1961 in association football explained

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1961 throughout the world.

Events

• Copa Libertadores 1961: Won by Peñarol after defeating Palmeiras on an aggregate score of 2–1.
• 1961 International Soccer League
  • Dukla Prague beat Everton F.C., 9–2, in the final on aggregate
• September 6  - Dutch club Feyenoord from Rotterdam makes its European debut by defeating Sweden's IFK Göteborg (0–3) in the first round of the European Cup.
• September 18  - The North American Football Confederation and Football Confederation of Central America and the Caribbean merge to form CONCACAF.

Winners club national championship

• : Racing Club
• : Santos
• : Tottenham Hotspur
• : AS Monaco
• : KR
• : Juventus
• : Chivas Guadalajara
• : Feyenoord
• : Cerro Porteño
• : Steaua București
• : FC Dynamo Kyiv
• : Real Madrid
• : Fenerbahçe

International tournaments

• 1961 British Home Championship (October 8, 1960  - April 15, 1961)

Births

• January 12  - Andrea Carnevale, Italian international footballer
• January 13  - César Baena, Venezuelan international footballer
• January 17  - Zhao Dayu, Chinese international footballer (died 2015)
• January 18  - Peter Beardsley, English international footballer
• January 20  - Patricio Yáñez, Chilean international footballer
• January 31  - Jonny Otten, German international footballer. ^[1]
• February 13  - Oļegs Karavajevs, Latvian international footballer
• March 13  - Sebastiano Nela, Italian international footballer
• March 21  - Lothar Matthäus, German international footballer and manager
• April 4  - Karsten Härtel, former German footballer^[2]
• April 6  - Tony Paul, English former professional footballer^[3]
• April 11  - Roberto Cabañas, Paraguayan international footballer (died 2017)
• April 19  - Dave Wiffill, English former professional footballer and coach
• May 3  - Daniel Sánchez, Uruguayan international footballer
• May 5  - Ali Hussein Shihab, Iraqi international footballer (died 2016)
• May 8  - Gert Kruys, Dutch footballer and manager
• May 21  - Thomas Dooley, American international footballer and manager
• June 1  - Rubén Espinoza, Chilean footballer
• June 3  - César Zabala, Paraguayan international footballer (died 2020)
• June 27  - Pat McQuillan, Northern Irish former footballer
• June 29  - Víctor Genés, Paraguayan footballer and football manager (died 2019)
• August 1  - Danny Blind, Dutch international footballer and manager
• August 10  - Chris Marustik, Welsh international footballer (died 2015)
• August 24  - Nick Hencher, Welsh former professional footballer
• September 9  - Justo Jacquet, Paraguayan footballer
• September 20  - Erwin Koeman, Dutch international footballer and manager
• October 16  - Wilfried Brookhuis, Dutch footballer
• October 20  - Guillermo Muñoz, Mexican footballer
• November 3  - Sven Habermann, German-Canadian soccer player
• November 4  - Nigel Worthington, Northern Irish international footballer and manager
• November 17  - Wolfram Wuttke, German international footballer (died 2015)
• November 20  - Dave Watson, English footballer and manager
• December 17  - Henk van Stee, Dutch footballer and manager

Deaths

January

• January 5 – Jack Butler (66), English international footballer and manager (born 1894)

October

• October 31 – Alberto Chividini, Argentine defender, runner up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup . (54)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jonny Otten - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga . 2023-05-25 . www.rsssf.org.
2. Web site: Karsten Härtel . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 5 February 2024 . en.
3. Web site: Anthony Paul . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 5 February 2024 . en.