Joaquín Botero Vaca is a Bolivian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. As of the 2024–25 season, it is ranked the sixth-best league in Europe by UEFA.
The Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, also known as Taça de Prata, or nicknamed Robertão, was an association football competition contested in Brazil between 1967 and 1970 among soccer teams from São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais and Paraná states. It was an important soccer tournament, being considered a predecessor to the Brazilian Championship induced in 1971. Thus in 2010 the Brazilian Football Confederation decided to consider the winners of the Robertão as Brazilian champions. The 1st edition of the tournament was organized by Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and Federação Paulista de Futebol.
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1959 throughout the world.
Roberto José Aballay was an Argentine football player who played as a striker.
Rubén Fernando da Silva Echeverrito is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a striker. He played for a number of clubs in Uruguay, Argentina, Spain, Italy and Mexico.
Hernán Rodrigo López Mora, also known as Rodrigo López, is an Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward.
The Metropolitano championship was an Argentine football tournament which existed between 1967 and 1984. The Metropolitano formed one half of the Primera División, taking place in the first half of the year, while the Nacional championship took place in the 2nd half of the year. This arrangement lasted until 1982 when they were reversed. The Metropolitano and Nacional were abandoned to make way for European style seasons beginning in 1985–1986.
Jorge Alberto Comas Romero is an Argentine former footballer who played as a striker, and is an Olympian, having taken part at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He played for football clubs in Argentina and Mexico and also played for the Argentina national football team.
Víctor Hugo Antelo Bárba is a Bolivian football manager and former player who played as a striker.
Horacio Raúl "Pepa" Baldessari is a former Argentine football striker who played professionally in Argentina, Bolivia and Peru during the late 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. He also managed some clubs after his retirement, but currently works as a football analyst.
Juan Eduardo "El Magico" Samudio Serna is a former Paraguayan footballer.
The following article contains a year-by-year list and statistics of football topscorers in the Primera División de Paraguay.
Hugo Enrique Kiese Wisner is a former football midfielder that could also play as a striker, from Paraguay.
Félix Ricardo Torres Rodríguez is a former football striker and coach from Paraguay.
Manuel António Leitão da Silva, known as Manuel António, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a striker.
Bernardo Hernández Villaseñor is a Mexican former professional footballer who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Josh Hogg
Julio Lacaud
Percy Clifford
Bernardo Rodríguez
Horacio "Moco" Ortíz
Kurt Friederich
Julio Lores
Hilario "Moco" López
Miguel Gual
Martí Ventolrà 
Rafael "Tico" Meza
