On this date in soccer:
• Anniversaries
Hervé Revelli
Date of birth: 5 May 1946
National team: France
Clubs: AS Saint-Etienne, OGC Nice
A 30-times capped French international centre-forward, Revelli possessed a creditable scoring record despite playing in an unsuccessful period for Les Bleus. Noted as being a fierce competitor, he was excellent on the ball and clever in front of goal. He began his international career aged 20 directly after France's disappointing 1966 FIFA World Cup, and just as he was establishing himself in the Saint-Etienne first team. Playing in a France side which included his brother Patrick, Revelli recorded virtually a goal every other match for his country, hitting hat-tricks against Norway and a CONCACAF selection. On the domestic front, Revelli won seven French league championships with Saint-Etienne, and was also a five-times winner of the Coupe de la France. He appeared in the 1975/76 European Champion Clubs' Cup final for Les Stefanois, which they lost 1-0 against FC Bayern München and was twice top scorer in France, scoring 31 goals during the 1966/67 and 28 in 1969/70.
• Famous footballers/coaches
Cedric Van Der Gun NED - AFC Ajax, Willem II (loan), ADO Den Haag (loan) - 1979
• Other anniversaries
Karl-Heinz Wildmoser - GER - 1939
Ken Jones - WAL - 1952
Feruco Skrobonja - CRO - 1953
Georgi Anastasovski - MKD - 1953
Peter Gilliéron - SUI - 1953
José Elviro Almeida Serra - POR - 1954
Vadim Krotenko - RUS - 1955
Costakis Koutsokoumnis - CYP - 1956
Francis Harte - NIR - 1963
Gjergj Shyti - ALB - 1964
Sebnem Caldiran - TUR - 1968
Goran Mihaljevic - SCG - 1969
Serghei Trofan - MOL - 1973
Oliver Kurz - GER - 1974
• Matches
1965/66 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final
BV Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Liverpool FC
5 May 1966
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Although Liverpool have won their fair share of European competitions - four European Cups and three UEFA Cups - their first appearance in a UEFA final ended in defeat in 1966. The Reds' only appearance in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final came on 5 May 1966 when two goals from two defenders - Siegfried Held (62 minutes) and Reinhard Libuda (109) - ensured a 2-1 extra-time victory for Dortmund, a result which gave the German side their first European trophy. Roger Hunt scored Liverpool's goal after 68 minutes.
1975/76 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final
RSC Anderlecht 4-2 West Ham United FC
5 May 1976
Roi Baudouin stadium, Brussels
The first episode of a three-part series for Anderlecht - then RSC Anderlechtois - in the Cup Winners' Cup final began in victorious fashion on 5 May 1976 when, in front of their home fans, they defeated West Ham United FC 4-2. Two goals apiece from Rob Rensenbrink (42 and 73), Franky Van Der Elst (48 and 87) provided the basis of the success, although the Hammers had taken the lead through Patrick Holland (28) and levelled the game at 2-2 through Keith Robson (68). But the Brussels-based club were not to be denied a first European success for a Belgian team. Anderlecht would lose 2-0 to Hamburger SV in the 1976/77 final but would regain the trophy the following season, defeating FK Austria Wien 4-0.
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* Youssi Benayoun (Israel & Real Santander) is born on 05/05/80 
