List of nationality transfers in sport
- List of nationality transfers in sport
This is a list of sports persons who have moved to compete for another country. Not included in this list are:
*Players who could choose to play for a new country after the dissolution of their former country. This mainly affected players from the former Soviet Union, such as Viktor Onopko, and the former Yugoslavia, such as Davor Šuker.
*Players who represented the country they moved to in childhood. Frequently, the home countries of such players are former colonies of their future countries (such as Patrick Vieira, born in Senegal but moved to France in childhood). Another example of such a player was Marcel Desailly, a Ghana-born player who was adopted in childhood by a French diplomat and raised in France.
*Players who could have chosen to represent more than one country due to their birthplace, parentage, ancestry (i.e., at least one grandparent), and/or residence. Some notable examples:
**Current England international Owen Hargreaves. Because he was a United Kingdom citizen born outside the country (specifically in Canada), he was eligible to play for any of the four Home Nations—England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales. His birth in Canada made him eligible for that country, and his residence in Germany would have made him eligible for that country also.
**Current German international Kevin Kurányi, who chose Germany (parentage) over Brazil (birthplace), Panama (parentage) and Hungary (ancestry).
**Former USA international Earnie Stewart, who chose the USA (parentage) over the Netherlands (birthplace and parentage).
*However, players who actually represented one country, either at junior or senior level, before representing a second country "are" included, even if they qualify by ancestry. For example:
**In football, Nigel Quashie represented England at U-21 level, but qualified for Scotland via his Scottish grandfather, and plays for the Scotland senior side.
**In rugby union, Diego Domínguez played for Argentina at senior level before playing for Italy, for which he qualified via a grandparent. Similarly, Clyde Rathbone represented South Africa at U-21 level before opting for Australia at senior level, and Isaac Boss represented New Zealand at U-19 level before choosing Ireland at senior level; both also qualified for their new countries via a grandparent.
Alpine skiing
Badminton
Biathlon
Bridge
Cross-country skiing
Cycling
Equestrianism
Figure skating
Gymnastics
Judo
Rugby Union
hort track speed skating
peed skating
wimming
Triathlon
Weightlifting
References
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
List of nationality transfers in chess — This is a list of chess players who have moved to compete for another country. To countries in AfricaTo countries in EuropeTo countries in Oceaniaee also*List of nationality transfers in sport … Wikipedia
List of eligibility transfers in athletics — This is a list of track and field athletes who have moved to compete for another country. Such moves are called transfers of allegiance by the IAAF. To countries in Africa To countries in Europe To countries in Oceania ee also*List of nationality … Wikipedia
List of sportspeople with dual nationality — The following is a list of sportspeople with dual nationality. It includes both players who can trace their origins to a foreign country and those who have attained foreign nationality during their career, as well as players who hail from semi… … Wikipedia
List of Cypriot football transfers winter 2010–11 — This is a list of Cypriot football transfers for the 2010 11 winter transfer window by club. Only transfers by clubs of the Cypriot First Division and Cypriot Second Division are included. The winter transfer window opened on 1 January 2011,… … Wikipedia
List of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1980–1999 — UK Legislation Acts of Parliament by states preceding the United Kingdom Of the Kingdom of England Before 1485 1485–1601 · 1603–1641 Interregnum (1642–1660) 1660–1699 · 1700–1706 … Wikipedia
List of Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom, 1997 — This is a complete list of all 1840 Statutory Instruments published in the United Kingdom in the year 1997. NOTOC 1 100* Education (Recognised Bodies) Order 1997 S.I. 1997/1 * Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ambulance and Paramedic Service… … Wikipedia
List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament, 1980-1999 — This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1980 1999. For acts passed prior to 1707 see List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament and List of Acts of Parliament of the Scottish… … Wikipedia
List of Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom, 1993 — This is a complete list of all 1844 Statutory Instruments published in the United Kingdom in the year 1993. NOTOC 1 100* Environmental Protection (Controls on Injurious Substances) Regulations 1993 S.I. 1993/1 * Rail Crossing Extinguishment and… … Wikipedia
List of The Bill characters (E-L) — This is a list of characters from the police drama The Bill ordered alphabetically by character surname. For a full list of characters ordered by rank, see list of The Bill characters. The characters are all police officers or civilian staff at… … Wikipedia
List of Singapore-related topics — This is a list of topics related to Singapore. For a similar list in alphabetical order, see list of Singapore related topics by alphabetical order. Those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes… … Wikipedia
