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
  • Carlos Soca, Uruguayan footballer
• February 2 – Helmut Lorenz, retired Austrian footballer ^[1]
• February 21 – Lukas Tudor, Chilean footballer
• March 1 – Vicente Simón, Spanish retired footballer ^[2]
• March 21
  • Ali Daei, Iranian footballer
  • Eber Moas, Uruguayan footballer
• April 20 – Diego Herrera, Ecuadorian footballer
• April 21 – Andros Christofi, retired Cypriot footballer ^[3]
• April 25 – Peter Kobel, retired Swiss footballer ^[4]
• May 10 – Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer
• May 20 – Gilles Hampartzoumian, retired French footballer ^[5]
• June 15 – Oliver Kahn, German footballer
• June 17 – Brian Tevreden, Dutch former professional footballer ^[6]
• June 18 – Wojciech Tomasiewicz, Polish former professional footballer ^[7]
• June 25 – Jurgen Streppel, Dutch footballer and manager
• June 29 – Erik Tammer, Dutch footballer
• July 13 – David Gipp, English former professional footballer ^[8]
• July 24 – Michalis Christofi, retired Cypriot footballer ^[9]
• 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 ^[10]
• October 13 – José Eduardo Pavez, Mexican footballer
• October 17 – Gennadi Strikalov, Russian professional football coach and former player ^[11]
• 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 ^[12]
• 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 ^[13]
• 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)
• November 26 - Gyula Mándi, Hungarian footballer and manager. (70) ^[14]

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