1962 in association football

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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

International tournaments

African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia (14–21 January 1962)
1. Ethiopia
2. Egypt
3. Tunisia
1962 British Home Championship (7 October 1961 – 11 April 1962)

FIFA World Cup in Chile (30 May – 17 June 1962)
1. Brazil
2. Czechoslovakia
3. Chile
1962 Asian Games in Indonesia (25 August – 4 September 1962)
India
South Korea
Malaya

Births

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6 January – Mark Ellis, English club footballer
11 January – Farkhad Magametov, Uzbekistani international footballer
12 January – Alfred Schön, German footballer and manager
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
13 April
- Edivaldo, Brazilian footballer (died 1993)^[1]
- Nelson Gutiérrez, Uruguayan footballer
26 April – Colin Anderson, English club footballer
4 June – Per Frimann, Danish footballer
6 June – Jonas Lind, Swedish former footballer^[2]
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^[3]
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^[4]
3 December – Mark McNeil, English former professional footballer ^[5]
8 December – Berry van Aerle, Dutch international footballer
10 December – John de Wolf, Dutch footballer

Deaths

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

References

^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Edivaldo (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
^ "Jonas Lind". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ "David Boulter". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "Robert Vincent". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ "Mark McNeil". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 May 2019.

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