The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1975 throughout the world. Events European Cup 1975: Won by FC Bayern München after defeating Leeds United 1–0. Copa Libertadores 1975: Won by Independiente after defeating Unión Española on an aggregate score of 2–0. England: 1975 FA Cup Final: West Ham United 2, Fulham 0. (Alan Taylor 2) Winners club national championship Asia : Taj Europe : 1. FC Magdeburg : Derby County F.C. : AS Saint-Etienne Hungary: Újpest FC : Juventus Eredivisie: PSV Eindhoven Eerste Divisie: NEC Nijmegen : Ruch Chorzów Spain: Real Madrid : Fenerbahçe : Borussia Mönchengladbach : Hajduk Split North America : Toluca / : Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) South America : Metropolitano – River Plate Nacional – River Plate : Internacional : Olimpia Asunción International tournaments Copa América (July 17 – October 28, 1975) and Pan American Games in Mexico (October 13 – October 25, 1975) and — 1975 British Home Championship (May 17 – May 24, 1975) Births January 1 – Bengt Sæternes, Norwegian footballer and manager January 12 – Rick Hoogendorp, Dutch footballer February 2 – Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek footballer February 11 – Marek Špilár, Slovakian international footballer (died 2013) February 18 – Gary Neville, English footballer February 18 – Keith Gillespie, Irish footballer March 9 – Roy Makaay, Dutch footballer April 3 – Joakim Persson, Swedish footballer April 9 – Robbie Fowler, English footballer April 13 – Bruce Dyer, English footballer April 14 – Konstantinos Nebegleras, Greek footballer April 17 – Stefano Fiore, Italian footballer May 1 – Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2003) May 2 – David Beckham, English international footballer May 8 – Dmitri Ustritski, Estonian international footballer May 25 – Raúl Muñoz, Chilean footballer June 9 – Paul Agostino, Australian footballer June 10 – Darren Eadie, English footballer June 18 – Aleksandrs Kolinko, Latvian footballer June 24 – Christie Rampone, US women's footballer June 27 – Timote Moleni, Tongan footballer and coach July 1 – Julio Briones, Ecuadorian footballer July 5 – Hernán Crespo, Argentinian international footballer July 22 – Marilia, Brazilian footballer August 16 Jonatan Johansson, Finnish footballer, coach, and manager Pantelis Konstantinidis, Greek footballer September 18 – Richard Appleby, English footballer September 18 – Carlos Armando Gruezo Quiñónez, Ecuadorian footballer September 19 – Oumar Bagayoko, Malian footballer October 21 – Henrique Hilário, Portuguese footballer October 30 Dimitar Ivankov, Bulgarian footballer Alessandro Piovesan, Italian former footballer October