– Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer November 8 – Ali Karimi, Iranian footballer November 11 – Erik Edman, Swedish footballer December December 5 – Marcelo Zalayeta, Uruguayan footballer December 17 – Patricia Pérez, Mexican female footballer December 23 – Nicolás Suárez, Bolivian footballer December 29 – Victor Agali, Nigerian footballer December 29 – Kieron Dyer, English footballer Deaths January January 3 – Rubén Morán, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (47) May May 8 – Juan Evaristo, Argentine midfielder, runner up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup, part of the first sibling to ever play a World Cup Final. (75) June June 2 – Santiago Bernabéu (82), Spanish footballer, coach and president. July July 13 – George Reader (81), English football referee August August 5 – Ernst Melchior, Austrian footballer August 11 – Mario Varglien, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (72) August 15 – Leo Lemešić, Croatian football player and manager August 31 – Ángel Bossio, Argentine Goalkeeper, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (73) September September 15 – Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer September 25 – Luigi Allemandi, Italian defender, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (74) November November 18 – Pablo Dorado, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and first player ever to score in a World Cup Final. (70) December December 5 – Carlos Riolfo, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (73) References Association football by year