1944 in association football explained

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1944 throughout the world.

Winners club national championship

• Argentina: Boca Juniors
• Austria: First Vienna
• Belgium: R. Antwerp F.C.
• Czechoslovakia: Sparta Prague
• Denmark: Boldklubben Frem
• Finland: VIFK Vaasa
• Germany: Dresdner SC
• Iceland: Valur
• Ireland: Shelbourne
• Israel: Hapoel Tel Aviv
• Italy: Spezia Calcio
• Mexico: Real Club España
• Portugal: Sporting Clube de Portugal
• Romania: Nagyváradi AC
• Peru: Sucre FC
• Scotland:
  • Scottish Cup

No competition^[1]

• Spain: Valencia CF
• Sweden: Malmö FF
• Switzerland: Lausanne Sports
• Turkey: Fenerbahçe

Births

• March 15  - Gérard Farison, French international footballer (died 2021)
• April 4  - Ronnie Rees, Welsh international footballer
• April 15  - Kunishige Kamamoto, Japanese international footballer
• May 6  - Hugo Bravo, Chilean footballer (died 2020)
• June 28  - Georgi Hristakiev, Bulgarian international footballer (died 2016)
• July 7  - Jürgen Grabowski, German international footballer (died 2022)
• July 14  - Juan Carlos Touriño, Spanish international footballer (died 2017)
• July 17  - Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian international footballer (died 2016)
• August 23  - Augustin Deleanu, Romanian international footballer (died 2014)
• September 11  - Alan Bermingham, English former professional footballer (died 1944)
• September 30  - Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish international footballer (died 2006)
• November 9  - Herbert Wimmer, German international footballer
• December 16  - Eric Johnson, English former professional footballer
• December 17  - Ferenc Bene, Hungarian international footballer (died 2006)
• December 25  - Jairzinho, Brazilian international footballer

Deaths

• January 31  - Árpád Weisz (47), Hungarian footballer (born 1896)
• April 11  - Alejandro Villanueva (35), Peruvian footballer (born 1908)
• July 18  - Wim Anderiesen (40), Dutch footballer (born 1903)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 17 December 2022.