1987 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1987 throughout the world.
Events[edit]
- UEFA Champions League: Porto 2–1 Bayern Munich in the final at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna.
- UEFA Cup: Two legs; 1st leg, IFK Göteborg 1–0 Dundee United; 2nd leg, Dundee United 1–1 IFK Göteborg. IFK Göteborg wins 2–1 on aggregate.
- Cup Winners' Cup: Ajax 1–0 Lokomotive Leipzig
- Super Cup: Two legs; 1st leg, Ajax 0–1 Porto; 2nd leg, Porto 1–0 Ajax. Porto won 2–0 on aggregate
- England - FA Cup: Coventry won 3-2 (aet) over Tottenham Hotspur
- Copa Libertadores: Won by Peñarol after defeating América de Cali on the final playoff match by a score of 1–0.
- 25 July – In second ever FIFA U16 World Championship, the Soviet Union beat the surprise winners of two years ago, Nigeria, on penalties.
- 13 December – Portugal's Porto wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Uruguay's Peñarol in extra-time by a score of 2–1. The winning goal is scored by Rabah Madjer.
Winner club national championships[edit]
Asia[edit]
Europe[edit]
England: 
France: 
Italy: - Serie A and Italian Cup – Napoli
Netherlands: 
Portugal: - Liga and Cup of Portugal – Benfica
Scotland: 
Spain: 
Turkey:
North America[edit]
South America[edit]
International Tournaments[edit]
- Copa América in Argentina (27 June – 12 July 1987)
- Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States (9–21 August 1987)
National teams[edit]
Netherlands[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January |  Spain | 1 – 1 | D | Friendly | Nou Camp, Barcelona |
| 25 March |  Greece | 1 – 1 | D | Euro 1988 Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
| 29 April |  Hungary | 2 – 0 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
| 9 September |  Belgium | 0 – 0 | D | Friendly | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
| 14 October |  Poland | 0 – 2 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | Górnik Zabrze Stadium, Zabrze |
| 28 October |  Cyprus | 8 – 0 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
| 9 December | Cyprus | 4 – 0 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | Stadion De Meer, Amsterdam |
| 16 December | Greece | 0 – 3 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | Diagoras Stadium, Rhodes |
Births[edit]
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- January 1 – Gasan Gasanov, former Russian professional footballer[1]
- January 2 – Dejan Marijanovič, Slovenian footballer[2]
- January 4
- Kay Voser, Swiss footballer
- Danny Simpson, English footballer
- January 7 – Jimmy Smith, English footballer
- January 10 – Vicente Guaita, Spanish footballer
- January 12 – Andrey Buyvolov, Russian footballer
- January 21
- Andrei Cojocari, Moldovan international
- Alexander Dercho, German club footballer
- Henrico Drost, Dutch youth international
- Will Johnson, Canadian international
- Kevin Kratz, German club footballer
- Mulopo Kudimbana, Congolese international
- Danny Munyao, Zambian international
- Nyasha Mushekwi, Zimbabwean international
- January 24 — Wayne Hennessey, Welsh international footballer
- January 25 — Adam Berner, Swedish former footballer[3]
- January 26 — Hérick (Hérick Samora da Silva), Brazilian footballer[4]
- January 28 — Iván Emmanuel González, Paraguayan footballer
- February 6 – Tommy De Jong, French-Dutch professional footballer[5]
- February 14
- Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan footballer
- José Miguel Cubero, Costa Rican footballer
- February 21 – Eniola Aluko, Nigerian-born British football player and manager
- February 23 – Scott Davies, English footballer
- February 27
- Sandy Paillot, French footballer
- Maximiliano Moralez, Argentinian footballer
- March 10 – Rolando Barra, Bolivian footballer[6]
- March 12 – Omar Abdulrazaq, Syria footballer
- March 13 – Andreas Beck, German international footballer
- March 17 – Adrian Sager, Swiss professional footballer[7]
- March 20
- Korkrirk Petchkongthong, Thai professional footballer
- Bogdan Stoyanov, Bulgarian footballer[8]
- March 31
- Nordin Amrabat, Dutch footballer
- Hugo Ayala, Mexican footballer
- Amaury Bischoff, Portuguese footballer
- Kåre Björkstrand, Finnish footballer[9]
- Justin Braun, American soccer player
- Carl Dickinson, English footballer
- Eros Pisano, Italian footballer
- Aridane Santana, Spanish footballer
- April 9 – Blaise Matuidi, French international footballer
- April 16 — Aaron Lennon, English international footballer
- April 22 — Mikel John Obi, Nigerian international footballer
- April 23 — Francesco Montella, Italian footballer
- May 4 — Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish international footballer
- May 11 — Henrique (Henrique Neris de Brito), Brazilian footballer[10]
- May 22 — Arturo Vidal, Chilean international footballer
- May 27 — Gabriel Cárcamo, Chilean footballer[11]
- June 12 — Antonio Barragán, Spanish and Galician footballer
- June 24
- Serdar Güneş, Turkish footballer
- Craig Henderson, New Zealand footballer
- Josh Lillis, English footballer
- Lionel Messi, Argentine international footballer
- June 26 — Samir Nasri, French international footballer
- July 2 — Esteban Granero, Spanish footballer
- July 3 — Oscar Magaña, Chilean footballer[12]
- July 20 — Michael Cavallaro, Australian Italian footballer[13]
- July 23 — Rene Carter, Caymanian footballer[14]
- July 25 — Eran Zahavi, Israeli footballer
- July 27 — Vasili Penyasov, former Russian professional football player[15]
- July 28
- Yasser Corona, Mexican defender
- Yevhen Khacheridi, Ukrainian international
- Pedro, Spanish footballer
- August 19 – Richard Stearman, English footballer
- August 22 – Tomasz Ostalczyk, Polish footballer[16]
- August 24
- Jonathan Ruttens, Belgian retired footballer[17]
- Masaki Yamamoto, Japanese football player
- Ri Jun-il, North Korean football player
- August 30 — Hamza Testouri, Tunisian football footballer[18]
- September 9 — Abel Dhaira, Ugandan international footballer (died 2016)
- September 21 — Marvin Ellmann, German footballer[19]
- September 22 — David Ledy, retired French footballer[20]
- September 25 — Osman Mohammed, Sudanese footballer
- September 27 — Erdene-Ochiriin Ganzorig, Mongolian international footballer[21]
- September 30 — Rubén Royo, Spanish former footballer[22]
- October 1 — Lionel Ainsworth, English footballer
- October 7 — James McArthur, Scottish international footballer
- October 11 — Timo Furuholm, Finnish international footballer
- November 5 — Vicente Flor, Spanish footballer[23]
- November 13 — Patrick Niklas, Austrian footballer[24]
- November 27 — David Terkpertey, Ghanaian footballer[25]
- December 5 – Tommy Fraser, English club footballer
- December 9
- Adriano, Brazilian footballer[26]
- Karim Benzema, French international footballer
- December 18 – Konstantin Lozbinev, Russian former professional footballer[27]
- December 25 – Saoud Qern, Saudi midfielder
- December 27 – Pako Lekgari, Botswana international footballer[28]
Deaths[edit]
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February[edit]
- February 2 – Carlos José Castilho, Brazilian goalkeeper, winner of the 1958 FIFA World Cup and 1962 FIFA World Cup. (59)
May[edit]
- May - Syd Hartley, English professional association football player (born 1914)
- May 23 - Ernst Nagelschmitz, German footballer (born 1902)
October[edit]
- October 23 – Alejandro Scopelli, Argentine/Italian striker, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (79)
References[edit]
- ^ Gasan Gasanov, FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- ^ "Dejan Marijanovič". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Adam Berner". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Hérick". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Tommy de Jong". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Rolando Barra". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Adrian Sager". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ Bogdan Stoyanov profile at football database
- ^ "Kåre Björkstrand". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Henrique". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Gabriel Carcamo". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Oscar Magaña". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "michael-cavallaro". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Rene Carter". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Vasili Penyasov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- ^ "Tomasz Ostalczyk". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Jonathan Ruttens". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ 1987 in association football at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Marvin Ellmann". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "David Ledy". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Erdene-Ochiriin Ganzorig". FBref.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Royo". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Vicente Flor". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Niklas". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ ".:: Yahana Consult - Sports Management / FIFA Licensed Agency". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ^ "Adriano". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Konstantin Lozbinev". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Pako Lekgari". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
External links[edit]
- (in English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- (in Dutch) VoetbalStats
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