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1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification (UEFA)
The 32 teams were drawn into nine groups of three or four teams each; however, after the withdrawal of Syria, one group had just two teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. Groups Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9 Goalscorers 7 goals * Eusébio 6 goals * Mimis Papaioannou 5 goals * Paul Van Himst * Georgi Asparuhov * Sandro Mazzola * Johnny Crossan * Włodzimierz Lubański * Anatoliy Banishevskiy 4 goals * Nikola Kotkov * František Knebort * Roy Vernon * Milan Galić 3 goals * Johnny Thio * Karol Jokl * Juhani Peltonen * Nestor Combin * Philippe Gondet * Giorgos Sideris * Paolo Barison * Louis Pilot * Jerzy Sadek * Valentin Kozmich Ivanov * Slava Metreveli * Chus Pereda * Köbi Kuhn * Ivor Allchurch * Rudolf Brunnenmeier 2 goals * Ivan Mráz * Ole Fritsen * Ole Madsen * Peter Ducke * Jürgen Nöldner * Já ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syria National Football Team
The Syria national football team () represents Syria in international Association football, football, and is controlled by the Syrian Arab Federation for Football, the governing body for football in Syria. Syria has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, World Cup finals, but did reach the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round, fourth qualification round in 2018. The team was banned by FIFA from playing at home since December 2010. Internationally, Syria won the 2012 WAFF Championship, Football at the 1957 Arab Games, 1957 Arab Games, Football at the 1987 Mediterranean Games, 1987 Mediterranean Games and the 2024 Intercontinental Cup (India), 2024 Intercontinental Cup. History 1936–1969: The beginnings The Syrian Football Federation was founded in 1936, 10 years before Evacuation Day (Syria), independence from the French in 1946. It has been affiliated with FIFA since 1937 and has been a member of Asian Football Confederation, AFC since 1969. In 1939, Syri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karol Jokl
Karol Jokl (29 August 1945 – 28 October 1996) was a Slovak football player and manager. He played for ŠK Slovan Bratislava and Czechoslovakia. Between 1963 and 1975 he played in the Czechoslovak First League for ŠK Slovan Bratislava, scoring a total of 69 goals in 245 matches. Among his greatest honours is winning the 1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup, as well as two league titles and two Czechoslovak Cups. Jokl made his debut for the national team of Czechoslovakia at the age of 18, going on to score 11 goals in 27 matches for his country. He played in all three of Czechoslovakia's matches at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Honours Slovan Bratislava *UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1968-69 *Czechoslovak First League (3): 1969-70, 1973-74, 1974-75 *Czechoslovak Cup (2): 1968, 1974 *Slovak Cup (3): 1970, 1972, 1974 Czechoslovakia *1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the 9th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Brunnenmeier
Rudolf "Rudi" Brunnenmeier (11 February 1941 – 18 April 2003) was a German football player. The former top scorer of the Bundesliga and five times player for Germany is closely associated with the great era of 1860 Munich in the 1960s. Career The forward played from 1960 until 1968 for 1860 Munich. Initially, from 1960 to 1963 the club was in the Oberliga Süd, the southern division of the then five-way split German first division. There, 1860 won the league in 1963, yielding the title of "South German Champions", a berth in the play-offs for the national championship of that year, and most importantly a place in the first Bundesliga season 1963–64. In the Oberliga years Brunnenmeier contributed an impressive 73 goals in 88 matches. In the Bundesliga the team coached by Max Merkel continued its success, winning the German Cup in 1964. Brunnenmeier not only contributed 19 goals in 29 league matches, but also scored the decisive 2–0 in the cup final versus Frankfurt. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivor Allchurch
Ivor John Allchurch (16 October 1929 – 10 July 1997) was a Welsh professional association football, footballer who played as an inside forward. Known as the "Golden Boy of Welsh football", Allchurch began his career playing for his hometown side Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea Town, where he spent over 10 years, Captain (association football), captaining the side for several seasons and scoring over 100 goals in all competitions. He attracted attention from numerous clubs during his early years with Swansea, but chose to remain with the club until the age of 28, when he joined Football League First Division, First Division side Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United. Signing in 1958 for a fee of £28,000, he formed a prolific strike partnership with George Eastham and Len White. In 1962, he joined Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City for £18,000, where he spent three seasons, before finishing his professional career with a second spell with Swansea Town. His two spells with Swansea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Köbi Kuhn
Jakob "Köbi" Kuhn (12 October 1943 – 26 November 2019) was a Swiss football player and manager. During his playing career he played primarily for FC Zürich and won 63 caps for Switzerland, one of which was at the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England. As a manager, he led his national team to Euro 2004 and 2008 and the 2006 World Cup. Playing career Kuhn has been described as a clever and skilful midfielder. He spent 16 years with FC Zürich, captaining them to the Swiss Super League six times, as well as the Swiss Cup five times. He also played for Zürich in European Cup semi-finals in 1963 and 1977. He left FCZ for city rivals Grasshopper Club Zürich for a short period towards the end of his career. Internationally he won 63 caps, and as a 22-year-old played one game at the 1966 World Cup, before being sent home in disgrace, and later banned for 12 months from the national team, for breaking a curfew. Managerial career After retiring as a player, Kuhn returned to FC Zürich in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chus Pereda
Jesús María Pereda Ruiz de Temiño (15 June 1938 – 27 September 2011), also known as Chus Pereda, was a Spanish football midfielder and manager. In a 16-year professional career, he played mainly for Barcelona, amassing La Liga totals of 197 matches and 55 goals for four teams – including Real Madrid. In 1964 he helped Spain win the European Championship, being an international throughout the decade. After retiring, Pereda was in charge of several Spain youth teams, including the under-20 and the under-21 teams. Club career Although born in Medina de Pomar, Province of Burgos, Castile and León, Pereda was raised in Balmaseda in Biscay,"Chus" Pereda: el héroe entrañable de la Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slava Metreveli
Slava Kalistratovich Metreveli ( ka, სლავა კალისტრატეს ძე მეტრეველი; , 30 May 1936 – 7 January 1998) was a Soviet and Georgian football player and manager. Metreveli played most of his career for Torpedo Moscow (1956–1962) and Dinamo Tbilisi (1963–1971). International career Metreveli played for Soviet Union national team (48 matches/10 goals) and was a participant at the 1962 FIFA World Cup, 1966 FIFA World Cup, 1970 FIFA World Cup, and at the 1960 European Nations' Cup, where the Soviet Union won the gold medal. In the latter, Metreveli scored in the final against Yugoslavia as they won 2–1. Honours ;Torpedo Moscow * Soviet Top League: 1960 * Soviet Cup: 1959–60 ;Dinamo Tbilisi * Soviet Top League: 1964 ;Soviet Union * UEFA European Football Championship: 1960 ;Individual *UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament At the end of each UEFA European Championship tournament, several awards are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Kozmich Ivanov
Valentin Kozmich Ivanov (, 19 November 1934 – 8 November 2011) was a Russian footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the co- leading scorer at the 1962 World Cup, and the co-1960 European Nations' Cup top scorer. Ivanov appeared 59 times for the Soviet Union, scoring 26 goals. He is the Soviet national football team's third-highest goalscorer of all time, behind only Oleg Blokhin and Oleg Protasov. One of the finest Russian players ever, Ivanov was noted for his pace, dribbling quality and technical ability. Ivanov's four goals in the 1962 World Cup saw him named the tournament's top-scorer, along with five other players; he also scored one in the 1958 edition. He spent most of his club career with Torpedo Moscow, scoring 124 goals in 286 appearances in the Soviet Championship, the 9th all-time best record. Personal life and death Ivanov married Lidiya Ivanova, an Olympic champion in gymnastics in 1956 and 1960. Their son, also named Valentin (born 1961), is a reti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Sadek
Jerzy Mirosław Sadek (13 January 1942 – 4 November 2015) was a Polish footballer who played as a striker. Career Born in Radomsko, Sadek played for ŁKS Łódź, Sparta Rotterdam and Haarlem. With 102 goals, he is the top league goalscorer in ŁKS' history. He also played for the Poland national team, scoring 6 goals in 18 appearances between 1965 and 1971. Later life and death He retired to Żyrardów Żyrardów is a town and former industrial hub in central Poland with approximately 41,400 inhabitants (2006). It is the capital of Żyrardów County in the Masovian Voivodeship, west of Warsaw. Etymology Żyrardów, initially a textile settleme ..., where he died. References 1942 births 2015 deaths People from Radomsko Footballers from Łódź Voivodeship Men's association football forwards Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers ŁKS Łódź players Sparta Rotterdam players HFC Haarlem players Ekstraklasa players Eredivisie player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Pilot
Louis Pilot (11 November 1940 – 16 April 2016) was a Luxembourgish football player and manager. In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's jubilee, he was selected by the Luxembourg Football Federation as the country's Golden Player - the greatest player of the last 50 years. Playing career Pilot started his footballing career as a midfielder at his home town club Fola Esch, before signing for Belgian team Standard Liège at the age of 20. He went on to play 337 times for Standard, winning four Belgian league titles and two Belgian cups and then moved onto Royal Antwerp and Racing Jet. Pilot also represented the Luxembourg national team, winning 49 caps between 1959 and 1971, scoring seven goals in this time. He played in 14 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. He retired from playing football in 1978. Managerial career Later that year, Pilot returned to Luxembourg and became the national team coach on 12 April, leading his nation in this capacity until 1984, when he became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Barison
Paolo Barison (, ; 23 June 1936 in – 17 April 1979) was an football in Italy, Italian association footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. Club career During his club career, Barison played for S.S.C. Venezia, Genoa C.F.C., A.C. Milan, U.C. Sampdoria, A.S. Roma, and S.S.C. Napoli. He made his Serie A debut with Genoa on 8 September 1957, in a 4–0 away defeat against Napoli. He was a key figure in Milan winning the 1962–63 European Cup, scoring six goals during their cup run, however he was dropped for the 1963 European Cup Final, final in favour of Gino Pivatelli. International career At international level, Barison earned 9 caps and scored 6 goals for the Italy national football team between 1958 and 1966. He made his international debut on 28 February 1959, in a 1–1 friendly home draw against Spain national football team, Spain, and he later took part at the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England. In the latter tournament, he assisted Sandro M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgos Sideris
Giorgos Sideris (; born 5 April 1938) is a Greek former footballer, who played as striker. Club career Sideris began his youth career at Atromitos Piraeus playing in the centre of midfield but his coaches soon became aware of his goalscoring capabilities. When he was promoted to the senior team in 1958 he produced an outstanding debut season in which Sideris became the fulcrum of Atromitos’ attack. The youngsters direct, no-holding-back attacking style plundered 28 goals in 30 league appearances Sideris transferred to Olympiacos in the summer of 1959. Despite having his heart set on a move to Panathinaikos, a friend of his, Savvas Theodoridis, had ushered him towards Olympiacos, fresh off winning their sixth consecutive league title. Olympiacos were keen to continue their domestic dominance, and, despite the aforementioned resistance to the move, the Atromitos president had received an offer too good to refuse and forced the move. The youngster reluctantly joined the '' Er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
