The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1966 throughout the world.

Events

* Copa Libertadores 1966: Won by

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 ...

after defeating River Plate on an aggregate score of 4–2. * Real Madrid won the European Cup defeating

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

2–1. *November 6 –

Johan Cruijff Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (, internationally known as Johan Cruyff; 25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974. Cruyff was a pr ...

becomes the first player in history of the

Netherlands national football team The Netherlands national football team ( nl, Nederlands voetbalelftal or simply ''Het Nederlands elftal'') has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The men's national team is controlled by the Royal ...

who receives a red card, when he is expelled by East-German referee

Rudi Glöckner Rudolf Glöckner (20 March 1929, in Markranstädt – 25 January 1999, in Markranstädt) was the first German to referee a football World Cup final when he took charge of the 1970 FIFA World Cup final between Brazil and Italy in Mexico City. Glö ...

in the friendly against Czechoslovakia.

Winners club national championship

Asia

* : Al-Maref

Europe

* :

FC Admira Wacker Mödling Fußballklub Flyeralarm Admira Wacker Mödling, also known as Flyeralarm Admira for sponsorship reasons or simply Admira, is a football club from Mödling, Austria. The club was originally formed in 1905 as ''SK Admira Wien'' in the Austrian cap ...

* : Anderlecht *

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

Dukla Prague Dukla Prague ( cz, Dukla Praha) was a Czechoslovakia, Czech association football, football club from the city of Prague. Established in 1948 as ATK Praha, the club won a total of 11 Czechoslovak league titles and eight Czechoslovak Cups, and in ...

* :

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...

* : Nantes * :

Inter Milan Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is ...

* :

Ajax Ajax may refer to: Greek mythology and tragedy * Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea * Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris * ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Gree ...

* : Sporting C.P. * :

Dynamo Kiev Football Club Dynamo Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Dynamo Sports Society, the club as a separate business entity was officia ...

* : Celtic * : Atlético Madrid * :

FC Zürich Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to FC Zürich or simply FCZ, is a Swiss football club based in Zürich. The club was founded in 1896 and has won the Swiss Super League 13 times and the Swiss Cup 10 times. The most recent titles a ...

* : Beşiktaş J.K. * :

TSV 1860 München A tab-separated values (TSV) file is a simple text format for storing data in a tabular structure, e.g., a database table or spreadsheet data, and a way of exchanging information between databases. Each record in the table is one line of the te ...

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FK Vojvodina Fudbalski klub Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Војводина), commonly known as Vojvodina and colloquially as Voša ( sr-Cyrl, Воша), is a Serbian professional football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, the second l ...

North America

* : América

South America

* : Racing Club * : Cruzeiro

International tournaments

1966 British Home Championship Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo ...

(October 2, 1965 – April 2, 1966) :: *

FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

(July 11 – 29 1966) *# *# *#

Clubs Founded

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

(Greece)

Births

* January 13 – Gerardo Esquivel, Mexican footballer * January 15 – Rommel Fernández, Panamanian striker (d.

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefu ...

) * January 29 – Romário, Brazilian footballer * February 1 –

Michelle Akers Michelle Anne Akers (formerly Akers-Stahl; born February 1, 1966) is an American former soccer player who starred in the 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cup and 1996 Olympics victories by the United States. At the 1991 World Cup, she won the Golden ...

, American footballer * February 4 –

Egidio Notaristefano Egidio Notaristefano (born 4 February 1966) is an Italian football manager. He is a former Italy under-21 international midfielder. Career Notaristefano began his playing career at Como in the early 1980s, and he made his Serie A debut in 1984. ...

, Italian footballer and manager * February 8 – Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer * March 27 –

Ramiro Castillo Ramiro Castillo Salinas (March 27, 1966 – October 18, 1997) was a Bolivian footballer that played as a midfielder. He was capped 52 times and scored 5 international goals for Bolivia between 1989 and 1997. He made one substitute appearance at t ...

, Bolivian footballer (d.

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

) * April 2 –

Teddy Sheringham Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham, MBE (born 2 April 1966) is an English football manager and former player. He played as a forward, mostly as a second striker, in a 24-year professional career. Sheringham began his career at Millwall, where ...

, English footballer * April 9 –

Thomas Doll Thomas Jens Uwe Doll (born 9 April 1966) is a German professional football manager and a former football player who is the current Manager of Persija Jakarta. He played as an attacking midfielder for F.C. Hansa Rostock, BFC Dynamo, Hamburger SV, ...

, German footballer and manager * May 12 –

Vladimir Quesada Vladimir Quesada Araya (born 12 May 1966) is a former Costa Rican association football, football player who played his entire career with Deportivo Saprissa, during the 1980s and 1990s. Club career Quesada came through the Saprissa youth system ...

, Costa Rican footballer * May 24 –

Eric Cantona Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona (; ; born 24 May 1966) is a French actor, director, producer, and former professional footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, Cantona is credited as having made Manchester United a d ...

, French footballer * May 30 –

Thomas Häßler Thomas Jürgen "Icke" Häßler (; born 30 May 1966) is a German former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder throughout his career. At club level, he made a century of appearances for four teams: 1. FC Köln, Karlsruher SC and 1860 ...

, German footballer * June 6 –

Fernando Kanapkis Fernando Alfredo Kanapkis García (born 6 June 1966) is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a defender. He was part of Uruguay national team at 1993 Copa América The 1993 Copa América was the 36th Copa América, CONMEBOL's footba ...

, Uruguayan footballer * June 12 – Albeiro Usuriaga (died 2004), Colombian footballer * June 14 – Nelson Cossio, Chilean footballer * June 14 –

Byron Tenorio Byron Zózimo Tenorio Quintero (born 14 June 1966) is an Ecuadorian retired football defender. International career Tenorio was a member of the Ecuador national football team for nine years, and obtained a total number of 53 caps during his care ...

, Ecuadorian footballer * June 21 – Guillermo Sanguinetti, Uruguayan footballer * June 26 – Abel Shongwe, retired Swazi footballer * June 29 – Massimo Brambati, Italian footballer * July 1 –

Frank De Bleeckere Frank De Bleeckere (; born 1 July 1966) is a Belgian former football referee. He had been a referee since 1984, and an international ( FIFA) official since 1998. De Bleeckere refereed in his first World Cup finals in Germany, and had to pass a ...

, Belgian soccer referee * July 5 –

Gianfranco Zola Gianfranco Zola (; born 5 July 1966) is an Italian football manager and former footballer who played predominantly as a forward. He was most recently the assistant manager of Chelsea. He spent the first decade of his playing career playing i ...

, Italian international footballer * July 7 – Henk Fräser, Dutch footballer * July 28 –

Miguel Ángel Nadal Miguel Ángel Nadal Homar (, ca, Miquel Àngel Nadal Homar; born 28 July 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a versatile defender and midfielder. He began and ended his career with Mallorca, but his greatest achievements cam ...

, Spanish footballer * August 2 –

Anzor Koblev Anzor Zaurovich Koblev (russian: Анзор Заурович Коблев; born 2 August 1966) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Club career He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Druzhba Maykop on ...

, Russian professional football coach and former player * August 13 – Miguel Miranda, Peruvian footballer * August 22 –

Michel van Oostrum Michel van Oostrum (born 22 August 1966) is a retired Dutch football striker who ended his professional career in 2002. He twice became topscorer in the Dutch First Division, playing for FC Emmen: in 1996 (26 goals) and 1997 (25 goals). Van O ...

, Dutch footballer * August 22 –

Rob Witschge Robert Witschge (born 22 August 1966) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his 14-year professional career with Feyenoord, but started out at Ajax, amassing Eredivisie totals of 281 matches and ...

, Dutch international footballer * October 5 – Wilfred Agbonavbare, Nigerian international footballer (died 2015) * October 16 – Stefan Reuter, German international footballer * October 19 – José Carpio, Ecuadorian football referee * November 10 –

Michael Voss Michael Voss (born 7 July 1975) is a former professional Australian rules football player with the Brisbane Bears/Lions and current senior coach of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Voss was a triple premiersh ...

, former cricketerMichael Voss
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Flemming Povlsen Flemming Søgaard Povlsen (born 3 December 1966) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker for Borussia Dortmund in Germany, among other teams. He works as football expert on TV. Club career Povlsen started playing foot ...

, Danish international footballer

Deaths

* March 27 – Hermann Garrn, German forward, capped 2 times for the

Germany national football team The Germany national football team (german: link=no, Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. The team is governed by the German Football Association (''Deuts ...

(78) * April 29 – Sílvio Lagreca, Brazilian manager, first ever 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 ...

(70) * May 2 – Agostinho Fortes Filho, Brazilian midfielder, squad member at the 1930 FIFA World Cup (64) * September 17 –

Mário Filho Mário Rodrigues Filho, better known as Mário Filho (Recife, June 3, 1908 – Rio de Janeiro, September 17, 1966) was a Brazilian journalist and writer. Born in the capital of Pernambuco state, Mário Filho moved to Rio while still a child, in ...

, Brazilian legendary football journalist who revolutionized football coverage in Brazil. The Maracanã Stadium was named after him after his death (58) * December 26 –

Guillermo Stábile Guillermo Stábile (17 January 1905 – 26 December 1966) was an Argentine professional football player and manager who played as a centre forward. At club level, Stábile won two national championships with Huracán and played in Italy and Fran ...

, Argentine striker, runner-up and top scorer of the 1930 FIFA World Cup (61)

References

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