The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1962 throughout the world.

Events

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...

: Won by

Santos FC Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a '' bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals i ...

after defeating

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

on an aggregate score of 3–0. *

1962 International Soccer League Statistics of International Soccer League III in season 1962. League standings Section I Section II Championship finals First leg Second leg ''América won 3–1 on aggregate''. American Challenge Cup * FK Dukla Prague FK Dukla ...

**League: America-RJ defeated Belenenses 3–1 on aggregate. **Cup:

FK Dukla Prague FK Dukla Prague ( cs, FK Dukla Praha) is a Czech association football club located in the Dejvice area of Prague. It currently plays in the Czech National Football League. The club played in local competitions between 2001 and 2007, when it ga ...

defeated America-RJ, 3–2, on aggregate.

Winners club national championship

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Club Atlético Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

* : Santos * :

Universidad de Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

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Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

* : Stade de Reims * : Shelbourne * :

A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional Association football, football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 ...

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Chivas Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara (); often simply known as Guadalajara () and their nickname ''Chivas'' (), is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco. Guadalajara is one of the ten founding members of the Mexican First Divisi ...

* : Feyenoord Rotterdam * : Linfield * : Olimpia Asunción * : Real Madrid * :

IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play thei ...

* : Galatasaray S.K.

International tournaments

* African Cup of Nations in

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

(14–21 January 1962) *# *# *# *

1962 British Home Championship Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita ...

(7 October 1961 – 11 April 1962) :: *

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 ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

(30 May – 17 June 1962) *# *# *# *

1962 Asian Games ) , Host city = Jakarta, Indonesia , Nations participating = 17 , Athletes participating = 1,460 , Events = 120 in 13 sports , Opening ceremony = 24 August 1962 , Closing ceremony = 4 September 1962 , ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

(25 August – 4 September 1962) * * *

Births

* 6 January – Mark Ellis, English club footballer * 11 January –

Farkhad Magametov Farkhad Magametov (born 11 January 1962 in the Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' nor ...

, Uzbekistani international footballer * 12 January –

Alfred Schön Alfred Schön (born 12 January 1962) is a German football manager and former player. References External links * 1962 births Living people German men's footballers German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in ...

, German footballer and manager * 21 January – Gabriele Pin, Italian footballer and coach * 23 January –

Stephen Keshi Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (23 January 1962 – 7 June 2016) was a Nigerian football player and manager. During his playing career, Keshi played as a defender and earned 60 caps for the Nigeria national team, making him the nation's second-most ...

, Nigerian international footballer (died 2016) * 26 January – Marco Antonio Barrero, Bolivian international footballer * 5 February –

Felipe Peralta Felipe Peralta (born 2 May 1962) is a retired football midfielder from Paraguay. He played professional football in Paraguay, and also had a spell in Colombia, playing for Deportivo Pereira. International Sanabria made his international d ...

, Paraguayan international footballer * 13 February –

Héctor Morán Héctor Eduardo Morán Correa (born 13 February 1962, in Durazno) is a former football midfielder from Uruguay. His nickname was "Indio". Club career Morán played for Cerro, Nacional and Central Español in Uruguay, Deportivo Mandiyú in Arg ...

, Uruguayan international footballer * 9 March – Jan Furtok, Polish international footballer * 16 March – Lars Larsson, Swedish international footballer and coach (died 2015) * 30 March ** Dariusz Raczyński, Polish footballer (died 2022) ** Gary Stevens, English football player and manager * 13 April ** Edivaldo, Brazilian footballer (died 1993) ** Nelson Gutiérrez, Uruguayan footballer * 26 April – Colin Anderson, English club footballer * 4 June – Per Frimann, Danish footballer * 14 July – Patricio Toledo, Chilean international footballer * 17 July –

Patricio Mardones Luis Patricio Mardones Díaz (born 17 July 1962), known as Patricio Mardones, is a former Chilean football midfielder. Playing career Mardones is a historical player of the traditional rivals Universidad Católica and Universidad de Chile, si ...

, Chilean footballer * 18 August –

Hólger Quiñónez Hólger Abraham Quiñónez Caicedo (born 18 September 1962) is an Ecuadorian retired footballer who played as a central defender. Club career Quiñónez was born in San Carlos, Los Ríos Province. During his 20-year professional career he pla ...

, Ecuadorian footballer * 1 September **

Tony Cascarino Anthony Guy Cascarino (born 1 September 1962) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for various British and French clubs and internationally for the Republic of Ireland national team, with whom he competed in UEFA Euro 19 ...

, Irish footballer **

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 ...

, Dutch international footballer and manager * 6 September –

Holger Fach Holger Fach (born 6 September 1962) is a German football manager and former professional player. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he could also pitch in at centre back. Club career Between 1981 and 1998, Fach played 416 Bundesliga games for Fort ...

, German international footballer and manager * 10 September –

Wiljan Vloet Wiljan Vloet (born 10 September 1962) is a Dutch association football, football Manager (association football), manager, executive and former Football player, player. He serves as the sporting director of FC Den Bosch. Playing career As a footba ...

, Dutch football manager * 17 September – Luis Caballero, Paraguayan international footballer (died 2005) * 30 September –

Frank Rijkaard Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard (; born 30 September 1962) is a Dutch former footballer and former manager who played as a defensive midfielder. Rijkaard played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and AC Milan and represented the Netherlands national team side ...

, Dutch international footballer and manager * 1 October –

Attaphol Buspakom Attaphol Buspakom ( th, อรรถพล ปุษปาคม; ), nicknamed "Tak" ( th, แต๊ก; ); 1 October 1962 – 16 April 2015) was a Thai national and football coach. He was given the role at Muangthong United and Buriram Unite ...

, Thai international footballer and coach (died 2015) * 26 October – Wilbert Suvrijn, Dutch international footballer * 30 October –

Stefan Kuntz Stefan Kuntz (born 30 October 1962) is a German professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the head coach of the Turkey national team. Kuntz represented the Germany national team between 1993 and 1997, rea ...

, German international footballer * 12 November –

Wim Kieft Willem Cornelis Nicolaas "Wim" Kieft (born 12 November 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Kieft went into punditry in 2001, occasionally appearing on football talk show ''Voetbal Inside'' A prolific ...

, Dutch international footballer * 15 November –

Kim Vilfort Kim Vilfort (; born 15 November 1962) is a Danish retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the head talent scout at Brøndby IF. His 17-year professional career was mainly associated with Brøndby IF, for which he playe ...

, Danish international footballer * 20 November ** Paul Birch, English club footballer (died 2009) ** Chris Foy, English referee * 8 December – Berry van Aerle, Dutch international footballer * 10 December –

John de Wolf Johannes Hildebrand de Wolf (born 10 December 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer, who played as a defender. He earned six caps for the Dutch national team, scoring two goals. Career Club De Wolf was born in Schiedam. He began ...

, Dutch footballer

Deaths

* 28 March – David Wijnveldt, Dutch international footballer (born 1891) * 20 October –

Jesús Herrera Herrera (born March 22, 1962) is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico. Career He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best Olympic result was finishing in 11th place in the ...

, Spanish international footballer (born 1938)

References

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