1938 in association football
1938 in association football is a topic that has captured the attention of people around the world. Since its emergence, it has generated great interest and debate in different areas, whether in politics, culture, science or society in general. This topic has been the subject of research and analysis by experts and academics, with the aim of understanding its impact and implications. Furthermore, it has aroused the interest of the general population, generating conversations and reflections on different platforms and discussion spaces. In this article we will explore 1938 in association football in detail, analyzing its most relevant aspects and offering a broad and varied perspective on this topic.
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The following are the association football events of the year 1938 throughout the world.
Winners club national championship
- Argentina: Independiente
- France: FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
- Germany: Hannover 96
- Italy: Internazionale Milano F.C.
- Netherlands: Feyenoord Rotterdam
- Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
- Poland: Ruch Chorzów
- Romania: Ripensia Timișoara
- Scotland:
- Turkey: Güneş SK
- Soviet Union: Spartak Moscow
Manchester City F.C. become the only team in history to be relegated the year after being champions of England.
International tournaments
- 1938 British Home Championship (October 23, 1937 – April 9, 1938)
- FIFA World Cup in France (June 4 – 19 1938)
- 1938 Bolivarian Games
Births
- 1 February: Michael Collins, English former professional footballer[2]
- 6 February: Graham Reed, English former professional footballer[3]
- 14 March: Árpád Orbán, Hungarian footballer (died 2008)[4]
- 17 March: Adolf Knoll, Austrian football player (died 2018)[5]
- 24 March: Alan Collier, English former professional footballer[6]
- 19 April: Stanko Poklepović, Croatian football player and manager (died 2018)
- 1 June: Dieter Klaußner, German former professional footballer[7]
- 7 June: Armando Tobar, Chilean international footballer (died 2016)
- 25 June: Enver Yulgushov, Russian professional footballer and coach (died 2022)
- 26 June:
- Gene Gaines, American football (soccer) player
- John Leiper, Scottish former footballer[8]
- 29 June:
- József Gelei, Hungarian football player and manager
- Giampaolo Menichelli, Italian winger
- 2 July: Marcel Artelesa, French international footballer (died 2016)
- 3 July: Sjaak Swart, Dutch footballer[9]
- 6 July:
- Uli Maslo, German football player and manager
- Oleh Bazylevych, Ukrainian footballer, coach, and sport administrator (died 2018)
- 8 July: Vojtech Masný, Slovak football player
- 12 July: Lin Shllaku, Albanian footballer (died 2016)
- 28 July: Luis Aragonés, Spanish international football player and manager (died 2014)
- 28 August: Đorđe Pavlić, Yugoslavian international footballer (died 2015)
- 22 October: César Luis Menotti, Argentine football player and manager (died 2024)[10]
- 2 December: Luis Artime, Argentine international footballer
- 9 December: Nikola Kotkov, Bulgarian international footballer (died 1971)
- 14 December: Willie Purvis, English professional footballer (died 2012)[11]
Deaths
References
- ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Mike Collins". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Graham Reed". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Arpad ORBAN - Olympic Football | Hungary". International Olympic Committee. June 13, 2016.
- ^ Wir trauern um Helmut Köglberger, Adolf Knoll und Alois Weinrich Archived 2019-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ^ "Alan Collier". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ 1938 in association football at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "John Leiper". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ Geert-Jan Jacobs (August 15, 2018). "Sjaak Swart wil niet dood, hij wil voetballen". www.vi.nl.
- ^ César Luis Menotti obituary
- ^ "Willie Purvis". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2017.