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The following are the association football events of the year 1988 throughout the world.
Events
- March 27 – Cameroon wins the 1988 African Cup of Nations by defeating Nigeria: 1–0. The only goal in Casablanca's Stade Mohammed V is scored by Emmanuel Kundé from a penalty kick.
 - June 25 – Thanks to goals from captain Ruud Gullit and top goalscorer Marco van Basten, the Netherlands defeat the Soviet Union (2–0) in the final of UEFA Euro 1988 in Munich.
 - July 12 – Italian club Juventus receive The UEFA Plaque in Geneva (Switzerland) as first club in European football history to win the three main UEFA club competitions.
 - 1988 Copa Libertadores – won by Nacional after defeating Newell's Old Boys on an aggregate score of 3–1.
 - England – FA Cup – Wimbledon won 1–0 over Liverpool.
 - The Football League celebrates its Centenary.
 - With great surprise worldwide FIFA gives the 1994 FIFA World Cup to United States.
 - August 24 – The Faroe Islands record their first international victory, defeating Canada 1–0.
 - September 14 – Thijs Libregts makes his debut as the manager of Dutch national team with a 1–0 win over Wales, replacing successful coach Rinus Michels.
 - October 1 – Soviet Union wins the Olympic gold medal in football by defeating Brazil: 2–1 after extra time in Seoul's Olympic Stadium.
 - December 11 – Uruguay's Nacional wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Dutch PSV Eindhoven on penalties (7–6), after the match ended in 2–2.
 
National club championships winners
Asia
| Country | League | Team | 
|---|---|---|
| Qatar Stars League | Al-Sadd SC | 
Europe
North and South America
International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Morocco (March 13 – 27 1988)
 - Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea (September 17 – October 1, 1988)
 - UEFA European Football Championship in West Germany (June 10 – 25 1988)
 
Games of national teams
| Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Competition | Venue | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 23 | 2 – 2 | D | Friendly | Wembley Stadium, London | |
| May 24 | 1 – 2 | L | Friendly | De Kuip, Rotterdam | |
| June 1 | 2 – 0 | W | Friendly | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam | |
| June 12 | 1 – 0 | L | UEFA Euro 1988 | Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne | |
| June 15 | 1 – 3 | W | UEFA Euro 1988 | Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf | |
| June 18 | 1 – 0 | W | UEFA Euro 1988 | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen | |
| June 21 | 1 – 2 | W | Semi Final Euro 1988 | Volksparkstadion, Hamburg | |
| June 25 | 2 – 0 | W | Final Euro 1988 | Olympic Stadium, Munich | |
| September 14 | 1 – 0 | W | World Cup Qualifier | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam | |
| October 19 | 0 – 0 | D | World Cup Qualifier | Olympiastadion, Munich | |
| November 16 | 1 – 0 | L | Friendly | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 
Births
January
- 3 January: Crispin Olando, Kenyan international footballer[1]
 - 4 January: 
- Anestis Argyriou, Greek footballer
 - Maximilian Riedmüller, German footballer
 
 - 8 January: 
- Vitaliy Hoshkoderya, Ukrainian footballer
 - Adrián López, Spanish footballer
 - Michael Mancienne, English footballer
 
 - 9 January: Marc Crosas, Spanish footballer
 - 20 January: 
- Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé, Nigerian international[2]
 - Jougle (Jougle Manoel Rodrigues), Brazilian footballer[3]
 - Jeffrén Suárez, Spanish footballer
 
 - 23 January: Marko Šimić, Croatian junior international
 - 28 January: Alaa Ali, Egyptian footballer (d. 2019)
 
February
- 3 February: Pouria Gheidar, Iranian footballer[4]
 - 4 February: Sergei Yuvenko, Russian professional football player[5]
 - 12 February:
- Linda Bengtsson, Swedish footballer[6]
 - Nicolás Otamendi, Argentine international football player
 
 - 23 February: Nicolás Gaitán, Argentine international football player
 - 24 February: Levi Hanssen, New Zealand/Faroe Islands footballer
 - 26 February: İsmail Baydil, Turkish footballer[7]
 - 28 February: Jorge Gastélum, Mexican footballer
 - 29 February:
- Mikel Balenziaga, Spanish footballer
 - Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas, Brazilian footballer
 - Scott Golbourne, English footballer
 - Benedikt Höwedes, German footballer
 - Viktor Prodell, Swedish footballer
 - Evgeni Cheremisin, Russian footballer
 - Hamza Ziad, Algerian footballer
 
 
March
- 3 March: Eike Mund, German footballer
 - 18 March: Matthieu Onoseke, Democratic Republic of the Congo footballer[8]
 - 21 March: Lee Cattermole, English footballer[9]
 
April
May
- 4 May: Michael Ludäscher, Swiss footballer[13]
 - 12 May: Araújo (Rodrigo Araújo Gomes Costa), Brazilian footballer[14]
 - 17 May: Jennison Myrie-Williams, English youth international
 - 21 May: Jonny Howson, English footballer[15]
 - 23 May: Angelo Ogbonna, Italian footballer
 - 25 May: Adrián González Morales, Spanish junior international
 - 29 May: Alex Porfirio, Brazilian footballer
 
June
- 1 June: Javier Hernández, Mexican international football player
 - 15 June: Cristopher Toselli, Chilean footballer
 - 23 June: Adrian Chomiuk, Polish footballer[16]
 - 24 June: Micah Richards, England international footballer
 
July
- 2 July: Abderahmane Hachoud, Algerian international footballer
 - 6 July: Gustavo Mencia, Paraguayan footballer
 - 8 July:
- Enoch Oteng, Belgian footballer[17]
 - Cédric De Troetsel, Belgian retired footballer[18]
 
 - 11 July: Bongane Twala, South African footballer[19]
 - 18 July: Elvin Mammadov, Azerbaijani international
 - 19 July: Azrul Azmi, Malaysian footballer
 
August
- 1 August: Yousef Al-Reshedi, Saudi Arabian footballer
 - 5 August: Eddie Nolan, Irish international footballer
 - 6 August: José Márquez, Guatemalan footballer[20]
 - 27 August: Sergio Villarreal, Colombian former professional footballer[21]
 - 28 August: Ray Jones, English footballer (d. 2007)
 
September
- 2 September: Javi Martínez, Spanish international footballer
 - 5 September:
- Nuri Şahin, Turkish footballer
 - Felipe Caicedo, Ecuadorian association footballer
 
 - 12 September: Aleksei Buryanov, former Russian professional footballer[22]
 - 13 September: Luis Rentería, Panamanian international footballer (died 2014)
 - 18 September:
- Mateusz Jeleń, Polish footballer
 - Ferdinand Sinaga, Indonesian international
 
 - 23 September: Anthony Straker, English footballer
 - 25 September: Chinta Chandrashekar Rao, Indian footballer[23]
 - 28 September: Alex Marello, Canadian professional soccer player[24]
 - 30 September: Manfred Ekwe-Ebele, French footballer[25]
 
October
- 7 October – Diego Costa, Spanish international[26]
 - 14 October
- Will Atkinson, English footballer
 - Mario Titone, Italian footballer
 
 - 15 October: Mesut Özil, German international football player
 
November
- 7 November: Andri Abubakar, Indonesian footballer[27]
 - 15 November: Sascha Imholz, Swiss footballer
 - 23 November: Juha-Pekka Inkeröinen, Finnish club footballer
 
December
- 10 December: 
- Wilfried Bony, Ivorian international footballer
 - Mitchell Donald, Dutch footballer
 - Neven Subotić, Serbian international footballer
 
 - 27 December: Achmad Syaful Amry, Indonesian former footballer[28]
 
Deaths
- January 27 – Kemal Faruki, Turkish football player (77)
 - February 8 – Pietro Arcari, Italian forward, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and one of four Italian players who won the FIFA World Cup while never being capped. (78)
 - February 26 – Euclydes Barbosa, Brazilian defender, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (82)
 - March 13 – Rodolpho Barteczko, Brazilian striker, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (77)
 - March 16 – Erich Probst, Austrian football player (60)[29]
 - October 19 – Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça, Brazilian goalkeeper, the inaugural goalkeeper for Brazil National Football Team and winner of the 1919 South American Championship and 1922 South American Championship. (93)
 
References
- ↑ "Massive rebound at Tusker". thikaunitedfc.com/. 30 April 2006.
 - ↑ 1988 in association football at National-Football-Teams.com
 - ↑ (in English) sambafoot.com
 - ↑ "Persian League- Latest Iran League News - Iran Football News - Iran Sport News - Pouria Gheidar". www.persianleague.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-05.
 - ↑ Sergei Yuvenko, career summary by Sportbox
 - ↑ "Linda Bengtsson". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
 - ↑ "Ismail Baydil". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
 - ↑ 1988 in association football at National-Football-Teams.com
 - ↑ "Lee Cattermole". Premier League. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
 - ↑ "Edinaldo". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
 - ↑ "Tim Krul". Norwich City Football Club. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
 - ↑ Oleg Sibalov, Career summary by Sportbox
 - ↑ kurzpass article (in German) Archived 8 September 2012 at archive.today
 - ↑ "Araujo". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
 - ↑ 16. Jonathan Howson
 - ↑ "Adrian Chomiuk". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
 - ↑ "Enoch Oteng". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
 - ↑ "Cédric De Troetsel". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
 - ↑ "Bongane Twala". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
 - ↑ "José Márquez". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
 - ↑ Sergio Villarreal 1988 in association football at WorldFootball.net
 - ↑ "A. Burjanov". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
 - ↑ "Chinta Rao". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
 - ↑ "Alex Marello". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
 - ↑ "Manfred Ekwe-Ebele". FBref.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
 - ↑ Atlético Madrid profile Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
 - ↑ "Andri Abubakar". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
 - ↑ "Achmad Syaful Amry". liga-indonesia.co.id. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
 - ↑ 1988 in association football at National-Football-Teams.com
 
External links
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (in English)
 - VoetbalStats (in Dutch)
 
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