1964 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1964 throughout the world.
Events
- The Estadio Nacional disaster in Peru claims the lives of 328 fans.
- SC Cambuur founded
- Copa Libertadores won by Independiente after defeating Nacional on an aggregate score of 1-0.
- September 16 – Dutch club DWS from Amsterdam makes its European debut by defeating Turkey's Fenerbahçe (3-1) in the first round of the European Cup, with two goals from Frans Geurtsen.
- September 23 – Fortuna '54 from Sittard makes its European debut by losing to Italy's Torino (3-1) in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup. The only goal for the Dutch side is scored by the later coach Spitz Kohn.
Winners club national championship
Asia
Europe
North America
South America
International tournaments
- 1964 British Home Championship (October 12, 1963 – April 11, 1964)
- Shared by
- Shared by
- 1964 Taça de Nações (May 30 – June 7, 1964)
- UEFA European Football Championship in Spain (June 17–21 1964)
- Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan (October 11–23 1964)
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
Births
- January 8 – José Luis Carranza (Peruvian footballer)
- January 24 – Abraham Nava (Mexican footballer)
- March 5 – Gerald Vanenburg (Dutch international footballer)
- March 17 – Stefano Borgonovo (Italian footballer) (d. 2013)
- June 22 – Nico Jalink (Dutch footballer)
- June 30 – Ryszard Kraus (Polish international footballer) (d. 2013)
- July 30 – Jürgen Klinsmann (German international footballer and manager)
- August 5 – Raimonds Laizāns (Latvian footballer)
- August 20 – Giuseppe Giannini (Italian footballer)
- October 25 – Johan de Kock (Dutch footballer)
- October 31 – Marco van Basten (Dutch international footballer)
- November 11 – Miguel Sanabria (Paraguayan footballer)
- November 12 – Thomas Berthold (German international footballer)
- November 24 – Hendrie Krüzen (Dutch footballer)
- December 9 – Blas Cristaldo (Paraguayan footballer)
- December 13 – Dieter Eilts (German international footballer and manager)
Deaths
October
- October 6 – Pietro Serantoni, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (57 ; Brain tumor).
December
- December 13 – Pedro Petrone, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and topscorer of the 1931–32 Serie A and 1924 Summer Olympics. (59)
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.