Year | Events |
1895 | Foundation day of West Ham United FC London. Also UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1964/65. |
1901 | Birthday of Rudolf Kock, who played for Sweden national team in period 1919-1925 (37 caps and 12 goals). He was also a national team manager. Date of his death: October 31, 1979. |
1952 | Birthday of the international referee Brendan Shorte from Rep. of Ireland, who refereed 6 football games of European national teams |
1963 | International football referee Orhan Erdemir from Turkey is born on this day. He refereed matches of European national football teams (5 games in total). |
1984 | Iceland footballer Emil Hallfreðsson is born today. He made his debut for national team in 2005 and earned 73 caps, scoring 1 goal. |
1987 | Former Latvia national team player Ērihs Pētersons died on this day aged 77. He earned 63 caps and scored 24 goals in total. Born on October 7, 1909. |
1998 | International footballer Mattias Käit is born 26 years ago. He played 58 matches for Estonia national team and scored 9 goals. |
2015 | Josef Masopust died at the age of 84. He appeared in 63 international football gamesand scored 10 goals for Czechoslovakia team. He was also known as a national team manager. Date of his birth: February 9, 1931. |
2021 | Vicky Peretz passed away at the age of 68. He played for Israel national team in period from 1973 to 1983 (40 caps and 14 goals). Born on February 11, 1953. |