The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1944 throughout the world. Winners club national championship Argentina: Boca Juniors Austria: First Vienna Belgium: R. Antwerp F.C. Czechoslovakia: Sparta Prague Denmark: Boldklubben Frem Finland: VIFK Vaasa Germany: Dresdner SC Iceland: Valur Ireland: Shelbourne Israel: Hapoel Tel Aviv Italy: Spezia Calcio Mexico: Real Club España Portugal: Sporting Clube de Portugal Romania: Nagyváradi AC Peru: Sucre FC Scotland: Scottish Cup: No competition Spain: Valencia CF Sweden: Malmö FF Switzerland: Lausanne Sports Turkey: Fenerbahçe Births March 15 – Gérard Farison, French international footballer (died 2021) April 4 – Ronnie Rees, Welsh international footballer April 15 – Kunishige Kamamoto, Japanese international footballer June 28 – Georgi Hristakiev, Bulgarian international footballer (died 2016) July 7 – Jürgen Grabowski, German international footballer (died 2022) July 14 – Juan Carlos Touriño, Spanish international footballer (died 2017) July 17 – Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian international footballer (died 2016) August 23 – Augustin Deleanu, Romanian international footballer (died 2014) September 30 – Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish international footballer (died 2006) November 9 – Herbert Wimmer, German international footballer December 17 – Ferenc Bene, Hungarian international footballer (died 2006) December 25 – Jairzinho, Brazilian international footballer Deaths April 11 – Alejandro Villanueva (35), Peruvian footballer (born 1908) July 18 – Wim Anderiesen (40), Dutch footballer (born 1903) References Association football by year