1959 in association football

Overview of the events of 1959 in association football

1959 in sports
Years in association football
← 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 →
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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.

January 23 — Eustorgio Sánchez, Venezuelan football goalkeeper
February 7 — Sammy Lee (footballer), English international footballer and manager
March 4 — Romeo Zondervan, Dutch international footballer
March 20 — Roland Sikinger, American professional soccer player^[1]
March 28 — Paolo Agabitini, Italian retired footballer^[2]
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
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

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

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

^ 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.