Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha, often known as Roberto Carlos and sometimes as RC3 is a Brazilian former professional footballer who currently works as a football ambassador. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his career as a left-back and has been described as the "most offensive-minded left-back in the history of the game". A free kick specialist throughout his career, his bending shots have measured at over 105 miles per hour (169 km/h). In 1997, he was runner-up in the FIFA World Player of the Year. Widely considered one of the greatest full-backs and left-backs in history, in 2004 he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.
Georgi Aleksandrovich Yartsev was a Russian football coach and player. He was the head coach of the Russia national team between 2003 and 2005.
Dmitri Anatolyevich Alenichev is a Russian football coach, former player and politician.
Yuri Mikhailovich Kovtun is a Russian football coach and a former defender, well known as a 1990s Russia national football team player, as well as Dynamo Moscow and Spartak Moscow stopper. He is an assistant coach of FC Rodina Moscow.
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Filimonov is a former association football goalkeeper from Russia. He won the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup with the Russia national beach soccer team.
Yury Pavlovich Syomin is a Russian football coach. He has managed FC Lokomotiv Moscow for 4 different stints, for a total of over 23 years. The recent history of the Russian club has been associated with him, as he was also president for a short period.
Oleg Ivanovich Romantsev is a Soviet/Russian former international footballer and coach. Romantsev was acclaimed for his success with Spartak Moscow, whom he led to a record eight domestic league titles, and his work with the Russian national team. He is considered by some observers to be the finest coach in the history of Russian football.
Vadim Valentinovich Evseev is a Russian football coach and a former Russian international player. He is the manager of the Russian Premier League club Fakel Voronezh.
Nikita Pavlovich Simonyan is a Soviet-Russian former football striker and coach of Armenian descent. He was born in Armavir. As of 2021 he was the Russian football functionary First Vice-President of the Russian Football Union. Simonyan was awarded the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR title in 1954, the Honored Coach of Russia title in 1968, the Merited Coach of the USSR title in 1970 and the Commander of the Order "For Services to the Fatherland" award in 2011. Simonyan is the top scorer in the history of the club Spartak Moscow at 160 goals.
Jerry-Christian Tchuissé is a Cameroonian and Russian former professional footballer who played as a fullback. He played club football in Russia for Chernomorets Novorossiysk, Spartak Moscow, FC Moscow, FC Terek Grozny and FC Vityaz Podolsk.
Yuriy Valeryevich Nikiforov is a professional football coach and a former player who played mainly as a central defender.
1998 in Russian football was marked by Spartak Moscow's sixth national title.
Valery Viktorovich Kechinov is a Uzbekistani and Russian former international footballer, who spent the majority of his playing career at Spartak Moscow.
Viktor Gennadyevich Bulatov is a Russian football coach and a former Russian international football player. He is the manager of FC Dynamo Kirov.
Ariclenes da Silva Ferreira, commonly known as Ari, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Atletico Cearense. Born in Brazil, he represented the Russia national team after being naturalised.
Dmitry Albertovych Tyapushkin is a Russian professional football coach and a former Russian-Ukrainian player who also represented Ukraine national football team.
José Luís Mendes Andrade, known as Zé Luís, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Hatayspor.
Fernando Lucas Martins, more commonly known as Fernando, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for Antalyaspor.
Rui Carlos Pinho da Vitória is a Portuguese football manager and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is the manager of the Egypt national football team.
