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The following are the association football (soccer) events of the year 1968 throughout the world.

Events

Copa Libertadores 1968: Won by Estudiantes de La Plata after defeating Palmeiras on an aggregate score of 2–0.
29 May – European Cup won by Manchester United after defeating Benfica 4–1 in extra time at Wembley Stadium, London.
30 May – The Dutch national team plays its 300th official match in history, drawing 0–0 in a friendly against Scotland.
5 June – Alan Mullery becomes the first England player to be sent off in an international match during a 0–1 defeat to Yugoslavia in the European Nations' Cup semi-finals in Florence, Italy.
19 September – Dutch club ADO makes its European debut by defeating Grazer AK (4–1) in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup, with four goals from Piet Giesen.

Winners club national championship

Asia

Qatar: Al-Oruba

Europe

North America

Mexico: Toluca
United States / Canada
- Atlanta Chiefs (NASL)

South America

Argentina
- San Lorenzo - Metropolitano
- Vélez Sársfield - Nacional
Brazil
- Botafogo - Taça Brasil
- Santos - Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción

International tournaments

African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia (12–21 January 1968)
1. Congo-Kinshasa
2. Ghana
3. Ivory Coast
1968 British Home Championship (21 October 1967 – 28 February 1968)

UEFA European Football Championship in Italy (5–10 June 1968)
1. Italy
2. Yugoslavia
3. England
Olympic Games in Mexico City, Mexico (13–26 October 1968)
1. Hungary
2. Bulgaria
3. Japan

Births

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1 January – Davor Šuker, Croatian international footballer
5 January – Gennaro Monaco, Italian former player, former manager^[1]
27 January – Gidix Nasa, Papua New Guinean former footballer^[2]
31 January – Dragan Reljić, Croatian former professional footballer^[3]
27 March – René Fluri, retired Swiss footballer^[4]
31 March – Francesco Moriero, Italian international footballer and manager
1 April – Bulat Esmagambetov, Kazakhstani footballer
16 April – Martin Dahlin, Swedish international footballer
18 April – Adelio Salinas, former Paraguayan footballer
1 May – Oliver Bierhoff, German international footballer
2 May – Pedro Ramos, Ecuadorian football referee
22 May – Gabriel Mendoza, Chilean international footballer
5 June – Percy Olivares, Peruvian footballer
6 June – Edwin Vurens, Dutch footballer
22 June – Fabián Guevara, Chilean footballer
25 June – Dorinel Munteanu, Romanian international footballer
16 July – Jorge Sosa (Jorge Adrián Sosa Reyna), Mexican football manager and former player^[5]
25 June – Martin Filson, English former professional footballer^[6]
26 June – Paolo Maldini, Italian international footballer
6 August – Fulvio Cimino, retired Swiss footballer^[7]
14 August
- Darren Newman, English former professional footballer^[8]
- Onésimo Sánchez, Spanish football player and manager
15 August – Ulugbek Ruzimov, Uzbekistani footballer
20 August – Klas Ingesson, Swedish international footballer and manager (died 2014)
22 August – Alejandro Grandi, Uruguayan retired footballer^[9]
11 September – Slaven Bilić, Croatian international football player and manager
14 September – Jorge Gómez, Chilean footballer
15 September – Juan Carlos Garay, Ecuadorian footballer
17 September – Francesc Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (died 2014)
18 September – Carlos Guirland, Paraguayan footballer
23 September – Franco Massimo, English former professional footballer^[10]
25 September – Gary Blackford, English former professional footballer^[11]
27 September – Robert Alleyne, English former professional footballer^[12]
8 October – Zvonimir Boban, Croatian international footballer
17 October – Héctor Ferri, Ecuadorian footballer
20 October – Jonathan Akpoborie, Nigerian international footballer
24 October – Osmar Donizete Cândido, Brazilian international footballer
27 October – Jamie Slater, Welsh former professional footballer^[13]
30 October – Chris Grocock, English lawyer and former professional footballer^[14]
18 November – Barry Hunter, Northern Irish international and scout
4 December – Gilles Petrucci, retired French footballer^[15]
8 December – Igor Luzyakin, Russian professional football coach and former player^[16]
13 December – Carlos Hasselbaink, Dutch footballer
26 December – Thijs Waterink, Dutch footballer
27 December – Steve Guillod, retired Swiss footballer^[17]

Deaths

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January

4 January – Armando Castellazzi, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and first man to win the Serie A both as player and as manager. (63)

June

17 June – José Nasazzi, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and by many regarded as Uruguay's greatest ever player. (67)

August

30 August - Luitpold Popp, German international footballer (born 1893)

November

10 November – Santos Iriarte, Uruguayan forward, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (66)

December

21 December – Vittorio Pozzo, Italian manager, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup and the only manager that won the FIFA World Cup twice. (82)
28 December – Fernando Giudicelli, Brazilian midfielder, Brazilian squad member the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (62)

References

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^ Gidix Nasa at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Dragan Reljic". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^ "René Fluri". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Jorge Sosa". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "1968 in association football". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
^ "Fulvio Cimino". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Darren Newman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
^ "Alejandro Grandi". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^ "Franco Massimo". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
^ "Gary Blackford". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
^ "Robert Alleyne". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
^ "1968 in association football". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
^ "Chris Grocock". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^ "Gilles Petrucci". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
^ "Igor Luzyakin". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
^ "Steve Guillod". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

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