1992 in Spain
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Events in the year 1992 in Spain.
Incumbents
Events
- 20 April – Seville, Spain's 6-month Universal Exhibition, called Seville Expo '92, opens.
- 20 May - FC Barcelona win the European Cup final at Wembley Stadium, London, England. It is the first time the club has won the trophy; they achieved it with a 1-0 win in extra time over Italian champions Sampdoria, with Ronald Koeman scoring the only goal of the game.[1]
- 25 July - 9 August 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
- Madrid was declared Cultural Capital of Europe
- Celebration of Columbus' first voyage to the Americas with replicas of the three ships
Popular culture
Music
- Spain finished 14th in the Eurovision Song Contest with 37 points.[2]
Film
Television
Literature
- Corazón tan blanco (A Heart So White) by Javier Marías ISBN 0811215059
Sport
- The 1992 World Karate Championships are held in Granada.[4]
Notable births
- 1 January - Iván Balliu, footballer
- 3 January – Jon Aurtenetxe, footballer
- 8 January – Koke, footballer
- 11 January – Daniel Carvajal, footballer
- 12 January – Sergio Juste Marín, footballer
- 23 January – Sergio Álvarez Díaz, footballer
- 5 February – Cristóbal Gil Martín, footballer
- 12 February - Edgar Badia, footballer
- 13 February – Kevin Lacruz, footballer
- 16 March – Albert Dalmau, footballer
- 20 March – Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino, tennis player
- 21 March – Jordi Amat, footballer
- 27 March – Julián Luque Conde, footballer
- 28 March – Sergi Gómez, footballer
- 21 April – Isco, footballer
- 11 May – Pablo Sarabia, footballer
- 17 June – Adrián Cañas, footballer
- 29 June – Aitor Casas Luceño, footballer
- 3 July - Nathalia Ramos, actress and singer
- 5 July - Alberto Moreno, footballer
- 7 July – Víctor Arteaga, basketball player
- 18 August - Néstor Albiach, football player
- 21 August - Isidro Lángara, football player and manager
- 25 August – Borja González, footballer
- 19 September – Javier Espinosa, footballer
- 15 October – Alejandro Fernández Iglesias, footballer
- 3 November – Sara Hurtado, ice dancer
- 18 November - Asier Barahona, footballer
- 14 December - Marina Agoues, footballer
- 17 December - Abdón Prats, footballer
Notable deaths
- 2 April - Juanito, footballer (born 1954; road accident)[5]
- 26 April - Luis Rosales, poet and essayist (born 1910)
- 2 July - Camarón de la Isla, flamenco singer (born 1950)
- 25 September - César Manrique, artist, sculptor, architect and activist (born 1919).
- 4 November - José Luis Sáenz de Heredia, film director (born 1911)
References
- ^ "From the Vault: Barcelona win the last European Cup final at Wembley". the Guardian. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Eurovision 1992 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Jaume Cabré". arcadiabooks.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "International Competition History". Team USA. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ La muerte de Juanito conmociona al fútbol español (Juanito's death sends shock waves through Spanish football); El País, 3 April 1992 (in Spanish)
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