Mirassol is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Marcel Augusto Ortolan, but the city has produced 7 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Tiago Cavalcanti, Kléver Rodrigo Gomes Rufino, Olivério Bazzani Filho and João Paulo Sanches. Documented players span more than 83 years, from 1906 to 1989.