Just Louis Fontaine was a French professional footballer who played as a striker. He scored the most goals ever in a single edition of the FIFA World Cup, with thirteen in six matches in the 1958 world cup tournament. In March 2004, Pelé named him one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony.
Dimitar Nikolov Yakimov is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. He represented Septemvri Sofia and CSKA Sofia at club level, and the Bulgaria national team internationally.
The Super League Greece 1, or Super League 1 Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. It consists of 14 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 26 games.
James Adamson was an English professional footballer and football manager. He was born in Ashington, Northumberland. He made 486 appearances for Burnley, ranking him sixth in their all-time appearance list.
Edwin Fitzgerald (Gerry) James is a Canadian former professional Canadian football running back and professional ice hockey player. He played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) between 1952 and 1964 and the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1955 and 1960. His is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, like his father, Eddie James, who also played for the Blue Bombers. James was born in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Percival Thomas Harris, also known by the nickname of "Bomber", was a Welsh rugby union and World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached rugby league in the 1960s and 1970s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Newbridge RFC, as a hooker, and representative rugby league (RL) for Great Britain winning the 1960 Rugby League World Cup and Wales, and at club level for Hull F.C. winning the 1960 Lance Todd Trophy, as a hooker, he remained at Hull F.C. for his entire playing career, ultimately becoming an inductee in the club's Hall of Fame, he also set the record for most test matches played for Great Britain of any hooker, and coached at club level for York.
Hendrik Groot was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward and attacking midfielder. Groot made his professional debut on 23 August 1959 in a 3–0 win of Ajax against NAC Breda. He also played for Feyenoord. He was born in Zaandijk. He was related to player Kick Groot.
Be Quick 1887 is a football club from Groningen, Netherlands. The club was established in 1887, and is currently playing in the Vierde Divisie.
Robert J. Ptacek, Jr. is a former professional American and Canadian football player. He played college football at the halfback and quarterback positions for the University of Michigan from 1956 to 1958. He later played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns in 1959 and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1960 to 1965. He was a CFL All-Star in 1964 as a defensive back and an All-Western Conference linebacker in 1961.
Isidoro Díaz Mejía is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
The 1959–60 A Group was the 12th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.
The 1959–60 Turkish National League was the second season of professional football in Turkey. The league consisted of 20 clubs, with Beşiktaş J.K. winning their third championship.
The Goa Professional League is the premier state-level football league in Goa, India. It is organised by the Goa Football Association. Dempo is the most successful club in the tournament, with fifteen titles.
The Southern Professional Floodlit Cup was an association football competition played in the late 1950s, which involved clubs from London, South East England and a small number of teams from the Midlands. The competition started in the 1955–56 season with ten clubs competing and in its final season, 1959–60, the number of entrants had increased to 18. The inaugural competition was won by West Ham United with the other winners being Luton Town, Portsmouth, Arsenal and Coventry City. In 1960, the competition gave way to the Football League Cup which was open to clubs throughout the Football League.
Mahmoud Abou-Regaila, also known as Abo Regala, is a former Egyptian footballer and former head coach of Zamalek. He played on a number of teams, including the Egyptian national team. He received honours as a player in the 1965 Pan Arab Games and as a manager in the 1999 Egypt Cup.
Stivanello is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The 1959–60 Egyptian Premier League, was the 10th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 11 September 1959 and concluded on 17 June 1960. Zamalek managed to win the league for the first time.
Antonio Raimondo is an Italian professional footballer, who plays as a centre-forward for Bologna.
Riccardo Stivanello is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Bologna.
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