This day in European football history - January 3Born on this day | Died on this day | Clubs founded | Venues opened |
Players | Referees | Managers | Players | Referees | Managers | 114 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What happened on January 3 Year | Events | 1963 | 61 years ago, the former Romania football player Gavril Balint is born. He appeared for 34 matches in total and scored 14 international goals for Romania. He was also a national team manager. | 1976 | Birthday of Angelos Basinas, who played for Greece national team in period 1999-2009 (100 caps and 7 goals). | 1985 | Former Yugoslavia football referee Borče Nedelkovski died this day at the age of 68. He officiated in matches of national football teams. Born on April 1, 1916. | 1988 | Northern Ireland footballer Jonny Evans is born today. He made his debut for national team in 2006 and earned 100 caps, scoring 5 goals. | 2000 | Viktor Kolotov died at the age of 50. He appeared in 55 international football gamesand scored 22 goals for Soviet Union team. Born on July 3, 1949. |
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