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This day in European football history - May 26

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What happened on May 26
YearEvents
1902
Foundation day of FC Aarau. They were winners of Switzerland football championship 3 times.
1908
Sporting Club Luxembourg Lëtzebuerg were established on this day. The club from Luxembourg had won 2 domestic championship titles.
1921
International footballer Stan Mortensen was born 103 years ago. He played 25 matches for England national team and scored 23 goals. Died on May 22, 1991, aged 69 years.
1942
International football referee Ulf Eriksson from Sweden is born on this day. He refereed matches of European national football teams (23 games in total).
1957
Estanislao Basora scored the 250th goal of Spain in international football match in Madrid against Scotland.
1965
West Germany national team played their 300th international match in Basel against Switzerland.
1972
International football venue Olympiastadion was inaugurated in Munich. Since opening, 23 games of European national football teams were played on the stadium.
1977
Chrisis Michail, Cyprus national football team player (70 caps and 7 goals), born this day.
47 years ago, the Italy football player Luca Toni is born. He appeared for 47 matches in total and scored 16 international goals for Italy.
1978
Al Maktoum (Al-Nasr Sports Club) Stadium was opened in Dubai. The venue hosted 7 football matches of European national teams.
1980
Birthday of the Armenia football referee Suren Baliyan, who was an official at 5 international games of European association football teams.
1981
Birthday of Răzvan Raţ, who played for Romania national team in period 2002-2016 (113 caps and 2 goals).
1988
Former Luxembourg national team player Jules Gales died on this day aged 63. He earned 26 caps and scored 11 goals in total. Date of his birth: July 13, 1924.
2018
Roger Piantoni died at the age of 86. He appeared in 37 international football gamesand scored 18 goals for France team. Born on December 26, 1931.
2021
Tarcisio Burgnich passed away at the age of 82. He played for Italy national team in period from 1963 to 1974 (66 caps and 2 goals). Date of his birth: April 25, 1939.
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