The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1971 throughout the world.

Events

*January 2 – Second Ibrox disaster. Barriers on Stairway 13 at

Ibrox Park Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium on the south side of the River Clyde in the Ibrox area of Glasgow, Scotland. The home of Rangers Football Club, Ibrox is the third largest football stadium in Scotland, with an all-seated capacity of . ...

give way under a crush of fans departing a Rangers– Celtic

match A match is a tool for starting a fire. Typically, matches are made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper. One end is coated with a material that can be ignited by friction generated by striking the match against a suitable surface. Wooden matc ...

, killing 66 and injuring over 200. *17 April 1971 -

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

and the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against the

. The match took place in

Hazebrouck Hazebrouck (, nl, Hazebroek, , vls, Oazebroeke) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France. It was a small market town in Flanders until it became an important railway junction in the 1860s. West Flemish was the usual language until 1 ...

and resulted in a 4–0 defeat for the Netherlands with

Jocelyne Ratignier Jocelyne Ratignier is a French football player who played as a forward for French club Stade de Reims of the Division 1 Féminine. Ratignier represented France in the first FIFA-sanctioned women's international against the Netherlands, Rati ...

scoring a hattrick and

Marie-Claire Caron-Harant Marie-Claire Caron-Harant is a French football player who played as a forward for French club Stade de Reims of the Division 1 Féminine. Caron-Harant represented France in the first FIFA sanctioned women's international against the Netherla ...

scoring once. * Copa Libertadores:Won by Nacional after defeating Estudiantes La Plata on an aggregate score of 2–0. *May 20 –

Ajax Ajax may refer to: Greek mythology and tragedy * Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea * Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris * ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Gree ...

claims the KNVB Cup by defeating Sparta Rotterdam in the second leg, 2–1. *9 May – The very first

Women's FA Cup The Women's FA Challenge Cup Competition is the top annual cup tournament for women's clubs in English football. Founded in 1970, it has been named the WFA Cup, FA Women's Cup and now Women's FA Cup (Vitality Women's FA Cup for sponsorship rea ...

in England, the Mitre Challenge Trophy for women's professional soccer football, was won when Southampton Women's F.C. defeated Stewarton Thistle, 4 to 1, in the

final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: * Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...

held at

Crystal Palace National Sports Centre The National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London, England is a large sports centre and outdoor athletics stadium. It was opened in 1964 in Crystal Palace Park, close to the site of the former Crystal Palace Exhibition building which ...

. Pat Davies scored three of her team's four goals and Dot Cassell contributed the lone Stewarton score."Women's FA Cup / FA Women's Cup – Finals"
Women's Football Archive

Winners club national championship

Asia

* : Taj * : Al-Oruba

Europe

* : Olympique de Marseille * :

Inter Milan 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 ...

* :

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club (association football), 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 bef ...

* :

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...

* :

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

North America

*: Club América * / : ** Dallas Tornado ( NASL)

South America

* :

Atlético Mineiro Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

International tournaments

* 1971 British Home Championship (May 15 – May 22, 1971) :: * Pan American Games in Colombia (July 31 – August 12, 1971) ** Gold Medal: ** Silver Medal: ** Bronze Medal:

Births

January

* January 1 –

Juan Carlos Plata Juan Carlos Plata (born 1 January 1971) is a Guatemalan soccer coach and retired football striker. He is the highest-scoring player in the history of Guatemala's top division. As of January 2010, Plata has, except for Marc Lloyd-Williams, bee ...

, Guatemalan footballer and coach * January 2 –

Slobodan Komljenović Slobodan Komljenović (, born 2 January 1971) is a Serbian football manager and retired footballer who played as either a central or right defender. He played several years in Germany in representation of five teams, namely Eintracht Frankf ...

, Serbian footballer * January 5 –

Bjørn Otto Bragstad Bjørn Otto Bragstad (born 5 January 1971) is a former football defender from Norway. Club career Bragstad came through the youth ranks at Rosenborg before making his senior debut in the 1989 season. He scored 26 goals in 194 matches for them. ...

, Norwegian footballer * January 8 –

Jesper Jansson Jesper Urban Jansson (born 8 January 1971) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. He currently serves as the director of football at Hammarby IF. As a player, he represented Östers IF, AIK, Dju ...

, Swedish footballer * January 10 – Rudi Istenič, Slovenian footballer * January 14 –

Bert Konterman Bert Konterman (, born 14 January 1971) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. Playing career Born in Rouveen, Konterman's career began with the local amateur club ''SC Rouveen'', then went on to play for clubs in ...

, Dutch footballer * January 14 –

Antonis Nikopolidis Antonis Nikopolidis ( el, Αντώνης Νικοπολίδης; born 14 January 1971) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and former manager of the Greece under-21 national team. He is regarded among the best ...

, Greek goalkeeper * January 16 –

Ulrich van Gobbel Ulrich van Gobbel (born 16 January 1971) is a Dutch Surinamese football coach and a former player who played as a defender for Feyenoord Rotterdam (where he had two spells), Galatasaray and Southampton. He works as a coach with the Under-19 s ...

, Dutch footballer * January 18 – Pep Guardiola, Spanish footballer * January 26 –

Giuseppe Pancaro Giuseppe Pancaro (; born 26 August 1971) is a former Italian football defender turned coach. A strong, reliable, and tenacious left-back, who was effective in the air, he was known for his stamina and work-rate, which allowed him to contribute ...

, Italian footballer * January 29 –

Jörg Albertz Jörg Albertz (; born 29 January 1971) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Between 1996 and 1998, he played three international games for the Germany national team. Career As both a youth player and apprentic ...

, German footballer

February

* February 1 – Joaquín Hernández, Mexican footballer * February 1 –

Zlatko Zahovič Zlatko Zahovič (; born 1 February 1971) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. After making a name for himself in Europe in Portugal, most notably with Porto and Benfica where he amassed Primeira ...

, Slovenian footballer * February 1 –

Marcelinho Carioca Marcelo Pereira Surcin (born 1 February 1971), known as Marcelinho Carioca, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was noted for his accuracy from free-kicks, having scored 80 free kick goals in ...

, Brazilian footballer * February 2 – Osvaldo Peralta, Paraguayan footballer * February 4 –

Maarten Atmodikoro Maarten Atmodikoro (born 4 February 1971 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a retired Dutch football defender. Club career He started his professional career in the 1989/1990 season for Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging. He later played for Dordrecht '90 ...

, Dutch footballer * February 17 –

Carlos Gamarra Carlos Alberto Gamarra Pavón () (born 17 February 1971) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He captained the Paraguay national team at international level and was for a long time the most capped player ...

, Paraguayan footballer * February 20 –

Jari Litmanen Jari Olavi Litmanen (; born 20 February 1971) is a Finnish former footballer. He was the first-choice captain of the Finland national team between 1996 and 2008 in an international career that ran from 1989 to 2010. Litmanen is widely consider ...

, Finnish footballer

March

* March 4 –

Jovan Stanković Jovan Stanković (; born 4 March 1971) is a Serbian retired football manager and former player who played as a left midfielder. He spent the better part of his career with Red Star Belgrade and in Spain, most notably with Mallorca – he playe ...

, Serbian footballer * March 13 –

Allan Nielsen Allan Nielsen (born 13 March 1971) is a Danish former professional footballer whose most notable period of football was four years at English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur with whom he won the 1999 League Cup, scoring the winning goa ...

, Danish footballer * March 15 –

Joachim Björklund Joachim Björklund (born 15 March 1971) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He is the assistant coach of Sarpsborg 08 in the Norwegian Eliteserien. Beginning his playing career with Östers IF and SK Brann ...

, Swedish footballer * March 18 – Jerzy Brzęczek, Polish footballer * March 18 –

Fernando Ochoaizpur Fernando Néstor Ochoaizpur Iturain (born 18 March 1971 in Buenos Aires) is a Bolivian retired footballer, who played as a defender during his career. He is currently the manager of Andorran club Sant Julià. Club career Born in Argentina, ...

, Bolivian footballer * March 26 – Liviu Ciobotariu, Romanian footballer

April

* April 2 –

Francisco Arce Francisco Javier "Chiqui" Arce Rolón (; born 2 April 1971) is a retired Paraguayan footballer and coach. He played at the right defender position, competing a total of 61 times for the Paraguay national team between 1995 and 2004. He is curre ...

, Paraguayan international * April 2 –

Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto Edmundo Alves de Souza Oliveira (born 2 April 1971), better known simply as Edmundo, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward. Nicknamed "O Animal", he was a talented yet controversial footballer and drew ...

, Brazilian footballer * April 5 – Choi Eun-sung, South Korean club player * April 7 – Franky Vandendriessche, Belgian goalkeeper * April 8 –

Kim Byung-ji Kim Byung-ji (born 8 April 1970) is a former football goalkeeper who played for the South Korea national team as well as several clubs in the K League. He was noted for his unique hair style which looked like the tail of a bird. Playing car ...

, South Korean international goalkeeper * April 9 – Víctor López, Uruguayan footballer * April 13 –

Steven Lustü Steven Lustü (born 13 April 1971) is a Danish former football player. He played as a central defender. He is currently the head coach of Viborg FF U17. From 2000 to 2005, Steven Lustü played nine games for the Danish national team. Biography ...

, Danish footballer and coach * April 14 –

Miguel Calero Miguel Ángel Calero Rodríguez (14 April 1971 – 4 December 2012) was a Colombian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played 50 times for the Colombia national team between 1995 and 2007. While playing in Colombia, Calero ...

, Colombian international (d.

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) * April 15 –

Finidi George George Finidi (born 15 April 1971), known as Finidi George, is a Nigerian professional football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Nigeria Professional Football League club Enyimba F.C. As a player, he played as a righ ...

, Nigerian footballer * April 17 –

José Francisco Cevallos José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

, Ecuadorian footballer, Minister of Sports in Ecuador and President of Barcelona F.C. * April 23 – Hjalmar Zambrano, Ecuadorian footballer

May

* May 14 –

Martin Reim Martin Reim (born 14 May 1971) is an Estonian football manager and former professional player. Reim played as a central midfielder for Lõvid, Sport Tallinn, Norma, Flora, KTP and the Estonia national team. He is Estonia's most capped player ...

, Estonian footballer

June

* June 3 –

Luigi Di Biagio Luigi Di Biagio (; born 3 June 1971) is an Italian professional football manager and former player. A former defensive midfielder, Di Biagio last played for Ascoli Calcio 1898 in 2007, and previously also played for several other Italian clubs ...

, Italian footballer * June 5 –

Francisco Gabriel de Anda Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

, Mexican footballer and analyst * June 9 **

Gilles De Bilde Gilles De Bilde (born 9 June 1971) is a retired Belgian footballer who played as a striker. He played club football for Eendracht Aalst, Anderlecht, PSV, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa, Lierse and Willebroek-Meerhof. He was capped by Be ...

, Belgian footballer **

Uladzimir Zhuravel Uladzimir Ivanavich Zhuravel ( be, Уладзімір Іванавіч Журавель; russian: Владимир Иванович Журавель; 9 June 1971 – 18 November 2018) was a Belarusian professional football player and coach. In 20 ...

, Belarusian footballer and coach (d.

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the Unit ...

) * June 14 –

Håkan Mild Stig Håkan Mild (born 14 June 1971) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is best remembered for his time with IFK Göteborg, with which he won four Swedish Championships. A full international betwe ...

, Swedish footballer * June 23 –

Enrique Romero Enrique Fernández Romero (born 23 June 1971) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a left-back. He played for four clubs during his professional career over 16 seasons – notably Deportivo which he helped win four major ...

, Spanish footballer * June 24 –

Thomas Helveg Thomas Lund Helveg (; born 24 June 1971) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He began and ended his career with Odense Boldklub in the Danish Superliga, with whom he won the 1989 Danish championship. The most p ...

, Danish international * June 25 –

Neil Lennon Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player. During his playing career he represented English clubs Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Leicester City. Lennon moved to Celtic in 2000, where he ...

, Northern Irish footballer and manager * June 28 –

Fabien Barthez Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971) is a French racing driver and former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At club level, he played football in both France and England with Toulouse, Marseille, AS Monaco, Manchester United ...

, French footballer

July

* July 26 – Mladen Rudonja, Slovenian footballer * July 31 – Elivélton, Brazilian international footballer * July 31 – Ignacio Vázquez, Mexican footballer

August

* August 10 – Roy Keane, Irish footballer and manager * August 16 – Rick Slor, Dutch footballer * August 18 –

Patrik Andersson Patrik Jonas Andersson (; born 18 August 1971) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Starting off his career with Malmö FF in the late 1980s, he went on to play professionally in England, Germany, and Spain, an ...

, Swedish footballer * August 19 –

Miguel Ponce Miguel Andrés Ponce Torres (born 19 August 1971) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Deportes Iquique. Honours Club ;Universidad Católica * Primera División de Chile Prime ...

, Chilean footballer * August 23 –

Demetrio Albertini Demetrio Albertini (; born 23 August 1971) is the sporting director of Parma and a former professional Italian football midfielder and vice-president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). He is widely considered one of the legends of the A ...

, Italian footballer * August 26 – Osman Özköylü, Turkish footballer * August 27 –

Ernest Faber Ernest Anthonius Jacobus Faber (born 27 August 1971) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He was most recently head coach of caretaker manager of Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven. Faber grew up in Eindhoven and played youth f ...

, Dutch footballer * August 29 – Marco Sandy, Bolivian footballer

September

* September 1 –

Hakan Şükür Hakan Şükür (; born 1 September 1971) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed the "Bull of the Bosphorus" and ''Kral'' (king), he spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a ...

, Turkish footballer * September 3 – Ángel Lemus, Mexican footballer * September 3 – Paolo Montero, Uruguayan footballer * September 9 –

Mikel Lasa Mikel Lasa Goikoetxea (born 9 September 1971) is a Spanish football retired player and current manager. He played as a left back. He currently manages Futuro Kings FC in Equatorial Guinea. He played 267 La Liga matches over 13 seasons ( ...

, Spanish footballer * September 9 – Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer * September 13 – Mladen Dabanovič, Slovenian footballer * September 17 –

Edílson Edílson da Silva Ferreira (born 17 September 1971) is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward. Dubbed as ''Capetinha'', Edílson was a second striker who was known for his dribbling skills, and is mainly ...

, Brazilian footballer * September 18 – Filip Apelstav, Swedish footballer * September 20 – Henrik Larsson, Swedish footballer and manager * September 29 – Miguel Fuentes, Mexican footballer * September 29 –

Jeffrey Talan Jeffrey Dennis Talan (born 29 September 1971) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is the assistant coach of Almere City. He gained 8 caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored once. Club career ...

, Dutch footballer

October

* October 4 –

Jorge Costa Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida (born 14 October 1971) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender, currently manager of Académico de Viseu. Nicknamed ''Bicho'' (animal) and ''Tanque'' (tank) by his colleagues and fans for ...

, Portuguese footballer * October 5 –

Bertrand Crasson Bertrand Crasson (born 5 October 1971) is a Belgian football manager and former player who played as a defender, in the position of right-back or centre-back. Most recently he was the manager of Luxemburger team F91 Dudelange. Club career Cras ...

, Belgian footballer * October 7 –

Ismael Urzaiz Ismael Urzaiz Aranda (; born 7 October 1971) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a centre-forward. Best known for his physical strength and aerial ability, the unsuccessful youth graduate at Real Madrid went on to represent seven othe ...

, Spanish footballer * October 8 –

Miran Pavlin Miran Pavlin (born 8 October 1971) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as midfielder. He featured for clubs such as Olimpija, SC Freiburg, Olympiakos Nicosia, APOEL, FC Porto and Olimpija Ljubljana. Club career In 2009, ...

, Slovenian footballer * October 13 – André Bergdølmo, Norwegian footballer * October 15 – Andy Cole, English footballer * October 15 –

Niko Kovač Niko Kovač (; born 15 October 1971) is a Croatian professional football coach and former player. He is currently the manager of Bundesliga club VFL Wolfsburg. Kovač was the long-standing captain of the Croatia national team until his retire ...

, Croatian footballer * October 16 –

Geert De Vlieger Geert De Vlieger (; born 16 October 1971) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career De Vlieger was born in Dendermonde. He started his career in his home country playing for Anderlecht and Beveren before mo ...

, Belgian footballer * October 18 –

Yoo Sang-chul Yoo Sang-chul ( ko, 유상철; 18 October 1971 – 7 June 2021) was a South Korean football player and manager. Yoo was regarded as one of the greatest South Korean midfielders of all time. He was selected as a midfielder of the 2002 FIFA Wor ...

, South Korean footballer * October 21 –

René Ponk René Ponk (born 21 October 1971 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Football career In a professional career which lasted 15 years Ponk appeared in Eredivisie games 120 over the course of eight seasons, with ...

, Dutch footballer * October 25 – Geoffrey Prommayon, Dutch footballer * October 26 – Didier Martel, French footballer * October 27 –

Theodoros Zagorakis Theodoros Zagorakis ( el, Θεόδωρος Ζαγοράκης ; born 27 October 1971) is a Greek politician and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the captain of Greece that won UEFA Euro 2004, and was also presid ...

, Greek footballer

November

*November 3 –

Dwight Yorke Dwight Eversley Yorke CM (born 3 November 1971) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian former professional footballer and current manager of Australian A-League club Macarthur FC. Throughout his club career, he played for Aston Villa, Manchester Uni ...

, Trinidadian and Tobagonian footballer *November 13 –

Unai Emery Unai Emery Etxegoien (born 3 November 1971) is a Spanish football manager and former player who is the head coach of Premier League club Aston Villa. After a career spent playing mostly in Spain's Segunda División, Emery transitioned into coa ...

, Spanish footballer and manager *November 13 – Erwin Ramírez, Ecuadorian footballer *November 16 –

Mustapha Hadji Mustapha Hadji (born 16 November 1971) is a Moroccan football coach and former player. He was named the 50th greatest African player of all time by the African football expert Ed Dove. Early life Hadji was born in Ifrane Atlas-Saghir, Morocco. ...

, Moroccan footballer *November 30 –

Pedro Pineda Pedro Pineda (born 30 November 1971) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a member of the Mexico national football team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Pineda was one of the fir ...

, Mexican footballer

December

* December 2 –

Francesco Toldo Francesco Toldo (; born 2 December 1971) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is regarded by pundits as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation. In a professional career which spanned two full decades, he m ...

, Italian footballer * December 3 –

Henk Timmer Hendrik Timmer (born 3 December 1971) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Timmer was born in Hierden, Harderwijk, Gelderland. He spent his first 11 senior seasons in the second division, with FC Zw ...

, Dutch footballer * December 7 –

Spira Grujić Spira Grujić (; born 7 December 1971) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a defender. Club career After spending four seasons with Radnički Niš, Grujić moved abroad and joined Belgian club Molenbeek in 1995. He would also play for ...

, Serbian footballer * December 8 –

Abdullah Ercan Abdullah Ercan (born 8 December 1971 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a retired Turkish international footballer and manager. Coaching career Honours Trabzonspor *Turkish Cup: 1992, 1995 *Turkish Super Cup: 1995 *Chancellor Cup: 1994, 1996 Fenerbah ...

, Turkish footballer * December 14 – Arsenio Benítez, Paraguayan footballer * December 26 –

Mika Nurmela Mika Nurmela (born 26 December 1971) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the sporting director of Finnish Ykkönen club AC Oulu. His son Anselmi Nurmela is also a professional footballer. Internatio ...

, Finnish footballer * December 28 –

Sergi Barjuán Sergi Barjuán Esclusa (born 28 December 1971), known simply as Sergi as a player, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back, currently a manager. Best known for his Barcelona stint, he played for the first team for ...

, Spanish footballer * December 29 –

Niclas Alexandersson Jens Niclas Alexandersson (born 29 December 1971) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a right winger and right back. Beginning his career with Halmstads BK in 1989, he went on to represent IFK Göteborg, Sheffield Wednesday ...

, Swedish footballer

Deaths

* June 30 –

Georgi Asparuhov Georgi Asparuhov Rangelov ( bg, Георги Аспарухов Рангелов; 4 May 1943 – 30 June 1971), nicknamed Gundi, was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a striker. A prolific forward of his generation, Asparuhov was renowned ...

(28), Bulgarian footballer (born 1943) * June 30 –

Nikola Kotkov Nikola Todorov Kotkov ( bg, Никола Тодоров Котков) (9 December 1938 – 30 June 1971), nicknamed Koteto (Котето, "The Kitten") was a Bulgarian football (soccer), footballer who played as a Striker (association football), ...

(32), Bulgarian footballer (born 1938) * July 13 – Harry Dénis (74), Dutch footballer (born 1896) * August 5 –

Ber Groosjohan Bernardus ("Ber") Groosjohan (16 June 1897 in Rotterdam – 5 August 1971 in Rotterdam) was a football (soccer) player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and the 1924 Summer Oly ...

(74), Dutch footballer (born 1897)

References

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