Football in Tambov has deep roots — the earliest documented player in this dataset was born in 1938. In total, 44 players from Tambov, Russia, appear on Wikidata. The most notable include Yuri Zhirkov, Artyom Arkhipov and Vitali Zaprudskikh. Among them are 43 male and 1 female players. Birth years range from 1938 to 2000.
