1959 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1959 throughout the world.

Years in football (soccer): 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
Years: 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Events

Winners club national championship

International tournaments

  • 1959 British Home Championship (October 4, 1958 April 11, 1959)

Shared by  England and  Northern Ireland

Births

  • January 23 Eustorgio Sánchez, Venezuelan football goalkeeper
  • May 20 Juan Carlos Letelier, Chilean international footballer
  • May 26 Róger Flores, Costa Rican international footballer
  • July 25 Fyodor Cherenkov; Soviet and Russian international footballer and manager (died 2014)
  • July 31 Wilmar Cabrera, Uruguayan international footballer
  • September 4 Fernando Alvez, Uruguayan international footballer
  • November 14 José Figueroa, Honduran international footballer
  • November 17 Thomas Allofs, German international footballer
  • November 22 Marek Ostrowski, Polish international footballer (died 2017)
  • November 28 Pedro Acosta, Venezuelan international footballer
  • December 19 Edward Metgod, Dutch football goalkeeper and manager

Deaths

May

November

  • November 8 – Heleno de Freitas, Brazilian striker, topscorer at the South American Championship 1945. (39)
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