The following players celebrate their birthday on July 17.

The following players celebrate their birthday on July 17.

1972: Ajax's former Manchester United, Lazio, Milan and Holland defender Jaap Stam is born. (Celebrates 35th birthday)

1976: Villarreal's Spain midfielder Marcos Senna, who looked set to join Manchester United last summer before The Red Devils signed Michael Carrick instead, is born. (Celebrates 31st birthday)

1976: Sweden international Anders Svensson, who plays for Elfsborg domestically, is born. (Celebrates 31st birthday)

1979: Southampton's former Hearts, Marseille and Slavia Prague midfielder Rudolf Skacel is born. (Celebrates 28th birthday)

1981: Lyon's France international midfielder Alou Diarra is born. (Celebrates 26th birthday)

1987: Recreativo de Huelva youngster Jose Ramon is born. (Celebrates 20th birthday)

The following players celebrate their birthday on July 18.

The following players celebrate their birthday on July 18.

1947: Manchester United's 1968 European Cup winning goalkeeper Alex Stepney is born. (Celebrates 60th birthday)

1972: Serbia & Montenegro's World Cup midfield playmaker Sasa Ilic is born. (Celebrates 35th birthday)

1984: Emerging Tottenham Hotspur striker Lee Barnard is born. (Celebrates 23rd birthday)

1986: Olympiakos youngster D'Acol is born. (Celebrates 21st birthday)