1959 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1959 throughout the world.

Events

October 25 – Sparta Rotterdam makes a winning European debut by defeating Sweden's IFK Göteborg in the second round of the European Cup. All three goals for the Dutch side are scored by Joop Daniëls.

Winners club national championship

International tournaments

1959 British Home Championship (October 4, 1958 – April 11, 1959)

Shared by England and Northern Ireland

African Cup of Nations in Egypt (May 22 – 29 1959)
1. Egypt
2. Sudan
3. Ethiopia
Pan American Games in Chicago, United States (August 21 – September 5, 1959)
1. Argentina
2. Brazil
3. United States

Births

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January 23 — Eustorgio Sánchez, Venezuelan football goalkeeper
February 7
- Sammy Lee (footballer), English international footballer and manager
- Vlastimil Opálek, Slovak footballer^[1]
February 17 — Phil Dudley, English former footballer^[2]
March 4 — Romeo Zondervan, Dutch international footballer
March 20 — Roland Sikinger, American professional soccer player^[3]
March 28 — Paolo Agabitini, Italian retired footballer^[4]
May 20 — Juan Carlos Letelier, Chilean international footballer
May 26 — Róger Flores, Costa Rican international footballer
July 25 — Fyodor Cherenkov; Soviet and Russian international footballer and manager (died 2014)
July 31 — Wilmar Cabrera, Uruguayan international footballer
August 18 — Leszek Walankiewicz, retired Polish footballer^[5]
September 4 — Fernando Alvez, Uruguayan international footballer
November 8 — Selçuk Yula, Turkish international
November 11 — Mauricio Peña, Mexican footballer (died 2010)
November 14 — José Figueroa, Honduran international footballer
November 17 — Thomas Allofs, German international footballer
November 22 — Marek Ostrowski, Polish international footballer (died 2017)
November 28 — Pedro Acosta, Venezuelan international footballer
December 11 — Thandwa Moreki, Botswana footballer
December 19 — Edward Metgod, Dutch football goalkeeper and manager
Full date unknown
- Vasilije Kalezić, Montenegrin retired footballer^[6]

Deaths

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May

May 18 – Enrique Guaita, Argentine/Italian striker, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and topscorer of the 1934-35 Serie A. (48)

July

July 9 – Félix Quesada, Spanish footballer. (57)

November

November 8 – Heleno de Freitas, Brazilian striker, topscorer at the South American Championship 1945. (39)

References

^ "Vlastimil Opálek". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
^ "Phil Dudley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
^ Donald Huff (1980-06-30). "Cruyff Wows Hurricane as Dips Win, 6-3". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
^ "Paolo Agabitini". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ "Leszek Walankiewicz". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
^ "Vasilije Kalezić". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

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