1964 in football (soccer)
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events of the year 1964 throughout the world.
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events of the year 1964 throughout the world.
Events
- Copa Libertadores 1964: Won by IndependienteClub Atlético IndependienteClub Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
after defeating Nacional on an aggregate score of 1-0. - September 16 – Dutch club DWSDWSDWS can refer to:* Divided We Stand, a gaming community that belongs to the players.* Door Wilskracht Sterk, a Dutch football club* Diffusing-wave spectroscopy, a physics method for solutions* Denton Wilde Sapte, an international law firm...
from AmsterdamAmsterdamAmsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
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 Turkey's Fenerbahçe (3-1) 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...
, with two goals from Frans GeurtsenFrans GeurtsenFrans Geurtsen is a Dutch former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker. Geurtsen played club football for DWS, and was the Eredivisie top scorer in both the 1963-64 and 1964-65 seasons.Geurtsen also earned one cap for the Netherlands in 1964, scoring one...
. - September 23 – Fortuna '54Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Trendwork Arena and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a merger of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1,...
from SittardSittardSittard is a city in the Dutch province of Limburg, which is the southernmost province of the Netherlands.On the east Sittard borders on Germany . It has some 48,400 inhabitants . Sittard is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen...
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 losing to Italy's Torino (3-1) in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup. The only goal for th Dutch side is scored by the later coach Spitz Kohn.
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...
: Boca Juniors - 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... - 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...
: LiverpoolLiverpool F.C.Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... - 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...
: Bologna FC - 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...
: Club GuaraníClub GuaraníClub Guaraní is a Paraguayan football team, based in the neighbourhood of Dos Bocas in outer Asunción, founded in 1903.-History:Club Guaraní is the second oldest Paraguayan football club. It was founded in 1903 under the name of "Football Club Guarani" and its first president was Juan Patri... - ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
: RangersRangers F.C.Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... - 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...
: Fenerbahçe - West GermanyWest GermanyWest Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
: 1. FC Köln1. FC Köln1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....
International tournaments
- 1964 British Home Championship1964 British Home ChampionshipThe 1964 British Home Championship international Home Nations football tournament was an unusual affair in which victory was shared between the England, Scotland and Ireland national football teams after all teams scored four points by beating Wales and then winning one and losing one of their...
(October 12, 1963 – April 11, 1964)
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- 1964 Taça de Nações (May 30 – June 7, 1964)
- UEFA European Football Championship1964 UEFA European Football Championship-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Goalscorers of the final tournament:There were 13 goals scored in 4 games, for an average of 3.25 goals per game.2 goals Ferenc Bene Dezső Novák Jesús María Pereda...
in 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...
(June 17 – 21 1964)
- Olympic GamesFootball at the 1964 Summer OlympicsThe football competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics started on October 11 and ended on October 23. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested...
in Tokyo, Japan (October 11 – 23 1964)
Births
- January 8 – José Luis Carranza (Peruvian footballer)
- January 24 – Abraham NavaAbraham NavaAbraham Nava Valay is a retired Mexican football defender. He obtained a total number of nine caps and no goals for the Mexican national team between 1991 and 1993, and was a squad member at the 1993 Copa América....
(Mexican footballer) - March 5 – Gerald VanenburgGerald VanenburgGerald Mervin Vanenburg is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a right winger.He amassed Eredivisie totals of 372 games and 112 goals for Ajax and PSV combined, winning fifteen major titles between the two clubs, including the 1988 European Cup with the latter...
(Dutch footballer) - June 22 – Nico JalinkNico JalinkNicholaas Jalink is a former Dutch footballer.In a career spanning some eighteen years, he played 480 professional league games, scoring seventy goals. He spent almost a year in England with Port Vale, though the majority of his career was spent in his native Holland...
(Dutch footballer) - July 30 – Jürgen KlinsmannJürgen KlinsmannJürgen Klinsmann is a German football manager and former player who is currently the coach of the United States Men's National Team. As a player, Klinsmann played for several prominent clubs in Europe and was part of the West German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the German one that...
(German footballer and manager) - August 5 – Raimonds LaizānsRaimonds LaizansRaimonds Laizāns is a former Latvian football goalkeeper who played for Latvia national football team in the 1990s.-Club playing career:...
(Latvian footballer) - August 20 – Giuseppe GianniniGiuseppe GianniniGiuseppe Giannini is a former Italian international footballer, who currently serves as head coach of Serie B side Grosseto. He spent the majority of his 16-year playing career with A.S...
(Italian footballer) - October 25 – Johan de KockJohan de KockJohannes de Kock is a former football central defender from The Netherlands, who earned thirteen caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored one goal...
(Dutch footballer) - November 11 – Miguel SanabriaMiguel SanabriaMiguel Ángel Sanabria is a retired football midfielder from Paraguay. He played professional football for clubs like Club Olimpia in Paraguay, and also had a spell in Bolivia, playing for Club Bolívar....
(Paraguayan footballer) - November 12 – Thomas BertholdThomas BertholdThomas Berthold is a German football coach and former defender.-Career:Berthold was born in Hanau, Hesse.He played 332 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 22 goals. He began his career in 1982 with Eintracht Frankfurt and played for them until 1987. From 1987 until 1991 he played in Italy: for Hellas...
(German footballer) - November 24 – Hendrie KrüzenHendrie KrüzenHendrik "Hendrie" Krüzen is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a left midfielder.-Club career:Krüzen made his senior debuts at only 16, with hometown's Heracles Almelo...
(Dutch footballer) - December 9 – Blas CristaldoBlas CristaldoBlas Marcelo Cristaldo is a retired football defender and couch from Paraguay. He played professional football in Paraguay for Cerro Porteño and have been couching the inferior squads of Cerro Porteño for some years now. Even he was interim coach several times in the first division...
(Paraguayan footballer) - December 13 – Dieter EiltsDieter EiltsDieter Eilts was an acclaimed German footballer and was last the trainer of Hansa Rostock. His nickname was the Alemão of East Frisia, for his similarity with to Brazilian midfielder Alemão...
(German footballer and manager)