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1987 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1987 throughout the world.
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Events
- 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.
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Winner club national championships
Asia
Europe
England:
France:
Italy:
- Serie A and Italian Cup – Napoli
Netherlands:
Portugal:
- Liga and Cup of Portugal – Benfica
Scotland:
Spain:
Turkey:
North America
South America
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International Tournaments
- Copa América in Argentina (27 June – 12 July 1987)
- Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States (9–21 August 1987)
National teams
Netherlands
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Births
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- January 1
- Abdullah Eisa, Emirati footballer[1]
- Gasan Gasanov, former Russian professional footballer[2]
- Saad Hosny, Egyptian footballer[3]
- January 2 – Dejan Marijanovič, Slovenian footballer[4]
- January 3 – Damien Moulin, French professional footballer[5]
- 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[6]
- January 26 — Hérick (Hérick Samora da Silva), Brazilian footballer[7]
- January 28 — Iván Emmanuel González, Paraguayan footballer
- February 1 – William España, Ecuadorian footballer[8]
- February 3 – Javi Barranco, Spanish footballer[9]
- February 6 – Tommy De Jong, French-Dutch professional footballer[10]
- February 14
- Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan footballer
- José Miguel Cubero, Costa Rican footballer
- February 20 – Jenimy, São Toméan footballer[11]
- February 21 – Eniola Aluko, Nigerian-born British football player and manager
- February 23 – Scott Davies, English footballer
- February 26 – Klevis Gjoni, Albanian footballer[12]
- February 27
- Maximiliano Moralez, Argentinian footballer
- Sandy Paillot, French footballer
- Javi Salero, Spanish footballer[13]
- March 10 – Rolando Barra, Bolivian footballer[14]
- March 12 – Omar Abdulrazaq, Syria footballer
- March 13 – Andreas Beck, German international footballer
- March 17 – Adrian Sager, Swiss professional footballer[15]
- March 19 – Jairo Talledo, Peruvian footballer[16]
- March 20
- Korkrirk Petchkongthong, Thai professional footballer
- March 31
- Nordin Amrabat, Dutch footballer
- Hugo Ayala, Mexican footballer
- Amaury Bischoff, Portuguese footballer
- Kåre Björkstrand, Finnish footballer[17]
- Justin Braun, American soccer player
- Carl Dickinson, English footballer
- Eros Pisano, Italian footballer
- Aridane Santana, Spanish footballer
- April 4 – Fumaça (Jonatha Alves da Silva), Brazilian former footballer[18]
- April 9 – Blaise Matuidi, French international footballer
- April 15 – Giorgio Conrotto, Italian footballer[19]
- 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[20]
- May 12 — Nargiz Pashayeva, Azerbaijani former footballer[21]
- May 22 — Arturo Vidal, Chilean international footballer
- May 24 — Anzhela Temirova, Azerbaijani former footballer[22]
- May 27 — Gabriel Cárcamo, Chilean footballer[23]
- 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
- June 30 — Francisco López Grance, Paraguayan footballer
- July 2 — Esteban Granero, Spanish footballer
- July 3 — Oscar Magaña, Chilean footballer[24]
- July 6 — Mubarak Al Beloushi, Kuwaiti footballer[25]
- July 20 — Michael Cavallaro, Australian Italian footballer[26]
- July 23 — Rene Carter, Caymanian footballer[27]
- July 25 — Eran Zahavi, Israeli footballer
- July 27 — Vasili Penyasov, former Russian professional football player[28]
- July 28
- Yasser Corona, Mexican defender
- Yevhen Khacheridi, Ukrainian international
- Pedro, Spanish footballer
- July 31 – Marco André, Portuguese footballer[29]
- August 19 – Richard Stearman, English footballer
- August 22 – Tomasz Ostalczyk, Polish footballer[30]
- August 24
- Jonathan Ruttens, Belgian retired footballer[31]
- Nicola Segato, Italian footballer[32]
- Masaki Yamamoto, Japanese football player
- Ri Jun-il, North Korean football player
- August 30 — Hamza Testouri, Tunisian football footballer[33]
- September 2 — Nazar Penkovets, professional Ukrainian footballer[34]
- September 9 — Abel Dhaira, Ugandan international footballer (died 2016)
- September 10 — Giovanni Scappaticci, former Italian footballer[35]
- September 14 — Emrah Tuncel, Turkish footballer[36]
- September 15 — Odai Amr, Saudi footballer[37]
- September 21 — Marvin Ellmann, German footballer[38]
- September 22 — David Ledy, retired French footballer[39]
- September 25 — Osman Mohammed, Sudanese footballer
- September 27 — Erdene-Ochiriin Ganzorig, Mongolian international footballer[40]
- September 30 — Rubén Royo, Spanish former footballer[41]
- October 1 — Lionel Ainsworth, English footballer
- October 7 — James McArthur, Scottish international footballer
- October 9 — Ján Nemček, Slovak footballer[42]
- October 11 — Timo Furuholm, Finnish international footballer
- November 5 — Vicente Flor, Spanish footballer[43]
- November 13 — Patrick Niklas, Austrian footballer[44]
- November 21 — Gunnar Haraldsen, Faroese former footballer[45]
- November 27 — David Terkpertey, Ghanaian footballer[46]
- December 2 – Isaac Promise, Nigerian international (d. 2019)[47]
- December 3 – Justo Nguema, Equatorial Guinean football manager and former footballer[48]
- December 5 – Tommy Fraser, English club footballer
- December 9
- Adriano, Brazilian footballer[49]
- Karim Benzema, French international footballer
- December 18 – Konstantin Lozbinev, Russian former professional footballer[50]
- December 25 – Saoud Qern, Saudi midfielder
- December 27 – Pako Lekgari, Botswana international footballer[51]
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Deaths
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February
- February 2 – Carlos José Castilho, Brazilian goalkeeper, winner of the 1958 FIFA World Cup and 1962 FIFA World Cup. (59)
May
- May - Syd Hartley, English professional association football player (born 1914)
- May 23 - Ernst Nagelschmitz, German footballer (born 1902)
October
- October 23 – Alejandro Scopelli, Argentine/Italian striker, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (79)
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References
External links
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