Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Is a former Soviet football player of Hungarian ethnicity. Szabó made his name as a player at Dynam

Is a former Soviet football player of Hungarian ethnicity. Szabó made his name as a player at Dynamo Kyiv, appearing at the club from 1959 to 1969. A four-time USSR domestic champion, Szabó appeared in 315 games in the competition, scoring 49 goals. Aside from being named one of the 33 best players in the USSR for five years, Szabó was capped 40 times for the USSR national side, while scoring 8 goals. He is also arguably the second-most successful coach of the Ukrainian national team, compiling 16 wins and 12 draws in 34 matches as coach of the side in 1994 and 1996–1999.

Is a Brazilian football player who currently plays in the Netherlands for FC Eindhoven. He formerly

Is a Brazilian football player who currently plays in the Netherlands for FC Eindhoven. He formerly played for Helmond Sport.

Is a naturalized Burkinabé football striker, who plays for CFR Cluj in Romania. He scored ten goals

Is a naturalized Burkinabé football striker, who plays for CFR Cluj in Romania. He scored ten goals in the UEFA Champions League 2007/08 season including qualification matches. Kone made the headlines by scoring two late goals to record a surprise away win for Burkina Faso against Tunisia in the World Cup 2010 qualifiers.

Is a Chinese race walker.

Is a Chinese race walker.

Is a Taiwanese football player. He currently plays for Tatung F.C. as a midfielder.

Is a Taiwanese football player. He currently plays for Tatung F.C. as a midfielder.

Is a wheelchair fencer from Hong Kong. When she was 11 years old, she suffered from bone cancer, lea

Is a wheelchair fencer from Hong Kong. When she was 11 years old, she suffered from bone cancer, leading to the amputation of her left leg. She began as a swimmer but switched to fencing at the age of 17.[1] At the 2004 Summer Paralympics, she won four go

Is a Chinese International Football player born in China on April 18, 1988 that currently plays for

Is a Chinese International Football player born in China on April 18, 1988 that currently plays for China U-18 and Benfica in Portugal.He currently plays as a striker, being regarded as one of the best prospects in China alongside Dong Fangzhuo of Manchester United.He is known for his fast ability to counterattack, as well as his aerial prowess.

A starting pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.Darvish pitched in the 2008 Beijing Olympics

A starting pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.Darvish pitched in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as the 2009 World Baseball Classic as a member of the Japanese national team.[2] At just 22 years of age, he is already considered the Fighters' staff ace as well as one of the best pitchers in all of Japanese professional baseball.[3][4]Darvish was born in Habikino, Osaka, to an Iranian father, Farzad Darvishsefad, and a Japanese mother, Ikuyo.[5] His parents met at Eckerd College, a liberal arts school in St. Petersburg, Florida, where his father played for the college soccer team as well as the Iranian national team.[6][7] His grandfather was a travel agent in Iran, and sent Farzad to the United States in 1977 to attend high school in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, where he also raced competitively in motocross.

Is a male Chinese volleyball player. He was part of the silver medal winning team at the 2006 Asian

Is a male Chinese volleyball player. He was part of the silver medal winning team at the 2006 Asian Games.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Sagan Tosu.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Sagan Tosu.

Is a speed skater who has participated in the Olympics for the nation of China. He is the national r

Is a speed skater who has participated in the Olympics for the nation of China. He is the national recordholder of China on the 500 and 1,000 meters.

Is a female Chinese handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer

Is a female Chinese handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired Chinese football player.He played for Tianjin Teda between 1992 and 2006. He is the mos

Is a retired Chinese football player.He played for Tianjin Teda between 1992 and 2006. He is the most famous player in Tianjin Teda's history.

Is a retired male Chinese race walker.

Is a retired male Chinese race walker.

Is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Vitesse.Yu Hai is a member of the Chinese Olymp

Is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Vitesse.Yu Hai is a member of the Chinese Olympic team and is expected to lead the team into the 2008 Summer Olympic. His agent is Edmund Chu who also represents Du Wei.

Is a Chinese international football player who currently plays for Liaoning FC, where he plays as a

Is a Chinese international football player who currently plays for Liaoning FC, where he plays as a midfielder in the Chinese Super League. Starting his professional football career during the 2005 league season Yu Hanchao would break into the Liaoning FC team after making his debut against Inter Shanghai on 22 May 2005, in a 1-1 draw. Despite playing for a second tier club Yu Hanchao was called into Gao Hongbo's first squad. As part of Gao Hongbo's more youthful squad he was to make his debut against Germany on May 29, 2009 in a 1-1 draw coming on as a substitute for Jiang Ning and played as a left winger.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Montedio Yamagata.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Montedio Yamagata.

Is a professional tennis player from Hong Kong. The left-hander stands 1.72m and weighs 140 pounds.

Is a professional tennis player from Hong Kong. The left-hander stands 1.72m and weighs 140 pounds. Yu is a member of the Hong Kong Davis Cup team, compiling a 8-12 record in Davis Cup action since 2002.

Is a female Chinese football (soccer) player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Is a female Chinese football (soccer) player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Is a female wrestler from Japan.

Is a female wrestler from Japan.

A Japanese footballer currently playing for Harrisburg City Islanders.

A Japanese footballer currently playing for Harrisburg City Islanders.

Is a retired Chinese discus thrower.Her personal best throw was 68.62 metres, achieved in May 1988 i

Is a retired Chinese discus thrower.Her personal best throw was 68.62 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Beijing. The Chinese, and Asian, record is currently held by Xiao Yanling with 71.68 metres.[1]

Is a Chinese archer, who won the silver medal in the team competition at the 2006 Asian Games.

Is a Chinese archer, who won the silver medal in the team competition at the 2006 Asian Games.

Is a long-track speed-skater set to compete for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Women's 1000m.

Is a long-track speed-skater set to compete for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Women's 1000m.

Is a Chinese sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.

Is a Chinese sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.