1953 IN FOOTBALL (SOCCER)

The following are the 'football (soccer)' events of the year '1953' throughout the world.

Contents

Events

Winners club national championship

International tournaments

Births

Deaths

Events

★ April 19 – The Dutch national team plays its 200th official match in history, losing 0-2 in a friendly against neighbouring Belgium.

★ The Match of the century, England v Hungary (1953). First time when England lost in Wembley Stadium

Winners club national championship

★ Argentina: River Plate

★ East Germany: Dynamo Dresden

★ Italy: Internazionale Milano F.C.

★ Ireland: Shelbourne

★ West Germany: 1. FC Kaiserslautern

International tournaments

★ 1953 British Home Championship (October 4, 1952 – April 18, 1953)
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Births

★ January 6 – Manfred Kaltz, German footballer

★ March 3 – Zico, Brazilian footballer and manager

★ March 11 – Ladislau Bölöni, Romanian footballer

★ April 10 – Søren Busk, Danish footballer

★ April 21 – Hans Verèl, Dutch footballer and manager

★ May 22 – Paul Mariner, English footballer

★ May 25 – Gaetano Scirea, Italian footballer

★ June 19 – Jan van Deinsen, Dutch footballer

★ July 20 – Ladislav Jurkemik, Slovak footballer

★ July 22 – René Vandereycken, Belgian footballer

★ July 26 – Felix Magath, German footballer and manager

★ September 15 – Gerrie Kleton, Dutch footballer (d. 2006)

★ September 27 – Claudio Gentile, Italian footballer

★ October 14 – Aldo Maldera, Italian footballer

★ October 16 – Paulo Roberto Falcão, Brazilian footballer and manager

★ November 29 – Huub Stevens, Dutch footballer and manager

★ December 4 – Jean-Marie Pfaff, Belgian footballer

Deaths