Soccer in History (Part 2)

Events 101 - 200 of 229

• 1949-05-04 Plane carrying the entire Torino Serie A soccer squad crashes on the outskirts of Turin, Italy; 31 killed; Torino awarded League title at the request of their rivals
• 1950-06-29 Striker Joe Gaetjens heads US to an upset, 1-0 win over England in a FIFA World Cup group match in Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Americans next win over England: 1994
• 1953-02-17 DSB soccer team forms in Eindhoven (now PSV Eindhoven), Netherlands

• 1953-03-15 West Germany loses in soccer to Netherlands, 2-1
• 1953-11-25 Hungary beats England in soccer match, 6-3
• 1954-02-01 Dutch soccer club De Graafschap "The County" forms in Doetinchem, Netherlands
• 1954-09-29 Bennekom (Netherlands) soccer team forms
• 1956-02-22 1st English soccer match at Kunstlicht: Portsmouth vs Newcastle United
• 1956-05-05 Broekster Boys soccer team forms in Damwoude
• 1957-03-10 Thousands of soccer fans riot in Italy
• 1957-05-01 Flevo Boys Football Club is established in Emmeloord, the Netherlands
• 1957-08-24 At age 17 future England soccer striker Jimmy Greaves scores on his First Division debut for Chelsea against Tottenham Hotspur in a 1–1 draw at White Hart Lane
• 1957-11-05 Mrs Nellie McGrail wins $574,658 on a 2½ cent soccer pool ticket
• 1959-10-04 Netherlands equal best performance against neighbours Belgium; win, 9-1 in soccer friendly at De Kuip, Rotterdam; Piet van der Kuil & Faas Wilkes score 3 apiece
• 1959-10-29 10 nation soccer league to play all games on NY Randalls Is, announced
• 1960-07-16 205,000 (record sports attend) see Brazil-Uruguay World Cup soccer [1]

• 1960-09-13 Dutch 1st Chamber condemns soccer-law
• 1962-06-27 Dutch soccer clubs Rapid JC and Roda Sports merge to form Roda JC Kerkrade; KNVB Cup winners 1996–97, 1999–2000
• 1963-07-17 Telstar soccer team forms in Ijmuiden
• 1964-05-24 Panic in Lima Peru soccer stadium, kills 300
• 1964-06-19 Cambuur Leeuwarden BVO soccer team forms in Leeuwarden
• 1965-01-01 49-year-old former England international soccer forward Stanley Matthews becomes only player to be awarded a knighthood while still playing (Stoke City)
• 1965-08-18 Dutch soccer team FC Den Bosch (successor to BVV 1906 and Wilhelmina 1890) is established at 's-Hertogenbosch
• 1966-04-17 100th international soccer match between Netherlands and Belgium (3-1)
• 1966-05-25 Peru & Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima; 248 die
• 1966-08-31 Referee Leo Horn whistles his last soccer match (Ajax-Bulgaria)
• 1967-05-10 Foundation AZ soccer team forms in Alkmaar
• 1969-06-27 Honduras/El Salvador breaks diplomatic relations due to soccer match

• 1970-07-01 Dutch soccer club FC Utrecht is established (KNVB Cup 1985, 2003-04)
• 1970-07-15 Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in 1st world female soccer championship
• 1970-09-09 Feyenoord wins soccer's Club World Cup
• 1970-12-10 North American Soccer League awards NY & Toronto franchises
• 1971-01-02 Spectator crush at Ibrox Park in Glasgow, Scotland as Rangers supporters leave the ground with home team 0-1 behind to Old Firm rivals Celtic; 66 deaths and more than 200 injuries; Rangers score late for 1-1
• 1971-06-16 Groningen soccer team forms in Groningen, Netherlands
• 1971-07-31 4-time Eredivisie soccer champions Go Ahead from Dutch city of Deventer add 'Eagles' to famous name
• 1973-12-11 NA Soccer League awards LA, San Francisco, Seattle & Vancouver franchises

• 1974-02-17 49 die in stampede for seats at soccer match, Cairo, Egypt
• 1974-05-22 Soccer team Veendam forms
• 1976-07-11 1st US football club in Austria forms (FAAFC-1st Austrian American)
• 1976-08-28 Toronto Metros-Croatia beat the Minnesota Kicks to the win the 1976 North American Soccer League championship
• 1977-04-23 ADO Den Haag soccer team forms in The Hague, Netherlands
• 1977-06-01 Dutch soccer club FC Volendam is established as a result of split up with RKSV; 6-time Eerste Divisie champions
• 1977-08-28 NY Cosmos defeat Seattle Sounders, 2-1, at Civic Stadium in Portland Ore, winning their 2nd North American Soccer League championship
• 1977-10-01 Brazilian soccer great Pelé plays his final game for the New York Cosmos in an exhibition against Santos in front of 75,000 at Giants Stadium; 1,281 goals in 1,363 games
• 1977-11-10 Major Indoor Soccer League officially organized (NYC)
• 1978-04-10 Formation of Major Indoor Soccer League announced
• 1978-09-30 Major Indoor Soccer League grants 1st 6 franchises to Cincinnati
• 1978-11-09 North American Soccer League (NASL) realigns its 24 teams into 6 divisions
• 1978-11-16 Major Indoor Soccer League holds its 1st draft
• 1979-02-01 English international forward Trevor Francis becomes Britain’s first £1 million soccer player when he transfers from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest
• 1979-02-09 UK Football club Nottingham Forest makes £1m transfer deal
• 1980-06-23 West German wins European soccer title (2-1 against Belgium)
• 1981-03-17 FC Lisse, Dutch soccer team forms
• 1981-04-27 1st female soccer official is hired by NASL
• 1981-08-16 Highest score in World Cup soccer match (New Zealand-13, Fiji-0)
• 1982-07-01 PEC Zwolle '82 soccer club renamed when purchased by Dutch businessman Marten Eibrink
• 1984-05-11 Johan Cruijff quits soccer
• 1984-08-11 101,799 fans at soccer match Brazil vs France
• 1985-04-23 Brooklyn College soccer team wins Nepal's invitational
• 1985-05-11 56 die and at least 265 are injured at Bradford City football ground in the worst fire in English football history
• 1985-08-10 Uno Lindstron of Sweden juggles a soccer ball 13.11 miles
• 1986-04-06 Soccer ball juggled non-stop for 14:14 hrs
• 1987-01-20 UK Police crackdown on soccer hooligans in biggest operation against violence around football stadiums
• 1987-03-21 PSV sells soccer player Ruud Gullit to AC Milan (Ÿ17 million)
• 1988-07-24 US and Jamaica play scoreless tie, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup
• 1988-08-13 US beats Jamaica 5-1 in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup
• 1989-04-16 Costa Rica beats US 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
• 1989-04-30 US beats Costa Rica 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
• 1989-05-13 Trinidad & Tobago ties US 1-1, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
• 1989-06-17 US beats Guatemala 2-1 in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
• 1989-11-05 US plays El Salvador in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
• 1989-11-19 US beats Trinidad, 1-0 qualifing for 1990 world soccer cup finals it was US' 1st qualification since 1950
• 1991-01-13 Football fans of the Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates clash in Orkney, South Africa leading to a riot and 42 deaths in the Oppenheimer Stadium disaster
• 1991-05-23 San Diego Sockers win 4th consecutive Major Soccer League championship
• 1992-01-20 Score begins selling international soccer cards
• 1992-02-13 West beats East 14 to 9 in Major Soccer League all star game
• 1992-07-07 South Africa beats Cameroon 1-0 in Durban in first FIFA sanctioned match after nearly 20 years international isolation, apartheid
• 1992-07-10 US Major Soccer League folds after 14 seasons
• 1993-04-28 Zambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon, 30 soccer players die
• 1993-10-31 25 people killed during Ghana-Ivory Coast soccer match
• 1994-07-18 NY Jets sign USA soccer goalkeeper Tony Miola as a place kicker
• 1996-08-01 Tiffeny Milbrett scores the winner as the US beats China 2-1 at the Atlanta Olympics for the first ever Olympic gold medal in women's soccer
• 1997-04-09 Major League Soccer announces Miami & Chicago expansion
• 1997-08-16 The South African soccer team, Bafana Bafana wins against the national team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo at First National Bank stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1999-05-15 Columbus Crew Stadium (now Historic Crew Stadium), the 1st Major League Soccer stadium constructed in the United States
• 2000-07-09 Police fired tear gas at fans during a World Cup qualifying soccer game between Zimbabwe and South Africa, setting off a stampede that killed twelve people in Harare, Zimbabwe
• 2000-10-07 Last ever competitive soccer match at Wembley Stadium, England defeated 1-0 by Germany, last goal scored by Liverpool's Dietmar Hammann. Match is Tony Adams' 60th at Wembley, the record for most appearances at the stadium.
• 2001-07-04 In a world record fee for a soccer goalkeeper, Juventus signed Parma's Gianluigi Buffon in a £32.5m deal including midfielder Jonathan Bachini
• 2001-07-29 Copa América Final, Estadio El Campín, Bogotá: Defender Iván Córdoba scores winner as home team Columbia edge Mexico, 1-0
• 2004-07-25 Copa América Final, Estadio Nacional, Lima: Brazil beats Argentina, 4-2 on penalties; 2-2 after extra time
• 2007-07-15 Copa América Final, Maracaibo, Venezuela: Defending champions Brazil win their 8th title with a 3-0 win over Argentina
• 2011-07-24 Copa América Final, River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires: Diego Forlán scores twice as Uruguay beats Paraguay, 3–0 to earn their 15th title
• 2012-03-18 Superleague Greece football match between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos is abandoned after fans set fire to Athens' Olympic Stadium
• 2012-07-13 Financially troubled Scottish football club, Rangers, is voted into the third division

• 2013-01-27 7 people are killed and 3 are injured when a retaining wall collapses during a football match at the Ugur Sports Facility, Turkey
• 2013-02-04 Europol announces it will investigate over 680 football matches alleged to involve match fixing

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• 1926-12-18 Jock Aird, Scottish soccer defender (4 caps Scotland, 2 New Zealand; Burnley), born in Glencraig, Scotland (d. 2021)
• 1927-02-03 Ilias Rosidis, Greek soccer defender (29 caps; Olympiacos FC), born in Neo Faliro, Piraeus, Greece (d. 2019)
• 1927-04-01 Walter Bahr, American soccer midfielder (19 caps) and coach (Penn State), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
• 1927-04-02 Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian soccer forward (Hungary 85 caps, Spain 4; Real Madrid, Budapest Honvéd) and manager (Panathinaikos), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2006)
• 1927-04-27 Gerard Cieślik, Polish soccer striker (45 caps, 27 goals; Ruch Chorzów 237 games) and manager (Ruch Chorzów), born in Hajduki, Poland (d. 2013)
• 1927-05-01 Bernard Vukas, Croatian soccer forward (59 caps, Yugoslavia; Hajduk Split; Olympic silver 1948, 52), born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 1983)
• 1927-05-05 Sid O'Linn, South African cricketer (soccer for South Africa 1947, cricket 1960), born in Oudtshoorn, Cape Province (d. 2016)
• 1927-05-09 Juan José Pizzuti, Argentine soccer striker and manager (12 caps; Racing Club de Avellaneda), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2020)
• 1927-06-10 László Kubala, Hungarian soccer striker (3 caps Hungary, 6 Czechoslovakia, 19 Spain, 4 Catalonia; FC Barcelona 186 games) and manager (Spain 1969–80), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2002)
• 1927-09-22 Gordon Astall, English soccer forward (2 caps; Birmingham City 235 games, 59 goals), born in Horwich, England (d. 2020)
• 1927-11-27 Carlos Castilho, Brazilian soccer goalkeeper (25 caps; Fluminense FC 697 games) and manager (Santos FC, SE Palmeiras), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1987)
• 1927-12-23 Charlie Williams MBE, English soccer defender (Doncaster Rovers 151 games) and comedian, born in Royston, England (d. 2006)
• 1928-03-02 José Luis Pérez-Payá, Spanish soccer forward (2 caps; Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid), born in Alcoy, Spain (d. 2022)
• 1928-04-20 Johnny Gavin, Irish soccer winger (7 caps Rep. Ireland; Norwich City 312 games), born in Limerick, Ireland (d. 2007)
• 1928-04-24 Tommy Docherty, Scottish soccer midfielder (25 caps; Preston North End) and manager (Chelsea, QPR, Scotland, Manchester United), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2020)
• 1928-04-28 Manuel Muñoz, Chilean soccer striker (26 caps; CSD Colo-Colo), born in Tocopilla, Chile (d. 2022)

• 1928-05-15 Gene Kenney, American soccer coach (Michigan State Spartans 1956-69; NCAA C'ship 1967, 68), born in Urbana, Illinois (d. 2022)
• 1928-05-31 Derek Ufton, English soccer defender (1 cap; Charlton Athletic), manager (Plymouth Argyle) and cricket wicketkeeper (Kent), born in Crayford, England (d. 2021)
• 1928-06-07 Dave Bowen, Welsh soccer wing-half (19 caps; Arsenal) and manager (Wales 1964-74; Northampton Town), born in Maesteg, Wales (d. 1995)
• 1928-07-04 Giampiero Boniperti, Italian soccer striker (38 caps; Juventus 443 games), executive (chairman Juventus) and politician (deputy in European Parliament), born in Barengo, Italy (d. 2021)
• 1928-07-09 Raúl Coloma, Chilean soccer goalkeeper (13 caps; Ferrobádminton, Municipal Santiago, Ferroviaros), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2021)
• 1928-07-11 Marcos Calderón, Peruvian soccer coach (Peru 1975-79; Copa América 1975), born in Lima, Peru (d. 1987)
• 1928-08-08 François Remetter, French soccer goalkeeper (26 caps; RC Strasbourg, FC Metz, FC Sochaux), born in Strasbourg, France (d. 2022)
• 1928-08-20 Piet Kraak, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (33 caps; Stormvogels, Elinkwijk), born in Alblasserdam, Netherlands (d. 1984)
• 1928-09-04 Dominique Colonna, French soccer goalkeeper (13 caps; Stade Français, OGC Nice, Reims) and manager (Cameroon 1965-70), born in Corte, France (d. 2023)
• 1928-10-14 Héctor Rial, Spanish soccer striker (Real Madrid, 5 straight Euro Cup C'ships 1956-60), born in Pergamino, Argentina (d. 1991)
• 1928-10-21 Ardico Magnini, Italian soccer defender (20 caps; Fiorentina 225 games), born in Pistoia, Italy (d. 2020)
• 1928-10-28 Lawrie Reilly, Scottish soccer striker (38 caps; Hibernian 253 games, 185 goals), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2013)
• 1928-12-19 Andrés Prieto, Chilean soccer forward (16 caps; Universidad Católica, Español) and manager (Universidad Católica, Liverpool FC, Bolívar, Real Santa Cruz), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2022)
• 1928-12-19 Rubens Minelli, Brazilian soccer manager (SC Internacional, SE Palmeiras, SC Corinthians, Santos FC, Al-Hilal SFC, Saudi Arabia), born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2023)
• 1929-01-07 Mario Bergamaschi, Italian soccer midfielder (5 caps; Calcio Como, A.C. Milan, U.C. Sampdoria), born in Crema, Italy (d. 2020)

• 1929-02-03 Pedro Nájera, Mexican soccer midfielder (27 caps; Club América), born in Mexico City (d. 2020)
• 1929-02-04 Reino Börjesson, Swedish soccer midfielder (10 caps; FIFA World Cup runner-up 1958; Jonsereds IF, IFK Göteborg, Norrby IF, Örgryte IS), born in Partille, Sweden (d. 2023)
• 1929-02-08 Roger Byrne, English soccer fullback (33 caps; Manchester United 245 games; died Munich air disaster), born in Manchester, Lancashire (d. 1958)
• 1929-02-11 Burhan Sargun, Turkish soccer forward (8 caps, 7 goals; Fenerbahçe SK), born in Ankara, Turkey (d. 2023)
• 1929-05-27 Bjarne Hansen, Norwegian soccer centre-back (3 caps; Vålerenga FC), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2023)
• 1929-06-07 Antonio Carbajal, Mexican soccer goalkeeper (32 caps; Club León 364 games) and manager (León, Unión de Curtidores, Atlético Morelia), born in Mexico City (d. 2023)
• 1929-06-15 Omar Borrás, Uruguayan soccer manager (Uruguay 1977, 82-87; Saudi Arabia), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2022)
• 1929-07-31 José Santamaría, Uruguayan soccer defender (Uruguay 20, Spain 16 caps; Real Madrid), born in Montevideo, Uruguay
• 1929-10-08 Didi (Waldyr Pereira), Brazilian soccer midfielder (68 caps; Fluminense), born in Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil (d. 2001)
• 1929-10-22 Lev Yashin, Russian soccer goalkeeper (74 caps USSR; Dynamo Moscow 326 games; namesake FIFA award for best World Cup Finals GK), born in Moscow, USSR (d. 1990)
• 1929-11-05 Lennart Johansson, Swedish soccer administrator (President Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 1990–2007), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2019)
• 1929-11-20 Gabriel Ochoa Uribe, Colombian soccer manager (record 14 x league titles; Millonarios [6], Santa Fe [1], América de Cali [7]; Columbia), born in Sopetrán, Colombia (d. 2020)
• 1930-01-20 Raymond Van Gestel, Belgian soccer winger (5 caps; Lyra) and athlete (Belgian long jump champion), born in Mol, Belgium (d. 2020)
• 1930-02-20 Willie Cunningham, Irish soccer defender (30 caps Northern Ireland; St Mirren, Leicester City, Dunfermline) and manager (Dunfermline, Falkirk, St Mirren), born in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland (d. 2007)
• 1930-03-15 Kostas Nestoridis, Greek soccer forward (17 caps; Panionios FC, AEK Athens) and manager (Pandramaikos FC, AEK Athens), born in Drama, Greece (d. 2023)

• 1930-04-19 Ângelo Martins, Portuguese soccer defender (20 caps; Benfica 231 games), born in Porto, Portugal (d. 2020)
• 1930-04-24 Rodolfo Micheli, Argentine soccer striker (13 caps; topscorer Copa América 1955; CA Independiente), born in Munro, Argentina (d. 2022)
• 1930-06-07 Hilderaldo Bellini, Brazilian soccer defender (51 caps; Vasco da Gama, São Paulo), born in Itapira, Brazil (d. 2014)
• 1930-07-15 Alberto Michelotti, Italian soccer referee (12 internationals; Serie A 1967-81; FIFA listed 1973-81), born in Parma, Italy (d. 2022)
• 1930-08-15 Antonio Permunian, Swiss soccer goalkeeper (11 caps; AC Bellinzona, FC Luzern), born in Bellinzona, Switzerland (d. 2020)
• 1930-08-17 Henry Thillberg, Swedish soccer midfielder (22 caps; Malmö FF), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 2022)
• 1930-09-28 Doug Holden, English soccer winger (5 caps; Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End), born in Manchester, England (d. 2021)
• 1930-12-22 Per Bredesen, Norwegian soccer forward (18 caps; Ørn Horten FK, Lazio, Udinese, AC Milan, Bari, Messina), born in Horten, Norway (d. 2022)
• 1930-12-24 Arsenio Iglesias, Spanish soccer manager (Deportivo La Coruña, Hércules, Zaragoza, Elche, Real Madrid), born in Arteixo, Spain (d. 2023)
• 1931-01-28 Naci Erdem, Turkish soccer centre-back (31 caps; Fenerbahçe), born in İstanbul, Turkey (d. 2022)
• 1931-02-09 Josef Masopust, Czech soccer midfielder (63 caps Czechoslovakia; Dukla Prague 386 games) and manager (Czechoslovakia, Dukla Prague, Zbrojovka Brno, Hasselt, FK Pelikán Děčín), born in Střimice, Czechoslovakia (d. 2015)
• 1931-02-16 Bobby Collins, Scottish soccer midfielder (31 caps; Celtic, Everton, Leeds), born in Govanhill, Scotland (d. 2014)
• 1931-02-26 Ally MacLeod, Scottish soccer manager (Scotland, Ayr United, Aberdeen, Motherwell, Airdrie, Q of the South) and left wing (Blackburn Rovers, Hibernian, Third Lanark), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2004)
• 1931-03-01 Índio, Brazilian soccer striker (7 caps; Flamengo, Corinthians, Espanyol), born in Cabedelo, Brazil (d. 2020)
• 1931-03-06 Carlo Galli, Italian soccer striker (13 caps; Palermo FC, AS Roma, AC Milan), born in Montecatini Terme, Italy (d. 2022)
• 1931-03-07 Wálter Taibo, Uruguayan soccer goalkeeper (30 caps; Huracán, C.A. Peñarol), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2021)
• 1931-03-18 Ian McMillan, Scottish soccer inside forward (6 caps; Airdrieonians 301 games, Rangers 127 games) and manager (Airdrieonians 1970-76, 1985–86), born in Airdrie Scotland (d. 2024)
• 1931-05-29 Osvaldo Héctor Cruz, Argentine soccer forward (22 caps; Independiente 235 games), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2023)
• 1931-06-01 Walter Horak, Austrian soccer striker (13 caps; Wiener Sport Club, Sochaux), born in Marchegg, Austria (d. 2019)

• 1931-06-07 Michel Le Milinaire, French soccer coach (Laval 1968-92, Rennes 1993-96), born in Kergrist-Moëlou, France (d. 2023)
• 1931-07-24 Alberto Orzan, Italian soccer defender (4 caps; Udinese, Fiorentina), born in San Lorenzo Isontino, Italy (d. 2022)
• 1931-07-26 Telê Santana, Brazilian soccer winger (Fluminense FC 557 games) and manager (Brazil, Flamengo, Fluminense, Palmeiras, São Paulo), born in Itabirito, Brazil (d. 2006)
• 1931-08-01 Cor van der Gijp, Dutch soccer striker (13 caps; SC Emma Dordrecht, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Blauw Wit Amsterdam), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 2022)
• 1931-08-02 Viliam Schrojf, Slovak soccer goalkeeper (39 caps Czechoslovakia; Slovan Bratislava 240 games), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2007)
• 1931-08-05 Billy Bingham, Irish soccer forward (56 caps Northern Ireland; Sunderland, Luton Town, Everton) and manager (Northern Ireland, Greece, Everton), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2022)
• 1931-08-09 Mário Zagallo, Brazilian soccer forward (33 caps; FIFA World Cup 1958, 62; Flamengo, Botafogo) and manager (Brazil FIFA World Cup 1970; Copa America 1997), born in Atalaia, Brazil (d. 2024)
• 1931-09-04 Antoine Bonifaci, French soccer midfielder (12 caps; OGC Nice, FC Inter Milan, Bologna FC, Torino FC), born in Bezons, France (d. 2021)
• 1931-09-21 Ivan Toplak, Serbian soccer striker (1 cap; Red Star Belgrade) and manager (Red Star Belgrade, San Jose Earthquakes, Yugoslavia), born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 2021)
• 1931-10-08 Bill Brown, Scottish soccer goalkeeper (28 caps; Dundee, Tottenham Hotspur), born in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland (d. 2004)
• 1931-10-12 Mohamed Soukhane, Algerian soccer defender (6 caps; Le Havre AC), born in Algiers, Algeria (d. 2021)

• 1931-10-14 Rinus Bennaars, Dutch soccer midfielder (15 caps; Feyenoord Rotterdam), born in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands (d. 2021)
• 1931-11-01 Arne Pedersen, Norwegian soccer inside forward (40 caps; Fredrikstad), born in Fredrikstad, Norway (d. 2013)
• 1932-01-20 Frank Arok, Yugoslavian-Australian soccer coach (Australia 1983-89), born in Kanjiža, Serbia (d. 2021)
• 1932-01-29 Tommy Taylor, English soccer striker (19 caps; Manchester United 166 games; died Munich air disaster), born in Smithies, West Riding of Yorkshire (d. 1958)
• 1932-02-08 Horst Eckel, German soccer wing half (32 caps West Germany, 1954 FIFA World Cup; 1. FC Kaiserslautern, SV Röchling Völklingen), born in Vogelbach, Germany (d. 2021)
• 1932-02-13 Marcelino Campanal, Spanish soccer defender (11 caps; Real Avilés CF, Sevilla FC, Deportivo de La Coruña), born in Gijón, Spain (d. 2020)
• 1932-05-25 Roberto Fleitas, Uruguayan soccer coach (Uruguay: Copa América 1987; Nacional FC: Copa Libertadores & South American Coach of the Year 1988), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2024)
• 1932-08-08 Gaudenzio Bernasconi, Italian soccer midfielder (6 caps; Sampdoria 334 games), born in Ponte San Pietro, Italy (d. 2023)
• 1932-09-23 Sergio Brighenti, Italian soccer forward (9 caps; Modena, Internazionale, Triestina, Padova, Sampdoria), born in Modena, Italy (d. 2022)
• 1932-09-27 Geoff Bent, English soccer fullback (Manchester United 12 games; died Munich air disaster), born in Salford, Lancashire (d. 1958)
• 1932-10-27 Harry Gregg, Irish soccer goalkeeper (25 caps Northern Ireland; Manchester United) and manager (Shrewsbury Town, Swansea, Crewe Alexandra), born in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland (d. 2020)
• 1932-11-06 Ron Saunders, English soccer striker (Portsmouth) and manager (Manchester City, Aston Villa, Birmingham City), born in Birkenhead, England (d. 2019)
• 1932-11-22 Günter Sawitzki, German soccer goalkeeper (10 caps West Germany; VfB Stuttgart), born in Herne, Germany (d. 2020)
• 1932-12-22 Phil Woosnam, Welsh soccer striker (Wales 17 caps; Leyton Orient, West Ham United, Aston Villa) and manager (USA 1968), born in Powys, Wales (d. 2013)
• 1932-12-25 Peter Swales, British soccer executive (Chairman Manchester City FC 1973-93; vice-president English FA), born in Manchester, England (d. 1996)
• 1933-01-25 Antonis Georgiadis, Greek soccer manager (Greece, South Africa; AEK Athens, Olympiacos), born in Drama, Greece (d. 2020)
• 1933-02-18 Sir Bobby Robson, English soccer forward, coach (20 caps; England manager 1982-90), born in Sacriston, County Durham (d. 2009)
• 1933-02-22 Bobby Smith, English soccer centre forward (15 caps; Tottenham Hotspur 271 games, 176 goals), born in Lingdale, England (d. 2010)
• 1933-03-06 Américo Lopes, Portuguese soccer goalkeeper (15 caps; Porto, Boavista), born in Santa Maria de Lamas, Portugal (d. 2023)
• 1933-03-07 Jackie Blanchflower, Irish soccer midfielder (12 caps Northern Ireland; Manchester United 105 games; survived Munich air disaster), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1998)
• 1933-03-11 Saïd Amara, Algerian soccer midfielder (5 caps; Strasbourg, Béziers, Bordeaux) and manager (Algeria), born in Saïda, Algeria (d. 2020)
• 1933-03-22 Michel Hidalgo, French soccer midfielder (1 cap; Monaco) and manager (France 1976-84; UEFA Euro 1984), born in Leffrinckoucke, France (d. 2020)
• 1933-03-25 Carlos Duarte, Portuguese soccer forward (7 caps; FC Porto, Leixões SC), born in Huambo, Angola (d. 2022)

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Deaths 101 - 200 of 826

• 1997-01-10 George Young, Scottish soccer defender (54 caps; Rangers 293 games), dies at 74
• 1997-02-19 Stan Pearson, English soccer inside forward (8 caps; Manchester United, Bury, Chester), dies at 76
• 1998-02-18 Robbie James, Welsh soccer midfielder (46 caps; Queens Park Rangers, Swansea City, Bradford City), dies from a heart attack at 40
• 1998-09-02 Jackie Blanchflower, Irish soccer midfielder (12 caps Northern Ireland; Manchester United 105 games; survived Munich air disaster), dies from cancer at 65
• 1998-12-01 Bertil Nordahl, Swedish soccer midfielder and manager (15 caps; Atalanta; Olympic gold 1948), dies at 81
• 1999-03-06 Dennis Viollet, English soccer inside forward (2 caps; Manchester United 293 games, Stoke City), dies at 65
• 1999-05-28 Henry Carlsson, Swedish soccer (Olympic gold 1948), dies at 81
• 1999-12-03 Horst Mahseli, Polish soccer striker (9 caps; Legia Warsaw), dies at 65
• 2000-02-23 Stanley Matthews, English soccer forward (54 caps; Stoke City, Blackpool; 1st British player to be knighted), dies at 85
• 2000-08-18 Maurice Evans, English soccer wing half (Reading, 407 games) and manager (Shrewsbury Town, Reading, Oxford United), dies from a heart attack at 63
• 2000-08-30 Willie Maddren, English soccer defender (Middlesborough 293 games) and manager (Middlesborough 1984-86), dies from motor neurone disease at 49
• 2000-11-01 George Armstrong, English soccer winger and manager (Arsenal 500 games; Kuwait 1988-89), dies of a brain haemorrhage at 56
• 2000-11-27 Willie Cunningham, Scottish soccer right back (8 caps; Airdrieonians FC, Preston North End 437 games), dies at 75
• 2001-05-12 Didi (Waldyr Pereira), Brazilian soccer midfielder (68 caps; Fluminense), dies at 72
• 2001-06-26 Soccer (dog actor) (b. 1988)
• 2001-11-14 Juan Carlos Lorenzo, Argentine soccer forward (Boca Juniors, Sampdoria, Atlético Madrid) and manager (Argentina, Boca Juniors, Lazio, Roma), dies at 79

• 2002-02-16 Walter Winterbottom, England soccer manager (first manager England national football team 1946–62; FA Director of Coaching), dies at 88
• 2002-03-04 Velibor Vasović, Serbian soccer sweeper (32 caps Yugoslavia; Partizan Belgrade, Ajax) and manager (Partizan, PSG, Red Star Belgrade), dies at 62
• 2002-05-17 László Kubala, Hungarian soccer striker (3 caps Hungary, 6 Czechoslovakia, 19 Spain, 4 Catalonia; FC Barcelona 186 games) and manager (Spain 1969–80), dies at 74
• 2002-07-20 Michalis Kritikopoulos, Greek soccer striker (28 caps; Olympiacos), dies from cardiac arrest at 56
• 2002-12-19 Arthur Rowley, English soccer forward (most goals in English league football, 434 from 619 games; Leicester City, Shrewsbury Town), dies at 76
• 2003-02-21 Eddie Thomson, Australian soccer coach (Socceroos 1990-96), dies of cancer at 55
• 2003-06-26 Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon soccer midfielder (62 caps; collapsed during international match, died; Lens, West Ham, Lyon), dies of heart failure at 28
• 2003-07-31 John Aston Sr., English soccer striker (17 caps; Manchester United 253 games), dies at 81
• 2003-08-09 Ray Harford, English soccer manager (Fulham, Luton Town, Wimbledon, Blackburn Rovers, WBA, QPR), dies from lung cancer at 58
• 2003-11-28 Ted Bates, English soccer manager (Southampton 1955-73) and forward (Southampton 202 games), dies at 85
• 2004-01-25 Miklós Fehér, Hungarian soccer striker (25 caps; Győri ETO, Porto, Benfica), dies of cardiac arrest at 24
• 2004-02-01 Ally MacLeod, Scottish soccer manager (Scotland, Ayr United, Aberdeen, Motherwell, Airdrie, Q of the South) and left wing (Blackburn Rovers, Hibernian, Third Lanark), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 72
• 2004-04-01 Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek soccer midfielder (46 caps; Olympiacos; Panathinaikos) and manager (Panathinaikos), dies from septicaemia at 51
• 2004-04-24 Willie Watson, English cricket batsman (23 Tests, 2 x 100s) and soccer midfielder (4 caps; Sunderland), dies at 84
• 2004-11-06 Johnny Warren, Australian soccer player, dies at 61

• 2004-11-30 Bill Brown, Scottish soccer goalkeeper (28 caps; Dundee, Tottenham Hotspur), dies at 73
• 2004-12-11 José Luis Cuciuffo, Argentinian soccer defender (21 caps; Vélez Sársfield, Boca Juniors, Nîmes Olympique), dies from gunshot wound in stomach while hunting at 43
• 2005-02-17 Omar Sívori, Argentine soccer forward and manager (19 caps Argentina, 9 caps Italy; Juventus), dies of pancreatic cancer at 69
• 2005-05-07 Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian soccer forward (13 caps; Emelec), dies in a car accident at 25
• 2005-09-13 Toni Fritsch, Austrian soccer forward (9 caps; Rapid Vienna) and American football kicker (Super Bowl 1971 Dallas Cowboys; Pro Bowl 1979), dies of heart failure at 60
• 2005-10-18 Johnny Haynes, English soccer forward (56 caps; Fulham 594 games), dies of a brain haemorrhage at 71
• 2005-11-02 Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian soccer midfielder and manager (Bologna; Atalanta, Italy 1974 World Cup), dies at 86
• 2005-12-23 Lajos Baróti, Hungarian soccer defender (2 caps; Szegedi AK, Győri ETO) and manager (Hungary 1957-66, 75-78), dies at 91
• 2006-02-09 Ron Greenwood, English soccer defender (Brentford) and manager (West Ham Utd 1961-74; FA Cup 1964, European Cup Winners' Cup 1965; England 1977-82), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 84
• 2006-03-01 Peter Osgood, English soccer striker (4 caps; Chelsea, Southampton), dies from a heart attack at 59
• 2006-03-04 Roman Ogaza, Polish soccer striker (21 caps; Szombierki Bytom, GKS Tychy, Szombierki Bytom, RC Lens), dies at 53
• 2006-03-13 Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish soccer forward (23 caps; Celtic FC), dies from motor neuron disease at 61
• 2006-04-18 John Lyall, English soccer manager (West Ham United 1974-89; FA Cup 1980), dies from a heart attack at 66
• 2006-04-21 Telê Santana, Brazilian soccer winger (Fluminense FC 557 games) and manager (Brazil, Flamengo, Fluminense, Palmeiras, São Paulo), dies from an abdominal infection at 74
• 2006-04-24 Brian Labone, English soccer defender (26 caps; Everton FC 451 games), dies at 66

• 2006-08-31 Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian soccer left back (19 caps; African Cup of Nations 2006; Al Ahly SC, Aluminium Nag Hammâdi), dies from a heart defect at 22
• 2006-09-02 Charlie Williams MBE, English soccer defender (Doncaster Rovers 151 games) and comedian, dies from Parkinson's disease at 78
• 2006-09-04 Giacinto Facchetti, Italian soccer left-back (94 caps; Inter Milan 476 games), dies at 64
• 2006-11-03 Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorian soccer forward (11 caps; 5 caps Uruguay; most goals in Copa Libertadores [54] 1960-72), dies of heart failure at 68
• 2006-11-17 Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian soccer forward (Hungary 85 caps, Spain 4; Real Madrid, Budapest Honvéd) and manager (Panathinaikos), dies of pneumonia at 79
• 2007-01-15 David Vanole, American soccer player (b. 1963)
• 2007-05-19 Bernard Blaut, Polish soccer midfielder (36 caps; KP Legia Warsaw, FC Metz) and manager (UAE), dies at 67
• 2007-08-29 Chaswe Nsofwa, Zambian soccer striker (33 caps; Zanaco FC), dies from heart failure at 28
• 2007-08-31 Willie Cunningham, Irish soccer defender (30 caps Northern Ireland; St Mirren, Leicester City, Dunfermline) and manager (Dunfermline, Falkirk, St Mirren), dies at 77
• 2007-09-01 Viliam Schrojf, Slovak soccer goalkeeper (39 caps Czechoslovakia; Slovan Bratislava 240 games), dies at 76
• 2007-09-09 Helmut Senekowitsch, Austrian soccer forward (18 caps; Sturm Graz, First Vienna, Real Betis, Wacker Innsbruck) and manager (Austria, Athletic Bilbao, AEK), dies at 73
• 2007-09-11 Ian Porterfield, Manager of Armenia National Football Club (b. 1946)
• 2007-09-20 Johnny Gavin, Irish soccer winger (7 caps Rep. Ireland; Norwich City 312 games), dies at 79
• 2007-11-23 Óscar Sánchez, Bolivian soccer defender (78 caps; Club The Strongest, Club Bolivar), dies at 36
• 2007-12-29 Phil O'Donnell, Scottish soccer midfielder (1 cap; Motherwell, Celtic, Sheffield Wednesday; PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year 1992, 94), dies from cardiac arrest while playing at 35
• 2008-05-15 Tommy Burns, Scottish soccer midfielder (8 caps; Celtic, Kilmarnock) and manager (Scotland, Celtic, Kilmarnock, Reading), dies of melanoma at 51
• 2008-07-05 Hasan Doğan, 37th president of the Turkish Football Federation (b. 1956)
• 2009-03-04 Harry Parkes, English soccer fullback (Aston Villa 320 games), dies at 89
• 2009-07-31 Sir Bobby Robson, English soccer forward, coach (20 caps; England manager 1982-90), dies of lung cancer at 76

• 2009-11-15 Antonio de Nigris, Mexican soccer striker (16 caps; Monterrey, Villarreal), dies from a heart attack at 31
• 2010-01-19 Panajot Pano, Albanian soccer forward (28 caps; Partizani Tirana 210 games; "The little Puskás"), dies of a heart attack at 70
• 2010-02-16 Wan Chi Keung, Hong Kong soccer striker (32 caps; South China AA, Seiko SA) and actor, dies from nasopharyngeal carcinoma at 53
• 2010-03-03 Keith Alexander, British soccer forward (3 caps St Lucia; Grimsby Town FC, Lincoln City FC) and manager (Lincoln, Peterborough, Macclesfield), dies from a brain aneurysm at 56
• 2010-08-11 Markus Liebherr, Swiss businessman and sports executive (owner Southampton FC 2008-10), dies of a heart attack at 62
• 2010-09-18 Bobby Smith, English soccer centre forward (15 caps; Tottenham Hotspur 271 games, 176 goals), dies at 77
• 2011-01-04 Coen Moulijn, Dutch soccer winger (38 caps; Feyenoord 487 games, European Cup 1970), dies from a cerebral infarction at 73
• 2011-04-22 Wiel Coerver, Dutch soccer manager (developer of Coerver Method, football coaching technique), dies of pneumonia at 86
• 2011-08-04 Naoki Matsuda, Japanese Soccer player (b. 1977)
• 2011-12-04 Sócrates [Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Sousa Vieira de Oliveira], Brazilian soccer midfielder and manager (60 caps, 22 goals Brazil; Corinthians), dies of septic shock at 57
• 2012-03-07 Włodzimierz Smolarek, Polish soccer wing/midfield (60 caps; RTS Widzew Łódź, FC Utrecht, Eintracht Frankfurt, Feyenoord), dies at 54
• 2012-06-23 Alan McDonald, Northern Irish soccer defender (52 caps; QPR 476 games), dies from a heart attack at 48
• 2012-10-13 Helmut Haller, German soccer forward (33 caps West Germany; FC Augsburg, Bologna FC, Juventus), dies from Parkinson's disease and dementia at 73
• 2012-12-04 Miguel Calero, Colombian soccer goalkeeper (50 caps; Copa América 2001; Pachuca), dies from cerebral thrombosis at 41
• 2012-12-28 Emmanuel Scheffer, Israeli soccer coach (Israel 1968–70, 78–79; only World Cup appearance 1970), dies at 88
• 2013-01-02 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Uruguayan soccer goalkeeper (36 caps; Atlético Mineiro), dies from a respiratory illness at 67
• 2013-01-04 Derek Kevan, English soccer striker (14 caps; WBA 262 games, Manchester City), dies at 77
• 2013-05-24 Antonio Puchades, Spanish soccer midfielder (23 caps; Valencia 256 games), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 87
• 2013-05-24 Ron Davies, Welsh soccer forward (29 caps; Norwich City, Southampton, Portsmouth, LA Aztecs), dies at 70

• 2013-07-19 Phil Woosnam, Welsh soccer striker (Wales 17 caps; Leyton Orient, West Ham United, Aston Villa) and manager (USA 1968), dies from prostate cancer and Alzheimer's disease at 90
• 2013-07-22 Lawrie Reilly, Scottish soccer striker (38 caps; Hibernian 253 games, 185 goals), dies at 84
• 2013-07-29 Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian soccer striker (58 caps; El Nacional, Santos Laguna, América), dies from heart failure at 27
• 2013-09-19 Gerrie Mühren, Dutch soccer midfielder (10 caps; Ajax, Volendam), dies from myelodysplastic syndrome at 67
• 2013-11-03 Gerard Cieślik, Polish soccer striker (45 caps, 27 goals; Ruch Chorzów 237 games) and manager (Ruch Chorzów), dies at 86
• 2013-11-16 Arne Pedersen, Norwegian soccer inside forward (40 caps; Fredrikstad), dies at 82
• 2013-12-02 Pedro Rocha, Uruguayan soccer midfielder and manager (52 caps; Peñarol, São Paulo F.C.), dies from mesencephalic atrophy at 70
• 2014-01-05 Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, Portuguese soccer striker (64 caps; top goalscorer-1966 FIFA World Cup; Benfica 301 games, 317 goals), dies from heart failure at 71
• 2014-01-13 Bobby Collins, Scottish soccer midfielder (31 caps; Celtic, Everton, Leeds), dies at 82
• 2014-01-19 Bert Williams MBE, English soccer goalkeeper (24 caps; Wolverhampton Wanderers 381 games), dies at 93
• 2014-02-01 Luis Aragonés, Spanish soccer forward (11 caps; Atlético Madrid) and manager (Spain 2004-08; Atlético Madrid, Barcelona), dies from leukemia at 75
• 2014-03-20 Hilderaldo Bellini, Brazilian soccer defender (51 caps; Vasco da Gama, São Paulo), dies from complications from a heart attack at 83
• 2014-05-01 Juan de Dios Castillo, Mexican soccer coach (Copa Centroamericana 2011 Honduras; El Salvador), dies of skin cancer at 63

• 2015-01-13 Jack Hayward, British financier (owner Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1990-2007), dies at 91
• 2015-06-29 Josef Masopust, Czech soccer midfielder (63 caps Czechoslovakia; Dukla Prague 386 games) and manager (Czechoslovakia, Dukla Prague, Zbrojovka Brno, Hasselt, FK Pelikán Děčín), dies at 85

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