1969 in association football

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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

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)

Births

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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
- Carlos Soca, Uruguayan footballer
February 21 – Lukas Tudor, Chilean footballer
March 1 – Vicente Simón, Spanish retired footballer^[1]
March 21
- Ali Daei, Iranian footballer
- Eber Moas, Uruguayan footballer
April 20 – Diego Herrera, Ecuadorian footballer
April 21 – Andros Christofi, retired Cypriot footballer^[2]
April 25 – Peter Kobel, retired Swiss footballer^[3]
May 10 – Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer
May 20 – Gilles Hampartzoumian, retired French footballer^[4]
June 15 – Oliver Kahn, German footballer
June 17 – Brian Tevreden, Dutch former professional footballer^[5]
June 18 – Wojciech Tomasiewicz, Polish former professional footballer^[6]
June 25 – Jurgen Streppel, Dutch footballer and manager
June 29 – Erik Tammer, Dutch footballer
July 13 – David Gipp, English former professional footballer^[7]
July 24 – Michalis Christofi, retired Cypriot footballer^[8]
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
- Roberto Solozábal, Spanish footballer
September 20 – Richard Witschge, Dutch footballer
September 27 – Mark Wrench, English former footballer^[9]
October 13 – José Eduardo Pavez, Mexican footballer
October 17 – Gennadi Strikalov, Russian professional football coach and former player^[10]
October 23 – Ricardo Cadena, Mexican footballer
October 26 – César Obando, Honduran footballer
October 31 – Ricardo Sanabria, Paraguayan footballer
November 5 – Roy Pagno, retired Swiss footballer^[11]
November 12 – David Rangel, Mexican footballer
November 19 – Igor Pamić, Croatian footballer
November 25 – Mark Quamina, English former professional footballer
November 26 – Robert Barnes, English former professional footballer^[12]
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

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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)
November 26 - Gyula Mándi, Hungarian footballer and manager. (70)^[13]

References

^ "Simón Foi". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ "Andros Christofi". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ "Peter Kobel". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
^ "Gilles Hampartzoumian". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
^ 1969 in association football at WorldFootball.net
^ "Wojciech Tomasiewicz". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "David Gipp". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
^ "Michalis Christofi". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
^ "1969 in association football". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
^ Стрикалов Геннадий Владимирович. sportbox.ru (in Russian). Retrieved August 18, 2014.
^ "Roy Pagno". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "1969 in association football". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ Gyula MANDI

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