Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for C.D. Trofense on loan from S.L. Benfica, as a def

Is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for C.D. Trofense on loan from S.L. Benfica, as a defensive midfielder. Ribeiro began his football formation with local Sporting Clube de Braga, being snapped by Sport Lisboa e Benfica in 2004. Like central d

Was a Brazilian footballer in striker role.By Italian origins, during his career (1928–1944) he pl

Was a Brazilian footballer in striker role.By Italian origins, during his career (1928–1944) he played for União São João, Palmeiras, Fluminense and Comercial-Ribeirão Preto, and won four São Paulo State Championship (1932, 1933, 1934 and 1942), five Rio de Janeiro State Championship (1936, 1937, 1938, 1940 and 1941), one Rio São Paulo Tournament in 1933 and won top goalscorer São Paulo State Championship in 1934

Is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Larissa.

Is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Larissa.

Is an Armenian football midfielder, currently with Cypriot First Division club AEP Paphos FC. He is

Is an Armenian football midfielder, currently with Cypriot First Division club AEP Paphos FC. He is also a member of the Armenia national team, participated in 56 international matches and scored 1 goal since his debut in away friendly match against Georgia on March 30, 1997.

Was a Paraguayan footballer that played either as a midfielder or defender. Etcheverry was part of t

Was a Paraguayan footballer that played either as a midfielder or defender. Etcheverry was part of the Paraguay national football team that participated in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. [1]. During most of his career he played for Olimpia Asunción and later wa

Is a German football goalkeeper. She currently plays for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr.

Is a German football goalkeeper. She currently plays for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr.

An Italian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2005 and has been ranked as

An Italian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2005 and has been ranked as high as 46 in the world (September 25, 2006). She first came to prominence in the top tier of women's tennis when she reached the quarter-finals of a WTA Tier I event in Rome as a qualifier, barely missing out on a place in the semi-finals with a loss to Svetlana Kuznetsova 4–6 7–5 6–7. She has since made appearances at Wimbledon and the US Open, losing in the first round of each to difficult opponents in Fransesca Schiavone and Svetlana Kuznetsova once again

A professional basketball player from the Philippines. He was one of the best players to play for th

A professional basketball player from the Philippines. He was one of the best players to play for the Philippine national basketball team in recent times.Adducul is now a reserve Center in the Purefoods Tender Giants, relieving Kerby Raymundo.Adducul is diagnosed with nasopharynx cancer. This condition prevents him from playing in the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference to undergo chemotherapy, But he will return in the 2008-09 PBA season.[1] On May 3 Startalk, Rommel said:"Right now, I'm doing fine kasi nga nakikita ko ang improvement ko [sa chemo], nawawala na yung mass; The radiation, 35 sessions, five times a week. Yung chemo, 6 cycles siya. Pangatlo ko sa Thursday, tapos meron yung after two weeks, yung last cycle which is 3 sessions. Isang week ako sa hospital...it's really hard pero kailangan gawin.

Is a professional boxer of the super middleweight division.

Is a professional boxer of the super middleweight division.

Was a Panamanian football (soccer) player who played for the Spanish clubs CD Tenerife, Valencia CF,

Was a Panamanian football (soccer) player who played for the Spanish clubs CD Tenerife, Valencia CF, and Albacete, as well as for the Panama national team. He was the first Panamanian footballer ever to play in Europe. A stadium in Panama City is named af

Is a Filipino professional basketball player of Filipino-American descent. He currently plays for th

Is a Filipino professional basketball player of Filipino-American descent. He currently plays for the B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association. A 6'5", 200-pound swingman, he is fondly called by nicknames like KG, The Big Ticket,

Is a Filipino professional basketball player of Filipino-American descent. He currently plays for th

Is a Filipino professional basketball player of Filipino-American descent. He currently plays for the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants in the Philippine Basketball Association. A 6'6", 200-pound swingman, he is fondly called by nicknames like KG, The Big Ticket, and The Da Vinci of Dunk. He won the 2006 and 2007 PBA Slam Dunk Contests and led the Air21 Express to a third-place finish in the 2006 PBA Philippine Cup.

Is an Indonesian footballer. He normally plays as a defender and his height is 172 cm. He is a forme

Is an Indonesian footballer. He normally plays as a defender and his height is 172 cm. He is a former player for the Indonesia U-23 Team. He has a clean but effective playing style and it is proven on the field. The style of his playing is direct and simp

Is an English footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Queens Park Rangers.Rose made his firs

Is an English footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Queens Park Rangers.Rose made his first team debut for QPR, coming on late in the second half as a substitute for Hogan Ephraim against West Brom on 4th May 2008.

Is a footballer from Cameroon. He has represented Cameroon internationally at under-21 level on 16 o

Is a footballer from Cameroon. He has represented Cameroon internationally at under-21 level on 16 occasions, also acting as captain.In 1999, he came to Northern Ireland, for a trial with Derry City FC, who played in the League of Ireland.[2] He was not g

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur f

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur for SO Romorantin.

Is a Benin international footballer currently playing for Sligo Rovers in the FAI League of Ireland

Is a Benin international footballer currently playing for Sligo Rovers in the FAI League of Ireland Premier Division. He is the captain of the national team and is commonly known as the King of Benin.[citation needed] He holds a French passport.

Was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the Hammer Throw. He trained at VSS ?hervony Stsyag in V

Was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the Hammer Throw. He trained at VSS ?hervony Stsyag in Vitebsk and later at the Armed Forces sports society in Minsk.He competed for the USSR in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the hammer throw where he won the gold medal. He returned four years in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico and nearly defended his title, being beaten only by Hungarian Gyula Zsivotzky who had won the previous two silver medals.

Is a goalkeeper currently playing for Portuguese Portuguese Liga side Académica de Coimbra.[1] He h

Is a goalkeeper currently playing for Portuguese Portuguese Liga side Académica de Coimbra.[1] He has played in many different countries throughout his career: in Germany with Leverkusen and Uerdingen; Liechtenstein with FC Vaduz; and France with AS Poissy, Troyes AC and finally FC Gueugnon.[2]

Is a Lithuanian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. Petrukanecas also competed in

Is a Lithuanian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. Petrukanecas also competed in the K-1 1000 m event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but was eliminated in the semifinals.

Is a boxer from the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics held i

Is a boxer from the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the light-heavyweight event where he finished in third place.

A Romanian football player. He was nicknamed "Figo from Berceni" by the fans of A.S. Rocar Bucharest

A Romanian football player. He was nicknamed "Figo from Berceni" by the fans of A.S. Rocar Bucharest which played the home games on a field in the Berceni Neighborhood in Bucharest, because of the similarities with the Portuguese football star Luís Figo.Buia made his professional debut at the age of 18, playing for Minerul Cavnic in the Romanian Divizia B, before joining FC Baia Mare at the age of 19, a club also from Divizia B.

A retired Romanian footballer, who played for FC Corvinul Hunedoara. He earned 35 caps for the Roman

A retired Romanian footballer, who played for FC Corvinul Hunedoara. He earned 35 caps for the Romania national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1984. He won the Golden Ball at the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship and he was declared the best player of the competition.

A Romanian football player who currently plays for Politehnica Iasi. He is a right winger.

A Romanian football player who currently plays for Politehnica Iasi. He is a right winger.

Is a German figure skater and figure skating coach.

Is a German figure skater and figure skating coach.