Today in Soccer History (Part 3)

Sub-Topics: Football Players - Soccer Tournaments

Historical Events

Results 201 - 269 of 269

1977-05-11 - Hamburger SV wins 17th soccer Europe Cup II
1977-06-01 - SC Heerenveen soccer team forms in Heerenveen
1977-07-01 - FC Volendam soccer team forms in Volendam Neth
1977-08-28 - NY Cosmos defeat Seattle Sounders, 2-1, at Civic Stadium in Portland Ore, winning their 2nd North American Soccer League championship
1977-10-01 - Brazilian soccer great Pele' retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games
1977-11-10 - Major Indoor Soccer League officially organized (NYC)
1978-04-10 - Formation of Major Indoor Soccer League announced
1978-05-01 - MVV soccer team forms in Maastricht
1978-06-25 - Argentina beats Holland 3-1 in soccer's 11th World Cup at Buenos Aires
1978-09-30 - Major Indoor Soccer League grants 1st 6 franchises to Cincinnati
1978-11-16 - Major Indoor Soccer League holds its 1st draft
1980-06-23 - West German wins European soccer title (2-1 against Belgium)
1980-11-18 - Honduras & El Salvador signs peace (after "soccer war" 1969)
1981-03-17 - FC Lisse, Dutch soccer team forms
1981-04-27 - 1st female soccer official is hired by NASL
1981-07-01 - NEC soccer team forms in Nijmegen
1981-08-16 - Highest score in World Cup soccer match (New Zealand-13, Fiji-0)
1982-07-01 - PEC Swells '82 soccer team forms in Swells
1982-07-11 - Italy beats West Germany 3-1 for soccer's 12th World Cup in Madrid
1984-05-11 - Johan Cruijff quits soccer
1984-06-15 - Vitesse soccer team forms in Arnhem
1984-06-27 - France wins soccer's European Cup
1984-08-11 - 101,799 fans at soccer match Brazil vs France
1985-04-23 - Brooklyn College soccer team wins Nepal's invitational
1985-05-11 - Soccer stadium in Bradford England catches fire; 53 die
1985-08-10 - Uno Lindstron of Sweden, juggles a soccer ball 13.11 miles
1986-04-06 - Soccer ball juggled non-stop for 14:14 hrs
1986-06-19 - Argentina beats West Germany 3-2 in soccer's 13th World Cup
1986-06-29 - Argentina becomes world champion soccer team (3-2 against W-Germany)
1987-03-21 - PSV sells soccer player Ruud Gullit to AC Milan (Ÿ17 million)
1988-06-25 - Neth soccer team wins European Cup (2-0 against USSR)
1988-07-24 - US & Jamacia play scoreless tie, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1988-08-13 - US beats Jamacia 5-1, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1989-04-15 - 95 crushed to death at Sheffield Soccer Stadium in England
1989-04-16 - Costa Rica beats US 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1989-04-30 - US beats Costa Rica 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1989-05-13 - Trinidad & Tobago ties US 1-1, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1989-06-17 - US beats Guatemala 2-1, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1989-11-05 - US plays El Salvador, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1989-11-19 - US beats Trinidad, 1-0 qualifing for 1990 world soccer cup finals it was US' 1st qualification since 1950
1990-06-09 - Czechoslovakia beats US 5-1 in World Cup soccer
1990-06-18 - 1st ever lose for Cameroon in Soccer World Cup, USSR-4 Cameroon-0
1990-07-01 - Dordrecht '90 soccer team forms in Dordrecht
1990-07-01 - FC Swells soccer team forms in Swells
1990-07-08 - Germany beats Argentina 1-0 for soccer's 14th World Cup at Rome
1990-07-08 - Italy beats England in soccer's World Cup consolation game
1991-01-13 - 42 killed in exhibition soccer match in Johannesburg South Africa
1991-01-13 - Soccer stadium riot in Orkney South Africa, at least 40 die
1991-04-26 - Soccer star Diego Maradona, suspended for using cocaine, arrested in Argentina for possession & distribution of illegal narcotics
1991-05-23 - San Diego Sockers win 4th consecutive Major Soccer League championship
1991-08-01 - Italian/Argentine Soccer star Diego Maradona retires
1991-11-30 - 1st world championship of women's soccer, US defeats Norway 2-1
1992-01-20 - Score begins selling international soccer cards
1992-02-13 - West beats East 14 to 9 in Major Soccer League all star game
1992-06-27 - Denmark upsets German 2-0, to win European Soccer championship
1992-07-10 - US Major Soccer League folds after 14 seasons
1993-04-28 - Zambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon, 30 soccer players die
1993-10-31 - 25 people killed during Ghana-Ivory Coast soccer match
1994-04-30 - Soccer great Pele (53) weds psychologist Assiria Seixas Lemos (36)
1994-06-17 - 1994 World Cup soccer match begin, Germany vs Bolivia in Chicago
1994-06-18 - US ties Switzerland 1-1 in their 1st game of 1994 soccer World Cup
1994-06-22 - US beats Colombia 2-1 in 1994 soccer world cup (1st win since 1950)
1994-06-25 - 1,500th goal in Soccer World Cup history scored by Caceres of Argentina
1994-06-26 - US loses to Romania 1-0 in 1994 soccer world cup
1994-07-03 - Romania eliminates Argentina 3-2 in soccer world cup
1994-07-17 - Brazil beats Italy in a shoot out, for their 4th soccer world cup
1994-07-18 - NY Jets sign USA soccer goalkeeper Tony Miola as a place kicker
1997-04-09 - Major League Soccer announces Miami & Chicago expansion
1998-01-25 - Spice Girl Victoria Adams (Posh) & soccer David Beckham gets engaged

Famous Birthdays

Results 201 - 300 of 688

1965-02-04 - John van Loen, Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord, San Frecce)
1965-02-07 - Reginald Thal, soccer player (MVV)
1965-05-04 - Adri Bogers, Dutch soccer player (Willem II)
1965-05-06 - Norman Whiteside, British soccer player
1965-07-03 - Arno Hofstede, Dutch soccer player (Willem II, Go Ahead Eagles)
1965-08-16 - Eric van der Luer, soccer player (Roda JC)
1965-08-17 - Fred Grim, soccer player (Cambuur L, Ajax)
1965-08-29 - Alphons Arts, Dutch soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
1965-09-01 - Aldo Swager, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
1965-09-06 - Johan Garrels, soccer player (Alphense Boys, RKC)
1965-10-05 - Theo Bos, Dutch soccer player: Vitesse
1965-10-07 - Juul Ellerman, soccer player (PSV, FC Twente)
1965-10-31 - Ruud Hesp, soccer player (Roda JC)
1965-11-03 - John Feskens, Dutch soccer player (Willem II)
1965-11-08 - Bart Latuheru, soccer player (Vitesse)
1965-11-13 - Zeljko Petrovic, soccer player (FC The Bosch/RKC)
1966-02-01 - Michelle Akers, Santa Clara Calif, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
1966-02-28 - Erik van Kessel, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
1966-03-03 - Claus Boekweg, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen, FC Zwolle)
1966-03-16 - David Nascimento, soccer player (Roda JC/FC Utrecht)
1966-04-23 - Jacques "Jacq" Koumans, soccer player (NAC)
1966-07-20 - Carlo L'Ami, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
1966-08-18 - Cees Lock of hair, soccer player (NEC)
1966-08-22 - Rob Witschge, Dutch soccer star (Ajax/Feyenoord)
1966-09-08 - Raymond Atteveld, Belgian soccer player (Waregem, Roda JC)
1966-10-04 - John van de Brom, soccer player (Ajax)
1966-10-12 - Wim Jonk, Dutch soccer star (Ajax)
1966-10-26 - Alex Pastoor, Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam)
1966-11-01 - Ruud Cabbage, soccer player (FC Twente)
1966-11-08 - Ulrich Cruden, soccer player (NEC)
1966-11-19 - Brian Wilsterman, soccer player (Dordreecht '90)
1966-12-17 - Hans Visser, Dutch soccer player (MVV, FC Utrecht)
1966-12-19 - Roberto Beam, soccer player (Vitesse/MVV)
1966-12-20 - Ed de Goey, Dutch soccer goalie (Feyenoord)
1966-12-23 - Hans van Arum, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse, Willem II)
1967-01-12 - Marco Boogers, Dutch soccer player (RKC, Sparta, West Ham United)
1967-01-28 - Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC, FC Utrecht)
1967-02-03 - Aurelio Vidmar, soccer player (Standard Luik, Feyenoord)
1967-02-06 - Bennie Dekker, Dutch soccer player (NEC/AZ/De Graafschap)
1967-02-13 - Bas Roorda, soccer player (FC Groningen) [or Feb 21]
1967-02-19 - Roel Liefden, soccer player (Dordrecht '90, FC Groningen)
1967-02-21 - Bas Roorda, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen, NEC) [or Feb 13]
1967-02-21 - Patrick Lodewijks, Dutch soccer player (PSV, FC Groningen)
1967-03-01 - Aron Winter, Surnamese/Dutch soccer star (Ajax, Lazio)
1967-04-18 - Marcel Valk, soccer player (RKC, Go Ahead Eagles)
1967-04-20 - Miroslav Stefanovic, soccer player (FC Volendam)
1967-05-14 - Valeria Marini, Rome Italy, sports commentator (Italian Soccer)
1967-05-25 - Luc Nilis, Belgian soccer player (RSC Anderlecht/PSV)
1967-05-27 - Paul Gascoigne, soccer player
1967-06-01 - Carlos van Wanrooy, soccer player (NEC)
1967-06-14 - Ante Mise, Yugoslav soccer player (Hajduk Split/Vitesse)
1967-06-22 - Mark van Hintum, soccer player (Willem II)
1967-07-07 - Erik van der More, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
1967-07-10 - Virgil Breedveld, soccer player (Dordrecht '90)
1967-07-27 - Emiel van Eijkeren, soccer player (FC The Hague/NEC)
1967-08-02 - Martin Laamers, soccer player (Vitesse)
1967-09-05 - Rein van Duynhoven, soccer player (Helmond Sport, MVV)
1967-09-14 - John Smit, soccer player (NAC)
1967-09-21 - Romeo van Aerde, soccer player (RKC)
1967-09-24 - Roland Jansen, soccer player (Willem II)
1967-09-27 - Uche Okechukwu, Nigerian international soccer player
1967-10-09 - Gheorge Popescu, Romania, soccer player (Barcelona)
1967-10-09 - Gica Popescu, Romania, soccer player (PSV)
1968-01-01 - John de Visser, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
1968-01-28 - Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC, FC Utrecht)
1968-02-08 - Joy Fawcett, Inglewood Calif, soccer defender (Olympics-96)
1968-02-16 - Erik Regtop, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
1968-02-24 - John Velddman, soccer player (Sparta)
1968-02-26 - René Groen, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
1968-03-16 - Jason van Blerk, soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
1968-03-20 - Eric Viscaal, Dutch soccer star (PSV/AA Gent)
1968-03-21 - Erwin Vanderbroeck, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC)
1968-04-21 - Peter van Foxes, soccer player (Ajax)
1968-05-01 - Anton Scheutjens, soccer player (Roda JC)
1968-05-02 - Jeff Agoos, American soccer player
1968-06-06 - Edwin Vurens, Dutch soccer player (FC Twente)
1968-07-08 - Michel Langerak, soccer player (Dordrecht '90)
1968-07-21 - Brandi Chastain, San Jose Calif, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
1968-08-06 - Jack de Gier, soccer player (Cambuur L, Go Ahead Eagles)
1968-08-10 - Michel Doesburg, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
1968-09-02 - Ricardo de Jongh, soccer player (Dordrecht '90)
1968-09-10 - Yvo Joordens, soccer player (MVV)
1968-10-03 - Marco Roelofsen, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
1968-10-22 - Warry van Wattum, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90, FC Groningen)
1968-10-26 - Nico John Hoogma, soccer player (FC Twente)
1968-10-28 - Glenn Clear, soccer player (Vitesse)
1968-11-06 - Edward Linskens, soccer player (PSV)
1968-11-10 - Jeffrey Kooistra, soccer player (SC Heerenveen/NEC)
1968-12-13 - Carlos Hasselbaink, Dutch soccer player (VVV/FC Utrecht/Haarlem)
1968-12-14 - Cees Marbus, soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
1969-01-04 - Kees van Wonderen, Dutch soccer player (NEC/NAC)
1969-01-15 - Rob van Dijk, Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord)
1969-01-28 - John Veenhof, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen)
1969-02-27 - Robert Molenaar, Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam)
1969-03-19 - Arjan Vermeulen, soccer player (Vitesse)
1969-03-28 - Earnest Stewart, soccer player (Willem II)
1969-04-01 - John Forest, soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
1969-04-04 - Dennis de Nooijer, Dutch soccer player (Sparta)
1969-04-04 - Gerard de Nooijer, Dutch soccer player (Sparta)
1969-04-20 - John van Halst, soccer player (FC Twente)

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