1962 in association football
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.
Winners club national championship
- Argentina: Club Atlético Boca Juniors
- Brazil: Santos
- England: Ipswich Town F.C.
- Chile: Universidad de Chile
- Ireland: Shelbourne
- Italy: A.C. Milan
- 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 (January 14 – 21 1962)
- 1962 British Home Championship (October 7, 1961 – April 11, 1962)
- FIFA World Cup in Chile (May 30 – June 17, 1962)
Births
- January 11 – Farkhad Magametov, Uzbekistani international footballer
- January 21 – Gabriele Pin, Italian footballer and coach
- January 23 – Stephen Keshi, Nigerian international footballer (died 2016)
- January 26 – Marco Antonio Barrero, Bolivian international footballer
- February 5 – Felipe Peralta, Paraguayan international footballer
- February 13 – Héctor Morán, Uruguayan international footballer
- March 9 – Jan Furtok, Polish international footballer
- March 16 – Lars Larsson, Swedish international footballer and coach (died 2015)
- April 13 – Edivaldo, Brazilian footballer (died 1993)
- April 13 – Nelson Gutiérrez, Uruguayan footballer
- June 4 – Per Frimann, Danish footballer
- July 14 – Patricio Toledo, Chilean international footballer
- July 17 – Patricio Mardones, Chilean footballer
- August 18 – Holger Quiñonez, Ecuadorian footballer
- September 1 – Tony Cascarino, Irish footballer
- September 1 – Ruud Gullit, Dutch international footballer and manager
- September 6 – Holger Fach, German international footballer and manager
- September 10 – Wiljan Vloet, Dutch football manager
- September 17 – Luis Caballero, Paraguayan international footballer
- September 30 – Frank Rijkaard, Dutch international footballer and manager
- October 1 – Attaphol Buspakom, Thai international footballer and coach (died 2015)
- October 26 – Wilbert Suvrijn, Dutch international footballer
- October 30 – Stefan Kuntz, German international footballer
- November 12 – Wim Kieft, Dutch international footballer
- November 15 – Kim Vilfort, Danish international footballer
- December 8 – Berry van Aerle, Dutch internationalfootballer
- December 10 – John de Wolf, Dutch footballer
Deaths
- March 28 – David Wijnveldt, Dutch international footballer (born 1891)
- October 20 – Jesús Herrera, Spanish international footballer (born 1938)
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