1983 in association football explained

The following are the association football events of the year 1983 throughout the world.

Events

• May 11  - Scottish club Aberdeen win the European Cup Winners' Cup by beating Real Madrid 2–1 in the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg.
• May 14  - Dutch club Twente is relegated to the second division (Eerste Divisie) after Helmond Sport earns a point at HFC Haarlem (1–1).
• May 25  - German club Hamburger SV defeats Italian champions Juventus 1–0 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens to win the European Cup.
• July 29  - Copa Libertadores 1983 won by Grêmio after defeating Peñarol on an aggregate score of 3–2.
• September 14  - Dutch club Groningen makes its European debut with a defeat (2–1) against Spain's Atlético Madrid in the first round of the UEFA Cup. On the same night, NEC makes its European club football debut with a 1–1 draw with Brann in the first round (first leg) of the Cup Winners' Cup.
• December 11  - Brazilian club Grêmio wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo by defeating West Germany's Hamburger SV 2–1 in extra-time. The winning goal is scored by Renato Gaúcho.

Winners club national championship

Asia

•  - Al-Arabi

Europe

•  - Lyngby
•  - Liverpool
•  - Nantes
•  - AS Roma
  • • Eredivisie  - Ajax
  • Eerste Divisie  - DS '79
•  - Benfica
•  - Dundee United
•  - Athletic Bilbao
•  - Fenerbahçe
•  - Hamburger SV
•  - Partizan

North America

•  - Puebla
• / :
  • Tulsa Roughnecks (NASL)

South America

• • • Metropolitano  - Independiente
  • Nacional  - Estudiantes La Plata
• Bolivia  - Bolívar
•  - Flamengo
•  - América de Cali
• Paraguay  - Olimpia Asunción

International tournaments

• 1983 British Home Championship (February 23  - June 1, 1983)

• Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela (August 15  - August 27, 1983)
  1. • 1. • 1. • Copa América (August 10  - November 4, 1983)
            2. and

National teams

Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Competition	Venue
February 16		1  - 0	L	Friendly	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville
April 27		0  - 3	L	Friendly	Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
September 7		3  - 0	W	Euro 1984 Qualifier	Oosterpark Stadion, Groningen
September 21		1  - 1	D	Friendly	Heysel Stadion, Brussels
October 12		2  - 3	W	Euro 1984 Qualifier	Dalymount Park, Dublin
November 16		2  - 1	W	Euro 1984 Qualifier	De Kuip, Rotterdam
December 17		5  - 0	W	Euro 1984 Qualifier	De Kuip, Rotterdam

Births

• January 1
  • Shaheen Ali, Qatari footballer^[1]
  • Calum Davenport, English footballer
  • Daniel Jarque, Spanish footballer (d. 2009)
• January 3
  • Bilel Gontassi, Tunisian footballer^[2]
  • Mathieu Guy, French professional footballer^[3]
• January 14  - Jan Ahlvik, Finnish footballer^[4]
• January 15  - Jermaine Pennant, English youth international
• January 21
  • Victor, Brazilian international
  • Ranko Despotović, Serbian international
  • Billy Mwanza, Zambian international
  • Moritz Volz, German footballer^[5]
• January 22  - Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian retired footballer^[6]
• January 24  - Shaun Maloney, Scottish international and manager^[7]
• January 29  - Biagio Pagano, Italian footballer
• February 3  - Jakub Cieciura, Polish professional footballer^[8]
• February 5  - Víctor Fagundez, Uruguayan footballer^[9]
• February 11  - Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch international footballer
• February 15  - Daniel Almaral, Mexican football manager and former player^[10]
• February 18  - Jermaine Jenas, English international footballer
• March 2  - Kolawole Agodirin, Nigerian footballer^[11]
• March 7  - Daniel Jurč, Slovak footballer^[12]
• March 11  - Adil Mezgour, Moroccan former footballer^[13]
• March 15  - Mark Magennis, Northern Irish retired footballer^[14]
• March 19  - Ali Rabee, Emirati footballer^[15]
• March 25  - Fabio Marinho, retired Brazilian footballer^[16]
• March 27  - Alan Patrick Monegat, Brazilian former footballer^[17]
• March 28  - Homero Sartori, Argentine-Brazilian former professional footballer^[18]
• April 1  - Mamoudou Sy, French basketball player
• April 12  - Damian Krajanowski, Polish footballer^[19]
• April 22
  • Sebastjan Čelofiga, Slovenian retired footballer^[20]
  • Douglas Silva, Brazilian footballer^[21]
• May 2  - Mónica Vergara, Mexican female footballer
• May 3  - Márton Fülöp, Hungarian international footballer (died 2015)
• May 4  - Rubén Olivera, Uruguayan international footballer
• May 6
  • Nicolás Gásperi, Argentine professional footballer^[22]
  • Kim Seok-woo, South Korean footballer^[23]
• May 16  - Edilio Cardoso, Brazilian footballer^[24]
• May 17  - Albert Batsa, Togolese footballer^[25]
• May 20  - Sinecio León, Paraguayan footballer
• May 21  - Jason Boxhill, Barbadian footballer^[26]
• May 24  - Martin Schmidt, German former footballer^[27]
• June 3  - Alexis Salazar, Chilean former footballer^[28]
• June 7  - Tshiabola Mapanya, retired Congolese footballer
• June 25  - Robin Ganemyr, retired Swedish footballer^[29]
• July 6  - María de Jesús Castillo, Mexican female footballer
• July 7  - Jakub Wawrzyniak, Polish footballer
• July 18  - Carlos Diogo, Uruguayan footballer
• July 21  - Vladimir Niyonkuru, Burundian footballer^[30]
• July 24  - Daniele De Rossi, Italian international footballer
• July 25  - Pedro Zabála, Bolivian international footballer
• July 26  - Romain Chevrier, French professional footballer^[31]
• August 4  - Kang Dong-gu, South Korean footballer^[32]
• August 5  - Jean-Séraphin Mbessa, Cameroonian former professional footballer^[33]
• August 6  - Robin van Persie, Dutch international footballer
• August 12  - Tomasz Balul, Polish former footballer^[34]
• August 24  - Gabriel López, Uruguayan footballer^[35]
• August 26  - Owen Kaposa, retired Zambian footballer^[36]
• September 8  - Marcin Truszkowski, Polish retired footballer^[37]
• September 16  - Richard Leite, Paraguayan footballer
• September 28  - Richard Henyekane, South African international footballer (died 2015)
• September 30  - Driss Himmes, French midfielder
• October 1  - Fance Hariyanto, Indonesian former footballer^[38]
• October 4  - Gwenaël Renaud, French former professional footballer^[39]
• October 8  - Michael Fraser, Scottish club goalkeeper
• October 16  - Steven Goaxab, Namibian footballer^[40]
• October 20  - Luis Saritama, Ecuadorian footballer
• November 9  - Denis Rustan, former Russian professional footballer^[41]
• November 11  - Philipp Lahm, German international footballer
• November 14  - Kevon Carter, Trinidadian international footballer (died 2014)
• November 15  - Anton Samoylov, former Russian professional footballer^[42]
• November 16  - Ron Koperli, Israeli football manager
• November 26  - Marine Kakhidze, Georgian footballer^[43]
• December 5  - Wilfrido Vinces, Ecuadorian footballer^[44]
• December 8  - Valéry Mézague, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2014)
• December 9  - Kennedy Omogi, Kenyan footballer^[45]
• December 10
  • Lewis Buxton, English club footballer
  • Habib Mohamed, Ghanaian international footballer

Deaths

January

• January 20 – Garrincha, Brazilian striker, winner of the 1958 and 1962 FIFA World Cups. Regarded by many as the best dribbler in football history.(49)
• January 28 – Claude Papi, French footballer (33)

March

• March 24 – Manuel Fleitas Solich, Paraguayan footballer and manager (83)

June

• June 26 – Luis Alamos, Chilean football manager (59)

July

• July 5 – Hennes Weisweiler, German footballer and manager (63)
• July 29 – Manuel Ferreira, Argentine striker, runner up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and player of the tournament of the 1929 South American Championship. (77)

September

• September 9 – Luis Monti, Argentine/Italian striker, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. Monti has the distinction of having played in two FIFA World Cup final matches with two different national teams. (82)
• September 20 - Andy Beattie, Scottish international footballer and manager (born 1913)

October

• October 4 – Juan López Fontana, Uruguayan manager, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (75)

External links

• Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• VoetbalStats

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Bilel Gontassi . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 26 September 2023.
3. Web site: Mathieu Guy . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 8 June 2024 . en.
4. Web site: Jan Ahlvik . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 8 October 2023 . en.
5. Web site: 2. Moritz Volz. soccerbase.com. 20 January 2020.
6. Web site: Getúlio . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 11 June 2024 . en.
7. https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=24685&lid=1 SHAUN MALONEY
8. Web site: Jakub Cieciura . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 11 August 2024 . en.
9. Web site: Víctor Fagundez . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 22 September 2023.
10. Web site: Daniel Almaral . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 3 May 2024 . en.
11. Web site: Kolawole Agodirin . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 31 January 2024 . en.
12. Web site: Daniel Jurc . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 9 June 2024 . en.
13. Web site: Adil Mezgour . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 20 February 2024 . en.
14. Web site: Mark Magennis . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 15 August 2024 . en.
15. Web site: Ali Rabeea . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 14 August 2024 . en.
16. Web site: Fabio Marinho . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 3 June 2024 . en.
17. Web site: Alan Patrick . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 16 November 2023 . en.
18. Web site: Homero Sartori . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 17 April 2024 . en.
19. Web site: Damian Krajanowski . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 31 October 2023 . en.
20. Web site: Sebastjan Celofiga . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 27 May 2024 . en.
21. Web site: Douglas Silva . worldfootball.net . EIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 16 November 2023 . en.
22. Web site: Nicolás Gásperi . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 13 February 2024 . en.
23. Web site: Woo-seok Kim, K League 1 2022 . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 22 September 2023.
24. Web site: Edilio Cardoso . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 9 August 2024 . en.
25. Web site: Albert Batsa . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 9 April 2024 . en.
26. Web site: Jason Boxhill . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 14 August 2024 . en.
27. Web site: Martin Schmidt . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 27 September 2017.
28. Web site: Alexis Salazar . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 3 May 2024 . en.
29. Web site: Robin Ganemyr . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 19 February 2024 . en.
30. Web site: Vladimir Niyonkuru . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 26 May 2024 . en.
31. Web site: Romain Chevrier . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 7 June 2024 . en.
32. News: http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=107&oid=311&aid=0000003768 . ko:내셔널리그 개막 '열정과 도전, 그 이상을 위하여' . Xportsnews . Naver . 2009-04-10 . 2011-03-11 . Korean.
33. Web site: Jean M'Bessa . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 30 May 2024 . en.
34. Web site: Tomasz Balul . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 26 May 2024 . en.
35. Web site: Gabriel López . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 22 November 2023 . en.
36. Web site: Owen Kaposa . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 17 February 2024 . en.
37. Web site: Marcin Truszkowski . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 30 May 2024 . en.
38. Web site: Fance Hariyanto . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 3 June 2024 . en.
39. Web site: Gwenaël Renaud . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 19 February 2024 . en.
40. Web site: Steven Goaxab . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 16 November 2023 . en.
41. Web site: Denis Rustan . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 17 November 2023 . en.
42. https://footballfacts.ru/person/14820 Anton Samoylov
43. Web site: Marine Kakhidze . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 13 August 2024 . en.
44. Web site: Wilfrido Vinces . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 20 February 2024 . en.
45. Web site: Kennedy Omogi . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 22 May 2024 . en.