1984 in association football
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The following are the association football events of the year 1984 throughout the world.
Events
- 16 May – Italian giants Juventus FC claims the European Cup Winners' Cup by defeating first-time European finalists FC Porto 2–1.
- 23 May – Tottenham Hotspur wins the UEFA Cup by defeating R.S.C. Anderlecht on penalties (4-3) after an aggregate score of 2–2 at White Hart Lane in London.
- 27 July – Copa Libertadores won by Independiente after defeating Grêmio on an aggregate score of 1–0.
- 19 September – Dutch club Fortuna Sittard makes its European debut with a draw (0-0) against Denmark's BK Copenhagen in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup.
- 9 December – Argentina's Independiente wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating England's Liverpool F.C.: 1–0. The only goal is scored by José Alberto Percudani in the 6th minute.
National Club Champions
Africa
Asia
Europe
Belgium – K.S.K. Beveren
Denmark – Vejle BK
East Germany
- League – BFC Dynamo
- Cup – SG Dynamo Dresden
England
Finland – FC Kuusysi
France – Girondins de Bordeaux
Italy – Juventus
Netherlands – Feyenoord Rotterdam
Norway – Vålerenga
Portugal – Benfica
Scotland – Aberdeen
Soviet Union – FC Zenit
Spain – Athletic Bilbao
Sweden – IFK Göteborg
Turkey – Trabzonspor
West Germany – VfB Stuttgart
North America
South America
Argentina
- Metropolitano – Argentinos Juniors
- Nacional – Ferro Carril Oeste
Bolivia – Blooming
Brazil – Fluminense
Colombia – América de Cali
Paraguay – Guaraní
International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast (4–18 March 1984)
- 1984 British Home Championship (13 December 1983 – 25 May 1984)
- UEFA European Football Championship in France (12–27 June 1984)
- Olympic Games in Los Angeles, United States (29 July – 11 August 1984)
Births
January
- 1 January
- Paolo Guerrero, Peruvian footballer
- Mourad N'Zif, French former professional footballer[2]
- Stefano Pastrello, Italian footballer
- Rubens Sambueza, Argentinian footballer
- 3 January – Andrei Bovtalo, former Russian footballer[3]
- 5 January – Diego Gómez, Argentine-French footballer
- 7 January
- Diego Balbinot, Italian-Brazilian footballer
- Antonino Saviano, Italian footballer
- 12 January – Alain Montwani, retired Andorran footballer[4]
- 14 January – Abdoulahy Sangaré, Mauritanian international footballer[5]
- 16 January – Craig Beattie, Scottish footballer
- 17 January – Xavier Margairaz, Swiss footballer[6]
- 18 January – Rubí Sandoval, Mexican female footballer
- 21 January
- Leonardo Burián, Uruguayan youth international
- Dejan Milovanović, Serbian footballer
- Wes Morgan, Jamaican international
- 23 January
- Arjen Robben, Dutch international footballer
- Nikolay Yevgenyevich Yefimov, Russian footballer[7]
- 24 January – Paulo Sérgio, Portuguese youth international
- 25 January – Stefan Kießling, German international footballer
- 29 January
- Nuno Morais, Portuguese footballer
- Safee Sali, Malaysian footballer
February
- 4 February – Waskito Sujarwoko, Indonesian footballer[8]
- 5 February – Carlos Tevez, Argentinian international footballer
- 6 February
- Darren Bent, English footballer
- Fabrice Omonga, retired Belgian footballer[9]
- 8 February – Antonino Daì, Italian footballer[10]
- 21 February – David Odonkor, German footballer
- 27 February – Steve Warne, English footballer[11]
- 29 February
- Darren Ambrose, English footballer
- Giedrius Tomkevičius, Lithuanian footballer
- Hélio Pinto, Portuguese footballer
- Saylee Swen, Liberian footballer
- Ernest Bong, Vanuatuan footballer[citation needed]
- Stefano Pesoli, Italian footballer
March
- 1 March – Patrick Helmes, German international footballer
- 4 March – Tamir Cohen, Israeli footballer
- 10 March
- Derick Amadi, Nigerian professional footballer[12]
- Matt Lock, English footballer[13]
- 18 March – Gary Roberts, English footballer
- 20 March – Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer
- 30 March – Gennaro Fragiello, Italian footballer[14]
April
- 4 April – Sultan Khuranov, former Russian professional footballer[15]
- 18 April – Raphael Ntimane, Swaziland international footballer[16]
- 13 April – Nemanja Vuković, Montenegrin footballer
- 29 April
- Jones Leandro, Brazilian footballer[17]
- Phạm Văn Quyến, Vietnamese footballer
May
- 3 May – Martin Kováč, Slovak footballer[18]
- 4 May
- Orkhonsaikhany Bayarjavkhlan, Mongolian international footballer[19]
- Daron Beneby, Bahamian international footballer[20]
- 10 May – Jonathan Rosario, Dominican Republic international footballer[21]
- 11 May – Andrés Iniesta, Spanish footballer
- 12 May – Yohan Congio, French footballer[22]
- 14 May – Michael Rensing, German youth international
- 17 May – Yannick Macoa, Mauritian international footballer[23]
- 23 May - Reinaldo Román, Paraguayan footballer[24]
- 24 May
- Begli Annageldiyev, Turkmen professional footballer[25]
- Christoph Holste, German footballer[26]
June
- 1 June
- Jean Beausejour, Chilean footballer
- Jean-Claude Bozga, Romanian footballer
- 8 June – Javier Mascherano, Argentinian international[27]
- 9 June
- Davinson Monsalve, Colombian professional footballer[28]
- Wesley Sneijder, Dutch footballer[29]
- 11 June – Vagner Love, Brazilian footballer
- 16 June – Diego Segura, Spanish former footballer[30]
- 18 June – Jukka Veltheim, Finnish footballer[31]
- 29 June – Ambesager Yosief, Eritrean footballer
- 30 June
- Gabriel Badilla, Costa Rican footballer (died 2016)
- Norismaidham Ismail, Malaysian club footballer
July
- 7 July – Mohd Shaffik Abdul Rahman, Malaysian footballer
- 9 July
- Panda (footballer) (Márcio Gama Moreira), Brazilian footballer[32]
- 13 July
- Alexander Bramble, Montserratian international footballer[33]
- Nicola Iannotti, Italian professional footballer[34]
- 14 July – Mounir El Hamdaoui, Dutch-born Moroccan international footballer
- 15 July – Giampietro Cicoria, Swiss professional footballer[35]
- 16 July – Roman Markelov, former Russian professional footballer[36]
- 18 July – Lee Barnard, English club footballer
- 21 July – Marcelo Rolón, Paraguayan footballer
- 27 July
- Florian Bague, French former professional footballer[37]
- Alim Khabilov, former Russian professional footballer[38]
- 31 July
- Marko Balažic, Slovenian retired footballer[39]
- Daniel Minorelli, Brazilian footballer[40]
August
- 1 August
- Waso Ramadhani, Burundian footballer[41]
- Bastian Schweinsteiger, German footballer
- 6 August
- Marco Airosa, Angolan footballer
- Silva (Weliander Silva Nascimento), Brazilian footballer[42]
- 10 August – Luca Carretto, Italian footballer[43]
- 11 August – Georgi Aslanidi, Russian former professional footballer[44]
- 22 August – Lee Camp, English footballer
- 23 August
- Glen Johnson, English footballer
- Ashley Williams, English-born Welsh international footballer
September
- 3 September – Renat Sokolov, Russian former professional footballer[45]
- 7 September
- Miranda, Brazilian footballer
- Mark Veldmate, Dutch footballer
- 25 September
- Franck Nkela, Congolese footballer[46]
- Mario Ruyales, Spanish footballer[47]
October
- 1 October – Fiorenzo Chatrer, Dutch footballer[48]
- 3 October – Anthony Le Tallec, French youth international
- 14 October – Alex Scott, English footballer[49]
- 28 October – Jefferson Farfán, Peruvian footballer
- 31 October – Luciën Dors, Dutch footballer[50]
November
- 3 November – Matthias Hummel, German former footballer, now assistant manager[51]
- 8 November – Rowan Taylor, Montserrat international footballer[52]
- 10 November
- Jean-Martial Kipré, Ivorian footballer
- Jarno Mattila, Finnish club footballer
- 11 November
- Stephen Hunt, English club footballer
- Birkir Már Sævarsson, Icelandic international
- 21 November – Bianca Weech, German footballer[53]
- 30 November – Nigel de Jong, Dutch footballer
December
- 9 December – Winder Mendoza, Venezuelan professional footballer[54]
- 11 December – Carlos Alberto, Brazilian footballer
- 20 December
- Nikolaos Karabelas, Greek footballer
- Marcel Schug, German former professional footballer[55]
Deaths
January
February
March
April
May
- 8 May – Armando Del Debbio, Brazilian left back, 8 times winner of the Campeonato Paulista with Sport Club Corinthians Paulista . (79)
- 8 May – William Ling (75), English football referee
- 11 May – Toni Turek, West-German goalkeeper, winner of the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (65)
- 12 May – Matías González, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (58)
June
- 23 June: Horst Nemec, Austrian international footballer (born 1939)
July
- 3 July – Ernesto Mascheroni, Uruguayan defender, last surviving winner, that actually played, of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (76)
- 7 July – Elba de Padua Lima, Brazilian footballer and manager
September
- 19 September – Álvaro Lopes Cançado, Brazilian defender, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (71)
October
- 1 October: Blagoje Marjanović, Serbian striker, semi-finalist at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
December
- 19 December – Puck van Heel (80), Dutch footballer
