1959 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1959 throughout the world.
Years in football (soccer): | 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 |
Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
Decades: | 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s |
Years: | 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 |
Events
- October 25 – Sparta Rotterdam makes a winning European debut by defeating Sweden's IFK Göteborg in the second round of the European Cup. All three goals for the Dutch side are scored by Joop Daniëls.
Winners club national championship
Argentina: San Lorenzo Brazil: Bahia Chile: Universidad de Chile France: OGC Nice Iceland: KR Italy: A.C. Milan Mexico: Chivas Guadalajara Netherlands: Sparta Rotterdam Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción Soviet Union: FC Dynamo Moscow Spain: Barcelona Turkey: Fenerbahçe West Germany: Eintracht Frankfurt
International tournaments
- 1959 British Home Championship (October 4, 1958 – April 11, 1959)
Shared by
- African Cup of Nations in Egypt (May 22 – 29 1959)
- Pan American Games in Chicago, United States (August 21 – September 5, 1959)
Births
- January 23 — Eustorgio Sánchez, Venezuelan football goalkeeper
- May 20 — Juan Carlos Letelier, Chilean international footballer
- May 26 — Róger Flores, Costa Rican international footballer
- July 25 — Fyodor Cherenkov; Soviet and Russian international footballer and manager (died 2014)
- July 31 — Wilmar Cabrera, Uruguayan international footballer
- September 4 — Fernando Alvez, Uruguayan international footballer
- November 14 — José Figueroa, Honduran international footballer
- November 17 — Thomas Allofs, German international footballer
- November 22 — Marek Ostrowski, Polish international footballer (died 2017)
- November 28 — Pedro Acosta, Venezuelan international footballer
- December 19 — Edward Metgod, Dutch football goalkeeper and manager
Deaths
May
- May 18 – Enrique Guaita, Argentine/Italian striker, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and topscorer of the 1934-35 Serie A. (48)
November
- November 8 – Heleno de Freitas, Brazilian striker, topscorer at the South American Championship 1945. (39)
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