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1988 in association football
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The following are the association football events of the year 1988 throughout the world.
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Events
- March 27 – Cameroon wins the 1988 African Cup of Nations by defeating Nigeria: 1–0. The only goal in Casablanca's Stade Mohammed V is scored by Emmanuel Kundé from a penalty kick.
- June 25 – Thanks to goals from captain Ruud Gullit and top goalscorer Marco van Basten, the Netherlands defeat the Soviet Union (2–0) in the final of UEFA Euro 1988 in Munich.
- July 12 – Italian club Juventus receive The UEFA Plaque in Geneva (Switzerland) as first club in European football history to win the three main UEFA club competitions.
- 1988 Copa Libertadores – won by Nacional after defeating Newell's Old Boys on an aggregate score of 3–1.
- England – FA Cup – Wimbledon won 1–0 over Liverpool.
- The Football League celebrates its Centenary.
- With great surprise worldwide FIFA gives the 1994 FIFA World Cup to United States.
- August 24 – The Faroe Islands record their first international victory, defeating Canada 1–0.
- September 14 – Thijs Libregts makes his debut as the manager of Dutch national team with a 1–0 win over Wales, replacing successful coach Rinus Michels.
- October 1 – Soviet Union wins the Olympic gold medal in football by defeating Brazil: 2–1 after extra time in Seoul's Olympic Stadium.
- December 11 – Uruguay's Nacional wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Dutch PSV Eindhoven on penalties (7–6), after the match ended in 2–2.
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National club championships winners
Africa
Asia
Europe
North and South America
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International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Morocco (March 13 – 27 1988)
- Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea (September 17 – October 1, 1988)
- UEFA European Football Championship in West Germany (June 10 – 25 1988)
Games of national teams
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Births
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January
- 1 January:
- Diego Basto, Colombian footballer[1]
- Sékou Fadiga, Ivorian footballer[2]
- Isaac Mattia, South Sudanese footballer[3]
- 3 January: Crispin Olando, Kenyan international footballer[4]
- 4 January:
- Anestis Argyriou, Greek footballer
- Maximilian Riedmüller, German footballer
- 8 January:
- Vitaliy Hoshkoderya, Ukrainian footballer
- Adrián López, Spanish footballer
- Michael Mancienne, English footballer
- 9 January: Marc Crosas, Spanish footballer
- 20 January:
- Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé, Nigerian international[5]
- Jougle (Jougle Manoel Rodrigues), Brazilian footballer[6]
- Jeffrén Suárez, Spanish footballer
- 23 January: Marko Šimić, Croatian junior international
- 28 January: Alaa Ali, Egyptian footballer (d. 2019)
- 29 January: Bohdan Karkovskyi, Ukrainian former professional footballer[7]
February
- 3 February: Pouria Gheidar, Iranian footballer[8]
- 4 February: Sergei Yuvenko, Russian professional football player[9]
- 12 February:
- Linda Bengtsson, Swedish footballer[10]
- Nicolás Otamendi, Argentine international football player
- 23 February: Nicolás Gaitán, Argentine international football player
- 24 February: Levi Hanssen, New Zealand/Faroe Islands footballer
- 26 February: İsmail Baydil, Turkish footballer[11]
- 28 February: Jorge Gastélum, Mexican footballer
- 29 February:
- Mikel Balenziaga, Spanish footballer
- Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas, Brazilian footballer
- Scott Golbourne, English footballer
- Benedikt Höwedes, German footballer
- Viktor Prodell, Swedish footballer
- Evgeni Cheremisin, Russian footballer
- Hamza Ziad, Algerian footballer
March
- 3 March: Eike Mund, German footballer
- 11 March: Joaelton (Joaelton Jonathan Sampaio), Brazilian footballer[12]
- 12 March: Aarón Torlà, Spanish footballer[13]
- 21 March: Lee Cattermole, English footballer[14]
April
- 2 April: Edinaldo (Edinaldo Malcher de França Filho), Brazilian footballer[15]
- 3 April: Tim Krul, Dutch international[16]
- 11 April: Oleg Sibalov, Russian professional football player[17]
- 12 April: Fred Santana, Brazilian footballer[18]
- 23 April: Vitali Seletskiy, Russian professional football coach and former player[19]
May
- 2 May; Ahn Il-joo, South Korean professional footballer[20]
- 4 May:
- Artur Gieraga, Polish footballer[21]
- Michael Ludäscher, Swiss footballer[22]
- 15 May: Ruslan Tarala, former Russian professional footballer[23]
- 17 May: Jennison Myrie-Williams, English youth international
- 21 May: Jonny Howson, English footballer[24]
- 23 May: Angelo Ogbonna, Italian footballer
- 25 May: Adrián González Morales, Spanish junior international
- 29 May:
- Łukasz Bocian, Polish footballer[25]
- Alex Porfirio, Brazilian footballer
June
- 1 June: Javier Hernández, Mexican international football player
- 9 June: Martín Castillo, Mexican professional footballer[26]
- 15 June: Cristopher Toselli, Chilean footballer
- 22 June: Silvio Arango, Colombian former footballer[27]
- 23 June: Adrian Chomiuk, Polish footballer[28]
- 24 June: Micah Richards, England international footballer
July
- 2 July: Abderahmane Hachoud, Algerian international footballer
- 6 July: Gustavo Mencia, Paraguayan footballer
- 8 July:
- Enoch Oteng, Belgian footballer[29]
- Cédric De Troetsel, Belgian retired footballer[30]
- 11 July: Bongane Twala, South African footballer[31]
- 18 July: Elvin Mammadov, Azerbaijani international
- 24 July: Irina Birvagen, Kazakhstani former footballer[32]
August
- 5 August: Eddie Nolan, Irish international footballer
- 6 August: José Márquez, Guatemalan footballer[33]
- 28 August: Ray Jones, English footballer (d. 2007)
- 31 August: Faber Cañaveral, Colombian professional footballer[34]
September
- 2 September: Javi Martínez, Spanish international footballer
- 5 September:
- Nuri Şahin, Turkish footballer
- Felipe Caicedo, Ecuadorian association footballer
- 12 September: Aleksei Buryanov, former Russian professional footballer[35]
- 13 September: Luis Rentería, Panamanian international footballer (died 2014)
- 18 September:
- Ferdinand Sinaga, Indonesian international
- 19 September: José Pedro Sousa, Portuguese football[36]
- 23 September: Anthony Straker, English footballer
- 25 September: Chinta Chandrashekar Rao, Indian footballer[37]
- 28 September: Alex Marello, Canadian professional soccer player[38]
October
- 4 October: Marcos Román, Nicaraguan professional footballer[39]
- 7 October: Diego Costa, Spanish international[40]
- 12 October: Abdou Boinaheri, French international footballer[41]
- 13 October: Marco Gasparri, Italian professional footballer[42]
- 14 October
- Will Atkinson, English footballer
- Mario Titone, Italian footballer
- 15 October: Mesut Özil, German international football player
November
- 7 November: Andri Abubakar, Indonesian footballer[43]
- 15 November: Sascha Imholz, Swiss footballer
- 17 November: Salome Khubuluri, Georgian footballer[44]
- 18 November: Andreas Niederquell, German former footballer[45]
- 20 November: Soheil Rahmani, Iranian footballer[46]
December
- 5 December
- Cristian Machín, Uruguayan footballer[47]
- Kamil Cholerzyński, Polish professional footballer[48]
- 9 December: Ibrahim Morad, Emirati footballer[49]
- 10 December:
- Wilfried Bony, Ivorian international footballer
- Mitchell Donald, Dutch footballer
- Neven Subotić, Serbian international footballer
- 17 December: Thaísa Moreno, Brazilian footballer[50]
- 21 December: Anastasios Christofileas, Greek professional footballer[51]
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Deaths
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- January 27 – Kemal Faruki, Turkish football player (77)
- February 8 – Pietro Arcari, Italian forward, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and one of four Italian players who won the FIFA World Cup while never being capped. (78)
- February 26 – Euclydes Barbosa, Brazilian defender, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (82)
- March 13 – Rodolpho Barteczko, Brazilian striker, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (77)
- March 16 – Erich Probst, Austrian football player (60)[52]
- October 19 – Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça, Brazilian goalkeeper, the inaugural goalkeeper for Brazil National Football Team and winner of the 1919 South American Championship and 1922 South American Championship. (93)
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References
External links
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