The following are the association football events of the year 1985 throughout the world.

Events

*February 27 –

Leo Beenhakker Leo Beenhakker CM (; born 2 August 1942) is a Dutch international football coach. He has had an extensive and successful career both at club and international level. He led both Ajax and Feyenoord to Dutch championships and also had domestic s ...

makes his debut as the manager of Dutch national team with a 7–1 win over

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

, with two goals each from

Dick Schoenaker Dirk "Dick" Hendrikus Schoenaker (born 30 November 1952) is a retired Dutch football midfielder, who represented the Netherlands at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number three jersey. Career His football-career started at Wa ...

and

Wim Kieft Willem Cornelis Nicolaas "Wim" Kieft (born 12 November 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Kieft went into punditry in 2001, occasionally appearing on football talk show ''Voetbal Inside'' A prolific ...

. *March 28 – The

North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to: *North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league *North American Soccer League (2011–2017) The North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional men's soccer league b ...

announces that it will suspend operations for the 1985 season. *May 11 –

Wealdstone F.C. Wealdstone Football Club ( ) is an English semi-professional football club based in Ruislip, London Borough of Hillingdon, and affiliated to the Middlesex County Football Association. They currently play in the National League, the fifth tier of ...

become the first winners of the Non-League Double ( Gola League & F.A. Trophy), defeating

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known ...

2–1 at

Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ...

. *May 11– 56 spectators die in a fire at

Valley Parade Valley Parade, known as the University of Bradford Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is an all-seater football stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Built in 1886, it was the home of Manningham Rugby Football Club until 1903, when they c ...

in a match between

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

and Lincoln City. *May 15 – Everton F.C. won their first

European Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...

after defeating

SK Rapid Wien Sportklub Rapid Wien (), commonly known as Rapid Vienna, is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid has won the most Austrian championship titles (32), including the first title in the season 1911–12, ...

of Austria 3–1 in the

final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...

at the

Feijenoord Stadion Stadion Feijenoord (), more commonly known by its nickname De Kuip (, the Tub), is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was completed in 1937. The name is derived from the Feijenoord district in Rotterdam, and from the club with the same na ...

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

after goals from Andy Gray,

Trevor Steven Trevor McGregor Steven (born 21 September 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-sided midfielder. He progressed through the ranks at Burnley, making his debut in 1981 and becoming a regular supplier of goals o ...

and Kevin Sheedy in the 58th, 72nd and 85th minutes respectively.

Hans Krankl Johann "Hans" Krankl (; born 14 February 1953) is a retired Austrian footballer. A prolific striker, Krankl is regarded by many as one of Austria's greatest players. Club career Krankl started his professional career at Rapid Wien and stayed ...

got the consolation goal for

in the 84th minute. *May 29 – 39 spectators die at the

Heysel Stadium disaster The Heysel Stadium disaster ( it, Strage dell'Heysel ; german: link=no, Katastrophe von Heysel ; french: Drame du Heysel ; nl, Heizeldrama ) was a crowd disaster that occurred on 29 May 1985 when mostly Juventus fans escaping from a breach by ...

at the final of the

European Cup The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...

between

Juventus F.C. )''I Bianconeri'' (The White and Blacks)''Le Zebre'' (The Zebras)''La Signora Omicidi'' (The Killer Lady)''La Gheuba'' (: The Hunchback) , founded = as Sport-Club Juventus , ground = Juventus Stadium , capacity = 41,507 , owner = Agnelli ...

and

Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...

The ''Old Lady'' became the first club in the history of European football to have won all three major

UEFA competitions UEFA competitions (french: competitions de l'UEFA), referred improperly by the mass media as European football, are the set of tournaments organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), generally in professional and amateur asso ...

after defeating the English team. *June 6 – Following the Heysel Stadium disaster

FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...

ban English clubs from competing in worldwide competitive matches for five years (ten years for Liverpool, later reduced to six). *

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 ...

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

: Won by

Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was recognized as one of the ...

after defeating

América de Cali América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...

5–4 on a penalty shootout after a final aggregate score of 1-1. *September 10 –

Jock Stein John "Jock" Stein (5 October 1922 – 10 September 1985) was a Scottish football player and manager. He was the first manager of a British side to win the European Cup, with Celtic in 1967. Stein also guided Celtic to nine successive Scottish ...

, the manager of the Scotland team, dies at the end of the World Cup Qualifier against Wales at

Ninian Park Ninian Park was a football stadium in the Leckwith area of Cardiff, Wales, that was the home of Cardiff City F.C. for 99 years. Opened in 1910 with a single wooden stand, it underwent numerous renovations during its lifespan and hosted fixture ...

Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...

. *December 8 – Italy's

wins the Intercontinental Cup in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

, Japan by defeating

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

on penalties (4-2), after the match ended in 2-2. The Torinese side become the first—and remained the only until

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—team in the world to have won all possible official continental competitions and the

world title A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

.In addition, Juventus F.C. were the first club in association football history to have won all possible confederation competitions (e.g. the international tournaments organised by UEFA) and remain the only in the world to achieve this, cf.

Winners club national championship

Asia

* Qatar – Al-Arabi

Europe

* –

R.S.C. Anderlecht ; french: Les Mauves et Blancs) , short name = R.S.C.A. , founded = , ground = Constant Vanden Stock Stadium , capacity = 22,500 , owntitle = Chairman , owner = Wouter Vandenhaute , manager = Brian Riemer , ...

* –

Brøndby IF Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...

* – Everton F.C. * – HJK * –

FC Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (), commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux ( oc, Girondins de Bordèu) or simply Bordeaux, is a French professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bordeaux in Gironde (de ...

* –

Hellas Verona Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as Hellas Verona or simply Verona, is a professional Italian football club based in Verona, Italy, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won the Serie A Championship in 1984–85. His ...

* – Ajax Amsterdam * –

Rosenborg BK Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...

* –

F.C. Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portu ...

* –

Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen, Scotland. They compete in the Scottish Premiership and have never been relegated from the top division of the Scottish football league system since they were ...

* – Fenerbahçe

North America

* –

London Marconi London Marconi Soccer Club is a Canadian Association football, soccer club based in London, Ontario, that plays in the Western Ontario Soccer League. The club was founded in 1962 and originally competed in the London and District League. After s ...

( NSL) * –

Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...

* **

South Florida Sun Fort Lauderdale Sun was a U.S. soccer team which played two seasons in the United Soccer League. In 1984, the team was known as the Fort Lauderdale Sun. Before the 1985 season they changed their name to the South Florida Sun. Origins The United ...

(

USL The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, p ...

) **

San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete as a member club of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally as the San Jose Clash, the franchise ...

( WACS)

South America

** Nacional –

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

– Bolívar * Brazil –

Coritiba Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as "Coxa-Branca" or "Coxa", is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest f ...

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

–

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

–

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

National Teams

Births

January

* January 4 –

Gökhan Gönül Gökhan Gönül (born 4 January 1985) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right back for TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor. Early life Gönül was born in Bafra, Samsun, where he and his family lived before moving to ...

, Turkish footballer * January 5 –

Diego Vera Diego Daniel Vera Méndez (; born January 5, 1985) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Curicó Unido in the Chilean Primera División. Career Vera was born in Montevideo, and began his career playing with his hometow ...

, Uruguayan striker * January 9 – Juanfran, Spanish footballer * January 11 – Ignacio Quirino, Uruguayan footballer * January 14 –

Antonijo Pranjič Antonijo Pranjič (born 14 January 1985) is a Slovenian football defender. See also *Football in Slovenia *List of football clubs in Slovenia This is a list of association football clubs located in Slovenia, sorted alphabetically. The clubs ...

, Slovenian footballer * January 19 – ** Mohamed Abdel-Kader, Syrian footballer ** Guillaume Lépine, French professional footballer * January 21 – **

Markus Berger Markus Berger (born 21 January 1985) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for Salzburger AK 1914 as a central defender. Club career Having started his professional career at SV Ried, Berger helping to promotion to the Bundesliga in ...

, Austrian youth international ** Pitono, Indonesian footballer * January 22 –

Momo Sissoko Mohamed Lamine Sissoko (born 22 January 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he could have elected to play for France internationally, but chose instead to play for the national side of ...

, Malian footballer * January 25 – Félix Isael González, Mexican professional footballer * January 30 – Rolan Khugayev, former Russian footballer

February

* February 5 **

Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Portugal national team. He is currently a free agent. Widely regarded as one of the greatest p ...

, Portuguese footballer ** Igor Shapovalov, Russian former professional football player * February 13 **

Hedwiges Maduro Hedwiges Eduard Martinus Maduro (born 13 February 1985) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is the assistant coach of Eerste Divisie club Almere City. Mainly a defensive midfielder during his playing career, he could a ...

, Dutch footballer **

Alexandros Tziolis Alexandros Tziolis ( el, Αλέξανδρος Τζιόλης; born 13 February 1985) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was a Greek international from 2005 until his international retirement in 20 ...

, Greek footballer * February 14 –

Philippe Senderos Philippe Sylvain Senderos (born 14 February 1985) is a Swiss retired professional footballer who played as a defender. Senderos began his career at Servette, before moving to England as a teenager with Arsenal. He made 116 appearances over se ...

, Swiss footballer * February 16 – Jérôme Bigard, Luxembourger international footballer * February 17 – Reitumetse Moloisane, Lesotho footballer * February 18 – Charly Ollier, French professional footballer * February 28 –

Diego Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. Et ...

, Brazilian footballer

March

* March 14 – Ian Black, Scottish footballer * March 15 – **

Curtis Davies Curtis Eugene Davies (born 15 March 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Derby County. Davies began his career at Luton Town, for whom he made his professional debut in 2003. Davies moved to Premier ...

, English youth international ** Andrei Pushkarev, former Russian professional footballer * March 18 – Tomasz Bzdęga, Polish footballer * March 22 –

Mayola Biboko Mayola Biboko (born 22 March 1985) is a Congolese-Belgian footballer. He was born in N'dalatando, Cuanza Norte. Career Belgium Biboko began his career with "Le Club Social" in Liège He then left for JS Pierreuse and played with players l ...

, Angolan-born Belgian footballer * March 25 – Patricio Maldonado, Chilean footballer * March 31 – Apinan Kaewpila, Thai club footballer (died

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)

April

* April 2 ** Denis Mustafaraj, Albanian retired footballer ** Luis Rogel, Chilean footballer * April 13 – Márcio Tarrafa, Brazilian footballer * April 18 – Siwakorn Muanseelao, Thai professional footballer * April 15 – Marcos Pereira, Paraguayan footballer * April 21 – Lucas Rastello, French former professional footballer * April 30 – Shane Hobbs, English former professional footballer

May

* May 4 – Fernandinho, Brazilian footballer * May 9 – Rick Kruys, Dutch footballer * May 16 – Maksim Chernokozov, former Russian professional football player * May 25 – Musaba Selemani, Burundian footballer * May 28 – Frederik De Winne, Belgian footballer

June

* June 1 –

Mário Hipólito Mário Damião Hipólito (born 1 June 1985) is an Angolan football goalkeeper. Career Hipólito was born in Luanda. He was called up to the 2006 World Cup, despite never having previously appeared for the national team A national sports te ...

, Angolan goalkeeper * June 4 –

Lukas Podolski Lukas Josef Podolski (; born Łukasz Józef Podolski, , on 4 June 1985) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze. Known for his powerful and accurate left foot, he is known for his explosive ...

, German footballer * June 6 ** Sota Hirayama, Japanese footballer **

Becky Sauerbrunn Rebecca Elizabeth Sauerbrunn (born June 6, 1985) is an American professional soccer player for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States. Since 2021 ...

, American women's soccer player * June 9 – Eusebio Henrique de Almeida, East Timorese footballer * June 12 **

Shin Dong-bin Shin Dong-bin (; born February 14, 1956) is a Korean-Japanese businessman. He also has a Japanese name Akio Shigemitsu ( ja, 重光昭夫, translit=Shigemitsu Akio). As of 2012, he was CEO of the South Korean conglomerate Lotte Corporation an ...

, South Korean footballer ** Wittawat Sichean, Thai footballer * June 22 – Ivan Namaseb, Namibian international footballer * June 25 **

Scott Brown Scott Brown may refer to: Sportsmen *Scott Brown (American football), American college football coach of Kentucky State * Scott Brown (baseball) (born 1956), former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds *Scott Brown (footballer, bor ...

, Scottish footballer ** Mohd Fitri Omar, Malaysian footballer * June 28 –

Phil Bardsley Phillip Anthony Bardsley (born 28 June 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Stockport County. He has played international football for the Scotland national team. Bardsley began his career with Manchester United whe ...

, English footballer

July

* July 1 – Ocean Mushure, Zimbabwean footballer * July 4 – Pei Yuwen, Chinese footballer * July 5 –

Megan Rapinoe Megan Anna Rapinoe (; born July 5, 1985) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger and captains OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), as well as the United States national team. Winner of the Ballon d ...

, American women's soccer player * July 9 – Ben Watson, English footballer * July 10 **

Mario Gómez Mario Gómez García (; born 10 July 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented the Germany national team over a period of 11 years between 2007 and 2018. Gómez began his professional career with ...

, German footballer ** Tidiane Sane, Senegalese footballer **

Bastian Schulz Bastian Schulz (born 10 July 1985) is a German former footballer. Career Schulz began his career with Hannover 96 in summer 1997 in the youth side and was promoted to the first team in June 2008. On 20 June 2009, he announced his departure fro ...

, German footballer **

Park Chu-young Park Chu-young (; ; also romanised as Park Ju-young; born 10 July 1985) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Ulsan Hyundai as a forward. Club career FC Seoul In February 2005, Park joined a K League club FC Seoul with the highest sa ...

South Korean footballer * July 11 – Emzar Rozomashvili, former Russian professional footballer * July 12 – David Narváez and Sergio Narváez, Spanish club footballers * July 13 –

Guillermo Ochoa Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña (; born 13 July 1985), commonly referred to as Memo, is a Mexican professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Serie A club U.S. Salernitana 191 ...

, Mexican footballer * July 16 – Denis Tahirović, Croatian footballer * July 18 – José Carlos Júnior, Brazilian footballer * July 22 –

Matteo Dionisi Matteo Dionisi (born 22 July 1985) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for club Casertana. Club career Born in Rieti, Dionisi started his career in modest Serie D club Monterotondo, and then Rieti where he played f ...

, Italian professional footballer * July 26 – Willis Francis, English footballer

August

* August 3 – Johan Lapeyre, French professional footballer * August 5 –

Salomon Kalou Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou (born 5 August 1985) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for Djiboutian club Arta/Solar7. He previously played for Feyenoord from 2003 to 2006 and Chelsea from 2006 to 2012. ...

, Ivorian footballer * August 16 – Thilina Suranda, Sri Lankan international footballer

September

* September 1 – José Mari, Spanish footballer * September 5 ** Oleksandr Akymenko, Ukrainian striker ** Dario Jertec, Croatian midfielder ** Zeferino Martins, East Timorese midfielder * September 7 − Rafinha, Brazilian footballer * September 9 –

Scott Carson Scott Paul Carson (born 3 September 1985) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Premier League club Manchester City F.C., Manchester City. Carson joined t ...

, English footballer * September 15 – Denis Calincov, Moldovan footballer * September 23 **

Hossein Kaebi Hossein Kaebi ( fa, حسین کعبی, born September 23, 1985) is a former Iranian professional football player who last played for Sepidrood and Perspolis among other clubs in Persian Gulf Pro League. Club career Kaebi started his football ...

, Iranian footballer ** Nahomi Kawasumi, Japanese footballer

October

* October 1 – Tim Deasy, English footballer * October 11 – Cristian Franco, Uruguayan footballer * October 14 – Guillermo Zschusschen, Dutch footballer * October 17 –

Collins John Collins John (born 17 October 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Buitenboys. Born in Liberia, he has represented the Netherlands national team. John notably played in the Premier League for Fulham where he notched ...

, Dutch footballer * October 24 –

Wayne Rooney Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English professional football manager and former player, who is the manager of Major League Soccer club D.C. United in the United States. He spent much of his playing career as a forward while als ...

, English footballer * October 25 **

Isah Eliakwu Isah "Aly" Abdulahi Eliakwu (born 25 October 1985) is a former Nigerian association football, footballer who played as a centre forward. Football career Early career After the abolition of the non-EU quota per team in 2000–01 season, Eliakw ...

, Nigerian footballer **

Óscar Granados Óscar Esteban Granados MarotoMichael Liendl, Austrian footballer ** Juan Manuel Martinez, Argentine footballer ** Ihor Oshchypko, Ukrainian footballer **

Daniele Padelli Daniele Padelli (born 25 October 1985) is an Italian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Serie A club Udinese Calcio, Udinese. Early life Padelli was born in Brescia, I ...

, Italian footballer

November

* November 4 –

Marcell Jansen Marcell Jansen (; born 4 November 1985) is a German former professional footballer and current president of Hamburger SV. He also plays for Hamburger SV III in the Oberliga Hamburg. He was well known for his accurate crossing and pace, despite ...

, German footballer * November 5 ** Alo Dupikov, Estonian international ** Rimo Hunt, Estonian international * November 15 – Elad Gabai, Israeli footballer * November 20 – Nurul Maulidi, Indonesian footballer * November 24 – Milan Kopic, Czech footballer * November 25 – Fernandinho, Brazilian footballer

December

* December 10 –

Charlie Adam Charles Graham Adam (born 10 December 1985) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Adam started his senior career with Rangers. He spent much of his early senior career on loan to Ross County and St Mirren. ...

, Scottish footballer * December 20 – Omar Morales, Dominican Republic footballer * December 24 – Raydell Kewal, Dutch footballer voetbal international profile - Raydell Kewal
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Deaths

January

* January 28 –

Alfredo Foni Alfredo Foni (; 20 January 1911 – 28 January 1985) was an Italian footballer in the 1930s and later on a coach, who played as a defender. He is one of only four players to have won both an Olympic gold medal and the FIFA World Cup with the It ...

, Italian defender, winner of the

1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, beat ...

. (74)

May

* May 11 – 54 Bradford City A.F.C. fans and 2

Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Lincoln, England, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. The team compete in , the third tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the "Imps" aft ...

fans die in the Bradford City stadium fire. * May 15 – Renato Olmi, Italian midfielder, winner of the

. (70) * May 19 – Víctor Rodríguez Andrade, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (58) * May 24 – Natalio Perinetti, Argentine midfielder, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (84) * May 29 – 39 people, mostly

fans, die in the

September

* September 10 –

, Scottish manager (born 1922)

October

* October 9 – Ludo Coeck, Belgian footballer (born 1955)

November

* November 15 – Carlos Spadaro, Argentine striker, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (83)

References

External links

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