1962 in football (soccer)
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1962 throughout the world.
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[edit] Events
- Copa Libertadores 1962: Won by Santos FC after defeating Peñarol on an aggregate score of 3-0.
[edit] Winners club national championship
- Chile: Universidad de Chile
- Italy: A.C. Milan
- Netherlands: Feyenoord Rotterdam
- Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
- Spain: Real Madrid
- Sweden: IFK Norrköping
- Turkey: Galatasaray
[edit] International tournaments
Brasil won the FIFA World Cup tournament played in Chile in 1962.
[edit] Births
- March 9 – Jan Furtok (Polish footballer)
- April 13 – Edivaldo (Brazilian footballer, dead 1993)
- June 4 – Per Frimann (Danish footballer)
- September 1 – Tony Cascarino (Irish footballer)
- September 1 – Ruud Gullit (Dutch footballer and manager)
- September 6 – Holger Fach (German footballer and manager)
- September 30 – Frank Rijkaard (Dutch footballer and manager)
- October 26 – Wilbert Suvrijn (Dutch footballer)
- October 30 – Stefan Kuntz (German footballer)
- November 12 – Wim Kieft (Dutch footballer)
- November 15 – Kim Vilfort (Danish footballer)
- December 8 – Berry van Aerle (Dutch footballer)
- December 10 – John de Wolf (Dutch footballer)