1941 in association football

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Overview of the events of 1941 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1941 throughout the world.

## Events

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* January 19 – FK Austria Wien defeat LASK Linz 21–0 in the Gauliga Ostmark (Austrian First Division).[1]
* June 24 – The USSR First Division championship is abandoned after the German invasion of the USSR.[2]
* Alajuelense win the Costa Rican First Division with a 100% record – played 6, won 6, drew 0, lost 0.[3]
* Nacional win the Uruguayan First Division with a 100% record – played 20, won 20, drew 0, lost 0.[4]
* Two matches are not played in the final round of the Chilean First Division. They are Colo-Colo versus Badminton FC, and Unión Española versus Green Cross.[5]

## Winners club national championship

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* Argentina: River Plate
* Austria (Gauliga Ostmark) and Germany: Rapid Vienna
* Chile: Colo-Colo
* Costa Rica: Alajuelense
* Croatia: Hajduk Split
* Iceland: KR
* Italy: Bologna
* Mexico: Atlante
* Scotland:
* Scottish Cup: No competition[6]
* Spain: Atlético Aviación (Atlético Madrid in Post-War)
* Switzerland: Lugano
* Romania: Unirea Tricolor București
* Turkey: Gençlerbirliği
* Uruguay: Nacional

## Births

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* January 11
* Gérson, Brazilian international footballer[7]
* Pak Seung-zin, North Korean footballer (died 2011)
* January 20 – Allan Young, English club footballer (died 2009)
* January 28 - Fernando Serena, Spanish footballer (d. 2018)
* February 1 - Teofil Codreanu, Romanian international footballer (died 2016)
* March 2 - Bert Jacobs, Dutch footballer and manager (died 1999)
* April 12 - Bobby Moore, English international footballer. England captain and World cup winner (died 1993)
* May 21 - Anton Pronk, Dutch international footballer (died 2016)
* June 2 - Dinko Dermendzhiev, Bulgarian footballer and manager (died 2019)
* July 8 - Dario Gradi, Italian amateur football player, coach and manager known for his association with English club Crewe Alexandra
* July 10 - Henk Bosveld, Dutch footballer (died 1998)
* July 22 - Harry Bähre, German footballer
* July 26 - Hans Dorjee, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2002)
* August 2 - Jean Cornelis, Belgian international footballer (died 2016)
* August 20 - Marian Szeja, Polish international footballer (died 2015)
* August 24 - Jean Plaskie, Belgian international footballer (died 2017)
* September 15 - Flórián Albert, Hungarian international footballer (died 2011)
* October 9 - Giancarlo Bercellino, Italian international footballer
* October 28 - David Sloan, Northern Irish international footballer (died 2016)
* November 23 - Alan Mullery, English international footballer and manager

## References

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1. ^ "Austria 1940/41". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
2. ^ "Soviet Union 1941". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
3. ^ "Costa Rica 1941". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
4. ^ "Uruguay 1941 championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
5. ^ "Chile 1941". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
6. ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
7. ^ Garry Jenkins; Pedro Redig (1998). The Beautiful Team: In Search of Pelé and the 1970 Brazilians. Simon & Schuster. p. 8\. ISBN 978-0-684-81955-6.

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