1962 in association football explained

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1962 throughout the world.

Events

• Copa Libertadores 1962: Won by Santos FC after defeating Peñarol on an aggregate score of 3–0.
• 1962 International Soccer League
  • League: America-RJ defeated Belenenses 3–1 on aggregate.
  • Cup: Dukla Prague defeated America-RJ, 3–2, on aggregate.

Winners club national championship

• : Club Atlético Boca Juniors
• : Santos
• : Universidad de Chile
• : Ipswich Town
• : Stade de Reims
• : Shelbourne
• : A.C. Milan
• : Chivas Guadalajara
• : Feyenoord Rotterdam
• : Linfield
• : Olimpia Asunción
• : Real Madrid
• : IFK Norrköping
• : Galatasaray S.K.

International tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia (14 - 21 January 1962)
  1. • 1. • 1. • 1962 British Home Championship (7 October 1961  - 11 April 1962)

• FIFA World Cup in Chile (30 May  - 17 June 1962)
  1. • 1. • 1. • 1962 Asian Games in Indonesia (25 August – 4 September 1962)

Births

• 6 January  - Mark Ellis, English club footballer
• 11 January  - Farkhad Magametov, Uzbekistani international footballer
• 12 January  - Alfred Schön, German footballer and manager
• 20 January  - Thomas Deligiannis, retired Greek footballer^[1]
• 21 January  - Gabriele Pin, Italian footballer and coach
• 23 January  - Stephen Keshi, Nigerian international footballer (died 2016)
• 26 January  - Marco Antonio Barrero, Bolivian international footballer
• 5 February  - Felipe Peralta, Paraguayan international footballer
• 13 February  - Héctor Morán, Uruguayan international footballer
• 9 March  - Jan Furtok, Polish international footballer
• 16 March  - Lars Larsson, Swedish international footballer and coach (died 2015)
• 30 March
  • Dariusz Raczyński, Polish footballer (died 2022)
  • Gary Stevens, English football player and manager
• 10 April  - Hubert Thomann, retired Swiss footballer^[2]
• 13 April
  • Edivaldo, Brazilian footballer (died 1993)^[3]
  • Nelson Gutiérrez, Uruguayan footballer
• 26 April  - Colin Anderson, English club footballer
• 28 May  - Mats Johansson, retired Swedish footballer^[4]
• 4 June  - Per Frimann, Danish footballer
• 6 June  - Jonas Lind, Swedish former footballer^[5]
• 7 July  - Bernardo Tapia, Spanish retired footballer^[6]
• 14 July  - Patricio Toledo, Chilean international footballer
• 17 July  - Patricio Mardones, Chilean footballer
• 18 August  - Hólger Quiñónez, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1 September
  • Tony Cascarino, Irish footballer
  • Ruud Gullit, Dutch international footballer and manager
• 6 September  - Holger Fach, German international footballer and manager
• 10 September  - Wiljan Vloet, Dutch football manager
• 17 September  - Luis Caballero, Paraguayan international footballer (died 2005)
• 30 September  - Frank Rijkaard, Dutch international footballer and manager
• 1 October  - Attaphol Buspakom, Thai international footballer and coach (died 2015)
• 5 October  - David Boulter, English retired professional footballer
• 26 October  - Wilbert Suvrijn, Dutch international footballer
• 30 October  - Stefan Kuntz, German international footballer
• 12 November  - Wim Kieft, Dutch international footballer
• 15 November  - Kim Vilfort, Danish international footballer
• 20 November
  • Paul Birch, English club footballer (died 2009)
  • Chris Foy, English referee
  • Gerardo Martino, Argentine football player and coach
• 23 November  - Rob Vincent, English former professional footballer^[7]
• 3 December  - Mark McNeil, English former professional footballer
• 8 December  - Berry van Aerle, Dutch international footballer
• 10 December  - John de Wolf, Dutch footballer

Deaths

• 28 March  - David Wijnveldt, Dutch international footballer (born 1891)
• 20 October  - Jesús Herrera, Spanish international footballer (born 1938)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thomas Deligiannis . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 9 August 2024 . en.
2. Web site: Hubert Thomann . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 1 July 2024 . en.
3. Web site: Strack-Zimmermann . Benjamin . Edivaldo (Player) . 2023-05-24 . www.national-football-teams.com . en.
4. Web site: Mats Johansson . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 2 July 2024 . en.
5. Web site: Jonas Lind . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 17 February 2024 . en.
6. Web site: Tapia . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 17 June 2024 . en.
7. Web site: Robert Vincent . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 2 April 2024 . en.