1959 in football (soccer)
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events of the year 1959 throughout the world.
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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
events of the year 1959 throughout the world.
Events
- October 25 – Sparta RotterdamSparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
makes a winning EuropeEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an debut by defeating Sweden's IFK GöteborgIFK GöteborgIFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups....
in the second round of the European CupUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
. All three goals for the Dutch side are scored by Joop Daniëls.
Winners club national championship
- ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
: San LorenzoClub Atlético San Lorenzo de AlmagroClub Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team.... - ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
: Universidad de ChileUniversidad de Chile (football club)Club Universidad de Chile is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.The club was founded on May 24, 1927, as Club Deportivo Universitario. Universidad de Chile is the second most successful and popular football clubs in Chile, having won the... - IcelandIcelandIceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
: KRKnattspyrnufélag ReykjavíkurKnattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, , for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic athletic club based in the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football.-History:... - ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
: A.C. MilanA.C. MilanAssociazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others... - ParaguayParaguayParaguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
: Olimpia AsunciónOlimpia AsunciónClub Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División.... - TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
: Fenerbahçe - West-Germany: Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
International tournaments
- 1959 British Home Championship1959 British Home ChampionshipThe 1959 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations. It came the year after the notable failure of England and Scotland to impress at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, for which all four nations qualified for the only time...
(October 4, 1958 – April 11, 1959)
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- African Cup of Nations1959 African Cup of NationsThe 1959 African Cup of Nations was the second edition of the African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa . It was hosted and won by the United Arab Republic, a short-lived confederation between Egypt and Syria. Only three teams participated: host team United Arab Republic, Sudan...
in EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
(May 22 – 29 1959)
- Pan American GamesFootball at the 1959 Pan American GamesThe third edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 21 to September 5, 1959. Seven teams did compete in a round-robin competition, with Argentina defending the title once again.-Matches:...
in Chicago, United States (August 21 – September 5, 1959)
Births
- January 23 — Eustorgio SánchezEustorgio SánchezEustorgio Sánchez is a retired Venezuelan football goalkeeper. He competed for his native South American country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, where the Men's National Team was eliminated after the preliminary round. Sánchez played for Deportivo Italia.-References:...
, Venezuelan football goalkeeper - May 20 — Juan Carlos Letelier, Chilean footballer
- May 26 — Róger FloresRoger FloresRóger Flores Solano is a retired Costa Rican football player and manager. He was the captain of the Costa Rica national football team during the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy...
, Costa Rican footballer - July 31 — Wilmar CabreraWilmar CabreraWilmar Rubens Cabrera Sappa is a retired football striker from Uruguay, who was nicknamed "Toro". He obtained 21 caps for his national team, scoring four goals. Having made his debut on June 2, 1983 in a match against Paraguay in Asunción.He played club football for Nacional, Millonarios of...
, Uruguayan footballer - September 4 — Fernando Alvez, Uruguayan footballer
- November 17 — Thomas AllofsThomas AllofsThomas Allofs is a retired German footballer, who played as a striker.The younger brother of another footballer, Klaus Allofs, he was a prolific goalscorer, having scored nearly 200 overall goals as a professional, always playing in the German first division .-Club career:Allofs started his...
, German footballer - November 28 — Pedro AcostaPedro AcostaPedro Javier Acosta Sánchez is a retired Venezuelan football defender.-Club career:Acosta played for Deportivo Galicia, C.S...
, Venezuelan footballer - December 19 — Edward MetgodEdward MetgodEdward Metgod is a former Dutch football goalkeeper,and current coach of Team VVCS. He made his debut in Dutch professional football on 13 April 1980 for HFC Haarlem in a competition game against Roda JC losing 1-2. He spent 11 years at Haarlem before finishing his playing career with 7 seasons...
, Dutch football goalkeeper and manager