Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is aSwiss football player .He started his professional career at the Yugoslav club, Besëlidhja. He

Is aSwiss football player .He started his professional career at the Yugoslav club, Besëlidhja. He played mostly for FC Thun and had a short stint with FC Augsburg in Germany. He currently plays for FC Thun.

Was a German rower who competed for the German Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] The German tea

Was a German rower who competed for the German Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] The German team won the bronze medal in the eights.[2]

Was a Swiss former alpine skier. He won several World Championship titles.

Was a Swiss former alpine skier. He won several World Championship titles.

Was a Croatian footballer who played for the national teams of Austria and the Kingdom of Serbs, Cro

Was a Croatian footballer who played for the national teams of Austria and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. He began is career at SK Rapid Wien in 1911 and from 1913 to 1920 was on the club's first squad.

Was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and a chess writer.Spielmann was known a

Was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and a chess writer.Spielmann was known as "The Master of Attack" and "The Last Knight of the King's Gambit". His daredevil play was full of sacrifices, brilliancies, and beautiful ideas. This was

Was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired Austrian football player and a football manager currently managing ASV Statzendorf.

Is a retired Austrian football player and a football manager currently managing ASV Statzendorf.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 6 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München. He

Is a retired German football player. He spent 6 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München. He represented Germany once in a friendly against Scotland.

Was a German chess master.He took 6th at Eisenach 1896 (Hauptturnier), took 2nd at Annaberg 1897, ti

Was a German chess master.He took 6th at Eisenach 1896 (Hauptturnier), took 2nd at Annaberg 1897, tied for 7-8th at Berlin 1897, and tied for 3-6th in Amsterdam. He made his mark in 1900 when he won 1st place at the Munich Hauptturnier. After this he play

Was a German chess master and writer.Teschner was seven times Champion of Berlin. In 1948, he won an

Was a German chess master and writer.Teschner was seven times Champion of Berlin. In 1948, he won an East-Zones Championship in Bad Doberan, and later in 1951 took the German Championship (played in Düsseldorf).

Is a Swiss canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his partner Werner Klinge

Is a Swiss canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his partner Werner Klingelfuss finished fifth in the K-2 1000 metres competition.

Is a former Russian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union.

Is a former Russian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union.

Was an Austrian and Czechoslovakian football player and manager. Vytlacil started his career at the

Was an Austrian and Czechoslovakian football player and manager. Vytlacil started his career at the local club Phönix Schwechat. Later he played for SK Slovan Wien, SK Rapid Wien and Favoritner Sportclub in the Austrian Championship and for Slavia Prague in the Czechoslovakian Championship. He was the coach of the Czechoslovakian national team when they finished as runners-up in the 1962 FIFA World Cup and was in charge of Bulgaria at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

Was an American professional pocket billiards player, best known as "Minnesota Fats". As "Fats", in

Was an American professional pocket billiards player, best known as "Minnesota Fats". As "Fats", in spite of the fact that he never won a major pool tournament, he was perhaps the most publicly recognized pool player in the United States – not only as a p

Was an Austrian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1936 Sum

Was an Austrian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a German bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Parten

Is a German bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he was listed in the four-man event, but did not compete.

Was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss

Was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played three matches.

A retired Polish football player, who in different periods of the career was a defender or a midfiel

A retired Polish football player, who in different periods of the career was a defender or a midfielder. Wojtowicz initially represented Szombierki Bytom, winning championships of Poland in 1980. In the early 1980s he left Poland and settled in Germany. Wojtowicz played for Bayer Leverkusen (1982-1986) as well as Fortuna Düsseldorf (1986-1992). Also, between 1996 and 1998, he was head coach of Fortuna. Currently, he works as one of coaches of Hertha Berlin.

Is a German footballer currently playing for SC Paderborn 07.

Is a German footballer currently playing for SC Paderborn 07.

Was a German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München.

Was a German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München.

Is a former football striker .

Is a former football striker .

A former footballer who played one match for the Australia national association football team.After

A former footballer who played one match for the Australia national association football team.After stints at Argentinos Juniors and Club Atlético Lanús in Argentina and Club Toluca in Mexico, Gnavi arrived in Australia in 1974 to play for Pan Hellenic in the New South Wales State League. In 1977 he transferred to St. George for $9,000. He played 68 National Soccer League matches for St. George between 1977 and 1980.[1]

Was a Latvian footballer, brother of Edvins Barda, Arvids Barda and Oskars Barda.Rudolfs Barda began

Was a Latvian footballer, brother of Edvins Barda, Arvids Barda and Oskars Barda.Rudolfs Barda began his football career in 1922 when he joined JKS Riga - the strongest Latvian football club at the time. His older brothers Arvids and Edvins already were playing with the club at that time.In addition to football he also was a good basketball player and played several matches with Latvia national basketball team.

Was a Latvian football defender, one of the most reliable in his position in Latvia in 1920s and 193

Was a Latvian football defender, one of the most reliable in his position in Latvia in 1920s and 1930s.Kundrats first gained attention as a good defender when still playing with LNJS Riga in 1926, the following year he moved higher - to LSB Riga, one of the four clubs playing in the newly founded Latvian Higher League. The first two years which Kundrats spent with LSB were relatively successful for the club as it finished third in the league on both occasions, however in 1929 LSB came out last in Virsliga and after the disappointing season Kundrats left it for the new Virsliga side - Riga Vanderer.

Is a footballer. He plays for FS Metta-Latvijas Universitate Riga.

Is a footballer. He plays for FS Metta-Latvijas Universitate Riga.