The following people celebrate their birthdays today:
Yuri Vernidub (1966) - former Ukrainian football player, defender and midfielder. Now the head coach of Kryvbas. Previously, he headed the Luhansk Zorya.
Ruslan Neshcheret (2002) - Ukrainian goalkeeper, goalkeeper of Kyiv "Dynamo" and the youth team of Ukraine. He started playing football at an early age and by the age of eight he decided that his main position on the field was the role of a goalkeeper. When he was ten, he was invited to a viewing at the youth football school of Dynamo Kyiv. After graduating from the academy, he began playing for Dynamo in the Ukrainian youth championship for players under 19.
Neshcheret made his debut for the Dynamo first team on October 31, 2020 in the Ukrainian Championship match against Dnipro-1. Already in the next Dynamo match against Barcelona, which took place on November 4, 2020, Neshcheret made his debut in the Champions League.
Frank Leboeuf (1968) - former French footballer, world and European champion. He played for Chelsea London, where he spent the most successful part of his career. As part of the "aristocrats" he won two FA Cups, the League Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup. In total, Leboeuf played 144 matches for Chelsea and scored 17 goals in them, most of which he played from the penalty spot.
Rogerio Ceni (1973) - former Brazilian goalkeeper. World champion in 2002 as part of the Brazilian national team. He played from 1992 to 2015 for the Sao Paulo club. Officially recognized by FIFA as the goalkeeper who scored the most goals in history.
Hidetoshi Nakata (1977) - a former midfielder who became one of the first Japanese to prove himself in the strongest European championships. Previously played in Serie A for five clubs and in the English Premier League for Bolton Wanderers. Hidetoshi is currently running a business that is not related to football.