Birthdays in Sport
Birthdays 601 - 700 of 1,648
Johan Cruyff (1947-2016)
1947-04-25 Dutch soccer player and coach (Ajax/Barcelona), born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- 1947-05-01 Danilo Popivoda, Serbian soccer forward (20 caps Yugoslavia; Olimpija, Eintracht Braunschweig), born in Lovćenac, Serbia (d. 2021)
- 1947-05-27 Branko Oblak, Slovenian soccer midfielder (46 caps Yugoslavia; NK Olimpija, Hajduk Split, Schalke 04, Bayern Munich) and manager (Slovenia 2004-06), born in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1947-07-03 Rob Rensenbrink, Dutch soccer left winger or forward (46 caps; Anderlecht), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2020)
- 1947-07-11 Jaroslav Pollák, Slovak soccer midfielder (49 caps, Czechoslovakia; Sparta Prague, Austria Salzburg), born in Nižný Medzev, Slovakia (d. 2020)
- 1947-08-18 Viacheslav Semenov, Ukrainian soccer midfielder (11 caps USSR; FC Zorya Luhansk, FC Dynamo Kyiv), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2022)
- 1947-09-03 Gérard Houllier, French soccer manager (Paris Saint-Germain, Lens, Liverpool, Olympique Lyonnais, Aston Villa, France), born in Thérouanne, France (d. 2020)
- 1947-09-13 Juan Sol, Spanish soccer defender (28 caps; Valencia, Real Madrid), born in Elgoibar, Spain (d. 2020)
- 1947-09-24 Jorge Spedaletti, Chilean soccer forward (5 caps; Everton Viña del Mar, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata), born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 2022)
- 1947-09-28 Volodymyr Troshkin, Ukrainian soccer defender (31 caps, USSR; Dynamo Kiev 205 games), born in Yenakiieve, Ukraine (d. 2020)
- 1947-11-22 Wendell, Brazilian soccer goalkeeper (7 caps; Botafogo, Fluminense FC, Santa Cruz FC), born in Recife, Brazil (d. 2022)
- 1947-12-15 Davie Robb, Scottish soccer forward (5 caps; Aberdeen FC 251 games), born in Broughty Ferry, Scotland (d. 2022)
- 1947-12-24 Miguel Ángel, Spanish soccer goalkeeper (18 caps; Real Madrid 247 games), born in Ourense, Spain (d. 2024)
- 1948-01-11 Eleazar Soria, Peruvian soccer defender (29 caps, Copa America 1975; Universitario, Independiente, Sporting Cristal), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2021)
- 1948-02-06 José Luis Capón, Spanish soccer defender (13 caps; Atlético Madrid, 200 games), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2020)
- 1948-02-23 Trevor Cherry, English soccer defender (27 caps; Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, Bradford City) and manager (Bradford City), born in Huddersfield, England (d. 2020)
- 1948-03-10 Jean-Pierre Adams, French soccer centre-back (22 caps; Nîmes, Nice, Paris Saint-Germain), born in Dakar, Senegal (d. 2021)
- 1948-04-01 Javier Irureta, Spanish soccer midfielder (6 caps; Atlético Madrid, Athletic Bilbao) and manager (Deportivo La Coruña 1998-2005), born in Irun, Spain
- 1948-04-07 Pietro Anastasi, Italian soccer striker (25 caps; Juventus, Ascoli, Inter), born in Catania, Italy (d. 2020)
- 1948-04-11 Georgi Yartsev, Russian soccer forward (5 caps USSR; FC Spartak Moscow) and manager (Russia; Spartak, Dynamo, Torpedo Moscow), born in Nikolskoye, Russia (d. 2022)
- 1948-07-28 Ruud Geels, Dutch soccer striker (20 caps; Feyenoord, Go Ahead Eagles, Club Brugge, Ajax, Anderlecht, Sparta, PSV, NAC), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 2023)
- 1948-08-05 Ray Clemence MBE, English soccer goalkeeper (England 61 caps, Liverpool, Tottenham), born in Skegness, Lincolnshire (d. 2020)
- 1948-08-05 Tony DiCicco, American soccer coach (US women 1994-99; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1999; FIFA Women's U-20 World Cup gold 2008), born in Wethersfield, Connecticut (d. 2017)
- 1948-08-11 Rustam Akramov, Uzbek soccer coach (Uzbekistan 1992-94; India 1995-97), born in Yangibozor, Uzbekistan (d. 2022)
- 1948-08-28 Shaharuddin Abdullah, Malaysian soccer striker (70 caps, 39 goals; Penang FC, Penjara FC), born in Penang, Malaysia (d. 2023)
- 1948-10-02 Sir Trevor Brooking, English soccer midfielder (47 caps; West Ham United 528 games), born in Barking, Essex
- 1948-10-02 Yuri Vasenin, Russian soccer midfielder (9 caps USSR; FC Zorya Voroshylovhrad), born in Chernyakhovsk, Russia (d. 2022)
- 1948-10-05 Yuriy Dehteryov, Ukrainian soccer goalkeeper (17 caps USSR; Shakhtar Donetsk 321 games), born in Donetsk, Ukraine (d. 2022)
- 1948-10-14 André Guesdon, French soccer defender (Monaco, Nice) and manager (Viry-Châtillon, Angers, Brest), born in Benouville, France (d. 2020)
- 1948-11-22 Radomir Antić, Serbian soccer defender (1 cap Yugoslavia; Partizan, Luton Town) and manager (Atlético Madrid; Serbia), born in Žitište, Serbia (d. 2020)
- 1948-11-23 Frank Worthington, English soccer forward (8 caps; Huddersfield Town, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers) and manager (Tranmere Rovers), born in Halifax, England (d. 2021)
- 1948-12-01 Neil Warnock, English soccer winger and manager (Crystal Palace, Leeds, QPR, Cardiff City), born in Sheffield, England
- 1948-12-02 Antonín Panenka, Czech soccer midfielder (59 caps; Bohemians Praha, Rapid Vienna), born in Prague, Czech Republic
- 1948-12-06 Eigil Nielsen, Danish soccer midfielder (10 caps; Basel), born in Tårs, Denmark (d. 2019)
- 1948-12-18 Adam Musiał, Polish soccer defender (34 caps; Wisła Kraków) and manager (Wisła Kraków, Lechia Gdańsk, Stal Stalowa Wola), born in Wieliczka, Poland (d. 2020)
- 1948-12-24 Stan Bowles, English soccer forward (5 caps; Queens Park Rangers 255 games, Leyton Orient, Brentford), born in Manchester, England (d. 2024)
- 1949-01-04 Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player
- 1949-01-23 Thomas Forsyth, Scottish soccer defender (22 caps; Motherwell, Rangers), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2020)
- 1949-01-27 Per Røntved, Danish soccer defender (75 caps; Werder Bremen, Brønshøj BK, Randers SK Freja), born in Frederiksberg, Denmark (d. 2023)
- 1949-02-21 Ronnie Hellström, Swedish soccer goalkeeper (77 caps; Hammarby IF, 1. FC Kaiserslautern; Sweden Player of the Year 1971, 78), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 2022)
- 1949-03-06 Martin Buchan, Scottish soccer player
- 1949-03-15 Bernd Nickel, German soccer attacking midfielder (1 cap West Germany, 1972 Olympics; Eintracht Frankfurt 426 games, 141 goals), born in Siegbach, Germany (d. 2021)
- 1949-03-17 Pat Rice, Irish soccer defender and coach (49 caps; Arsenal, Watford), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1949-03-26 Aldo Bet, Italian soccer defender (2 caps; Roma, Verona, AC Milan), born in Mareno di Piave, Italy (d. 2023)
- 1949-03-26 Francisco Aguilar, Spanish soccer forward (3 caps; Real Madrid), born in Santander, Spain (d. 2020)
- 1949-04-01 Sammy Nelson, Irish soccer left back (51 caps Northern Ireland; Arsenal), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1949-04-25 Vicente Pernía, Argentine soccer right back (7 caps; Estudiantes de La Plata, Boca Juniors), born in Tandil, Argentina
- 1949-04-26 Carlos Bianchi, Argentine soccer forward and coach (14 caps; Vélez Sarsfield, Boca Juniors), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1949-05-03 Leopoldo Luque, Argentine soccer striker (43 caps; River Plate), born in Santa Fe, Argentina (d. 2021)
- 1949-05-03 Mehmet Oğuz, Turkish soccer midfielder (19 caps; Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe), born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 2022)
- 1949-05-13 Mário Moinhos, Portuguese soccer forward (7 caps; Benfica, Boavista, Espinho), born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal (d. 2023)
- 1949-05-29 Brian Kidd, English soccer forward (England 2 caps, Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City) and manager (Preston NE, Blackburn Rovers), born in Manchester, England
- 1949-09-19 Chi Shangbin, Chinese soccer midfielder (58 caps; Liaoning) and coach (Dalian Wanda: Chinese Jia-A League champions & Coach of the Year 1996, 97), born in Dalian, China (d. 2021)
- 1949-09-20 John W. Henry, American businessman and sports executive (owner Boston Red Sox, Liverpool FC, The Boston Globe, RFK Racing), born in Quincy, Illinois
- 1949-09-25 Jean Petit, French soccer midfielder (12 caps; AC Monaco 428 games), born in Toulouse, France (d. 2024)
- 1949-10-09 Shep Messing, American soccer goalkeeper (NY Cosmos), born in Bronx, New York
- 1949-11-02 Alfred Riedl, Austrian soccer striker (4 caps; Austria Wien, Standard Liège) and manager (Austria, Liechtenstein, Vietnam, Palestine, Laos, Indonesia), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2020)
- 1949-11-21 Anatoliy Kuksov, Ukrainian soccer midfielder (8 caps USSR; FC Zorya Luhansk 489 games) and manager, born in Luhansk, Ukraine (d. 2022)
- 1949-12-11 Noel Campbell, Irish soccer midfielder (11 caps; St Patrick's Athletic FC, SC Fortuna Köln, Shamrock Rovers FC), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2022)
- 1949-12-19 Christian Dalger, French soccer forward (6 caps; SC Toulon, AS Monaco FC) and manager (SC Toulon, Grenoble, Mali), born in Nîmes, France (d. 2023)
- 1950-01-17 Stavros Sarafis, Greek soccer attacking midfielder (32 caps; PAOK 358 games, 136 goals), born in Epanomi, Greece (d. 2022)
- 1950-02-07 Mauro Bellugi, Italian soccer defender (32 caps; Inter Milan, Bologna, Napoli), born in Buonconvento, Italy (d. 2021)
- 1950-03-12 Javier Clemente, Spanish soccer manager (Spain 1992-98; Athletic Bilbao, Español, Atlético Madrid, Marseille; Serbia, Cameroon, Libya, Basque Country), born in Barakaldo, Spain
- 1950-03-29 Miah Dennehy, Irish soccer winger (11 caps; Cork Hibernians FC, Nottingham Forest, Walsall FC, Bristol Rovers), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 2023)
- 1950-04-11 Ferenc Mészáros, Hungarian soccer goalkeeper (29 caps; Vasas SC 252 games), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2023)
- 1950-04-13 Beto Fuscão, Brazilian soccer defender (8 caps; Fluminense, Grêmio, Palmeiras), born in Florianópolis, Brazil (d. 2022)
- 1950-04-16 Vladimir Golubev, Russian soccer defender (3 caps USSR; Zenit Leningrad 335 games) and manager (Zenit Leningrad), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2022)
- 1950-05-01 Danny McGrain, Scottish soccer right-back (62 caps; Celtic), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1950-06-01 Juvencio Osorio, Paraguayan soccer central midfielder (12 caps; RCD Español Barcelona, Cerro Porteño Asunción), born in Asunción, Paraguay (d. 2023)
- 1950-06-02 Momčilo Vukotić, Serbian soccer midfielder (14 caps, Yugoslavia; FC Partizan, FC Bordeaux) and manager (Cyprus, PAOK, Partizan), born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 2021)
- 1950-06-11 Palhinha, Brazilian soccer forward (16 caps; Cruzeiro, Corinthians, Atlético Mineiro) and manager (SC Corinthians, União São João, Al-Tai), born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil (d. 2023)
- 1950-07-14 Mario Osbén, Chilean soccer goalkeeper (36 caps; Unión Española, Colo Colo, Cobreloa), born in Chiguayante, Chile (d. 2021)
- 1950-07-23 Egon Pajenk, Austrian soccer defender (3 caps; SK Rapid Wien 266 games), born in Fohnsdorf, Austria (d. 2022)
- 1950-07-26 Nelinho, Brazilian soccer right back (21 caps; Cruzeiro EC 410 games; Atlético Mineiro), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1950-09-03 Jóhannes Eðvaldsson, Icelandic soccer defender (34 caps; Celtic, Tulsa Roughnecks, Hannover 96, Motherwell), born in Reykjavík, Iceland (d. 2021)
- 1950-10-01 Mihai Romilă, Romanian soccer midfielder (19 caps; Politehnica Iași 367 games), born in Huși, Romania (d. 2020)
- 1950-12-27 Roberto Bettega, Italian soccer forward (42 caps; Juventus 326 games, 129 goals), born in Turin, Italy
- 1951-01-11 Willie Maddren, English soccer defender (Middlesborough 293 games) and manager (Middlesborough 1984-86), born in Billingham, England (d. 2000)
- 1951-01-25 Hans-Jürgen Dörner, German soccer defender (96 caps; Dynamo Dresden 400 games) and manager (Werder Bremen), born in Görlitz, Germany (d. 2022)
- 1951-01-31 Juan de Dios Castillo, Mexican soccer coach (Copa Centroamericana 2011 Honduras; El Salvador), born in Mexico City (d. 2014)
- 1951-02-14 Kevin Keegan, English soccer forward, manager (England 63 caps, Liverpool, Newcastle United), born in Armthorpe, Doncaster
- 1951-02-20 Phil Neal, English soccer defender (50 caps; Liverpool 455 games) and manager (Bolton Wanderers, Coventry City, Cardiff City), born in Irchester, England
- 1951-03-01 Birger Jensen, Danish soccer goalkeeper (19 caps; Club Brugge KV 328 games), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2023)
- 1951-03-20 Mohamed Ben Rehaiem, Tunisian soccer midfielder (35 caps; CS Sfaxien), born in Sfax, Tunisia (d. 2020)
- 1951-04-11 Jim Holton, Scottish soccer defender (15 caps; Manchester United, Coventry City), born in Lesmahagow, Scotland (d. 1993)
- 1951-04-13 Joachim Streich, German soccer striker (102 caps GDR; FC Hansa Rostock, 1. FC Magdeburg) and manager (1. FC Magdeburg), born in Wismar, Germany (d. 2022)
- 1951-07-18 Henry Caicedo, Colombian soccer centre-back (11 caps; Deportivo Cali FC), born in Cali, Colombia (d. 2023)
- 1951-07-28 Ray Kennedy, English soccer midfielder, forward (17 caps; Arsenal, Liverpool), born in Seaton Delaval, England (d. 2021)
- 1951-08-31 Mario Boljat, Croatian soccer defender-midfielder (5 caps; Hajduk Split, Schalke 04), born in Split, Croatia (d. 2024)
- 1951-09-21 Bruce Arena, American soccer coach (Olympic gold 1996), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1951-10-23 David Johnson, English soccer forward (8 caps; Liverpool FC, Ipswich Town, Everton, Manchester City), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2022)
- 1951-10-31 François Bracci, French soccer defender (18 caps; Olympique de Marseille, RC Strasbourg, FC Bordeaux), born in Beinheim, France (d. 2023)
- 1951-11-25 Johnny Rep, Dutch soccer player, born in Zaandam, Netherlands
- 1951-12-02 József Tóth, Hungarian soccer left-back (56 caps; Újpesti FC 268 games), born in Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary (d. 2022)
- 1951-12-09 Dragan Pantelić, Serbian soccer goalkeeper (19 caps Yugoslavia; Radnički Niš, Bordeaux), born in Loznica, Serbia (d. 2021)
- 1951-12-28 Jacques Zimako, French soccer forward (13 caps; Saint-Étienne, Sochaux, Bastia), born in Lifou, New Caledonia (d. 2021)
- 1952-02-01 António Lima Pereira, Portuguese soccer central defender (20 caps; FC Porto), born in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal (d. 2022)
- 1952-03-01 Martin O'Neill, Northern Irish soccer midfielder (64 caps; Nottingham Forest) and manager (Rep of Ireland; Leicester City, Celtic, Aston Villa, Sunderland), born in Kilrea, Northern Ireland
- 1952-05-22 Waldemar Victorino., Uruguayan soccer forward (33 caps; CA Cerro, Cagliari, Newell's Old Boys, Colón de Santa Fe, LDU Portoviejo), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2023)
- 1952-06-01 Şenol Güneş, Turkish soccer goalkeeper (31 caps; Trabzonspor) and manager (Trabzonspor, Bursaspor, Beşiktaş, Turkey), born in Trabzon, Turkey
Deaths in Sport
Deaths 601 - 700 of 826
- 2022-09-22 Tim Hankinson, American soccer coach (Alabama A&M, Syracuse University; Tampa Bay Mutiny, Colorado Rapids), dies from cancer at 67
- 2022-09-25 Andrés Prieto, Chilean soccer forward (16 caps; Universidad Católica, Español) and manager (Universidad Católica, Liverpool FC, Bolívar, Real Santa Cruz), dies at 93
- 2022-09-26 Ronney Pettersson, Swedish soccer goalkeeper (17 caps; IFK Skövde, Djurgårdens IF, Hudiksvalls ABK), dies at 82
- 2022-09-27 Bruno Bolchi, Italian soccer midfielder (4 caps; Inter, Verona, Atalanta, Torino) and manager (AC Cesena, Bari, Messina, Genoa), dies at 82
- 2022-09-30 François Remetter, French soccer goalkeeper (26 caps; RC Strasbourg, FC Metz, FC Sochaux), dies at 94
- 2022-10-03 Per Bredesen, Norwegian soccer forward (18 caps; Ørn Horten FK, Lazio, Udinese, AC Milan, Bari, Messina), dies at 91
- 2022-10-04 Jesús del Muro, Mexican soccer defender (40 caps; Atlas FC, CF Cruz Azul) and manager (Toluca FC, CF Pachuca, Jalisco AC), dies at 84
- 2022-10-04 Jürgen Sundermann, German soccer manager (Servette, VfB Stuttgart, Schalke 04, Strasbourg, Hertha BSC) and midfielder (1 cap West Germany; FC Basel, Servette), dies at 82
- 2022-10-09 Yuriy Dehteryov, Ukrainian soccer goalkeeper (17 caps USSR; Shakhtar Donetsk 321 games), dies at 74
- 2022-10-10 Sergio Brighenti, Italian soccer forward (9 caps; Modena, Internazionale, Triestina, Padova, Sampdoria), dies at 90
- 2022-10-13 Lennart Söderberg, Swedish soccer manager (Gefle IF, Västerås SK, IFK Eskilstuna) and defender (2 caps; AIK), dies at 81
- 2022-10-13 Pim van de Meent, Dutch soccer manager (PEC Zwolle, NEC, VBV De Graafschap, FC Den Haag), dies at 84
- 2022-10-13 Stavros Sarafis, Greek soccer attacking midfielder (32 caps; PAOK 358 games, 136 goals), dies at 72
- 2022-10-19 Omar Borrás, Uruguayan soccer manager (Uruguay 1977, 82-87; Saudi Arabia), dies from kidney problems at 93
- 2022-10-20 Jimmy Millar, Scottish soccer centre forward (2 caps; Rangers 197 games) and manager (Raith Rovers), dies from dementia at 87
- 2022-11-03 Igor Sypniewski, Polish soccer forward (2 caps; ŁKS Łódź, Panathinaikos FC, Halmstads BK), dies from depression, alcoholism issues at 47
- 2022-11-03 Siegfried Stritzl, American soccer midfielder (11 caps; NY Cosmos; NASL Rookie of the Year 1969), dies at 78
- 2022-11-03 Wang Tao, Chinese soccer striker (2 caps; Dalian Wanda FC) and executive (founder BSU FC), dies at 52
- 2022-11-06 Carlo Galli, Italian soccer striker (13 caps; Palermo FC, AS Roma, AC Milan), dies at 91
- 2022-11-09 Einārs Gņedojs, Latvian soccer defender (18 caps; FK Zvejnieks Liepāja, FC Skonto Rīga), dies at 57
- 2022-11-09 Roland Guillas, French soccer midfielder (9 caps; ASSE Saint-Étienne, FC Grenoble, FC Rouen, FC Bordeaux, FC Lorient), dies at 86
- 2022-11-10 Juan Carlos Orellana, Chilean soccer left winger (11 caps; Deportes Temuco, CSD Colo-Colo, O'Higgins FC), dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 67
- 2022-11-12 Cor van der Gijp, Dutch soccer striker (13 caps; SC Emma Dordrecht, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Blauw Wit Amsterdam), dies at 91
- 2022-11-16 Gerhard Rodax, Austrian soccer striker (20 caps; FF Admira Wacker, Atlético Madrid, SK Rapid Wien), dies at 57
- 2022-11-21 Jürgen Nöldner, German soccer midfielder (30 caps East Germany; ASK Vorwärts Berlin 285 games) and journalist (Neue Fußballwoch, Kicker), dies at 81
- 2022-11-21 Kálmán Mészöly, Hungarian soccer defender (61 caps; Vasas SC 279 games) and manager (Hungary, Turkey, Fenerbahçe SK), dies at 81
- 2022-11-23 David Johnson, English soccer forward (8 caps; Liverpool FC, Ipswich Town, Everton, Manchester City), dies at 71
- 2022-11-27 Maurice Norman, English soccer centre half (23 caps; Norwich City, Tottenham Hotspur), dies at 88
- 2022-11-27 Mehmet Oğuz, Turkish soccer midfielder (19 caps; Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe), dies from a heart attack at 73
- 2022-11-27 Mick Meagan, Irish soccer defender (17 caps; Everton, Huddersfield Town) and manager (Republic of Ireland 1969-71), dies at 88
- 2022-12-02 Yoshio Kikugawa, Japanese soccer defender (16 caps; Mitsubishi Motors FC) and manager (Avispa Fukuoka FC 1982-94), dies from pneumonia at 78
- 2022-12-06 Beto Fuscão, Brazilian soccer defender (8 caps; Fluminense, Grêmio, Palmeiras), dies of stomach cancer at 72
- 2022-12-07 Karim Bavi, Iranian soccer striker (23 caps; Shahin FC, Persepolis FC), dies at 57
- 2022-12-08 Miodrag Ješić, Serbian soccer defender (8 caps Yugoslavia; FK Partizan, Altay) and manager (FK Partizan, CSKA Sofia, FK Sarajevo), dies in a car accident at 64
- 2022-12-08 Tony Allen, English soccer left-back (3 caps; Stoke City 417 games), dies at 83
- 2022-12-16 Siniša Mihajlović, Serbian soccer defender (63 caps Yugoslavia; RS Belgrade, Roma, Sampdoria, Lazio) and manager (Serbia, Bologna, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, AC Milan, Torino), dies from leukemia at 53
- 2022-12-17 Manuel Muñoz, Chilean soccer striker (26 caps; CSD Colo-Colo), dies at 94
- 2022-12-23 George Cohen, English soccer defender (37 caps; FIFA World Cup 1966; Fulham 459 games), dies at 83
- 2022-12-23 József Fitos, Hungarian soccer midfielder (12 caps; Szombathelyi Haladás 1919, Budapest Honvéd, Panathinaikos FC), dies at 63
- 2022-12-23 Txetxu Rojo, Spanish soccer forward (18 caps; Athletic Bilbao 413 games) and manager (Athletic Bilbao, Celta Vigo, Osasuna, Real Zaragoza), dies at 75
- 2022-12-25 Fabián O'Neill, Uruguayan soccer midfielder (19 caps; Nacional, Cagliari, Juventus), dies from chronic liver disease at 49
- 2022-12-26 Sergey Dmitriyev, Russian soccer striker (6 caps USSR; Zenit Saint Petersburg, CSKA Moscow), dies at 58
- 2022-12-27 Andrzej Iwan, Polish soccer forward (29 caps; Wisła Kraków, Górnik Zabrze, VfL Bochum), dies at 63
- 2022-12-28 Rodolfo Micheli, Argentine soccer striker (13 caps; topscorer Copa América 1955; CA Independiente), dies at 92
- 2022-12-29 Dany Theis, Luxembourgian soccer midfielder (34 caps; Jeunesse Esch FC) and manager (Differdange 03, F91 Dudelange, Jeunesse Esch FC), dies from a heart attack at 55
Pele (1940-2022)
2022-12-29 Brazilian soccer attacking midfielder (92 caps; Player of the Century; 1,281 goals in 1,363 games; Santos, NY Cosmos), dies from colon cancer at 82 [1] [2]
- 2022-12-30 Vladimer Barkaia, Georgian soccer striker (2 caps USSR; Dinamo Tbilisi 226 games), dies at 85
- 2023-01-01 Frank McGarvey, Scottish soccer forward (7 caps; Celtic, St Mirren) and manager (Queen of the South FC), dies from pancreatic cancer at 66
- 2023-01-04 Hans Rebele, German soccer striker (2 caps; 1860 Munich, FC Wacker Innsbruck), dies at 79
- 2023-01-05 Ernesto Castano, Italian soccer defender (7 caps; Juventus 265 games), dies at 83
- 2023-01-06 Gianluca Vialli, Italian soccer striker (59 caps; Cremonese, Sampdoria, Juventus, Chelsea), manager (Chelsea, Watford) and broadcaster (Sky Italia), dies from pancreatic cancer at 58
- 2023-01-07 Modeste M'bami, Cameroonian soccer midfielder (37 caps; CS Sedan, Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille; Olympic gold 2000), dies from a heart attack at 40
- 2023-01-08 Roberto Dinamite, Brazilian soccer forward (38 caps; CR Vasco da Gama 753 games, 475 goals), dies of intestinal cancer at 68
- 2023-01-09 Ferenc Mészáros, Hungarian soccer goalkeeper (29 caps; Vasas SC 252 games), dies at 72
- 2023-01-10 Gaudenzio Bernasconi, Italian soccer midfielder (6 caps; Sampdoria 334 games), dies at 90
- 2023-01-15 Shaye Al-Nafisah, Saudi Arabian soccer forward (32 caps; Al-Kawkab FC), dies at 60
- 2023-01-16 Bjarne Hansen, Norwegian soccer centre-back (3 caps; Vålerenga FC), dies at 93
- 2023-01-18 Henry Caicedo, Colombian soccer centre-back (11 caps; Deportivo Cali FC), dies from a stroke at 71
- 2023-01-28 Carlo Tavecchio, Italian sports executive (President Italian Football Federation 2014-17), dies at 79
- 2023-01-29 Krister Kristensson, Swedish soccer defender (38 caps; Malmö FF, Trelleborgs FF) and manager (Trelleborgs FF, Lunds BK, Höllvikens GIF), dies at 80
- 2023-01-30 Charly Loubet, French soccer striker (35 caps; AS Cannes, OGC Nice, Marseille), dies at 77
- 2023-02-06 Billy Thomson, Scottish soccer goalkeeper (7 caps; St Mirren 206 games, Dundee United), dies at 64
- 2023-02-06 John Moeti, South African soccer midfielder (29 caps; Orlando Pirates FC, SuperSport United FC), dies at 55
- 2023-02-07 František Cipro, Czech soccer forward (SK Slavia Prague 232 games) and manager (SK Slavia Prague, SK Dynamo České Budějovice), dies at 75
- 2023-02-07 Friedel Lutz, German soccer full-back (12 caps West Germany; Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.), dies at 84
- 2023-02-07 Oleksandr Radchenko, Ukrainian soccer left-back (17 caps; FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), dies at 46
- 2023-02-08 Miroslav Blažević, Bosnian soccer manager (Switzerland, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, NK Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Grasshoppers, Dinamo Zagreb, Nantes, PAOK), dies at 87
- 2023-02-09 Marcos Alonso, Spanish soccer winger (22 caps; Atlético Madrid, FC Barcelona) and manager (Rayo Vallecano, Racing Santander, Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Valladolid), dies from cancer at 63
- 2023-02-18 Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı, Turkish soccer manager (4xTurkish Super League; 3xTurkish Cup Trabzonspor) and midfielder (3 caps; İdmanocağı, Trabzonspor), dies at 87
- 2023-02-18 Ilario Castagner, Italian soccer manager (Perugia, Lazio, AC Milan, Internazionale, Ascoli) and striker (Perugia, AC Prato), dies at 82
- 2023-02-18 Petar Zhekov, Bulgarian soccer forward (44 caps; Beroe Stara Zagora, CSKA Sofia), dies at 78
- 2023-02-21 Amancio Amaro, Spanish soccer outside right (42 caps; Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Madrid), dies at 83
- 2023-02-26 Alberto Mario González, Argentine soccer forward (19 caps; Unión Española Santiago, CA Boca Juniors, Atlanta Buenos Aires), dies at 81
- 2023-02-26 Ziya Şengül, Turkish soccer defender (20 caps; Fenerbahçe SK, PTT Ankara), dies from organ failure at 82
- 2023-02-28 Grant Turner, New Zealand soccer midfielder (42 caps; SC Stop Out, Gisborne City AFC), dies from cancer at 64
- 2023-03-01 Just Fontaine, French soccer striker (21 caps; USM Casablanca, Nice, Reims) and manager (France 1968–69, Paris Saint-Germain, Toulouse, Morocco), dies at 89
- 2023-03-02 Per Kristoffersen, Norwegian soccer forward (25 caps; Fredrikstad FC 194 games, 147 goals), dies at 85
- 2023-03-04 Christos Zanteroglou, Greek soccer defender (13 caps; Olympiacos, Egaleo), dies at 82
- 2023-03-06 Josef Vojta, Czech soccer midfielder (7 caps; AC Sparta Prague 351 games; Olympic silver 1964), dies at 87
- 2023-03-08 Gianmarco Calleri, Italian soccer entrepreneur (President SS Lazio 1986-92, Torino FC 1994-97), dies at 81
- 2023-03-10 Juvencio Osorio, Paraguayan soccer central midfielder (12 caps; RCD Español Barcelona, Cerro Porteño Asunción), dies at 72
- 2023-03-15 Mimis Papaioannou, Greek soccer forward (61 caps; AEK Athens 480 games), dies at 80
- 2023-03-15 Roman Lentner, Polish soccer winger (33 caps; Górnik Zabrze SA 241 games), dies at 85
- 2023-03-19 Petar Nadoveza, Croatian soccer striker (1 cap; Yugoslavia; Hajduk Split 217 games) and manager (Hajduk Split 1982-84, 1988-89, 2000, 2004), dies at 80
- 2023-03-20 Osvaldo Héctor Cruz, Argentine soccer forward (22 caps; Independiente 235 games), dies at 91
- 2023-03-21 Heinz Steinmann, German soccer defender (3 caps West Germany; Schwarz-Weiß Essen, 1. FC Saarbrücken, Werder Bremen), dies at 85
- 2023-03-21 Willie Bell, Scottish soccer defender (2 caps; Queen's Park FC, Leeds United, Leicester City, Brighton & HA) and manager (Birmingham City, Lincoln City, Liberty Flames), dies at 85
- 2023-03-22 Tony Knapp, English soccer manager (Iceland, Viking FK) and defender (Leicester City, Southampton), dies at 86
- 2023-03-23 Peter Marti, Swiss soccer striker (6 caps; BSC Young Boys, FC Zürich, FC Basel, FC Aarau), dies at 70
- 2023-03-25 Hans Richter, German soccer forward (15 caps GDR; FC Karl-Marx-Stadt, 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig), dies at 63
- 2023-03-26 Juan Carlos Murúa, Argentine soccer defender (10 caps; Racing Club de Avellaneda, AA Argentinos Juniors, CA Platense), dies at 87
- 2023-03-28 Manfred Schaefer, Australian soccer defender (49 caps; St. George-Budapest FC) and manager (St. George-B FC, Sydney Olympic FC, APIA Leichhardt, Sydney Utd, Marconi), dies at 80
- 2023-04-01 Hans "Buffy" Ettmayer, Austrian soccer midfielder (30 caps; FC Wacker Innsbruck, VfB Stuttgart, Hamburger SV, Freiburger FC), dies at 76
- 2023-04-04 Birger Jensen, Danish soccer goalkeeper (19 caps; Club Brugge KV 328 games), dies at 72
- 2023-04-05 Sergio "Bobo" Gori, Italian soccer midfielder, forward (3 caps; Vicenza, Cagliari 166 games, Juventus), dies at 77
- 2023-04-11 Miguel Escobar, Colombian soccer defender (15 caps; Deportivo Pereira, Deportivo Cali), dies at 77
- 2023-04-16 Eddie Colquhoun, Scottish soccer centre back (11 caps; Sheffield United 363 games), dies at 78
- 2023-04-20 Josep Maria Fusté, Spanish soccer midfielder (8 caps; FC Barcelona), dies at 82
- 2023-05-02 Christian Larièpe, French soccer defender (FC Montceau Bourgogne) and sporting director (AS Saint-Étienne, FC Lausanne-Sport, FC Nantes), dies at 63
- 2023-05-05 Arsenio Iglesias, Spanish soccer manager (Deportivo La Coruña, Hércules, Zaragoza, Elche, Real Madrid), dies at 92
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