1970 in association football
Football events worldwide in the year 1970
Overview of the events of 1970 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1970 throughout the world.
Events
- Copa Libertadores 1970: Won by Estudiantes de La Plata after defeating Peñarol on an aggregate score of 1–0.[1]
- European Cup 1970: Won by Feyenoord after defeating Celtic FC by 2–1.[2]
- In May 1970 the England captain Bobby Moore was arrested in Colombia in the Bogotá Bracelet incident shortly before the beginning of the World Cup.[3]
- Paris Saint Germain (Paris, France) was founded.[4]
- World Cup 1970 Brazil wins the world cup 1970[5]
Winners club national championship
Asia
Europe
- East Germany: FC Carl Zeiss Jena
- England: Everton
- France: AS Saint-Étienne
- Hungary: Újpest FC
- Italy: Cagliari
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Portugal: Sporting CP
- Scotland: Celtic
- Spain: Atlético Madrid
- Turkey: Fenerbahçe
- West Germany: Borussia Mönchengladbach
North America
- Mexico
- Guadalajara
- Cruz Azul (México 1970)
- United States / Canada:
- Rochester Lancers (NASL)
South America
- Argentina
- Boca Juniors – Metropolitano
- Independiente – Nacional
- Brazil: Fluminense
International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Sudan (February 6 – 16 1970)
- 1970 British Home Championship (April 18 – April 25, 1970)
- FIFA World Cup in Mexico (May 31 – June 21, 1970)
- 1970 Asian Games in Thailand (10–20 December 1970)
- South Korea
- Burma
- India
Births
- January 1 – Sergei Kiriakov, Russian footballer and manager
- January 6 – Francisco Rotllán, Mexican footballer
- January 10 – Geovanis Cassiani, Colombian footballer
- January 12 – Jorge Castañeda Reyes, Mexican footballer
- January 13 – Frank Kooiman, Dutch footballer
- January 21 – Alen Bokšić, Croatian footballer
- February 2 – Erik ten Hag, Dutch football player and coach
- February 4 – Kevin Campbell, English footballer
- February 16 – Angelo Peruzzi, Italian footballer
- February 17 – José Antonio Castillo, Spanish retired footballer[6]
- March 8 – Harry Decheiver, Dutch footballer
- March 12 – Clay Coleman, Caymanian footballer[7]
- March 30
- Rodrigo Barrera, Chilean footballer
- Camilo Romero, Mexican footballer
- April 4 – Barry van Galen, Dutch footballer
- April 18 – Carlos López de Silanes, Mexican footballer
- April 28 – Diego Simeone, Argentinian footballer
- May 10 – David Weir, Scottish footballer
- May 13 – Fernando Vergara, Chilean footballer and manager
- June 1
- Daniel Delfino, Argentine footballer
- Alexi Lalas, American footballer
- June 11 – Miguel Ramírez, Chilean footballer
- June 16 – Cobi Jones, American footballer
- June 18 – Mark Chung, American footballer
- June 19 – Cafú, Brazilian footballer
- July 6 – Christer Fursth, Swedish footballer
- July 11 – Iván Castillo, Bolivian footballer
- August 13 – Alan Shearer, English footballer
- August 16 – Mauricio Pozo, Chilean footballer
- August 20 – Celso Ayala, Paraguayan footballer
- August 24 – Guido Alvarenga, Paraguayan footballer
- August 28 – Mike Lapper, American footballer
- September 3 – Gareth Southgate, English footballer
- September 26 – Marco Etcheverry, Bolivian footballer
- October 1 – Gaston Taument, Dutch footballer
- October 16 – Mehmet Scholl, German footballer
- October 17 – Radoslav Samardzic, Serbian footballer
- October 22 – Winston Bogarde, Dutch footballer
- October 29 – Juan Castillo Balcázar, Chilean footballer
- October 30 – Marios Pashialis, former international Cypriot footballer[8]
- November 1 – Igor Cvitanović, Croatian footballer
- November 17 – Max Huiberts, Dutch footballer
- November 27 – Sebastian Synoradzki, Polish footballer and coach[9]
- November 29
- Mario Arteaga, Mexican footballer
- Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer
- December 5 – Francisco Veza, Spanish footballer
- December 11 – Chris Henderson, American footballer
Deaths
August
- August 12 - Arne Nyberg Swedish international footballer (born 1913)
September
- September 18 – Pedro Cea, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (70)
References
- ^ "Copa Libertadores 1970". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ UEFA.com. "UEFA Champions League - Matches". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ Walters, Mike (2020-05-18). "How Bobby Moore was caught up in gun drama that threw World Cup plans into chaos". mirror. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ "Paris Saint-Germain FC (PSG) history, facts and records". www.footballhistory.org. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ "1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico: Brazil". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ "Castillo". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Franklin Coleman". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Marios Pashialis". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Sebastian Synoradzki". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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