# 1962 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1962 throughout the world.

## Events

* Copa Libertadores 1962: Won by Santos FC after defeating Peñarol on an aggregate score of 3–0.
* 1962 International Soccer League
** League: America-RJ defeated Belenenses 3–1 on aggregate.
** Cup: Dukla Prague defeated America-RJ, 3–2, on aggregate.

## Winners club national championship

* Argentina: Club Atlético Boca Juniors
* Brazil: Santos
* Chile: Universidad de Chile
* England: Ipswich Town
* France: Stade de Reims
* Ireland: Shelbourne
* Italy: A.C. Milan
* Mexico: Chivas Guadalajara
* Netherlands: Feyenoord Rotterdam
* Northern Ireland: Linfield
* Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
* Spain: Real Madrid
* Sweden: IFK Norrköping
* Turkey: Galatasaray S.K.

## International tournaments

* African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia (14–21 January 1962)
** Ethiopia
** Egypt
** Tunisia
* 1962 British Home Championship (7 October 1961 – 11 April 1962)
       Scotland
* FIFA World Cup in Chile (30 May – 17 June 1962)
** Brazil
** Czechoslovakia
** Chile
* 1962 Asian Games in Indonesia (25 August – 4 September 1962)
* India
* South Korea
* Malaya

## Births

* 5 January – Aleksandr Podolyak, Russian club footballer
* 6 January – Mark Ellis, English club footballer
* 11 January – Farkhad Magametov, Uzbekistani international footballer
* 12 January – Alfred Schön, German footballer and manager
* 20 January – Thomas Deligiannis, retired Greek footballer
* 21 January – Gabriele Pin, Italian footballer and coach
* 23 January – Stephen Keshi, Nigerian international footballer (died 2016)
* 26 January – Marco Antonio Barrero, Bolivian international footballer
* 5 February – Felipe Peralta, Paraguayan international footballer
* 13 February – Héctor Morán, Uruguayan international footballer
* 9 March – Jan Furtok, Polish international footballer
* 16 March – Lars Larsson, Swedish international footballer and coach (died 2015)
* 30 March
** Dariusz Raczyński, Polish footballer (died 2022)
** Gary Stevens, English football player and manager
* 10 April – Hubert Thomann, retired Swiss footballer
* 13 April
** Edivaldo, Brazilian footballer (died 1993)
** Nelson Gutiérrez, Uruguayan footballer
* 26 April – Colin Anderson, English club footballer
* 28 May – Mats Johansson, retired Swedish footballer
* 4 June – Per Frimann, Danish footballer
* 6 June – Jonas Lind, Swedish former footballer
* 7 July – Bernardo Tapia, Spanish retired footballer
* 14 July – Patricio Toledo, Chilean international footballer
* 17 July – Patricio Mardones, Chilean footballer
* 18 August – Hólger Quiñónez, Ecuadorian footballer
* 1 September
** Tony Cascarino, Irish footballer
** Ruud Gullit, Dutch international footballer and manager
* 6 September – Holger Fach, German international footballer and manager
* 10 September – Wiljan Vloet, Dutch football manager
* 17 September – Luis Caballero, Paraguayan international footballer (died 2005)
* 30 September – Frank Rijkaard, Dutch international footballer and manager
* 1 October – Attaphol Buspakom, Thai international footballer and coach (died 2015)
* 5 October – David Boulter, English retired professional footballer
* 26 October – Wilbert Suvrijn, Dutch international footballer
* 30 October – Stefan Kuntz, German international footballer
* 12 November – Wim Kieft, Dutch international footballer
* 15 November – Kim Vilfort, Danish international footballer
* 20 November
** Paul Birch, English club footballer (died 2009)
** Chris Foy, English referee
** Gerardo Martino, Argentine football player and coach
* 23 November – Rob Vincent, English former professional footballer
* 3 December – Mark McNeil, English former professional footballer
* 8 December – Berry van Aerle, Dutch international footballer
* 10 December – John de Wolf, Dutch footballer

## Deaths

* 28 March – David Wijnveldt, Dutch international footballer (born 1891)
* 20 October – Jesús Herrera, Spanish international footballer (born 1938)