SOCCER PLAYERS that died in
2020
This page contains a list of the most famous people who died in 2020. The pantheon dataset contains 904 who passed this year, the most famous by HPI being Diego Maradona, Paolo Rossi, Rob Rensenbrink, Radomir Antić, and Wim Suurbier. The cities with the most deaths were Madrid (6), Buenos Aires (4), and Belgrade (3).
2020 Deaths: Honoring Lives and Legacies of Soccer Players
The year 2020 saw the passing of many beloved soccer players, leaving behind legacies that continue to inspire fans across the globe. From legendary actors like and iconic musicians like to groundbreaking athletes like Diego Maradona, Paolo Rossi, and Rob Rensenbrink, these remarkable individuals have made a lasting impact in their fields. This page is dedicated to commemorating the lives of those we lost in 2020, celebrating their achievements and remembering their contributions to art, culture, and history. Below are the list of the most famous people to have died in 2020 based on cultural impact.
Diego Maradona
Argentinean Soccer Player
Oct 30, 1960 - Nov 25, 2020
Age 60
HPI: 82.13
Paolo Rossi
Italian Soccer Player
Sep 23, 1956 - Dec 9, 2020
Age 64
HPI: 72.58
Rob Rensenbrink
Dutch Soccer Player
Jul 3, 1947 - Jan 24, 2020
Age 73
HPI: 70.56
Radomir Antić
Serbian Soccer Player
Nov 22, 1948 - Apr 6, 2020
Age 72
HPI: 66.61
Wim Suurbier
Dutch Soccer Player
Jan 16, 1945 - Jul 12, 2020
Age 75
HPI: 64.46
Agne Simonsson
Swedish Soccer Player
Oct 19, 1935 - Sep 22, 2020
Age 85
HPI: 63.62
Michel Hidalgo
French Soccer Player
Mar 22, 1933 - Mar 26, 2020
Age 87
HPI: 63.53
Jack Charlton
British Soccer Player
May 8, 1935 - Jul 10, 2020
Age 85
HPI: 63.29
Ilija Petković
Croatian Soccer Player
Sep 22, 1945 - Jun 27, 2020
Age 75
HPI: 63.04
Alejandro Sabella
Argentinean Soccer Player
Nov 5, 1954 - Dec 8, 2020
Age 66
HPI: 62.91
Harry Gregg
British Soccer Player
Oct 27, 1932 - Feb 16, 2020
Age 88
HPI: 62.81
Amadeo Carrizo
Argentinean Soccer Player
Jun 12, 1926 - Mar 20, 2020
Age 94
HPI: 62.53
Joaquín Peiró
Spanish Soccer Player
Jan 29, 1936 - Mar 18, 2020
Age 84
HPI: 61.77
Hans Tilkowski
German Soccer Player
Jul 12, 1935 - Jan 5, 2020
Age 85
HPI: 61.35
Viktor Ponedelnik
Russian Soccer Player
May 22, 1937 - Dec 5, 2020
Age 83
HPI: 61.34
Pietro Anastasi
Italian Soccer Player
Apr 7, 1948 - Jan 17, 2020
Age 72
HPI: 60.23
Deaths by Month in 2020
January 2020
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in January of 2020. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in January were Rob Rensenbrink (HPI: 70.56), Hans Tilkowski (HPI: 61.35), and Pietro Anastasi (HPI: 60.23).
Hans Tilkowski
Jan 5, 2020
German Soccer Player
HPI: 61.35
Cabeção
Jan 6, 2020
Brazilian Soccer Player
HPI: 53.41
Khamis Al-Owairan
Jan 7, 2020
Saudi Arabian Soccer Player
HPI: 45.69
Efraín Sánchez
Jan 16, 2020
Colombian Soccer Player
HPI: 53.52
Pietro Anastasi
Jan 17, 2020
Italian Soccer Player
HPI: 60.23
Theodor Wagner
Jan 21, 2020
Austrian Soccer Player
HPI: 57.60
Alfred Körner
Jan 23, 2020
Austrian Soccer Player
HPI: 58.88
Rob Rensenbrink
Jan 24, 2020
Dutch Soccer Player
HPI: 70.56
Juan José Pizzuti
Jan 24, 2020
Argentinean Soccer Player
HPI: 52.21
César Zabala
Jan 31, 2020
Paraguayan Soccer Player
HPI: 46.88
February 2020
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in February of 2020. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in February were Harry Gregg (HPI: 62.81), Barry Hulshoff (HPI: 58.02), and János Göröcs (HPI: 57.01).
March 2020
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in March of 2020. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in March were Michel Hidalgo (HPI: 63.53), Amadeo Carrizo (HPI: 62.53), and Joaquín Peiró (HPI: 61.77).
Emilio Caprile
Mar 5, 2020
Italian Soccer Player
HPI: 53.96
Magdaleno Mercado
Mar 6, 2020
Mexican Soccer Player
HPI: 48.85
Jair Marinho
Mar 7, 2020
Brazilian Soccer Player
HPI: 58.20
Joaquín Peiró
Mar 18, 2020
Spanish Soccer Player
HPI: 61.77
Luciano Federici
Mar 18, 2020
Italian Soccer Player
HPI: 51.11
Peter Whittingham
Mar 19, 2020
British Soccer Player
HPI: 33.49
Amadeo Carrizo
Mar 20, 2020
Argentinean Soccer Player
HPI: 62.53
Ignacio Trelles
Mar 24, 2020
Mexican Soccer Player
HPI: 53.21
Michel Hidalgo
Mar 26, 2020
French Soccer Player
HPI: 63.53
José Luis Capón
Mar 29, 2020
Spanish Soccer Player
HPI: 53.55
April 2020
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in April of 2020. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in April were Radomir Antić (HPI: 66.61), Tomás Balcázar (HPI: 57.66), and Robert Herbin (HPI: 56.98).
Mario Chaldú
Apr 1, 2020
Argentinean Soccer Player
HPI: 53.47
Goyo Benito
Apr 2, 2020
Spanish Soccer Player
HPI: 56.74
Radomir Antić
Apr 6, 2020
Serbian Soccer Player
HPI: 66.61
Claude Barthélemy
Apr 6, 2020
Haitian Soccer Player
HPI: 52.41
Miguel Jones
Apr 8, 2020
Equatorial Guinean Soccer Player
HPI: 51.65
Peter Bonetti
Apr 12, 2020
British Soccer Player
HPI: 55.54
Norman Hunter
Apr 17, 2020
British Soccer Player
HPI: 55.02
Carlos Contreras
Apr 17, 2020
Chilean Soccer Player
HPI: 51.99
Índio
Apr 19, 2020
Brazilian Soccer Player
HPI: 52.98
Edmond Baraffe
Apr 19, 2020
French Soccer Player
HPI: 52.34
Tomás Balcázar
Apr 26, 2020
Mexican Soccer Player
HPI: 57.66
Robert Herbin
Apr 27, 2020
French Soccer Player
HPI: 56.98
Eddy Pieters Graafland
Apr 28, 2020
Dutch Soccer Player
HPI: 54.65
Michael Robinson
Apr 28, 2020
British Soccer Player
HPI: 50.56
Trevor Cherry
Apr 29, 2020
British Soccer Player
HPI: 44.24
May 2020
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in May of 2020. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in May were Luigi Simoni (HPI: 56.72), Marko Elsner (HPI: 53.04), and Pedro Pablo León (HPI: 52.81).
Chung Hae-won
May 1, 2020
South Korean Soccer Player
HPI: 47.88
Pedro Pablo León
May 9, 2020
Peruvian Soccer Player
HPI: 52.81
Francisco Aguilar
May 11, 2020
Spanish Soccer Player
HPI: 52.10
Marko Elsner
May 18, 2020
Slovene Soccer Player
HPI: 53.04
Gerhard Strack
May 21, 2020
German Soccer Player
HPI: 48.63
Luigi Simoni
May 22, 2020
Italian Soccer Player
HPI: 56.72
Miljan Mrdaković
May 22, 2020
Serbian Soccer Player
HPI: 40.69
José Figueroa
May 24, 2020
Honduran Soccer Player
HPI: 46.66
June 2020
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in June of 2020. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in June were Ilija Petković (HPI: 63.04), Mario Corso (HPI: 59.70), and Pierino Prati (HPI: 59.59).
Boris Gaganelov
Jun 5, 2020
Bulgarian Soccer Player
HPI: 54.31
Roger Saint-Vil
Jun 7, 2020
Haitian Soccer Player
HPI: 48.92
Tony Dunne
Jun 8, 2020
Irish Soccer Player
HPI: 51.83
Hans Cieslarczyk
Jun 10, 2020
German Soccer Player
HPI: 54.36
Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez
Jun 14, 2020
Mexican Soccer Player
HPI: 53.42
Arturo Chaires
Jun 18, 2020
Mexican Soccer Player
HPI: 50.15
Mario Corso
Jun 19, 2020
Italian Soccer Player
HPI: 59.70
Ahmed Radhi
Jun 21, 2020
Iraqi Soccer Player
HPI: 53.86
Pierino Prati
Jun 22, 2020
Italian Soccer Player
HPI: 59.59
Jaroslav Pollák
Jun 26, 2020
Slovak Soccer Player
HPI: 57.22
Ilija Petković
Jun 27, 2020
Croatian Soccer Player
HPI: 63.04
Marián Čišovský
Jun 28, 2020
Slovak Soccer Player
HPI: 44.15
July 2020
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in July of 2020. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in July were Wim Suurbier (HPI: 64.46), Jack Charlton (HPI: 63.29), and Silvio Marzolini (HPI: 59.49).
Ardico Magnini
Jul 3, 2020
Italian Soccer Player
HPI: 52.98
Volodymyr Troshkin
Jul 5, 2020
Ukrainian Soccer Player
HPI: 52.77
Roger Vonlanthen
Jul 7, 2020
Swiss Soccer Player
HPI: 55.42
Jack Charlton
Jul 10, 2020
British Soccer Player
HPI: 63.29
Wim Suurbier
Jul 12, 2020
Dutch Soccer Player
HPI: 64.46
Lajos Szűcs
Jul 12, 2020
Serbian Soccer Player
HPI: 54.11
Hadi Dahane
Jul 13, 2020
Moroccan Soccer Player
HPI: 49.94
Silvio Marzolini
Jul 17, 2020
Argentinean Soccer Player
HPI: 59.49
Biri Biri
Jul 19, 2020
Gambian Soccer Player
HPI: 53.06
Stephen Tataw
Jul 31, 2020
Cameroonian Soccer Player
HPI: 50.24
August 2020
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in August of 2020. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in August were Vladica Popović (HPI: 60.05), Ernst Jean-Joseph (HPI: 54.58), and Pedro Nájera (HPI: 52.45).
Gabriel Ochoa Uribe
Aug 8, 2020
Colombian Soccer Player
HPI: 51.75
Vladica Popović
Aug 10, 2020
Serbian Soccer Player
HPI: 60.05
Pavol Biroš
Aug 13, 2020
Slovak Soccer Player
HPI: 51.29
Ernst Jean-Joseph
Aug 14, 2020
Haitian Soccer Player
HPI: 54.58
Tom Forsyth
Aug 14, 2020
British Soccer Player
HPI: 41.64
Georg Volkert
Aug 16, 2020
German Soccer Player
HPI: 50.64
Mohamed Ben Rehaiem
Aug 21, 2020
Tunisian Soccer Player
HPI: 51.27
Pedro Nájera
Aug 22, 2020
Mexican Soccer Player
HPI: 52.45
September 2020
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in September of 2020. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in September were Agne Simonsson (HPI: 63.62), Silva Batuta (HPI: 57.83), and Jacques Beurlet (HPI: 53.32).
October 2020
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in October of 2020. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in October were Nobby Stiles (HPI: 58.49), Slaven Zambata (HPI: 53.64), and Rodolfo Fischer (HPI: 53.61).
Vasili Kulkov
Oct 10, 2020
Russian Soccer Player
HPI: 45.90
Rodolfo Fischer
Oct 16, 2020
Argentinean Soccer Player
HPI: 53.61
Rudi Hoffmann
Oct 16, 2020
German Soccer Player
HPI: 50.49
Bruno Martini
Oct 20, 2020
French Soccer Player
HPI: 51.33
Gilberto Penayo
Oct 27, 2020
Paraguayan Soccer Player
HPI: 50.99
Slaven Zambata
Oct 29, 2020
Croatian Soccer Player
HPI: 53.64
Nobby Stiles
Oct 30, 2020
British Soccer Player
HPI: 58.49
Marius Žaliūkas
Oct 31, 2020
Lithuanian Soccer Player
HPI: 37.35
November 2020
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in November of 2020. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in November were Diego Maradona (HPI: 82.13), Dino da Costa (HPI: 58.58), and Ray Clemence (HPI: 58.37).
Tony Waiters
Nov 5, 2020
British Soccer Player
HPI: 49.31
Dino da Costa
Nov 10, 2020
Brazilian Soccer Player
HPI: 58.58
Juan Sol
Nov 10, 2020
Spanish Soccer Player
HPI: 51.32
Carlos Campos
Nov 11, 2020
Chilean Soccer Player
HPI: 52.87
Albert Quixall
Nov 12, 2020
British Soccer Player
HPI: 42.59
Vidin Apostolov
Nov 13, 2020
Bulgarian Soccer Player
HPI: 50.47
Ray Clemence
Nov 15, 2020
British Soccer Player
HPI: 58.37
Pim Doesburg
Nov 18, 2020
Dutch Soccer Player
HPI: 57.41
Adam Musiał
Nov 18, 2020
Polish Soccer Player
HPI: 51.58
Maurice Setters
Nov 22, 2020
British Soccer Player
HPI: 44.09
Anele Ngcongca
Nov 23, 2020
South African Soccer Player
HPI: 45.43
Diego Maradona
Nov 25, 2020
Argentinean Soccer Player
HPI: 82.13
Dimitar Largov
Nov 26, 2020
Soccer Player
HPI: 49.79
Papa Bouba Diop
Nov 29, 2020
Senegalese Soccer Player
HPI: 56.28
December 2020
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in December of 2020. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in December were Paolo Rossi (HPI: 72.58), Alejandro Sabella (HPI: 62.91), and Viktor Ponedelnik (HPI: 61.34).
Mohamed Abarhoun
Dec 2, 2020
Moroccan Soccer Player
HPI: 41.05
Viktor Ponedelnik
Dec 5, 2020
Russian Soccer Player
HPI: 61.34
Alejandro Sabella
Dec 8, 2020
Argentinean Soccer Player
HPI: 62.91
Kurt Stettler
Dec 8, 2020
Swiss Soccer Player
HPI: 50.85
Paolo Rossi
Dec 9, 2020
Italian Soccer Player
HPI: 72.58
Günter Sawitzki
Dec 14, 2020
German Soccer Player
HPI: 54.43
Zoltan Sabo
Dec 15, 2020
Serbian Soccer Player
HPI: 45.22
Arkady Andreasyan
Dec 23, 2020
Azerbaijani Soccer Player
HPI: 53.38
Aleksandar Ivoš
Dec 24, 2020
Serbian Soccer Player
HPI: 51.23
Maksim Tsyhalka
Dec 25, 2020
Belarusian Soccer Player
HPI: 41.99
Tommy Docherty
Dec 31, 2020
British Soccer Player
HPI: 53.14
