The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1941 throughout the world.

Events

*January 19 – FK Austria Wien defeat LASK Linz 21–0 in the Gauliga Ostmark ( Austrian First Division). *June 24 – The USSR First Division championship is abandoned after the German invasion of the USSR. * Alajuelense win the Costa Rican First Division with a 100% record – played 6, won 6, drew 0, lost 0. *

Nacional Nacional, the Portuguese and Spanish word for "national", may refer to: Airlines * Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002 * Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961 Bank * Banco Nacional, a ...

win the Uruguayan First Division with a 100% record – played 20, won 20, drew 0, lost 0. *Two matches are not played in the final round of the Chilean First Division. They are Colo-Colo versus

Badminton FC Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per ...

, and Unión Española versus Green Cross.

Winners club national championship

* Argentina: River Plate * Austria ( Gauliga Ostmark) and Germany: Rapid Vienna * Chile: Colo-Colo *

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

: Alajuelense * Croatia:

Hajduk Split Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, t ...

* Iceland: KR * Italy: Bologna * Mexico:

Atlante Atlante or Atlantes may refer to: * Atlas (architecture), a column in the shape of a man * Atlante San Alejo, a Salvadoran football club * Atlante F.C., a Mexican football club * Atlante (private equity fund) * ''Atlante''-class tugboat * Atlante ...

* Scotland: ** Scottish Cup: No competition * Spain: Atlético Aviación (

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

in Post-War) *

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

: Lugano * Romania:

Unirea Tricolor București Unirea Tricolor București was a Romanian football club from Bucharest, south-east Romania, founded in 1914 as Tricolor București. It was one of the most famous inter-war clubs in Romania. History Tricolor București Tricolor, first named Teiu ...

* Turkey: Gençlerbirliği * Uruguay:

Births

* January 11 **

Gérson Gérson de Oliveira Nunes, generally known as Gérson (; born 11 January 1941 in Niterói), nicknamed ''Canhotinha de ouro'' (literally: Golden left foot), is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as a midfielder. He won numerous ...

, Brazilian international footballer **

Pak Seung-zin Pak Seung-zin (a.k.a. Pak Sung Jin; 11 January 19415 August 2011) was a North Korean footballer. He represented North Korea at the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, scoring two goals, against Chile and Portugal Portugal, officially the Por ...

, North Korean footballer (died 2011) * January 20 –

Allan Young Allan Robert Young (20 January 1941 – 8 December 2009) was an English professional footballer, playing mainly as a central defender. Start of career He began his career as a junior with Arsenal, turning professional in April 1959. His first ...

, English club footballer (died 2009) * January 28 – Fernando Serena, Spanish footballer (d. 2018) * February 1 – Teofil Codreanu, Romanian international footballer (died 2016) * March 2 – Bert Jacobs, Dutch footballer and manager (died 1999) * April 12 –

Bobby Moore Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore (12 April 1941 – 24 February 1993) was an English professional footballer. He most notably played for West Ham United, captaining the club for more than ten years, and was the captain of the England natio ...

, English international footballer. England captain and World cup winner (died 1993) * May 21 –

Anton Pronk Anton "Ton" Pronk (21 May 1941 – 26 August 2016) was a Dutch football defender who played for Ajax in the 1960s and for FC Utrecht in the early 1970s. Club career Pronk came through the Ajax youth system and made his senior debut for the clu ...

, Dutch international footballer (died 2016) * June 2 –

Dinko Dermendzhiev Dinko Tsvetkov Dermendzhiev ( bg, Динко Цветков Дерменджиев; 2 June 1941 – 1 May 2019), nicknamed Chico was a Bulgarian footballer and coach. Club career Dinko Dermendzhiev began his youth career in Maritsa Plovdiv. Initi ...

, Bulgarian footballer and manager (died 2019) * July 8 – Dario Gradi, Italian amateur football player, coach and manager known for his association with English club Crewe Alexandra * July 10 –

Henk Bosveld Hendrikus ("Henk") Johannes Bosveld (July 10, 1941 – August 6, 1998) was a Dutch football midfielder, who was nicknamed ''Charly'' after Charles Chaplin due to a similar style of walking. Club career Born in Velp, he started playing football ...

, Dutch footballer (died 1998) * July 22 – Harry Bähre, German footballer * July 26 – Hans Dorjee, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2002) * August 2 –

Jean Cornelis Jean Cornelis (2 August 1941 – 21 March 2016) was a Belgian football player. He was born in Lot.Marian Szeja Marian Henryk Szeja (20 August 1941 – 25 February 2015) was a Polish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was the substitute player for the Poland national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics where Poland won gold medal. Szeja di ...

, Polish international footballer (died 2015) * August 24 – Jean Plaskie, Belgian international footballer (died 2017) * September 15 – Flórián Albert, Hungarian international footballer (died 2011) * October 9 – Giancarlo Bercellino, Italian international footballer * October 28 – David Sloan, Northern Irish international footballer (died 2016) * November 23 – Alan Mullery, English international footballer and manager

References

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