1966 in association football
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| Years in football (soccer): | 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s |
| Years: | 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 |
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1966 throughout the world.
Events[]
- Copa Libertadores 1966: Won by Peñarol after defeating River Plate on an aggregate score of 4–2.
- Real Madrid won the European Cup defeating Partizan 2–1.
- November 6 – Johan Cruijff becomes the first player in history of the Netherlands national football team who receives a red card, when he is expelled by East-German referee Rudi Glöckner in the friendly against Czechoslovakia.
Winners club national championship[]
Asia[]
Qatar: Al-Maref
Europe[]
Austria: FC Admira Wacker Mödling
Belgium: Anderlecht- Czechoslovakia: Dukla Prague
England: Liverpool
France: Nantes
Italy: Inter Milan
Netherlands: Ajax
Portugal: Sporting C.P.
Soviet Union: Dynamo Kiev
Scotland: Celtic
Spain: Atlético Madrid
Switzerland: FC Zürich
Turkey: Beşiktaş J.K.
West Germany: TSV 1860 München
Yugoslavia: FK Vojvodina
North America[]
Mexico: América
South America[]
Argentina: Racing Club
Brazil: Cruzeiro
International tournaments[]
- 1966 British Home Championship (October 2, 1965 – April 2, 1966)
Clubs Founded[]
- PAS Giannina (Greece)
Births[]
- January 13 – Gerardo Esquivel, Mexican footballer
- January 15 – Rommel Fernández, Panamanian striker (d. 1993)
- January 29 – Romário, Brazilian footballer
- February 4 – Egidio Notaristefano, Italian footballer and manager
- February 8 – Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer
- March 27 – Ramiro Castillo, Bolivian footballer
- April 2 – Teddy Sheringham, English footballer
- April 9 – Thomas Doll, German footballer and manager
- May 12 – Vladimir Quesada, Costa Rican footballer
- May 24 – Eric Cantona, French footballer
- May 30 – Thomas Häßler, German footballer
- June 6 – Fernando Kanapkis, Uruguayan footballer
- June 12 – Albeiro Usuriaga (died 2004), Colombian footballer
- June 14 – Nelson Cossio, Chilean footballer
- June 14 – Byron Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer
- June 21 – Guillermo Sanguinetti, Uruguayan footballer
- June 29 – Massimo Brambati, Italian footballer
- July 1 – Frank De Bleeckere, Belgian soccer referee
- July 5 – Gianfranco Zola, Italian international footballer
- July 7 – Henk Fräser, Dutch footballer
- July 28 – Miguel Ángel Nadal, Spanish footballer
- August 13 – Miguel Miranda, Peruvian footballer
- August 22 – Michel van Oostrum, Dutch footballer
- August 22 – Rob Witschge, Dutch international footballer
- October 5 – Wilfred Agbonavbare, Nigerian international footballer (died 2015)
- October 16 – Stefan Reuter, German international footballer
- October 19 – José Carpio, Ecuadorian football referee
- December 3 – Flemming Povlsen, Danish international footballer
Deaths[]
March[]
- March 27 - Hermann Garrn, German forward, capped 2 times for the Germany national football team. (78)
April[]
- April 29 - Sílvio Lagreca, Brazilian manager, first ever manager of the Brazil national football team. (70)
May[]
- May 2: Agostinho Fortes Filho, Brazilian midfielder, squad member at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (64)
September[]
- September 17: Mário Filho, Brazilian legendary football journalist who revolutionized football coverage in Brazil. The Maracanã Stadium was named after him after his death (58).
December[]
- December 26 – Guillermo Stábile, Argentine striker, runner-up and top scorer of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (61)
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