Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

A retired Algerian football player.Ouahabi started his playing career at age 11 with home-town team

A retired Algerian football player.Ouahabi started his playing career at age 11 with home-town team SS Sidi-Aïssa. At age 16, he left for France and joined the academy at AS Saint-Etienne where he turned pro and played until the age of 22. He also had a brief spell with Roanne in the 1957–58 season. On January 1, 1963, just after Algeria won its independence, he left France and moved back to Algeria and joined JS Kabylie. He played for JSK from 1963 until 1971, helping the team gain promotion from the third division to the second division and eventually to the top division. He is considered one of the best left-wings in the history of JSK. After he retired from playing, he coached JSK's junior team briefly before quitting football for good.[1]

Is a Japanese football manager and former player. He is the first Japanese player to score in J. Lea

Is a Japanese football manager and former player. He is the first Japanese player to score in J. League. Kazama played for several clubs in Germany, including BVL 08 Remscheid and Eintracht Braunschweig.

Is a retired professional tennis player from Senegal. He won two singles titles during his career on

Is a retired professional tennis player from Senegal. He won two singles titles during his career on the ATP Tour. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 74 in 1988. Doumbia played for the Senegal Davis Cup team, and holds team records for single

A Belarusian ice dancer. He competes with wife Ksenia Shmirina. They were married in 2007 and began

A Belarusian ice dancer. He competes with wife Ksenia Shmirina. They were married in 2007 and began skating together that year. He previously competed with Alexandra Maksimova, with whom he teamed up in 2005 and was the 2006 Belarusian national silver medalists.

A Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FC Torpedo Zhodino.

A Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FC Torpedo Zhodino.

A former Iraq national and Olympic coach, who is currently coach of Al-Amana

A former Iraq national and Olympic coach, who is currently coach of Al-Amana

Is a Moroccan long jumper.He finished seventh at the 2002 African Championships. At the 2006 African

Is a Moroccan long jumper.He finished seventh at the 2002 African Championships. At the 2006 African Championships he finished eighth in the long jump and seventh in the triple jump. won the gold medal at the 2008 African Championships. He competed at the World Championships 2003, 2005 and 2007 as well as the Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008 without reaching the final.

An Iranian football (soccer) player. His position is usually the central defender. He is currently w

An Iranian football (soccer) player. His position is usually the central defender. He is currently with Saba Battery as a player manager and has now retired from the Iranian national football team. He obtained his managerial position on March 12, 2008.Yahya Golmohammadi has played most of his professional career for Persepolis FC. In 1999 he moved to Ahvazi club Foolad, but returned to Persepolis after three seasons. In 2005 after Yahya left Persepolis for a lucrative contract with Saba Battery, many critics were skeptical about his success in this newly formed team, but Saba Battery, with the help of Golmohammadi and Iranian national teammate Ali Daei, not only was a real surprise for winning the Hazfi Cup,

S a Colombian footballer that plays for Deportivo Cali.

S a Colombian footballer that plays for Deportivo Cali.

Is an Israeli chess grandmaster.In tournaments he was 4th= at Netanya 1961, 2nd= at Tel Aviv 1966 (S

Is an Israeli chess grandmaster.In tournaments he was 4th= at Netanya 1961, 2nd= at Tel Aviv 1966 (Svetozar Gligoric won), tied for 7-10th at Netanya 1968 (Robert James Fischer won), 8th at Netanya 1969 (Samuel Reshevsky won), 6th at Netanya 1971, 13th at Manila 1974, 2nd at Netanya 1975, 1st= at Beer-Sheva 1976, 13th= at Hastings 1976/77 (Oleg Romanishin won), 3rd at Raman Ha-Sharon 1979.

Is a former Indian cricketer who played in 4 Tests from 1977 to 1979.

Is a former Indian cricketer who played in 4 Tests from 1977 to 1979.

Is a French professional basketball player currently with the Denver Nuggets of the NBA.He is a 6 ft

Is a French professional basketball player currently with the Denver Nuggets of the NBA.He is a 6 ft 7 in and 225 lb (102 kg) shooting guard/small forward. He started his career with French team JDA Dijon, and after his first season as pro went college, first at junior college of Southern Idaho and after two years transferred to Pepperdine University. He went undrafted after graduating from Pepperdine and signed with JDA Dijon again. In February 2006 he moved to Italian Climamio Bologna. He was signed by the Denver Nuggets on July 26, 2006.[1]

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divi

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Krasnodar-2000.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FC Dniester Ovidiopol.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FC Dniester Ovidiopol.

Was a Jewish sabre fencer of the Soviet Union. He competed in three Olympiads, and won two medals fo

Was a Jewish sabre fencer of the Soviet Union. He competed in three Olympiads, and won two medals for the Soviet Union's fencing team.

Was a Russian chess Grandmaster, theoretician, and writer.After a brief foray into "over-the-board"

Was a Russian chess Grandmaster, theoretician, and writer.After a brief foray into "over-the-board" play, he turned to correspondence chess in the early 1960s with immediate success (joint first place in the U.S.S.R. Correspondence Championship in 1962.) He became an ICCGM (International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster) in 1966, and would go on to compete in the final of the World Correspondence Championship five times.

A Russian professional football (soccer) player currently contracted to FC Rostov in Russia. Being o

A Russian professional football (soccer) player currently contracted to FC Rostov in Russia. Being of Jewish ethnicity, he is set to join Hapoel Petah Tikva in Israel on trial. There, he would not count as a foreign player.[1]

Was a Soviet wrestler who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was a Soviet wrestler who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divisio

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Saturn-2 Moscow Oblast.

Was a Ukrainian chess master. Vilner won the Odessa chess championships four times (1918, 1923, 1925

Was a Ukrainian chess master. Vilner won the Odessa chess championships four times (1918, 1923, 1925, and 1928). He won the Ukrainian championships three times; at Kiev 1924 (ahead of Fedor Bohatirchuk), at Kharkov 1925 (ahead of Nikolai Sorokin), and at Odessa 1928 (with Vladimir Kirillov). He also won at Odessa 1926 (ahead of Russo), and at Kiev 1929 (with Bohatirchuk).

Is a Nigerian professional football midfielder, who currently plays for FC Hjørring, on loant from

Is a Nigerian professional football midfielder, who currently plays for FC Hjørring, on loant from the Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland.

Is a Nigerian football player. who last played for FSV Zwickau. He played for one season in the Bund

Is a Nigerian football player. who last played for FSV Zwickau. He played for one season in the Bundesliga with FC St. Pauli.

Nicknamed "The Yak"and generally known simply as Yakubu, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a str

Nicknamed "The Yak"and generally known simply as Yakubu, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Everton in the Premier League. He is the highest scoring African in the history of the Premier League. He is 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighs 13 stone (83 kg).

Is a Nigerian football player. He currently plays for Germinal Beerschot in Belgium.He represented h

Is a Nigerian football player. He currently plays for Germinal Beerschot in Belgium.He represented his homeland by the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the Korea Republic.

Is a Turkish boxer in the featherweight (57 kg) discipline. He is member of Istanbul Fenerbahçe Box

Is a Turkish boxer in the featherweight (57 kg) discipline. He is member of Istanbul Fenerbahçe Boxing Club.