On this day in 1967, former Sunderland manager Gus Poyet was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. He managed the club for 75 games between 2013 and 2015 and is best remembered for taking us to the 2014 League Cup final. In October 2013, after Paolo Di Canio’s disastrous start to the season, Poyet was announced as Sunderland’s new manager. He was the first Uruguayan manager in the Premier League. In his first match in charge, Poyet got off to a disappointing start. We were slaughtered 4-0 by Swansea...

Born on this day is two-time Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe, who was unbelievable during his first spell on Wearside. Defoe began his...

Born on this day in 1990 in Frankfurt is former Sunderland midfielder Jan Kirchhoff. A classy football player who could have done so much...