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Spain in 1960

Historical records for Spain in 1960, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

4Records
4Events
4Named people
4Places
1Categories

Historical records

May

18 May 1960Fifth Consecutive European CupFrancisco Gento

Glasgow · Sport / Football

Wins a fifth consecutive European Cup with Real Madrid at Hampden Park.

September

4 September 1960First Intercontinental CupMiguel Munoz

Madrid · Sport / Football

Coaches Real Madrid to a 5-1 second-leg victory over Penarol and the Intercontinental Cup.

Other Events

1960Ballon d'Or VictoryLuis Suarez

Paris · Sport / Football

Wins the Ballon d'Or while playing for Barcelona, becoming the first Spanish-born winner.

1960Barcelona European Cup CampaignLuis Suarez Miramontes

Barcelona · Sport / Football

Stars in midfield as Barcelona eliminate Real Madrid from the European Cup.

Names involved

Francisco GentoLuis SuarezLuis Suarez MiramontesMiguel Munoz

Places involved

BarcelonaGlasgowMadridParis

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.