Soccer in History (Part 12)

Events in Sport


Birthdays in Sport

Birthdays 1101 - 1,200 of 1,685

  • 1971-10-25 Geoffrey Prommayon, Thai-American soccer player (PSV), born in Udon Thani, Thailand
  • 1971-10-27 Jorge Soto, Peruvian soccer midfielder (101 caps; Sporting Cristal), born in Lima, Peru
  • 1971-10-27 Theodoros Zagorakis, Greek soccer midfielder (120 caps; Kavala, PAOK, Leicester City, AEK Athens, Bologna) and politician (Member European Parliament), born in Kavala, Greece
  • 1971-11-03 Dwight Yorke, Trinidad & Tobago soccer striker (74 caps; Aston Villa, Manchester United), born in Canaan, Trinidad and Tobago
  • 1971-11-03 Unai Emery, Spanish soccer manager (Valencia, Spartak Moscow, Sevilla, PSG, Arsenal), born in Hondarribia, Spain
  • 1971-11-20 Robert Wijnands, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
  • 1971-11-22 Lloyd Kammeron, soccer player (Feyenoord, Go Ahead Eagles)
  • 1971-12-02 Francesco Toldo, Italian soccer goalkeeper (28 caps; Fiorentina, Internazionale), born in Padua, Italy
  • 1971-12-03 Frank Sinclair, Jamaican soccer defender (28 caps; Chelsea, Leicester City), born in Lambeth, England
  • 1971-12-03 Heiko Herrlich, German soccer manager and forward (5 caps; Bayer Leverkusen; Borussia Dortmund), born in Mannheim, West Germany
  • 1971-12-03 Henk Timmer, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (7 caps; Zwolle, Feyenoord), born in Hierden, Netherlands
  • 1971-12-31 Ricardo López Felipe, Spanish soccer goalkeeper (2 caps; CA Osasuna 190 games), born in Madrid, Spain
  • 1972-01-01 Lilian Thuram, French soccer defender (record 142 caps; Monaco; Parma; Juventus; Barcelona), born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
  • 1972-01-31 Reinier Robbemond, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands
  • 1972-02-01 Christian Ziege, German soccer left wing-back (72 caps; Bayern Munich) and manager (Germany U18, U19, FC Pinzgau), born in Berlin, Germany
  • 1972-02-03 Mart Poom, Estonian soccer goalkeeper (120 caps; SK Sport Tallinn, Derby County, Sunderland), born in Tallinn, Estonia
  • 1972-02-11 Dennis Iliohan, Dutch soccer player (FC Lisse, ADO Den Haag), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 1972-02-25 Erwin van de Looi, soccer player (Vitesse)
  • 1972-03-08 Georgios Georgiadis, Greek soccer winger (61 caps; Panathinaikos, PAOK, Olympiacos), born in Kavala, Greece
  • 1972-03-17 Mia Hamm, Anerican soccer forward (276 caps; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1991, 99; Olympic gold 1996, 2004; Washington Freedom), born in Selma, Alabama
  • 1972-03-25 Phil O'Donnell, Scottish soccer midfielder (1 cap; Motherwell, Celtic, Sheffield Wednesday; PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year 1992, 94; dies while playing), born in Bellshill, Scotland (d. 2007)
  • 1972-03-27 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Dutch soccer striker who played 23 internationals; Leeds United, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Middlesbrough, born in Paramaribo, Suriname
  • 1972-03-29 Rui Costa, Portuguese soccer midfielder (94 caps; Benfica, Fiorentina, AC Milan) and executive (President SL Benfica), born in Amadora, Portugal
  • 1972-05-15 Patrick Pothuizen, soccer player (Vitesse)
  • 1972-06-12 Patrick van Diemen, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht, NEC), born in Woerden, Netherlands

Zinedine Zidane (51 years old)

1972-06-23 French soccer midfielder/Real Madrid manager (Champions League 2016-17-18, World Cup 1998), born in Marseille, France

  • 1972-06-28 Arie van der Padt, Dutch soccer player (Tonegido, Sparta), born in Ridderkerk, Netherlands
  • 1972-07-21 Dennis Krijgsman, Dutch soccer player and manager (Sparta/Vitesse), born in Alphen aan de Rijn, Netherlands
  • 1972-09-16 Ramon van Haaren, Dutch soccer player (RKC), born in Waalwijk, Netherlands
  • 1972-09-18 François Gesthuizen, Dutch soccer player (PSV, NAC), born in Millingen aan de Rijn, Netherlands
  • 1972-09-19 Eric van de Merwe, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands
  • 1972-10-12 Tom van Mol, Belgian soccer player (PSV), born in Dendermonde, Belgium
  • 1972-10-23 Tiffeny Milbrett, American soccer forward (206 caps; Olympic gold 1996, silver 2000; NY Power, FC Gold Pride), born in Portland, Oregon
  • 1972-11-01 Paul Dickov, Scottish soccer striker and manager (10 caps; Manchester City, Leicester City), born in Livingston, West Lothian
  • 1972-11-02 Alfred Schreuder, Dutch soccer midfielder and manager (NAC Breda; manager: 1899 Hoffenheim), born in Barneveld, Netherlands
  • 1972-11-02 Darío Silva, Uruguayan soccer striker (49 caps, 14 goals; Málaga, Cagliari), born in Treinta y Tres, Uruguay
  • 1972-11-03 Ugo Ehiogu, English soccer defender (4 caps; Aston Villa, Middlesborough), born in London, England (d. 2017)
  • 1972-11-06 Garry Flitcroft, English soccer midfielder, manager (Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers), born in Bolton, Lancashire
  • 1972-11-10 Dick Kooijman, Dutch soccer player (Heracles, FC Groningen, Az), born in Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands
  • 1972-12-07 Bobby Schoonens, Dutch soccer player (RKC), born in Den Bosch, Netherlands
  • 1972-12-16 Željko Kalac, Australian soccer player (AC Milan) and coach, born in Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1973-01-18 Regilio Vreede, Dutch football player (Blue White, RKC), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
  • 1973-02-07 Billy Baumhoff, American soccer midfielder/forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in St Louis, Missouri
  • 1973-03-02 Trevor Sinclair, English soccer winger (12 caps; Blackpool, West Ham, QPR, Manchester City), born in Dulwich, England
  • 1973-03-03 Tisha Venturini, American soccer midfielder (134 caps; Olympic gold 1996; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1999; North Carolina Tar Heels), born in Modesto California
  • 1973-03-10 Chris Sutton, English soccer striker, manager, broadcaster (1 cap; Blackburn Rovers, Celtic; BT Sport, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sport.), born in Nottingham, England
  • 1973-03-12 Gabriel Mendez, Australian soccer midfielder (9 caps; Sydney Olympic, St. George FC), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 1973-03-13 Edgar Davids, Dutch soccer player (Ajax, AC Milan), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
  • 1973-03-20 Norman Tome, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
  • 1973-03-29 Marc Overmars, Dutch soccer winger (86 caps; Ajax, Arsenal, FC Barcelona) and executive (director of football Royal Antwerp FC), born in Emst, Netherlands
  • 1973-04-01 Ferdy Vierklau, Dutch soccer left back (2 caps; FC Utrecht; Ajax), born in Bilthoven, Netherlands
  • 1973-04-04 Peter Hoekstra, Dutch soccer player (PSV, Ajax), born in Assen, Netherlands

Roberto Carlos (51 years old)

1973-04-10 Brazilian soccer left back (Brazil 125 caps, Real Madrid), born in Garça, São Paulo, Brazil

  • 1973-04-14 Roberto Ayala, Argentine soccer defender (116 caps; Napoli, Valencia, Real Zaragoza; Olympic gold 2004), born in Paraná, Argentina
  • 1973-04-17 Ross Aloisi, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Adelaide, South Australia
  • 1973-04-24 Mark Babic, Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1973-04-28 Zhang Enhua, Chinese soccer defender (65 caps; Dalian Wanda FC, Grimsby Town), born in Dalian, China (d. 2021)
  • 1973-05-01 Oliver Neuville, German soccer striker (69 caps; Servette, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia M'gladbach), born in Locarno, Switzerland
  • 1973-05-04 Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Argentine soccer forward (10 caps; Boca Juniors 300 games, Columbus Crew) and manager (Palermo, Boca Juniors, LA Galaxy, Paraguay), born in La Plata, Argentina
  • 1973-05-06 Joe Spiteri, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
  • 1973-05-10 Rüştü Reçber, Turkish soccer goalkeeper (120 caps, record appearance holder, FIFA World Cup All Star Team: 2002; Fenerbahçe, Barcelona, Beşiktaş), born in Korkuteli, Turkey
  • 1973-05-22 Daniel Tiatto, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
  • 1973-05-24 Dannes Coronel, Ecuadorian soccer defender (27 caps; El Nacional), born in Naranjal, Ecuador (d. 2020)
  • 1973-05-29 Alpay Özalan, Turkish soccer centre back, manager, politician (Turkey 90 caps), born in Izmir, Turkey
  • 1973-06-18 Tracy Ducar (née Noonan), American soccer goalkeeper (24 caps; Raleigh Wings, Boston Breakers), born in Lawrence, Massachusetts
  • 1973-06-25 Jamie Redknapp, English soccer midfielder (17 caps; Liverpool 237 games) and broadcaster (BBC, Sky Sports), born in Barton on Sea, England
  • 1973-06-28 Brian Maisonneuve, American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1973-07-05 Marcus Allbäck, Swedish soccer striker (74 caps; Örgryte IS, Heerenveen, Aston Villa, FC Copenhagen), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
  • 1973-07-12 Christian Vieri, Italian soccer striker (49 caps; Inter Milan), born in Bologna, Italy
  • 1973-07-25 Kevin Phillips, English soccer striker (8 caps; EPL top scorer [30 goals] 1999–2000 Sunderland), born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
  • 1973-07-26 Peter Heijstek, Dutch soccer player (DFC/Dordrecht '90)
  • 1973-08-01 Gregg Berhalter, American soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in Englewood, New Jersey
  • 1973-08-04 Peter Tsekenis, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
  • 1973-08-07 Kevin Muscat, Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Crawley, United Kingdom
  • 1973-08-17 A. J. Wood, American soccer forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1973-09-08 Khamis Al-Owairan, Saudi Arabian soccer midfielder (105 caps; Al-Hilal, Al Ittihad), born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (d. 2020)
  • 1973-09-10 Ferdinand Coly, Senegalese soccer defender (44 caps; Poitiers FC, Châteauroux, Lens), born in Dakar, Senegal
  • 1973-09-16 Clint Peay, American soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in Columbia, Maryland
  • 1973-09-21 Oswaldo Sanchez, Mexican soccer goalkeeper (99 caps; Guadalajara 272 games, Santos Laguna 296 games) and broadcaster (Televisa Deportes), born in Guadalajara, Mexico
  • 1973-09-25 Tijani Babangida, Nigerian soccer player (Nigeria, Ajax), born in Kaduna, Nigeria
  • 1973-10-09 Brandon Pollard, American soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in Richmond, Virginia
  • 1973-10-10 Zach Thornton, American soccer goalkeeper (8 caps; MLS GK of the Year: 1998, 2009), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1973-10-14 Fabián O'Neill, Uruguayan soccer midfielder (19 caps; Nacional, Cagliari, Juventus), born in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay (d. 2022)
  • 1973-10-24 Jackie McNamara, Scottish soccer defender (33 caps; Celtic) and manager (Partick Thistle, Dundee United, York City), born in Glasgow, Scotland
  • 1973-10-28 Frank Juric, Australian soccer goalie (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
  • 1973-11-29 Dick van Burik, Dutch soccer player (Ajax/NAC), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
  • 1973-12-02 Graham Kavanagh, Irish soccer midfielder (16 caps, Rep of Ireland; Stoke City, Cardiff City), born in Dublin, Ireland
  • 1973-12-11 Luke Casserly, Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1973-12-15 Tammy Pearman, American soccer defender (9 caps; NY Power FC), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1973-12-24 Eddie Pope, soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
  • 1974-01-02 Tomáš Řepka, Czech soccer defender (46 caps; Sparta Prague, Fiorentina, West Ham United), born in Slavičín, Czech Republic
  • 1974-01-08 Arjan Blaauw, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen), born in Stadskanaal, Netherlands
  • 1974-01-11 Goran Lozanovski, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
  • 1974-01-19 Gregory Playfair, Dutch football player (PSV), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
  • 1974-01-19 Tarik Oulida, Dutch football player (Ajax/Seville), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 1974-01-31 Bob Mulder, Dutch football player (Appingedam, FC Groningen), born in Delfzijl, Netherlands
  • 1974-02-06 Olaf Lindenbergh, Dutch football player (Ajax, De Graafschap), born in Purmerend, Netherlands
  • 1974-03-15 Imad Baba, American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Humble, Texas
  • 1974-03-27 Gaizka Mendieta, Spanish soccer midfielder who played 40 internationals; Valencia CF 230 games, born in Bilbao, Spain
  • 1974-04-01 Hugo Ibarra, Argentine soccer right back (11 caps; Colón, Boca Juniors), born in El Colorado, Formosa, Argentina

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