Today is not particularly rich in birthdays of individuals who have connected their lives with football:
Andrey Gusin (1972-2014) - the legendary midfielder of Dynamo Kyiv. Andriy spent the best years of his career with the White-and-Blues under the leadership of Valery Lobanovsky. Gusin also defended the colors of the Russian clubs Krylya Sovetov and Saturn. He headed the second team of Dynamo. As part of the Ukrainian national team, he played 71 matches in which he scored 9 goals. Quarter-finalist of the 2006 World Cup. On September 17, 2014, Andrei tragically died in a motorcycle crash at the Chaika autodrome.
Evgeny Lemeshko (1930-2016) - Soviet goalkeeper. He played for such clubs as Dynamo (Kyiv), Avangard (Nikolaev), Shakhtar (Stalino). Achievements: Silver medalist of the USSR championship-1952, winner of the USSR Cup-1954.
Javier Saviola (1981) is a former Argentine football player who until recently played for River Plate. In 1999 he was recognized as the best football player in South America. In 2005, he was included in the FIFA 100 list of the 125 greatest living football players. Olympic champion in 2004 as part of the Argentina national team. At one time he played for the Catalan "Barcelona", Madrid "Real", "Malaga" and Lisbon "Benfica". He played 39 matches for the Argentina national team and scored 11 goals.
Fabrizio Ravanelli (1968) - former Italian striker. During his career, Ravanelli changed many clubs, among which were the giants of Italian football (Juventus, Lazio), the French superclub (Olympic Marseille) and the teams of Foggy Albion (Middlesbrough, Derby County). He was known as the White Feather for his peculiar hair color and the manner in which he scored balls from the most incredible positions. Fabrizio Ravanelli spent his best years at Juventus, with whom he won a number of prestigious trophies: the Italian Championship (1994/1995), the Coppa Italia (1994/1995), the Italian Super Cup (1995), the Champions League (1995/1996) and the Cup UEFA (1992/1993). The Ravanelli-Vialli-Bagio triangle was considered in those years the best attacking link in club football. He played 22 matches for the Italian national team, scoring 8 goals. Until recently, he headed the Kiev "Arsenal".