1956 in football (soccer)
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1956 throughout the world.
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[edit] Events
[edit] Winners club national championship
- England: Manchester United
- Italy: ACF Fiorentina
- Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
- Sweden: IFK Norrköping
- West-Germany: Borussia Dortmund
[edit] International tournaments
[edit] Births
- January 16: Martin Jol (Dutch footballer and coach)
- February 18: Rüdiger Abramczik (German footballer)
- March 12: Pim Verbeek (Dutch footballer and manager)
- June 12: David Narey (Scottish footballer)
- June 26: Maxime Bossis (French footballer)
- July 29: Jean-Luc Ettori (French footballer)
- August 27: Jean-Francois Larios (French footballer)
- September 14: Ray Wilkins (English footballer)
- September 30: Frank Arnesen (Danish footballer)
- October 28: Frank Vercauteren (Belgian footballer)
- December 6: Klaus Allofs (German footballer)
[edit] Deaths
- August 12: Giampiero Combi (Italian footballer)