On this day in football history - 16th October
Birthdays / Born on this day - 16th October
- 16th October 1953 - Paulo Roberto Falcão. Elegant midfielder for Roma and Internacional And, of course, that beautiful Brazil side of 1982 World Cup.
- 16th October 1966 - Stefan Reuter. Pacy right-back/midfielder who was known as "Turbo". Played more than 500 games for 1. FC Nürnberg, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Borussia Dortmund, and a World Cup winner with West Germany at Italia '90.
- 16th October 1970 - Mehmet Scholl. Great attacking midfielder for 15 years at Bayern Munich in the 1990s/2000s. And part of the German team which won Euro '96.
Football Events - 16th October
- 16th October 2004 - Lionel Messi made his official debut for Barcelona in the Derbi Barceloní match against Espanol, coming on as a substitute to replace Deco.
Football Photos - 16th October
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