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Jack LeRoy Christiansen was an American professional football player who became a college and pro coach. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions as a safety and return specialist from 1951 to 1958. He helped lead the Lions to three NFL championships in 1952, 1953, and 1957 and was a first-team All-NFL player in six of his eight years in the league. He led the NFL in interceptions in 1953 and 1957 and in punt returns for touchdown in 1951, 1952, 1954, and 1956. His eight career punt returns for touchdowns was an NFL record until 1989 and remains the fourth best in league history. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1970.
Jesper Ringsborg Christiansen is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Thomas Christiansen Tarín is a football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of the Panama.
George Randall Gibson was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a guard at the University of Minnesota from 1926 to 1928. He was captain of the 1928 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and was named to the 1928 College Football All-America Team. Gibson was a teammate and roommate of Bronko Nagurski. The two are jointly honored as the namesakes of the Minnesota Golden Gophers football training complex, the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex. While at the University of Minnesota, Gibson was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. Gibson later worked as an assistant coach at Minnesota.
Claus Christiansen is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a defender. At club level, he appeared in 295 Danish league matches for Lyngby Boldklub. At international level, he played five matches for the Denmark national team, most notably the semi-final and final matches of the Euro 1992 tournament, which Denmark won.
Carl Emil Christiansen was a Danish football (soccer) player, who played 313 games and scored 112 goals for Esbjerg fB in Denmark. He was the top goalscorer of the 1962 Danish football championship, and played two games and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team.
Kaj Frederik Christiansen was a Danish football player and manager. He began his career as an amateur player for BK Frem, winning the 1944 Danish Championship. He played professionally for French clubs Stade Français, Le Havre AC, Olympique Lyonnais, and Grenoble Foot 38, winning the 1954 French Division 2 with Olympique Lyonnais. Kaj Christiansen scored six goals in five matches for the Denmark national football team between 1943 and 1948. He was named 1943 Danish Sports Talent of the Year. As a manager, he was named 1964 Manager of the Year in France, and won the 1967 Danish Cup with Randers Freja.
Jan Clifford Christiansen is a Norwegian former football player and coach. He played for Rosenborg BK in Trondheim from 1966 to 1975, earning three league titles and one cup championship. Christiansen was capped 13 times for Norway national football team. Christiansen coached Rosenborg BK in the 1975 season.
Reuben John Ursella was a professional football player-coach who played during the early years of the National Football League (NFL). During his NFL career, Rube played for the Minneapolis Marines/Red Jackets, Akron Indians, Hammond Pros, and Rock Island Independents. Outside of the NFL, Ursella played for the Hibbing All-Stars in 1922 and 1923 and Tollefson's All-Stars in 1923, and in January 1926, he also played exhibition games with Jim Thorpe and his independent team, the Tampa Cardinals.
Anders Bleg Christiansen is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF as a midfielder. He also serves as club captain since 2020. A full international since 2014, he was part of the Denmark squad at UEFA Euro 2020.
Nanna Christiansen is a Danish football midfielder currently playing in the Elitedivisionen for Brøndby, with whom she has also played the Champions League. She was named Danish Young Footballer of the Year in 2006.
Isobel Mary Christiansen is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. She is known for her time with Manchester City Women between 2014 and 2018, and Everton (2019–2023). She has also played for Birmingham City and Lyon. She played as a junior international in 2009 and later in the senior team, including in the 2019 World Cup qualifiers.
Jacobi Melius Alton Christiansen was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Valparaiso University from 1929 to 1940 and at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota from 1941 to 1968, compiling a career college football record of 175–92–15. Christiansen's 1964 Concordia team tied with Sam Houston State in the NAIA National title game. Christiansen is one of the few college football coaches to have coached in a stadium named after himself.
Richard Morris Christiansen is a retired Canadian football player who played for the BC Lions. He played college football at the University of Arizona. His two sons, Brian and Gregg also played college football; Brian at Arizona and Gregg at UCLA.
Julio Bañuelos is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, He has managed clubs including Alavés and Burgos. He was a graduate of the Barcelona academy. He was head coach at Persebaya Surabaya and an assistant coach at Leeds United. He is now Director of Coaching and Coach of the 2008 first team at Brooklyn United academy as well as several other teams at the club.
Max Christiansen is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96.
Peter Buch Christiansen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eliteserien club Viking.
Cole Christiansen is an American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Army.
Martin Alexander Christiansen was an American football fullback. A native of Minneapolis, he played college football for Minnesota from 1937 to 1939. He was selected in the fifth round of the 1940 NFL Draft. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals during the 1940 season. The following year he enlisted in the Marines. He fought in the Battle of Tarawa and was wounded. He was awarded the Purple Heart. After retiring from football, he worked as a Minneapolis police officer and owner of a gas station. He died in 1999 in Minneapolis.
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