2002 in association football

association football-related events during 2002

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2002 around the world.

2002 in association football
2001
2003

Events

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January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Date Unknown

Tournament Winners

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International

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Tournament Confederation Host Country(s) Winner Runner-Up Finals Stadium
2002 African Cup of Nations CAF (Africa)   Mali   Cameroon   Senegal Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
2002 FIFA World Cup FIFA   South Korea
  Japan
  Brazil   Germany Nissan Stadium, Yokohama

Youth International

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Tournament Confederation Host Country(s) Winner Runner-Up Finals Stadium
2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship UEFA (Europe)   Denmark   Switzerland   France Farum Park, Farum
2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship   Norway   Spain   Germany Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship    Switzerland   Czech Republic   France St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Continental

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Confederation Tournament Previous Winner Winner Runner-Up Finals Stadium
AFC (Asia) 2001–02 Asian Club Championship   Suwon Samsung Bluewings (2000-01)   Suwon Samsung Bluewings   Anyang LG Cheetahs Azadi Stadium, Tehran
CAF (Africa) 2002 CAF Champions League   Al Ahly (2001)   Zamalek SC   Raja Casablanca 2-Legged Final
CONCACAF (North America) 2002 CONCACAF Cup   Los Angeles Galaxy (2000)   Pachuca   Monarcas Morelia Estadio Azul, Mexico City
CONMEBOL (South America) 2002 Copa Libertadores   Boca Juniors (2001)   Club Olimpia   A.D. São Caetano 2-Legged Final
2002 Copa Sudamericana First Season   San Lorenzo   Atlético Nacional 2-Legged Final
UEFA (Europe) 2001–02 UEFA Champions League   Bayern Munich (2000-01)   Real Madrid   Bayer Leverkusen Hampden Park, Glasgow
2001–02 UEFA Cup   Liverpool (2000-01)   Feyenoord   Borussia Dortmund De Kuip, Rotterdam
2002 UEFA Super Cup   Liverpool (2001)   Real Madrid   Feyenoord Stade Louis II, Monaco
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup   Aston Villa
  Paris Saint-Germain (2001)
  Troyes
  Málaga
  Fulham
  VfB Stuttgart
  Villarreal
  Bologna
  Lille
2-Legged Final

National

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Country League Winners Cup Winners Supercup Winners
  Australia Perth Glory (NSL regular season)
Olympic Sharks (NSL Finals)
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  China Dalian Shide Qingdao Hademen Dalian Shide
  India Mohun Bagan - -
  Iran Persepolis Esteghlal -
  Japan Júbilo Iwata Kyoto Purple Sanga Shimizu S-Pulse
  Qatar Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad Al-Khor SC (Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup)
Qatar SC (Qatar Cup)
  South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Suwon Samsung Bluewings Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
  United Arab Emirates Al-Ain Al Ahli -

CONCACAF

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Nation League Champion Cup Winner Runner-Up
  Anguilla 2001–02 AFA Senior Male League Roaring Lions No Cup
  Antigua and Barbuda 2001–02 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division Parham No Cup
  Bahamas No League 2001–02 New Providence FA Cup JJ Johnson United Unknown
  Barbados 2002 Barbados Premier Division Notre Dame 2002 Barbados FA Cup Youth Milan Notre Dame
  Belize 2001–02 Belize Premier Football League Kulture Yabra No Cup
  Bermuda 2001–02 Bermudian Premier Division North Village Community Club 2002 Bermuda FA Cup North Village Community Club Dandy Town Hornets
  British Virgin Islands 2002 Tortola League Future Stars No Cup
2002 Virgin Gorda League Rangers
  Canada 2002 Canadian Professional Soccer League Ottawa Wizards 2002 CPSL Canada Cup Ottawa Wizards Toronto Croatia
2002 Voyageurs Cup Montreal Impact Toronto Lynx
  Cayman Islands 2001–02 Cayman Islands Premier League George Town SC 2001–02 Cayman Islands FA Cup George Town SC Scholars International SC
  Costa Rica 2001–02 Primera División Alajuelense No Cup
  Cuba 2001–02 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba Pinar del Río No Cup
  Dominica 2002 Dominica Premier League Kubuli All Stars No Cup
  El Salvador 2002 Clausura C.D. FAS No Cup
2002 Apertura C.D. FAS
  French Guiana 2001–02 French Guiana Régional 1 AJ Saint-Georges 2001–02 Coupe de Guyane US Sinnamary Unknown
  Grenada 2002 GFA Premier Division Queens Park Rangers No Cup
  Guatemala 2002 Clausura Municipal 2002 Copa de Guatemala CD Jalapa Cobán Imperial
2002 Apertura Comunicaciones
  Guadeloupe 2001–02 Guadeloupe Division of Honour L'Étoile de Morne-à-l'Eau 2002 Coupe de Guadeloupe L'Étoile de Morne-à-l'Eau Solidarité-Scolaire
  Guyana No League 2001–02 Guyana Mayors Cup Thomas United Camptown FC
  Haiti 2002 Ligue Haïtienne Ouverture Roulado FC No Cup
2002 Ligue Haïtienne Clôture Racing CH
  Honduras 2001–02 Apertura Motagua No Cup
2001–02 Clausura Marathón
  Jamaica 2001–02 Jamaica Premier League Arnett Gardens 2001–02 JNBS Federation Cup Harbour View Rivoli United
  Martinique 2001–02 Martinique Championnat National Club Franciscain 2002 Coupe de la Martinique Club Franciscain Rivière-Pilote
  Mexico 2002 Primera División de México Verano Club América No Cup
2002 Primera División de México Apertura Deportivo Toluca
  Netherlands Antilles   2002 Aruban Division di Honor RCA 2002 Netherlands Antilles Championship CSD Barber Unknown
  2001–02 Bonaire League SV Estrellas
  2001–02 Sekshon Pagá CSD Barber
  2002 Sint Maarten Senior League Victory Boys
  Nicaragua 2001−02 Liga Primera de Nicaragua Deportivo Jalapa No Cup
  Panama 2002 Apertura Árabe Unido No Cup
2002 Clausura Plaza Amador
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2001–02 SKNFA Super League Cayon Rockets 2001–02 Saint Kitts and Nevis National Cup Cayon Rockets Unknown
  Saint Lucia 2002 Saint Lucia Gold Division VSADC 2002 Saint Lucia FA Cup VSADC Cimpex Orion
  Saint-Martin 2001–02 Saint-Martin Senior League Orléans Attackers No Cup
  Suriname 2001–02 SVB Hoofdklasse Voorwaarts 2002 SVB Cup Transvaal Robinhood
  Trinidad and Tobago 2002 TT Pro League San Juan Jabloteh 2002 Trinidad and Tobago Cup W Connection Arima Fire
  Turks and Caicos Islands 2002 Provo Premier League Beaches No Cup
  US Virgin Islands 2001–02 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship Haitian Stars No Cup
  United States 2002 Major League Soccer Los Angeles Galaxy
(MLS Cup & Supporters' Shield)
2002 U.S. Open Cup Columbus Crew Los Angeles Galaxy
Nation League Champion Cup Winner Runner-Up
  Albania 2001–02 Albanian National Championship Dinamo Tirana 2001-02 Albanian Cup KF Tirana Dinamo Tirana
2002 Albanian Supercup KF Tirana Dinamo Tirana
  Andorra 2001–02 Primera Divisió Encamp 2002 Copa Constitució Lusitanos Inter Club d'Escaldes
  Armenia 2002 Armenian Premier League Pyunik 2002 Armenian Cup Pyunik Zvartnots-AAL
2002 Armenian Supercup Pyunik Mika
  Austria 2001–02 Austrian Football Bundesliga Tirol Innsbruck[n 1] 2001–02 Austrian Cup Grazer AK Sturm Graz
2002 Austrian Supercup Grazer AK Sturm Graz
  Azerbaijan 2001-02 Azerbaijan Premier League Not finished[2][n 2] 2001-02 Azerbaijan Cup Neftçi Baku Shamkir
  Belarus 2002 Belarusian Premier League BATE Borisov 2001–02 Belarusian Cup Gomel BATE Borisov
  Belgium 2001–02 Belgian First Division Genk 2001–02 Belgian Cup Club Brugge Mouscron
2002 Belgian Super Cup Club Brugge Genk
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001–02 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar 2001-02 Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup FK Sarajevo Željezničar
  Bulgaria 2001–02 A Group Levski Sofia 2001-02 Bulgarian Cup Levski Sofia CSKA Sofia
  Croatia 2001–02 Croatian First Football League NK Zagreb 2001-02 Croatian Football Cup Dinamo Zagreb NK Varaždin
2002 Croatian Football Super Cup Dinamo Zagreb NK Zagreb
  Cyprus 2001-02 Cypriot First Division APOEL FC 2001–02 Cypriot Cup Anorthosis Famagusta Ethnikos Achna
2002 Cyprus FA Shield APOEL FC Anorthosis Famagusta
  Czech Republic 2001-02 Czech First League Slovan Liberec 2001-02 Czech Cup Slavia Prague Sparta Prague
  Denmark 2001–02 Danish Superliga Brøndby IF 2001-02 Danish Cup Odense BK Copenhagen
2002 Danish Supercup Brøndby IF Odense BK
  England 2001–02 FA Premier League Arsenal 2001-02 FA Cup Arsenal Chelsea
2001–02 Football League Cup Blackburn Rovers Tottenham Hotspur
2002 FA Community Shield Arsenal Liverpool
  Estonia 2002 Meistriliiga Flora 2001-02 Estonian Cup Levadia Tallinn Levadia Maardu
2002 Estonian Supercup Flora Levadia II
  Finland 2002 Veikkausliiga HJK Helsinki 2002 Finnish Cup FC Haka FC Lahti
  France 2001–02 French Division 1 Olympique Lyonnais 2001–02 Coupe de France Lorient Bastia
2001–02 Coupe de la Ligue Girondins de Bordeaux Lorient
2002 Trophée des Champions Olympique Lyonnais Lorient
  Georgia 2001–02 Umaglesi Liga FC Torpedo Kutaisi 2001–02 Georgian Cup Locomotive Tbilisi Torpedo Kutaisi
  Germany 2001-02 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 2001-02 DFB-Pokal Schalke 04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  Greece 2001–02 Alpha Ethniki Olympiacos 2001–02 Greek Football Cup AEK Athens Olympiacos
  Hungary 2001–02 Nemzeti Bajnokság I Zalaegerszegi 2001–02 Magyar Kupa Újpest Szombathelyi Haladás
2002 Szuperkupa Újpest Zalaegerszegi
  Iceland 2002 Úrvalsdeild KR 2002 Icelandic Cup Fylkir Fram
2002 Deildabikar FH Fylkir
  Ireland 2001–02 League of Ireland Premier Division Shelbourne 2001-02 FAI Cup Dundalk Bohemians
2002 FAI Cup Derry City Shamrock Rovers
2001-02 League of Ireland Cup Limerick Derry City
  Israel 2001-02 Israeli Premier League Maccabi Haifa 2001-02 Israel State Cup Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Haifa
2001–02 Toto Cup Al Hapoel Tel Aviv FC Ashdod
2001–02 Toto Cup Artzit Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
  Italy 2001-02 Serie A Juventus 2001–02 Coppa Italia Parma Juventus
2002 Supercoppa Italiana Juventus Parma
  Latvia 2002 Latvian Higher League Skonto 2002 Latvian Football Cup Skonto FHK Liepājas Metalurgs
  Liechtenstein No League 2001–02 Liechtenstein Cup Vaduz USV Eschen/Mauren
  Lithuania 2002 A Lyga FBK Kaunas 2001-02 Lithuanian Football Cup FBK Kaunas FK Sūduva
2002 Lithuanian Supercup FBK Kaunas
  Luxembourg 2001–02 Luxembourg National Division F91 Dudelange 2001–02 Luxembourg Cup Avenir Beggen F91 Dudelange
  Macedonia 2001–02 Macedonian First Football League Vardar 2001–02 Macedonian Football Cup Pobeda Cementarnica 55
  Malta 2001–02 Maltese Premier League Hibernians 2001-02 Maltese FA Trophy Birkirkara Sliema Wanderers
2002 Maltese Super Cup Birkirkara Hibernians
  Moldova 2001–02 Moldovan National Division Sheriff Tiraspol 2001-02 Moldovan Cup Sheriff Tiraspol Nistru Otaci
  Netherlands 2001-02 Eredivisie Ajax 2001–02 KNVB Cup Ajax Utrecht
2002 Johan Cruyff Shield Ajax PSV Eindhoven
  Northern Ireland 2001–02 Irish League Portadown 2001–02 Irish Cup Linfield Portadown
2001–02 Irish League Cup Linfield Glentoran
  Norway 2002 Tippeligaen Rosenborg 2002 Norwegian Football Cup Vålerenga Odd Grenland
  Poland 2001–02 Ekstraklasa Legia Warsaw 2001-02 Polish Cup Wisła Kraków Amica Wronki
  Portugal 2001–02 Primeira Liga Sporting CP 2001–02 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP Leixões
2002 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira Sporting CP Leixões
  Romania 2001–02 Divizia A Dinamo București 2001-02 Cupa României Rapid București Dinamo București
2002 Supercupa României Rapid București Dinamo București
  Russia 2002 Russian Premier League Lokomotiv Moscow 2001-02 Russian Cup CSKA Moscow Zenit Saint Petersburg
  San Marino 2001–02 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio FC Domagnano 2001-02 Coppa Titano FC Domagnano SP Cailungo
  Scotland 2001–02 Scottish Premier League Celtic 2001–02 Scottish Cup Rangers Celtic
2001–02 Scottish League Cup Rangers Ayr United
  Slovakia 2001–02 Slovak Superliga Žilina 2001–02 Slovak Cup Koba Senec Matador Púchov
  Slovenia 2001–02 Slovenian PrvaLiga Maribor 2001–02 Slovenian Football Cup Gorica Aluminij
  Spain 2001–02 La Liga Valencia 2001-02 Copa del Rey Deportivo de La Coruña Real Madrid
2002 Supercopa de España Deportivo de La Coruña Valencia
  Sweden 2002 Allsvenskan Djurgårdens 2002 Svenska Cupen Djurgårdens AIK
   Switzerland 2001–02 Nationalliga A FC Basel 2001-02 Swiss Cup FC Basel Grasshopper Club Zürich
  Turkey 2001–02 Süper Lig Galatasaray 2001-02 Turkish Cup Kocaelispor Beşiktaş
  FR Yugoslavia 2001–02 First League of FR Yugoslavia Partizan 2001–02 FR Yugoslavia Cup Red Star Belgrade Sartid
  Ukraine 2001–02 Vyshcha Liha Shakhtar Donetsk 2001-02 Ukrainian Cup Shakhtar Donetsk Dynamo Kyiv
  Wales 2001–02 League of Wales Barry Town 2001-02 Welsh Cup Barry Town Bangor City
2001-02 Welsh League Cup Caersws Cwmbrân Town
  1. Folded after winning the league
  2. The season was not finished because of a conflict between the clubs and the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan

Births & Deaths

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Births

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Note: Players with clubs in bold are currently playing at that club. (As of December 11, 2024)

January–June

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Date of Birth Player Nationality Played For Awards
January 1 Simon Adingra   Ivory Coast   Nordsjælland
  Brighton & Hove Albion
  Union SG
2023 Africa Cup of Nations winner
January 3 Nico González   Spain   Barcelona
  Valencia
  FC Porto
2023–24 Taça de Portugal winner
2024 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira winner
Son of Spanish former footballer Fran
Nephew of former Spanish footballer José Ramón
January 7 Mohamed Daramy   Denmark   Copenhagen
  Ajax
  Stade de Reims
3-time Danish Superliga winner (2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23)
2022–23 Danish Cup winner
2021–22 Eredivisie winner
January 9 Piero Hincapié   Ecuador   Independiente del Valle
  Talleres de Córdoba
  Bayer Leverkusen
2023–24 Bundesliga winner
2023–24 DFB-Pokal winner
2024 DFL-Supercup winner
2023–24 UEFA Europa League runner-up
Member of the 2024 Copa América Team of the Tournament
January 16 Bagas Kaffa   Indonesia   Barito Putera Gold medalist at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games
Twin brother of Indonesian footballer Bagus Kahfi
January 18 Karim Adeyemi   Germany   Red Bull Salzburg
  FC Liefering
  Borussia Dortmund
3-time Austrian Bundesliga winner (2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22)
3-time Austrian Cup winner (2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22)
2023–24 UEFA Champions League runner-up
January 19 Reinier   Brazil   Flamengo
  Real Madrid
  Borussia Dortmund
  Girona
  Frosinone
  Granada
2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A winner
2020–21 DFB-Pokal winner
2019 Copa Libertadores winner
2019 FIFA Club World Cup runner-up
2020 Summer Olympics gold medalist
January 23 Joško Gvardiol   Croatia   Dinamo Zagreb
  RB Leipzig
  Manchester City
2-time Croatian First Football League winner (2019–20, 2020–21)
2020–21 Croatian Football Cup winner
2019 Croatian Football Super Cup winner
2-time DFB-Pokal winner (2021–22, 2022–23)
2023–24 Premier League winner
2023–24 FA Cup runner-up
2024 FA Community Shield winner
2023 UEFA Super Cup winner
2023 FIFA Club World Cup winner
Third place at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
January 29 Andri Guðjohnsen   Iceland   Real Madrid Castilla
  IFK Norrköping
  Lyngby
  Gent
2022 Baltic Cup winner
Son of former Icelandic footballer Eiður Guðjohnsen
January 30 Marco Di Cesare   Argentina   Argentinos Juniors
  Racing Club
2024 Copa Sudamericana winner
January 31 Giovanni   Brazil   Jong Ajax
  Telstar
  Fluminense
  Ballkani
2023 Campeonato Carioca winner
2023 Copa Libertadores winner
February 1 Brian Brobbey   Netherlands   Ajax
  RB Leipzig
2-time Eredivisie winner (2020–21, 2021–22)
2020–21 KNVB Cup winner
February 3 Radu Drăgușin   Romania   Juventus
  Genoa
  Tottenham Hotspur
2020–21 Coppa Italia winner
2020 Supercoppa Italiana winner
March 3 Makar Litskevich   Belarus   Shakhtyor Soligorsk
  FC Sputnik Rechitsa
2-time Belarusian Premier League winner (2020, 2021
March 10 Ian Maatsen   Netherlands   Chelsea
  Burnley
  Borussia Dortmund
  Aston Villa
2023–24 UEFA Champions League runner-up
Noni Madueke   England   PSV Eindhoven
  Chelsea
2021–22 KNVB Cup winner
2021 Johan Cruyff Shield winner
2023–24 EFL Cup runner-up
March 16 Nathanaël Mbuku   France
  DR Congo
  Stade de Reims
  FC Augsburg
  Saint-Étienne
  Dinamo Zagreb
April 16 Filip Jörgensen   Sweden
  Denmark
  Villarreal
  Chelsea
2020–21 UEFA Europa League winner
April 20 Georginio Rutter   France   Stade Rennais
  TSG Hoffenheim
  Leeds United
  Brighton & Hove Albion
April 27 Anthony Elanga   Sweden   Manchester United
  Nottingham Forest
2022–23 EFL Cup winner
2022–23 FA Cup runner-up
2020–21 UEFA Europa League runner-up
Son of Cameroonian footballer Joseph Elanga
April 30 Teden Mengi   England   Manchester United
  Luton Town
May 6 Cole Palmer   England   Manchester City
  Chelsea
2022–23 Premier League winner
2022–23 FA Cup winner
2023–24 EFL Cup runner-up
2022–23 UEFA Champions League winner
2023 UEFA Super Cup winner
UEFA Euro 2024 runner-up
May 13 Eugenio Pizzuto   Mexico   Pachuca
  Lille
  Braga B
  Tigres UANL
2020–21 Ligue 1 winner
2023 Campeón de Campeones winner
May 14 Daniel Peñaloza   Colombia   Tigres
  Independiente Medellín
Made his Categoría Primera A debut at the age of 14
May 16 Kenneth Taylor   Netherlands   Ajax 2-time Eredivisie winner (2020–21, 2021–22)
2020–21 KNVB Cup winner
Ryan Gravenberch   Netherlands   Ajax
  Bayern Munich
  Liverpool
3-time Eredivisie winner (2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22)
2-time KNVB Cup winner (2018–19, 2020–21)
2022–23 Bundesliga winner
2022 DFL-Supercup winner
2023–24 EFL Cup winner
Brother of Dutch-Surinamese footballer Danzell Gravenberch
May 19 Riccardo Calafiori   Italy   AS Roma
  FC Basel
  Bologna
  Arsenal
May 27 Jérémy Doku   Belgium   Anderlecht
  Stade Rennais
  Manchester City
2023–24 Premier League winner
2023–24 FA Cup runner-up
2024 FA Community Shield winner
2023 FIFA Club World Cup winner
Gabri Veiga   Spain   Celta Vigo
  Al-Ahli
May 28 Gianluca Busio   United States   Sporting Kansas City
  Venezia
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup winner
June 3 Yan Couto   Brazil   Coritiba
  Manchester City
  Girona
  Braga
  Borussia Dortmund
June 7 Tomáš Suslov   Slovakia   FC Groningen
  Hellas Verona
Tanguy Nianzou   France   Paris Saint-Germain
  Bayern Munich
  Sevilla
2019–20 Ligue 1 winner
2019–20 Coupe de France winner
2019–20 Coupe de la Ligue winner
2-time Bundesliga winner (2020–21, 2021–22)
2-time DFL-Supercup winner (2021, 2022)
2019–20 UEFA Champions League runner-up
2022–23 UEFA Europa League winner
June 10 Aaron Hickey   Scotland   Heart of Midlothian
  Bologna
  Brentford
June 16 Ismaël Koné   Canada   CF Montréal
  Watford
  Olympique Marseille
June 19 Efraín Álvarez   United States
  Mexico
  LA Galaxy
  Club Tijuana
Brother of American soccer player Carlos Alvarez
Nuno Mendes   Portugal   Sporting CP
  Paris Saint-Germain
2020–21 Primeira Liga winner
2020–21 Taça da Liga winner
2021 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira winner
3-time Ligue 1 winner (2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24)
2023–24 Coupe de France winner
2022 Trophée des Champions winner
June 20 Hugo Ekitike   France   Stade de Reims
  Paris Saint-Germain
  Eintracht Frankfurt
2-time Ligue 1 winner (2022–23, 2023–24)
June 27 Jarrad Branthwaite   England   Everton
  Blackburn Rovers
  PSV Eindhoven
2022–23 KNVB Cup winner

July–December

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Date of Birth Player Nationality Played For Awards
July 4 Murillo   Brazil   Corinthians
  Nottingham Forest
July 11 Amad Diallo   Ivory Coast   Atalanta
  Manchester United
  Rangers
  Sunderland
2021–22 Scottish Cup winner
2023–24 FA Cup winner
2-time UEFA Europa League runner-up (2020–21, 2021–22)
July 12 Nico Williams   Spain   Athletic Bilbao 2023–24 Copa del Rey winner
UEFA Euro 2024 winner
Member of the UEFA Euro 2024 Team of the Tournament
Brother of Spanish-Ghanian footballer Iñaki Williams
July 17 Enzo Millot   France   AS Monaco
  VfB Stuttgart
2024 Summer Olympics silver medalist
July 19 Fábio Silva   Portugal   FC Porto
  Wolverhampton Wanderers
  Anderlecht
  PSV Eindhoven
  Rangers
  Las Palmas
2019–20 Primeira Liga winner
2019–20 Taça de Portugal winner
2022–23 KNVB Cup winner
Son of former Portuguese footballer Jorge Silva
July 25 Adam Hložek   Czech Republic   Sparta Prague
  Bayer Leverkusen
  TSG Hoffenheim
2019–20 Czech Cup winner
2023–24 Bundesliga winner
2023–24 DFB-Pokal winner
August 18 Amar Dedić   Bosnia and
Herzegovina
  Red Bull Salzburg
  FC Liefering
  Wolfsberger AC
2022–23 Austrian Football Bundesliga winner
Bart Verbruggen   Netherlands   Anderlecht
  Brighton & Hove Albion
August 30 Fábio Carvalho   Portugal   Fulham
  Liverpool
  RB Leipzig
  Brentford
2022 FA Community Shield winner
2023 DFL-Supercup winner
September 1 Heorhiy Sudakov   Ukraine   Shakhtar Donetsk 2-time Ukrainian Premier League winner (2022–23, 2023–24)
Illya Zabarnyi   Ukraine   Dynamo Kyiv
  Bournemouth
2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League winner
2020–21 Ukrainian Cup winner
2020 Ukrainian Super Cup winner
September 2 Bradley Barcola   France   Olympique Lyon
  Paris Saint-Germain
2023–24 Ligue 1 winner
2023–24 Coupe de France winner
2023 Trophée des Champions winner
Brother of French-Togolese footballer Malcolm Barcola
September 14 Pape Matar Sarr   Senegal   FC Metz
  Tottenham Hotspur
2021 Africa Cup of Nations winner
October 4 Aster Vranckx   Belgium   Mechelen
  VfL Wolfsburg
  AC Milan
October 10 James Trafford   England   Manchester City
  Bolton Wanderers
  Burnley
2022–23 EFL Trophy winner
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship winner
October 17 Maximilian Beier   Germany   TSG Hoffenheim
  Hannover 96
  Borussia Dortmund
October 20 Yeremy Pino   Spain   Villarreal 2020–21 UEFA Europa League winner
2022–23 UEFA Nations League winner
October 23 Elkan Baggott   Thailand
  Indonesia
  Ipswich Town
  Gillingham
  Bristol Rovers
  Blackpool
2020 AFF Championship runner-up
October 31 Ansu Fati   Spain   Barcelona
  Brighton & Hove Albion
2022–23 La Liga winner
2020–21 Copa del Rey winner
2023 Supercopa de España winner
2022–23 UEFA Nations League winner
November 10 Eduardo Camavinga   France   Stade Rennais
  Real Madrid
2-time La Liga winner (2021–22, 2023–24)
2022–23 Copa del Rey winner
2-time Supercopa de España winner (2022, 2024)
2-time UEFA Champions League winner (2021–22, 2023–24)
2-time UEFA Super Cup winner (2022, 2024)
2022 FIFA Club World Cup winner
2022 FIFA World Cup runner-up
November 12 Tino Livramento   England   Southampton
  Newcastle United
November 13 Giovanni Reyna   United States   Borussia Dortmund
  Nottingham Forest
2020–21 DFB-Pokal winner
3-time CONCACAF Nations League winner (2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24)
Son of former American soccer players Claudio and Danielle Reyna
November 25 Pedri   Spain   Las Palmas
  Barcelona
2022–23 La Liga winner
2020–21 Copa del Rey winner
2023 Supercopa de España winner
2020 Summer Olympics silver medalist
UEFA Euro 2024 winner
Member of the UEFA Euro 2020 Team of the Tournament
2021 Golden Boy winner
November 28 Destiny Udogie   Italy   Udinese
  Tottenham Hotspur
November 29 Yunus Musah   United States   Valencia
  AC Milan
2021–22 Copa del Rey runner-up
3-time CONCACAF Nations League winner (2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24)
December 14 Francisco Conceição   Portugal   Porto
  Ajax
  Juventus
2021–22 Primeira Liga winner
2-time Taça de Portugal winner (2021–22, 2023–24)
Son of former Portuguese footballer Sérgio Conceição
Brother of Portuguese footballers Sérgio and Rodrigo Conceição
December 17 Castello Lukeba   France   Olympique Lyon
  RB Leipzig
2023 DFL-Supercup winner
Silver medalist at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Deaths

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Date of Death Player Nationality Played For Managed Awards
January 4 Georg Ericson   Sweden   IFK Norrköping   IFK Norrköping
  Sweden
3-time Allsvenskan winner (1960, 1962, 1963)
1972–77 Nordic Football Championship winner
January 15 Jean Dockx   Belgium   Mechelen
  Racing White
  Anderlecht
  RWD Molenbeek
  Royal Antwerp
  Anderlecht
2-time Belgian First Division winner (1971–72, 1973–74)
4-time Belgian Cup winner
2-time European Cup Winners' Cup winner (1975–76, 1977–78)
1976 European Super Cup winner
Third place at UEFA Euro 1972
January 19 Jeff Astle   England   Notts County
  West Bromwich Albion
  Hellenic FC
  Weymouth
1967–68 FA Cup winner
1965–66 Football League Cup winner
1969–70 Football League First Division top scorer
February 8 Zizinho   Brazil   Flamengo
  Bangu
  São Paulo
  Audax Italiano
  Bangu
  Vasco da Gama
  Brazil Olympics
3-time Campeonato Carioca winner (1942, 1943, 1944)
1957 Campeonato Paulista winner
1949 South American Championship winner
4-time South American Championship runner-up (1945, 1946, 1953, 1957)
1950 FIFA World Cup runner-up
Gold medalist at the 1975 Pan American Games
Joint all-time South American Championship/Copa América top scorer
February 12 John Eriksen   Denmark   Svendborg fB
  Odense Boldklub
  Roda
  Mulhouse
  Feyenoord
  Servette
  Luzern
1988–89 Nationalliga A winner
1981–85 Nordic Football Championship winner
February 13 Ramón Grosso   Spain   Plus Ultra
  Atlético Madrid
  Real Madrid
  Real Madrid B 7-time La Liga winner
3-time Copa del Generalísimo winner (1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75)
1965–66 European Cup winner
February 14 Nándor Hidegkuti   Hungary   Elektromos FC
    MTK Hungária
  MTK Hungária
  Fiorentina
  AC Mantova
  Győri ETO FC
  Stal Rzeszów
  Al Ahly
  Shabab Al Ahli
4-time Nemzeti Bajnokság I winner
4-time Magyar Kupa winner
5-time Egyptian Premier League winner
1977–78 Egypt Cup winner
1955 Mitropa Cup winner
1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup winner
Gold medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1948–53 Central European International Cup winner
1954 FIFA World Cup runner-up
February 16 Sir Walter Winterbottom   England   Manchester United   England
  Great Britain
13-time British Home Championship winner
Managed at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Member of the English Football Hall of Fame
February 20 Branko Stanković   Yugoslavia
  FR Yugoslavia
  Slavija Sarajevo
  BSK Beograd
  Red Star Belgrade
  FK Vojvodina
   AEK Athens
  FC Porto
  PAOK
  Red Star Belgrade
  Fenerbahçe
  Beşiktaş
2-time Serbian League winner (1942–43, 1943-44)
7-time Yugoslav First League winner
3-time Yugoslav Cup winner (1948, 1949, 1950)
1970–71 Alpha Ethniki winner
2-time 1.Lig winner (1982–83, 1985–86)
1982–83 Turkish Cup winner
Silver medalist at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics
March 4 Velibor Vasović   Yugoslavia
  FR Yugoslavia
  Partizan
  Red Star Belgrade
  Ajax
  Partizan
  Angers
  Paris Saint-Germain
  Red Star Belgrade
6-time Yugoslav First League winner
3-time Eredivisie winner (1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70)
3-time KNVB Cup winner (1966–67, 1969–70, 1970–71)
1970–71 European Cup winner
March 26 Eugen Meier   Switzerland   FC Schaffhausen
  BSC Young Boys
  FC Bern
4-time Nationalliga A winner
2-time Swiss Cup winners (1952–53, 1957–58)
2-time Nationalliga A top goalscorer (1952–53, 1958–59)
April 2 Ike Clarke   England   West Bromwich Albion
  Portsmouth
  Yeovil Town
  Yeovil Town
  Sittingbourne
2-time Football League First Division winner (1948–49, 1949–50)
1949 FA Charity Shield winner
April 3 Ernst Stojaspal   Austria   Austria Wien
  Strasbourg
  AS Monaco
  Metz
3-time Staatsliga A winner (1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53)
2-time Austrian Cup winner (1946–47, 1947–48)
Finished third at the 1954 FIFA World Cup
5-time Staatsliga A top goalscorer
April 9 Roy Dwight   England   Fulham
  Nottingham Forest
  Coventry City
  Millwall
1958–59 FA Cup winner
Cousin of English singer, songwriter, and pianist Sir Elton John
April 29 Sune Andersson   Sweden   Hagalunds IS
  AIK
  AS Roma
  Kalmar FF
  IFK Eskilstuna
  Kalmar FF
  IFK Eskilstuna
1949 Svenska Cupen winner
1948 Summer Olympics gold medalist
Finished 3rd at the 1950 FIFA World Cup
May 13 Valeriy Lobanovskyi   Soviet Union
  Ukraine
  Dynamo Kyiv
  Shakhtar Donetsk
  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
   Dynamo Kyiv
  Soviet Union
  Ukraine
  United Arab Emirates
  Kuwait
10-time Soviet Top League winner
7-time Soviet Cup winner
5-time Vyshcha Liha winner
3-time Ukrainian Cup winner (1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000)
2-time European Cup Winners' Cup winner (1974–75, 1985–86)
UEFA Euro 1988 runner-up
Bronze medalist at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Awarded the FIFA Order of Merit
May 21 Roy Paul   Wales   Swansea Town
  Manchester City
  Worcester City
  Worcester City 1949–50 Welsh Cup winner
1955–56 FA Cup winner
May 29 Stan Bentham   England   Wigan Athletic
  Everton
1938–39 Football League First Division winner
Member of the Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame
May 30 Sándor Mátrai   Hungary    Ferencvaros 3-time Nemzeti Bajnokság I winner (1962–63, 1964, 1967)
1955–58 Magyar Kupa winner
1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup winner
Third place at the 1964 European Nations' Cup
1965 Hungarian Footballer of the Year
June 17 Fritz Walter    Germany
  West Germany
   Kaiserslautern
  TSG Diedenhofen
  TSG Saargemünd
  SV Alsenborn 2-time German champion (1950–51, 1952–53)
1954 FIFA World Cup winner
UEFA German Golden Player
Member of the German Sports Hall of Fame
July 7 Ray Wood   England   Manchester United
  Huddersfield Town
  Bradford City
  Barnsley
  Los Angeles Wolves
  Cyprus
  APOEL
3-time Football League First Division winner (1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57)
3-time FA Charity Shield winner (1952, 1956, 1957)
Survivor of the Munich air disaster
July 20 Michalis Kritikopoulos   Greece    Panegialios
  Ethnikos Piraeus
  Olympiacos
  Panegialios 3-time Alpha Ethniki winner (1973–74, 1974–75, 1979–80)
1974–75 Greek Football Cup winner
July 22 Giuseppe Corradi   Italy   Modena
  Juventus
  Genoa
  Mantova
  Pisa
  Lecce
  Spezia Calcio
2-time Serie A winner (1951–52, 1957–58)
1958–59 Coppa Italia winner
Played at the 1952 Summer Olympics
July 23 Hermann Lindemann    Germany
  West Germany
  FSV Frankfurt
  VfB Leipzig
   Kickers Offenbach
  Eintracht Frankfurt
  Fram
  FSV Frankfurt
  Alemannia Aachen
  Meidericher SV
  Fortuna Düsseldorf
  Eintracht Braunschweig
  VfL Bochum
  Eintracht Duisburg
  Young Fellows Zurich
  Waldhof Mannheim
  Borussia Dortmund
July 25 Hans Dorjee   Netherlands   DHC
  XerxesDZB
  Holland Sport
  NAC Breda
  Excelsior
  Vitesse
  Feyenoord
  AA Gent
  Netherlands U21
1991 Johan Cruijff Shield winner
July 27 Anatoli Bashashkin   Soviet Union
  Russia
  DO Tbilisi
  CDSA Moscow
  Spartak Moscow
  FC Pakhtakor Tashkent 5-time Soviet Top League winner
3-time Soviet Cup winner (1948, 1951, 1955)
Gold medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics
August 8 Reiner Geye   West Germany
  Germany
  Fortuna Düsseldorf
  1. FC Kaiserslautern
August 16 John Charles   England   West Ham United 1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup winner
First black player to represent England at any level
September 17 Dida   Brazil   CSA
   Flamengo
  Portuguesa de Desportos
  Atlético Junior
2-time Campeonato Alagoano (1949, 1952)
4-time Campeonato Carioca winner
1958 FIFA World Cup winner
September 18 Mauro Ramos   Brazil   São Paulo
  Santos
  Toluca
  Coritiba
  São Paulo
9-time Campeonato Paulista winner
5-time Campeonato Brasileiro Série A winner
1967–68 Mexican Primera División winner
2-time Copa Libertadores winner (1962, 1963)
2-time Intercontinental Cup winner (1962, 1963)
1949 South American Championship winner
2-time FIFA World Cup winner (1958, 1962 FIFA World Cup)
September 22 Julio Pérez   Uruguay   Racing Montevideo
  River Plate Montevideo
  Nacional
  Internacional
  Sud América
4-time Uruguayan Primera División winner
1950 FIFA World Cup winner
October 10 Erling Sørensen   Denmark   Frem
  Strasbourg
  Modena
  Udinese
  Triestina
  Frem 2-time Danish champion (1940–41, 1943–44)
Bronze medalist at the 1948 Summer Olympics
October 11 Ron Gray   England   Sheffield United
  Notts County
  Watford
  Watford
  Millwall
Lincoln City
October 14 Arturo Silvestri   Italy   Modena
  AC Milan
  Cagliari
  AC Milan
  Brescia
  Genoa
2-time Serie A winner (1950–51, 1954–55)
1966–67 Coppa Italia winner
1951 Latin Cup winner
October 24 Hernán Gaviria   Colombia   Atlético Nacional
  Deportivo Cali
3-time Categoría Primera A winner (1991, 1994, 1998)
1995 Copa Interamericana winner
1999 Copa Libertadores runner-up
Finished 3rd at the 1993 and 1995 Copa Américas
November 1 Léster Morgan   Costa Rica   Guanacasteca
  Herediano
  Venados de Yucatán
November 6 Gianluca Signorini   Italy   Pisa
  Livorno
  Ternana
  Cavese
  Parma
  AS Roma
  Genoa
November 9 Eusebio Tejera   Uruguay   River Plate Montevideo
  Nacional
  Cúcuta Deportivo
  Defensor Sporting
4-time Uruguayan Primera División winner
1945 Copa Escobar-Gerona winner
1950 FIFA World Cup winner
November 12 Raoul Diagne   France   RC Paris
  Toulouse
  FC Annecy
  Senegal 1935–36 French Division 1 winner
3-time Coupe de France winner (1935–36, 1938–39, 1939–40
Played at the 1938 FIFA World Cup
November 13 Juan Alberto Schiaffino   Uruguay
  Italy
  Peñarol
  AC Milan
  AS Roma
  Peñarol
  Uruguay
3-time Uruguayan Primera División winner (1949, 1951, 1953)
3-time Serie A winner (1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59)
1956 Latin Cup winner
1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup winner
1957–58 European Cup runner-up
1950 FIFA World Cup winner
November 18 Pasquale Vivolo   Italy   Cremonese
  Juventus
  Lazio
2-time Serie A winner (1949–50, 1951–52)
Played at the 1952 Summer Olympics
November 30 Alan Ashman   England   Sheffield United
  Nottingham Forest
  Carlisle United
  Carlisle United
  West Bromwich Albion
  Olympiacos
  Workington
  Walsall
1967–68 FA Cup winner
December 19 Arthur Rowley   England   West Bromwich Albion
  Fulham
  Leicester City
  Shrewsbury Town
  Shrewsbury Town
  Sheffield United
  Southend United
3-time Football League Second Division winner (1948–49, 1953–54, 1956–57)
Member of the Football League 100 Legends
Brother of former English footballer Jack Rowley
December 21 Jeu van Bun   Netherlands   MVV Played at the 1948 Summer Olympics
December 28 Albert Stubbins   England   Newcastle United
  Liverpool
1946–47 Football League First Division winner
December 31 Billy Morris   Wales   Burnley   Wrexham

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  1. "World Cup hero Walter dies". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 June 2002. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  2. Azerbaijan 2001/02 Archived 3 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine