title: 1941 in association football
text: # 1941 in association football
  
  The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1941 throughout the world.
  
  ## Events
  
  * January 19 – FK Austria Wien defeat LASK Linz 21–0 in the Gauliga Ostmark (Austrian First Division).
  * June 24 – The USSR First Division championship is abandoned after the German invasion of the USSR.
  * Alajuelense win the Costa Rican First Division with a 100% record – played 6, won 6, drew 0, lost 0.
  * Nacional win the Uruguayan First Division with a 100% record – played 20, won 20, drew 0, lost 0.
  * 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.
  
  ## Winners club national championship
  
  * 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
  * Spain: Atlético Aviación (Atlético Madrid in Post-War)
  * Switzerland: Lugano
  * Romania: Unirea Tricolor București
  * Turkey: Gençlerbirliği
  * Uruguay: Nacional
  
  ## Births
  
  * January 11
     * Gérson, Brazilian international footballer
     * 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
  