1969 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1969 throughout the world.

Events

• Copa Libertadores 1969: Won by Estudiantes de La Plata after defeating Nacional on an aggregate score of 3–0.
• May 28 – A.C. Milan defeats Ajax, 4–1, to win their second European Cup.
• September 9 – Dutch side FC Twente makes its European debut with a defeat (2–0) in France against FC Rouen.

Winners club national championship

Asia

•   Qatar: Al-Oruba

Europe

•   England: Leeds United
•   France: AS Saint-Étienne
•   Hungary: Újpest FC
•   Italy: ACF Fiorentina
•   Netherlands: Feyenoord Rotterdam
•   Scotland: Celtic
•   Spain: Real Madrid
•   Turkey: Galatasaray S.K.
•   West Germany: Bayern Munich

North America

•   Mexico: Cruz Azul
•   United States /   Canada:
  • Kansas City Spurs (NASL)

South America

•   Argentina
  • Chacarita Juniors – Metropolitano
  • Boca Juniors – Nacional
•   Brazil: Palmeiras
•   Chile: Universidad de Chile
•   Paraguay: Club Guaraní

International tournaments

• 1969 British Home Championship (May 3–10, 1969)

  England

Births

• January 4 – Kees van Wonderen, Dutch footballer and manager
• January 10 – Robert Maaskant, Dutch footballer and manager
• January 12 – Robert Prosinečki, Croatian footballer
• January 24 – Silvan Inia, Dutch footballer
• January 24 – Carlos Soca, Uruguayan footballer
• February 21 – Lukas Tudor, Chilean footballer
• March 21 – Ali Daei, Iranian footballer
• March 21 – Eber Moas, Uruguayan footballer
• April 20 – Diego Herrera, Ecuadorian footballer
• May 10 – Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer
• June 15 – Oliver Kahn, German footballer
• June 17 – Brian Tevreden, Dutch former professional footballer ^[1]
• June 25 – Jurgen Streppel, Dutch footballer and manager
• June 29 – Erik Tammer, Dutch footballer
• July 13 – David Gipp, English former professional footballer ^[2]
• August 15 – Carlos Roa, Argentine footballer
• September 4 – Silviano Delgado, Mexican footballer
• September 9 – Gert Aandewiel, Dutch footballer and manager
• September 15 – Energio Díaz, Ecuadorian footballer
• September 15 – Roberto Solozábal, Spanish footballer
• September 20 – Richard Witschge, Dutch footballer
• October 13 – José Eduardo Pavez, Mexican footballer
• October 17 – Gennadi Strikalov, Russian professional football coach and former player ^[3]
• October 23 – Ricardo Cadena, Mexican footballer
• October 26 – César Obando, Honduran footballer
• October 31 – Ricardo Sanabria, Paraguayan footballer
• November 12 – David Rangel, Mexican footballer
• November 19 – Igor Pamić, Croatian footballer
• November 25 – Mark Quamina, English former professional footballer
• November 27 – Hermán Gaviria, Colombian footballer
• November 29 – Tomas Brolin, Swedish footballer
• November 29 – Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch footballer
• December 3 – Jan Ekholm, Swedish footballer
• December 5 – David Villabona, Spanish footballer
• December 6 – Jörg Heinrich, German footballer
• December 28 – Alberto Macías, Mexican footballer
• December 28 – Juan Reynoso, Peruvian footballer

Deaths

• January 8 – Elmar Kaljot, Estonian footballer and coach (68)
• June 30 – Domingo Tejera, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (69)
• July 24 - Wilhelm Trautmann, German footballer (81)
• August 14 – Bruno Chizzo, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (53)
• September 6 – Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian striker, claimed to have scored 1329 goals in 1239 matches. (77)
• October 11 – Enrique Ballestrero, Uruguayan goalkeeper, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (64)
• November 9 - Paul Berth, Danish footballer. (79)

References

1. 1969 in association football at WorldFootball.net
2. "1969 in association football". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
3. Стрикалов Геннадий Владимирович. sportbox.ru (in Russian). Retrieved August 18, 2014.