The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1965 throughout the world.

Events

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in for a full term ...

: Won by Independiente 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 4–1. * February 6:Retirement of Sir

Stanley Matthews Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE (1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an English footballer who played as an outside right. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the British game, he is the only player to have been knighted while sti ...

from professional football, five days after his fiftieth birthday. * Substitutions allowed: The

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in Association football around the wor ...

voted 39 to 10 in favour of allowing clubs to introduce a substitute for an injured player at any time during a league match. *

FC Twente Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedes ...

(Enschede, the Netherlands) was founded *

FC Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...

was founded *

1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club based in the city of Magdeburg. The club was founded in 1965 and spent all but one season in East Germany top flight, the DDR-Oberliga, winning three championships and seven cup titles. It ...

was founded * 1965 International Soccer League **League: Polonia Bytom defeated

New York Americans The New York Americans, colloquially known as the Amerks, were a professional ice hockey team based in New York City from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the second to play ...

, 5–1 on aggregate. **Cup: Polonia Bytom defeated

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 ...

3–1, on aggregate.

Winners club national championship

Asia

* : Toyo Industries * : Al-Maref

Europe

* :

Manchester United Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The ...

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Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...

* : KR * :

Internazionale Milano F.C. Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is t ...

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Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

* :

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

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Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

* : Fenerbahçe * :

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are best known for the ...

North America

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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 ...

South America

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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 th ...

* : 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.

Olimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sports club based in the city of Asunción. The club promotes the practice of various sports with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, the former being the highest priority and most su ...

International tournaments

African Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internat ...

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(November 12 – 21 1965) *# *# *# * 1965 British Home Championship (October 3, 1964 – April 10, 1965) ::

Births

*January 1 –

Khabib Ilyaletdinov Khabib Khasibovich Ilyaletdinov (russian: Хабиб Хасибович Илялетдинов; born 1 January 1965) is a former Russian professional footballer of Tatar heritage. Club career He made his professional debut in the Soviet First Le ...

, Russian club player *January 9 – Iain Dowie, English-Northern Irish footballer, manager and pundit *January 13 – Bennett Masinga, South African international footballer (died 2013) *January 25 – Josef Ringel, retired Czech footballer *February 4 –

John van Loen Johannes ("John") Maria van Loen (born 4 February 1965 in Utrecht) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. he earned seven caps for the Netherlands national football team, with which he scored one goal. He played in ...

, Dutch footballer and assistant-coach *February 5 –

Gheorghe Hagi Gheorghe "Gică" Hagi (; born 5 February 1965) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently the owner and manager of Liga I club Farul Constanța. Deployed as an attacking midfielder, Hagi was considered one of ...

, Romanian footballer, manager and club owner *February 15 – Gustavo Quinteros, Bolivian footballer and manager *March 3 –

Dragan Stojković Dragan Stojković ( sr-Cyrl, Драган Стојковић, ; born 3 March 1965), also known by the nickname Piksi (Пикси), is a Serbian former footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current manager of the Serbia national team. Wi ...

, Serbian international and coach *March 8 – Juan Hernández Ramírez, Mexican international footballer *May 4 – Aykut Kocaman, Turkish international *May 17 –

Massimo Crippa Massimo Crippa (; born 17 May 1965) is an Italian former professional Association football, footballer, who played as a midfielder; he is the current sporting director of A.C. Renate, Renate. Crippa played for several Italian clubs throughout his ...

, Italian international footballer *May 23 –

Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel Charles Fuqua Manuel Jr. (born January 4, 1944), is an American former professional baseball playe ...

, Spanish international footballer *June 7 –

Jean-Pierre François Jean-Pierre François (born on 7 June 1965) is a French singer and former footballer. He remained particularly known for his 1989 summer hit " Je te survivrai", a love song written by Didier Barbelivien, which reached number 2 on the French Sing ...

, French footballer and singer *June 12 –

Carlos Luis Morales Carlos Luis Morales Benítez (12 June 1965 – 22 June 2020) was a journalist and a football goalkeeper from Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, Repúbl ...

, Ecuadorian goalkeeper *June 30 – Dietmar Drabek, Austrian referee *July 5 –

Abdoulaye Sogue Abdoulaye Sogue (born July 5, 1965) is a Senegalese former professional association football, footballer who played as a striker. External linksAbdoulaye Sogue profile
at chamoisfc79.fr 1965 births Living people Senegalese footballers Assoc ...

, Senegalese former professional footballer *July 17 – Muhamad Radhi Mat Din, Malaysian coach and footballer *July 18 – Rosanan Samak, Bruneian football coach *July 27 – José Luis Chilavert, Paraguayan goalkeeper *July 27 – Trifon Ivanov, Bulgarian international footballer (died 2016) *July 30 – Leonel Álvarez, Colombian footballer *August 9 – David Kealy, Irish footballer *August 21 – Juan Lombardi, former Uruguayan footballer *August 27 –

Ange Postecoglou Angelos Postecoglou ( el, Άγγελος Ποστέκογλου, ; born 27 August 1965) is an Australian association football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. Born in Greece, he move ...

, Greek-born Australian football player and manager *August 30 – Peter Grant, Scottish football player and manager *August 31 – Ricardo Gónzalez, Chilean footballer *September 7 –

Darko Pančev Darko Pančev ( mk, Дарко Панчев, ; born 7 September 1965) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He most notably played for FK Vardar and Red Star Belgrade. He was part of the Red Star Belgrade squa ...

, Macedonian footballer *September 22 – Christophe Jeannet, French footballerChristophe Jeannet profile at chamoisfc79.fr
/ref> *September 24 –

Roberto Siboldi Robert Dante Siboldi Badiola (born 24 September 1965) is a Uruguayan professional manager and former footballer. During his playing career, he played as a goalkeeper and was nicknamed "Flaco." Playing career Club career Siboldi played profession ...

, Uruguayan footballer *October 6 –

Jürgen Kohler Jürgen Kohler (born 6 October 1965) is a World Cup-winning German footballer and manager, who played as a centre-back. Since 2018, he has been in charge of the youth team of Viktoria Köln. Playing career Kohler enjoyed a lengthy career at the ...

, German international footballer and manager *November 16 –

Mika Aaltonen Mika Aaltonen (born 16 November 1965) is a Finnish former footballer. His position was an attacking central midfielder. He also played for the Finnish national team. During his career (1982–1994) he played in Finland, Italy, Switzerland, G ...

, Finnish international footballer *November 17 – Terence Mophuting, Botswanan footballer *November 24 – Tom Boyd, Scottish footballer *November 25 – Mauro Blanco, Bolivian footballer *December 10 –

José Aurelio Gay José Aurelio Gay López (born 10 December 1965) is a Spanish retired Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder, and the Manager (association football), manager of Bolivian club C.D. Vaca Díez, CD Vaca Díez. He was associate ...

, Spanish football player and manager

Deaths

January

* January 21 -

Arie Bieshaar Adrianus "Arie" Gerardus Bieshaar (15 March 1899 – 21 January 1965) was a football player from the Netherlands. Club career Bieshaar played the majority of his career for Haarlem, scoring 119 goals in 285 matches. International career He repr ...

(65), Dutch footballer (born 1899)

August

* August 24 –

Amílcar Barbuy Amílcar Barbuy (29 March 1893 – 24 August 1965) was an Italian Brazilian football player and manager. A talented and well-rounded midfielder, he was known for his commanding presence, pinpoint tackling, ability to read the game, powerful ...

, Brazilian midfielder, known as one of the most influential players of

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Sport Club Corinthians Paulista () is a Brazilian sports club based in the Tatuapé district of São Paulo. Although competing in a number of different sports, Corinthians is mostly known for its professional association football team that play ...

. (72) * August 30 –

Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues (1 June 1892 – 30 August 1965) was a Brazilian footballer and manager. He was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1919 South American Championship. References 1892 births 1965 deaths Footballers f ...

, Brazilian midfielder and manager of the

Brazil National Football Team The Brazil national football team ( pt, Seleção Brasileira de Futebol), nicknamed ''Seleção Canarinho'' (‘Canary Squad’, after their bright yellow jersey), represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the B ...

at the

1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as host nati ...

, winner of the

1919 South American Championship The 1919 South American Championship of Nations was the third continental championship for South American national football teams. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 11 to 29 May 1919. The participating countries were Brazil, Argentin ...

. (73)

October

* October 11 – Roberto Cherro, Argentine forward, scored 213 goals for

, runner up of the

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References

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