Famous Footballers celebraty

 

1. David Beckham

Actor | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

David Beckham is one of Britain's most iconic athletes whose name is also an elite global advertising brand. He was captain of the English national team from 2000 to 2009, scored in three different FIFA World Cups, and played midfield for clubs in Manchester, England, Madrid, Spain, and Milan, ...

 

2. Ryan Giggs

Self | Match of the Day

Ryan Giggs was born on November 29, 1973 in Cardiff, Wales as Ryan Joseph Wilson. He has been married to Stacey Cooke since September 7, 2007. They have two children.

 

3. Eric Cantona

Actor | Elizabeth

Eric Cantona is most known for his skill on the soccer field. Starring at Old Trafford, Manchester United's homeground, Cantona got the nickname "The King". The controversial striker has been praised as the one who brought back the trophies to one of the world's most famous soccer clubs. Cantona is...

 

4. Gary Lineker

Self | Bend It Like Beckham

Gary Winston Lineker OBE was English football's most famous striker in the 1980s and early 1990s. A unique blend of skill, intelligence and charm, he was venomous up front and yet also a superb professional, who rarely lost his temper. During his 14 year long professional career, Lineker was never ...

 

5. Landon Donovan

Actor | Cubed

Landon Donovan was born on March 4, 1982 in Ontario, California, USA as Landon Timothy Donovan. He is an actor, known for Cubed (2009), Bad Jokes (2018) and Match of the Day 2 (2004). He has been married to Hannah Bartell since May 3, 2015. They have two children. He was previously married to ...

 

6. Pelé

Actor | Victory

Simply he was, and for many people still is, the greatest football player of the world. Not a single thing was impossible for him: he won three World Cup with his National Team of Brazil (Sweden 1958, Chile 1962, Mexico 1970). He scored more than 1.200 goals during his long career (more than 1.300 ...

 

7. Zinédine Zidane

Actor | Goal!

Zinedine Yazid Zidane (born 23 June 1972), nicknamed "Zizou", is a French former professional football player and current manager of Real Madrid. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Zidane was an elite play-maker, renowned for his elegance, vision, ball control and technique...

 

8. Patrick Kluivert

Self | Match of the Day

Patrick Kluivert was born on July 1, 1976 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands as Patrick Stephen Kluivert. He has been married to Angela van Wanrooij since July 8, 2000. They have three children.

 

9. Alessandro Del Piero

Actor | L'allenatore nel pallone 2

Alessandro Del Piero, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer, generally considered one of the best footballers of all time. He plays for Juventus in Italy. Pelè named Del Piero in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelè as a part of ...

 

10. Kieron Dyer

Self | Dream Team

Kieron Dyer was born on December 29, 1978 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

 

11. Edwin van der Sar

Self | Johan

Edwin van der Sar was born on October 29, 1970 in Voorhout, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He has been married to Anne-Marie van Kesteren since May 20, 2006. They have two children.

 

12. Diego Armando Maradona

Actor | ¡Qué linda es mi familia!

Diego Maradona was widely regarded as the best footballer in the world in the 1980s and his crowning achievement was his World Cup win with Argentina in 1986. He started his career at Argentinos Juniors and played his first game for Argentina in 1977, although he missed out on becoming part of the ...

 

13. Lothar Matthäus

Self | Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei

Lothar Matthäus was born on March 21, 1961 in Erlangen, Germany. He was previously married to Liliana Nova, Marianna Kostic, Lolita Morena and Silvia Matthäus.

 

14. Marco van Basten

Self | Sfide

Marco van Basten was born on October 31, 1964 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. He has been married to Liesbeth van Capelleveen since June 21, 1993. They have three children.

 

15. Lionel Messi

Self | FIFA U-20 World Cup 2005

Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. He has won the FIFA Ballon d'Or five times, four of them consecutively. Born and raised in central Argentina, Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone ...

 

16. Paolo Maldini

Self | 2004-2005 UEFA Champions League

Paolo Maldini was born on June 26, 1968 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He has been married to Adriana Maldini since December 14, 1994. They have two children.

 

17. Hugo Sánchez

Editorial_department | Algunas chicas doblan las piernas cuando hablan

 

18. Fernando Hierro

Self | Hugo Sanchez

Fernando Hierro was born on March 23, 1968 in Vélez-Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain as Fernando Ruiz Hierro.

 

19. Raúl González

Actor | Goal!

He joined Real Madrid in season 1992/93 from the former Atlético Madrid lower teams. His promotion in the club has been unstoppable ever since he came in. After a brilliant performance in the reserve teams, he stepped up to make his debut in the first team when he was 17 under Jorge Valdano's ...

 

20. Luis Figo

Actor | Second Life

Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo OIH (born 4 November 1972) is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan before retiring on 31 May 2009. He won 127 caps for the Portugal national team, a record at the time but ...

 

21. Pedja Mijatovic

Self | Od Urugvaja do Rusije

 

22. Harry Kewell

Self | Match of the Day

Harry Kewell was born on September 22, 1978 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He has been married to Sheree Murphysince May 25, 2002. They have four children.

 

23. Emilio Butragueño

Actor | Hermida y Cía

Emilio Butragueño was born on July 22, 1963 in Madrid, Spain as Emilio Butragueño Santos. He is an actor, known for Hermida y Cía (1993), El círculo a primera hora (2001) and Hugo Sanchez.

 

24. Johan Cruyff

Self | Il profeta del gol

Johan Cruyff (or Cruijffie) is voted the best European soccer player of the twentieth century (and the second best worldplayer). He started his career with AJAX Amsterdam and led them to 4 European finals of which 3 were won (1971/1972/1973). In 1973 Cruyff joined Barcelona (for a the then ...

 

25. Ronaldo

Actor | Mike Bassett: England Manager

Ronaldo was born on September 22, 1976 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima. He is an actor, known for Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001), Goal II: Living the Dream (2007) and A menina da flor (2011). He was previously married to Milene Domingues.

 

26. Ronaldinho Gaúcho

Actor | Kickboxer: Retaliation

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and ambassador for Spanish club Barcelona. He played mostly as an attacking midfielder, but was also deployed as a forward or a winger. He played the bulk of his career at ...

 

27. Cristiano Ronaldo

Actor | Striker Force 7

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on February 5, 1985, in Madeira, Portugal to Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and José Diniz Aveiro. Cristiano has an elder brother, Hugo and two elder sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia. His name was inspired by the former US-president, Ronald Reagan, whom ...

 

28. Michel González

Actor | Gotita de amor

Michel González is an actor, known for Gotita de amor (1998).

 

29. Paul Gascoigne

Producer | 30 Years of Hurt

Often described as a footballing "genius", and cited by his former teammate Chris Waddle in 2018 as England's last "real creative midfield player", Paul Gascoigne, usually referred to simply as "Gazza", started his career at Newcastle United, where he played in 92 games and scored 21 goals. He then...

 

30. Brian Robson

Transportation_department | I, Daniel Blake

Brian Robson is known for his work on I, Daniel Blake (2016), Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995) and Get Santa (2014).

 

31. Jairzinho

Self | Casseta & Planeta: A Taça do Mundo É Nossa

Jairzinho was born on December 25, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Jair Ventura Filho.

 

32. Paolo Rossi

Self | The Last Victory

 

33. Gerd Müller

Actor | Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht

Gerd Müller was born on November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen, Bavaria, Germany as Gerhard Müller. He is an actor, known for Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht (1967), Libero (1973) and Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten (1969). He has been married to Uschi Ebenböck since August 21, 1967....

 

34. Ivica Vastic

Self | Dorfers Donnerstalk

 

35. Eric Wynalda

Actor | One to Nothing

Eric Wynalda was born on June 9, 1969 in Fullerton, California, USA as Eric Boswell Wynalda. He is known for his work on One to Nothing, The Game of Their Lives (2005) and Pardon the Interruption (2001).

 

36. Alan Shearer

Actor | Goal!

Alan Shearer CBE is one of the all-time legends of English football and remains the greatest ever goalscorer in the Premier League with 260 goals. A childhood Newcastle United fan, he started his career playing for Southampton F.C. in 1988, but five years later was snapped up by Blackburn Rovers. ...

 

37. Teddy Sheringham

Self | Match of the Day

Teddy Sheringham was born on April 2, 1966 in Walthamstow, London, England.

 

38. Bixente Lizarazu

Actor | Le capital

Bixente Lizarazu was born on December 9, 1969 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Pyrénées-Atlantique, France as Vincent Lizarazu. He is a director and actor, known for Capital (2012), 2004-2005 UEFA Champions League (2005) and Merci beaucoup und au revoir(2007).

 

39. Gabriel Batistuta

Actor | Muñeca brava

Gabriel Batistuta was born on February 1, 1969 in Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina as Gabriel Omar Batistuta. He is an actor, known for Wild Angel (1998), The VideoMatch Show (1990) and Copa América 1995 (1995). He has been married to Irina Fernández since December 28, 1990. They have four ...

 

40. Claudio Caniggia

Self | Videomatch

Claudio Caniggia was born on January 9, 1967 in Buenos Aires, Argentina as Claudio Paul Caniggia. He has been married to Mariana Nanis since 1988. They have three children.

 

41. Oscar Ruggeri

Self | XIII FIFA World Cup 1986

Oscar Ruggeri is an actor, known for 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico (1986), Partido final (1994) and El show del fútbol(2009). He has been married to Nancy Otero since 1988. They have four children.

 

42. Didier Deschamps

Self | Téléfoot

Didier Deschamps was born on October 15, 1968 in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France as Didier Claude Deschamps.

 

43. Jürgen Klinsmann

Self | European Men's Football Championships

Jürgen Klinsmann was born on July 30, 1964 in Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He has been married to Debbie Klinsmann since 1995. They have two children.

 

44. Andreas Brehme

Self | 1992 UEFA European Football Championship

Andreas Brehme was born on November 9, 1960 in Hamburg, Germany. He is an actor, known for 1992 UEFA European Football Championship (1992), Das Match (2008) and Familie inklusive (2013). He has been married to Pilar Martinez since 1987. They have two children.

 

45. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Actor | Nike: Take It to the Next Level

Zlatan was born in 1981 in Malmö, Sweden. He received his first pair of football boots at the age of five and it was obvious even at this early age that he had the potential to become an extraordinary footballer. He grew up in the infamous neighbourhood Rosengård known for being one of Sweden's ...

 

46. Miroslav Klose

Self | 2012-2013 UEFA Europa League

Miroslav Klose was born on June 9, 1978 in Opole, Opolskie, Poland as Miroslav Kloze. He is married to Sylwia. They have two children.

 

47. Romário

Self | Histórias do Flamengo

Romário was born on January 29, 1966 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Romário de Souza Faria. He has been married to Isabella Bittencourt since 2002. They have two children. He was previously married to Danielle Favato and Mônica Santoro.

 

48. Bebeto

Self | Copa União

Bebeto was born on February 16, 1964 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil as José Roberto Gama de Oliveira.

 

49. Roberto Baggio

Self | Videomatch

Roberto Baggio was born on February 18, 1967 in Caldogno, Veneto, Italy. He has been married to Andreina Fabbri since July 1, 1989. They have three children.

 

50. Dino Baggio

Self | L'allenatore dei sogni

 

51. Oleg Salenko

Self | Fotbolls-VM krönikan 1994

Oleg Salenko was born on October 25, 1969 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR.

 

52. Roger Milla

Self | Le Champion

Roger Milla was born on May 20, 1952 in Yaoundé, Cameroon as Albert Roger Miller.

 

53. Ronald Koeman

Self | Match of the Day

Ronald Koeman was born on March 21, 1963 in Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He has been married to Bartina Koemansince December 27, 1985. They have two children.

 

54. Erwin Koeman

Actor | Tien voor taal

Erwin Koeman was born on September 20, 1961 in Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Tien voor taal (1990), Feyenoord TV and Finale van het E.K. '88 (1988).

 

55. Frank de Boer

Self | Eski açik sari desene

Frank de Boer was born on May 15, 1970 in Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He has been married to Helen van Haren since December 28, 1999. They have three children.

 

56. Phillip Cocu

Self | 2001-2002 UEFA Champions League

Phillip Cocu was born on October 29, 1970 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

 

57. Clarence Seedorf

Actor | L'allenatore nel pallone 2

Clarence was born in Suriname and is widely considered as one of the 'greats' of modern football. He has been a permanent fixture in the Dutch international squad for a number of years and is the first player to have won the Champions League four times and with three different clubs - Ajax in 1995,...

 

58. Edgar Davies

Gone to Earth

Edgar Davies is an actor, known for Gone to Earth (1950).

 

59. Pierre Littbarski

Actor | Etwas ist immer

Pierre Littbarski was born on April 16, 1960 in Berlin, Germany as Pierre Michael Littbarski. He is an actor, known for Etwas ist immer (1994), Genial daneben - Das Quiz (2018) and Kennen Sie Deutschland? (2009). He has been married to Hitomi Koizumi since 1994. They have two children. He was ...

 

60. Frank de Boer

Self | Eski açik sari desene

Frank de Boer was born on May 15, 1970 in Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He has been married to Helen van Haren since December 28, 1999. They have three children.

 

61. Ronald de Boer

Actor | Toren C

Ronald de Boer was born on May 15, 1970 in Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Netherlands as Ronaldus de Boer. He is an actor, known for Toren C (2008), Jeuk (2014) and Kuningas Litmanen (2012).

 

62. Julio Salinas

Assistant_director | Il nodo alla cravatta

Julio Salinas was born on September 11, 1962 in Bilbao, Spain. He is an actor and art director, known for Il nodo alla cravatta(1991), Il piacere delle carni (1992) and Fantàstic (1992).

 

63. Andoni Goikoetxea

Self | El rondo

 

64. Sergi Barjuán

Self | Plats bruts

Sergi Barjuán was born on December 28, 1971 in Les Franqueses del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain as Sergi Barjuán Esclusa.

 

65. Wim Jonk

Self | Studio Sport

Wim Jonk was born on October 12, 1966 in Volendam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands as Wilhelmus Maria Jonk.

 

66. Bobby Moore

Self | The Biggest Loser

 

67. Jack Charlton

Self | Quiz Ball

Jack Charlton was born on May 8, 1935 in Ashington, Northumberland, England.

 

68. Garrincha

Actor | Exu-Piá, Coração de Macunaíma

Garrincha was born on October 28, 1933 in Magé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Manoel Francisco dos Santos. He was an actor, known for Exu-Piá, Coração de Macunaíma (1986), Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro (1980) and O Preço da Vitória (1959). He was married to ...

 

69. Tostao

Actor | Mental

Tostao was born on January 25, 1947 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil as Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade. He is an actor, known for Mental (2009), Futebol Total (1974) and Tostao: The King of Football (1970).

 

70. Rivelino

Self | Copa 78 - O Poder do Futebol

Rivelino was born on January 1, 1946 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

 

71. Socrates

Self | Futebol Brasileiro

Socrates was born on February 19, 1954 in Belém, Pará, Brazil as Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira. He died on December 4, 2011 in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

 

72. Paulo Futre

Actor | Famel Top Secret

Paulo Futre was born on February 28, 1966 in Montijo, Portugal as Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre. He is an actor, known for Famel Top Secret (2014), Laços de Sangue (2010) and 7 Pecados Rurais (2013).

 

73. Walter Zenga

Self | Il gioco dei 9

Walter Zenga was born on April 28, 1960 in Milan, Italy. He is married to Rebedea, Raluca. They have two children. He was previously married to Elvira Carfagna and Roberta Termali.

 

74. Faustino Asprilla

Self | UCLW Champions League Weekly

Faustino Asprilla was born on November 10, 1969 in Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia as Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestroza.

 

75. Dwight Yorke

Actor | Kids Clinic

Dwight Yorke was born on November 3, 1971 in Canaan, Tobago. He is an actor, known for Kids Clinic (1998), The Premiership(2001) and A Question of Sport (1970).

 

76. Michael Owen

Self | Goal II: Living the Dream

Michael Owen was born on December 14, 1979 in Chester, England as Michael James Owen. He has been married to Louise Bonsall since June 24, 2005. They have four children.

 

77. Steven Gerrard

Self | Make Us Dream

Steven Gerrard was born on May 30, 1980 in Whiston, Merseyside, England as Steven George Gerrard. He has been married to Alex Curran since June 16, 2007. They have three children.

 

78. Frank Lampard

Self | Play to the Whistle

Frank Lampard was born on June 20, 1978 in Romford, Essex, England as Frank James Lampard. He is an actor, known for Play to the Whistle (2015), BT Sport: Take Them All On (2018) and Match of the Day (1964). He has been married to Christine Lampard since December 20, 2015.

 

79. Frank Rijkaard

Self | 1992 UEFA European Football Championship

Frank Rijkaard was born on September 30, 1962 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands as Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard.

 

80. Owen Hargreaves

Self | 2004-2005 UEFA Champions League

Owen Hargreaves was born on January 20, 1981 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

 

81. Marcel Desailly

Actor | Au théâtre ce soir

Marcel Desailly was born on September 7, 1968 in Accra, Ghana as Odenke Abbey. He is an actor, known for Au théâtre ce soir(1966), Soccer Aid (2006) and 1998 FIFA World Cup France(1998). He is married to Virginie. They have three children.

 

82. Gianfranco Zola

Self | Match of the Day

Gianfranco Zola was born on July 5, 1966 in Oliena, Sardinia, Italy.

 

83. Alberto Gilardino

Self | 2010 FIFA World Cup

Alberto Gilardino was born on July 5, 1982 in Biella, Piedmont, Italy. He has been married to Alice Bregoil since July 5, 2009. They have two children.