1978 in association football
The following are the football events of the year 1978 throughout the world.Events
Asia
- : Al-Rayyan SC
Europe
- : Nottingham Forest
- : AS Monaco
- : Újpest FC
- : Juventus
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- *Eredivisie - PSV Eindhoven
- *Eerste Divisie - PEC Zwolle
- : Steaua București
- : Real Madrid
- : Rangers
- : Fenerbahçe
North America
- : Tigres UANL
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- *Cosmos
- *New York Apollo
Oceania
- : West Adelaide
South America
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- *Metropolitano - Quilmes
- *Nacional - Independiente
- : Guarani
- : Olimpia Asunción
International tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Ghana
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- 1978 British Home Championship
- FIFA World Cup in Argentina
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Births
- January 9 - Gennaro Gattuso, Italian football player
- January 9 - Hamlet Barrientos, Bolivian footballer
- January 28 - Gianluigi Buffon, Italian football player goalkeeper
- January 28 - Jamie Carragher, English football player defender
- February 5 - Jairon Zamora, Ecuadorian footballer
- February 15 - Alejandro Lembo, Uruguayan footballer
- March 9 - Lucas Neill, Australian footballer
- March 24 - Tomáš Ujfaluši, Czech footballer
- March 30 - Mauricio Rojas, Chilean footballer
- April 30 - Simone Barone, Italian footballer
- May 30 - Nicolás Olivera, Uruguayan footballer
- June 20 - Frank Lampard, English football player midfielder
- June 9 - Miroslav Klose, German football player forward
- June 21 - Hatem Aqel, Jordanian footballer
- July 22 - Dennis Rommedahl, Danish footballer
- November 7 - Rio Ferdinand, English football player defender
- November 7 - Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer
- November 8 - Ali Karimi, Iranian footballer
- November 11 - Erik Edman, Swedish footballer
- December 5 - Marcelo Zalayeta, Uruguayan footballer
- December 17 - Patricia Pérez, Mexican female footballer
- December 23 - Nicolás Suárez, Bolivian footballer
- December 29 - Victor Agali, Nigerian footballer
- December 29 - Kieron Dyer, English footballer
Deaths
January
- January 3 – Rubén Morán, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
May
- May 8 – Juan Evaristo, Argentine midfielder, runner up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup, part of the first sibling to ever play a World Cup Final.
July
- July 13 – George Reader, English football referee
August
- August 5 – Ernst Melchior, Austrian footballer
- August 11 – Mario Varglien, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup.
- August 15 – Leo Lemešić, Croatian football player and manager
- August 31 – Ángel Bossio, Argentine Goalkeeper, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
September
- September 15 – Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer
- September 25 – Luigi Allemandi, Italian defender, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup.
November
- November 18 – Pablo Dorado, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and first player ever to score in a World Cup Final.
December
- December 5 – Carlos Riolfo, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
