1940 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1940 throughout the world.
Contents
Events
- 14 October – Honduran club C.D.S. Vida is established.
Winners club national championship
- Argentina: Boca Juniors
- Chile: Universidad de Chile
- Germany: FC Schalke 04
- Italy: Internazionale Milano F.C.
- Netherlands: Feyenoord Rotterdam
- Spain: Atlético Aviación (Atlético Madrid name in Post-War)
- Turkey: Fenerbahçe, Eskişehir Demirspor
International tournaments
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Births
- January 5 – Hans Eijkenbroek, Dutch international footballer and manager
- January 20 – Erik Dyreborg, Danish 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
- March 5 – Josef Piontek, German international footballer, manager and trainer of the Danish National Team
- March 28 – Luis Cubilla, Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 2013)
- 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)
- July 26 – Jürgen Kurbjuhn, German international footballer (died 2014)
- October 4 – Silvio Marzolini, Argentine international footballer
- October 17 – Harry Heijnen, Dutch international footballer (died 2015)
- October 23 – Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pelé", Brazilian international footballer
Deaths
October
- 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 F.C.. (39 ; aneurysm)
