1975 in association football explained

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1975 throughout the world.

Events

• European Cup 1975: Won by FC Bayern München after defeating Leeds United 1–0.
• Copa Libertadores 1975: Won by Independiente after defeating Unión Española on an aggregate score of 2–0.
• England

1975 FA Cup Final: West Ham United 2, Fulham 0. (Alan Taylor 2)

Winners club national championship

Asia

• : Taj

Europe

1. FC Magdeburg

Derby County F.C.

• Hungary: Újpest FC

Juventus

• • • Eredivisie

PSV Eindhoven

• • Eerste Divisie

NEC Nijmegen

• : Ruch Chorzów
• Spain: Real Madrid

Fenerbahçe

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Hajduk Split

North America

Toluca

• / :
  • Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)

South America

• • Metropolitano  - River Plate
  • Nacional  - River Plate

Internacional

Olimpia Asunción

International tournaments

• Copa América (July 17  - October 28, 1975)
  1. • 1. • 1. and
• Pan American Games in Mexico (October 13  - October 25, 1975)
  1. and
  2. -
     • 1975 British Home Championship (May 17  - May 24, 1975)

Births

• January 1  - Bengt Sæternes, Norwegian footballer and manager
• January 12  - Rick Hoogendorp, Dutch footballer
• January 27  - Damien Neville, Bahamian retired footballer^[1]
• February 2  - Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek footballer
• February 11  - Marek Špilár, Slovakian international footballer (died 2013)
• February 18  - Gary Neville, English footballer
• February 18  - Keith Gillespie, Irish footballer
• February 21  - Aleksei Ilatovskiy, former Russian footballer^[2]
• March 5  - Aleksejs Volosanovs, retired Latvian footballer^[3]
• March 9  - Roy Makaay, Dutch footballer
• March 17  - Trương Văn Hải, Vietnamese footballer^[4]
• March 23
  • Eduard Doronin, former Russian footballer^[5]
  • Robert Wallon, Poland former professional footballer^[6]
• April 3  - Joakim Persson, Swedish footballer
• April 9  - Robbie Fowler, English footballer
• April 13  - Bruce Dyer, English footballer
• April 14  - Konstantinos Nebegleras, Greek footballer
• April 17  - Stefano Fiore, Italian footballer
• April 19  - Adrian Vizingr, retired Czech footballer
• April 28  - Sebastián Pereyra, Uruguayan footballer^[7]
• May 1  - Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2003)
• May 2  - David Beckham, English international footballer
• May 8  - Dmitri Ustritski, Estonian international footballer
• May 25  - Raúl Muñoz, Chilean footballer
• June 9  - Paul Agostino, Australian footballer
• June 10  - Darren Eadie, English footballer
• June 18  - Aleksandrs Kolinko, Latvian footballer
• June 22  - Sergei Lutsevich, former Russian footballer^[8]
• June 24  - Christie Rampone, American women's soccer player
• June 27  - Timote Moleni, Tongan footballer and coach
• July 1  - Julio Briones, Ecuadorian footballer
• July 3  - Deda (Wellington Nobre de Morais), former Brazilian footballer^[9]
• July 5  - Hernán Crespo, Argentinian international footballer
• July 22  - Marilia, Brazilian footballer
• August 16
  • Jonatan Johansson, Finnish footballer, coach, and manager
  • Pantelis Konstantinidis, Greek footballer
• August 28  - Serhiy Maherovych, retired Ukrainian professional footballer^[10]
• August 31  - Hilario Cuenú, Colombian football manager and former player^[11]
• September 3  - Xavier Ipharraguerre, French former professional footballer^[12]
• September 18  - Richard Appleby, English footballer
• September 18  - Carlos Armando Gruezo Quiñónez, Ecuadorian footballer
• September 19  - Oumar Bagayoko, Malian footballer
• September 24  - Adao Martínez, Mexican football manager and former player^[13]
• September 28  - Maksim Shiryayev, former Russian footballer^[14]
• October 8  - Sébastien Ducourneau, French professional footballer^[15]
• October 21  - Henrique Hilário, Portuguese footballer
• October 30
  • Dimitar Ivankov, Bulgarian footballer
  • Alessandro Piovesan, Italian former footballer
• October 31  - Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer
• November 10  - Semjbaataryn Baatarsüren, Mongolian international footballer^[16]
• November 12  - Balázs Kiskapusi, Hungarian former footballer^[17]
• November 13  - Quim, Portuguese footballer
• November 15
  • Luca Amoruso, Italian retired footballer^[18]
  • Christophe Anly, retired Malagasy football
• November 27  - Rain Vessenberg, Estonian footballer
• November 30  - Ben Thatcher, English footballer
• December 7  - Ivaylo Petkov, Bulgarian footballer
• December 11  - Dario Simic, Croatian footballer
• December 12  - Wesley Charles, Vincentian footballer
• December 20  - Bartosz Bosacki, Polish footballer
• December 25  - Dušan Sadžakov, Montenegrin former professional footballer^[19]
• December 27  - Martin Nash, Canadian soccer player

Deaths

March

• March 31 – Virginio Rosetta, Italian defender, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (73)

July

• July 27 – Edmundo Piaggio, Argentine defender, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (69)

October

• October 27 – Peregrino Anselmo, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (73)

November

• November 16 - Agustin Gomez Pagola, Spanish-born Soviet footballer, and plays as left back, and the part of the defender.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Damien Neville . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 30 October 2023 . en.
2. Web site: Aleksei Ilatovskiy . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 2 April 2024 . en.
3. Web site: Aleksejs Volosanovs . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 4 June 2024 . en.
4. Web site: Van Hai Truong . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 31 October 2023 . en.
5. Web site: Eduard Doronin . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 20 October 2023 . en.
6. Web site: Robert Wallon . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 3 July 2024 . en.
7. Web site: Sebastián Pereyra . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 16 April 2024 . en.
8. Web site: Sergei Lutsevich . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 23 April 2024 . en.
9. Web site: Deda . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 3 June 2024 . en.
10. http://www.mz-web.de/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=ksta/page&atype=ksArtikel&aid=1300343021096&openMenu=1012569559900&calledPageId=1012569559900&listid=1018620714606 Olbricht hofft auf richtige «Kracher» aus der Ukraine – mz-web.de
11. Web site: Hilario Cuenú . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 24 October 2023 . en.
12. Web site: Xavier Ipharraguerre . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 22 September 2023.
13. Web site: Gabriel Martínez . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 3 May 2024 . en.
14. Web site: Maksim Shiryayev . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 20 October 2023 . en.
15. Web site: Sébastien Ducourneau . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 6 June 2024 . en.
16. Web site: Semjbataar Baatarsuren . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 31 October 2023 . en.
17. https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/BacsKiskunMegyeiNepujsag_1996_04/?query=SZO%3D(sényő)&pg=101&layout=s Hatpontos mérkőzést nyertek
18. Web site: Luca Amoruso . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 17 October 2023 . en.
19. Web site: Dusan Sadzakov . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 18 June 2024 . en.