1991 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1991 throughout the world.
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Events
- UEFA Champions League 1991: Red Star Belgrade wins 5–3 on penalties over Olympique de Marseille after 0–0 draw.
- FIFA Women's World Cup – United States wins 2–1 over Norway
- For the first time since the Heysel Stadium disaster of 1985, English clubs are allowed to participate in competitions sponsored by UEFA, for the 1991–1992 season.
- 6 March – Feyenoord Rotterdam's coaching staff, led by Gunder Bengtsson and Pim Verbeek, is fired and replaced by former player Wim Jansen.
- 29 March – Diego Maradona is banned for fifteen months in the Italian Serie A after failing a drug test on cocaine.
- 18 May – Tottenham Hotspur wins 2–1 (after extra-time) over Nottingham Forest to claim the FA Cup.
- 2 June – Feyenoord Rotterdam claims the KNVB Cup by defeating FC Den Bosch in its own stadium, De Kuip. The only goal is scored by Rob Witschge in the 8th minute. The last seven minutes of the second half are cancelled due to hooligans invading the pitch.
- 5 June – Copa Libertadores is won by Colo-Colo after defeating Olimpia Asunción on an aggregate score of 3–0.
- 19 June – Slovenia plays its first ever international match, losing 1–0 to neighbouring Croatia in Murska Sobota.
- 25 September – Asgeir Eliasson makes his debut as the manager of Iceland with a 2–0 win over Spain.
- 4 December – Peter Bosz makes his debut for the Netherlands national football team, replacing striker Wim Kieft after 85 minutes in the game against Greece.
- 8 December – Red Star Belgrade wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Chile's Colo-Colo 3–0. Vladimir Jugović scores twice for the Yugoslavs.
Winner club national championships
=Asia=
=[[AFC Champions League]]=
- 1990-91 Winner: {{Flagicon|IRN}}Iran - Esteghlal Runners Up:{{Flagicon|CHN}}China - Liaoning F.C.
- 1991 Winner: {{Flagicon|KSA}}Saudi Arabia - AlHilal Runners Up:{{Flag icon|IRN}}Iran - Esteghlal
=Europe=
- {{flag|England}} – Arsenal
- {{flag|France}} – Olympique de Marseille
- {{flag|Italy}} – Sampdoria
- {{flag|Netherlands}}
- Eredivisie – PSV Eindhoven
- Eerste Divisie – De Graafschap
- {{flag|Portugal}} – S.L. Benfica
- {{flag|Scotland}}: For full coverage, see 1990-91 in Scottish football.
- Scottish Premier Division – Rangers
- Scottish Division One – Falkirk
- Scottish Division Two – Stirling Albion
- Scottish Cup – Motherwell
- Scottish League Cup– Rangers
- {{URS}} – CSKA Moscow
- {{flag|Spain}} – Barcelona
- {{TUR}} – Beşiktaş
- {{FRG}} – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
=North American=
- {{CAN}} – Vancouver 86ers (CSL)
- {{MEX}} – UNAM
- {{USA}} – San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (APSL)
=South America=
- {{ARG}}
- 1990/1991 – Newell's Old Boys
- Apertura 1991 – River Plate
- {{BOL}} – Bolívar
- {{BRA}} – São Paulo
- {{flagicon|PAR|1990}} Paraguay – Sol de América
International tournaments
- Baltic Cup in Klaipėda, Lithuania
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- CONCACAF Gold Cup in Los Angeles and Pasadena, United States
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- # {{fb|HON|1949}}
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- Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba
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- FIFA U-17 World Championship in Italy
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- Copa América in Chile
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- UNCAF Nations Cup in San José, Costa Rica
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- FIFA Women's World Cup in China
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National team results
=Europe=
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{{main|Estonia national football team 1991}}
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{{main|Netherlands national football team 1991}}
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{{main|Sweden men's national football team 1991}}
=South America=
=={{fb|BOL}}==
{{main|Bolivia national football team 1991}}
=={{fb|CHI}}==
{{main|Chile national football team 1991}}
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{{main|Ecuador national football team 1991}}
Births
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=January=
- 1 January:
- Michael Lucky Kelechuckwu, Nigerian footballer
- Stéphane Okou, Ivorian footballer{{cite web | url = http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/stephane-okou/ | title = Stephane Okou | publisher = worldfootball.net | accessdate = 29 January 2013}}
- 2 January
- Luis Pedro Cavanda, Belgian footballer
- Sergei Petrov, Russian football player
- Davide Santon, Italian footballer
- 5 January:
- Denis Alibec, Romanian footballer
- Soner Aydoğdu, Turkish footballer
- Juan Falchi, Uruguayan footballer{{cite web |title=Juan Falchi |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/juan-falchi/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=2 July 2024 |language=en}}
- Rahel Kiwic, Swiss footballer
- Dani Pacheco, Spanish footballer
- 7 January:
- Eden Hazard, Belgian football player
- Adaon Kalalla, Belgian footballer{{cite web |title=Adaon Kalala |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/adaon-kalala/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=14 December 2023 |language=en}}
- Alen Stevanović, Swiss-Serbian footballer
- 8 January:
- Jorge Enríquez, Mexican international
- Emiliano Tabone, Argentinian footballer
- 9 January: Nicola Hatefi, Belgian-Iranian footballer{{cite web |title=Nicola Hatefi |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/nicola-hatefi/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=6 February 2024 |language=en}}
- 13 January: Juan Mbo Ondo, Equatoguinean footballer{{cite web |title=Helguera |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/helguera_2/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=5 June 2024 |language=en}}
- 17 January: Santiago Fernández, Uruguayan footballer{{cite web |title=Santiago Fernández |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/santiago-fernandez_7/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=15 August 2024 |language=en}}
- 20 January: Rouven Meschede, German former professional footballer{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/rouven-meschede/ |title=Rouven Meschede |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=13 December 2018}}
- 21 January:
- Mohammad Ghadir, Arab-Israeli footballer
- Alfredo Ortuño, Spanish footballer
- Luis Alfonso Rodríguez, Mexican international
- 24 January: Ali Kireş, Turkish footballer
- 26 January: Milad Fayyazbakhsh, Iranian footballer{{cite web |title=Milad Fayyazbakhsh |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/c93c01a9/Milad-Fayyazbakhsh |website=fbref.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=25 September 2023}}
=February=
- 3 February: Peter Pawlett, English footballer
- 8 February:
- Nicholas Killas, South African footballer{{cite web |title=Nicholas Killas |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/nicholas-killas/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=4 October 2023 |language=en}}
- Aristidis Soiledis, Greek footballer
- Roberto Soriano, Italian footballer
- 12 February: Damian Skołorzyński, Polish footballer{{cite web |title=Damian Skołorzyński |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/damian-skolorzynski/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=14 May 2024 |language=en}}
- 14 February:
- Daniela Mona Lambin, Estonian footballer{{Cite web |title=Daniela Mona Lambin |url=https://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/player/16843 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=Estonian Football Association}}
- Chris Rowney, English club footballer
- 16 February: Sergio Canales, Spanish footballer
- 20 February:
- Giovanni Kyeremateng, Italian footballer
- Antonio Pedroza, English-Mexican footballer
- Christopher Tvrdy, Austrian footballer
- 22 February: Hayri Sevimli, German former professional footballer{{cite web |title=Hayri Sevimli |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/hayri-sevimli/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=15 June 2024 |language=en}}
- 25 February: Marco Muraccini, former San Marino international footballer{{cite web |title=Marco Muraccini |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/marco-muraccini/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=4 October 2023 |language=en}}
=March=
- 5 March
- Ramiro Funes Mori, Argentine footballer
- Rogelio Funes Mori, Argentine footballer
- 7 March: Ivan Bobylev, former Russian professional footballer{{cite web |title=Ivan Bobylev |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/ivan-bobylev/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=24 November 2023 |language=en}}
- 14 March: Mladen Ličina, Serbian footballer{{cite web |title=Mladen Ličina |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/mladen-licina/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=18 October 2023 |language=en}}
- 20 March: Nkanyiso Madonsela, South African soccer player{{Cite web |title=Nkanyiso Madonsela |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/nkanyiso-madonsela/ |access-date=24 September 2021 |website=worldfootball.net}}
- 23 March: Jorge Iván Bocanegra, Colombian footballer
- 27 March: Jesse-Juho Kuusisto, Finnish footballer
- 29 March: Zakaria Amrani, Dutch footballer{{cite web |title=Zakaria Amrani |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/zakaria-amrani/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=27 February 2024 |language=en}}
=April=
- 10 April: Michael La Rosa, Belgian former professional footballer{{cite web |title=Michael La Rosa |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/michael-la-rosa/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=5 February 2024 |language=en}}
- 11 April: Niall Canavan, English-born Irish footballer
- 12 April: Deivison (Deivison William Borges), Brazilian footballer{{cite web |title=Deivison |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/deivison/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=7 February 2024 |language=en}}
- 20 April:
- Dariusz Góral, Polish former professional footballer{{cite web |title=Dariusz Góral |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/dariusz-goral/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=3 October 2023}}
- Ondřej Kraják, Czech footballer
- 21 April: Hussein El Husseiny, Egyptian professional footballer{{cite web |title=Hussein El Husseiny |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/hussein-el-husseiny/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=15 June 2024 |language=en}}
- 30 April: Iakob Apkhazava, Georgian professional footballer{{cite web |title=Iakob Apkhazava |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/iakob-apkhazava/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=18 June 2024 |language=en}}
=May=
- 1 May
- Abdisalam Ibrahim, Norwegian footballer
- Bartosz Salamon, Polish footballer
- 11 May: Milton Raphael, Brazilian professional footballer{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2011/04/23/brazil/carioca-1/botafogo-de-futebol-e-regatas/boavista-sporte-clube/1104927/|title=Botafogo vs. Boavista - 23 April 2011 - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com}}
- 14 May:
- Niklas Hörber, German former professional footballer{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/niklas-hoerber/ |title=Niklas Hörber |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=28 September 2018}}
- Ahmed Saif, Emirati footballer{{cite web |title=Ahmed Saif |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/ahmed-saif/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=21 August 2024 |language=en}}
- 17 May: Aybars Garhan, Turkish footballer{{cite web |title=Atilla Aybars |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/atilla-aybars/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=4 October 2023 |language=en}}
- 20 May: Brandon Saldaña, American-born footballer{{cite web |title=Brandon Saldana |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/brandon-saldana/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=3 October 2023}}
- 25 May: Yasin Öztop, Turkish footballer{{cite web |title=Yasin Öztop |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/yasin-oeztop/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=2 February 2024 |language=en}}
- 27 May: Filip Starzyński, Polish international footballer
- 30 May: Markus Gröger, German former footballer{{WorldFootball.net|markus-groeger}}
=June=
- 2 June: Sèrge Brou, Ivorian footballer{{cite web |title=Serge |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/serge/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=10 August 2024 |language=en}}
- 3 June:
- Łukasz Teodorczyk, Polish international
- Kenechuhwu Uchenwa, Nigerian footballer{{cite web |title=Kenechukwu Uchenwa |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/kenechukwu-uchenwa/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=30 May 2024 |language=en}}
- 5 June: Facundo Cabrera, Uruguayan footballer{{cite web |title=Facundo Cabrera |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/facundo-cabrera/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=18 June 2024 |language=en}}
- 10 June: George Sofroni, Romanian footballer{{cite web |title=George Sofroni |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/george-sofroni/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=1 July 2024 |language=en}}
- 13 June: Irvin Museng, Indonesian former footballer{{cite web|url=http://ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/klub/PERSIBA-BALIKPAPAN-41/detail-pemain/?id=3595|title=Irvin Museng|publisher=liga-indonesia.co.id|accessdate=13 November 2013|archive-date=19 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419130240/http://ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/klub/PERSIBA-BALIKPAPAN-41/detail-pemain/?id=3595|url-status=dead}}
- 16 June: Héctor Pérez (Héctor Eduardo Pérez Cuevas), Venezuelan footballer{{cite web |title=Héctor Pérez Cuevas |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/hector-perez-cuevas/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=5 June 2024 |language=en}}
- 21 June:
- Gaël Kakuta, Congolese professional footballer
- César Taján, Colombian club footballer
- 23 June: Fakhreddine Ben Youssef, Tunisian international striker
- 25 June: Luca Flavio Artaria, Italian professional footballer{{cite web |title=L. ARTARIA |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/luca-flavio-artaria/206695/ |website=us.soccerway.com |publisher=Perform Media Services Limited |access-date=25 September 2023}}
- 28 June: Kevin De Bruyne, Belgian international
=July=
- 1 July:
- Gunel Mutallimova, Azerbaijani footballer{{cite web |title=Gunel Mutallimova |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/gunel-mutallimova/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=13 August 2024 |language=en}}
- Lucas Vázquez, Spanish footballer
- 7 July: Jennie Wecksell, Swedish footballer{{cite web |title=Jennie Wecksell |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/jennie-wecksell/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=9 April 2024 |language=en}}
- 10 July: Antonio Franco, Paraguayan footballer{{cite web |title=Antonio Franco |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/antonio-franco/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=15 February 2024 |language=en}}
- 13 July: Khairu Azrin Khazali, Malaysian footballer
- 15 July: Dale Lee, Montserratian international footballer{{cite web |title=Dale Lee |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/dale-lee/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=23 November 2023 |language=en}}
- 16 July: Andros Townsend, English international{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/andros-townsend-229805/ |title=Andros Townsend |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=3 April 2020}}
- 20 July: Cristian Pulido, Colombian footballer{{cite web |title=Cristian Pulido |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/cristian-pulido/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=4 June 2024 |language=en}}
- 21 July: Tuan Muhamad Faim, Malaysian footballer
- 23 July: Dedi Kusnandar, Indonesian footballer
- 24 July: Riku Matsuda, Japanese club footballer
=August=
- 3 August: Malin Ahlberg, Swedish footballer{{cite web |title=Malin Ahlberg |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/malin-ahlberg/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=24 November 2023 |language=en}}
- 6 August: Michel Ternest, Belgian footballer{{cite web |title=Michel Ternest |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/michel-ternest/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=16 September 2024 |language=en}}
- 10 August: Mohamed Aleem, Sri Lankan international footballer{{cite web |title=Aleem Lathiff |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/aleem-lathiff/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=29 January 2024 |language=en}}
- 12 August: Erik Fabbri, Italian footballer
- 13 August: Juan Carlos Lueiza, Chilean footballer{{cite web |title=Juan Lueiza |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/juan-lueiza/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=5 February 2024 |language=en}}
- 15 August: Filip Mladenović, Serbian football player
- 19 August: Maxime Rousseau, French footballer{{cite web | url = http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/maxime-rousseau/ | title = Maxime Rousseau | publisher = worldfootball.net | accessdate = 21 July 2012}}
- 20 August:
- Arseny Logashov, Russian international
- Luke O'Neill, English youth international
- Mario Tičinović, Croatian youth international
- 24 August: Filip Kinček, Slovak footballer{{cite web |title=Filip Kinček |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/filip-kincek/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=15 June 2024 |language=en}}
- 25 August: Gershon Koffie, Ghanaian youth international
=September=
- 4 September: Toshiro Yatsuzuka, retired Japanese footballer{{cite web |title=Toshiro Yatsuzuka |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/toshiro-yatsuzuka/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=10 June 2024 |language=en}}
- 7 September: Matteo Lignani, Italian professional footballer{{cite web |title=Matteo Lignani |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/matteo-lignani/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=6 December 2023 |language=en |date=27 April 2016}}
- 11 September: Jordan Ayew, French-born Ghanaian footballer[https://www.premierleague.com/players/5595/Jordan-Ayew/overview Jordan Ayew]
=October=
- 10 October:
- Manuel Giandonato, Italian footballer
- Xherdan Shaqiri, Swiss footballer
- 11 October: Iván Jiménez, Spanish footballer{{cite web |title=Iván Jiménez |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/ivan-jimenez/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=14 June 2024 |language=en}}
- 24 October: Torstein Andersen Aase, Norwegian striker
- 25 October: Manuel Schönhuber, German goalkeeper
=November=
- 5 November: Stefan Ninčić, Serbian footballer{{cite web |title=Stefan Ninčić |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/stefan-nincic/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=4 October 2023}}
- 9 November: João Filipe Poceiro, Swiss footballer{{cite web |title=Filipe Poceiro |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/filipe-poceiro/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=4 October 2023 |language=en}}
- 14 November: Jucélio, São Toméan footballer{{cite web |title=Jucélio Jorgino |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/jucelio-jorgino/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=3 July 2024 |language=en}}
- 25 November: Luca Tremolada, Italian youth international
=December=
- 5 December: Breno Matosinhos, Brazilian professional footballer{{cite web |title=Breno Matosinhos |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/breno-matosinhos/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=4 October 2023 |language=en}}
- 6 December: Arnold Mampori, Botswana footballer{{cite web |title=Arnold Mampori |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/arnold-mampori/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=22 September 2023}}
- 7 December: Jermaine van Pijkeren, Dutch footballer{{cite web |title=Jermaine van Pijkeren |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/jermaine-van-pijkeren/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=4 October 2023 |language=en}}
- 15 December: Sandra Lindkvist, Swedish footballer{{cite web |title=Sandra Lindkvist |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/sandra-lindkvist/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=15 August 2024 |language=en}}
Deaths
{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2022}}
=February=
- 24 February
- Georges Capdeville (91), French football referee
- Héctor Rial (62), Spanish footballer
=March=
- 9 March – Ely do Amparo, Brazilian defender, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (69)
=May=
- 31 May – Rubens Josué da Costa, Brazilian forward, Brazilian squad member at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (62)
=July=
- 27 July – Gino Colaussi, Italian striker, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals in the final. (77)
=August=
- 9 August – Schubert Gambetta, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (71)
- 30 August – Adão Nunes Dornelles, Brazilian striker, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (68)
=October=
- 11 October – Pietro Ferraris, Italian striker, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (79)
=November=
- 15 November – Sylvio Hoffmann, Brazilian midfielder, Brazilian squad member at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (83)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{in lang|en}} [https://www.rsssf.org/nersssf.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]
- {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.voetbalstats.nl/ VoetbalStats]
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