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Albert Johanneson

wing half · Leeds United F.C.

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South African footballer (1940–1995)

Age 86

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Albert Louis Johanneson 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.

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