Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert Louis Johanneson | ||
Date of birth | 13 March 1940 | ||
Place of birth | Germiston, South Africa | ||
Date of death | 28 September 1995 | (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.