1966 in football (soccer)
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events of the year 1966 throughout the world.
Football (soccer)
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events of the year 1966 throughout the world.
Events
- Copa Libertadores 1966: Won by Peñarol after defeating River PlateClub Atlético River PlateClub Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
on an aggregate score of 4-2. - 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...
won the European Cup1966 European Cup FinalThe 1966 European Cup Final was a football match held at Heysel Stadium, Brussels, on 11 May 1966 that saw Real Madrid of Spain defeat Partizan of Yugoslavia 2–1.-Match summary:...
defeating PartizanFK PartizanFudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
2-1. - November 6 – Johan Cruijff becomes the first player in history of the Netherlands national football teamNetherlands national football teamThe Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
who receives a red card, when he is expelled by East-German referee Rudi GlöcknerRudi GlöcknerRudolf "Rudi" Glöckner was the first German to referee a football World Cup final when he took charge of the 1970 FIFA World Cup final between Brazil and Italy in Mexico City....
in the friendly against Cezchoslovakia.
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... - BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
: AnderlechtR.S.C. AnderlechtRoyal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the... - Czech RepublicCzech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
: Dukla Prague - 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... - FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
: NantesNantesNantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants.... - 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...
: Internazionale Milano F.C. - 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...
: Ajax AmsterdamAjax AmsterdamAmsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands... - PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
: Sporting C.P. - 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...
: CelticCeltic F.C.Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... - 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....
: TSV 1860 MünchenTSV 1860 MünchenTurn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München or 1860 Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003–04 season...
International tournaments
- 1966 British Home Championship1966 British Home ChampionshipThe 1966 British Home Championship was a cause of great excitement as it supplied spectators and commentators a view of England prior to their contesting the football 1966 FIFA World Cup on home soil at which they were one of the favourites...
(October 2, 1965 – April 2, 1966)
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- FIFA World Cup1966 FIFA World CupThe 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 July to 30 July. England beat West Germany 4–2 in the final, winning the World Cup for the first time, so becoming the first host to win the tournament since Italy in 1934.-Host selection:England was chosen as...
in 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...
(July 11 – 29 1966)
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Births
- January 13 – Gerardo EsquivelGerardo EsquivelGerardo Esquivel Butrón is a retired Mexican football midfielder. He obtained a total number of four caps for the Mexican national team between 1988 and 1995, and was a squad member at the 1995 Copa América. He made his debut on 1988-03-29 in a friendly against El Salvador.-References:* at...
, Mexican footballer - January 29 – RomárioRomárioRomário de Souza Faria , better known simply as Romário , is a former footballer who played striker,manager and current politician where is currently running for a mayor like position in his hometown...
, Brazilian footballer - February 4 – Egidio NotaristefanoEgidio NotaristefanoEgidio Notaristefano is an Italian football manager; he is currently managing Carpi. He ia a former Italy under-21 international midfielder.-Career:...
, Italian footballer and manager - March 27 – Ramiro Castillo, Bolivian footballer
- April 2 – Teddy SheringhamTeddy SheringhamEdward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham MBE is a retired English footballer, and the father of footballer Charlie Sheringham. Sheringham played as a striker, and had a successful career at the club level, winning almost every domestic honour available with his clubs, most notably the Treble with Manchester...
, English footballer - April 9 – Thomas DollThomas DollThomas Doll is a former footballer and coach. He is currently the Manager of Al-Hilal.- Career :...
, German footballer and manager - May 12 – Vladimir QuesadaVladimir QuesadaVladimir Quesada Araya is a former Costa Rican soccer player who played his entire career with Deportivo Saprissa, during the 1980s and 1990s.With Saprissa, he won five national championships, as well as two CONCACAF Champions Cups....
, Costa Rican footballer - May 30 – Thomas HäßlerThomas HäßlerThomas Jürgen "Icke" Häßler is a former German football midfielder and is currently a coach for 1. FC Köln. He was formerly a coach for the Nigeria national team....
, German footballer - June 6 – Fernando KanapkisFernando KanapkisFernando Alfredo Kanapkis García is a retired football defender from Uruguay, who obtained a total number of twenty international caps for his national team, scoring five goals...
, Uruguayan footballer - June 12 – Albeiro UsuriagaAlbeiro UsuriagaAlbeiro Usuriaga López was a Colombian footballer who played as a striker.Nicknamed El Palomo, he played professionally in Colombia, Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, Paraguay and Venezuela, before being murdered at the age of 37.-Club career:Usuriaga first came to prominence with...
(d. 2004), Colombian footballer - June 14 – Nelson CossioNelson CossioNelson Orlando Cossio Riquelme is a retired football goalkeeper from Chile, who made his debut for the Chile national football team on 1997-01-04 in a friendly against Armenia. He obtained a total number of four caps during his professional career.-Club: Universidad de Chile** Primera División de...
, Chilean footballer - June 14 – Byron TenorioByron TenorioByron Zózimo Tenorio is a retired Ecuadorian football defender.Tenorio was a member of the Ecuador national football team for nine years, and obtained a total number of 53 caps during his career, scoring three goals. He made his debut on 7 June 1988 and played his last international match for...
, Ecuadorian footballer - June 21 – Guillermo SanguinettiGuillermo SanguinettiGuillermo Óscar Sanguinetti Giordano is a retired football player and the current manager of Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata...
, Uruguayan footballer - June 29 – Massimo BrambatiMassimo BrambatiMassimo Brambati is an Italian ex-footballer; he played as a defender.-Career:Brambati began his career at Torino, but he first established himself as a first-team footballer during a two-season loan spell at Empoli. He moved to Bari, whom he went on to captain, in 1989...
, Italian footballer - July 1 – Frank De BleeckereFrank De BleeckereFrank De Bleeckere is a Belgian football referee. He has been a referee since 1984, and an international official since 1998...
, Belgian soccer referee - July 5 – Gianfranco ZolaGianfranco ZolaGianfranco Zola, OBE, Ufficiale OMRI is a retired Italian footballer and manager, who most recently managed West Ham United from 2008 to 2010, after having been assistant manager of the Italy U-21 under Pierluigi Casiraghi...
, Italian footballer - July 7 – Henk FräserHenk FräserHendrikus "Henk" Fräser is a former football defender from The Netherlands, who earned seven caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored one goal. He was a member of the Dutch team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy under manager Leo Beenhakker...
, Dutch footballer - July 28 – Miguel Ángel NadalMiguel Ángel NadalMiguel Ángel Nadal Homar is a retired Spanish footballer and current coach.Nicknamed The Beast, Nadal based his game in a tremendous physical display, also being adaptable to various defender and midfielder positions....
, Spanish footballer - August 13 – Miguel MirandaMiguel MirandaMiguel Eduardo Miranda Campos is a retired football goalkeeper from Peru, who obtained 47 international caps for his national team...
, Peruvian footballer - August 22 – Michel van OostrumMichel van OostrumMichel van Oostrum is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who ended his professional career in 2002. He twice became topscorer in the Dutch First Division, playing for FC Emmen: in 1996 and 1997 . Van Oostrum had a short spell in Switzerland with BSC Old Boys .-References:...
, Dutch footballer - August 22 – Rob WitschgeRob WitschgeRobert "Rob" Witschge is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a midfielder. His younger brother, Richard, was also a footballer and a midfielder....
, Dutch footballer - October 16 – Stefan ReuterStefan ReuterStefan Reuter is a German football coach and former player.-Career:A right sided defender who started his career with TSV 1860 Dinkelsbühl. 1982 he played for 1. FC Nuremberg, first in the 2. Bundesliga and since 1985 in the German Bundesliga. In exactly 100 games he scored 10 goals...
, German footballer - October 19 – José CarpioJosé CarpioJosé Patricio Carpio Guevara is an Ecuadorian football referee, best known for having supervised several matches during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification in the CONMEBOL-zone. He also refereed at the Copa Libertadores .-References:**...
, Ecuadorn football referee - December 3 – Flemming PovlsenFlemming PovlsenFlemming Søgaard Povlsen is a Danish former professional football player who most notably played as a striker for Borussia Dortmund in Germany.-Career:...
, Danish footballer