Former Feyenoord player Mike Obiku once said " Every time you enter the pitch, you're stepping into a lion's home.

Former Feyenoord and Ajax player Jan Everse, who had already managed the club between 1996 and 1999, was presented as the new manager.

Former Milan player Nils Liedholm was the manager at the time, with players such as Bruno Conti, Agostino Di Bartolomei, Roberto Pruzzo and Falcão.

* Sandy Alderson: Former General Manager of the Oakland Athletics, Alderson began focusing on sabermetric principles toward obtaining relatively undervalued players in 1995.

Former Essendon players such as Hird, Matthew Lloyd, and Scott Lucas, who had all taken up media roles since their retirements, were rumoured to be the subject of then-incumbent Essendon coach Matthew Knights's heated press conference following a win against St Kilda, in which Knights asserted that he and his players were now aware of certain people's position for or against him and the direction of the Essendon Football Club.

Former pupils of Monmouth School have included politicians Colin Moynihan and Derek Ezra ; international rugby players Eddie Butler and John Gwilliam ; and show jumper David Broome.

Former world # 1 and five-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic | Novak Đoković is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time.

Former Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Dave Lapham signed an unusual personal services contract ( rather than a traditional players ' contract ) with billionaire New Jersey Generals owner Donald Trump.

Former MLB players and coaches have also coached or managed in the Northern League including Terry Bevington, " Dirty " Al Gallagher, Jackie Hernández, Danny Jackson, Maury Wills, Tim Johnson, Ron Kittle, Hal Lanier, Darryl Motley, Matt Nokes, and Wayne Terwilliger.

Former players include Blair Mayne DSO, Phil Matthews and Nigel Carr, all former Ireland and British Lions players.

* Former NFL players Red Cochran and Jim Tolbert were born in Fairfield.

Former players for the Dutch Masters include Scott Garrelts, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants ( was supposed to pitch the opener in the 1989 World Series, but an earthquake had other ideas ); Mark Scheiwe, drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1979 ( the same year Scott was drafted by the Giants ), but never making it to the big league because of injury ; and Ernie Westfield, who played in the Negro League and still represents them publicly.

Jackson was also the home of singers Carl Perkins and Luther Ingram ; game show host Wink Martindale ; football players Ed " Too Tall " Jones, Al Wilson, Trey Teague, and Jabari Greer ; pianist Joe Hunter ( one of the Funk Brothers studio band who played on many Motown hits in the 1960s ) the rock band Full Devil Jacket, American soul singer, songwriter and actress Lauren Pritchard, originating and playing the role of the 15-year-old runaway " Ilse " in the hit Broadway show Spring Awakening for two years, Former Miss Tennessee Allison Leigh Alderson DeMarcus, and American country music artist Whitney Duncan.

Former players include Munster Second Row Ian Nagle, who played juvenile rugby for Mallow and Ulster Prop Jerry Cronin, who played juvenile and Junior Rugby for the club.

Former football players Paolo Maldini and Pavel Nedvěd are ambidextrous from birth.

Former QMJHL players hold many of the Canadian Hockey League's career and single season offensive records.

Former Michigan State players in the National Hockey League include All Star Defensemen Duncan Keith, Rod Brind ' Amour, Anson Carter, Donald McSween, Adam Hall, John-Michael Liles, Justin Abdelkader, brothers Kelly Miller and Kip Miller, as well as their cousins, brothers Ryan Miller and Drew Miller.

Former Michigan State players in Major League Baseball include Hall of Fame inductee Robin Roberts, Kirk Gibson, Steve Garvey and Mark Mulder.

Former Kansas players Mark Turgeon and Tad Boyle, coaches of the University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Colorado at Boulder respectively, played for Brown at Kansas.

Former Middlesbrough midfielder-turned pundit Robbie Mustoe named Kewell as one of the greatest players he had played against but questioned his consistency and attitude after his initial injuries.

Former Fry assistants or players who have taken over as head coach at a Division I-A college football programs include:

Former players include Wally Joyner, Devon White, Mark McLemore, Mark Grace, Greg Maddux, Joe Girardi, Plácido Polanco, Coco Crisp, Sam Fuld, Eric Patterson, Rafael Palmeiro, Albert Pujols, Sean Gallagher, Carmen Cali, Dan Haren, Yadier Molina, and Chris Duncan.

Former Salisbury City manager Tommy Widdrington was named as Sturrock's assistant manager while one of Sturrock's former players at Plymouth Argyle and Sheffield Wednesday, who served as captain at the latter, Graham Coughlan was soon appointed as a player-coach.

Former 49ers soccer players now playing in the MLS include Floyd Franks and Jon Busch.

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Former King Michael of Romania and Prince Alexander of Serbia have been allowed to return, gained some popularity, played largely apolitical public roles, but never came close to being restored to their ancestral thrones.

Former Liberal turned independent MP Peter Lewis agreed to support Labor in return for a constitutional convention.

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling had stated that he was in no " hurry " to return the bank to the private sector.

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Former major league catcher Josh Paul had managed the Yankees for the 2009 season and will return for the 2010 season.

Former head writer Megan McTavish spoke to the soap media and publicly thanked Walker for working without a contract, but also hinted that she did not intend for Liza to return to the show any time soon.

Former President Hafez Assad and his predominantly Islamic administration had promised to return the site to the Christians as a symbol of deep Christianity in Syria, however he died before this promise was executed.

Former President Bill Clinton was instrumental in their return, and accompanied the reporters on board Stephen Bing's plane.

* Former Congressman Tom Tancredo, whose brief stint with the party as its gubernatorial candidate, prior to his return to the Republican Party just two months after his failed run, resulted in the party becoming the first new major party in Colorado in more than 130 years

Former Prime Minister Arthur Balfour was also embarked, but the then Prime Minister Herbert Asquith, who had been with the King's party earlier in the day, had had to return to London on urgent business and did not dive in D4.

Former Crusaders manager Roy Walker was coaxed into a return to management in May 2008, following initial replacement Jim Grattan's inability to take up office through his employers at the Irish Football Association.

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Former judges whose terms have ended may become " Senior judges ", able to return and assist the court by hearing cases while serving on recall.

Former Beatle George Harrison performed at the arena in 1974, the only member of The Beatles to return to the arena.

Former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne, who served as Nebraska's offensive coordinator in the early 1970s, wrote in his 1985 book More Than Winning that Rodgers had the greatest ability to return punts of any player he ever saw.

Former WWE, WCW and current TNA Wrestling superstar, Kevin Nash made his return to Montreal in a losing effort against longtime rival " PCO " Pierre Carl Ouellet.

: Former student or assistant of Gigelf Liqueur, Ganossa has sold his soul and half of his body to the ruler of Nemesis in return for power.