1963 European Cup Final - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1963 European Cup Final was a football

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...

match between Milan

A.C. Milan

Associazione 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...

and Benfica, held at Wembley Stadium, London

London

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, on 22 May 1963. Milan won the match 2–1, winning the European Cup

UEFA Champions League

The 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...

for the first time.

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	MILAN:
GK	1	Giorgio Ghezzi Giorgio Ghezzi Giorgio Ghezzi , nicknamed "Kamikaze", was an Italian football player.Born at Cesenatico, he started his career at Rimini and Modena, then played at Internazionale as goalkeeper for 7 years, from 1951 to 1958, for 191 total matches...
DF	2	Mario David Mario David Mario David was an Italian football player and coach.David was born at Udine. He played in a defensive role from 1952 to 1966 in Livorno, Lanerossi Vicenza, A.C. Milan and U.C. Sampdoria. He won a European Cup Championship with Milan in Wembley 1963 final. In Italy national football team, he...
DF	3	Mario Trebbi Mario Trebbi Mario Trebbi is a former Italian football player and coach.He played 10 seasons in the Serie A for A.C. Milan and A.C. Torino.He earned 2 caps for the Italy national football team....
DF	4	Víctor Benítez Víctor Benítez Víctor Benítez Morales is a Peruvian footballer born in Lima, Perù, October 30, 1936, nicknamed "El Conejo", he played defensive midfielder or defender. He played for several clubs, notably Italian clubs AC Milan, A.S. Roma and F.C. Internazionale Milano as well as Argentine club Boca Juniors...
DF	5	Cesare Maldini Cesare Maldini Cesare Maldini is an Italian football manager and former player. He played as a centre back and spent the majority of his career with AC Milan. Maldini also represented Italy at international level in the 1962 and 1966 World Cups. His son Paolo, also a defender, previously held the record for the... (c)
DF	6	Giovanni Trapattoni Giovanni Trapattoni Giovanni Trapattoni , sometimes known as "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian football coach and former player, considered the most successful club coach in the history of Serie A. As a player he was part of Italy's squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup....
MF	8	Dino Sani Dino Sani Dino Sani is a former Brazilian footballer and coach.He started his career at local club Palmeiras, XV de Jaú, Commercial-SP and São Paulo FC, and played in the Argentine First Division for Boca Juniors in 1961, where he played 13 games, scoring 4 goals...
MF	10	Gianni Rivera Gianni Rivera Giovanni Rivera is an Italian former football midfielder, mostly as an offensive playmaker, who was awarded the Ballon d'Or, one of the most prestigious individual awards in football, in 1969. He played the majority of his career with Serie A side A.C. Milan...
FW	7	Gino Pivatelli Gino Pivatelli Gino Pivatelli is a former Italian footballer who played for AC Milan and was part of their European Cup victory in 1963. He was included in Italy's squad for the 1954 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned 7 caps and scored 2 goals for the national team. He also played for Hellas Verona F.C., Bologna...
FW	9	José Altafini José Altafini José João Altafini, is an Italian Brazilian former footballer. He is the joint-third highest scorer in Italian Serie A history with 216 goals. He currently holds the record for the highest no...
FW	11	Bruno Mora Bruno Mora Bruno Mora was an Italian football player and coach.He played 13 seasons in the Serie A for U.C. Sampdoria, Juventus F.C., A.C. Milan and A.C...
Manager:
Nereo Rocco Nereo Rocco Nereo Rocco was an Italian football player and manager. He is famous for having been one of the most successful head coaches in Italy, and the first proponent of catenaccio in the country.-Playing career:...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> BENFICA: | GK 1

Costa Pereira

Alberto da Costa Pereira was a Portuguese football goalkeeper....

DF 2

Domiciano Cavém

Domiciano Barrocal Gomes Cavém was a Portuguese footballer who played for SL Benfica. He played first as an extreme-forward, later as a midfielder and a right-defender...

DF 3

Raúl Machado

Raúl Martins Machado is a retired Portuguese footballer. He played for Leixões and Benfica in the Portuguese Liga, as a central defender.Machado gained 11 caps for the Portugal national team.- External links :* *...

DF 4

Fernando Cruz

Fernando da Conceição Cruz was a Portuguese footballer. He played for SL Benfica as a left-back, from 1959/60 to 1969/70.-Club career:...

DF 5

Humberto Fernandes MF 6

Mário Coluna

Mário Esteves Coluna is a former Portuguese and Mozambican footballer. He was primarily a left-half and was nicknamed the "O Monstro Sagrado" .-Career:...

Joaquim Santana MF 10

Eusébio FW 7

José Augusto

José Augusto |Barreiro]]) is a former Portuguese footballer and a current coach. He was one of the top players in the legendary S.L. Benfica "Dream Team" and the Portuguese national football team during the 1960s.- Player:...

FW 9

José Torres

José Augusto Torres

José Augusto da Costa Séneca Torres was a Portuguese football centre forward and coach.Nicknamed O Bom Gigante , most of his 21-year senior career was spent at Benfica, with great individual and team success...

FW 11

António Simões

António José Simões da Costa ; born Corroios, 14 December 1943) is a Portuguese footballer and a current coach. He played as a left winger for Benfica, from 1961/62 to 1974/75. With only 1.58 m of height, he is seen as the first "Giant Gnome" of Portuguese football, before Rui Barros...

Manager:

Fernando Riera

Fernando Riera Bauzá was a Chilean professional football player and manager, patriarch of Chilean football.Riera was born in Santiago, Chile...

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