1961 in football (soccer)
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The following are the football (soccer)
events of the year 1961 throughout the world.
Football (soccer)
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 1961 throughout the world.
Events
- The North American Football ConfederationNAFCThe North American Football Confederation was founded in 1946 and a forerunner to the CONCACAF as the governing body of football in North America until 1961, when it merged with the CCCF/Confederacion Centroamericana y del Caribe de Futbol to form CONCACAF....
and Football Confederation of Central America and the Caribbean merge to form CONCACAFCONCACAFThe Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
. - Copa Libertadores 1961: Won by Peñarol after defeating Palmeiras on an aggregate score of 2-1.
- September 6 – Dutch club Feyenoord from RotterdamRotterdamRotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
makes its 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....
(0-3) in the first 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...
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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...
: Racing ClubRacing Club de AvellanedaRacing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football... - EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
: Tottenham Hotspur F.C.Tottenham Hotspur F.C.Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... - 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:... - NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
: Feyenoord RotterdamFeyenoord RotterdamFeyenoord is a Dutch professional football club located in Rotterdam. Along with Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord is one of the "big three" clubs in the Netherlands. These three clubs and Utrecht and Roda JC are the only clubs never to have been relegated from the Dutch first division... - 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...
: Cerro PorteñoCerro PorteñoClub Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 28 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football club in Paraguay... - RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
: Steaua Bucureşti - SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
: Real MadridReal MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la... - TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
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International tournaments
- 1961 British Home Championship1961 British Home ChampionshipThe 1961 British Home Championship international football tournament saw a series of high scoring games, with 40 goals scored in just six matches - a ratio of 6.66 goals per game. England took the British title after a final match at Wembley in which they put nine goals past Scotland, who returned...
(October 8, 1960 – April 15, 1961)
Births
- January 13 – César Baena, Venezuelan footballer
- January 18 – Peter BeardsleyPeter BeardsleyPeter Andrew Beardsley MBE is an English former footballer who played between 1979 and 1999. He once set a record transfer fee in the game and represented his country 59 times between 1986 and 1996, once as captain...
, English footballer - January 20 – Patricio YáñezPatricio YáñezPatricio Nazario Yáñez Candia is a retired football Left Winger from Chile, who obtained 43 caps for his national team, scoring five goals. He made his debut on June 13, 1979 in a friendly against Ecuador, replacing Jorge Neumann, and had his last match on November 16, 1994 against Argentina...
, Chilean footballer - January 31 – Jonny OttenJonny OttenJonny Otten is a retired German footballer, who played mostly as a left defender.-Football career:Born in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Otten played 13 years as a professional at SV Werder Bremen, making his first division debuts aged 18, and never losing his starting position again until the...
, German footballer - February 13 – Oļegs KaravajevsOlegs KaravajevsOļegs Karavajevs is a former Latvian international football goalkeeper. Karavajevs was the goalkeeper with most appearances for Latvia in the 1990s.-Club playing career:...
, Latvian footballer - March 13 – Sebastiano NelaSebastiano NelaSebastiano Nela , is an Italian ex-footballer who played as a full back.-Career:A surly player who was capable of playing at both left and right back, Nela began his career with Genoa. He was bought by Serie A side Roma, making his debut in a 0-0 draw with Avellino on 13 September 1981. He made 28...
, Italian footballer - March 21 – Lothar MatthäusLothar MatthäusLothar Herbert Matthäus , is a German football manager and former player.In 1990, he was named European Footballer of the Year and World Soccer Player of the Year after captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup...
, German footballer - May 3 – Daniel SánchezDaniel SánchezDaniel Sánchez or Daniel Sanchez may refer to:*Dani Sánchez , Spanish three-cushion billiards World Champion*Dani Sánchez , Spanish footballer*Daniel Sánchez , retired defender...
, Uruguayan footballer - May 8 – Gert KruysGert KruysGert Kruys is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands, who played his entire career for FC Utrecht with one short spell at RKC Waalwijk . He retired in 1988, and soon afterwards became a coach who worked for AGOVV Apeldoorn, Cambuur Leeuwarden, FC Den Bosch, De Graafschap, and FC...
, Dutch footballer and manager - June 1 – Rubén Espinoza, Chilean footballer
- June 3 – César ZabalaCésar ZabalaCésar Zabala Fernández is a retired football defender from Paraguay. He played professional football in Paraguay for Cerro Porteño, and had short spells in Argentina and Brazil.- International :...
, Paraguayan footballer - June 29 – Víctor GenésVíctor GenésVíctor Genés is a retired football attacking midfielder from Paraguay. He played professional football in Paraguay for Cerro Porteño. After his career he became a football manager.- International :...
, Paraguayan footballer and football manager - August 3 – Gustavo BrandGustavo BrandGustavo Alonso Brand is a Venezuelan football referee, best known for having supervised one match during the 2004 Copa América in Peru. He also refereed at the Copa Libertadores 2006 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification .-References:**...
, Venezuelan football referee - September 9 – Justo JacquetJusto JacquetJusto Pastor Jacquet Muñoz is a retired football defender from Paraguay, who played as a left back during his career...
, Paraguayan footballer - October 20 – Guillermo MuñozGuillermo MuñozGuillermo Muñoz Ramírez is a retired Mexican football defender, who was nicknamed "El Turbo". He obtained a total number of 20 caps for the Mexican national team between 1987 and 1993, and was a squad member at the 1993 Copa América. He made his debut on January 17, 1987.-References:* at National...
, Mexican footballer - November 3 – Sven HabermannSven HabermannSven Habermann is a former Canadian national soccer team goalkeeper, who was a member of the team that competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California...
, German-Canadian footballer - December 17 – Henk van SteeHenk van SteeHenk van Stee is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for Sparta Rotterdam and De Graafschap. He retired in 1990, and became a football manager, who worked for Sparta Rotterdam, VVV-Venlo, Feyenoord Rotterdam, AZ Alkmaar and Excelsior Rotterdam.-References:...
, Dutch footballer and manager
Deaths
- January 5 – Jack ButlerJack Butler (footballer)John Dennis "Jack" Butler was an English footballer.-Football career:Born in Colombo to English parents, Butler moved back to Britain as a child. He played for Dartford and Fulham Thursday as a youth, before signing for Fulham in 1913 and moving to Arsenal in 1914...
(66), English footballer and manager (b. 1894)