The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1965 throughout the world.

Events

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

: Won by Independiente after defeating

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

on an aggregate score of 4–1. * February 6:Retirement of Sir

Stanley Matthews Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE (1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an English footballer who played as an outside right. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the British game, he is the only player to have been knighted while stil ...

from professional football, five days after his fiftieth birthday. * Substitutions allowed: The

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

voted 39 to 10 in favour of allowing clubs to introduce a substitute for an injured player at any time during a league match. *

FC Twente Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese Bo ...

(Enschede, the Netherlands) was founded *

FC Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...

was founded * 1. FC Magdeburg was founded *

1965 International Soccer League Statistics of International Soccer League in season 1965.International Soccer League II (RSSSF)

**League:

Polonia Bytom Polonia Bytom () is a Polish football club based in Bytom, founded in 1920, two times Polish Champions. The team currently plays in the III liga (as of 2022–23). History Beginnings Polonia was founded on 4 January 1920 in the Upper Silesia ...

defeated

New York Americans The New York Americans, colloquially known as the Amerks, were a professional ice hockey team based in New York City from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the second to play ...

, 5–1 on aggregate. **Cup:

defeated

FK Dukla Prague FK Dukla Prague ( cs, FK Dukla Praha) is a Czech association football club located in the Dejvice area of Prague. It currently plays in the Czech National Football League. The club played in local competitions between 2001 and 2007, when it gai ...

3–1, on aggregate.

Winners club national championship

Asia

* : Toyo Industries * : Al-Maref

Europe

* :

Manchester United Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...

* :

Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...

* : KR * : Internazionale Milano F.C. * :

Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after it ...

* :

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

* :

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

* : Fenerbahçe * :

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are be ...

North America

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Chivas Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara (); often simply known as Guadalajara () and their nickname ''Chivas'' (), is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco. Guadalajara is one of the Primera División de Méxic ...

South America

* :

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

* : Santos * :

Universidad de Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

Olimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sports club based in the city of Asunción. The club promotes the practice of various sports with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, the former being the highest priority and most su ...

International tournaments

African Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...

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(November 12 – 21 1965) *# *# *# * 1965 British Home Championship (October 3, 1964 – April 10, 1965) ::

Births

*January 1 –

Khabib Ilyaletdinov Khabib Khasibovich Ilyaletdinov (russian: Хабиб Хасибович Илялетдинов; born 1 January 1965) is a former Russian professional footballer of Tatar heritage. Club career He made his professional debut in the Soviet First Le ...

, Russian club player *January 9 –

Iain Dowie Iain Dowie (born 9 January 1965) is a football manager, former professional footballer and sports television pundit. He played as a striker from 1983 until 2001, notably in the Premier League for Southampton, Crystal Palace and West Ham Unit ...

, English-Northern Irish footballer, manager and pundit *January 13 –

Bennett Masinga Bennett Masinga (13 January 1965 – 14 November 2013) was a South African association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. He was the cousin of former footballer Phil Masinga. Masinga died on ...

, South African international footballer (died 2013) *January 25 – Josef Ringel, retired Czech footballer *February 4 –

John van Loen Johannes ("John") Maria van Loen (born 4 February 1965 in Utrecht) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. he earned seven caps for the Netherlands national football team, with which he scored one goal. He played in ...

, Dutch footballer and assistant-coach *February 5 –

Gheorghe Hagi Gheorghe "Gică" Hagi (; born 5 February 1965) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently the owner and manager of Liga I club Farul Constanța. Deployed as an attacking midfielder, Hagi was considered one of ...

, Romanian footballer, manager and club owner *February 15 –

Gustavo Quinteros Gustavo Domingo Quinteros Desabato (born 15 February 1965) is a football manager and former professional player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Chilean club Colo-Colo. Born in Argentina, he played for the Bolivia nat ...

, Bolivian footballer and manager *March 3 –

Dragan Stojković Dragan Stojković ( sr-Cyrl, Драган Стојковић, ; born 3 March 1965), also known by the nickname Piksi (Пикси), is a Serbian former footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current manager of the Serbia national team. Wi ...

, Serbian international and coach *March 8 – Juan Hernández Ramírez, Mexican international footballer *May 4 –

Aykut Kocaman Aykut Kocaman (, born 5 April 1965) is a former Turkish footballer, who played as a striker. He is the former manager of İstanbul Başakşehir. Before he made his debut 1980 with the amateur club Kabataş Altınmızrak in Istanbul, Kocaman p ...

, Turkish international *May 17 – Massimo Crippa, Italian international footballer *May 23 –

Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manu ...

, Spanish international footballer *June 7 –

Jean-Pierre François Jean-Pierre François (born on 7 June 1965) is a French singer and former footballer. He remained particularly known for his 1989 summer hit " Je te survivrai", a love song written by Didier Barbelivien, which reached number 2 on the French Sing ...

, French footballer and singer *June 12 –

Carlos Luis Morales Carlos Luis Morales Benítez (12 June 1965 – 22 June 2020) was a journalist and a football goalkeeper from Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, Rep� ...

, Ecuadorian goalkeeper *June 30 – Dietmar Drabek, Austrian referee *July 5 – Abdoulaye Sogue, Senegalese former professional footballer *July 17 –

Muhamad Radhi Mat Din Muhamad Radhi bin Mat Din (born 17 July 1965) is a Malaysian football coach, former Association football, footballer, and politician. Football career He spent his entire career by playing in midfield for Kedah FA, where he was also the longe ...

, Malaysian coach and footballer *July 18 –

Rosanan Samak Haji Mohammad Rosanan bin Abdullah Samak (born 18 July 1965) is a Bruneian football coach and former player, who played as a striker most notably with the Brunei team that played in the Malaysian league in the 1990s. He was a member of the ...

, Bruneian football coach *July 27 –

José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González (; born 27 July 1965) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Sportivo Luqueño, Guaraní, San Lorenzo de Almagro, Real Zaragoza, Vélez Sarsfield, RC Strasbourg, Pe ...

, Paraguayan goalkeeper *July 27 –

Trifon Ivanov Trifon Marinov Ivanov ( bg, Трифон Маринов Иванов; 27 July 1965 – 13 February 2016) was a Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a defender. Ivanov made his debut for Bulgaria in 1988, earning 76 caps and scoring ...

, Bulgarian international footballer (died 2016) *July 30 – Leonel Álvarez, Colombian footballer *August 9 –

David Kealy David Kealy (born 9 August 1965 in Dublin) was an Republic of Ireland, Irish soccer player during the 1980s and 1990s. He was more commonly known as "Dax" Kealy. Career Kealy was a striker who started out with local side Cambridge Boys where ...

, Irish footballer *August 21 – Juan Lombardi, former Uruguayan footballer *August 27 –

Ange Postecoglou Angelos Postecoglou ( el, Άγγελος Ποστέκογλου, ; born 27 August 1965) is an Australian association football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. Born in Greece, he moved ...

, Greek-born Australian football player and manager *August 30 – Peter Grant, Scottish football player and manager *August 31 – Ricardo Gónzalez, Chilean footballer *September 7 –

Darko Pančev Darko Pančev ( mk, Дарко Панчев, ; born 7 September 1965) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He most notably played for FK Vardar and Red Star Belgrade. He was part of the Red Star Belgrade squad ...

, Macedonian footballer *September 22 – Christophe Jeannet, French footballerChristophe Jeannet profile at chamoisfc79.fr
/ref> *September 24 – Roberto Siboldi, Uruguayan footballer *October 6 –

Jürgen Kohler Jürgen Kohler (born 6 October 1965) is a World Cup-winning German footballer and manager, who played as a centre-back. Since 2018, he has been in charge of the youth team of Viktoria Köln. Playing career Kohler enjoyed a lengthy career at the ...

, German international footballer and manager *November 16 –

Mika Aaltonen Mika Aaltonen (born 16 November 1965) is a Finnish former footballer. His position was an attacking central midfielder. He also played for the Finnish national team. During his career (1982–1994) he played in Finland, Italy, Switzerland, Ger ...

, Finnish international footballer *November 17 –

Terence Mophuting Terence Mophuting (1965–2008) was a Botswana, Motswana association football, footballer. A defender, he played for the Botswana national football team between 1992 and 2000. External links

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, Botswanan footballer *November 24 – Tom Boyd, Scottish footballer *November 25 –

Mauro Blanco Mauro Salvador Blanco (born 25 November 1965 in San José de Positos) is a retired Bolivian footballer, who played in midfield. International career A player from The Strongest he obtained a total number of nine caps for the Bolivia national ...

, Bolivian footballer *December 10 –

José Aurelio Gay José Aurelio Gay López (born 10 December 1965) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and the manager of Bolivian club CD Vaca Díez. He was associated with Zaragoza throughout his career, serving the club as both a play ...

, Spanish football player and manager

Deaths

January

* January 21 -

Arie Bieshaar Adrianus "Arie" Gerardus Bieshaar (15 March 1899 – 21 January 1965) was a football player from the Netherlands. Club career Bieshaar played the majority of his career for Haarlem, scoring 119 goals in 285 matches. International career He repr ...

(65), Dutch footballer (born 1899)

August

* August 24 –

Amílcar Barbuy Amílcar Barbuy (29 March 1893 – 24 August 1965) was an Italian Brazilian football player and manager. A talented and well-rounded midfielder, he was known for his commanding presence, pinpoint tackling, ability to read the game, powerful ...

, Brazilian midfielder, known as one of the most influential players of

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Sport Club Corinthians Paulista () is a Brazilian sports club based in the Tatuapé district of São Paulo. Although competing in a number of different sports, Corinthians is mostly known for its professional association football team that plays ...

. (72) * August 30 –

Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues (1 June 1892 – 30 August 1965) was a Brazilian footballer and manager. He was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1919 South American Championship. References 1892 births 1965 deaths Footballers f ...

, Brazilian midfielder and manager of the

Brazil National Football Team The Brazil national football team ( pt, Seleção Brasileira de Futebol), nicknamed ''Seleção Canarinho'' (‘Canary Squad’, after their bright yellow jersey), represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the B ...

at the

1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as host nation ...

, winner of the

1919 South American Championship The 1919 South American Championship of Nations was the third continental championship for South American national football teams. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 11 to 29 May 1919. The participating countries were Brazil, Argentin ...

. (73)

October

* October 11 –

Roberto Cherro Roberto Eugenio Cerro, named "Cherro" (23 February 1907 – 11 October 1965) was an Argentine football striker. He was born in Barracas in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina. He played the majority of his career with Boca Juniors, he scor ...

, Argentine forward, scored 213 goals for

, runner up of the

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References

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