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1997 in association football
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<h2 id="events">Events</h2> <ul><li>January 1 – Manager <a href="/facts/Leo_Beenhakker/C8w13Kwx">Leo Beenhakker</a> is named technical director at Dutch club <a href="/facts/Vitesse_Arnhem/P7C9AJw0">Vitesse Arnhem</a> and replaced as manager by <a href="/facts/Sparta_Rotterdam/S0B5pzYt">Sparta Rotterdam</a> head coach <a href="/facts/Henk_ten_Cate/5aH1BIW1">Henk ten Cate</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Roberto_Carlos_(footballer)/QSXonGjU">Roberto Carlos</a> scored his famous 'banana shot' <a href="/facts/Direct_free_kick/4eGvraQC">free kick</a> against <a href="/facts/France_national_football_team/sFSXkum8">France</a> in <a href="/facts/1997_Tournoi_de_France/EvNkT6rM">1997 Tournoi de France</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Copa_Libertadores_1997/e1o4xrHx">Copa Libertadores 1997</a>: is won by <a href="/facts/Cruzeiro_Esporte_Clube/DVbX7akP">Cruzeiro</a> after defeating <a href="/facts/Sporting_Cristal/RQ4V1Ctz">Sporting Cristal</a> on an aggregate score of 1–0.</li> <li><a href="/facts/1996%E2%80%9397_UEFA_Champions_League/3UQmPKUp">UEFA Champions League</a>: <a href="/facts/Borussia_Dortmund/kVGq7nE3">Borussia Dortmund</a> won 3–1 in <a href="/facts/1997_UEFA_Champions_League_Final/7tR6r3z0">final</a> against Juventus in the <a href="/facts/Olympiastadion_(Berlin)/bh3tFKlc">Olympiastadion</a>. The goals for the Germans were scored by <a href="/facts/Karl-Heinz_Riedle/D01IhTAg">Riedle</a> in the 29th and 34th minute and <a href="/facts/Lars_Ricken/B5sEj6Ay">Ricken</a> in the 71st minute.</li> <li><a href="/facts/1997_Scottish_Cup_Final/cbPvv0Jl">Scottish Cup</a>: <a href="/facts/Kilmarnock_FC/Xo0PwbcV">Kilmarnock FC</a> beat <a href="/facts/Falkirk/TGAWu5Lu">Falkirk</a> 1–0.</li> <li>February 25 – Manager <a href="/facts/Hans_Westerhof/jlhbqRjP">Hans Westerhof</a> is sacked by <a href="/facts/FC_Groningen/zLe327Xa">FC Groningen</a>.</li> <li>April 30 – Striker <a href="/facts/Boudewijn_Zenden/dhN3pFs4">Boudewijn Zenden</a> from <a href="/facts/PSV_Eindhoven/PBWDCEzF">PSV Eindhoven</a> plays his first international match for the <a href="/facts/Netherlands_national_football_team/eqI4UYlE">Netherlands national football team</a>, when Holland defeats San Marino 6–0 in <a href="/facts/Serravalle_(San_Marino)/0yTfX2ch">Serravalle</a>.</li> <li>May 17 – <a href="/facts/Chelsea_F.C./A3uY71YN">Chelsea</a> wins the <a href="/facts/1997_FA_Cup_Final/Dtr4rXVu">FA Cup</a> by defeating <a href="/facts/Middlesbrough_F.C./Ag02bWX6">Middlesbrough</a> 2–0.</li> <li>May 18 – <a href="/facts/Eric_Cantona/CcnLpwll">Eric Cantona</a>, the famous and controversial French footballer in the <a href="/facts/FA_Premier_League/nfXVuAYa">Premiership</a>, announces his retirement from football.</li> <li>June 29 – <a href="/facts/Brazil_national_football_team/2wJk8lUD">Brazil</a> wins the <a href="/facts/1997_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica/QTak9vmh">1997 Copa América</a> by defeating home nation <a href="/facts/Bolivia_national_football_team/jbs7oHAg">Bolivia</a> 3–1 in the final in the <a href="/facts/Estadio_Hernando_Siles/GF0Go3ol">Estadio Hernando Siles</a> in La Paz.</li> <li>July 20 – <a href="/facts/Gudjon_Thordarson/ohuyTkTr">Gudjon Thordarson</a> makes his debut as the manager of <a href="/facts/Iceland_national_football_team/oCapbNfU">Iceland</a> with a 1–0 loss against <a href="/facts/Norway_national_football_team/tXVW9AjU">Norway</a>.</li> <li>August 17 – <a href="/facts/PSV_Eindhoven/PBWDCEzF">PSV Eindhoven</a> wins the <a href="/facts/1997_Johan_Cruyff_Shield/0Rx12th8">Johan Cruijff Schaal</a>, the annual opening of the new season in the <a href="/facts/1997%E2%80%9398_Eredivisie/7xXRSepD">Eredivisie</a>, with a 3–1 win over <a href="/facts/Roda_JC/y2dfRRSd">Roda JC</a> in the <a href="/facts/Amsterdam_ArenA/d0vCl2pa">Amsterdam ArenA</a>.</li> <li>November 2 – <a href="/facts/Borussia_Dortmund/kVGq7nE3">Borussia Dortmund</a> wins the <a href="/facts/1997_Intercontinental_Cup/VuEATUxy">Intercontinental Cup</a> in <a href="/facts/Tokyo,_Japan/LttKYU40">Tokyo, Japan</a> by defeating <a href="/facts/Brazil/QHkG46GL">Brazil</a>'s <a href="/facts/Cruzeiro_Esporte_Clube/DVbX7akP">Cruzeiro</a> 2–0. The goals for the Germans are scored by <a href="/facts/Michael_Zorc/MoyJqtmb">Michael Zorc</a> and <a href="/facts/Heiko_Herrlich/TsgGjbXq">Heiko Herrlich</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="winner-national-club-championships">Winner national club championships</h2> <h3>Asia</h3> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a> - <a href="/facts/J%C3%BAbilo_Iwata/8KxXdjmw">Júbilo Iwata</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Lebanon/2dReTXyp">Lebanon</a> – <a href="/facts/Al-Ansar_(Lebanon)/TLnrJyND">Al-Ansar</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Qatar/K4EkNXJE">Qatar</a> – <a href="/facts/Al-Arabi_SC_(Qatar)/QJRySWHs">Al-Arabi</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a> - <a href="/facts/Pusan_Daewoo_Royals/JzmYyP1G">Pusan Daewoo Royals</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Thailand/GCUnN4JK">Thailand</a> - <a href="/facts/Bangkok_Bank_F.C./ud97gu7L">Bangkok Bank</a>, <a href="/facts/Air_Force_United_F.C./GILbmElM">Royal Thai Air Force</a></li></ul> <h3>Europe</h3> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Bulgaria/Er5pY3YS">Bulgaria</a> – <a href="/facts/PFC_CSKA_Sofia/NPxFg68m">CSKA Sofia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Croatia/MSS0yyvw">Croatia</a> – <a href="/facts/GNK_Dinamo_Zagreb/R1HsTuA7">Croatia Zagreb</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL">England</a> – <a href="/facts/Manchester_United_F.C./wmNVnVtQ">Manchester United</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a> – <a href="/facts/AS_Monaco_FC/f80Ms5Au">AS Monaco</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a> – <a href="/facts/FC_Bayern_Munich/99e1qqlf">Bayern Munich</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB">Greece</a> – <a href="/facts/Olympiacos_F.C./1B08HeMf">Olympiacos</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a> – <a href="/facts/Juventus_FC/HJJlKv8J">Juventus</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Netherlands</a> – <a href="/facts/PSV_Eindhoven/PBWDCEzF">PSV Eindhoven</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Norway/wlDRKRTR">Norway</a> – <a href="/facts/Rosenborg_BK/gCwR318n">Rosenborg</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D">Poland</a> – <a href="/facts/Widzew_%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA/KBP38r61">Widzew Łódź</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portugal</a> – <a href="/facts/F.C._Porto/hdY0yRjK">Porto</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a> – <a href="/facts/Real_Madrid_C.F./1xVKbM0V">Real Madrid</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Turkey/KIYAWAs0">Turkey</a> – <a href="/facts/Galatasaray_S.K._(football)/0AGUAg8z">Galatasaray</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia/FR15c0Jn">FR Yugoslavia</a> – <a href="/facts/FK_Partizan/lhkdkwTL">Partizan</a></li></ul> <h3>North America</h3> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh">Mexico</a> <ul><li>Verano – <a href="/facts/C.D._Guadalajara/WDP2PVhw">Chivas</a></li> <li>Invierno – <a href="/facts/Cruz_Azul/ztNxfEnk">Cruz Azul</a></li></ul></li> <li> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> – <a href="/facts/D.C._United/WGPXns86">D.C. United</a> (<a href="/facts/1997_Major_League_Soccer_season/lyY5lvgP">MLS</a>)</li></ul> <h3>South America</h3> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk">Argentina</a> <ul><li>Clausura – <a href="/facts/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate/6bKGnt35">River Plate</a></li> <li>Apertura – <a href="/facts/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate/6bKGnt35">River Plate</a></li></ul></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Bolivia/YNBoDKKR">Bolivia</a> – <a href="/facts/Club_Bol%C3%ADvar/LsBfeWMc">Bolívar</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Brazil/QHkG46GL">Brazil</a> – <a href="/facts/Club_de_Regatas_Vasco_da_Gama/P9jJQxdm">Vasco da Gama</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx">Chile</a> <ul><li>Apertura – <a href="/facts/Club_Deportivo_Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica/W5VXVw3f">Universidad Católica</a></li> <li>Clausura – <a href="/facts/Colo-Colo/UwIhNjcY">Colo-Colo</a></li></ul></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Paraguay/sbzfv4Rl">Paraguay</a> – <a href="/facts/Olimpia_Asunci%C3%B3n/KFdg6Ilk">Olimpia Asunción</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Peru/dBt7XrYD">Peru</a> – <a href="/facts/Alianza_Lima/VaT7UcyC">Alianza Lima</a></li></ul> <h2 id="international-tournaments">International tournaments</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/UNCAF_Nations_Cup_1997/8A6c25fJ">UNCAF Nations Cup</a> in <a href="/facts/Guatemala_City,_Guatemala/nTSb65wM">Guatemala City, Guatemala</a> (April 16–27, 1997) <ol><li> <a href="/facts/Costa_Rica_national_football_team/jMbXxuFw">Costa Rica</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Guatemala_national_football_team/bofv8aLH">Guatemala</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/El_Salvador_national_football_team/vGYPPqqL">El Salvador</a></li></ol></li> <li><a href="/facts/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_1997/QTak9vmh">Copa América</a> in Bolivia (June 11–29, 1997) <ol><li> <a href="/facts/Brazil_national_football_team/2wJk8lUD">Brazil</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Bolivia_national_football_team/jbs7oHAg">Bolivia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Mexico_national_football_team/59ksx3fe">Mexico</a></li></ol></li> <li><a href="/facts/Baltic_Cup_1997/z41g6abf">Baltic Cup</a> in <a href="/facts/Vilnius,_Lithuania/ecy21qeQ">Vilnius, Lithuania</a> (July 9 – 11 1997) <ol><li> <a href="/facts/Lithuania_national_football_team/7tpLBzJ0">Lithuania</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Latvia_national_football_team/TpYIy0ft">Latvia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Estonia_national_football_team/xKqnB47p">Estonia</a></li></ol></li> <li><a href="/facts/1997_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship/nJBfxEYn">FIFA U-20 World Cup</a> in Malaysia (June 16 – July 5, 1997) <ol><li> <a href="/facts/Argentina_national_football_team/wBNzXqUL">Argentina</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Uruguay_national_football_team/lwIJV1eD">Uruguay</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team/jq2kPhYF">Republic of Ireland</a></li></ol></li> <li><a href="/facts/1997_FIFA_U-17_World_Championship/3TXuXSxY">FIFA U-17 World Championship</a> in Egypt (September 5–21, 1997) <ol><li> <a href="/facts/Brazil_national_football_team/2wJk8lUD">Brazil</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Ghana_national_football_team/6lpAdzmd">Ghana</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Spain_national_football_team/YYgXHa7g">Spain</a></li></ol></li> <li><a href="/facts/1997_Tournoi_de_France/EvNkT6rM">Tournoi de France</a> in France (June 3–11, 1997) <ol><li> <a href="/facts/England_national_football_team/N71IuE3t">England</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Brazil_national_football_team/2wJk8lUD">Brazil</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/France_national_football_team/sFSXkum8">France</a></li></ol></li></ul> <h2 id="national-team-results">National team results</h2> <h3>Europe</h3> <h4> <a href="/facts/Estonia_national_football_team/xKqnB47p">Estonia</a></h4> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Estonia_national_football_team_1997/Jrquh8xR">Estonia national football team 1997</a></p> <h3>South America</h3> <h4> <a href="/facts/Bolivia_national_football_team/jbs7oHAg">Bolivia</a></h4> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Bolivia_national_football_team_1997/L3mXsTkC">Bolivia national football team 1997</a></p> <h2 id="births">Births</h2> <ul><li>January 1 <ul><li><a href="/facts/Hamidou_Bojang/gwnnukv6">Hamidou Bojang</a>, Gambian international footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Amr_Yehia/sSAIEv76">Amr Yehia</a>, Egyptian professional footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Quique_Fornos/qUkLcMCW">Quique Fornos</a>, Spanish footballer</li></ul></li> <li>January 5 – <a href="/facts/Jes%C3%BAs_Vallejo/J85d9lPo">Jesús Vallejo</a>, Spanish footballer</li> <li>January 7 – <a href="/facts/Izzy_Brown/fFLzjHw9">Izzy Brown</a>, English footballer</li> <li>January 8 – <a href="/facts/Fran_Brodi%C4%87/lMX8qyRk">Fran Brodić</a>, Croatian footballer</li> <li>January 10 – <a href="/facts/Davide_Ramponi/eV5xCB85">Davide Ramponi</a>, Italian footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></li> <li>January 13 <ul><li><a href="/facts/Luis_D%C3%ADaz_(footballer,_born_1997)/yxqKqBuH">Luis Díaz</a>, Colombian footballer</li> <li><a href="/facts/B%C3%BCnyamin_Kasal/aBFv97EF">Bünyamin Kasal</a>, Turkish footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li></ul></li> <li>January 16 <ul><li><a href="/facts/Pau_Torres/0nfsPwXk">Pau Torres</a>, Spanish footballer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Zev_van_Melick/voRYMwTY">Zev van Melick</a>, Dutch footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li></ul></li> <li>January 26 – <a href="/facts/Gedion_Zelalem/CYlm89xf">Gedion Zelalem</a>, American soccer player</li> <li>January 31 – <a href="/facts/Arnaut_Danjuma/MS0bRD9a">Arnaut Danjuma</a>, Dutch footballer</li> <li>February 3 <ul><li><a href="/facts/Lewis_Cook_(footballer,_born_1997)/Lb72JSbR">Lewis Cook</a>, English footballer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Anton_Maikkula/9asTU1MR">Anton Maikkula</a>, Swedish footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li></ul></li> <li>February 6 – <a href="/facts/Gogi_Shoniya/Wv5E0Reh">Gogi Shoniya</a>, Russian former footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li> <li>February 10 <ul><li><a href="/facts/Adam_Armstrong_(footballer)/vbLFMNsq">Adam Armstrong</a>, English footballer</li></ul></li> <li>February 12 – <a href="/facts/Tomi_Mikkelsson/rCKj5Q4N">Tomi Mikkelsson</a>, Finnish footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li> <li>February 14 – <a href="/facts/Severin_Buchta/UDPQtQr2">Severin Buchta</a>, German footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li> <li>February 26 – <a href="/facts/Malcom_(footballer)/bv6PUe0V">Malcom</a>, Brazilian footballer</li> <li>March 3 <ul><li><a href="/facts/Elia_Alessandrini/WdCb1T63">Elia Alessandrini</a>, Swiss footballer (d. 2022)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jaime_Carre%C3%B1o/v4uRdpNI">Jaime Carreño</a>, Chilean footballer</li></ul></li> <li>March 6 – <a href="/facts/Daniel_De_Silva/ySfAMQ7H">Daniel De Silva</a>, Australian youth international</li> <li>March 7 – <a href="/facts/Laurent_Lopes/Itm67JBP">Laurent Lopes</a>, French Guianan professional footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li> <li>March 12 <ul><li><a href="/facts/Dean_Henderson/PGuKn6BM">Dean Henderson</a>, English footballer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Allan_Saint-Maximin/1K8RFx26">Allan Saint-Maximin</a>, French footballer</li></ul></li> <li>March 19 – <a href="/facts/Adam_Lip%C4%8D%C3%A1k/vJwA8ULY">Adam Lipčák</a>, Slovak footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li> <li>March 29 – <a href="/facts/Ezequiel_Ponce/FkrrqVIg">Ezequiel Ponce</a>, Argentine footballer</li> <li>April 2 – <a href="/facts/Abdelhak_Nouri/bdldCE7P">Abdelhak Nouri</a>, Dutch footballer</li> <li>April 5 – <a href="/facts/Borja_Mayoral/aXxdAn7f">Borja Mayoral</a>, Spanish footballer</li> <li>April 9 – <a href="/facts/Omar_Mbapandza/uvI7WxjD">Omar Mbapandza</a>, Comoran international footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li> <li>April 10 – <a href="/facts/Claudio_Garc%C3%ADa_(footballer,_born_1997)/SgvW0PMq">Claudio García</a>, Peruvian footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li> <li>April 13 <ul><li><a href="/facts/Mateo_Cassierra/gmMWNoVG">Mateo Cassierra</a>, Colombian footballer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Theodoros_Lampiris/LIIpL15R">Theodoros Lampiris</a>, Greek professional footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></li></ul></li> <li>April 17 – <a href="/facts/Jorge_Mer%C3%A9/INRt5QAm">Jorge Meré</a>, Spanish footballer</li> <li>April 18 – <a href="/facts/Donny_van_de_Beek/m9trl7tp">Donny van de Beek</a>, Dutch footballer</li> <li>April 21 – <a href="/facts/Henrique_Brito/USfFGDfL">Henrique Brito</a>, Portuguese professional footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></li> <li>April 22 – <a href="/facts/Jill_Roord/wVRsthQA">Jill Roord</a>, Dutch footballer</li> <li>April 24 – <a href="/facts/Francisco_Afonso/oVBRDaYM">Francisco Afonso</a>, Portuguese footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></li> <li>April 27 – <a href="/facts/Josh_Onomah/PL6lLGEQ">Josh Onomah</a>, English footballer</li> <li>May 7 – <a href="/facts/Orlande_Kpassa/Uyt8nJXc">Orlande Kpassa</a>, Ivorian professional footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></li> <li>May 12 <ul><li><a href="/facts/Connor_Ellis/UadxHWzU">Connor Ellis</a>, English professional footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Frenkie_de_Jong/vJTgNLpT">Frenkie de Jong</a>, Dutch footballer</li></ul></li> <li>May 14 – <a href="/facts/R%C3%BAben_Dias/p6X6Iw34">Rúben Dias</a>, Portuguese footballer</li> <li>May 15 – <a href="/facts/Rune_Alvarado/6sEBjHnq">Rune Alvarado</a>, United States Virgin Islands international footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></li> <li>May 16 – <a href="/facts/Vadim_Bejenari/eHMNRvlH">Vadim Bejenari</a>, Moldovan professional footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></li> <li>May 17 <ul><li><a href="/facts/Andrea_Favilli_(footballer)/yTRwzMD8">Andrea Favilli</a>, Italian footballer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ayron_Verkindere/jbRCQymf">Ayron Verkindere</a>, Belgian footballer</li></ul></li> <li>June 1 – <a href="/facts/Amimu_Nahimana/1weKAJN4">Amimu Nahimana</a>, Burundian footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></li> <li>June 2 – <a href="/facts/Sandy_Sauber/pmNcnBeN">Sandy Sauber</a>, former Luxembourgish footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></li> <li>June 10 – <a href="/facts/Achraf_Akhamrane/9kIqebNV">Achraf Akhamrane</a>, Dutch footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></li> <li>June 11 – <a href="/facts/Giuseppe_Altea/G4eJAVWq">Giuseppe Altea</a>, Italian footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></li> <li>June 16 – <a href="/facts/Jean-K%C3%A9vin_Augustin/3MaqoyWl">Jean-Kévin Augustin</a>, French footballer</li> <li>June 22 – <a href="/facts/Gabriel_Rojas_(footballer,_born_1997)/NapVconu">Gabriel Rojas</a>, Argentine footballer</li> <li>July 2 – <a href="/facts/Charles_(footballer,_born_1997)/lUhtEw07">Charles</a> (José Charles Soares Matos), Brazilian footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></li> <li>July 3 – <a href="/facts/Filip_Sachpekidis/hcIJAbkQ">Filip Sachpekidis</a>, Swedish footballer</li> <li>July 4 – <a href="/facts/Juan_Izquierdo/XLmgHKMA">Juan Izquierdo</a>, Uruguayan footballer (d. <a href="/facts/2024/oobtmKEa">2024</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></li> <li>July 7 – <a href="/facts/Di_Livio_Jungschleger/EYlzmSes">Di Livio Jungschleger</a>, Dutch professional footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></li> <li>July 11 <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ryan_Hok-A-Hin/LeXzldqM">Ryan Hok-A-Hin</a>, Sint Maartener international footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rasmus_Kristensen/ozT9s4S2">Rasmus Kristensen</a>, Danish footballer</li></ul></li> <li>July 14 – <a href="/facts/Cengiz_%C3%9Cnder/n8HgrbF0">Cengiz Ünder</a>, Turkish footballer</li> <li>July 17 – <a href="/facts/Amadou_Diawara/TNSJy4vN">Amadou Diawara</a>, Guinean footballer</li> <li>July 23 – <a href="/facts/Matija_Sarkic/3lkNKwMU">Matija Sarkic</a>, English-born Montenegrin footballer (d. <a href="/facts/2024/oobtmKEa">2024</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a></li> <li>July 25 – <a href="/facts/Louis_Reed/SMVIvEVa">Louis Reed</a>, English footballer</li> <li>August 2 – <a href="/facts/Ivan_%C5%A0aponji%C4%87/emGz2o0r">Ivan Šaponjić</a>, Serbian footballer</li> <li>August 3 <ul><li><a href="/facts/Daniel_Crowley_(footballer)/zKL2TxKB">Daniel Crowley</a>, English youth international</li> <li><a href="/facts/Adrian_Lillebekk_Ovlien/KfvrryHF">Adrian Lillebekk Ovlien</a>, Norwegian footballer (d. <a href="/facts/2018/dkwRKqoo">2018</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>August 4 – <a href="/facts/Cinzia_Zehnder/c0Iq7zkv">Cinzia Zehnder</a>, Swiss footballer</li> <li>August 6 <ul><li><a href="/facts/Rick_Sena/J5oYCLLt">Rick Sena</a>, Brazilian footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sander_Svendsen/MfF9fE0u">Sander Svendsen</a>, Norwegian youth international</li></ul></li> <li>August 9 – <a href="/facts/Leon_Bailey/msJJNIbH">Leon Bailey</a>, Jamaican international</li> <li>August 12 – <a href="/facts/Taiwo_Awoniyi/7luEXys3">Taiwo Awoniyi</a>, Nigerian footballer</li> <li>August 13 – <a href="/facts/Manuel_Manari/tGJTzTk7">Manuel Manari</a>, Italian footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></li> <li>August 19 – <a href="/facts/Bart%C5%82omiej_Dr%C4%85gowski/Yt5bKexJ">Bartłomiej Drągowski</a>, Polish footballer</li> <li>August 22 – <a href="/facts/Lautaro_Mart%C3%ADnez/Nqt2UuRB">Lautaro Martínez</a>, Argentine footballer</li> <li>August 29 – <a href="/facts/Ainsley_Maitland-Niles/wfs2zM3J">Ainsley Maitland-Niles</a>, English footballer</li> <li>September 15 – <a href="/facts/Jeisson_Vargas/NSa7UcKg">Jeisson Vargas</a>, Chilean footballer</li> <li>September 16 – <a href="/facts/Zsanett_Kaj%C3%A1n/UcqmHRoR">Zsanett Kaján</a>, Hungarian women's international<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a></li> <li>September 19 – <a href="/facts/Luca_Buongiorno/GGESX0uL">Luca Buongiorno</a>, Italian footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a></li> <li>September 23 – <a href="/facts/Luis_Corredor/Rt4c0MlT">Luis Corredor</a>, Venezuelan footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a></li> <li>October 2 – <a href="/facts/Tammy_Abraham/mketfTK1">Tammy Abraham</a>, English international</li> <li>October 6 – <a href="/facts/Kasper_Dolberg/IkNCr1WN">Kasper Dolberg</a>, Danish international<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a></li> <li>October 9 - <a href="/facts/Samuel_Leach_Holm/npu9oD9v">Samuel Leach Holm</a>, Swedish-Israeli professional footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a></li> <li>October 12 – <a href="/facts/Xhon_Marinaj/GeWooNkI">Xhon Marinaj</a>, Albanian professional footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a></li> <li>October 17 – <a href="/facts/V%C3%A1clav_%C4%8Cern%C3%BD_(footballer)/ac7R7kQy">Václav Černý</a>, Czech footballer</li> <li>October 19 – René Beltrán, Mexican footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a></li> <li>October 22 – <a href="/facts/Jodi_Jones_(footballer)/FbdmBfBU">Jodi Jones</a>, Maltese footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a></li> <li>October 24 – <a href="/facts/Fabian_(footballer)/poV5Us5b">Fabian</a> (Fabian Maria Lago Vilela de Abreu), Brazilian footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a></li> <li>October 26 – <a href="/facts/Fortun%C3%A9_Or%C3%A9/FjcoeGAP">Fortuné Oré</a>, Beninese professional footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a></li> <li>November 1 – <a href="/facts/Nordi_Mukiele/Uq2egAdQ">Nordi Mukiele</a>, French footballer</li> <li>November 5 – <a href="/facts/Abdoulie_Bah/bTjkj49o">Abdoulie Bah</a>, Gambian footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a></li> <li>November 13 – <a href="/facts/Evraim_Toncy_Awes/Hw28FYuS">Evraim Toncy Awes</a>, Indonesian professional footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a></li> <li>November 14 – <a href="/facts/Christopher_Nkunku/VTjvF4kU">Christopher Nkunku</a>, French footballer</li> <li>November 18 <ul><li><a href="/facts/Olivier_Boscagli/pAdnoSY0">Olivier Boscagli</a>, French footballer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Robert_S%C3%A1nchez/94178P6X">Robert Sánchez</a>, Spanish footballer</li></ul></li> <li>November 19 – <a href="/facts/Mattia_Sanzone/DzUrXzQq">Mattia Sanzone</a>, Italian footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a></li> <li>November 25 – <a href="/facts/Mohamed_Amelhaf/QrQhAh1c">Mohamed Amelhaf</a>, French footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a></li> <li>November 26 – <a href="/facts/Aaron_Wan-Bissaka/Awanamqx">Aaron Wan-Bissaka</a>, English footballer</li> <li>December 6 – <a href="/facts/Arenc_Palluqi/wxItEes4">Arenc Palluqi</a>, Albanian professional footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a></li> <li>December 7 – <a href="/facts/Abi_Harrison/S7BGxnQH">Abi Harrison</a>, Scottish footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a></li> <li>December 11 – <a href="/facts/Konstantinos_Mavropanos/GK3fAnDp">Konstantinos Mavropanos</a>, Greek footballer</li> <li>December 15 <ul><li><a href="/facts/Rui_Neves_(footballer,_born_1997)/KWkXX5NJ">Rui Neves</a>, Portuguese footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Oskari_Qvick/2BBM2X9D">Oskari Qvick</a>, Finnish former professional footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a></li></ul></li> <li>December 18 – <a href="/facts/Joan_Monterde/FqduzXNN">Joan Monterde</a>, Spanish professional footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a></li> <li>December 22 – <a href="/facts/Devaughn_Williamson/deTpSmnL">Devaughn Williamson</a>, Bahamian footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a></li> <li>December 26 – <a href="/facts/Bruno_Ga%C3%BAcho/IgVc6SLq">Bruno Gaúcho</a>, Brazilian footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a></li> <li>December 27 – <a href="/facts/Alessandro_Durante/76PFwyXG">Alessandro Durante</a>, Italian footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="deaths">Deaths</h2> <h3>January</h3> <ul><li>January 10 – <a href="/facts/Francisco_Aramburu/rQnPLkIG">Francisco Aramburu</a>, Brazilian striker, runner-up at the <a href="/facts/1950_FIFA_World_Cup/927qvnKS">1950 FIFA World Cup</a>. (75)</li></ul> <h3>February</h3> <ul><li>February 19 – <a href="/facts/Afonso_Guimar%C3%A3es_da_Silva/vevFJo26">Afonso Guimarães da Silva</a>, Brazilian midfielder, semi-finalist at the <a href="/facts/1938_FIFA_World_Cup/bhzDBP1G">1938 FIFA World Cup</a>. (82)</li> <li>February 21 – <a href="/facts/Josef_Posipal/NMyEp9tJ">Josef Posipal</a>, West-German defender, winner of the <a href="/facts/1954_FIFA_World_Cup/CUzGsByJ">1954 FIFA World Cup</a>. (69, heart failure)</li></ul> <h3>March</h3> <ul><li>March 25 – <a href="/facts/Baltazar_(footballer,_born_1926)/XxuuL1c3">Baltazar</a>, Brazilian striker, runner-up at the <a href="/facts/1950_FIFA_World_Cup/927qvnKS">1950 FIFA World Cup</a>. (71)</li></ul> <h3>April</h3> <ul><li>April 23 – <a href="/facts/Brian_Alderson_(footballer)/xNR5ugk6">Brian Alderson</a> (46), Scottish footballer</li></ul> <h3>June</h3> <ul><li>June 4 – <a href="/facts/Pedro_Zaballa/QWFgqoDz">Pedro Zaballa</a> (58), Spanish footballer</li> <li>June 18 – <a href="/facts/H%C3%A9ctor_Yazalde/agJfUnKY">Héctor Yazalde</a> (51), Argentinian footballer</li></ul> <h3>July</h3> <ul><li>July 8 – <a href="/facts/Dick_van_Dijk/SQ2dfLWH">Dick van Dijk</a> (51), Dutch footballer</li> <li>July 10 – <a href="/facts/Ivor_Allchurch/84LbIU0h">Ivor Allchurch</a> (67), Welsh footballer</li></ul> <h3>September</h3> <ul><li>September 21 – <a href="/facts/Juan_Burgue%C3%B1o/kfcUDWX1">Juan Burgueño</a>, Uruguayan forward, winner of the <a href="/facts/1950_FIFA_World_Cup/927qvnKS">1950 FIFA World Cup</a>. (91)</li> <li>September 29 – <a href="/facts/Dequinha_(footballer,_born_1928)/Vg9g4kcA">Dequinha</a>, Brazilian midfielder, Brazilian squad member at the <a href="/facts/1954_FIFA_World_Cup/CUzGsByJ">1954 FIFA World Cup</a>. (69)</li></ul> <h3>October</h3> <ul><li>October 18 – <a href="/facts/Ramiro_Castillo/U8a5aPRQ">Ramiro Castillo</a> (31), Bolivian footballer</li> <li>October 31 – <a href="/facts/Bram_Appel/W2eJA5hJ">Bram Appel</a> (76), Dutch footballer</li> <li>October 31 – <a href="/facts/Hans_Bauer_(footballer)/5U2pX7bv">Hans Bauer</a>, West-German defender, winner of the <a href="/facts/1954_FIFA_World_Cup/CUzGsByJ">1954 FIFA World Cup</a>. (70)</li></ul> <h3>November</h3> <ul><li>November 1 – <a href="/facts/Roger_Marche/G6b68sKw">Roger Marche</a> (73), French footballer</li> <li>November 9 – <a href="/facts/Helenio_Herrera/fzk8XNDE">Helenio Herrera</a> (80), Argentine-French footballer and manager</li></ul> <h3>December</h3> <ul><li>December 7 – <a href="/facts/Billy_Bremner/2VaQqToU">Billy Bremner</a> (54), Scottish footballer<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a></li> <li>December 28 – <a href="/facts/William_Mart%C3%ADnez_(footballer)/WudgtoRj">William Martínez</a>, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the <a href="/facts/1950_FIFA_World_Cup/927qvnKS">1950 FIFA World Cup</a>. (69)</li></ul> Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1997 in association football. <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Hamidou Bojang". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. 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Retrieved 8 June 2024. <a href="https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/omar-mbapandza/" target="_blank">https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/omar-mbapandza/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Claudio García". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 23 May 2024. <a href="https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/claudio-garcia_3/" target="_blank">https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/claudio-garcia_3/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"Theodoros Lampiris". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 29 February 2024. <a href="https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/theodoros-lampiris/" target="_blank">https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/theodoros-lampiris/</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"Henrique". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. 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Retrieved 5 July 2024. <a href="https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/connor-ellis/" target="_blank">https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/connor-ellis/</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>1997 in association football at WorldFootball.net <a href="https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/rune-alvarado/#wac_660x40_top" target="_blank">https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/rune-alvarado/#wac_660x40_top</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:20"><p>"Vadim Bejenari". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 25 April 2024. <a href="https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/vadim-bejenari/" target="_blank">https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/vadim-bejenari/</a> <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:21"><p>"Amimu Nahimana". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. 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Retrieved 21 February 2024. <a href="https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/giuseppe-altea/" target="_blank">https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/giuseppe-altea/</a> <a href="#fnref:24" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:25"><p>"Charles". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. 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Retrieved 13 June 2024. <a href="https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/luca-buongiorno/" target="_blank">https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/luca-buongiorno/</a> <a href="#fnref:33" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:34"><p>"Luis Corredor". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 July 2024. <a href="https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/luis-corredor/" target="_blank">https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/luis-corredor/</a> <a href="#fnref:34" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:35"><p>1997 in association football at National-Football-Teams.com <a href="https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/65838.html" target="_blank">https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/65838.html</a> <a href="#fnref:35" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:36"><p>"פריצה מאוחרת: הישראלי שכבש את שבדיה" (in Hebrew). Sport5. 21 December 2022. 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