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
- Argentina: Club Atlético Boca Juniors
- Chile: Universidad de Chile
- Italy: A.C. Milan
- Netherlands: Feyenoord Rotterdam
- Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
- Spain: Real Madrid
- Sweden: IFK Norrköping
- Turkey: Galatasaray S.K.
[edit] International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia (January 14 – 21, 1962)
- FIFA World Cup in Chile (May 30 – June 17, 1962)
[edit] Births
- February 13 – Héctor Morán, Uruguayan footballer
- March 9 – Jan Furtok, Polish footballer
- April 13 – Edivaldo, Brazilian footballer (d. 1993)
- April 13 – Nelson Gutiérrez, Uruguayan footballer
- June 4 – Per Frimann, Danish footballer
- August 18 – Holger Quiñonez, Ecuadorian footballer
- September 1 – Tony Cascarino, Irish footballer
- September 1 – Ruud Gullit, Dutch footballer and manager
- September 6 – Holger Fach, German footballer and manager
- September 10 – Wiljan Vloet, Dutch football 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
