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Today South Korean former footballer Cha Bum-Kun is 70.

He is South Korea joint-most capped player (with Hong Myung-Bo) and all time leading goalscorer.

He was one of the first Asians to play in Europe (the first one in Bundesliga) and the first to win a UEFA club competition (the UEFA Cup with Frankfurt)

As a manager, he led his country to the 1998 World Cup but was fired after two matches. He was the first Asian to participate to the World Cup as a player AND a manager.

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Danny Tiatto turns 50, the Australian footballer played in the 1996 Olympics

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John Hopkins was born 40 years ago in (Ramona (California) he was a motorcyclist participating in moto gp between 2002 and 2008, he scored 500 points in 96 races and got 4 podiums, but without victory

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English actress Joan Collins, who starred in the movie "The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing" and the TV show "Dynasty", is 90 today.

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Othon Bastos, born in Tucano (BA), great Brazilian actor, was born 90 years ago, among the films he participated in are O Pagador de Promessas, Deus e o Diabo na terra do sol, Capitu, Menino Maluquinho, o Filme, Central do Brazil, Policarpo Quaresmo, Mauá, the Emperor and the King, What is that mate?, Seven-headed Beast, Villa Lobos a Life of Passion, The Colonel and the Werewolf, Brasilia 18%, and won several national awards for best actor and best supporting actor and was nominated for several awards as well

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Enzo Trosseiro was born 70 years ago in Esmeralda, Argentina, he participated in the 1982 World Cup

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Wilson Gottardo was born in Santa Bárbara D´Oeste 60 years ago, he was captain of Cruzeiro in the conquest of Libertadores in 97 and played as a defender

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Mike Deodato Jr. Born 60 years ago in Campina Grande, the Brazilian designer drew several comic books, such as Wonder Woman, Thor, Hulk, Flash, New Avengers

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Rahim Hameed was an Iraqi footballer who turns 60 today, participated in the 1984 Olympics and 1986 World Cup

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Alex Shelley born in Detroit 60 years ago, is an American professional wrestler, who currently works for WWE NXT (development division of World Wrestling Entertainment). He gained fame in indy federations such as Ring of Honor. He is also the singer of the band The High Crusade, which also includes wrestlers like Chris Sabin and Petey Williams.

 

 

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American actress Barbara Barrie is 92 today.

 

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Former Czech football player Vladimir Šmicer is 50 today. With Czech Republic, he participated at three Euro (finalist in 1996). He was his country all-time leading up goalscorer until April 2003, when he was overtaken by Jan Koller.

At club level he notably won Champions League and UEFA Cup with Liverpool, and French Championship and League Cup with Lens, its only titles in its history.

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Alfred Molina was born in London 70 years ago

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Jorvan Vieira turns 70, the former Brazilian coach, born in Duque de Caxias (RJ), won the Asian Cup with Iraq in 2007, and also coached Kuwait

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Lamberto Leoni was born 70 years ago in Argenta, Italy, he was a car driver and competed in an F1 race

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Carlos Rivas is 70 years old, he was born in Chimbarongo, Chile and participated in the 1982 World Cup

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Ivan Capelli was born in Milan 60 years ago, Italian. He won the Italian Formula 3 Championship in 1984. He debuted in Formula 1 on October 6, 1985. He competed in 98 Grands Prix, achieved three podiums and scored a total of 31 points in the championship , having achieved a best placement of seventh in the 1988 Formula 1 season.

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Kathy Leander was born 60 years ago in Alle (Switzerland) and represented the country in Eurovision 96

 

Ruslana was born 50 years ago in Lviv, the Ukrainian won Eurovision 04

 

Matthew Lloyd was born in Melbourne (AUS) 40 years ago,,is a cyclist,At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, he finished 30th in the individual road race

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Nico Yennaris was born 30 years ago in Leytonstone, the footballer is the first naturalized player to play for the Chinese national team

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Dana Ashbrook, an actor best known for his role as Bobby Briggs in the best TV series ever Twin Peaks, is 55 today

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Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Tommy Chong is 85 today.

 

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American singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist, writer, and producer Bob Dylan is 82 today.

 

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Canadian actor and comedian Mike Myers is 60 today 

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On 25/05/2022 at 10:10, arghton said:

Basdeo Panday, Trinidadian politician, lawyer, trade unionist, actor, civil servant and Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago 1995-2001 is 89 today. Nicknamed "The Silver Fox" he's still quite active in the politics of the country.

Basdeo Panday, Trinidad and Tobago political heavyweight, 90 today.

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Still very active. 

 

Jógvan Sundstein, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands 1989-1991, also 90 today.

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Sundstein is also the grandfather of E-Sports player N0tail, one of the richest E-sports players of all time.

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Daniel Passarella turns 70, the Argentinian from Chacabuco was captain of the 1978 World Cup winning team

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László Foltán turns 70, the Hungarian from Budapest won the Gold medal in C-2 500 m in Moscow 1980 together with his teammate István Vaskuti

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Al-Saadi al-Gaddafi turns 50, the Libyan was born in Tripoli, he was a soccer player and played for Perugia, Udinese and Sampdoria. He was the son of former Libyan dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi, who died in 2011

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Marcelo Huertas is 40 years old, the basketball player from São Paulo played for the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers between 2015 and 2017, he also played for Barcelona and is at Lenovo Tenerife, he was a highlight for the Brazilian national team

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Olivier Karekezi, born in Kigali, 40 years ago, the Rwandan footballer scored 25 goals in 55 appearances for his country's national team

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Júlio Cocielo de Osasco, 30 years old, is one of the most prominent influencers in Brazil, his YouTube channel has 20.8 million subscribers

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3 hours ago, diego said:

Daniel Passarella turns 70, the Argentinian from Chacabuco was captain of the 1978 World Cup winning team

 

Olivier Karekezi, born in Kigali, 40 years ago, the Rwandan footballer scored 25 goals in 55 appearances for his country's national team

Passarella also won the 1986 World Cup, being the only Argentinian to won 2 World Cups 

 

Karezeki is his country’s all time leading goalscorer 

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Biddy Baxter is 90 today

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American politician and businessman who served as the 62nd governor of Maryland Larry Hogan is 67 today.

 

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American advertising executive Mary Wells Lawrence is 95 today.

 

Photo Credit:  From the "Braniff Flying Colors" collection of Wells Rich Greene per Creative Commons license

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Demy de Zeeuw, Dutchman from Apeldoorn, turns 40, was vice champion of world cup 2010 , played for AZ, Ajax, Nac Breda, Go Aheade Eagles, Spartak Moscow and Anderlecht (BEL)

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3 hours ago, diego said:

Demy de Zeeuw turns 40

 

He participated to the 2010 World Cup with Netherlands, he only played the opening match and the semi-final 

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