The following are the

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

events of the year 1955 throughout the world.

Events

*March 13 – For the first time in history of Dutch football the professionals are allowed to play for the

Netherlands national football team The Netherlands national football team ( nl, Nederlands voetbalelftal or simply ''Het Nederlands elftal'') has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The men's national team is controlled by the Royal ...

. Against

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, Faas Wilkes plays his first international match for the Dutch in six years, after signing in

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in 1949. * England - FA Cup: Newcastle United win 3-1 over Manchester City *September 21 – Dutch club

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makes its

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an debut with a defeat (6-1) against Austria's

Rapid Wien Sportklub Rapid Wien (), commonly known as Rapid Vienna, is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid has won the most Austrian championship titles (32), including the first title in the season 1911–12, ...

in the first round of the European Cup.

Winners club national championship

* ** Primera – River Plate * ** Division 1 –

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* **

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– Stade de Reims * ** 1. Deild – KR * **

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– Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. * **

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–

A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional Association football, football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 ...

* ** Division A -

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* **

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– Real Madrid **

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– Athletic Bilbao * West-Germany **League – Rot-Weiß Essen

Domestic cups

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International tournaments

* 1955 British Home Championship (October 2, 1954 – April 20, 1955) :: * Pan American Games in

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(March 13 – April 22, 1955) **Gold Medal: **Silver Medal: **Bronze Medal:

Births

*January 10 — Franco Tancredi, Italian footballer and manager *January 18 —

Tibor Nyilasi Tibor Nyilasi (born 18 January 1955) is a retired Hungarian football player and manager. He signed with Ferencváros in 1972 and played there until transferring to Austria Wien in 1983. He made 70 appearances for the Hungary national team from ...

, Hungarian international footballer *February 8 —

Bruno Pezzey Bruno Edmund Pezzey (3 February 1955 – 31 December 1994) was an Austrian professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Regarded as one of Austria's greatest defenders of all time, Pezzey started his professional career at loc ...

, Austrian international footballer (died 1994) *February 15 — Ordan Aguirre, Venezuelan international footballer *March 6 — Ray Tumbridge, English former professional footballer *March 13 —

Bruno Conti Bruno Conti (; born 13 March 1955) is an Italian football manager and former player. He is currently head of A.S. Roma's youth sector. Throughout his playing career, Conti was usually deployed as a winger, and also previously played for Roma, ...

, Italian international footballer *April 1 — Roberto Pruzzo, Italian international footballer *May 1 — Bobby Lenarduzzi, Canadian international footballer *June 21 —

Michel Platini Michel François Platini (born 21 June 1955) is a French football administrator and former player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'Or three times in a row, in 1983, 1984 and 1985, a ...

, French international footballer, 6th president of UEFA *June 28 —

Heribert Weber Heribert Weber (born 28 June 1955 in Pöls) is a retired Austrian football defender and later a football manager. He currently works as Sky Austria's main pundit and analyst for their coverage of the Austrian Football Bundesliga, the UEFA Champi ...

, Austrian international footballer *July 25 —

Milan Ružić Milan Ružić (25 July 1955 in Rijeka, Yugoslavia – 25 January 2014 in Rijeka, Croatia) was a Croatian football player. He was capped twice for Yugoslavia. Club career He scored 31 goals in 430 appearances for hometown club Rijeka and also pl ...

, Yugoslavian international footballer (died 2014) *August 8 —

Herbert Prohaska Herbert Prohaska (; born 8 August 1955) is an Austrian former professional footballer. He ranks among Austria's greatest football players of all time. Prohaska works as a football pundit for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ( ORF). His nick ...

, Austrian international footballer *September 1 — Gerhard Strack, German international footballer (died 2020) *September 22 —

Ludo Coeck Ludo Coeck (25 September 1955 – 9 October 1985) was a Belgian footballer who played as left winger or central midfielder. His clubs included Berchem Sport, Anderlecht, Inter Milan and Ascoli Calcio. First capped for the Belgium nation ...

, Belgian international footballer (died 1985) *September 25 — Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, German international footballer *October 11 —

Hans-Peter Briegel Hans-Peter Briegel (born 11 October 1955) is a German former professional football player and manager who played as a defender or midfielder. One of the most popular German players in his days, Briegel's original sport was athletics, being succ ...

, German international footballer *October 12 — Einar Jan Aas, Norwegian international footballer *November 28 —

Alessandro Altobelli Alessandro Altobelli (; born 28 November 1955) is a former professional Italian footballer who played as a forward, and who won the 1982 World Cup with Italy. Nicknamed ''Spillo'' ("Needle") for his slender build, Altobelli was a prolific goal ...

, Italian international footballer *December 24 — Cees Schapendonk, Dutch international footballer

Deaths

January

* November 11 –

Ramón Muttis Ramón Alfredo Muttis (12 March 1899 – 12 January 1955) was an Argentine football defender who spent most of his career with Boca Juniors. He also played for the Argentina national team winning the 1925 South American Championship. Muttis ( ...

, Argentine defender, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (55) {{DEFAULTSORT:1955 In Association Football Association football by year