Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a South African-born Namibian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fa

Was a South African-born Namibian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Playing for the Namibia Under-19s, he performed in five matches in Youth One-day Internationals in 1997. Four years later, he would play at seni

Is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and i

Is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Is an Austrian football coach and former player. He debuted for Vorwärts Steyr, and later played fo

Is an Austrian football coach and former player. He debuted for Vorwärts Steyr, and later played for First Vienna FC. He also made his way to the foreign clubs USC Triestina and Besançon RC. He made his debut for Austria in December 1946 against Hungary and earned 4 caps, scoring one goal. his greatest success as a coach came in Denmark, where he made Esbjerg fB champions in 1961, 1962, 1965, and 1979. He was also coach of the Denmark national football team from 1970 to 1975.

German former international football striker, and a former manager of the German national team. He w

German former international football striker, and a former manager of the German national team. He won the FIFA World Cup in 1990 as a player

Is a Dutch road cyclist and mountain biker.Van Houts reached the 10th position at the Giro del Capo

Is a Dutch road cyclist and mountain biker.Van Houts reached the 10th position at the Giro del Capo in Cape Town in 2007, finishing 3:54 behind the winner.He became 12th of the World in mountain biking during the 2008 World Championships held in Val di So

Is an Albanian football player.His usual role is left back, but he often plays in midfield too. The

Is an Albanian football player.His usual role is left back, but he often plays in midfield too. The offensive player currently plays for KS Flamurtari Vlorë in the Albanian Superliga.

Was a champion ice hockey player.

Was a champion ice hockey player.

Is a Malaysian professional football player currently playing for Selangor FA in the Malaysian Super

Is a Malaysian professional football player currently playing for Selangor FA in the Malaysian Super League as a striker.Born in Selangor, Rudie with Mohd Fadzli Saari of Pahang was the first player from Malaysia who sign a contract to play in Germany.

Is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for C.D. Águila.On September 9, 2007 in a league mat

Is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for C.D. Águila.On September 9, 2007 in a league match against Alianza F.C. Corrales became only the seventh person is Salvadoran league history to score 100 goals, a feat which has only been matched by Salvadoran greats Raúl Díaz Arce, Williams Reyes, Emiliano Pedrozo, Adonai Martínez, Hugo Coria and David Arnoldo Cabrera.

Is a professional Brazilian football player. He currently plays for the Romanian Liga I team FC Ceah

Is a professional Brazilian football player. He currently plays for the Romanian Liga I team FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt.His career started in 1994 in Brazilian giant São Paulo FC, where he made his formation alongside players like Kaká and Grafite. He staye

Is a Brazilian defensive midfielder who plays for Grêmio.

Is a Brazilian defensive midfielder who plays for Grêmio.

Was a Swedish football, ice hockey and bridge player who won a bronze medal in the 1924 Summer Olymp

Was a Swedish football, ice hockey and bridge player who won a bronze medal in the 1924 Summer Olympics[1][2] as a football player, being voted the World's best left winger after the tournament[3]. He also made two caps for the Swedish icehockey team.

Was a German horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team

Was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team which finished fifth in the 1936 tournament. He played four matches.

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutc

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all five matches as halfback.

Is a former German football manager and former player. Due to his habit of smoking a great number of

Is a former German football manager and former player. Due to his habit of smoking a great number of cigars, he has been given the nickname "Stumpen-Rudi", or Cheroot Rudi.

Was a German football (soccer) player. The former top scorer of the Bundesliga (football) and five t

Was a German football (soccer) player. The former top scorer of the Bundesliga (football) and five times player for Germany is closely associated with the great era of TSV 1860 Munich in the 1960s.The forward played from 1960 until 1968 for 1860 Munich. Initially, from 1960 to 1963 the club was in the Oberliga Süd, the southern division of the then five way split German first division. There, 1860 won the league in 1963, yielding the title of "South German Champions", a berth in the play-offs for the national championship of that year, and most importantly a place in the first Bundesliga season 1963/64. In the Oberliga years Brunnenmeier contributed an impressive 73 goals in 88 Matches.

A former German footballer.He played one match for the Germany national football team, on 28 May 195

A former German footballer.He played one match for the Germany national football team, on 28 May 1955 against the Republic of Ireland. He later participated in the 1956 Olympics. He was part of the German 22-player squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but was on reserve in Germany and did not actually travel to the tournament in Sweden (along with Wolfgang Peters, Hermann Nuber and Günter Sawitzki).

Was a West German cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 64th in the 18 km event

Was a West German cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 64th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

Is a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. He won the silver medal in the two-man event

Is a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. He won the silver medal in the two-man event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

Is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 he was part

Is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 he was part of the West German team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches as goalkeeper.

Is a former Belgian football defender. He played most of his career with R. Antwerp F.C., the oldest

Is a former Belgian football defender. He played most of his career with R. Antwerp F.C., the oldest club of Belgium. Smidts made 33 appearances for the Belgium national football team and was in the squad for the 1994 World Cup, where he played four matches.

Is an Austrian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfi

Is an Austrian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder.During the Second Round of the 1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup, in a match against Scottish side Celtic, Weinhofer claimed he had been hit and injured by an object thrown by Celtic's fans; UEFA ordered the match to be replayed.

Was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympi

Was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired German football coach and a player.

Is a retired German football coach and a player.