2015 Event The Brain Kids, a team of robots from Japan's Chiba Institute of Technology, wins this year's RoboCup, a robotic football (soccer) tournament started 18 years ago to encourage new developments in the robotics field 2012 Event The 2012 'World Soccer' Player of the Year award is given to Lionel Messi 2001 Event Police tear gas unruly soccer fans, ensuing panic kills over 100 in Ghana 1998 Event Spice Girl Victoria Adams, aka Posh Spice, and soccer David Beckham gets engaged 1997 Event Major League Soccer announces Miami and Chicago expansion 1996 Death "Jock" John Wallace, soccer player/manager, dies at 60 1996 Death Helmut Schoen, soccer coach, dies at 80 1996 Death Neil Franklin, soccer star, dies at 74 1995 Death Harold Sheperdson, soccer Trainer, dies at 76 1995 Death Johnny Carey, soccer star, dies at 76 1995 Death Ted Drake, soccer star, dies at 82 1995 Death Davie Cooper, David 'Davie' Cooper, professional soccer player, signed by Ranger for 100,000 pounds, won Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1991, dies at 39 1995 Death Roel Wiersma, Dutch soccer star (PSV), dies at 62 1995 Death George H Poyser, English soccer player (Manchester City), dies at 84 1995 Death Vic Buckingham, English soccer player/trainer (Ajax), dies at 79 1994 Death Billy Wright, English soccer player (World Champion 1950), dies at 70 1994 Death Terry Hibbitt, soccer star, dies at 47 1994 Event New York Jets sign USA soccer goalkeeper Tony Miola as a place kicker 1994 Event Brazil beats Italy in a shoot out, for their 4th soccer world cup 1994 Death Otto Bonsema, soccer star/trainer (GVAV, Veendam), dies at 84 1994 Event Romania eliminates Argentina 3-2 in soccer world cup 1994 Death Andres Escobar, Colombia world cup soccer star, shot for losing to US 1994 Event U.S. loses to Romania 1-0 in 1994 soccer world cup 1994 Event 1,500th goal in Soccer World Cup history scored by Caceres of Argentina 1994 Event U.S. beats Colombia 2-1 in 1994 soccer world cup (1st win since 1950) 1994 Event U.S. ties Switzerland 1-1 in their 1st game of 1994 soccer World Cup 1994 Event 1994 World Cup soccer match begin, Germany vs Bolivia in Chicago 1994 Event Soccer great Pele (53) weds psychologist Assiria Seixas Lemos (36) 1994 Death Manuel F "Garincha" dos Santos, soccer player (Brazil), dies at 49 1994 Death Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United), dies at 84 1993 Death Joop Vervoort, Dutch soccer referee, dies at 61 1993 Death Danny Blanchflower, North Ireland soccer/union coach, dies at 67 1993 Event 25 people killed during Ghana-Ivory Coast soccer match 1993 Event Zambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon, 30 soccer players die 1993 Death Bobby Moore, English soccer team captain (World champs 1966), dies 1993 Death Ger ter Horst, Dutch soccer trainer (Sparta), dies 1992 Death Ted Croker, RAF-pilot/sect English soccer team (sponsoring), dies 1992 Death Rinus Terlouw, Dutch soccer player/trainer (Sparta), dies 1992 Death Earnest FH Happel, East German soccer/trainer/coach, dies 1992 Death Joop Van Nellen, soccer/trainer (DHC/"We go to Rome!"), dies 1992 Event U.S. Major Soccer League folds after 14 seasons 1992 Event Denmark upsets German 2-0, to win European Soccer championship 1992 Death Leo Halle, soccer goalie (Go Ahead, Orange), dies 1992 Death Juanito, soccer star (Madrid Real 1977-87), dies at 37 in car crash 1992 Event West beats East 14 to 9 in Major Soccer League all star game 1992 Event Score begins selling international soccer cards 1991 Death Aad Mansfield, soccer player/trainer (ADO/Feyenoord/FC Utrecht), dies 1991 Event 1st world championship of women's soccer, U.S. defeats Norway 2-1 1991 Death Concetto Lo Bello, Italian International soccer judge, dies 1991 Event Italian/Argentine Soccer star Diego Maradona retires 1991 Event San Diego Sockers win 4th consecutive Major Soccer League championship 1991 Event Soccer star Diego Maradona, suspended for using cocaine, arrested in Argentina for possession and distribution of illegal narcotics 1991 Death Theo Laseroms, Tank, Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord), dies 1991 Death Luc de Rijck, Belgian soccer player (Turnhout), dies 1991 Event 42 killed in exhibition soccer match in Johannesburg South Africa 1991 Event Soccer stadium riot in Orkney South Africa, at least 40 die 1990 Event Germany beats Argentina 1-0 for soccer's 14th World Cup at Rome 1990 Event Italy beats England in soccer's World Cup consolation game 1990 Event Dordrecht '90 soccer team forms in Dordrecht 1990 Event FC Swells soccer team forms in Swells 1990 Event 1st ever loss for Cameroon in Soccer World Cup, U.S.S.R. - 4 Cameroon - 0 1990 Event Czechoslovakia beats U.S. 5-1 in World Cup soccer 1990 Death Jev Jasjin, Russian soccer goalie, dies at 60 1989 Event U.S. beats Trinidad, 1-0 qualifing for 1990 world soccer cup finals it was US' 1st qualification since 1950 1989 Event U.S. plays El Salvador, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1989 Event U.S. beats Guatemala 2-1, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1989 Birthday Freddy Adu, born in Tema, Ghana, athlete, soccer phenomenon, played for D.C. United, Real Salt Lake 1989 Event Trinidad and Tobago ties U.S. 1-1, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1989 Event U.S. beats Costa Rica 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1989 Event Costa Rica beats U.S. 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1989 Event 96 crushed to death at Sheffield Soccer Stadium in England 1989 Death Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player, dies at 51 1988 Event U.S. beats Jamacia 5-1, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1988 Event U.S. and Jamacia play scoreless tie, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1988 Event Netherlands soccer team wins European Cup (2-0 against U.S.S.R.) 1986 Death Stanley Rous, British soccer official, dies at 91 1986 Event Argentina becomes world champion soccer team (3-2 against W-Germany) 1986 Event Argentina beats West Germany 3-2 in soccer's 13th World Cup 1986 Event Soccer ball juggled non-stop for 14:14 hours 1985 Death Abe Lenstra, Dutch soccer star, dies at 64 1985 Event Uno Lindstron of Sweden, juggles a soccer ball 13.11 miles 1985 Event Soccer stadium in Bradford England catches fire; 53 die 1985 Death Samuel Frith, English co-founder of soccer team (Bradford City), dies 1985 Event Brooklyn College soccer team wins Nepal's invitational 1984 Event 101,799 fans at soccer match Brazilie-France 1984 Event France wins soccer's European Cup 1984 Event Vitesse soccer team forms in Arnhem 1984 Event Johan Cruijff quits soccer 1984 Death Piet Kraak, Dutch soccer player, dies at 63 1982 Death Bertus de Harder, Dutch soccer star (Bordeaux), dies 1982 Death Roger J J Claessen, Belgian soccer star, dies at 41 1982 Event Italy beats West Germany 3-1 for soccer's 12th World Cup in Madrid 1982 Death Bep [Elisa H] Bakhuis, soccer star/writer, dies at 76 1982 Event PEC Swells '82 soccer team forms in Swells 1981 Event NEC soccer team forms in Nijmegen 1981 Event 1st female soccer official is hired by NASL 1981 Birthday Robert Earnshaw, born in Mufulira, Zambia, Welsh international soccer player, striker, plays for Nottingham Forest 1981 Event FC Lisse, Dutch soccer team forms 1980 Event Honduras and El Salvador signs peace (after "soccer war" 1969) 1980 Event West German wins European soccer title (2-1 against Belgium) 1979 Birthday Michael Owen, born in Chester, England, professional soccer player, striker, plays for Manchester United 1978 Event Major Indoor Soccer League holds its 1st draft 1978 Event Major Indoor Soccer League grants 1st 6 franchises to Cincinnati, 1978 Birthday Lorrie Fair, born in Los Altos, California, soccer defender 1996 Olympics 1978 Birthday Jen Grubb, born in Elk Hart, Indiana, soccer defender 1996 Olympics 1978 Event Argentina beats Holland 3-1 in soccer's 11th World Cup at Buenos Aires 1978 Birthday Cindy Parlow, born in Memphis, Tennessee, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1978 Event MVV soccer team forms in Maastricht 1978 Birthday Victor Sikora, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1978 Event Formation of Major Indoor Soccer League announced 1978 Birthday Laurie Schwoy, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1977 Event Major Indoor Soccer League officially organized (New York City) 1977 Event Brazilian soccer great Pele' retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games 1977 Event N.Y. Cosmos defeat Seattle Sounders, 2-1, at Civic Stadium in Portland, Oregon, winning their 2nd North American Soccer League championship 1977 Birthday Arnold Bruggink, Dutch soccer player, FC Twente 1977 Event FC Volendam soccer team forms in Volendam, Netherlands 1977 Birthday Hayden Foxe, Australian soccer defender, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1977 Birthday Zephnad Wattimury, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen 1977 Event South Carolina Heerenveen soccer team forms in Heerenveen 1977 Event Hamburger SV wins 17th soccer Europe Cup II 1977 Birthday Tiffany Roberts, Petaluma, California, soccer midfielder 1996 Olympics 1977 Event ADO The Hague soccer team forms 1977 Birthday Pascal de Vries, soccer player, FC Twente 1977 Birthday Tom van der Leegte, Dutch soccer player, PSV 1977 Birthday Ali el Kattabi, soccer player, Sparta 1976 Birthday Scott Vermillion, Independence, Missouri, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold 1976 Birthday "Ronaldo" de Lima, Brazilian soccer player, Cruzeiros/PSV 1976 Birthday Danny Blankers, soccer player, PSV/Willem II 1976 Birthday Carey Tally, born in Memphis, Tennessee, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1976 Birthday Bjorn van der Doelen, Dutch soccer player, PSV 1976 Birthday Nordin Wooter, Dutch soccer player, Ajax 1976 Birthday Kate Sobrero, soccer defender 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Germain Wattamaleo, soccer player, Sparta 1976 Birthday Nwankwo Kanu, born in Owerri, Nigeria, professional soccer player, member of the Igbo, UNICEF ambassador, most decorated soccer player in history 1976 Birthday Michael Petkovic, Australian soccer goalie, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Michael Renfurm, Surinam/Dutch soccer player, Sparta 1976 Birthday Staci Wilson, born in Livingston, New Jersey, soccer defender 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Patrick Stephan Kluivert, Surinam/Dutch soccer player, Ajax 1976 Event Czechoslovakia becomes European soccer champ 1976 Birthday Frank van Twillert, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1976 Event Anderlecht wins 16th soccer Europe Cup II 1976 Birthday Clarence Seedorf, Surinam/Dutch soccer player, Ajax, Real Madrid 1976 Birthday Danielle Garrett, born in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Arno Knapen, Dutch soccer player, Holten, FC Twente 1976 Birthday Maringo Vlijter, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1976 Birthday Robin Confer, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Holly Manthei, born in Edina, Minnesota, soccer midfielder/forward 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Mike Ferrier, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam, Salernitana 1976 Birthday Vincent Polvliet, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1976 Death Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident 1976 Birthday Mendel Witzenhauser, soccer player, Ajax, VVV 1975 Birthday Patrick Paauwe, Dutch soccer player, PSV, Graafschap 1975 Birthday Arno Schreuders, Dutch soccer player, RKC 1975 Birthday Melchior Schoenmakers, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1975 Birthday Arafath Hill, soccer player, FC Groningen 1975 Birthday Leo Koswal, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1975 Birthday Mark Viduka, Australian soccer striker, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Billy Walsh, Summit, New Jersey, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1975 Birthday Jan Harm Schippers, Dutch soccer player: South Carolina Heerenveen, Veendam 1975 Birthday John Harm Skippers, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1975 Birthday Robert Enes, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Jimmy van Fessem, soccer player, Willem II 1975 Birthday Rik Platvoet, Dutch soccer player, FC Twente, MVV 1975 Birthday Paul Agostino, Australian soccer striker, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Mike Fisher, Naperville, Illinois, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1975 Birthday Vincent Goossens, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1975 Birthday Stijn Haeldermans, Belgian soccer player, MVV 1975 Birthday Temoc Suarez, born in Greenwood, South Carolina, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold 1975 Birthday Debbie Keller, born in Winfield, Illinois, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Roy Makaay, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse 1975 Birthday Raymond Graanoogst, Suriname/Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1975 Birthday Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1975 Birthday Jan l'Ami, Dutch soccer player, Willem II 1975 Birthday Martijn Reuser, Dutch soccer player, Ajax 1975 Birthday Maarten Kerkhof, soccer player, Vitesse, De Graafschap 1975 Birthday Willem Korsten, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse 1975 Birthday Marcel Koning, soccer player, FC The Hague/NEC 1975 Birthday Jacky Verbeek, Dutch soccer player, RKC 1974 Birthday Jeffrey van der Stone, soccer player, RKC 1974 Birthday Arjan Ebbinge, soccer player, FC Groningen 1974 Birthday Serge Heuveling, soccer player, NEC 1974 Birthday Juan Viedna Schenkhuizen, soccer player, Ajax, NEC 1974 Birthday Sander Westerveld, soccer player, FC Twente 1974 Birthday Anthony Carbone, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Shannon MacMillan, Syosset, New York, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Brian Kelly, Mission Viejo California, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1974 Birthday Geert Jelle de Vries, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1974 Event Pele retires as soccer player 1974 Birthday Matt McKeon, Florissant, Missouri, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1974 Birthday Bas Leferink, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1974 Birthday Lucian Sahetapy, soccer player, FC Groningen 1974 Birthday Sekou Soumah, soccer player, Willem II 1974 Birthday Bobby Petta, soccer player, Feyenoord, RKC 1974 Birthday Nelson Vargas, born in Holoyoke, Massachusetts, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold 1974 Birthday Frankie Hejduk, born in La Mesa, California, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold 1974 Birthday Nabil Bouchlal, soccer player, Willem II 1974 Birthday Andre Ooyer, soccer player, Ajax/FC Volendam 1974 Event West Germany beats Netherlands 2-1 for soccer's 10th World Cup in Munich 1974 Birthday Harvey Esajas, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1974 Birthday Natalie Neaton, Royal Oak, Michigan, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1974 Event Soccer team Veendam forms 1974 Birthday Addilson dos Santos, soccer player, Sparta 1974 Birthday Roger Juffing, soccer player, Fortuna Sittard 1974 Birthday Miles Joseph, West Springfield Massachusetts, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold 1974 Birthday Carlos Fortes, soccer player, Sparta 1974 Birthday Brad Hassell, Australian soccer striker, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Toine Rorije, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1974 Birthday Ante Moric, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Marcel Nijenhuis, soccer player, NEC 1974 Birthday Sascha van Wissen, Dutch soccer player, MVV 1974 Birthday Mike DuHaney, born in New Haven, Connecticut, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold 1974 Birthday Tony Alberda, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen, Emmen 1974 Birthday Imad Baba, born in Humble, Texas, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1974 Birthday Andre Batista Santos "Vampeta", Brazilian soccer player, PSV 1974 Birthday Joost Volmer, soccer player, FC Twente 1974 Birthday Hans Bond, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam 1974 Event 49 die in stampede for seats at soccer match, Cairo, Egypt 1974 Birthday Olaf Lindenbergh, soccer player, Ajax, De Graafschap 1974 Birthday Jeff Cassar, soccer goalkeeper, 1996 Olympics gold 1974 Birthday Bob Mulder, soccer player, Appingedam, FC Groningen 1974 Birthday Pavel Mikhalevitch, soccer player, NEC 1974 Birthday Gregory Playfair, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, PSV 1974 Birthday Tarik Oulida, soccer player, Ajax/Seville 1974 Birthday Goran Lozanovski, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Arjan Blaauw, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen 1973 Event Johan Cruyff chosen European soccer Player of year 1973 Birthday Eddie Pope, Greensboro, North Carolina, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Birthday Tammy Melinda Pearman, Brooklyn Ny, soccer forward/defender 1996 Olympics 1973 Event NA Soccer League awards LA, SF, Seattle and Vancouver franchises 1973 Birthday Luke Casserly, Australian soccer defender, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Dick van Burik, soccer player, Ajax/NAC 1973 Birthday Frank Juric, Australian soccer goalie, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Mac Cozier, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Birthday Sjoerd Sanders, soccer player, PSV/MVV 1973 Birthday Zach Thornton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, soccer goalkeeper, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Birthday Brandon Pollard, Richmond, Virginia, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Birthday Tijani Babangida, soccer player, Roda JC 1973 Birthday Clint Peay, Columbia, Maryland, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Birthday Alex Pijper, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen 1973 Birthday A J Wood, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, soccer forward, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Kevin Muscat, Australian soccer defender, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Peter Tsekenis, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Gregg Berhalter, Englewood, New Jersey, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Birthday Peter Heijsteek, soccer player, DFC/Dordrecht '90 1973 Birthday Christy Rowe, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, soccer defender 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Brian Maisonneuve, born in Detroit, Michigan, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Birthday Mischa Smoking, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1973 Birthday Arne van de Berg, soccer player, Willem II 1973 Birthday Tracy Noonan, born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, soccer goalkeeper 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Rick Plum, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC, MVV 1973 Birthday Daniel Tiatto, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Joe Spiteri, Australian soccer striker, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Michel Traveller, soccer player, Ajax 1973 Birthday Mark Babic, Australian soccer defender, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Ross Aloisi, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Peter Hoekstra, Dutch soccer player, PSV, Ajax 1973 Birthday Ferdy Vierklau, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1973 Birthday Marc Overmars, Dutch soccer player, Ajax 1973 Birthday Norman Tome, Australian soccer striker, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Bert Zuurman, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1973 Birthday Edgar Davids, Dutch soccer player, Ajax, AC Milan 1973 Birthday Gabriel Mendez, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Louis Laros, Dutch soccer player, Willem II, Vitesse 1973 Birthday Paul Lieftink, Dutch soccer player, NAC, Spakenburg 1973 Birthday Tisha Venturini, Modesto California, soccer midfielder 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Andreas Gliatis, soccer player, NEC 1973 Birthday Billy Baumhoff, born in St. Louis, Missouri, soccer midfielder/forward, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Arie Obdam, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam 1973 Birthday Said Larossi, soccer player, Emmen/Vitesse 1973 Birthday Regilio Vreede, soccer player, Blue White, RKC 1973 Birthday Daniel Nijhof, Dutch soccer player, FC Twente 1973 Birthday Berry Radstraat, Dutch soccer player, NEC, SCH 1973 Birthday Ronald Hamming, soccer player, FC Groningen, Fortuna Sittard 1973 Birthday Clyde Wijnhard, soccer player, Ajax, RKC 1972 Birthday Bobby Schoonens, soccer player, RKC 1972 Birthday Yureck Person, soccer player, NAC 1972 Birthday Christian van der Weerden, Dutch soccer player, NEC, Vitesse 1972 Birthday Dick Kooijman, Dutch soccer player, Heracles, FC Groningen, Az 1972 Birthday Luis Figo, born in Almada, Portugal, professional soccer player, midfielder, 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year, won 127 caps for the Portuguese national soccer team 1972 Birthday Alfred Schreuders, soccer player, RKC 1972 Birthday Tiffeny Milbrett, born in Portland, Oregon, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Tom van Mol, born in Dendermonde, Belgium, professional soccer player, played for PSV, Sparta, KFC Lommel, FC Utrecht 1972 Birthday Eric van de Merwe, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1972 Birthday Francois Gesthuizen, soccer player, PSV, NAC 1972 Birthday Ramon van Haaren, soccer player, RKC 1972 Birthday Mariano Bombarda, Italian, soccer player, ACV, FC Groningen 1972 Birthday Dennis Military man, soccer player, Sparta/Vitesse 1972 Birthday Arie van de Padt, Dutch soccer player, Tonegido, Sparta 1972 Event West Germany wins soccer world championship 1972 Birthday Dirk-Jan Derksen, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1972 Birthday Patrick van Diemen, Dutch soccer player, FC Utrecht, NEC 1972 Birthday Marco van Hoogdalem, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1972 Birthday Patrick Pothuizen, soccer player, Vitesse 1972 Birthday Erik Maes, Dutch soccer player, MVV 1972 Birthday Jean-Paul van Gastel, soccer player, Willem II 1972 Birthday Ajah Wilson-Ogechukwu, soccer player, Roda JC 1972 Birthday Mia Hamm, born in Selma, Alabama, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Erwin van de Looi, soccer player, Vitesse 1972 Birthday Raymond Beerens, Dutch soccer player, PSV, FC Groningen 1972 Birthday Dennis Iliohan, Dutch soccer player, FC Lisse, ADO Den Haag 1972 Birthday Reinier Robbemond, Dutch soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1972 Birthday Huub Loeffen, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse 1971 Birthday Boudewijk Pahlplatz, soccer player, FC Twente, PSV 1971 Birthday Cedric Ihalauw, soccer player, Roda JC 1971 Birthday Roy van de Hill, soccer player, Roda JC 1971 Birthday Lloyd Kammeron, soccer player, Feyenoord, Go Ahead Eagles 1971 Birthday Robert Wijnands, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1971 Birthday Jeffrey Prommayon, soccer player, PSV 1971 Birthday Mitchel van der Gaag, Dutch soccer player, PSV, Motherwell 1971 Birthday Rene Ponk, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1971 Birthday Erik Smit, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1971 Birthday Marcel Boudesteyn, soccer player, Excelsior/FC Groningen 1971 Birthday Henryk Larsson, soccer player, Feyenoord 1971 Birthday Paul Janssen, soccer player, Fortuna S, NAC 1971 Birthday Briana Scurry, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, soccer goalkeeper 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Dennis de Brown, soccer player, Sparta 1971 Birthday Olaf Sheep, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, NAC 1971 Birthday Ernest Faber, born in Geldrop, Netherlands, professional soccer player, played for the Netherlands national football team, PSV Eindhoven, FC Groningen and Sparta Rotterdam 1971 Birthday Paul Newlove, born in Pontrefract, England, professional rugby league soccer player, played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s 1971 Birthday Roy Keane, born in Cork, Ireland, soccer player, midfielder, manager of Ipswich Town, an English Championship club, represented Republic of Ireland in 1994 World Cup and 2002 World Cup 1971 Birthday Dick Schreuder, Dutch soccer player, PSV/FC Groningen/RKC 1971 Event Deventer Soccer team Go Ahead Eagles forms 1971 Birthday Kristine Marie Lilly, born in New York City, soccer midfielder 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Ger Senden, born in Heerlen, Netherlands, professional soccer player, played for Roda JC, 1989 - 2008, retired May 2008 after playing over 400 matches in the club 1971 Birthday John Achterberg, soccer player, NAC 1971 Birthday Dennis Gerritsen, soccer player, NAC 1971 Birthday Kenny Cunningham, born in Dublin, Ireland, professional soccer player, defender, won 70 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team 1971 Event Groningen soccer team forms in Groningen 1971 Birthday Iwan Tomasz, soccer player, Roda JC, Feyenoord 1971 Birthday Romano Sion, soccer player, Dordrecht '90/FC Groningen 1971 Birthday Ferdino Hernandez, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1971 Birthday Sandy Schreur, Dutch soccer player, NEC 1971 Birthday Finidi George, born in Part Harcourt, Nigeria, soccer player, played as a midfielder for Ajax, played Football World Cups in 1994 and 1998, played in England and Spain 1971 Birthday Edwin van Holten, soccer player, FC Volendam 1971 Birthday Andre Karnebeek, soccer player, FC Twente 1971 Birthday Mohammed Sylla, soccer player, Willem II, FC Martigues 1971 Birthday Arco Jochemsen, Dutch soccer player, SVDB, Vitesse 1971 Birthday Jari Litmanen, born in Hollola, Finland, professional soccer player, attacking midfielder, second striker, played for Lahti, considered Finland's greatest player ever 1971 Birthday Marco Sas, Dutch soccer player, NAC 1971 Birthday Maarten Atmodikoro, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, NAC 1971 Birthday Milko Pieren, Dutch soccer player, Sparta 1971 Birthday Mark Noordlander, soccer player, Sparta 1971 Birthday Julie Foudy, SD California, soccer midfielder 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Maurice Hofman, Dutch soccer player, MVV 1971 Birthday Michel Kreek, Dutch soccer player, Ajax 1971 Birthday Ulrich van Gobbel, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1971 Birthday Rene van Rijswijk, Dutch soccer player, RKC 1971 Event A barrier collapses at Ibrox Park football ground at end of a soccer match in Glasgow Scotland, killing 66 1970 Birthday Edwin Huizinga, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen, Emmen 1970 Birthday Romeo Wouden, Dutch soccer player, Dordrecht '90, Heerenveen 1970 Birthday Michael Mols, soccer player, FC Twente 1970 Event North American Soccer League awards New York and Toronto franchises 1970 Birthday Berthil de Avest, soccer player, Roda JC/FC Twente 1970 Birthday Max Huiberts, soccer player, Roda JC 1970 Birthday Suvat Karadag, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1970 Birthday Wim Bubberman, soccer player, Sparta 1970 Birthday Edwin van der Sar, Dutch soccer goalkeeper, Ajax 1970 Birthday Phillip Cocu, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse, PSV 1970 Birthday Winston Bogarde, soccer player, Sparta/Ajax 1970 Birthday Sander Boschke, soccer player, FC Twente 1970 Birthday Mark Schenning, Dutch soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1970 Birthday Jean-Paul de Young, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1970 Birthday Marciano Vink, soccer player, Genoa/PSV 1970 Birthday Mark Luijpers, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1970 Birthday Gaston Taument, soccer player, Feyenoord 1970 Birthday Danny de Supervise, soccer player, FC Volendam 1970 Birthday Marc Latupeirissa, soccer player, Willem II 1970 Birthday Dean Gorre, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1970 Birthday Ronald Waterreus, soccer player, Roda JC, PSV 1970 Birthday Fabian Wilnis, Dutch soccer player, NAC, De Graafschap 1970 Birthday Wilco Hellinga, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1970 Birthday Arno Doornernik, soccer player, Roda JC 1970 Birthday Alan Shearer, born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, professional soccer player, striker, record goal scorer for Newcastle and Premier League, philanthropist 1970 Birthday Orlando Trustfull, soccer player, Feyenoord 1970 Event Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in 1st world female soccer championship 1970 Event FC Utrecht soccer team forms in Utrecht 1970 Event Brazil beats Italy 4-1 in soccer's 9th World Cup at Mexico City 1970 Event Brazil beats Italy, 4-1, to win soccer's World Cup, in Mexico City 1970 Birthday Amanda Cromwell, born in Washington D.C., soccer midfielder 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Clemens Zwijnenberg, soccer player, FC Twente 1970 Birthday John Karelse, born in Wemeldinge, Zeeland, professional soccer player, goalkeeper, goalkeeping coach for NACE, played for NAC Breda, NAC 1970 Birthday Frank de Boer, Dutch soccer star, Ajax 1970 Birthday Ronald de Boer, Dutch soccer player, Ajax 1970 Birthday Marco Heering, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1970 Birthday Edwin Zoetebier, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam 1970 Birthday Barry van Galen, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1970 Birthday Paul Bosvelt, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles/FC Twente 1970 Birthday Errol Refos, soccer player, Feyenoord 1970 Birthday Harry Decheiver, soccer player, RKC 1970 Birthday Rhett Harty, born in Pasedena California, U.S. soccer player, 1992 Olympics 1970 Birthday Bryan Roy, Surinam/Dutch soccer star, Ajax 1970 Birthday Erik ten Hag, soccer player, FC Twente, RKC, FC Utrecht 1970 Birthday Ivan Vukov, soccer player, FC Volendam 1970 Birthday Edwin de Kruyf/Kruijff, soccer player, FC Utrecht, FC Groningen 1970 Birthday Dario Brose, Queens, New York, U.S. soccer halfback 1992 Olympics 1970 Birthday Dennis Hulshof, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1970 Birthday Elroy Kromheer, soccer player, FC Volendam 1970 Birthday Frank Kooiman, soccer player, Sparta 1970 Birthday Geert Brusselers, soccer player, NAC 1970 Birthday Rene Binken, soccer player, Volendam 1970 Birthday Tom Sier, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1969 Birthday Rob Maas, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1969 Birthday Arthur Numan, born in Heemskerk, Netherlands, professional soccer player, played for FC Twente, Rangers, played left back, team manager for Netherlands B squad 1969 Birthday Antoon Kuil, soccer player, Veendam, South Carolina Heerenveen 1969 Birthday Ben Iroha, born in Aba, Nigeria, professional soccer player, played for the Nigerian national team, head coach, Nigeria's Dolphins FC 1969 Birthday Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch soccer player, NAC, Celtic 1969 Event Pele scores his 1,000th soccer goal 1969 Birthday Arjan van der Laan, Dutch soccer player, Sparta 1969 Birthday Mark Verhoeven, Dutch soccer player, MVV/NEC 1969 Birthday Marian Chlad, soccer player, FC Groningen 1969 Birthday Marthijn Pothoven, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1969 Birthday Jerry Simons, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, Vitesse 1969 Birthday Maurice Graef, soccer player, VVW, Roda JC 1969 Birthday Bart Spark, soccer player, Veendam, South Carolina Heerenveen 1969 Birthday Wilfried Elzinga, soccer player, FC Twente 1969 Birthday Dave Smits, soccer player, Willem II 1969 Birthday Roberto Lanckohr, soccer player, MVV 1969 Birthday Erik Meijer, Dutch soccer player, PSV, Uerdingen 1969 Event Soccer war - Salvador-Honduras (1000 dead) 1969 Birthday Richard Roelofsen, soccer player, Vitesse/MVV 1969 Birthday Erik Tammer, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen, Go Ahead Eagles 1969 Event Honduras/El Salvador breaks diplomatic relations due to soccer match 1969 Birthday Armand Benneker, Dutch soccer player, MVV 1969 Birthday Jurgen Streppel, soccer player, Telstar/RKC 1969 Birthday Johan Hansma, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1969 Birthday Regi Blinker, soccer player, Feyenoord 1969 Birthday Dennis Bergkamp, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, soccer player, Ajax 1969 Birthday Carla Overbeck, born in Pasadena, California, soccer defender 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday John van Halst, soccer player, FC Twente 1969 Birthday Dennis de Nooijer, Dutch soccer player, Sparta 1969 Birthday Gerard de Nooijer, Dutch soccer player, Sparta 1969 Birthday John Forest, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1969 Birthday Earnest Stewart, soccer player, Willem II 1969 Birthday Arjan Vermeulen, soccer player, Vitesse 1969 Birthday Robert Molenaar, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam 1969 Birthday John Veenhof, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen 1969 Birthday Rob van Dijk, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1969 Birthday Kees van Wonderen, Dutch soccer player, NEC/NAC 1968 Birthday Cees Marbus, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1968 Birthday Carlos Hasselbaink, Dutch soccer player, VVV/FC Utrecht/Haarlem 1968 Event U.S. Soccer Football Assoc refuses to let NASL disband 1968 Birthday Jeffrey Kooistra, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen/NEC 1968 Birthday Edward Linskens, soccer player, PSV 1968 Event U.S. pro soccer 14 teams merged into 1 all star team 1968 Birthday Glenn Clear, soccer player, Vitesse 1968 Birthday Nico John Hoogma, soccer player, FC Twente 1968 Birthday Warry van Wattum, Dutch soccer player, Dordrecht '90, FC Groningen 1968 Birthday Marco Roelofsen, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1968 Birthday Ricardo de Jongh, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1968 Birthday Michel Doesburg, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1968 Birthday Jack de Gier, soccer player, Cambuur L, Go Ahead Eagles 1968 Birthday Brandi Chastain, born in San Jose, California, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Michel Langerak, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1968 Event Fortuna Sittard soccer team forms in Sittard 1968 Birthday Edwin Vurens, Dutch soccer player, FC Twente 1968 Birthday Anton Scheutjens, soccer player, Roda JC 1968 Birthday Peter van Foxes, soccer player, Ajax 1968 Birthday Erwin Vanderbroeck, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1968 Birthday Eric Viscaal, Dutch soccer star, PSV/AA Gent 1968 Birthday Jason van Blerk, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1968 Birthday Rene Groen, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1968 Birthday John Velddman, soccer player, Sparta 1968 Birthday Erik Regtop, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1968 Birthday Joy Fawcett, Inglewood California, soccer defender 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC, FC Utrecht 1968 Birthday John de Visser, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1967 Event United Soccer Association and National Pro Soccer League merge into NASL 1967 Birthday Gheorge Popescu, Romania, soccer player, Barcelona 1967 Birthday Gica Popescu, Romania, soccer player, PSV 1967 Birthday Roland Jansen, soccer player, Willem II 1967 Birthday Romeo van Aerde, soccer player, RKC 1967 Birthday Rein van Duynhoven, soccer player, Helmond Sport, MVV 1967 Birthday Martin Laamers, soccer player, Vitesse 1967 Event Helmond Sport soccer team forms 1967 Birthday Emiel van Eijkeren, soccer player, FC The Hague/NEC 1967 Event L.A. Wolves beat Washington Whips 6-5 in OT to be United Soccer Association champs 1967 Birthday Virgil Breedveld, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1967 Birthday Erik van der More, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1967 Birthday Mark van Hintum, soccer player, Willem II 1967 Birthday Ante Mise, Yugoslav soccer player, Hajduk Split/Vitesse 1967 Birthday Carlos van Wanrooy, soccer player, NEC 1967 Birthday Paul Gascoigne, born in Dunston, England, professional soccer player, nicknamed Gazza, midfielder, capped 57 times for the England national soccer team 1967 Birthday Luc Nilis, Belgian soccer player, RSC Anderlecht/PSV 1967 Birthday Valeria Marini, Rome, Italy, sports commentator, Italian Soccer 1967 Event Foundation Arizona soccer team forms in Alkmaar 1967 Birthday Miroslav Stefanovic, soccer player, FC Volendam 1967 Birthday Marcel Valk, soccer player, RKC, Go Ahead Eagles 1967 Birthday Aron Winter, Surnamese/Dutch soccer star, Ajax, Lazio 1967 Birthday Patrick Lodewijks, Dutch soccer player, PSV, FC Groningen 1967 Birthday Roel Liefden, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, FC Groningen 1967 Birthday Bennie Dekker, Dutch soccer player, NEC/AZ/De Graafschap 1967 Birthday Aurelio Vidmar, soccer player, Standard Luik, Feyenoord 1967 Birthday Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC, FC Utrecht 1967 Birthday Marco Boogers, Dutch soccer player, RKC, Sparta, West Ham United 1966 Birthday Hans van Arum, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse, Willem II 1966 Birthday Ed de Goey, Dutch soccer goalie, Feyenoord 1966 Birthday Roberto Beam, soccer player, Vitesse/MVV 1966 Birthday Hans Visser, Dutch soccer player, MVV, FC Utrecht 1966 Birthday Brian Wilsterman, soccer player, Dordreecht '90 1966 Birthday Ruud Cabbage, soccer player, FC Twente 1966 Birthday Alex Pastoor, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam 1966 Birthday Wim Jonk, born in Volendam, Netherlands, midfielder, professional soccer player, played for Ajax Amsterdam, FC Volendam 1966 Birthday John van de Brom, soccer player, Ajax 1966 Birthday Raymond Atteveld, Belgian soccer player, Waregem, Roda JC 1966 Event Referee Leo Horn whistles his last soccer match (Ajax-Bulgaria) 1966 Birthday Rob Witschge, Dutch soccer star, Ajax/Feyenoord 1966 Birthday Cees Lock of hair, soccer player, NEC 1966 Event England beats West Germany 4-2 for soccer's 8th World Cup in London 1966 Birthday Carlo L'Ami, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1966 Birthday Henk Fraser, soccer player, Feyenoord 1966 Event VVV soccer team forms in Venlo 1966 Event Peru and Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima; 248 die 1966 Birthday Jacques "Jacq" Koumans, soccer player, NAC 1966 Event 100th International soccer meet between Netherlands-Belgium (3-1) 1966 Birthday David Nascimento, soccer player, Roda JC/FC Utrecht 1966 Birthday Claus Boekweg, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen, FC Zwolle 1966 Birthday Erik van Kessel, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1966 Birthday Michelle Akers, Santa Clara California, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Zeljko Petrovic, soccer player, FC The Bosch/RKC 1965 Birthday Bart Latuheru, soccer player, Vitesse 1965 Birthday John Feskens, Dutch soccer player, Willem II 1965 Birthday Ruud Hesp, born in Bussum North Holland, professional soccer goalkeeper, played for Roda JC, FC Barcelona 1965 Event Once-Hertogenbosch soccer team FC de Bosch forms 1965 Birthday Juul Ellerman, soccer player, PSV, FC Twente 1965 Birthday Theo Bos, Dutch soccer player: Vitesse 1965 Birthday Johan Garrels, soccer player, Alphense Boys, RKC 1965 Birthday Aldo Swager, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1965 Birthday Alphons Arts, Dutch soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1965 Birthday Fred Grim, soccer player, Cambuur L, Ajax 1965 Birthday Eric van der Luer, soccer player, Roda JC 1965 Birthday Arno Hofstede, Dutch soccer player, Willem II, Go Ahead Eagles 1965 Event FC Twente '65 Enschede soccer team forms in Enschede 1965 Birthday John Schofield, born in Barnsley, England, professional soccer player, midfielder, manager of Lincoln City, assistant manager, Cheltenham Town 1965 Birthday Norman Whiteside, British soccer player 1965 Birthday Adri Bogers, Dutch soccer player, Willem II 1965 Birthday John van Loen, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord, San Frecce 1965 Birthday Rene Trost, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1965 Birthday Carin Garbarra, East Orange, New Jersey, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Vinnie Jones, born in Watford, England, professional soccer player, midfielder, won 1988 FA Cup Final with Wimbledon, actor, appeared in 'The Midnight Meat Train' 1964 Birthday Raymond Libregts, soccer player, MVV 1964 Birthday Marcel van der Net, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1964 Event Ajax soccer star Johan Cruijff debuts against GVAV 1964 Birthday Marco van Basten, Dutch soccer star, Ajax, AC Milan 1964 Birthday Johan de Kock, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1964 Birthday Pieter Axe, soccer player, FC Utrecht/South Carolina Heerenveen 1964 Birthday Gerrie Slagboom, Dutch soccer player: Dordrecht '90 1964 Birthday Leon Meijs, soccer player, Willem II 1964 Birthday Giuseppe Giannini, Rome, Italy, soccer player, Rome A Team 1964 Birthday Nico Jalink, Dutch soccer player, Sparta, NAC 1964 Event Cambuur Leeuwarden BVO soccer team forms in Leeuwarden 1964 Event Panic in Lima Peru soccer stadium, kills 300 1964 Birthday Ulrich Wilson, soccer player, FC Volendam 1964 Birthday Carlos Aalbers, Dutch soccer player, NEC 1964 Birthday Paul Parker, born in West Ham, London, athlete, soccer player, commentator, critical player at 1990 World Cup with England, manager, Blue Square Premier League 1964 Birthday Ab Plugboer, soccer player, FC Utrecht 1964 Birthday April Heinrichs, born in Littleton, Colorado, U.S. women's soccer coach 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Richard de Vries, soccer player, De Graafschap 1964 Birthday Cees van der de Linden, soccer player 1963 Birthday Johnny van 't Schip, Dutch soccer star, Ajax, Genua 1963 Birthday Joop Gall, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen 1963 Birthday John Lammers, Dutch soccer player, NAC 1963 Birthday Gerald Sandel, soccer player, Sparta 1963 Birthday Mike Snoei, born in Rotterdam, Holland, professional soccer player, coach, played for Feyenoord Rotterdam, Excelsior Rotterdam and Sparta Rotterdam 1963 Birthday Peter Bosz, Dutch soccer star, Toulon/Feyenoord 1963 Birthday John Barnes, born in Kingston, Jamaica, British professional soccer player, manager for Tranmere Rovers Football Club 1963 Birthday Hans Gilhaus, soccer player, Vitesse 1963 Birthday Stanley Menzo, Suriname/Dutch soccer goaltender, Ajax/PSV 1963 Birthday Jozsef Kiprich, soccer player, Feyenoord 1963 Birthday Sonny Silooy, born in Rotterdam, Holland, born Jan Jacobus Silooy, professional Dutch soccer player from 1981 - 2002 1963 Birthday Michel Boerebach, Dutch soccer player, FC Twente 1963 Event Telstar soccer team forms in Ijmuiden 1963 Birthday Edwin Gorter, soccer player, Lommel/FC Utrecht 1963 Birthday Edward Sturing, soccer player, Vitesse 1963 Birthday Jos van Eck, Dutch soccer player, Sparta 1963 Birthday Jan Willem van Ede, Dutch soccer player, FC Utrecht, PSV 1963 Birthday Raimond van der Gouw, Dutch soccer goalie, Vitesse, Manchester 1963 Birthday Ronald Koeman, Dutch soccer star, Ajax, PSV, Barcelona, Feyenoord 1963 Birthday Arnold Oosterveer, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1963 Birthday Harris Huizingh, soccer player, FC Groningen 1963 Birthday Frank Wijnhoven, Dutch soccer player, NEC, Treffers 1962 Birthday Ejo Elburg, Dutch soccer player, Pax, NEC 1962 Birthday John de Wolf, soccer player, Feyenoord 1962 Birthday Berry van Aerle, Dutch soccer star, PSV 1962 Birthday Arnold Scholten, soccer player, Feyenoord 1962 Birthday John Gaasbeek, soccer player, FC Twente/NAC 1962 Birthday Wim Kieft, Dutch soccer star, Ajax/Gir de Bordeaux/PSV 1962 Birthday Frank Rijkaard, Surinam/Dutch soccer star, Ajax, AC Milan 1962 Birthday Ruud Gullit, Suriname/Dutch soccer star, Feyenoord, PSV, AC Milan 1962 Birthday Gertjan Verbeek, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1962 Event Brazil Beats Czechoslovakia in soccer's 7th World Cup at Santiago 1962 Event Roda JC soccer team reforms in Kerkrade 1962 Birthday Andre Wasiman, soccer player, FC Volendam 1962 Birthday Maarten de Young, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1962 Birthday Johan Steur, soccer player, FC Volendam 1962 Birthday Hennie Meijer, soccer player, Cambuur L, FC Heerenveen 1961 Birthday Hans Segers, soccer goaltender, PSV, Nottingham Forest, Wimbledon 1961 Birthday Ian Rush, born in St. Asaph, Wales, soccer player, footballer, striker, played with Liverpool FC, Welsh national football team 1961 Birthday Wilfried Brookhuis, soccer player, NEC 1961 Birthday Erwin Koeman, soccer player, PSV, FC Groningen 1961 Birthday Danny Blind, Dutch soccer star, Sparta/Ajax 1961 Birthday Gijs Steinmann, Dutch soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1961 Birthday Cor Lems, soccer player, ADO The Hague/Dordrecht '90 1961 Birthday Ruud Really, soccer player, Feyenoord 1961 Birthday Andrea Carnevale, soccer player, Napoli 1960 Birthday Piet Keur, Dutch soccer player/trainer, South Carolina Heerenveen, AZ 1960 Birthday Gary Lineker, English soccer player, World Cup 1986 1960 Birthday Martin van Yellow, soccer player, Willem II 1960 Birthday Diego A Maradona, Argentina/Italy soccer player, World Cup 1960 Birthday Ron van de Berg, soccer player, Sparta 1960 Birthday Lauren Gregg, born in Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. women's soccer coach 1996 Olympics 1960 Birthday Jan Wouters, Dutch soccer star, Ajax, Bayern Munich, PSV 1960 Event 205,000 (record sports attend) see Brazil-Uruguay World Cup soccer 1960 Birthday John van Grinsven, soccer player, MVV 1959 Birthday Ton Lokhoff, Dutch soccer player, NAC 1959 Birthday Edward Metgod, Dutch soccer goalie, Haarlem, Sparta 1959 Event 10 nation soccer league to play all games on New York Randalls Is, announced 1959 Birthday Hans Werdekker, Dutch soccer player, Ajax, RKC/Amsterdam Admirals 1959 Birthday Michel Valke, Dutch soccer player, Sparta, Dordrecht '90 1959 Birthday Romeo Zondervan, Dutch soccer player, NAC 1959 Birthday Sammy Lee, born in Liverpool, England, professional soccer player, midfielder, played for Liverpool, represented England fourteen times 1958 Birthday Terry Butcher, British soccer player 1958 Birthday Joop Hiele, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, Go Ahead Eagles 1958 Event Brazil beats Sweden 5-2 in soccer's 6th World Cup at Stockholm 1958 Event Brazil becomes world soccer champ in Sweden 1958 Birthday Bob Bradley, born in Montclair, New Jersey, soccer coach, won Olympic gold 1996 1958 Death 7 soccer players of Manchester United, die in an aircrash at Munich 1957 Event Mrs Nellie McGrail wins $574,658 on a 2 cents soccer pool ticket 1957 Birthday Glen Hoddle, English soccer ball player, Tottenham 1957 Birthday Glenn Hoddle, born in Hayes, London, soccer team manager for Swindon Town, formerly played for Swindon Town, National Football Museum Hall of Fame inductee 1957 Event British soccer player Jimmy Greaves' (17) 1st game for Chelsea 1957 Birthday Wlodi Smolarek, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1957 Birthday Adri van Tiggelen, Dutch soccer star, Sparta/PSV 1957 Event Flevo Boys soccer team forms in Emmeloord 1957 Event Thousands of soccer fans riot in Italy 1957 Birthday Gordon Strachan, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, professional soccer player, played for Dundee, Leeds United, Coventry City, Manchester United, manager of Celtic and Middlesbrough 1956 Birthday Hans van Breukelen, Dutch soccer goaltender, PSV 1956 Event Broekster Boys soccer team forms in Damwoude 1956 Birthday Davie Cooper, born in Hamilton, Scotland, David 'Davie' Cooper, professional soccer player, signed by Ranger for 100,000 pounds, won Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1991 1956 Event 1st British soccer match at Kunstlicht: Portsmouth vs Newcastle United 1956 Birthday Liam Brady, born in Dublin, Ireland, professional soccer player, midfielder, assistant manager, Republic of Ireland senior team 1955 Birthday Andy Gray, born in Glasgow, Scotland, professional soccer player, striker, pundit for ESPN, Sky Sports 1954 Birthday Glenn Myernick, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. soccer coach, 1996 Olympics gold 1954 Event Bennekom soccer team forms in Bennekom 1954 Birthday Sammy McIlroy, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, soccer player, athlete, played for Manchester United, manages Morecambe Football Club, in Football League Two, the fourth division of English football 1954 Event West Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern 1954 Birthday Trevor Francis, British soccer manager 1954 Event Soccer team The County froms in Doetinchem 1953 Birthday Matthew Harding, businessman/soccer supporter 1953 Event Hungary beats England in soccer match, 6-3 1953 Birthday Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentine soccer player 1953 Event West Germany loses in soccer to Netherlands, 2-1 1953 Event DSB soccer team forms in Eindhoven 1952 Birthday Gordon McQueen, born in Kilbirnie, Scotland, footballer, soccer player, central defender, coach, played for Manchester United and Leeds, led team to win FA Cup Final, 1979, coached Airdrieonians, manager for Middleborough, pundit for Sky Sports 1951 Birthday Joe Jordan, born in Carluke, Scotland, professional soccer player, the only soccer player to score in three World Cups in 1974, 1978 and 1982 1951 Birthday Johnny Rep, born in Zaandam, Noord-Holland, professional soccer player, striker, FIFA World Cup record-holder 1951 Birthday Bruce Arena, born in Brooklyn, New York, soccer coach, 1996 Olympics gold 1951 Birthday Kenny Dalglish, born in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, soccer player, soccer team manager, named the greatest post-war British striker by FourFourTwo magazine 1951 Birthday Phil Neal, born in Irchester, Northamptonshire, professional soccer player, manger, right fullback, appeared in the first five of Liverpool's European Cup finals 1951 Birthday Kevin Keegan, British soccer player/manager, Newcastle United 1950 Event Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer's 4th World Cup in Rio de Janeiro 1950 Event U.S. beats England 1-0 in a world cup soccer game (next win in 1994) 1949 Birthday Shep Messing, Israel, soccer goal tender, New York Cosmos 1948 Birthday Trevor Brooking, English soccer player 1948 Birthday Tony DiCicco, Wethersfield, Connecticut, U.S. women's soccer coach 1996 Olympics 1948 Event Drachtster Boys soccer team forms in Drachten 1947 Event Soccer team GVVV forms in Veenendaal 1947 Birthday Altie Taylor, soccer star 1947 Event Valleivogels soccer team forms in Scherpenzeel 1947 Birthday Andy Roxburgh, soccer manager, Scotland 1947 Birthday Johan Cruyff, Dutch soccer player and coach, Ajax/Barcelona 1947 Birthday Eddie Thomson, Australian soccer coach, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1947 Birthday Terry Hibbitt, soccer star 1947 Birthday Giorgio Chinaglia, soccer star, Lazio of Italy, New York Cosmos 1947 Birthday Bryan Robson, English international soccer star 1946 Event English soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2 1946 Event Marken soccer team forms 1946 Birthday Billy Bonds, British soccer player 1946 Event Spijkenisse soccer team forms in Spijkenisse 1945 Event SVBO soccer team forms in Barger-Oosterveld 1945 Birthday Dimitar Penev, born in Bulgaria, soccer player/union coach, Lokomotiv/CSKA 1945 Event Heerjansdam soccer team forms 1945 Event Sons of Elburger Soccer team forms in Elburg 1945 Event Venray soccer team forms 1944 Birthday Ference Bene, Hungary, record 12 soccer goals 1964 Olympic gold 1944 Birthday Rodney Marsh, born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, athlete, footballer, striker, player for Manchester City, Queens Park Rangers, Tampa Bay Rowdies, coached the New York United team in the American Soccer League 1944 Event Amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts 1944 Event Achilles Veen soccer team forms in Veen 1944 Birthday Willem van Hanegem, Dutch soccer champ/coach, Feyenoord 1943 Birthday John Mackin, born in Bellshill, Scotland, soccer player, footballer, manager, Corby Town 1943 Birthday Martin Peters, British soccer player 1943 Birthday Andy Roxburgh, manager soccer team, Scotland 1943 Birthday Antal Dunai, born in Hungary, soccer player, 1968 Olympics gold 1943 Birthday Terry Venables, British soccer player/manager 1943 Birthday Eusebio de Silva Ferreira, Mozamb/Port soccer star, Europa Cup 1 1962 1943 Birthday Ferreira da Silva Eusebio, Brazilan International soccer player 1942 Birthday Leo Beenhakker, Dutch soccer trainer 1942 Event Deurne soccer team forms 1941 Birthday Geoff Hurst, cricketer, Essex 1962, better known as soccer immortal 1941 Birthday Raul Blanco, Australian soccer asst coach, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1941 Birthday Alan Mullery, English soccer player 1941 Birthday Harald Nielsen, Denmark, soccer player 1960 Olympics silver 1941 Birthday Bobby Keetch, soccer player/entrepreneur 1941 Birthday Roger J J Claessen, Belgian soccer star 1940 Birthday Edison Pele, Brazil, soccer player extraordinaire, New York Cosmos 1940 Event RKC soccer team forms in Waalwijk 1940 Event Urk soccer team forms 1940 Event Soccer team HZVV forms in Hoogeveen 1940 Event Netherlands beats Belgium 4-2 in soccer 1940 Birthday Albert Johanneson, soccer star 1940 Birthday Theo Laseroms, The Tank, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1940 Birthday Denis Law, British soccer player 1940 Birthday Jimmy Greaves, British broadcaster/soccer player 1939 Birthday Alan Rothenberg, U.S. Soccer President, 1990- 1939 Event ACV soccer team forms in Axes 1939 Event Katwijk soccer team forms 1939 Birthday Deszo Nowak, born in Hungary, soccer player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics 1939 Death Matthias Sindelar, Austria soccer star, commits suicide 1938 Event Mayor Oud of Rotterdam forbids soccer match between Netherlands-Germany 1938 Birthday Les Scheinflug, Australian soccer asst coach, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1938 Event Italy beats Hungary 4-1 in soccer's 3rd World Cup at Paris 1938 Event English soccer team beats Nazi-Germany, 6-3 1938 Event Lindenheuvel soccer team forms 1938 Birthday Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer star 1937 Birthday Bobby Charlton, English soccer player 1935 Birthday Jock Wallace, soccer star/manager 1935 Birthday Jack Charlton, soccer manager, Rep of Ireland 1935 Birthday Brian Clough, soccer manager 1934 Event Italy beats Czechoslovakia 2-1 (OT) in soccer's 2nd World Cup at Rome 1934 Event AFC '34 soccer team forms in Alkmaar 1934 Event Soccer team Blue White '34 forms 1934 Event Netherlands beats Belgium 9-3, in soccer 1934 Birthday Flemming Nielsen, Denmark, soccer player 1960 Olympics silver 1933 Event Soccer team STEVO forms in Geesteren 1933 Event Soccer team DVS '33 forms 1933 Event Dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal 1933 Event Noordwijk soccer team forms 1933 Birthday Bobby Robson, British soccer coach, PSV 1932 Event Ijsselmeervogels soccer team forms in Spakenburg 1932 Event Lunteren soccer team forms in Lunteren 1932 Event Kozakken Boys soccer team forms in Werkendam forms 1932 Event De Bataven soccer team forms in Gendt 1931 Event Spakenburg soccer team forms 1931 Event Rozenburg soccer team forms in Rozenburg 1931 Birthday Johnny Nicholss, soccer star 1930 Event South Carolina Genemuiden soccer team forms 1930 Event Soccer team WHC forms 1930 Event Uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 for soccer's 1st World Cup in Montevideo 1930 Event SHO soccer team forms in Old Beijerland 1930 Event 1st-ever soccer World Cup competition began in Uruguay 1930 Event VVGZ soccer team forms in Zwijndrecht 1930 Event Alphense Boys soccer team forms in Alphen on Rhine 1930 Birthday David Sexton, soccer manager 1930 Event Babberich-H soccer team forms 1930 Event Ronsburgse Boys soccer team forms 1930 Event Capelle soccer team forms 1929 Birthday Lev Jasjin, Russian soccer player, goalie 1928 Event Eastern Soccer League forms in U.S. 1928 Event Rotterdam soccer team Black White '28 forms 1928 Event Top-Oss soccer team forms in Oss 1928 Event Netherlands and Belgium tie 1-1 (soccer match in Amsterdam) 1927 Birthday Don Revie, English soccer coach, Leeds, National team 1927 Event WVO soccer team forms in Oosterhout 1927 Event VVOG soccer team forms in Harderwijk 1927 Event Belgium beats England 9-1 in soccer 1927 Birthday Sid O'Linn, cricketer, soccer for South Africa 1947, cricket 1960 1927 Event Netherlands beats Belgium 3-2 in soccer match in Amsterdam 1927 Event Panningen soccer team forms in Panningen 1927 Event ARC soccer team forms in Alphen on the Rhine 1926 Event Soccer team DOS Struggle forms 1926 Event Baronie soccer team forms in Breda, Netherlands 1926 Event Geldrop soccer team forms 1926 Event Halsteren Soccer team forms in Halsteren 1926 Event Barendrecht soccer team forms 1926 Birthday Danny Blanchflower, British soccer player 1925 Event BV Emmen soccer team forms 1924 Birthday Jackie Milburn, English soccer star, Newcastle United 1924 Event Antwerp soccer tie Belgium-Netherlands 1-1 1924 Birthday Billy W. William Ambrose right, soccer star 1924 Birthday Billy Wright, English soccer player 1924 Event Soccer team VSV Tonido forms in Voorburg 1923 Birthday Servaas "Faas" Wilkes, Dutch soccer star, Xerxes/Fortuna/Inter Milan 1922 Birthday George Young, soccer star 1922 Event Belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands: 1-2 1922 Event Netherlands soccer team defeats Denmark 2-0 1922 Birthday Tom Finney, British soccer star 1922 Birthday Neil Franklin, soccer star 1921 Birthday Gunnar Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold 1921 Event HSC '21 soccer team forms in Haaksbergen 1921 Event American Soccer League forms 1921 Birthday Piet Kraak, Dutch soccer player 1921 Event Soccer team GVAV of Groningen Netherlands forms 1920 Birthday Abe Lenstra, Dutch soccer star 1920 Birthday Harry Potts, soccer star/manager 1920 Event Soccer team Quick '20 forms 1920 Event Papendrecht soccer team forms 1920 Event Heerenveen soccer team forms 1920 Event De Zweef soccer team forms in Nijverdal 1920 Birthday Knut Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold 1920 Event RKSV Volendam soccer team forms in Volendam 1920 Event Soccer team ADO '20 forms in Heemskerk 1920 Event LONGA soccer team forms in Tilburg 1920 Birthday Willie Watson, cricketer, England batsman and soccer international 1920 Event Soccer team Quick Boys forms 1920 Birthday Bertus de Harder, Dutch soccer star, Bordeaux 1919 Event Treffers soccer team forms in Groesbeek 1919 Event Scheveningen soccer team forms in Scheveningen 1919 Event Appingedam soccer team forms 1919 Event FVC soccer team forms 1919 Birthday Johnny Carey, soccer star 1919 Birthday Bob Paisley, English soccer player/trainer/manager of FC Liverpool 1919 Event Dutch Soccer team OSV forms 1918 Birthday Harold Sheperdson, soccer trainer 1918 Event Excelsior Maassluis soccer team forms in Maassluis 1918 Event Orange Nassau soccer team forms in Groningen 1918 Event Soccer team SON OF Meerssen forms 1917 Birthday Henry Carlsson, Sweden, soccer 1948 Olympics gold 1917 Event EHC soccer team forms in Hoensbroek, Netherlands 1917 Event Utrecht soccer team Holland forms 1917 Event Leeuwen soccer team forms 1917 Birthday Bertil Nordahl, born in Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold 1916 Birthday Leo Horn, Dutch soccer referee/columnist/businessman 1915 Birthday Stanley Matthews, 1st British soccer player to be knighted 1914 Event Roda JC soccer team forms in Kerkrade 1914 Death R E Foster, only dual England captain at cricket and soccer, dies 1914 Event UVS Soccer team forms in Lead 1913 Birthday Raich Carter, soccer star 1913 Birthday Silvio Piola, soccer star 1913 Event Soccer club PSV forms in Eindhoven Netherlands 1913 Event Netherlands soccer team's 1st victory over England 1912 Event Soccer team NAC (Noad Advendo Combination) forms in Breda 1912 Birthday Ted Drake, soccer star 1912 Event RBC soccer team forms in Roosendaal 1912 Event Stormvogels soccer team forms in Ijmuiden 1912 Event Amsterdam-North soccer team DWV forms 1912 Event VSV soccer team forms in Ijmuiden 1911 Birthday Evert H. "Bep" Bakhuys, Dutch soccer star and writer 1910 Event Soccer team KFC forms in Alkmaar 1910 Event PEC soccer team forms in Zwolle 1910 Event South Carolina Enschede soccer team forms in Enschede 1910 Event DHC soccer team forms in Delft, Netherlands 1910 Birthday George H Poyser, English soccer player/manager, Brentford 1909 Event EVV Eindhoven soccer team forms 1909 Birthday Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach, Manchester United 1908 Event Feyenoord soccer team forms in Rotterdam 1908 Event Wilhelmina '08 soccer team forms in Weert, Netherlands 1906 Birthday Bep Bakhuis, Dutch soccer star/writer 1905 Event England Pilgrim Association beats All New York 11, 7-1 in soccer at Polo Grounds 1905 Event 2nd official International soccer match, Netherlands beats Belgium 4-0 1905 Event 1st official soccer game between Belgium-Netherlands (1-4) 1905 Event Hague soccer team ADO froms 1904 Event Soccer team Rheden forms 1904 Event Federation Internationale de Football Association (Soccer) forms in Paris 1903 Event AVC Heracles (South Carolina Heracles '74) soccer team forms in Almelo 1903 Event VVV '03 Soccer team forms in Venlo 1902 Event Soccer team Go Ahead forms in Deventer 1902 Event Utrecht soccer team UVV forms 1902 Event Excelsior soccer team forms in Rotterdam 1902 Event Blue-White United soccer team of Amsterdam forms 1902 Event Soccer match riot between Scotland and England kills 25 1902 Event Soccer team MVV '02 forms in Maastricht 1901 Event 1st soccer game between Belgium (8) and Netherlands (0) 1900 Event Roermond soccer team forms in Roermond 1900 Event Ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam 1900 Event SCNEC soccer team forms 1898 Event Dutch soccer team Receiver forms 1897 Birthday Ad van Emmenes, Dutch soccer reporter 1896 Event Willem II soccer team forms in Tilburg 1895 Birthday Stanley Rous, British soccer official 1895 Event Amsterdam's AFC soccer team forms 1894 Event Soccer team Achilles '94 forms in Axes 1894 Event Soccer team Veendam 1894 forms 1892 Event Vitesse 1892 soccer team forms in Arnhem 1889 Event Soccer team HFC Haarlem forms 1888 Event Soccer team Sparta forms in Rotterdam 1887 Event Soccer team Be Quick forms in Hairs Groningen 1886 Birthday Andrew Ducat, cricketer, Test for England 1921, 3 and 2, Soccer International 1885 Event Highest score (35) recorded in any 1st-class soccer match is set 1883 Birthday J M M "Mick" Commaille, cricketer, dual South African cricket/soccer rep 1876 Event Glasgow 1st soccer match Scotland-Wales (4-0) 1872 Event 1st International soccer game, Scotland-England 0-0 (Glasgow) 1869 Event 1st intercollegiate football (soccer) game (Rutgers 6, Princeton 4) 1863 Event Soccer rules standardized; rugby starts as a separate game 1863 Event Football Association forms in England, standardizing soccer 1857 Event World's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England
