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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)
  1.   Ethiopia
  2.   Egypt
  3.   Tunisia
• 1962 British Home Championship (7 October 1961 – 11 April 1962)

  Scotland

• FIFA World Cup in Chile (30 May – 17 June 1962)
  1.   Brazil
  2.   Czechoslovakia
  3.   Chile
• 1962 Asian Games in Indonesia (25 August – 4 September 1962)
•   India
•   South Korea
•   Malaya

Births

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• 6 January – Mark Ellis, English club footballer
• 11 January – Farkhad Magametov, Uzbekistani international footballer
• 12 January – Alfred Schön, German footballer and manager
• 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 ^[1]
• 13 April
  • Edivaldo, Brazilian footballer (died 1993) ^[2]
  • Nelson Gutiérrez, Uruguayan footballer
• 26 April – Colin Anderson, English club footballer
• 28 May – Mats Johansson, retired Swedish footballer ^[3]
• 4 June – Per Frimann, Danish footballer
• 6 June – Jonas Lind, Swedish former footballer ^[4]
• 7 July – Bernardo Tapia, Spanish retired footballer ^[5]
• 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 ^[6]
• 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 ^[7]
• 3 December – Mark McNeil, English former professional footballer ^[8]
• 8 December – Berry van Aerle, Dutch international footballer
• 10 December – John de Wolf, Dutch footballer

Deaths

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

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