The following are the association football events of the year 1988 throughout the world.

Events

* March 27 –

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

wins the 1988 African Cup of Nations by defeating

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

: 1–0. The only goal in Casablanca's Stade Mohammed V is scored by Emmanuel Kundé from a

penalty kick A penalty shot or penalty kick is a play used in several sports whereby a goal is attempted during untimed play. Depending on the sport, when a player commits certain types of penalties, the opposition is awarded a penalty shot or kick attempt. ...

. * June 25 – Thanks to goals from captain

Ruud Gullit Ruud Gullit (; born Rudi Dil; 1 September 1962) is a Dutch footballer and subsequent manager who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s as a defender, midfielder or forward. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all ...

and top goalscorer Marco van Basten, the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

defeat the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

(2–0) in the final of

UEFA Euro 1988 The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany from 10 to 25 June 1988. It was the eighth UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA. The tournament crowned the Nethe ...

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

. * July 12 – Italian club Juventus receive ''

The UEFA Plaque The UEFA Plaque was a honorific award given by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to those clubs that had won, at least once, the title in each of the three major international competitions organised by that confederation, n ...

'' in

Geneva , neighboring_municipalities= Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier , website = https://www.geneve.ch/ Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevr ...

(Switzerland) as first club in

European football 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 ...

history to win the three main

UEFA club 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 assoc ...

. *

1988 Copa Libertadores The 1988 Copa Libertadores de América was the 29th edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. This season's defending champion Peñarol of Uruguay were defeated by ...

– won by Nacional after defeating

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

on an aggregate score of 3–1. * England – FA Cup – Wimbledon won 1–0 over

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 ...

. *

The Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in Association football around the wor ...

celebrates its Centenary. * With great surprise worldwide FIFA gives the

1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States ...

to United States. * August 24 – The

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

record their first international victory, defeating

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

1–0. * September 14 –

Thijs Libregts Thijs Libregts (, born 4 January 1941) is a Dutch football coach and former player, who played professionally as a defender in the 1950s. His daughter Patricia was one of the Netherlands' leading water polo players in the 1980s and 1990s. Clu ...

makes his debut as the manager of Dutch national team with a 1–0 win over

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

, replacing successful coach

Rinus Michels Marinus Jacobus Hendricus Michels (; 9 February 1928 – 3 March 2005) was a Dutch football player and coach. He played his entire career for AFC Ajax, which he later managed, and played for and later managed the Netherlands national team ...

. * October 1 –

wins the Olympic gold medal in football by defeating

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

: 2–1 after extra time in

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...

Olympic Stadium ''Olympic Stadium'' is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games. An Olympic stadium is the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words ''Olympic Stadium'' as ...

. * December 11 – Uruguay's Nacional wins the Intercontinental Cup in

Tokyo, Japan 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 ...

by defeating

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, w ...

on penalties (7–6), after the match ended in 2–2.

National club championships winners

Asia

Europe

North and South America

International tournaments

* African Cup of Nations in

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

(March 13 – 27 1988) *# *# *# *

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...

Seoul, South Korea Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 o ...

(September 17 – October 1, 1988) *# *# *# *

UEFA European Football Championship The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The competition is contes ...

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

(June 10 – 25 1988) *# *# *# and

Games of national teams

;

Births

January

* 4 January: ** Anestis Argyriou, Greek footballer ** Maximilian Riedmüller, German footballer * 8 January: **

Vitaliy Hoshkoderya Vitaliy Hoshkoderya ( uk, Віталій Валерійович Гошкодеря, born 8 January 1988) is a professional Ukrainian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for FSC Mariupol. He is a son of Valeriy Hoshkoderya. Career He was bo ...

, Ukrainian footballer **

Adrián López Adrián López Álvarez (; born 8 January 1988), known simply as Adrián, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward. He amassed La Liga totals of 314 matches and 44 goals over 13 seasons, representing in the competition Dep ...

, Spanish footballer **

Michael Mancienne Michael Ian Mancienne (born 8 January 1988) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in England, he represented the Seychelles national team. Schooled primarily as a centre back, Mancienne can also play as a defensive ...

, English footballer * 9 January:

Marc Crosas Marc Crosas Luque (born 9 January 1988) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Crosas is also a football analyst for Univision Deportes. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen. Club career Barcelona Bo ...

, Spanish footballer * 20 January: Jougle (Jougle Manoel Rodrigues), Brazilian footballer * 23 January: Marko Šimić, Croatian junior international * 28 January:

Alaa Ali Alaa Ali ( ar, علاء علي; 28 January 1988 – 11 November 2019) was an Egyptian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Career Coming through Zamalek's youth academy and establishing himself as one of their best players, Ali went ...

, Egyptian footballer (d.

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)

February

* 4 February: Sergei Yuvenko, Russian professional football player * 12 February:

Nicolás Otamendi Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi (born 12 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Portuguese Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Argentina national team. Otamendi played for Vélez Sarsfield and ...

, Argentine international football player * 23 February:

Nicolás Gaitán Osvaldo Fabián Nicolás "Nico" Gaitán (; born 23 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Portuguese Primeira Liga club Paços de Ferreira. A product of Boca Juniors, he joined Benfic ...

, Argentine international football player * 24 February: Levi Hanssen, New Zealand/Faroe Islands footballer * 28 February: Jorge Gastélum, Mexican footballer * 29 February: **

Mikel Balenziaga Mikel Balenziaga Oruesagasti (; ; born 29 February 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Athletic Bilbao. Club career Born in Zumarraga, Gipuzkoa, Balenziaga started his football grooming at Real Sociedad, pla ...

, Spanish footballer ** Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas, Brazilian footballer **

Scott Golbourne Juliou Scott Golbourne (born 29 February 1988) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. Golbourne's previous clubs include Bristol City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Barnsley, Exeter City and Reading with brief loan spells for Wyc ...

, English footballer **

Benedikt Höwedes Benedikt Höwedes (born 29 February 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majority of his playing career for Schalke 04, which he captained for six seasons, and represented the Germany national ...

, German footballer **

Viktor Prodell Viktor Prodell (born 29 February 1988) is a Swedish retired footballer who plays as a forward. Career On 15 July 2013, he signed a four-year contract with the Belgian side K.V. Mechelen. After joining Elfsborg on loan in 2014, Prodell completed ...

, Swedish footballer ** Evgeni Cheremisin, Russian footballer ** Hamza Ziad, Algerian footballer

March

* 21 March:

Lee Cattermole Lee Barry Cattermole (born 21 March 1988) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. An England youth product, Cattermole has earned a reputation as a tough-tackling midfielder due to his lengthy disciplin ...

, English footballer

April

* 3 April: Tim Krul, Dutch international

May

* 4 May: Michael Ludäscher, Swiss footballer * 17 May: Jennison Myrie-Williams, English youth international * 23 May:

Angelo Ogbonna Obinze Angelo Ogbonna (; born 23 May 1988) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club West Ham United. Ogbonna signed for Torino in 2002, having previously been a member of Nuova Cassino's youth set-up. Ogbonna ...

, Italian footballer * 25 May: Adrián González Morales, Spanish junior international * 29 May: Alex Porfirio, Brazilian footballer

June

* 1 June:

Javier Hernández Javier Hernández Balcázar (; born 1 June 1988), commonly known by the nickname Chicharito (, Mexican Spanish: ''little pea''), is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. He is known ...

, Mexican international football player * 15 June: Cristopher Toselli, Chilean footballer * 24 June:

Micah Richards Micah Lincoln Richards (born 24 June 1988) is an English former professional footballer, sports pundit for Sky Sports and BBC Sport, and as an ambassador of Manchester City. As a player, he was a right back who played in the Premier League and ...

, England international footballer

July

* 2 July:

Abderahmane Hachoud Abderahmane Hachoud ( ar, عبد الرحمن حشود; born July 2, 1988, in El Attaf) is an Algerian professional football player who plays for ES Ben Aknoun. Club career Hachoud began his career as a forward in the junior ranks of MC Alger ...

, Algerian international footballer * 6 July: Gustavo Mencia, Paraguayan footballer * 18 July:

Elvin Mammadov Elvin Mammadov ( az, Elvin Məmmədov; born on 18 July 1988) is an Azerbaijani footballer (attacking midfielder) who plays for Sumgayit in the Azerbaijan Premier League. He made his national debut on 20 August 2008. Career On 24 May 2014, Mam ...

, Azerbaijani international * 19 July: Azrul Azmi, Malaysian footballer

August

* 1 August: Yousef Al-Reshedi, Saudi Arabian footballer * 5 August:

Eddie Nolan Edward William Nolan (born 5 August 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a full-back or centre-back for League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford. Nolan has previously played for Blackburn Rovers, Stockport County, Ha ...

, Irish international footballer * 28 August: Ray Jones, English footballer (d. 2007)

September

* 2 September:

Javi Martínez Javier "Javi" Martínez Aginaga (; born 2 September 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or central defender for Qatar Stars League club Qatar SC. He arrived at Athletic Bilbao in 2006, before his 18t ...

, Spanish international footballer * 5 September: **

Nuri Şahin Nuri Şahin (born 5 September 1988) is a football manager and former professional player who played as a central midfielder. He is the manager of Antalyaspor. He began his career at Borussia Dortmund, spending six years there – including a ye ...

, Turkish footballer **

Felipe Caicedo Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo (born 5 September 1988) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Arabian club Abha. A full international from 2005 to 2017, Caicedo represented Ecuador at the Copa América in 20 ...

, Ecuadorian association footballer * 13 September:

Luis Rentería Luis Gabriel Rentería (September 13, 1988 – March 6, 2014) was a Panamanian football forward, who played at the end of his professional career for Tauro in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol. Club career Nicknamed ''Matagatos'' (Catkiller), Re ...

, Panamanian international footballer (died 2014) * 18 September: ** Mateusz Jeleń, Polish footballer ** Ferdinand Sinaga, Indonesian international * 23 September: Anthony Straker, English footballer

October

* 7 October –

Diego Costa Diego da Silva Costa (, ; born 7 October 1988), commonly known as Diego Costa, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Spain national team. Costa began his football care ...

, Spanish international * 14 October **

Will Atkinson William Henry Atkinson (born 14 October 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Having begun his professional career with Hull City in 2006, Atkinson spent time on loan with Port Vale, Mansfield Town, Rochdale (t ...

, English footballer **

Mario Titone Mario Titone (born 14 October 1988) is an Italian footballer, who currently plays as a forward for U.S.D. Recanatese 1923. Club career Born in Erice, Sicily, Titone started his professional career with Tuscany club Sansovino. After played on ...

, Italian footballer * 15 October: Mesut Özil, German international football player

November

* 15 November: Sascha Imholz, Swiss footballer

December

* 10 December: **

Wilfried Bony Wilfried Guemiand Bony (born 10 December 1988) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a striker. Having begun his career at Issia Wazi, Bony moved to Sparta Prague in 2007, helping them to the Czech First League title in 2009–10 ...

, Ivorian international footballer ** Mitchell Donald, Dutch footballer **

Neven Subotić Neven Subotić (; Serbian Cyrillic: Heвeн Cубoтић; born 10 December 1988) is a Serbian retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Subotić made his professional debut in 2007 for 1. FSV Mainz 05. In the following year, ...

, Serbian international footballer

Deaths

* January 27 –

Kemal Faruki Kemal Faruki (27 August 1910 – 27 January 1988) was a Turkish professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Galatasaray SK. He also represented Turkey on two occasions. He was part of Turkey's squad at ...

, Turkish football player (77) * February 8 –

Pietro Arcari Pietro Sante Arcari III (2 December 1909 – 8 February 1988) was an Italian footballer and forward, or as a right winger. Career Born in Casalpusterlengo, Province of Lodi, he played in the 1930s for A.C. Milan, and Genoa. A prolific goalscor ...

, Italian forward, winner of the

1934 FIFA World Cup The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934. The 1934 World Cup was the first in w ...

and one of four Italian players who won the

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 ...

while never being capped. (78) * February 26 – Euclydes Barbosa, Brazilian defender, semi-finalist at 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, bea ...

. (82) * March 13 – Rodolpho Barteczko, Brazilian striker, semi-finalist at the

. (77) * March 16 – Erich Probst, Austrian football player (60) * October 19 –

Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' *Marcos (given name) Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Nélson Marcos, Portugu ...

, Brazilian goalkeeper, the inaugural goalkeeper for

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 ...

and winner of the 1919 South American Championship and

1922 South American Championship The sixth edition of the South American Championship was scheduled to be held in Chile, but Brazil asked to host it as part of its 100th anniversary independence celebrations. Thus it was held in Rio de Janeiro between 17 September and 22 Octobe ...

. (93)

References

External links

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