de Jesús Castillo, Mexican female footballer July 7 – Jakub Wawrzyniak, Polish footballer July 18 – Carlos Diogo, Uruguayan footballer July 24 – Daniele De Rossi, Italian international footballer July 25 – Pedro Zabála, Bolivian international footballer August 6 – Robin van Persie, Dutch international footballer September 28 – Richard Henyekane, South African international footballer (died 2015) October 8 – Michael Fraser, Scottish club goalkeeper October 20 – Luis Saritama, Ecuadorian footballer November 11 – Philipp Lahm, German international footballer November 14 – Kevon Carter, Trinidadian international footballer (died 2014) November 16 – Ron Koperli, Israeli football manager December 8 – Valéry Mézague, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2014) December 10 Lewis Buxton, English club footballer Habib Mohamed, Ghanaian international footballer Deaths January January 20 – Garrincha, Brazilian striker, winner of the 1958 and 1962 FIFA World Cups. Regarded by many as the best dribbler in football history.(49) January 28 – Claude Papi, French footballer (33) March March 24 – Manuel Fleitas Solich, Paraguayan footballer and manager (83) June June 26 – Luis Alamos, Chilean football manager (59) July July 5 – Hennes Weisweiler, German footballer and manager (63) July 29 – Manuel Ferreira, Argentine striker, runner up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and player of the tournament of the 1929 South American Championship. (77) September September 9 – Luis Monti, Argentine/Italian striker, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. Monti has the distinction of having played in two FIFA World Cup final matches with two different national teams. (82) September 20 - Andy Beattie, Scottish international footballer and manager (born 1913) October October 4 – Juan López Fontana, Uruguayan manager, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (75) References External links Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation VoetbalStats Association football by year