1971 in football (soccer)
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The following are the football (soccer)
events of the year 1971 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 1971 throughout the world.
Events
- January 2 – Second Ibrox disasterIbrox disasterThe Ibrox disaster refers to two accidents, in 1902 and 1971, which led to major loss of life at the Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland.-First Ibrox disaster:...
. Barriers on Stairway 13 at Ibrox ParkIbrox StadiumIbrox Stadium is a football stadium located on the south side of the River Clyde, on Edmiston Drive in the Ibrox district of Glasgow. It is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Rangers and has an all-seated capacity of 51,082...
give way under a crush of fans departing a 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...
-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...
matchOld FirmThe Old Firm is a common collective name for the association football clubs Celtic and Rangers, both based in Glasgow, Scotland.The origin of the term is unclear. One theory has it that the expression derives from Celtic's first game in 1888, which was played against Rangers. However, author,...
, killing 66 and injuring over 200.
- Copa Libertadores
- Won by Nacional after defeating Estudiantes de La PlataEstudiantes de La PlataClub Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
on an aggregate score of 2-0.- May 20 – 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...
claims the Dutch CupKNVB CupThe KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
by defeating Sparta RotterdamSparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
in the second leg: 2-1.
- May 20 – Ajax Amsterdam
International tournaments
- 1971 British Home Championship1971 British Home ChampionshipThe 1971 British Home Championship was an international football competition between the British Home Nations. the tournament was low-scoring affair, reflecting trends in world football at the time, which relied on heavy defense. England won the tournament in their final match by beating Scotland...
(May 15 – May 22, 1971)
- Pan American GamesFootball at the 1971 Pan American GamesThe sixth edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in five cities in Colombia: Cali Cartago, Buga, Palmira and Tuluá, from July 31 to August 12, 1971. Twelve teams divided in three groups of four did compete in a round-robin competition, with Mexico defending the title...
in ColombiaColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
(July 31, 1971 – August 12, 1971)- Gold Medal:
- Silver Medal:
- Bronze Medal:
January
- January 2 – Slobodan KomljenovićSlobodan KomljenovicSlobodan Komljenović is a retired Serbian footballer who played as either a central or right defender....
, Serbian footballer - January 5 – Bjørn Otto BragstadBjørn Otto BragstadBjørn Otto Bragstad is a former football defender from Norway. He currently works as a teacher.-Club career:Bragstad came through the youth ranks at Rosenborg before making his senior debut in the 1989 season. He scored 26 goals in 194 matches for them. In 2000, he joined English team Derby...
, Norwegian footballer - January 8 – Jesper JanssonJesper JanssonJesper Jansson is a retired professional footballer from Sweden, who played as a defender and a midfielder during his career. He was a member of the Sweden national football team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
, Swedish footballer - January 10 – Rudi IsteničRudi IstenicRudi Istenič is a retired Slovenian football player.-Career:Born to Slovenian parents in Germany, he played as a youngster at 1. FC Köln and Bayer Leverkusen. After spell at SV Straelen, he played in Bundesliga with Fortuna Düsseldorf...
, Slovenian footballer - January 14 – Bert KontermanBert KontermanBert Konterman is a former professional footballer from the Netherlands. He retired in June 2004.Konterman's career began with the local amateur club SC Rouveen, then went on to play for clubs in the Dutch Eredivisie including FC Zwolle, Cambuur, Willem II and Feyenoord, until he was snapped up by...
, Dutch footballer - January 16 – Ulrich van GobbelUlrich van GobbelUlrich van Gobbel is a former Dutch football player who played as a defender for Feyenoord Rotterdam , Galatasaray and Southampton. At Southampton he scored two goals, with one coming against Lincoln City in the League Cup and one in the league against Leicester City...
, Dutch footballer - January 18 – Josep GuardiolaJosep GuardiolaJosep "Pep" Guardiola i Sala , is a Spanish football manager and former player. Guardiola played as a defensive midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career with FC Barcelona, whom he currently manages. He was part of Johan Cruyff's dream team that won Barcelona's first European Cup....
, Spanish footballer - January 26 – Giuseppe PancaroGiuseppe PancaroGiuseppe Pancaro is a former Italian football defender.Pancaro started his career with Cagliari Calcio in 1992. After Cagliari were relegated in 1997, he transferred to S.S. Lazio. In summer 2003, Pancaro transferred to A.C. Milan in exchange for Demetrio Albertini. In 2004, he signed a one year...
, Italian footballer - January 29 – Jörg AlbertzJörg AlbertzJörg Albertz is a retired German professional footballer. Between 1996 and 1998 he played three international games for the German national football team.-Career:...
, German footballer
February
- February 1 – Joaquín HernándezJoaquín HernándezJoaquín Hernández García is a retired professional footballer from Mexico.-Career:Hernández played as a midfielder during his career, and was a member of the Mexico national football team that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
, Mexican footballer - February 1 – Zlatko ZahovičZlatko ZahovicZlatko Zahovič is a retired Slovenian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.After making a name for himself in Europe in Portugal, most notably with Porto and Benfica, he went on to have unassuming spells in Spain and Greece...
, Slovenian footballer - February 2 – Osvaldo PeraltaOsvaldo PeraltaOsvaldo Antonio Peralta Medina is a retired football defender from Paraguay. He played professional football in Paraguay, Spain and Bolivia during his career....
, Paraguayan footballer - February 4 – Maarten AtmodikoroMaarten AtmodikoroMaarten Atmodikoro is a retired football defender from the Netherlands, who started his professional career in the 1989/1990 season for Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging. He later played for Dordrecht '90 , NAC Breda, NEC Nijmegen, and ADO Den Haag. He retired in 2001.-References:...
, Dutch footballer - February 20 – Jari LitmanenJari LitmanenJari Olavi Litmanen is a Finnish footballer, currently playing for HJK. He is the current vice-captain of Finland national football team, where he served as a first choice captain between 1996–2008...
, Finnish footballer
March
- March 4 – Jovan StankovićJovan StankovicJovan Stanković is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a left midfielder, with good crossing ability....
, Serbian footballer - March 13 – Allan NielsenAllan Nielsen-External links: *...
, Danish footballer - March 15 – Joachim BjörklundJoachim BjörklundJoachim Björklund is a former Swedish professional footballer. For many years he formed a successful central defensive partnership with Patrik Andersson for the Swedish national team. Björklund was selected for the UEFA Euro 1992, 1994 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000...
, Swedish footballer - March 18 – Jerzy BrzęczekJerzy BrzeczekJerzy Józef Brzęczek is a former Polish footballer, who played as a midfielder.In a professional career which spanned nearly twenty years and brought nearly 50 caps with the national team, he played in his country, Austria and Israel.-Club:During his career, Brzęczek played for Raków Częstochowa,...
, Polish footballer - March 18 – Fernando OchoaizpurFernando OchoaizpurFernando Néstor Ochoaizpur is a retired Bolivian footballer, who played as a defender during his career. He was born in Argentina, and was a regular choice for the Bolivia national football team from 1996 to 1999. Ochoaizpur played in several countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Mexico, and...
, Bolivian footballer - March 26 – Liviu CiobotariuLiviu CiobotariuLiviu Ciobotariu is a retired Romanian football defender and current manager. From July 2011, he is the manager of Dinamo Bucureşti.- Playing career :...
, Romanian footballer
April
- April 9 – Víctor LópezVíctor LópezVíctor Manuel López Narge is a retired football striker from Uruguay, who was nicknamed "Campanita" during his career...
, Uruguayan footballer - April 15 – Finidi GeorgeFinidi GeorgeFinidi George is a retired Nigerian footballer who played as a right winger.After making a name for himself at Ajax in the Netherlands – being a leading figure in a team which won eight major titles, including the 1994–95 UEFA Champions League – he played several years in Spain with Real Betis,...
, Nigerian footballer - April 23 – Hjalmar ZambranoHjalmar ZambranoHjalmar Zambrano is a retired Ecuadorian football midfielder. He was a member of the Ecuador national football team for three years, and obtained a total number of 35 caps during his career...
, Ecuadorian footballer
June
- June 3 – Luigi Di BiagioLuigi Di BiagioLuigi Di Biagio , is an Italian former football defensive midfielder, who last played for Ascoli Calcio 1898 .Di Biagio was born in Rome. Prior to joining Ascoli, he played for Lazio , Monza , Foggia , Roma , Internazionale , and Brescia Calcio . He was capped 31 times for Italy, scoring two goals...
, Italian footballer - June 9 – Gilles De BildeGilles De BildeGilles De Bilde is a retired Belgian footballer who played as a striker. He played club football for Eendracht Aalst, Anderlecht, PSV, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa, Lierse and Willebroek-Meerhof...
, Belgian footballer - June 14 – Håkan MildHåkan MildStig Håkan Mild is a former Swedish football midfielder and current director of sports of IFK Göteborg, his main club as player, with which he won four Swedish Championships...
, Swedish footballer - June 24 – Thomas HelvegThomas HelvegThomas Lund Helveg is a former Danish professional Association football player who played as a defensive midfielder and defender for Odense Boldklub in the Danish Superliga, with whom he won the 1989 Danish championship...
, Danish footballer - June 28 – Fabien BarthezFabien BarthezFabien Alain Barthez is a former French footballer goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets...
, French footballer
July
- July 26 – Mladen RudonjaMladen RudonjaMladen Rudonja is a retired Slovenian footballer who represented his country at two major tournaments - Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup.He most often played as a forward or a winger...
, Slovenian footballer - July 31 – Ignacio VázquezIgnacio VázquezIgnacio Vázquez Barba is a retired professional footballer from Mexico, who played as a forward during his career. He was a member of the Mexico national football team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
, Mexican footballer
August
- August 10 – Roy KeaneRoy KeaneRoy Maurice Keane is an Irish former footballer and manager. In his 18-year playing career, he played for Cobh Ramblers in the League of Ireland, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United, before ending his career at Celtic in Scotland....
, Irish footballer - August 16 – Rick SlorRick SlorRick Slor is a retired professional footballer from the Netherlands, who played for clubs like FC Groningen, FC Emmen and BV Veendam.-External links:...
, Dutch footballer - August 18 – Patrik Andersson, Swedish footballer
- August 19 – Miguel PonceMiguel PonceMiguel Andrés Ponce Torres is a retired football defender from Chile, who made his debut for the Chile national football team on 1991-04-09 in a friendly match against Mexico. He obtained a total number of eighteen caps during his professional career.-References:*...
, Chilean footballer - August 23 – Demetrio AlbertiniDemetrio AlbertiniDemetrio Albertini is a former professional Italian football midfielder who spent most of his career with AC Milan of the Italian Serie A, winning five Serie A titles and three UEFA Champions League titles with that club...
, Italian footballer - August 26 – Osman ÖzköylüOsman ÖzköylüOsman Özköylü is a retired Turkish footballer.He played for Aydınspor , Trabzonspor , Samsunspor , Kayserispor , Kocaelispor , Etimesgut Şekerspor and Uşakspor...
, Turkish footballer - August 27 – Ernest FaberErnest FaberErnest Anthonius Jacobus Faber is a retired Dutch footballer who played mostly as a central defender.His professional career was spent entirely in his country, mostly at PSV, where he played 12 seasons....
, Dutch footballer - August 29 – Marco Sandy, Bolivian footballer
September
- September 1 – Hakan ŞükürHakan SükürHakan Şükür is a retired Turkish footballer who played as a striker. He spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a three-time Gol Kralı , representing the club in three different spells and winning a total of 14 major titles.Şükür represented Turkey a...
, Turkish footballer - September 3 – Ángel LemusÁngel LemusÁngel Lemus Silva is a retired professional footballer from Mexico. He played as a forward during his career. He was a member of the Mexico national football team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:**...
, Mexican footballer - September 3 – Paolo MonteroPaolo MonteroPaolo Rónald Montero Iglesias is a former Uruguayan footballer who played as a central defender or left back. He has been described as "skillful on the ball and calm under pressure", and a "wonderfully talented and intelligent footballer"...
, Uruguayan footballer - September 9 – Mikel LasaMikel LasaMikel Lasa Goikoetxea is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left defender.-Club career:...
, Spanish footballer - September 9 – Johan MjällbyJohan MjällbyJohan Mjällby is a Swedish former footballer. He made his debut for the national team in 1997, and played 49 matches and scored 4 goals as a defender or midfielder. Mjällby was the team captain during the 2002 World Cup. He also took part in Euro 2000 and Euro 2004...
, Swedish footballer - September 13 – Mladen DabanovičMladen DabanovicMladen Dabanovič is a former Slovenian football goalkeeper.-Career:He started his professional career with Maribor and Rudar Velenje, before moving to Belgian side Sporting Lokeren in 1999...
, Slovenian footballer - September 18 – Filip ApelstavFilip ApelstavKlas Filip Apelstav is a retired professional footballer from Sweden, who played as a defender during his career. He was a member of the Sweden national football team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:**...
, Swedish footballer - September 20 – Henrik LarssonHenrik LarssonHenrik Edward Larsson MBE is a retired Swedish footballer and current manager of Landskrona BoIS.Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK. He moved to Helsingborg, where he was one of the key players when they qualified to Allsvenskan 1993. Larsson then moved to Feyenoord for four years before...
, Swedish footballer - September 29 – Miguel FuentesMiguel Fuentes (footballer)Miguel de Jesús Fuentes Razo is a retired professional footballer from Mexico, who played as a goalkeeper during his career. He was a member of the Mexico national football team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.He is currently the head coach of Celaya in the Liga de...
, Mexican footballer - September 29 – Jeffrey TalanJeffrey TalanJeffrey Dennis Talan is a former football striker and winger from the Netherlands, who obtained eight caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored once. He played club football for ADO Den Haag and SC Heerenveen .-References:...
, Dutch footballer
October
- October 4 – Jorge CostaJorge CostaJorge Paulo Costa Almeida , known as Costa, is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played as a central defender, and a current manager....
, Portuguese footballer - October 5 – Bertrand CrassonBertrand CrassonBertrand Crasson is a former Belgian footballer, in the position of right/center back.He started his career at Anderlecht , moving abroad to Serie A's Napoli in 1996-98, before rejoining his previous side for five more seasons...
, Belgian footballer - October 7 – Ismael UrzaizIsmael UrzaizIsmael Urzaiz Aranda is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a centre forward.Best known for his physical strength and aerial ability, the unsuccessful youth graduate at Real Madrid went on to represent seven other teams during his extensive professional career, mainly Athletic Bilbao...
, Spanish footballer - October 8 – Miran PavlinMiran PavlinMiran Pavlin is a former Slovenian football player and current director of football in FC Koper.-Club career:He played for clubs such as NK Olimpija, SC Freiburg , Olympiakos Nicosia , APOEL , FC Porto and NK Olimpija.After the original NK Olimpija went bankrupt in 2005, he joined the newly...
, Slovenian footballer - October 13 – André BergdølmoAndré BergdølmoAndré Bergdølmo is a former Norwegian football defender. He was capable of playing in all defensive positions on the field, and while most often taking up a position on the left side, his favourite was that of right full back....
, Norwegian footballer - October 15 – Andy ColeAndy ColeAndrew Alexander Cole is a retired English footballer. He is most well known by the name Andy Cole , but in 2000, he reputedly asked to be known as Andrew Cole...
, English footballer - October 15 – Niko KovačNiko KovacNiko Kovač is a former Croatian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Red Bull Salzburg. He was the long-standing captain of Croatia before retiring from international football in January 2009...
, Croatian footballer - October 16 – Geert De VliegerGeert De VliegerGeert de Vlieger is a retired Belgian football goalkeeper.He started his career in his home country playing for Anderlecht and Beveren before moving to Holland and playing for Willem II for four years between 2000 and 2004...
, Belgian footballer - October 21 – René PonkRené PonkRené Ponk is a football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who last played for HFC Haarlem in the Dutch second division, the Eerste Divisie. He previously played for FC Utrecht, VVV-Venlo, SD Compostela in Spain, and FC Dordrecht....
, Dutch footballer - October 25 – Geoffrey Prommayon, Dutch footballer
- October 26 – Didier Martel, French footballer
November
- November 13 – Erwin RamírezErwin RamírezErwin Ramírez is a retired football goalkeeper from Ecuador, who obtained a total number of eight caps for the Ecuador national football team in 1991. In that year he played all matches for Ecuador, and scored a penalty kick against Bolivia at the 1991 Copa América in Chile...
, Ecuadorian footballer - November 30 – Pedro PinedaPedro PinedaPedro Pineda is a retired professional footballer from Mexico. He played as a forward during his career...
, Mexican footballer
December
- December 2 – Francesco Toldo, Italian footballer
- December 3 – Henk TimmerHenk Timmer (footballer)Hendrik "Henk" Timmer is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Club career:For 11 years, Timmer played only in the second division, with FC Zwolle – named PEC in his first year...
, Dutch footballer - December 7 – Spira GrujićSpira GrujicSpira Grujić is a retired Serbian football defender....
, Serbian footballer - December 8 – Abdullah ErcanAbdullah ErcanAbdullah Ercan is a retired Turkish international footballer. He currently manages Gaziantepspor and the Turkey U-17 team.-Career:...
, Turkish footballer - December 14 – Arsenio BenítezArsenio BenítezArsenio Benítez Zarza is a retired football forward from Paraguay. He played professional football in Paraguay and Argentina during his career....
, Paraguayan footballer - December 26 – Mika NurmelaMika NurmelaMika Nurmela is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.- Trivia :He is a right sided player who has played most of his career as a wide midfielder or winger, but can also play at full back....
, Finnish footballer - December 28 – Sergi Barjuán, Spanish footballer
- December 29 – Niclas Alexandersson, Swedish footballer
Deaths
- June 30 – Georgi AsparuhovGeorgi AsparuhovGeorgi Rangelov Asparuhov , nicknamed Gundi was a Bulgarian football player. He is considered to be among the top Bulgarian footballers of all time....
(28), Bulgarian footballer (b. 1943) - June 30 – Nikola KotkovNikola KotkovNikola Todorov Kotkov , nicknamed Koteto was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a striker....
(32), Bulgarian footballer (b. 1938) - July 13 – Harry DénisHarry DénisHenri Léonard Barthélémi Dénis was a football defender from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1920....
(74), Dutch footballer (b. 1896) - August 5 – Ber GroosjohanBer GroosjohanBernardus Groosjohan was a football player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. In Antwerp Groosjohan won the bronze medal with the Netherlands national football team.-References:...
(74), Dutch footballer (b. 1897)