1940 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1940 throughout the world.
Events
- 14 October – Honduran club C.D.S. Vida is established.
Winners club national championship
Births
- January 5 – Hans Eijkenbroek, Dutch international footballer and manager (died 2024)
- January 14 – Terry Murphy, English former professional footballer (died 2019)[2]
- January 20 – Erik Dyreborg, Danish international footballer (died 2013)
- January 23 – Werner Krämer, German international footballer (died 2010)
- January 24 – Brian Labone, English international footballer (died 2006)
- January 25 – Jürgen Sundermann, German international footballer and manager
- January 30 – Roger Marklew, English professional footballer (died 2006)[3]
- February 24 – Wolfgang Solz, German international footballer (died 2017)
- March 5 – Josef Piontek, German international footballer, manager and trainer of the Danish National Team
- March 13 – Tony Knights, English professional footballer (died 2001)[4]
- March 28 – Luis Cubilla, Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 2013)
- April 1 – Gary Townend, English former footballer (died 2021)[5]
- April 12 – Antonio de Oliveira, former Brazilian footballer[6]
- April 20 – Norrie Gillespie, Scottish former footballer[7]
- May 3 – Clemens Westerhof, Dutch football manager
- May 10 – Vicente Miera, Spanish football manager
- May 19 – Frans Bouwmeester, Dutch international footballer
- June 2 – Gordon Harris, English international footballer (died 2014)
- June 18 – Ken Shellito, English football olayer and manager (died 2018)
- June 30 – Marian Cygan, Polish football player and manager (died 2026)
- July 26 – Jürgen Kurbjuhn, German international footballer (died 2014)
- October 4 – Silvio Marzolini, Argentine international footballer (died 2020)
- October 17 – Harry Heijnen, Dutch international footballer (died 2015)
- October 23 – Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pelé", Brazilian international footballer (died 2022)
- November 25 – Jan Jongbloed, Dutch footballer and coach
Deaths
- October 19 - Umberto Caligaris, Italian defender, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup, most capped player for Italy from 1932 until 1971 and active manager of Juventus FC (39; aneurysm)