Today's day gifted the world several famous people who closely linked their lives with football. Today such personalities were born:
Leonid BuriakLeonid Buriak (1953) — former footballer and coach. Best known for his performances in the Kyiv “Dynamo”, where he was one of the key players. Leonid Iosifovich also played for the Odessa “Chornomorets”, Moscow “Torpedo”, Kharkiv “Metalist”, as well as Finnish KPT-85. As part of the USSR national team, Buriak played 49 matches and scored 8 goals.
In his time, he headed the national team of Ukraine and Kyiv’s “Dynamo”. The last place of work for Leonid Iosifovich was “Alexandria”, where Buriak worked for several months.
Mario Gomez (1985) — former German footballer, forward. He ended his career at “Stuttgart”. He has Spanish heritage. Previously played for “Fiorentina”, “Besiktas”, “Bavaria”. Bronze medalist of the World and European Championships (2010, 2012). Vice-champion of Europe in 2008. In total, Gomez played 78 matches for the German national team and scored 31 goals.
Ludovic Giuly (1976) — former French footballer. In his time, Giuly defended the colors of “Barcelona”, “Roma”, “Monaco”, “Lyon”, PSG, and “Lorient”. Winner of the Champions League of the 2005/2006 season. Two-time champion of Spain. Champion of France. He played 17 matches for the national team of France and scored 3 goals.
