1962 in football (soccer)
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The following are the football (soccer)
events of the year 1962 throughout the world.
Football (soccer)
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events of the year 1962 throughout the world.
Events
- Copa Libertadores 1962: Won by Santos FCSantos Futebol ClubeSantos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo They play in the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the highest professional leagues in São Paulo state and Brazil, respectively....
after defeating Peñarol on an aggregate score of 3-0.
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...
: Club Atlético Boca Juniors - 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...
: Ipswich Town F.C.Ipswich Town F.C.Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... - 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... - IrelandLeague of IrelandThe League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
: ShelbourneShelbourne F.C.Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division.... - 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... - 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... - Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
: LinfieldLinfield F.C.Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team.... - 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.... - 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... - SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
: IFK NorrköpingIFK NorrköpingIFK Norrköping is a Swedish football club based in Norrköping. The club, formed on 29 May 1897, is currently playing in the first division of Swedish football, Allsvenskan... - TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
: Galatasaray S.K.Galatasaray S.K. (football team)Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations1962 African Cup of NationsThe 1962 African Cup of Nations was the third edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa . It was hosted by Ethiopia. Nine countries entered the competition, including the reigning champions Egypt, meaning for the first time a qualification tournament was required. As...
in EthiopiaEthiopiaEthiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
(January 14 – 21 1962)
- 1962 British Home Championship1962 British Home ChampionshipThe 1962 British Home Championship was a football competition played in the season preceding the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile, for which only England had qualified from the home nations...
(October 7, 1961 – April 11, 1962)
- FIFA World Cup1962 FIFA World CupThe 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. It was won by Brazil, who retained the championship by beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final...
in 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...
(May 30 – June 17, 1962)
Births
- January 11 – Farkhad MagametovFarkhad MagametovFarkhad Magametov is a retired football defender. Ruzimov is a former Uzbekistani international, who obtained a total number of 20 caps during his career, scoring no goals.-References:...
, Uzbekistani footballer - January 21 – Gabriele PinGabriele PinGabriele Pin , is an Italian football coach. He is currently working as Cesare Prandelli's assistant with the Italy, after working with him during the former's stint at Fiorentina....
, Italian footballer and coach - January 26 – Marco Antonio BarreroMarco Antonio BarreroMarco Antonio Barrero Jordán is a retired Bolivian football goalkeeper.-Career:Between 1987 and 1999, Barrero obtained a total number of 32 caps for the Bolivian national team. He also played for several clubs, including Wilstermann, Bolívar, The Strongest and Guabirá.-References:**...
, Bolivian footballer - February 5 – Felipe PeraltaFelipe PeraltaFelipe Peralta is a retired football midfielder from Paraguay. He played professional football in Paraguay, and also had a spell in Colombia, playing for Deportivo Pereira.- International :...
, Paraguayan footballer - February 13 – Héctor MoránHéctor MoránHéctor Morán Correa is a retired football midfielder from Uruguay, who was nicknamed "Indio". Having made his debut on August 7, 1988 against Colombia , he obtained a total number of 23 international caps for his national team, scoring one goal.Morán played club football for Cerro, Nacional and...
, Uruguayan footballer - March 9 – Jan FurtokJan FurtokJan Furtok is a retired Polish football player.He played for a few clubs, including GKS Katowice, Hamburger SV and Eintracht Frankfurt ....
, Polish footballer - April 13 – EdivaldoEdivaldo Martins FonsecaEdivaldo Martíns da Fonseca, best known as Edivaldo was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward....
, Brazilian footballer (d. 1993) - April 13 – Nelson Gutiérrez, Uruguayan footballer
- June 4 – Per FrimannPer FrimannPer Frimann Hansen is a Danish former football player. He most notably played as a midfielder for Belgian club RSC Anderlecht, with whom he won three Belgian Jupiler League championships, as well as the 1983 UEFA Cup...
, Danish footballer - July 14 – Patricio Toledo, Chilean footballer
- July 17 – Patricio MardonesPatricio MardonesLuis Patricio Mardones Díaz is a retired Chilean football midfielder. He played for the Chile national football team and was capped 29 times scoring 2 goal between 1985 and 1995....
, Chilean footballer - August 18 – Holger Quiñonez, Ecuadorian footballer
- September 1 – Tony CascarinoTony CascarinoAnthony Guy 'Tony' Cascarino is an former association football player who played as a forward for various British and French clubs and internationally for the Republic of Ireland national team, with whom he competed in the 1988 European Football Championship and two World Cups in 1990 and...
, Irish footballer - September 1 – Ruud GullitRuud GullitOON is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the captain of the Netherlands national team that was victorious at Euro 88 and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 World Cup. He was named the European Footballer of the...
, Dutch footballer and manager - September 6 – Holger FachHolger FachHolger Fach is a former German footballer and a current manager for Lokomotiv Astana. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he could also pitch in at centre back.-Football career:...
, German footballer and manager - September 10 – Wiljan VloetWiljan VloetWiljan Vloet is a Dutch football manager, who is the current technical director of Sparta Rotterdam.-Career:...
, Dutch football manager - September 17 – Luis Caballero, Paraguayan footballer
- September 30 – Frank RijkaardFrank RijkaardFranklin Edmundo Rijkaard is a Dutch football manager of Dutch and Surinamese descent and former player. Rijkaard has played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his coaching career, he has been at the helm of the Dutch national side,...
, Dutch footballer and manager - October 26 – Wilbert SuvrijnWilbert SuvrijnWilbert Suvrijn is a retired Dutch footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also operate as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:...
, Dutch footballer - October 30 – Stefan KuntzStefan KuntzStefan Kuntz is a former German professional footballer and since April 2008 chairman of the German football team 1. FC Kaiserslautern....
, German footballer - November 12 – Wim KieftWim KieftWillem "Wim" Cornelis Nicolaas Kieft is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a centre forward.A prolific goalscorer whose main asset resided in his heading ability, he played in his country for two of the most important clubs, Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven, with equal team and individual...
, Dutch footballer - November 15 – Kim VilfortKim VilfortKim Vilfort is a former Danish professional football player who is now head talent scout at the Danish football club Brøndby IF...
, Danish footballer - December 8 – Berry van Aerle, Dutch footballer
- December 10 – John de WolfJohn de WolfJohannes "John" Hildebrand de Wolf is a retired Dutch footballer, who earned six caps for the Dutch national team, scoring two goals.-Club:...
, Dutch footballer
Deaths
- October 20 – Jesús HerreraJesús Herrera AlonsoJesús Herrera Alonso was a Spanish footballer, who played as a forward.-Honours:Real Madrid*Intercontinental Cup: 1960*European Cup: 1958–59, 1959–60*Spanish League: 1960–61-External links:**...
, Spanish footballer