Athletes and Sports Stars Born in April 1973

Apr 8 Khaled Badra, Tunisian footballer, born in Kairouan, Tunisia

Roberto Carlos (51 years old)

Apr 10 Brazilian soccer left back (Brazil 125 caps, Real Madrid), born in Garça, São Paulo, Brazil

Apr 12 Antonio Osuna, Mexican baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Sinaloa, Mexico
Apr 14 Roberto Ayala, Argentine soccer defender (116 caps; Napoli, Valencia, Real Zaragoza; Olympic gold 2004), born in Paraná, Argentina
Apr 17 Gene Makowsky, Canadian football offensive linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Apr 17 Jeff Lewis, American NFL quarterback (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Columbus, Ohio
Apr 17 Kaihō Ryōji, Japanese sumo wrestler, born in Aomori, Japan
Apr 17 Kenneth Carlsen, Danish tennis star, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
Apr 17 Ross Aloisi, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Adelaide, South Australia
Apr 17 Theo Ratliff, American NBA forward and center (Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers), born in Demopolis, Alabama
Apr 18 Derrick Brooks, American football linebacker (11 × Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 2002; Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Pensacola, Florida
Apr 18 Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopian 10k runner (Olympic gold 1996), born in Asella, Arsi Province, Ethiopia
Apr 18 James "Jamie" Koven, American rower (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Morristown, New Jersey
Apr 20 Itula Mili, NFL tight end (Seattle Seahawks), born in Kahuku, Hawaii
Apr 20 Lamond Murray, American basketball forward (LA Clippers), born in Pasadena, California
Apr 20 Todd Hollandsworth, American baseball outfielder (World Series 2003 Florida Marlins; NL Rookie of the Year 1996 LA Dodgers), born in Dayton, Ohio
Apr 21 Jonathan Nsenga, Belgian athlete
Apr 22 Adem Poric, Australian former footballer
Apr 22 Christopher Sanders, tight end (Washington Redskins)
Apr 22 Ofer Talker, Israeli footballer
Apr 22 Scott Fields, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
Apr 23 Patrick Poulin, Canadian NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Vanier, Quebec, Canada
Apr 24 Eric Snow, American NBA guard (Philadelphia 76ers, Seattle Supersonics), born in Canton, Ohio
Apr 24 Lee Westwood, English golfer (British Open, US Masters 2010 runner-up), born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Apr 24 Mark Babic, Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, Australia

Sachin Tendulkar (51 years old)

Apr 24 Indian cricket batsman and captain (200 Tests, 15,921 runs @ 53.78, 51 x 100s; highest run scorer in international cricket), born in Mumbai, India

Apr 25 Alek Stojanov, Canadian NHL right wing (Pitts Penguins), born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Apr 25 Barbara Rittner, German tennis star (1992 Schenectady), born in Krefeld, West Germany
Apr 25 Paige Gordon, Canadian diver (Olympics-16-92, 96), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Apr 26 Chris Perry, English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur), born in Carshalton, England
Apr 28 Earl Holmes, American linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers) and coach, born in Tallahassee, Florida
Apr 28 Francisco Palencia, Mexican footballer
Apr 28 Marc[us] Blake Schneider, American rower (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Lubbock, Texas
Apr 28 Zhang Enhua, Chinese soccer defender (65 caps; Dalian Wanda FC, Grimsby Town), born in Dalian, China (d. 2021)