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History of Football by Decade A-Z - 1980s

Are you able to get these football related answers that happened in the 1990s, each starting with a different letter? Try also the 2010s quiz, 2000s quiz and 1990s quiz
Here the 1990s are considered to be the years between 1980 and 1989, both inclusive
Each answer starts with a different letter of the alphabet
Unless specified so, answers related to people refer to their surname
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A
This team won its first UEFA Cup Winner's Cup under the management of Sir Alex Ferguson
Aberdeen FC
B
He was Argentina's national manager when they won the FIFA World Cup in 1986
Carlos Salvador Bilardo
C
Impulsed by Socrates, this team was an example of Democracy movement during the brazilian dictatorship
Corinthians
D
Legendary captain of AS Roma, he dramatically killed himself in the tenth anniversary of their 1984 European Cup defeat
Agostino Di Bartolomei
E
He managed an almost amateur IK Goteborg to win 1982 UEFA Cup
Sven-Göran Eriksson
F
1983 Copa America winner and player of the tournament. He would also win it in 1987 and become a legend in River Plate
Enzo Francescoli
G
His spaghetti legs became widely famous in the 1984 European Cup penalty shootout
Bruce Grobbelaar
H
The tragedy in this stadium saw 39 spectators dead and english teams banned from european competitions for several years
Heysel
I
This team won their first ever international tournament in1981, lifting the UEFA Cup
Ipswich Town
J
This coach managed Steaua Bucharest to an unexpected European Cup win in 1986
Emerich Jenei
K
The president of this football federation achieved to disallow a goal that his team had conceded in 1982 FIFA World Cup
Kuwait
L
He was the top goalscorer in 1986 FIFA World Cup
Gary Lineker
M
He was Cup champion with Barcelona, league champion with Napoli and World champion in 1986
Diego Armando Maradona
N
It was the mascot of 1982 FIFA World Cup
Naranjito
O
He managed Real Sociedad to their two first league titles ever
Alberto Ormaetxea
P
He became the player to score more goals in a single UEFA Euro tournament, and the first to win three consecutive Ballon d'Or awards
Michel Platini
Q
Nickname of a LaLiga star, who was kidnapped and kept prisioner during 25 days while playing for Barcelona
Quini
R
Top goalscorer and player of the tournament in 1982 FIFA World Cup
Paolo Rossi
S
This goalkeeper was the victim of two of the most famous goals in football history: "the hand of God" and "the goal of the century"
Peter Shilton
T
He scored in 1982 FIFA World Cup final, leaving an iconic celebration
Marco Tardelli
U
This is the only European team in which Brazil's star Zico ever played
Udinese
V
Top goalscorer in 1988 UEFA Euro, his volley goal allowed his country to win their first ever national teams tournament
Marco Van Basten
W
In 1988, this "Crazy gang" won the FA Cup
Wimbledon FC
X
Galician druglord Sito Miñanco transformed this amateur team into the wealthiest one in all Galicia
Xuventude Cambados
Y
Canon, the team of this city, won four national league titles and one CAF Champions League
Yaoundé
Z
He was the captain of 1982 FIFA World Cup winners and the oldest ever player to lift the trophy
Dino Zoff
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