Allofs (German footballer) December 9: Oscar Garré (Argentine footballer) December 10: Jan van Dijk (Dutch footballer and manager) December 11: Ricardo Giusti (Argentine footballer) Deaths August August 12 – Gianpiero Combi, 53, Italian goalkeeper, captaining winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and one of Italy's greatest goalkeepers of all-time. October October 16 - Jules Rimet, 83, 3rd president of FIFA. October 24 - Tom Whittaker, 58, Arsenal manager, heart attack References External links Olympic Football Tournament Melbourne 1956, FIFA.com RSSSF Archive Association football by year