Vinny Jones
Football (Soccer captain) player. Also appears in movies such as 'Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels', 'Snatch' and 'Gone in 60 seconds'.
Connection: Grandparents from Bala.
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Selwyn Jenkins
Secretary of the Welsh FA for fifteen years. President of the Welsh FA 1984, Chairman of FIFA Technical Committee c1985.
Connection: Born Merthyr, lived for seventy years in Port Talbot.
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Malcolm Hughes
Integral part of the world renowned Wibblers who have taken the game of five a side soccer to new levels across the globe.
Connection: Born in Llanduddno.
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Rod Thomas
Football (Soccer) player for Swindon. Went on to play in the first division and played for Wales many times.
Connection: Raised in Glyncorwg, went to Dyffryn Grammar School in Port Talbot.
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Cliff Jones
Footballer (Soccer) capped fifty-eight times for Wales. Welsh wizard, played for Tottenham Hotspur in the glory days of the 1960's
Connection: Born in Swansea.
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Michael England
Football (Soccer) player for Mostyn YMCA, Blackburn Rovers, Tottenham Hotspur (captaining them to the FA cup win) and Wales. Later manager of Wales.
Connection: Born in Mostyn, Flintshire.
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Micheal Owen
Professional Footballer (Soccer). Liverpool and England star striker.
Connection: Welsh parents brought up and educated in Wales.
comment by:welshgirl
Michael Owen is the most excellent ...
Chris Coleman
Played football (Soccer) for Swansea City, Crystal Palace and captained Fulham.
Connection: Born and raised in Swansea.
comment by:LisaMo
I think he's gorgeous!
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Carl Dale
Football (Soccer) player. Played for Cardiff City, Conway, Rhyl and Bangor City.
Connection: Born and raised in Deganwy, North Wales.
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Professional Footballer, ...
Mark Delaney
Football (Soccer) player for Wales and Aston Villa.
Connection: From Fishguard.
comment by:KevinQuinn
Mark Delaney's family actually originally comes from Wexford in Ireland. My ...
Wyn Davies
Played football (Soccer) for Wales. Was centre forward.
Connection: Born in Caernarfon.
comment by:DylanPwllheli
Wyn `THE LEAP` Davies scored the goals which won Newcastle the 'Inter ...
Gary Sprake
Football (Soccer) player (Goal Keeper) for Leeds in the late 1960's.
Connection: From Llansamlet.
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Terry Yorath,
Footballer with Leeds United FC.
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John Hartson
Football (Soccer) player for Celtic and Wales.
Connection: Born in Swansea.
comment by:sospan
And a Welsh speaker!
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Turning out to be a Celtic legend ...
Ryan Giggs
Football Player (Soccer) for Wales and Manchester United
Connection: Born in Cardiff. Welsh Mother.
comment by:DuBonnet
Ryan was born in Cardiff. Don't know about his mother!
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John Toshack
Football (Soccer) player for Cardiff, Wales and Liverpool.
Connection: Born in Cardiff.
comment by:AllRightNow
Managed Swansea and Real Madrid. Partnership with Kevin Keegan.
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Terry Venables
Football (Soccer) player and manager for England.
Connection: Welsh Mother.
comment by:MalcolmX
Terry represented England at every level from schoolboy international all the way ...
Nathan Blake
Football (Soccer) player for Cardiff City, Sheffield United, Bolton, Blackburn and a Welsh International too.
Connection: Born in Newport, Wales.
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Born and bred ...
Derek Tapscott
Football (Soccer) player for Arsenal FC.
Connection: Born in Barry.
comment by:dorada_man
Was a very good player in a brilliant Arsenal team!
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Derek ...