Alberto Spencer

Alberto Pedro Spencer Herrera was an Ecuadorian footballer who played as a forward, and is widely regarded as one of the best Ecuadorian men's footballers of all time. He is probably best known for his still-standing record for scoring the most goals in the Copa Libertadores, the premier club tournament in South America. He was elected the 20th best South American footballer of the 20th century in a poll by the IFFHS in 2004. He was known as "Cabeza Mágica".

6 December 1937

Born on the same birth day (6 December): Adam Eaton (outfielder) • Agnes Moorehead • Arnaldo Mesa • Chris Başak • Darrell Jackson • Eliot Porter • Hans Molisch • Hugo Peretti • Janus Dousa • Karl Ove Knausgård • Maria de Dominici • Piero Piccioni • Shreyas Iyer • Warren Bardsley • William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle

Born in the same month (December 1937): Art Neville • Avram Hershko • Barry Hughes • Brian Hayes (broadcaster) • Eduard Uspensky • Félix (footballer) • Gordon Banks • Gordon Crosse • Jim Harrison • Jim Marshall (defensive end) • John Hartford • John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney • Ken Whitmore • Maung Aye • Max Baer Jr. • Morgan Llywelyn • Muriel Costa-Greenspon • Nelson Shanks • Paul Stookey • Philip Ledger • Ratan Tata • Stan Boardman