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 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 ^[7]
• April 28 – Sebastián Pereyra, Uruguayan footballer ^[8]
• 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 ^[9]
• 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 ^[10]
• July 5 – Hernán Crespo, Argentinian international footballer
• July 22 – Marilia, Brazilian footballer
• August 16
  • Jonatan Johansson, Finnish footballer, coach, and manager ^[11]
  • Pantelis Konstantinidis, Greek footballer
• August 28 – Serhiy Maherovych, retired Ukrainian professional footballer ^[12]
• August 31 – Hilario Cuenú, Colombian football manager and former player ^[13]
• September 3 – Xavier Ipharraguerre, French former professional footballer ^[14]
• 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 ^[15]
• September 28 – Maksim Shiryayev, former Russian footballer ^[16]
• October 8 – Sébastien Ducourneau, French professional footballer ^[17]
• October 17 – Daniel Ung, retired Swedish footballer ^[18]
• 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 ^[19]
• November 12 – Balázs Kiskapusi, Hungarian former footballer ^[20]
• November 13 – Quim, Portuguese footballer
• November 15
  • Luca Amoruso, Italian retired footballer ^[21]
  • Christophe Anly, retired Malagasy football ^[22]
• 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 ^[23]
• 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.

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