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Bernardo Chaves
Date of birth:
- Apr 29, 1991 (age 18 years)
Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona (born 30 October 1960 in Lanús, Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football player, and current manager of the Argentine national team. He is considered by many to be the greatest footballer of all time; he finished first in...
Date of birth:
- Oct 30, 1960 (age 49 years)
David Beckham
David Beckham, OBE is an English professional footballer and one of the top athletes in the world today. He was named Officer in the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003. He currently plays for and captains Major League Soccer's...
Date of birth:
- May 2, 1975 (age 34 years)
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (born 10 May 1969 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He was named after Manchester United footballer Denis Law (although the traditional spelling had to be observed for the legal satisfaction of...
Date of birth:
- May 10, 1969 (age 40 years)
Fabien Barthez
Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971 in Lavelanet) is a former French football goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the...
Date of birth:
- Jun 28, 1971 (age 38 years)
Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer OBE DL (born 13 August 1970) is an English former footballer.
He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team. He is widely...
Date of birth:
- Aug 13, 1970 (age 39 years)
Ruud Gullit
Ruud Gullit (help·info) (born as Ruud Dil, September 1, 1962 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager and former player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the captain of the Netherlands national team that was victorious at...
Date of birth:
- Sep 1, 1962 (age 47 years)
David Icke
David Vaughan Icke (pronounced /aɪk/; born 29 April 1952) is an English writer and public speaker who has devoted himself since 1990 to researching what he calls "who and what is really controlling the world." Describing himself as "the most...
Date of birth:
- Apr 29, 1952 (age 57 years)
Tony Adams
Anthony Alexander "Tony" Adams, MBE (born 10 October 1966 in Romford, Greater London) is an English football manager and former defender. He is the former manager of English Premier League side Portsmouth.
Adams spent his entire playing career of 22...
Date of birth:
- Oct 10, 1966 (age 43 years)
Chris Waddle
Christopher Roland Waddle (born 14 December 1960 in Felling, Tyne and Wear, England) is a former English professional footballer. He currently co-commentates for ESPN's English Premier League football coverage.
Waddle began his footballing career...
Date of birth:
- Dec 14, 1960 (age 49 years)
Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born 11 September 1945) is a legendary German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed Der Kaiser ("The Emperor") because of his elegant style, his leadership, his first name "Franz" (reminiscent of the Austrian...
Date of birth:
- Sep 11, 1945 (age 64 years)
Trevor Francis
Trevor John Francis (born 19 April 1954 in Boxhill Plymouth, England), is a former footballer who won the European Cup twice with Nottingham Forest and 52 caps for England. He was England's first £1 million player. He has also been a football...
Date of birth:
- Apr 19, 1954 (age 55 years)
Mark Bosnich
Mark Bosnich (born 13 January 1972 in Fairfield, New South Wales), is an Australian association football player currently playing for Sydney Olympic in the NSW Premier League. He represented his country 17 times and played for English Premier League...
Date of birth:
- Jan 13, 1972 (age 37 years)
Rio Ferdinand
Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born 7 November 1978) is an English footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and at the international level for the England national football team. He has achieved 70 caps for the English...
Date of birth:
- Nov 7, 1978 (age 31 years)
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Ole Gunnar Solskjær (born 26 February 1973 in Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal) is a Norwegian football manager and former footballer who spent all but 6 years of his career playing for Manchester United, often dubbed the "Baby-faced assassin". He is...
Date of birth:
- Feb 26, 1973 (age 36 years)
Mick McCarthy
Michael Joseph "Mick" McCarthy (born 7 February 1959) is an English-born Irish former professional footballer who is currently the manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club.
He has previously managed Millwall, Sunderland and the Republic of...
Date of birth:
- Feb 7, 1959 (age 50 years)
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for English Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
Rooney began his career with Everton, joining their youth team at age...
Date of birth:
- Oct 24, 1985 (age 24 years)
Éric Cantona
Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona (English pronunciation: /ˈkæntənɑː/; born 24 May 1966) is a French former footballer and actor. He ended his professional footballing career at Manchester United where he won four Premier League titles in five years,...
Date of birth:
- May 24, 1966 (age 43 years)
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979 in Chester) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.
The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed...
Date of birth:
- Dec 14, 1979 (age 30 years)
Thierry Henry
Thierry Daniel Henry (French pronunciation: [tjɛʁi ɑ̃ˈʁi]; born 17 August 1977) is a French footballer who plays for Spanish La Liga club Barcelona and the French national team, predominantly as a striker. Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne—a tough...
Date of birth:
- Aug 17, 1977 (age 32 years)
Hidetoshi Nakata
Hidetoshi Nakata, Cavaliere OSSI (中田 英寿 Nakata Hidetoshi; born January 22, 1977 in Yamanashi Prefecture), is a Japanese former football player. He was one of the most famous Asian footballers of his generation.
Nakata began his professional career...
Date of birth:
- Jan 22, 1977 (age 32 years)
John Arne Riise
John Arne Semundseth Riise (born 24 September 1980 in Ålesund) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Roma in the Italian Serie A. He is the older brother of Bjørn Helge Riise, and more famously played for Liverpool FC. He is renowned for his runs...
Date of birth:
- Sep 24, 1980 (age 29 years)
Patrick Vieira
Patrick Vieira (born 23 June 1976 in Dakar) is a Senegalese-born French footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Internazionale and the French national team.
He rose to prominence during his stint at Arsenal from 1996 to 2005, where he...
Date of birth:
- Jun 23, 1976 (age 33 years)
David Seaman
David Andrew Seaman MBE (born 19 September 1963 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is a former English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal and most recently with Manchester City. He retired from the game on 13 January...
Date of birth:
- Sep 19, 1963 (age 46 years)
Jerzy Dudek
Jerzy "Jurek" Dudek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ ˈdudɛk]); born 23 March 1973 in Rybnik) is a Polish footballer who plays for Real Madrid in La Liga, as a goalkeeper.
With an obscure career in his country, he went on to have successful spells in...
Date of birth:
- Mar 23, 1973 (age 36 years)
Henrik Larsson
Henrik Edward "Henke" Larsson MBE (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɛnrɪk ˈlɑːʂɔn]; born 20 September 1971) is a Swedish former footballer and the current manager for Landskrona BoIS. Born in Helsingborg, Larsson won four league titles in seven years with...
Date of birth:
- Sep 20, 1971 (age 38 years)
Ian Wright
Ian Edward Wright, MBE (born 3 November 1963) is an English former professional footballer, turned television and radio personality.
Wright enjoyed great success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal, spending six years with the former and...
Date of birth:
- Nov 3, 1963 (age 46 years)
Edgar Davids
Edgar Steven Davids (born 13 March 1973) is a Dutch professional footballer. He is as a defensive midfielder who most recently played for Ajax. After beginning his professional career with Ajax , he played for AC Milan, Juventus, FC Barcelona,...
Date of birth:
- Mar 13, 1973 (age 36 years)
Marc-Vivien Foé
Marc-Vivien Foé (1 May 1975 – 26 June 2003) was a Cameroonian international football player, who played in midfield for both club and country. With success in the French League, and stints in the English Premier League, his sudden death, while in...
Date of birth:
- May 1, 1975
Date of death:
- Jun 26, 2003 (age 28 years)
Peter Reid
Peter Reid (born 20 June 1956 in Huyton is an English football manager, pundit and former player.
In his playing career Reid played for several clubs, including Bolton Wanderers, Everton and Queens Park Rangers, as well as representing his country,...
Date of birth:
- Jun 20, 1956 (age 53 years)
John Welsh
John Joseph Welsh (born 10 January 1984 in Liverpool) is an English football player who plays for Tranmere Rovers. He was also captain of the England under-20 team, and has been capped eight times for the under-21s. He represented England U20 at...
Date of birth:
- Jan 10, 1984 (age 25 years)
Erik Nevland
Erik Nevland (born 10 November 1977 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian football forward who currently plays for Fulham in the Premier League. He has eight caps for Norway, and 22 caps at U-21 level.
Nevland started his career at Viking FK, but in 1997 he...
Date of birth:
- Nov 10, 1977 (age 32 years)
Harry Kewell
Harold "Harry" Kewell (born 22 September 1978 in Sydney, New South Wales), is an Australian professional football (soccer) midfielder who plays for Turkish Süper Lig side Galatasaray. Internationally he has received 45 caps, and scored 13 goals,...
Date of birth:
- Sep 22, 1978 (age 31 years)
Adrian Mutu
Adrian Mutu (born 8 January 1979) is a Romanian striker and attacking midfielder who plays for Italian Serie A club Fiorentina and the Romanian national team.
Mutu began his professional career with his home club Argeş Piteşti. He made his debut on...
Date of birth:
- Jan 8, 1979 (age 31 years)
Emile Heskey
Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey (born 11 January 1978) is an English footballer who plays for Premier League team Aston Villa as a striker. He has also played as a left winger.
Born in Leicester, Heskey started his career with Leicester City in 1994....
Date of birth:
- Jan 11, 1978 (age 31 years)
Jan Koller
Jan Koller (born 30 March 1973) is a Czech footballer who is currently in talks with French club AS Cannes after his contract with Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara expired. As an international player he played as a striker for the...
Date of birth:
- Mar 30, 1973 (age 36 years)
Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson OBE (born 11 January 1957) is an English football manager and a former player. He is best known for playing in midfield for Manchester United, where he was the longest serving captain in club history. He is the former manager of...
Date of birth:
- Jan 11, 1957 (age 53 years)
Robbie Fowler
Robert Bernard "Robbie" Fowler (born 9 April 1975) is an English footballer, who plays for the North Queensland Fury in the Australian A-League. He is the fourth-highest goalscorer in the history of the Premier League.
Fowler scored 183 goals in...
Date of birth:
- Apr 9, 1975 (age 34 years)
Hernán Crespo
Hernán Jorge Crespo (born 5 July 1975) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Genoa of the Italian Serie A. Crespo has scored over 250 goals in a career spanning 16 years. His honours include an Olympic Games silver medal, a Copa...
Date of birth:
- Jul 5, 1975 (age 34 years)
Gianfranco Zola
Gianfranco Zola, OBE, Ufficiale OMRI (born 5 July 1966 in Oliena, Sardinia) is a retired Italian footballer and, since 11 September 2008, manager of English Premier League side West Ham United, having been assistant coach of the Italy national under...
Date of birth:
- Jul 5, 1966 (age 43 years)
Rudi Völler
Rudolf 'Rudi' Völler (born 13 April 1960 in Hanau, Hesse) is a 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 and coached the national team to second...
Date of birth:
- Apr 13, 1960 (age 49 years)
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooij (commonly spelled as van Nistelrooy; born 1 July 1976) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid. He is currently the second-highest goalscorer in Champions...
Date of birth:
- Jul 1, 1976 (age 33 years)
Mark Viduka
Mark Anthony Viduka (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈʋiduka]; born 9 October 1975) is an Australian association football centre forward of Croatian and Ukrainian descent. He captained Australian national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany to the...
Date of birth:
- Oct 9, 1975 (age 34 years)
Matthew Le Tissier
Matthew Paul "Matt" Le Tissier (pronounced /ləˈtɪsieɪ/) (born 14 October 1968) is a retired English footballer who played for Southampton FC and England.
An attacking midfielder blessed with exceptional technical skills,Le Tissier is the second...
Date of birth:
- Oct 14, 1968 (age 41 years)
Paul Gascoigne
Paul John Gascoigne (born 27 May 1967 in Dunston, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England), commonly referred to as Gazza, is a retired English professional football player who also had spells as a manager at Kettering Town.
Playing in the position of...
Date of birth:
- May 27, 1967 (age 42 years)
Marcel Desailly
Marcel Desailly (born September 7, 1968 in Accra, Ghana as Odenke Abbey) is a former French footballer and star of the France national football team squad, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. He also enjoyed a distinguished...
Date of birth:
- Sep 7, 1968 (age 41 years)
Vinnie Jones
Vincent Peter "Vinnie" Jones (born 5 January 1965) is an English film actor and ex-footballer.
As a member of the "Crazy Gang", Jones won the 1988 FA Cup Final with Wimbledon F.C. Jones represented and captained Wales having qualified via a Welsh...
Date of birth:
- Jan 5, 1965 (age 45 years)
Roy Keane
Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971) is a retired Irish footballer and the manager of English Championship club Ipswich Town. In his 18-year playing career, he played for Cobh Ramblers in the League of Ireland, Nottingham Forest and Manchester...
Date of birth:
- Aug 10, 1971 (age 38 years)
Ian Rush
Ian James Rush, MBE, (born 20 October 1961) is a retired football player from Wales. He is best remembered as a player for Liverpool, where he was among the top strikers in the English game in the 1980s and 1990s. He also had spells playing at...
Date of birth:
- Oct 20, 1961 (age 48 years)
Peter Schmeichel
Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963) is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the "World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993. He is best remembered for his most successful years at...
Date of birth:
- Nov 18, 1963 (age 46 years)
Peter Shilton
Peter Leslie Shilton, OBE (born Leicester, England, 18 September 1949) is a former football goalkeeper who holds the record for playing more games for England than any other player. His international career earned him 125 caps, making him England's...
Date of birth:
- Sep 18, 1949 (age 60 years)
Chris Coleman
Christopher Coleman (born 10 June 1970 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Coventry City.
As a player, he usually played in defence while also occasionally appearing as a forward. He...
Date of birth:
- Jun 10, 1970 (age 39 years)
Marcus Hahnemann
Marcus Stephan Hahnemann (born June 15, 1972, in Seattle, Washington) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Hahnemann grew up in the Seattle area and attended...
Date of birth:
- Jun 15, 1972 (age 37 years)
Kit Symons
Christopher "Kit" Jeremiah Symons (born March 8, 1971, in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England) is a former Welsh international footballer.
A defender, Symons began his career at Portsmouth, spending seven years at the south coast club, making 160...
Date of birth:
- Mar 8, 1971 (age 38 years)
Tim Howard
Timothy Matthew "Tim" Howard (born March 6, 1979, in North Brunswick Township, New Jersey) is an American soccer goalkeeper who plays for Everton of England and the United States national team.
Tim Howard was born in North Brunswick, New Jersey to...
Date of birth:
- Mar 6, 1979 (age 30 years)
Bobby Convey
Robert Francis "Bobby" Convey (born May 27, 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.
Convey attended the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, played...
Date of birth:
- May 27, 1983 (age 26 years)
John Terry
John George Terry (born 7 December 1980 in Barking, Greater London) is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League. Terry is also captain of the England national...
Date of birth:
- Dec 7, 1980 (age 29 years)
Lothar Matthäus
Lothar Herbert Matthäus German pronunciation: [ˈloːtaɐ̯ maˈtɛːʊs], (born 21 March 1961 in Erlangen, West Germany) is a German former football player and now manager, last managing Israeli club Maccabi Netanya.
In 1990, he was named European...
Date of birth:
- Mar 21, 1961 (age 48 years)
Ryan Giggs
Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE (born Ryan Joseph Wilson on 29 November 1973) is a Welsh footballer who has played for Manchester United for his entire club career. He established himself as a left-winger during the 1990s and continued in this position well...
Date of birth:
- Nov 29, 1973 (age 36 years)
Fredrik Ljungberg
Karl Fredrik "Freddie" Ljungberg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈfreːdrɪk ˈjɵŋˌbærj]) (born 16 April 1977 in Vittsjö) is a Swedish professional footballer currently playing for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.
Ljungberg has spent the majority...
Date of birth:
- Apr 16, 1977 (age 32 years)
