1977 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1977 throughout the world.

Events

September 14 – Dutch club AZ'67 makes its European debut by defeating Red Boys Differdange (11–1) in the first round of the UEFA Cup, with four goals from midfielder Jan Peters.
Copa Libertadores 1977: Won by Boca Juniors after defeating Cruzeiro 5–4 in a penalty shootout after an aggregate score of 0–0.

Winners club national championship

European competitions

International tournaments

1977 British Home Championship (May 28 – June 4, 1977)

Scotland

Births

January

January 2 — Gavin Mahon, English club footballer
January 5
- Luis Daniel Cupla, Uruguayan footballer^[1]
- Aleksei Peplov, former Russian footballer^[2]
January 7 — Marco Storari, Italian footballer
January 8 — Francesco Coco, Italian footballer
January 9 — Nihat Emre Numanbayraktaroğlu, Turkish former footballer^[3]
January 16 — Lionel Moret, retired Swiss footballer^[4]
January 21
- Phil Neville, English international footballer
- Paul Weerman, Dutch footballer
January 28 – Terry Dyer, Dominican former international footballer^[5]

February

February 5 — Rodrigo Núñez, Chilean footballer
February 6 — Godfrey Ssali, Ugandan footballer^[6]
February 8 — Jan Õun, Estonian footballer
February 11 — Raivo Nõmmik, Estonian footballer
February 19 — Gianluca Zambrotta, Italian international footballer
February 20 — Niklas Storbacka, Finnish footballer
February 28
- Milan Drageljević, Serbian former footballer^[7]
- Artur Wichniarek, Polish international footballer

March

March 17 — Rustam Mustafin, Russian professional football coach, former player^[8]

April

April 9 — Marko Lepik, Estonian footballer
April 26 — Raphaël Wicky, Swiss international footballer
April 28
- Rachid Berouas, Moroccan footballer
- Aleksei Gridnev, former Russian footballer^[9]

May

May 3 — Noel Valladares, Honduran international footballer
May 7 — Łukasz Sosin, Polish international footballer
May 10 — Feras Taleb, Jordanian footballer^[10]
May 11 — Pablo Gabriel García, Uruguayan international footballer
May 12 — Aivar Priidel, Estonian footballer
May 13 — Aleksei Dudin, former Russian footballer^[11]
May 18 — Ramil Kharisov, former Russian footballer^[12]
May 25 — Andre Anis, Estonian footballer
May 26 — Luca Toni, Italian international footballer

June

June 1 — Michał Świstak, Polish former professional footballer^[13]
June 13 — Lorenzo Mathiot, Seychellois footballer^[14]
June 14 — Fernando Martínez, Mexican football manager and former player^[15]
June 15 — Rui Almeida Monteiro, Dutch footballer
June 27 — Raúl, Spanish international footballer

July

July 3 — Márcio Hahn, Brazilian football coach and former player^[16]
July 6 — Irakli Gemazashvili, Georgian international footballer^[17]
July 9 — Bogdan Stefanović, retired Serbian-Slovak footballer^[18]
July 10 — Levan Kobiashvili, Georgian international footballer
July 12 — Marco Silva, Portuguese football player and manager
July 24 — Mehdi Mahdavikia, Iranian international footballer
July 26 — Anatoli Mironov, Russian professional football coach and former player^[19]
July 31 — Bolívar Gómez, Ecuadorian footballer

August

August 1 — Gonzalo Iván Largo Romero, Spanish football player^[20]
August 5 — Krzysztof Kretkowski, Polish footballer^[21]
August 16 — Pavel Královec, Czech football referee
August 17 — Thierry Henry, French international footballer
August 18 — Denis Solovyov, professional football coach and former player^[22]
August 23 — Luis Rubiales, Spanish football player and administrator
August 29 — Frank Broers, Dutch footballer

September

September 1 — Kwabena Boafo, Ghanaian footballer^[23]
September 14 — Edgar Streltsov, former Russian footballer^[24]
September 15 — Denis Soskov, former Russian footballer^[25]
September 17 — Simone Perrotta, Italian international footballer
September 27 — Sébastien Pauvert, French professional football^[26]
September 29 — Harry Libanotis, Seychellois footballer^[27]

October

October 1 — Carsten Birk, German former professional footballer^[28]
October 10 — Aleksandr Grekhov, former Russian footballer^[29]
October 13 — Antonio Di Natale, Italian international footballer
October 15 — David Trezeguet, French international footballer
October 20 — Tebogo Mothusi, Botswana footballer^[30]
October 23 — Lee Shearer, English former professional footballer^[31]
October 24 — Iván Kaviedes, Ecuadorian footballer
October 25 — Birgit Prinz, German footballer^[32]

November

November 17 — Paul Shepherd, English footballer
November 21 — Sidwell Mothea, Lesotho footballer
November 22 — Michael Preston, English club footballer
November 23 — David Lucas, English youth international and coach
November 28 — Fabio Grosso, Italian international footballer

December

December 12 — Toni Bernal, Spanish retired footballer^[33]

Deaths

January

January 18 – Luciano Re Cecconi (38), Italian football (soccer) player (born 1948)

February

February 11 – Luigi Bertolini, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (72; Aortic aneurysm)

April

April 28 – Sepp Herberger, German footballer and manager (b. 1897)

June

June 9 – Germano Boettcher Sobrinho, Brazilian goalkeeper, squad member at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (66)
June 19 – Ernő Schwarz, Hungarian-born American football player and coach. (75)

July

July 17 – Billy Gonsalves American international football (soccer player) (born 1908)
July 23 – Arsenio Erico, Paraguayan international footballer (born 1915)

September

September 9 – Mieczysław Batsch, Polish footballer (born 1900)

October

October 12 – Juan Carlos Calvo, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (71)

References

^ "Luis Cupla". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ "Aleksei Peplov". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
^ "Nihat Numanbayraktaroğlu". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^ "Lionel Moret". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ "Terry Dyer". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^ "Godfrey Ssali". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ "Milan Drageljevic". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ "Rustam Mustafin". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
^ "Aleksei Gridnev". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ "Feras Taleb Abu Obeid (Player)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
^ "Aleksei Dudin". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ "Ramil Kharisov". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Michał Świstak". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ Lorenzo Mathiot at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Fernando Martínez". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "Márcio Hahn". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ "Irakli Gemazashvili". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
^ "Bogdan Stefanović". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "Anatoli Mironov". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
^ "GONZALO IVAN LARGO ROMERO | Paralímpicos". www.paralimpicos.es. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
^ "Krzysztof Kretkowski". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ 1977 in association football at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian) Denis Solovyov
^ 2007-2008 OTPL - Hearts of Oak League Match Reports
^ "Edgar Streltsov". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ "Denis Soskov". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ "Sébastien Pauvert". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "Harry Libanotis". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ 1977 in association football at WorldFootball.net
^ "Aleksandr Grekhov". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
^ 1977 in association football at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Lee Shearer". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^ "Birgit Prinz". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^ "Toni Bernal". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[1] "Luis Cupla". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[2] "Aleksei Peplov". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

[3] "Nihat Numanbayraktaroğlu". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

[4] "Lionel Moret". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

[5] "Terry Dyer". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

[6] "Godfrey Ssali". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

[7] "Milan Drageljevic". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[8] "Rustam Mustafin". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 April 2025.

[9] "Aleksei Gridnev". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[10] "Feras Taleb Abu Obeid (Player)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 April 2025.

[11] "Aleksei Dudin". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

[12] "Ramil Kharisov". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[13] "Michał Świstak". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 4 June 2024.

[14] Lorenzo Mathiot at National-Football-Teams.com

[15] "Fernando Martínez". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[16] "Márcio Hahn". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[17] "Irakli Gemazashvili". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

[18] "Bogdan Stefanović". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[19] "Anatoli Mironov". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

[20] "GONZALO IVAN LARGO ROMERO | Paralímpicos". www.paralimpicos.es. Retrieved 2019-10-24.

[21] "Krzysztof Kretkowski". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[22] 1977 in association football at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian) Denis Solovyov

[23] 2007-2008 OTPL - Hearts of Oak League Match Reports

[24] "Edgar Streltsov". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[25] "Denis Soskov". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[26] "Sébastien Pauvert". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[27] "Harry Libanotis". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[28] 1977 in association football at WorldFootball.net

[29] "Aleksandr Grekhov". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

[30] 1977 in association football at National-Football-Teams.com

[31] "Lee Shearer". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

[32] "Birgit Prinz". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[33] "Toni Bernal". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

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