Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he was a member of

Is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he was a member of the Italian team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches.

An Italian football manager and former player, best known for his career as Chievo captain during th

An Italian football manager and former player, best known for his career as Chievo captain during the 1990s. He is the current manager of Südtirol-Alto Adige in the Italian Serie C2.A centre back, D'Angelo started his career playing for amateur team Trissino in 1986; he then joined Marzotto Valdagno, another amateur team, one year later, and finally signed for Chievo in 1988. During his first season with the gialloblu, D'Angelo made 17 appearances in the Serie C2 league.

An Italian football defender. As of 2006 plays for S.S.C. Napoli of Serie A.He signed a new 4 years

An Italian football defender. As of 2006 plays for S.S.C. Napoli of Serie A.He signed a new 4 years contract with S.S.C. Napoli, on 18 June 2007. He joined Udinese On the 2/9/2008, on Co-Ownership with Napoli

Is a retired Italian professional road racing cyclist.Born in Cles, province of Trento, Fondriest tu

Is a retired Italian professional road racing cyclist.Born in Cles, province of Trento, Fondriest turned professional in 1987 with the Ecoflam team. He subsequently rode for Alfa-Lum in 1988, winning the World Cycling Championships along with stages in th

A former Italian football forwardGanz started his career at Sampdoria in 1986. He later helped Parma

A former Italian football forwardGanz started his career at Sampdoria in 1986. He later helped Parma to promotion from Serie B in 1989-90 season. When he played for Inter Milan, Ganz scored 26 goals from 68 appearances and was a feared goalscorer and won the UEFA cup with Inter.

An Italian footballer. He plays for Reggina.

An Italian footballer. He plays for Reggina.

Is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was part of the

Is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was part of the Italian team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches.

Is a former ice speed skater from Italy, who represented his native country in three consecutive Win

Is a former ice speed skater from Italy, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria.

Is an Italian ice dancer. With partner Barbara Fusar-Poli, he is the 2001 World champion, 2001 Europ

Is an Italian ice dancer. With partner Barbara Fusar-Poli, he is the 2001 World champion, 2001 European champion, and 2002 Olympic bronze medalist. They won eight Italian titles and competed at three Olympics.

An Italian footballer. He plays for SC Cham.Melina started his career at FC Luzern in Swiss Super Le

An Italian footballer. He plays for SC Cham.Melina started his career at FC Luzern in Swiss Super League. He then spent 10 seasons for SC Kriens in Swiss Challenge League, except on loan to FC Sion in Super League.

Is a journalist in the employ of the Italian daily newspaper La Stampa, for which he serves as Unite

Is a journalist in the employ of the Italian daily newspaper La Stampa, for which he serves as United States correspondent and for which he previously worked as European Union correspondent in Brussels and as diplomatic correspondent in Rome.

He is an attacker and currently plays for A.C. Ancona.

He is an attacker and currently plays for A.C. Ancona.

Is an Italian classical pianist.Pollini is especially noted for his performances of Beethoven, Schub

Is an Italian classical pianist.Pollini is especially noted for his performances of Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Schoenberg, Webern and for championing modern composers such as Pierre Boulez, Luigi Nono and Karlheinz Stockhausen.

Is an Italian cross country skier who has competed since 1992. Pozzi also finished ninth in the 50

Is an Italian cross country skier who has competed since 1992. Pozzi also finished ninth in the 50 km event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.

Is an Italian former boxer, who won the Bantamweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Is an Italian former boxer, who won the Bantamweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

An Italian former football player turned manager, currently in charge as head coach of Romanian Liga

An Italian former football player turned manager, currently in charge as head coach of Romanian Liga I club CFR Cluj.A minor league player who played Serie A only in his first two professional seasons, respectively with Udinese and Catanzaro, he also played from 1989 to 1991 in the Serie B with the Triestina jersey.

A former Italian footballer.During his career he played for Inter Milan (1969-74), Bologna F.C. (197

A former Italian footballer.During his career he played for Inter Milan (1969-74), Bologna F.C. (1974-79), S.S.C. Napoli (1979-80) and A.C. Pistoiese (1980-81). He also played 34 matches for the Italy national football team from 1972 to 1979. He participated in two World Cups (1974 and 1978) and was an unused player in the 1980 UEFA European Football Championship.

Is an Italian rugby union footballer. He predominantly plays as an openside flanker, but can also pl

Is an Italian rugby union footballer. He predominantly plays as an openside flanker, but can also play on the wing.His younger brother Mirco is also a professional rugby player. Both brothers are featured on the cover of the Italian version of the EA Sports game Rugby 08.Bergamasco began his playing career with Petrarca Padova, before moving to Treviso. He made his international debut at the age of 19 against the Netherlands. Recently Bergamasco has been banned for 13 weeks for gouging the eyes of Lee Byrne in a Six Nations match against Wales.

He currently plays for FC Chiasso in the Swiss Challenge League.His career peaked whilst playing for

He currently plays for FC Chiasso in the Swiss Challenge League.His career peaked whilst playing for Fiorentina during 1999-2001 and though he didn't have any league starts, he did start three Champions League games for the Italian side. Mauro's main fame comes from one of these games, in the 3-3 draw against Barcelona on November 2, 1999. After 14 minutes he scored what is considered one of the greatest goals of all time, a spectacular 25 yard bicycle kick. An ITV programme on the 50 greatest Champions League goals had it at number 2, behind Zinedine Zidane's winning volley against Bayer Leverkusen in the 2001-2002 final.

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich,

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-1 1000 m event.

Is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Lampre-N.G.C.

Is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Lampre-N.G.C.

An Italian footballer for Chievo of Serie A. He is an forward/attacking midfielder who usually plays

An Italian footballer for Chievo of Serie A. He is an forward/attacking midfielder who usually plays down the right wing.Esposito made his professional debut in 1997–98 for Pescara Calcio of Serie B. In 1999, after an unsuccessful trial with Rangers FC, he joined Udinese Calcio, debuting in the Italian top division. However, he did not have much playing time with Udinese, as he played just nine matches in two seasons. He joined Cagliari Calcio in 2001–02, and was one the small Sardinian team's most influential players, in both Serie A and B.

Is an Italian professional road bicycle racer.

Is an Italian professional road bicycle racer.

Is a professional cyclist from Italy. He rides for CSF Group-Navigare,

Is a professional cyclist from Italy. He rides for CSF Group-Navigare,

Was a professional boxer and former WBC Super Middleweight Champion.Galvano turned pro in 1986 and w

Was a professional boxer and former WBC Super Middleweight Champion.Galvano turned pro in 1986 and won the Vacant WBC Super Middleweight Title with a decision win over Dario Walter Matteoni in 1990. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Nigel Ben