The following are the association football events of the year 1996 throughout the world.

Events

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

: Won by River Plate after defeating

América de Cali América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...

2–1 on aggregate. * UEFA Euro 1996: Germany defeats the Czech Republic 2–1 with a golden goal from Oliver Bierhoff at Wembley Stadium. *The UEFA Regions' Cup is founded for amateur teams in Europe to have an international tournament. * February 7 –

Logi Ólafsson Logi Ólafsson (born 14 November 1954) is an Icelandic Association football, football coach and former player. During his coaching career, he has been the manager of both the Icelandic Iceland national football team, men's and Iceland women's na ...

makes his debut as the manager of Iceland with a 1–7 loss against Slovenia. *March 3 – Dutch club NEC fires Wim Koevermans and appoints former coach

Leen Looyen Leen Looijen (born 9 July 1947) is a Dutch football manager, who has worked in N.E.C., NAC Breda, RKC Waalwijk, FC St. Gallen (Swiss), FC Emmen, Willem II, FC Groningen and Vitesse Arnhem. Career Looijen was born in Wageningen. He was head c ...

as his successor. *April 6 –

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...

kicks-off: an overflow crowd of 31,683 packed Spartan Stadium to witness the historic first match. San Jose Clash forward

Eric Wynalda Eric Boswell Wynalda (born June 9, 1969) is an American soccer coach, television commentator, and retired player. He was formerly an analyst and color commentator for soccer coverage on Fox Sports 1 and ESPN. Previously, he served as head coach ...

scored the league's first goal in a 1–0 victory over

D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Suppo ...

. *May 11 –

Manchester United Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...

wins 1–0 over Liverpool to claim the FA Cup. United becomes the first team to win the English League and Cup Double twice. *May 16 – PSV claims the

KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...

after defeating

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...

at De Kuip, 5–2. *August 18 – PSV wins the

Johan Cruyff Shield The Johan Cruyff Shield (, ) is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national footbal ...

, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, following a 3–0 win over Ajax. *August 27 – Manager Alan Ball is fired by

Manchester City Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...

and succeeded by

Steve Coppell Stephen James Coppell (born 9 July 1955) is an English professional football manager and former player. As a player, he was a highly regarded right winger known for his speed and work rate. He won domestic honours with Manchester United and rep ...

. *October 9 – Manager

Huub Stevens Hubertus Jozef Margaretha "Huub" Stevens (; born 29 November 1953) is a Dutch former professional football manager and player. Playing career Stevens was born in Sittard. While active, he played for Fortuna Sittard and PSV. During his time at P ...

leaves Roda JC. He is replaced by interim-coach

Eddy Achterberg Eddy Achterberg (born 21 February 1947 in Utrecht) is a retired Dutch football player and coach. As of February 2009, he is a scout with FC Schalke 04. Career Club A professional for fifteen years prior to signing for Dutch side DOS (the predec ...

, and later by

Martin Jol Maarten Cornelis "Martin" Jol (born 16 January 1956) is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. He played over 400 games during his career which included spells in the Netherlands, Germany, and England, as well as earning three caps wit ...

. *November 8 – Phil Neal replaces Manchester City manager

as caretaker, to be succeeded by Frank Clark on December 29. *November 26 –

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo after defeating Argentina's River Plate 1–0. The match's only goal is scored by

Alessandro del Piero Alessandro Del Piero (; born 9 November 1974) is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a deep-lying forward, although he was capable of playing in several offensive positions. Since 2015, he has worked as a pundit fo ...

in the 81st minute. ;Undated: * Heidelberg Ball School is founded in Germany.

Winner club national championships

Asia

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

–

Kashima Antlers are a football club in Kashima, Ibaraki, currently playing in the J1 League, top tier of Japanese professional football leagues. The name ''Antlers'' is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island". The club has fi ...

* Lebanon – Al-Ansar * Qatar –

Al-Arabi Al-Arabi may refer to: Companies *Al-Arabi Group, a holding company in the Kuwait Stock Exchange#Services *Al Arabi Investment Group (AB Invest), a subsidiary of Arab Bank *Al Arabi Investment Group Company, a subsidiary of Arab Bank Media *'' A ...

* South Korea –

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i Ulsan Hyundai FC ( ko, 울산 현대 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League ...

* Iran – Persepolis

Europe

* – Dinamo Zagreb * – Slavia Prague * –

* – Auxerre * – Borussia Dortmund * – A.C. Milan * ** Eredivisie – Ajax ** Eerste Divisie – AZ * – Widzew Łódź * – Porto * –

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

* – Fenerbahçe * –

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

North America

* ** 1995–96 –

Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Necaxa, is a Mexican professional football club in Liga MX based in the city of Aguascalientes. It plays in the Estadio Victoria. History Foundation (Light and Power Comp ...

** Inverno 1996 – Santos * ** Seattle Sounders ( APSL) **

( MLS)

South America

* **Clausura – Vélez Sársfield **Apertura – River Plate * – Bolívar * – Grêmio * – Colo-Colo * – El Nacional * Paraguay – Cerro Porteño * –

Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal S.A. is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, football team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by engineer Richard Bentín Mujica ...

International tournaments

African Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...

in South Africa (January 13 – February 3, 1996) *# *# *# * UEFA European Football Championship in England (June 8 – 30 1996) *# *# *# — * Baltic Cup in

Narva Narva, russian: Нарва is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in Ida-Viru County, Ida-Viru county, at the Extreme points of Estonia, eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva (river), Narva river which ...

, Estonia (July 7 – 9 1996) *# *# *# * Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States (July 20 – August 3, 1996) ** Men's Tournament *# *# *# ** Women's Tournament *# United States *# PR China *# Norway

National team results

Europe

Births

January

* 1 January: **

Mahmoud Dahoud Mahmoud Dahoud (born 1 January 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team. He made his professional debut for Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2014, and, in ...

, German footballer ** Andreas Pereira, Brazilian footballer **

Mathias Jensen Mathias Jensen (born 1 January 1996) is a Danish professional association football, footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Brentford F.C., Brentford and the Denmark national football team, Denmark national team. Jensen is a produ ...

, Danish footballer * 7 January:

Isaac Success Isaac Success Ajayi (born 7 January 1996) is a Nigerian professional association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for Serie A club Udinese Calcio, Udinese. Club career Success was born in Benin City. ...

, Nigerian footballer * 11 January:

Leroy Sané Leroy Aziz Sané (born 11 January 1996) is a German professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger for club FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich and the Germany national football team, German nation ...

, German footballer * 21 January **

Marco Asensio Marco Asensio Willemsen (; born 21 January 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spain national team. After starting out at Mallorca, Asensio signed with ...

, Spanish footballer **

Aldo Kalulu Aldo-Nsawila Kalulu Kyatengwa (born 21 January 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and striker for club Sochaux. He is a former France youth international. Club career Lyon Kalulu is a youth exponent ...

, French youth international **

Cristian Pavón Cristian David Pavón (born 21 January 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Atlético Mineiro. Club career Talleres Pavón played for Talleres de Córdoba's youth setup until 7 February 2012, when he signed hi ...

, Argentine international * 23 January: Ruben Loftus-Cheek, English footballer * 24 January: Patrik Schick, Czech footballer * 26 January:

Zakaria Bakkali Zakaria Bakkali (born 26 January 1996) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. He is most famous for becoming the youngest Eredivisie player of all-time to score a hat-trick, at the age o ...

, Belgian footballer

February

* 2 February:

Harry Winks Harry Billy Winks (born 2 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for Serie A club Sampdoria, on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He has represented England at internati ...

, English footballer * 11 February: **

Jonathan Tah Jonathan Glao Tah (; born 11 February 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bayer Leverkusen and the Germany national team. Early life Tah was born in Hamburg, to an Ivorian father and a German mother. He g ...

, German footballer **

Lucas Torreira Lucas Sebastián Torreira Di Pascua (; born 11 February 1996) is a Uruguayan professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Galatasaray S.K. (football), Galatasaray and the Uruguay national footbal ...

, Uruguayan footballer * 14 February: **

Lucas Hernandez Lucas François Bernard Hernandez (; born 14 February 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left back or centre back for club Bayern Munich and the France national team. Considered one of the best defenders in the world, ...

, French footballer ** Viktor Kovalenko, Ukrainian footballer * 28 February: Danilo Barbosa, Brazilian footballer

March

* 4 March: ** Timo Baumgartl, German footballer **

Antonio Sanabria Arnaldo Antonio Sanabria Ayala (born 4 March 1996), also known as Tony Sanabria, is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Torino and the Paraguay national team. Club career Barcelona Born in San Lorenzo, Pa ...

, Paraguayan footballer * 6 March: Timo Werner, German footballer * 15 March: Levin Öztunalı, German footballer * 24 March: Valentino Lazaro, Austrian footballer * 28 March:

Benjamin Pavard Benjamin Jacques Marcel Pavard (born 28 March 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Bayern Munich and the France national team. Although usually deployed as a right-back, he is also capable of playing ...

, French footballer

April

* 9 April:

Giovani Lo Celso Giovani Lo Celso (born 9 April 1996) is an Argentine professional Association football, footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Villarreal CF, Villarreal, on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Ho ...

, Argentinian footballer * 10 April:

Andreas Christensen Andreas Bødtker Christensen (born 10 April 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the Denmark national team. Christensen began his career at Skjold Birkerød and later joined Br ...

, Danish footballer * 11 April:

Dele Alli Bamidele Jermaine Alli ( ; born 11 April 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Beşiktaş, on loan from Premier League club Everton. Born and raised in Milton Keynes, he joined the youth s ...

, English footballer * 29 April:

Gustav Engvall Gustav Per Fredrik Engvall (born 29 April 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Mechelen. Career Starting his career with Färjestadens GoIF, Engvall subsequently played for IFK Göteborg in the A ...

, Swedish footballer

May

* 2 May:

Julian Brandt Julian Brandt (; born 2 May 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right winger, central midfielder or attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team. Brandt made over 55 combined appe ...

, German footballer * 3 May: Alex Iwobi, Nigerian footballer * 5 May: Matheus Pereira, Brazilian footballer * 11 May:

Andrés Cubas Adrián Andrés Cubas (born 22 May 1996) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as midfielder for Major League Soccer, MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Vancouver Whitecaps. Born in Argentina, he represents the Paraguay nati ...

, Argentine-born Paraguayan footballer * 17 May:

Youcef Atal Youcef Atal (born 17 May 1996) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Algeria national team. He mainly plays as a right-back, but can also play as a left winger. Club career Atal joined French club Nice f ...

, Algerian footballer * 26 May:

Lukáš Haraslín Lukáš Haraslín (born 26 May 1996) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a right-winger for Sparta Prague and the Slovak national team. Club career Parma For two seasons Haraslín was a player of Parma's Primavera team. Over the ...

, Slovak footballer * 30 May: Aleksandr Golovin, Russian footballer

June

* 11 June:

Hakeeb Adelakun Hakeeb Adeola Abiola Ayinde Adelakun (born 11 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers on loan from Lincoln City. Club career Scunthorpe United Adelakun played youth football with Crystal Palace and We ...

, English footballer * 12 June:

Davinson Sánchez Davinson Sánchez Mina (born 12 June 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Tottenham Hotspur and the Colombia national team. Despite initially coming through América de Cali's youth academy, Sánc ...

, Colombian footballer * 13 June:

Kingsley Coman Kingsley Junior Coman (; born 13 June 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Bayern Munich and the France national team. Trained at Paris Saint-Germain's academy, Coman moved to Juventus in 2014 on the exp ...

, French footballer * 17 June: Godfred Donsah, Ghanese footballer * 18 June:

Alen Halilović Alen Halilović (; born 18 June 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Croatian SuperSport HNL club Rijeka. As the Prva HNL's youngest ever goalscorer (until May 2021) and the youngest ever debuta ...

, Croatian footballer * 22 June: **

Yusupha Bobb Yusupha Bobb (born 22 June 1996) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Gambia national team. Club career Bobb's career started in The Gambia with local team Banjul Hawks. In 2015, Bobb joined Serie A side Ch ...

, Gambian footballer ** Mikel Merino, Spanish footballer * 28 June:

Milot Rashica Milot Rashica (; born 28 June 1996) is an Albanian- Kosovan footballer. He is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Süper Lig club Galatasaray, on loan from club Norwich City, and the Kosovo national tea ...

, Kosovar footballer * 29 June:

Bart Ramselaar Bart Ramselaar (born 29 June 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Utrecht in the Eredivisie. Club career Ramselaar came off the bench on 15 April 2018 as PSV beat rivals Ajax 3–0 to clinch the 2017–18 Er ...

, Dutch international footballer

July

* 3 July:

Kumaahran Sathasivam Kumaahran a/l Sathasivam (born 3 July 1996) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a forward for Sabah in the Malaysia Super League. Club career Kumaahran began his senior career playing in Singapore, representing Harimau Muda in the 2015 ...

, Malaysian footballer * 5 July:

Ajdin Hrustic Ajdin Hrustic ( bs, Hrustić; born 5 July 1996) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Hellas Verona and the Australia national team. Early life Born in Dandenong, Victoria Hrustic played ...

, Australian footballer * 7 July: Ivan Ljubic, Austrian footballer * 11 July:

Andrija Živković Andrija Živković ( sr-Cyrl, Андрија Живковић, ; born 11 July 1996) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club PAOK and the Serbia national team. He is the youngest player ever to m ...

, Serbian footballer * 12 July: Moussa Dembélé, French footballer * 18 July: **

Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov Dzhamaldin Abdukhalitovich Khodzhaniyazov (russian: Джамалдин Абдухалитович Ходжаниязов; tk, Jamaldin Abduhalitowiç Hojanyýazow; born 18 July 1996) is a Turkmen-Russian professional football player who plays ...

, Russian footballer **

Siebe Schrijvers Siebe Schrijvers (born 18 July 1996) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for Oud-Heverlee Leuven. He plays as a midfielder. Career On 6 December 2012, he made his debut for Genk in the UEFA Europa League against FC Basel. His league debu ...

, Belgian footballer * 22 July:

Indy Groothuizen Indy Groothuizen (born 22 July 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AB. Club career Groothuizen is a youth exponent from AFC Ajax. He made his professional debut at Jong Ajax on 8 December 2014 in an Eerste Di ...

, Dutch footballer

August

* 7 August: Dani Ceballos, Spanish footballer * 12 August: Arthur, Brazilian footballer * 14 August:

Neal Maupay Neal Maupay (born 14 August 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Brentford on loan from Everton. Maupay started his career with Nice and was a France youth international. He is eligible to ...

, French footballer * 19 August: Almoez Ali, Sudanese-Qatari footballer * 21 August:

Sofyan Amrabat Sofyan Amrabat ( ar, سفيان أمرابط; ber, ⵙⵓⴼⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⵕⴰⴱⵟ; born 21 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United, on loan from Serie A club ...

, Dutch-born Moroccan footballer * 27 August:

Ebru Topçu Ebru Topçu (born August 27, 1996) is a Turkish women's football striker currently playing in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Galatasaray in Istanbul with jersey number 16. She was admitted to the Turkey women's national football ...

, Turkish footballer * 30 August: Gabriel Barbosa, Brazilian footballer

September

* 5 September: Richairo Zivkovic, Dutch footballer * 16 September: Alexis Blin, French footballer * 17 September: Duje Ćaleta-Car, Croatian footballer * 20 September:

Jerome Sinclair Jerome Terence Sinclair (born 20 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward. He represented England up to under-17 level. He spent his youth at West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool, making his senior debut for ...

, English footballer * 25 September: Max Christiansen, German footballer * 27 September: Maxwel Cornet, French-Ivorian footballer

October

* 3 October:

Kelechi Iheanacho Kelechi Promise Iheanacho () (spelled ''Ịheanachọ'' in Igbo) (born 3 October 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Leicester City and the Nigeria national team. Iheanacho began his senior career at ...

, Nigerian footballer * 12 October:

Riechedly Bazoer Riechedly Bazoer (born 12 October 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer of Curaçaoan descent who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club AZ. Club career Ajax Bazoer joined Ajax on a free from rival Eredivisie club PSV on 16 November ...

, Dutch footballer * 13 October:

Terens Puhiri Terens Owang Priska Puhiri (born 13 October 1996) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club Borneo and the Indonesia national team. Sometimes referred to as the next Boaz Solossa, he attained minor stardom ...

, Indonesian footballer * 15 October: Charly Musonda, Belgian footballer * 27 October:

Nadiem Amiri Nadiem Amiri (born 27 October 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen and the Germany national team. Club career 1899 Hoffenheim Amiri joined 1899 Hoffenheim in 2012 from Waldhof Mannh ...

, German footballer

November

* 23 November:

James Maddison James Daniel Maddison (born 23 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Leicester City and the England national team. Maddison began his career with Coventry City before joining Norw ...

, English footballer * 29 November:

Gonçalo Guedes Gonçalo Manuel Ganchinho Guedes (; born 29 November 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Benfica, on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, and the Portugal national team. ...

, Portuguese footballer

December

* 4 December:

Diogo Jota Diogo José Teixeira da Silva (born 4 December 1996), known as Diogo Jota (), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Premier League club Liverpool and the Portugal national team. Jota started his care ...

, Portuguese footballer * 8 December: Scott McTominay, Scottish footballer * 15 December: Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ukrainian footballer * 16 December: **

Wilfred Ndidi Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi (born 16 December 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Leicester City and the Nigeria national team. Ndidi is known for his defensive prowess. Club career Genk On 14 Jan ...

, Nigerian footballer **

Sergio Reguilón Sergio Reguilón Rodríguez (born 16 December 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Atlético Madrid, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, and the Spain national team. Reguilón came through Real Madrid' ...

, Spanish footballer

Deaths

January

*January 2 –

Karl Rappan Karl Rappan (26 September 1905 – 2 January 1996) was an Austrian footballer and coach. He played and managed mostly in Switzerland, where he won multiple titles. He had four tenures as coach of the Switzerland national team, which he managed i ...

(90), Austrian footballer and manager

February

*February 23 – Helmut Schön (80), German footballer and manager

May

* May 11 – Ademir Marques de Menezes, Brazilian striker, top scorer at the

1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. The planned 1942 and 1946 World Cups were ...

. (73) * May 16 – Danilo Alvim, Brazilian midfielder, runner up at the

. (75)

August

* August 2 – Obdulio Varela, Uruguayan midfielder, winner as captain of the

, commonly regarded as one of the greatest classic holding midfielders. (78)

September

*September 17 – Teodoro "Lolo" Fernandez (84), Peruvian footballer

October

* October 4 – Silvio Piola, Italian striker, winner of the

1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, beat ...

, scoring two goals in the final. Highest goalscorer in Italian first league history. (83) * October 30 – Roberto Belangero, Brazilian midfielder, runner-up at the

1957 South American Championship The South American Championship 1957 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Argentina with Brazil as runners-up. Bolivia, and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament. Humberto Maschio from Argentina and Javier Ambrois from Uruguay becam ...

. (68)

November

*November 7 –

Hans Klodt Hans Klodt (10 June 1914 – 7 November 1996) was a German football player. He was the older brother of Bernhard Klodt. He was born in Gelsenkirchen., Club career Like his brother, he played for FC Schalke 04 where between 1936 and 1948 he sto ...

(82), German international footballer *November 26 –

Guido Gratton Guido Gratton (; 23 September 1932 – 26 November 1996) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career A Friulian from Monfalcone, Guido Gratton played for Fiorentina in the 1950s, together with players such as Julinho, Vir ...

(64), Italian footballer

References

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