Loading AI tools
The following are the association football events of the year 1983 throughout the world.
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2022) |
- May 11 – Scottish club Aberdeen win the European Cup Winners' Cup by beating Real Madrid 2–1 in the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg.
- May 14 – Dutch club Twente is relegated to the second division (Eerste Divisie) after Helmond Sport earns a point at HFC Haarlem (1–1).[citation needed]
- May 25 – German club Hamburger SV defeats Italian champions Juventus 1–0 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens to win the European Cup.
- July 29 – Copa Libertadores 1983 won by Grêmio after defeating Peñarol on an aggregate score of 3–2.[citation needed]
- September 14 – Dutch club Groningen makes its European debut with a defeat (2–1) against Spain's Atlético Madrid in the first round of the UEFA Cup. On the same night, NEC makes its European club football debut with a 1–1 draw with Brann in the first round (first leg) of the Cup Winners' Cup.[citation needed]
- December 11 – Brazilian club Grêmio wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo by defeating West Germany's Hamburger SV 2–1 in extra-time. The winning goal is scored by Renato Gaúcho.[citation needed]
Asia
Europe
North America
South America
Argentina
- Metropolitano – Independiente
- Nacional – Estudiantes La Plata
Bolivia – Bolívar
Brazil – Flamengo
Colombia – América de Cali
Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción
- 1983 British Home Championship (February 23 – June 1, 1983)
- Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela (August 15 – August 27, 1983)
- Copa América (August 10 – November 4, 1983)
Netherlands
| Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 16 |  Spain |
1 – 0 | L | Friendly | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville |
| April 27 |  Sweden |
0 – 3 | L | Friendly | Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht |
| September 7 |  Iceland |
3 – 0 | W | Euro 1984 Qualifier | Oosterpark Stadion, Groningen |
| September 21 |  Belgium |
1 – 1 | D | Friendly | Heysel Stadion, Brussels |
| October 12 |  Republic of Ireland |
2 – 3 | W | Euro 1984 Qualifier | Dalymount Park, Dublin |
| November 16 | Spain |
2 – 1 | W | Euro 1984 Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
| December 17 |  Malta |
5 – 0 | W | Euro 1984 Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
| This section needs additional citations for verification. (April 2023) |
- January 1
- Shaheen Ali, Qatari footballer[1]
- Calum Davenport, English footballer
- Daniel Jarque, Spanish footballer (d. 2009)
- January 3
- Bilel Gontassi, Tunisian footballer[2]
- Mathieu Guy, French professional footballer[3]
- January 14 – Jan Ahlvik, Finnish footballer[4]
- January 15 – Jermaine Pennant, English youth international
- January 21
- Victor, Brazilian international
- Ranko Despotović, Serbian international
- Billy Mwanza, Zambian international
- Moritz Volz, German footballer[5]
- January 22 – Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian retired footballer[6]
- January 24 – Shaun Maloney, Scottish international and manager[7]
- January 29 – Biagio Pagano, Italian footballer
- February 3 – Jakub Cieciura, Polish professional footballer[8]
- February 5 – Víctor Fagundez, Uruguayan footballer[9]
- February 11 – Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch international footballer
- February 15 – Daniel Almaral, Mexican football manager and former player[10]
- February 18 – Jermaine Jenas, English international footballer
- March 2 – Kolawole Agodirin, Nigerian footballer[11]
- March 7 – Daniel Jurč, Slovak footballer[12]
- March 11 – Adil Mezgour, Moroccan former footballer[13]
- March 15 – Mark Magennis, Northern Irish retired footballer[14]
- March 19 – Ali Rabee, Emirati footballer[15]
- March 25 – Fabio Marinho, retired Brazilian footballer[16]
- March 27 – Alan Patrick Monegat, Brazilian former footballer[17]
- March 28 – Homero Sartori, Argentine-Brazilian former professional footballer[18]
- April 1 – Mamoudou Sy, French basketball player
- April 12 – Damian Krajanowski, Polish footballer[19]
- April 22
- Sebastjan Čelofiga, Slovenian retired footballer[20]
- Douglas Silva, Brazilian footballer[21]
- May 2 – Mónica Vergara, Mexican female footballer
- May 3 – Márton Fülöp, Hungarian international footballer (died 2015)
- May 4 – Rubén Olivera, Uruguayan international footballer
- May 6
- Nicolás Gásperi, Argentine professional footballer[22]
- Kim Seok-woo, South Korean footballer[23]
- May 16 – Edilio Cardoso, Brazilian footballer[24]
- May 17 – Albert Batsa, Togolese footballer[25]
- May 20 – Sinecio León, Paraguayan footballer
- May 21 – Jason Boxhill, Barbadian footballer[26]
- May 24 – Martin Schmidt, German former footballer[27]
- June 3 – Alexis Salazar, Chilean former footballer[28]
- June 7 – Tshiabola Mapanya, retired Congolese footballer
- June 25 – Robin Ganemyr, retired Swedish footballer[29]
- July 6 – María de Jesús Castillo, Mexican female footballer
- July 7 – Jakub Wawrzyniak, Polish footballer
- July 18 – Carlos Diogo, Uruguayan footballer
- July 21 – Vladimir Niyonkuru, Burundian footballer[30]
- July 24 – Daniele De Rossi, Italian international footballer
- July 25 – Pedro Zabála, Bolivian international footballer
- July 26 – Romain Chevrier, French professional footballer[31]
- July 28 – Erivélton, Brazilian footballer[32]
- August 4 – Kang Dong-gu, South Korean footballer[33]
- August 5 – Jean-Séraphin Mbessa, Cameroonian former professional footballer[34]
- August 6 – Robin van Persie, Dutch international footballer
- August 12 – Tomasz Balul, Polish former footballer[35]
- August 24 – Gabriel López, Uruguayan footballer[36]
- August 26 – Owen Kaposa, retired Zambian footballer[37]
- September 8 – Marcin Truszkowski, Polish retired footballer[38]
- September 16 – Richard Leite, Paraguayan footballer
- September 28 – Richard Henyekane, South African international footballer (died 2015)
- September 30 – Driss Himmes, French midfielder
- October 1 – Fance Hariyanto, Indonesian former footballer[39]
- October 4 – Gwenaël Renaud, French former professional footballer[40]
- October 8 – Michael Fraser, Scottish club goalkeeper
- October 16 – Steven Goaxab, Namibian footballer[41]
- October 20 – Luis Saritama, Ecuadorian footballer
- November 9 – Denis Rustan, former Russian professional footballer[42]
- November 11 – Philipp Lahm, German international footballer
- November 14 – Kevon Carter, Trinidadian international footballer (died 2014)
- November 15 – Anton Samoylov, former Russian professional footballer[43]
- November 16 – Ron Koperli, Israeli football manager
- November 26 – Marine Kakhidze, Georgian footballer[44]
- December 5 – Wilfrido Vinces, Ecuadorian footballer[45]
- December 8 – Valéry Mézague, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2014)
- December 9 – Kennedy Omogi, Kenyan footballer[46]
- December 10
- Lewis Buxton, English club footballer
- Habib Mohamed, Ghanaian international footballer
|
January
- January 20 – Garrincha, Brazilian striker, winner of the 1958 and 1962 FIFA World Cups. Regarded by many as the best dribbler in football history.(49)
- January 28 – Claude Papi, French footballer (33)
March
- March 24 – Manuel Fleitas Solich, Paraguayan footballer and manager (83)
June
- June 26 – Luis Alamos, Chilean football manager (59)
July
- July 5 – Hennes Weisweiler, German footballer and manager (63)
- July 29 – Manuel Ferreira, Argentine striker, runner up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and player of the tournament of the 1929 South American Championship. (77)
September
- September 9 – Luis Monti, Argentine/Italian striker, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. Monti has the distinction of having played in two FIFA World Cup final matches with two different national teams. (82)
- September 20 - Andy Beattie, Scottish international footballer and manager (born 1913)
October
- October 4 – Juan López Fontana, Uruguayan manager, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (75)
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
