1940 in association football explained

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1940 throughout the world.

Events

14 October – Honduran club C.D.S. Vida is established.

Winners club national championship

No competition^[1]

Births

January 5 - Hans Eijkenbroek, Dutch international footballer and manager (died 2024)
January 14 - Terry Murphy, English former professional footballer (died 2019)
January 20 - Erik Dyreborg, Danish international footballer (died 2013)
January 23 - Werner Krämer, German international footballer (died 2010)
January 24 - Brian Labone, English international footballer (died 2006)
January 25 - Jürgen Sundermann, German international footballer and manager
January 30 - Roger Marklew, English professional footballer (died 2006)
February 24 - Wolfgang Solz, German international footballer (died 2017)
March 5 - Josef Piontek, German international footballer, manager and trainer of the Danish National Team
March 13 - Tony Knights, English professional footballer (died 2001)
March 28 - Luis Cubilla, Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 2013)
April 1 - Gary Townend, English former footballer (died 2021)
April 12 - Antonio de Oliveira, former Brazilian footballer^[2]
April 20 - Norrie Gillespie, Scottish former footballer
May 3 - Clemens Westerhof, Dutch football manager
May 10 - Vicente Miera, Spanish football manager
May 19 - Frans Bouwmeester, Dutch international footballer
June 2 - Gordon Harris, English international footballer (died 2014)
July 26 - Jürgen Kurbjuhn, German international footballer (died 2014)
October 4 - Silvio Marzolini, Argentine international footballer (died 2020)
October 17 - Harry Heijnen, Dutch international footballer (died 2015)
October 23 - Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pelé", Brazilian international footballer
November 25 - Jan Jongbloed, Dutch footballer and coach

Deaths

October 19 - Umberto Caligaris, Italian defender, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup, most capped player for Italy from 1932 until 1971 and active manager of Juventus FC (39; aneurysm)

Notes and References

Web site: Scottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 17 December 2022.
Web site: Antoninho . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 6 June 2024 . en.