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1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification (UEFA)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification, qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article ''1982 FIFA World Cup qualification''. A total of 33 UEFA teams entered the competition. Moreover, Israel national football team, Israel were also assigned to the European zone despite not being a UEFA member. The European zone was allocated 14 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Spain national football team, Spain, the hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 13 spots open for competition between 33 teams. The 33 teams were divided into 7 groups. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The number of teams and spots for each group were as follows: *Groups 1 to 6 had 5 teams each. The group winners and runners-up would qualify. *Group 7 had 3 teams. The group winner would qualify. Draw The draw for the qualifying groups took place in the Zür ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification (UEFA)
Listed below are the dates and results for the qualification to the 1978 FIFA World Cup rounds for the European zone (UEFA) in association football. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article ''1978 FIFA World Cup qualification''. A total of 32 UEFA teams entered the competition. The European zone was allocated 9.5 places (out of 16) in the final tournament. Germany national football team, West Germany, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 8.5 spots open for competition between 31 teams. The 31 teams were divided into 9 groups of 3 or 4 teams each (five groups with 3 teams and four groups with 4 teams). The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winners of groups 1 to 8 would qualify, the winner of group 9 would advance to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off. Summary Below is a table containing all nine qualifying groups. Teams that qualified and secured a place in the final tournament are highlighted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Rummenigge (; born 25 September 1955) is a German football executive and former professional player. He was the longtime Chairman of Executive Board of FC Bayern München AG, a daughter company of German Bundesliga team Bayern Munich. As a player, Rummenigge had his greatest career success with Bayern Munich, where he won the Intercontinental Cup, two European Cups, as well as two league titles and two domestic cups. He was also honoured twice as European Footballer of the Year. A member of the West Germany national team, Rummenigge won the 1980 European Championship and was part of the squad that finished runner-up in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and at the 1986 World Cup. Rummenigge is a former chairman of the European Club Association, serving in that capacity from 2008 until 2017. Club career Rummenigge was born in Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia. He joined Bayern Munich in 1974, coming from the Westphalian amateur side Borussia Lippstadt, for a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preben Elkjær
Preben Elkjær Larsen (; born 11 September 1957) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Amongst others, he played with Hellas Verona in Italy, helping the club to the only major title of its history, the 1985 Serie A. Additionally, Elkjær scored 38 goals for the Denmark national team in 11 years, being a leading figure for the Danish side under coach Sepp Piontek that played at the Euro 1984 and the 1986 World Cup (a first-ever appearance), often hailed as the golden generation of Danish football by their countrymen. Elkjær won the Bronze Ball award at the latter competition. Widely regarded as one of the best forwards of the 1980s, Elkjær finished second in the Ballon d'Or awards in 1985, having been placed third the previous year, and going on to finish fourth in 1986. In Verona he is still remembered fondly, having earned the persisting nickname "Il sindaco" (the mayor) during his stint for the club. To this day, at least a few hundred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgi Slavkov
Georgi Slavkov ( bg, Георги Славков; April 11, 1958 – January 21, 2014) was a Bulgarian football player who played as a forward. Slavkov played for Trakia Plovdiv, CSKA Sofia, Saint-Étienne and Chaves. He also gained 30 Bulgaria caps between 1978 and 1984, scoring 12 goals. Career Slavkov began his career as a youth player with Trakia Stamboliyski, before joining Trakia Plovdiv in 1973. Slavkov scored 61 goals in 112 games for Trakia between 1976 and 1982. During the 1980–81 season, he scored 31 league goals in 23 league games to become A PFG top goalscorer and to win the European Golden Shoe. With CSKA Sofia he played between 1982 and 1986, scoring 48 goals. Then he was transferred to the French club AS Saint-Étienne. He finished his career in Portugal in 1992. In his career Slavkov participated in 4 Plovdiv Derby matches, scoring one goal, as well as 7 Eternal Derby encounters, netting once. Between 1978 and 1984, he won 30 caps for Bulgaria and scor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Ceulemans
Jan Anna Gumaar Ceulemans (; born 28 February 1957) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. A prolific goalscorer, Ceulemans was known for his stamina, aerial ability and technique. He was also known for his power, imposing frame and natural authority. He is his country's seventh most capped player with 96 international appearances. Most of his time with Belgium took place under the guidance of Guy Thys. This period saw the Belgium squad record some of their finest results, which include reaching the final of Euro 80 and fourth place at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Career Ceulemans was born in Lier, Belgium. His first of three World Cup appearances was at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where Belgium beat the defending champions Argentina 1–0 in the opening game of the tournament at Camp Nou en route to reaching the second round. Among Ceulemans' finest achievements was captaining his national side to fourth place in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Welzl
Kurt Welzl (born 6 November 1954) is an Austrian former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugb ... who played as a striker. He scored 10 goals in 22 appearances for the Austria national team. References External links * * 1954 births Living people Austrian footballers Footballers from Vienna Association football forwards Austria international footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players FC Wacker Innsbruck players AZ Alkmaar players Valencia CF players K.A.A. Gent players Olympiacos F.C. players Grazer AK players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Eredivisie players Super League Greece players Belgian First Division A players La Liga players Austrian expatriate footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manfred Kaltz
Manfred Kaltz (born 6 January 1953) is a German former football player and manager, who played as a right-back. Kaltz played in the Bundesliga for Hamburger SV and 13 times (one goal) for FC Mulhouse in Ligue 1 after initially joining Mulhouse league rivals Girondins de Bordeaux 1989. He returned to Hamburg the season after, the consequence of the relegation of FC Mulhouse from Ligue 1 at the end of 1989–90. Previously, Kaltz was forced to leave Hamburg, the club for which he had been a professional since the 1971–72 season, after the authorities (e.g. Erich Ribbeck) had decided not to go on with the contract of the long-serving full-back. Their successors lured him back from France in September 1990 to give him the chance to serve his final year as a player at his old club. In total he played in 581 Bundesliga games for Hamburger SV (HSV), to this day remaining the second greatest total of an individual in Bundesliga history. An expert in penalties, the Hamburg fan-favourit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleg Blokhin
Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin, or Oleh Volodymyrovych Blokhin ( uk, Оле́г Володи́мирович Блохі́н, rus, Оле́г Влади́мирович Блохи́н; born 5 November 1952), is a former Ukrainian and Soviet football player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of his generation, Blokhin was formerly a standout striker for Dynamo Kyiv and the Soviet Union. He holds the all-time top goalscorer record for both Dynamo Kyiv (266 goals) and the Soviet Union national team (42 goals), as well as being the overall top goalscorer in the history of the Soviet Top League (211 goals). He is also the only player to have been capped over 100 times for the Soviet Union and holds Dynamo's appearance record with 582 appearances during his 18-year spell at the club. With Dynamo, Blokhin won eight Soviet league titles, five national cups and two European Cup Winners' Cups. He also competed for the Soviet Union at the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Włodzimierz Smolarek
Włodzimierz Wojciech Smolarek (16 July 1957 – 7 March 2012) was a Polish footballer who played as a winger or an attacking midfielder. He played most of his 20-year professional career with Widzew Łódź and Utrecht, appearing in more than 200 official games for the former. He amassed Eredivisie totals of 212 matches and 45 goals, over the course of eight seasons. Smolarek represented Poland in two World Cups, earning 60 caps. Club career Born in Aleksandrów Łódzki, Smolarek played for Widzew Łódź and Legia Warsaw in his country. He won the Ekstraklasa championship with the former side in 1981 and 1982, as well as the 1985 Polish Cup. In 1986, aged 29, Smolarek was allowed to leave the Iron Curtain nation, starting with Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga where he won the German Cup in his second season, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–0 win against VfL Bochum. He retired at 39 after eight years in the Netherlands, with Feyenoord and FC Utrecht, then w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinos Kouis
Dinos Kouis (Greek: Ντίνος Κούης) is a Greek retired footballer, one of the best to have ever played for Aris Thessaloniki. Kouis moved to Thessaloniki with his family at age ten, while he started his football career playing for Agrotikos Asteras in 1970. In 1974 he transferred to Aris Thessaloniki. In "the black and yellows", he immediately became a regular starter, initially as a central midfielder and later as an attacking midfielder. He made his debut on 6 October 1974 in a derby against PAOK Stadium Kleanthis Vikelidis stadium (2–1 win for Aris). He was one of the key players of Aris in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside Giorgos Foiros, Theodoros Pallas George Semertzidis etc. His farewell match was on 3 February 1991 in an Alpha Ethniki game against Olympiakos. He played for 16 years and would leave his mark on Greek football, participating in 473 Alpha Ethniki games and scoring 142 goals. Among his distinctions, Kouis was the league top scorer in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Platini
Michel François Platini (born 21 June 1955) is a French football administrator and former player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'Or three times in a row, in 1983, 1984 and 1985, and came seventh in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. In recognition of his achievements, he was named a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1985 and became an Officier in 1998. As the president of UEFA in 2015 he was banned from involvement in football under FIFA's organisation, over ethics violations. The ban will last until 2023. During his career, Platini played for the clubs Nancy, Saint-Étienne, and Juventus. Nicknamed ''Le Roi'' (The King) for his ability and leadership, he was a prolific goalscorer; he won the Serie A ''capocannoniere'' award three consecutive times between 1983 and 1985, and was the top scorer of Juventus's victorious 1984–85 European Cup campaign. Platini was a key player of the France national team t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erwin Vandenbergh
Erwin Vandenbergh (; born 26 January 1959) is a Belgian retired football who played as a forward. Between 1979 and 1991, he finished six times topscorer of the Belgian First Division (a record as of 2020), with three clubs (the first three with Lierse, the following two with Anderlecht, and the last one with Gent). In 1980, he was European topscorer with 39 goals out of 34 games. As a Belgium national team regular, Vandenbergh scored a memorable victory goal against Argentina in the opening game of the 1982 World Cup in Spain. Vandenbergh also played for the French club Lille with his Belgian national team partner Filip Desmet under the management of another fellow Belgian Georges Heylens. His son, Kevin Vandenbergh, has also become a professional football striker. Honours Anderlecht * Belgian First Division: 1984–85, 1985–86 * Belgian Super Cup: 1985 * UEFA Cup: 1982–83; runners-up 1983–84 * Jules Pappaert Cup: 1977, 1983, 1985 * Bruges Matins: 1985 Belg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
