1975 in association football

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

•  Iran: Taj

Europe

•  East Germany: 1. FC Magdeburg
•  England: Derby County F.C.
•  France: AS Saint-Etienne
• Hungary: Újpest FC
•  Italy: Juventus
•  Netherlands
  • Eredivisie: PSV Eindhoven
  • Eerste Divisie: NEC Nijmegen
•  Poland: Ruch Chorzów
• Spain: Real Madrid
•  Turkey: Fenerbahçe
•  West Germany: Borussia Mönchengladbach
•  Yugoslavia: Hajduk Split

North America

•  Mexico: Toluca
•  United States /  Canada:
  • Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)

South America

•  Argentina:
  • Metropolitano – River Plate
  • Nacional – River Plate
•  Brazil: Internacional
•  Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción

International tournaments

• Copa América (July 17 – October 28, 1975)
  1.  Peru
  2.  Colombia
  3.  Brazil and  Uruguay
• Pan American Games in Mexico (October 13 – October 25, 1975)
  1.  Brazil and  Mexico
  2. —
  3.  Argentina
• 1975 British Home Championship (May 17 – May 24, 1975)

 England

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 9 – Roy Makaay, Dutch footballer
• March 17 – Trương Văn Hải, Vietnamese footballer^[3]
• March 23 – Eduard Doronin, former Russian footballer^[4]
• 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^[5]
• April 28 – Sebastián Pereyra, Uruguayan footballer^[6]
• 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^[7]
• June 24 – Christie Rampone, American women's soccer player
• June 27 – Timote Moleni, Tongan footballer and coach
• July 1 – Julio Briones, Ecuadorian footballer
• July 5 – Hernán Crespo, Argentinian international footballer
• July 22 – Marilia, Brazilian footballer
• August 16
  • Jonatan Johansson, Finnish footballer, coach, and manager^[8]
  • Pantelis Konstantinidis, Greek footballer
• August 28 – Serhiy Maherovych, retired Ukrainian professional footballer^[9]
• August 31 – Hilario Cuenú, Colombian football manager and former player^[10]
• September 3 – Xavier Ipharraguerre, French former professional footballer^[11]
• 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^[12]
• September 28 – Maksim Shiryayev, former Russian footballer^[13]
• 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^[14]
• November 12 – Balázs Kiskapusi, Hungarian former footballer^[15]
• November 13 – Quim, Portuguese footballer
• November 15
  • Luca Amoruso, Italian retired footballer^[16]
  • Christophe Anly, retired Malagasy football^[17]
• 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 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.

References

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