The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1966 throughout the world. Events Copa Libertadores 1966: Won by Peñarol after defeating River Plate on an aggregate score of 4–2. Real Madrid won the European Cup defeating Partizan 2–1. November 6 – Johan Cruijff becomes the first player in history of the Netherlands national football team who receives a red card, when he is expelled by East-German referee Rudi Glöckner in the friendly against Czechoslovakia. Winners club national championship Asia : Al-Maref Europe : FC Admira Wacker Mödling : Anderlecht Czechoslovakia: Dukla Prague : Liverpool : Nantes : Inter Milan : Ajax : Sporting C.P. : Dynamo Kiev : Celtic : Atlético Madrid : FC Zürich : Beşiktaş J.K. : TSV 1860 München : FK Vojvodina North America : América South America : Racing Club : Cruzeiro International tournaments 1966 British Home Championship (October 2, 1965 – April 2, 1966) FIFA World Cup in England (July 11 – 29 1966) Clubs Founded PAS Giannina (Greece) Births January 13 – Gerardo Esquivel, Mexican footballer January 15 – Rommel Fernández, Panamanian striker (d. 1993) January 29 – Romário, Brazilian footballer February 1 – Michelle Akers, American footballer February 4 – Egidio Notaristefano, Italian footballer and manager February 8 – Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer March 27 – Ramiro Castillo, Bolivian footballer (d. 1997) April 2 – Teddy Sheringham, English footballer April 9 – Thomas Doll, German footballer and manager May 12 – Vladimir Quesada, Costa Rican footballer May 24 – Eric Cantona, French footballer May 30 – Thomas Häßler, German footballer June 6 – Fernando Kanapkis, Uruguayan footballer June 12 – Albeiro Usuriaga (died 2004), Colombian footballer June 14 – Nelson Cossio, Chilean footballer June 14 – Byron Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer June 21 – Guillermo Sanguinetti, Uruguayan footballer June 29 – Massimo Brambati, Italian footballer July 1 – Frank De Bleeckere, Belgian soccer referee July 5 – Gianfranco Zola, Italian international footballer July 7 – Henk Fräser, Dutch footballer July 28 – Miguel Ángel Nadal, Spanish footballer August 2 – Anzor Koblev, Russian professional football coach and former player August 13 – Miguel Miranda, Peruvian footballer August 22 – Michel van Oostrum, Dutch footballer August 22 – Rob Witschge, Dutch international footballer October 5 – Wilfred Agbonavbare, Nigerian international footballer (died 2015) October 16 – Stefan Reuter, German international footballer October 19 – José Carpio, Ecuadorian football referee November 10 – Michael