On this day — 30 Sept
2 football memories for 30 Sept 2026 — years ago today.
Football moments that fell on 30 Sept across the years.
64 years ago today
Frank Rijkaard born (1962)
Frank Rijkaard is one of a handful of people to win the European Cup as both player and manager — lifting it with Ajax in 1995, then guiding Barcelona to glory a decade later in 2006. Before that, he'd already been part of AC Milan's all-conquering Dutch trio alongside Gullit and van Basten.
40 years ago today
Olivier Giroud born (1986)
Olivier Giroud built a reputation for spectacular, gravity-defying goals — winning the Puskás Award in 2017 for a scorpion-kick strike at Arsenal — before proving there was substance behind the style: a Champions League winner with Chelsea, a World Cup winner with France in 2018, and eventually France's all-time record goalscorer, surpassing Thierry Henry in 2022.
Sources
- FTZ Today Memory calendar — Second tier source