Today has given the world several famous people who closely linked their lives with football:
Vladimir Veremeev (1948) is a former footballer who played at the positions of midfielder and striker. At one time he defended the colours of Zvezda and Dynamo Kyiv. Six-time champion and three-time winner of the USSR Cup. Winner of the 1975 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Super Cup. In the USSR national team played 26 matches, scored 2 goals.
Vladimir Greber (1911-1965) - a former football player who played at the position of midfielder. He was considered a master of penalty kicks. In his time he defended the colours of Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk Dynamo. One of the few players who played for Kyiv in the pre-war and post-war squads.
Joe Cole (1981) is a former English midfielder. He is a pupil of West Ham. Cole also successfully played for Chelsea London. At one time Joe spent one season in the French "Lille", where he played on loan. He took part in the England national team games during the World Cup in 2002, 2006 and 2010, as well as at the European Championship in 2004.
Guus Hiddink (1946) - Dutch coach. He is known as a successful coach of some of the strongest European clubs and several national teams. As a player, Guus won only one trophy, but during his coaching career, which continues, Hiddink won 14 club trophies with his teams, and also led to prizes at the World Cup, or European Championships, the national team of Korea, as well as the national team of the Netherlands. It is worth noting that in Guus Hiddink's hometown in the town of Varsseveld there was a museum, which is named in honour of theGuuseum coach.