Today’s date has brought several well-known individuals who have closely connected their lives with football:
Goran GavarancicGoran Gavarancic (1978) — a former Serbian footballer who played as a defender. He was raised in the clubs "Vincha" and "Crvena Zvezda". He represented the colors of Kyiv’s Dynamo. A four-time champion and holder of the Ukrainian Cup. He played 31 matches for the Serbian national team, scoring no goals.
Stefan Effenberg (1968) — a legendary German midfielder. He played for numerous German clubs but achieved the greatest success with Bayern Munich. A three-time champion of Germany. Winner of the Champions League 2000/01. He played 35 matches for the German national team, scoring 5 goals. Silver medalist of the European Championship 1992. In his time, Effenberg was suspended from the German national team for showing the middle finger to the fans of the "Bundestime". After that incident, Stefan played only two friendly matches for the national team.
Fernando Couto (1969) — a former Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender. He represented clubs such as "Porto", "Parma", "Lazio", "Barcelona". He won championships in Italy, Spain, and Portugal. He was once the captain of the Portuguese national team, for which he played 110 matches and scored 8 goals.
