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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1962 throughout the world.
Events
- Copa Libertadores 1962: Won by Santos FC after defeating Peñarol on an aggregate score of 3–0.
- 1962 International Soccer League
- League: America-RJ defeated Belenenses 3–1 on aggregate.
- Cup: Dukla Prague defeated America-RJ, 3–2, on aggregate.
Winners club national championship
Argentina: Club Atlético Boca Juniors
Brazil: Santos
Chile: Universidad de Chile
England: Ipswich Town
France: Stade de Reims
Ireland: Shelbourne
Italy: A.C. Milan
Mexico: Chivas Guadalajara
Netherlands: Feyenoord Rotterdam
Northern Ireland: Linfield
Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
Spain: Real Madrid
Sweden: IFK Norrköping
Turkey: Galatasaray S.K.
International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia (14–21 January 1962)
- 1962 British Home Championship (7 October 1961 – 11 April 1962)
- FIFA World Cup in Chile (30 May – 17 June 1962)
- 1962 Asian Games in Indonesia (25 August – 4 September 1962)
India
South Korea
Malaya
Births
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- 5 January – Aleksandr Podolyak, Russian club footballer
- 6 January – Mark Ellis, English club footballer
- 11 January – Farkhad Magametov, Uzbekistani international footballer
- 12 January – Alfred Schön, German footballer and manager
- 20 January – Thomas Deligiannis, retired Greek footballer
- 21 January – Gabriele Pin, Italian footballer and coach
- 23 January – Stephen Keshi, Nigerian international footballer (died 2016)
- 26 January – Marco Antonio Barrero, Bolivian international footballer
- 5 February – Felipe Peralta, Paraguayan international footballer
- 13 February – Héctor Morán, Uruguayan international footballer
- 9 March – Jan Furtok, Polish international footballer
- 16 March – Lars Larsson, Swedish international footballer and coach (died 2015)
- 30 March
- Dariusz Raczyński, Polish footballer (died 2022)
- Gary Stevens, English football player and manager
- 10 April – Hubert Thomann, retired Swiss footballer
- 13 April
- Edivaldo, Brazilian footballer (died 1993)
- Nelson Gutiérrez, Uruguayan footballer
- 26 April – Colin Anderson, English club footballer
- 28 May – Mats Johansson, retired Swedish footballer
- 4 June – Per Frimann, Danish footballer
- 6 June – Jonas Lind, Swedish former footballer
- 7 July – Bernardo Tapia, Spanish retired footballer
- 14 July – Patricio Toledo, Chilean international footballer
- 17 July – Patricio Mardones, Chilean footballer
- 18 August – Hólger Quiñónez, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1 September
- Tony Cascarino, Irish footballer
- Ruud Gullit, Dutch international footballer and manager
- 6 September – Holger Fach, German international footballer and manager
- 10 September – Wiljan Vloet, Dutch football manager
- 17 September – Luis Caballero, Paraguayan international footballer (died 2005)
- 30 September – Frank Rijkaard, Dutch international footballer and manager
- 1 October – Attaphol Buspakom, Thai international footballer and coach (died 2015)
- 5 October – David Boulter, English retired professional footballer
- 26 October – Wilbert Suvrijn, Dutch international footballer
- 30 October – Stefan Kuntz, German international footballer
- 12 November – Wim Kieft, Dutch international footballer
- 15 November – Kim Vilfort, Danish international footballer
- 20 November
- Paul Birch, English club footballer (died 2009)
- Chris Foy, English referee
- Gerardo Martino, Argentine football player and coach
- 23 November – Rob Vincent, English former professional footballer
- 3 December – Mark McNeil, English former professional footballer
- 8 December – Berry van Aerle, Dutch international footballer
- 10 December – John de Wolf, Dutch footballer
Deaths
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- 28 March – David Wijnveldt, Dutch international footballer (born 1891)
- 20 October – Jesús Herrera, Spanish international footballer (born 1938)
References
- "Thomas Deligiannis". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- "Hubert Thomann". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Edivaldo (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- "Mats Johansson". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- "Jonas Lind". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- "Tapia". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- "David Boulter". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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- "Mark McNeil". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
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