Albert Johanneson

Albert Johanneson
Personal information
Full name Albert Louis Johanneson
Date of birth 13 March 1940
Place of birth Germiston, South Africa
Date of death 28 September 1995(1995-09-28) (aged 55)
Place of death Leeds, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1970 Leeds United 172 (48)
1970–1972 York City 26 (3)
Total 198 (51)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Louis Johanneson (13 March 1940 – 28 September 1995) was a South African professional footballer who was one of the first high-profile black men, of any nationality, to play top-flight football in England. He is recognised as being the first person of African heritage to play in the FA Cup final, in 1965 for Leeds United.