1966 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1966 throughout the world.
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[edit] Events
- Copa Libertadores 1966: Won by Peñarol after defeating River Plate on an aggregate score of 4-2.
- November 6 – Johan Cruijff becomes the first player in history of the Netherlands national football team who receives a red card, when he is expelled by East-German referee Rudi Glöckner in the friendly against Cezchoslovakia.
[edit] Winners club national championship
- Argentina: Racing Club
- England: Liverpool
- Italy: Internazionale Milano F.C.
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Scotland: Celtic
- West Germany: TSV 1860 München
[edit] International tournaments
- FIFA World Cup in England (July 11 – 29, 1966)
[edit] Births
- January 29 – Romário, Brazilian footballer
- March 27 – Ramiro Castillo, Bolivian footballer
- April 2 – Teddy Sheringham, English footballer
- April 9 – Thomas Doll, German footballer and manager
- May 12 – Vladimir Quesada, Costa Rican footballer
- May 30 – Thomas Häßler, German footballer
- June 6 – Fernando Kanapkis, Uruguayan footballer
- June 21 – Guillermo Sanguinetti, Uruguayan footballer
- July 1 – Frank De Bleeckere, Belgian soccer referee
- July 5 – Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer
- July 7 – Henk Fräser, Dutch footballer
- August 13 – Miguel Miranda, Peruvian footballer
- August 22 – Rob Witschge, Dutch footballer
- October 16 – Stefan Reuter, German footballer
- December 3 – Flemming Povlsen, Danish footballer
