for the 2005-06 season, Luciano Spalletti, went with a 4-2-3-1 formation, during which Totti would not remain forward waiting for crosses or passes, instead going back to take the ball, and thus creating spaces for the attacking midfielders. In this new position Totti began to score more frequently than the past, and he scored fifteen goals in 24 matches, during which the team won eleven consecutive games.

An Italian footballer who played as a right winger.After a career entirely in Serie B with Sambenede

An Italian footballer who played as a right winger.After a career entirely in Serie B with Sambenedettese, Parma, Como and Taranto before moving to Piacenza in 1992. He enjoyed two promotions to Serie A and earned a reputation as a skillful winger with an eye for goal.He moved to Napoli in 1996 and would be seen as one of the better performers in a particularly bleak period for the club. He finished his career with Ancona.

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. Uberti also competed at the 1984 Summer O

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. Uberti also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, finishing fourth in the K-2 500 m and sixth in the K-2 1000 m events.

An Italian football midfielder currently playing for Bologna in Italy's Serie A..Valiani joined Bolo

An Italian football midfielder currently playing for Bologna in Italy's Serie A..Valiani joined Bologna in January 2008 and helped them to promotion after spending two-and-a-half seasons in Serie B with Rimini. His final game (and goal) for Rimini was on 2008-01-26 and, ironically, against the team he would join the next week. Bologna won the match 2-1.[1]

An Italian footballer. He plays for Pescara.Virdis started his career at Sampdoria. He was loaned to

An Italian footballer. He plays for Pescara.Virdis started his career at Sampdoria. He was loaned to Montevarchi (Serie C2), then to Chieti (Serie C1).Since 2006, he was loaned to various Serie B clubs, and in January 2008, he returned to Serie C1 for Pescara.

An Italian football player. He currently plays for Livorno.

An Italian football player. He currently plays for Livorno.

Is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won the gold medal with the women's n

Is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won the gold medal with the women's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in her home town Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Playing as a setter she also competed at the 2004 Summer Ol

Is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Valle del Giovenco at Lega Pro Prima Divisione. Franciel sta

Is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Valle del Giovenco at Lega Pro Prima Divisione. Franciel started his career at Grêmio, the club from Rio Grande do Sul state. In July 2002, along with Matheus Coradini Vivian, they were signed by Eintracht Frankfurt

Commonly known as Francielle, is a Brazilian football midfielder currently playing for Santos, on lo

Commonly known as Francielle, is a Brazilian football midfielder currently playing for Santos, on loan from Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer.

Is a female volleyball player from the Netherlands, who plays as a middle-blocker.

Is a female volleyball player from the Netherlands, who plays as a middle-blocker.

Is a Brazilian-born Tunisian football player. He was discovered by Belgian club Standard Liège whil

Is a Brazilian-born Tunisian football player. He was discovered by Belgian club Standard Liège while playing in Brazil for minor club Sampaio Correa. Opportunities dried up in Belgium and the young Santos packed his bags again, this time for the warmer climes of Tunisia, where he joined Sousse club Etoile du Sahel, to team up with coach Jean Fernandez, the man who discovered Zinedine Zidane.

Was a Dutch athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Was a Dutch athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She accomplished this as a 30 year old mother of two, during a time when many disregarded women's athletics. Her background and performances earned her the