Leo Beenhakker Leo Beenhakker CM (; born 2 August 1942) is a Dutch international football coach. He has had an extensive and successful career both at club and international level. He led both Ajax and Feyenoord to Dutch championships and also had domestic s ...

Henk ten Cate Hendrik Willem ten Cate (born 9 December 1954) is a Dutch football manager and former professional player. In the 2005–06 season, he was assistant to Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona when the team won the UEFA Champions League and La Liga titles. ...

Roberto Carlos Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), commonly known as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who now works as a football ambassador. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his car ...

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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 ...

1997 Tournoi de France The 1997 Tournoi de France (; French, 'Tournament of France'), often referred to as Le Tournoi, was an international football tournament held in France in early June 1997 as a warm-up to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The four national teams participati ...

Copa Libertadores 1997 The 1997 edition of Copa Libertadores was won by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Cruzeiro of Brazil, after defeating Sporting Cristal of Peru in the final. This was Cruzeiro's second title, their first being the 1976 Copa Libertadores, 1976 edition. Cruz ...

UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competi ...

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional fo ...

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Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Kilmarnock FC beats Falkirk 1–0. *February 25 – Manager

Hans Westerhof Hans Westerhof (born 24 November 1948) is a Dutch football coach and currently supervisory board member at SC Heerenveen. Besides the Netherlands, he has coached in the United States and Mexico. As a player, Westerhof played for BV Veendam and ...

is sacked by FC Groningen. *April 30 – Striker

Boudewijn Zenden Boudewijn Zenden (; born 15 August 1976) also known by his nickname "Bolo", is a Dutch former footballer who played as a left winger or as an attacking midfielder. Named the 1997 Dutch Football Talent of the Year, Zenden played for four teams in ...

from

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, w ...

plays his first international match for the

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, when Holland defeats San Marino 6–0 in Serravalle. *May 17 –

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wins the

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...

by defeating

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2–0. *May 18 –

Eric Cantona Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona (; ; born 24 May 1966) is a French actor, director, producer, and former professional footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, Cantona is credited as having made Manchester United a d ...

, the famous and controversial French footballer in the Premiership, announces his retirement from football. *June 29 –

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

wins the

1997 Copa América Bolivia hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition. It was held from 11 to 29 June. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. There is no qualifying for the final tournament. All South Ameri ...

by defeating home nation Bolivia 3–1 in the final in the

Estadio Hernando Siles Estadio Hernando Siles is a multi-purpose stadium in La Paz, Bolivia. It is the country's largest stadium, with a capacity of 41,143 seats. It is named after Hernando Siles Reyes, the 31st President of Bolivia (1926–1930). The stadium is locat ...

in La Paz. *July 20 – Gudjon Thordarson makes his debut as the manager of

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

with a 1–0 loss against

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. *August 17 –

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, w ...

wins the

Johan Cruijff Schaal The Johan Cruyff Shield (, ) is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national footbal ...

, the annual opening of the new season in the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

, with a 3–1 win over

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisi ...

in the

Amsterdam ArenA The Johan Cruyff Arena ( nl, Johan Cruijff Arena ; officially stylised as Johan Cruijff ArenA) is the main stadium of the Dutch capital city of Amsterdam and the home stadium of football club AFC Ajax since its opening. Built from 1993 to 1996 ...

. *November 2 –

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wins the Intercontinental Cup in

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by defeating

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's Cruzeiro 2–0. The goals for the Germans are scored by Michael Zorc and

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.

Winner national club championships

Asia

* - Júbilo Iwata * – Al-Ansar * – Al-Arabi * - Pusan Daewoo Royals * -

Bangkok Bank Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited ( th, ธนาคารกรุงเทพ, RTGS: Thanakhan Krung Thep) is one of the largest commercial banks in Thailand. Its branch network includes over 1,165 branches, As of September 2018 within Thail ...

,

Royal Thai Air Force "Royal Thai Air Force March" , mascot = , anniversaries = 9 April 1937 (Royal Thai Air Force Day) , equipment = , equipment_label = , battles ...

Europe

* –

CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...

* – Croatia Zagreb * – Manchester United * –

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* – Bayern Munich * –

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

* – Juventus * –

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, w ...

* – Rosenborg * –

Widzew Łódź RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-white-reds). Histor ...

* –

Porto Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...

* – Real Madrid * –

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* –

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

North America

* **Verano – Chivas **Invierno –

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* – D.C. United (

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)

South America

* **Clausura – River Plate **Apertura – River Plate * – Bolívar * – Vasco da Gama * **Apertura – Universidad Católica **Clausura –

Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has pla ...

* – Olimpia Asunción * – Alianza Lima

International tournaments

* UNCAF Nations Cup in

Guatemala City, Guatemala Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nest ...

(April 16–27, 1997) *# *# *# * Copa América in Bolivia (June 11–29, 1997) *# *# *# * Baltic Cup in Vilnius, Lithuania (July 9 – 11 1997) *# *# *# *

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in Malaysia (June 16 – July 5, 1997) *# *# *# * FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt (September 5–21, 1997) *# *# *# * Tournoi de France in France (June 3–11, 1997) *# *# *#

National team results

Europe

South America

Births

* January 1 – Quique Fornos, Spanish footballer * January 5 – Jesús Vallejo, Spanish footballer * January 7 – Izzy Brown, English footballer * January 8 – Fran Brodić, Croatian footballer * January 26 – Gedion Zelalem, American footballer * February 3 – Lewis Cook, English footballer * February 10 – Adam Armstrong, English footballer * February 26 – Malcom, Brazilian footballer * March 3 ** Elia Alessandrini, Swiss footballer (d. 2022) ** Jaime Carreño, Chilean footballer * March 6 – Daniel De Silva, Australian youth international * March 12 ** Dean Henderson, English footballer ** Allan Saint-Maximin, French footballer * March 29 –

Ezequiel Ponce Ezequiel Ponce (; born 29 March 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Elche. He also holds Spanish citizenship. Club career Newell's Old Boys Ponce is a youth exponent from his hometown club Newe ...

, Argentine footballer * April 2 –

Abdelhak Nouri Abdelhak "Appie" Nouri (born 2 April 1997) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He operated primarily as an attacking midfielder, but could also be deployed as a winger. A youth product of Eredivisie club Aja ...

, Dutch footballer * April 5 –

Borja Mayoral Borja Mayoral Moya (; born 5 April 1997) is a Spanish professional professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Getafe. Formed at Real Madrid from the age of 10, he made his first-team debut in 2015 after featuring for the ...

, Spanish footballer * April 13 – Mateo Cassierra, Colombian footballer * April 17 – Jorge Meré, Spanish footballer * April 27 –

Josh Onomah Joshua Oghenetega Peter Onomah (born 27 April 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Preston North End, having previously represented club Fulham. Onomah came through the academy system ...

, English footballer * May 17 ** Andrea Favilli, Italian footballer ** Ayron Verkindere, Belgian footballer * June 16 – Jean-Kévin Augustin, French footballer * June 22 – Gabriel Rojas, Argentine footballer * July 3 – Filip Sachpekidis, Swedish footballer * July 11 – Rasmus Kristensen, Danish footballer * July 25 – Louis Reed, English footballer * August 2 –

Ivan Šaponjić Ivan Šaponjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Шапоњић; born 2 August 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Slovan Bratislava in the Niké Liga. At international level, Šaponjić won the gold medal for Se ...

, Serbian footballer * August 3 ** Daniel Crowley, English youth international ** Adrian Lillebekk Ovlien, Norwegian footballer (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 ...

) * August 4 – Cinzia Zehnder, Swiss footballer * August 6 –

Sander Svendsen Sander Svendsen (born 6 August 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Eliteserien club Viking. Early life Sander Svendsen was born in Molde, and started to play football at a young age at the local ...

, Norwegian youth international * August 9 – Leon Bailey, Jamaican international * August 19 – Bartłomiej Drągowski, Polish footballer * August 29 – Ainsley Maitland-Niles, English footballer * September 15 – Jeisson Vargas, Chilean footballer * September 16 –

Zsanett Kaján Zsanett Bernadett Kaján (born 16 September 1997) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club ACF Fiorentina and the Hungarian national team. Collegiate career Kaján played forward for the St. John's Univ ...

, Hungarian women's international * October 2 – Tammy Abraham, English international * October 6 – Kasper Dolberg, Danish international * October 17 –

Václav Černý Václav Černý (26 March 1905, Jizbice – 2 July 1987, Prague) was a Czechoslovak literary scholar, writer and philosopher. He was an enthusiast of Spanish literature and philosophy and translated into Czech a number of literary and philosophi ...

, Czech footballer * November 1 – Nordi Mukiele, French footballer * November 14 –

Christopher Nkunku Christopher Alan Nkunku (born 14 November 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the France national team. Nkunku is a graduate of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy and m ...

, French footballer * November 18 – Olivier Boscagli, French footballer * November 26 – Aaron Wan-Bissaka, English footballer * December 7 – Abi Harrison, Scottish footballer * December 11 – Konstantinos Mavropanos, Greek footballer

Deaths

January

* January 10 – Francisco Aramburu, Brazilian striker, runner-up at the

1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. The planned 1942 and 1946 World Cups were ...

. (75)

February

* February 19 – Afonso Guimarães da Silva, Brazilian midfielder, semi-finalist at the

1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, bea ...

. (82) * February 21 –

Josef Posipal Josef "Jupp" Posipal (20 June 1927 – 21 February 1997) was a German association football, footballer. Born in Romania, he was part of the Germany national football team, German national team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. During his club car ...

, West-German defender, winner of the

1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzer ...

. (69, heart failure)

March

* March 25 – Baltazar, Brazilian striker, runner-up at the

1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. The planned 1942 and 1946 World Cups were ...

. (71)

April

*April 23 – Brian Alderson (46), Scottish footballer

June

*June 4 – Pedro Zaballa (58), Spanish footballer *June 18 –

Héctor Yazalde Héctor Casimiro Yazalde (29 May 1946 – 18 June 1997) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed ''Chirola'', Yazalde scored 46 goals in one single season with Sporting CP, being awarded that season's Europe ...

(51), Argentinian footballer

July

*July 8 –

Dick van Dijk Dirk Wouter Johannes "Dick" van Dijk (15 February 1946 – 8 July 1997) was a Dutch professional footballer who played for FC Twente and Ajax Amsterdam. He was a member of Ajax's European Cup victory in 1971. He earned seven caps for the N ...

(51), Dutch footballer *July 10 – Ivor Allchurch (67), Welsh footballer

September

* September 21 – Juan Burgueño, Uruguayan forward, winner of the

1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. The planned 1942 and 1946 World Cups were ...

. (91) * September 29 – Dequinha, Brazilian midfielder, Brazilian squad member at the

1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzer ...

. (69)

October

* October 18 –

Ramiro Castillo Ramiro Castillo Salinas (March 27, 1966 – October 18, 1997) was a Bolivian footballer that played as a midfielder. He was capped 52 times and scored 5 international goals for Bolivia between 1989 and 1997. He made one substitute appearance at t ...

(31), Bolivian footballer * October 31 – Bram Appel (76), Dutch footballer * October 31 – Hans Bauer, West-German defender, winner of the

1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzer ...

. (70)

November

*November 1 –

Roger Marche Roger Gaston Louis Marche (5 March 1924 – 1 November 1997) was a French footballer who played as a defender. He was part of the French national team during the 1954 and 1958 World Cup tournaments. He was nicknamed '' Le Sanglier des Ardenne ...

(73), French footballer *November 9 –

Helenio Herrera Helenio Herrera Gavilán (; 10 April 1910 – 9 November 1997) was an Argentine, naturalized French, football player and manager. He is best remembered for his success with the Inter Milan team known as ''Grande Inter'' in the 1960s. During h ...

(80), Argentine-French footballer and manager

December

* December 7 – Billy Bremner (54), Scottish footballer * December 28 – William Martínez, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the

1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. The planned 1942 and 1946 World Cups were ...

. (69)

References

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