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=

{{QAT}}: Al-Oruba

=Europe=

{{ENG}}: Leeds United
{{FRA}}: AS Saint-Étienne
{{HUN}}: Újpest FC
{{ITA}}: ACF Fiorentina
{{NED}}: Feyenoord Rotterdam
{{SCO}}: Celtic
{{ESP}}: Real Madrid
{{TUR}}: Galatasaray S.K.
{{FRG}}: Bayern Munich

=North America=

{{MEX}}: Cruz Azul
{{USA}} / {{CAN}}:
Kansas City Spurs (NASL)

=South America=

{{ARG}}
Chacarita Juniors – Metropolitano
Boca Juniors – Nacional
{{BRA}}: Palmeiras
{{CHI}}: Universidad de Chile
{{PAR}}: Club Guaraní

International tournaments

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

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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{{WorldFootball.net|helmut-lorenz}}
February 21 – Lukas Tudor, Chilean footballer
March 1 – Vicente Simón, Spanish retired footballer{{cite web |title=Simón Foi |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/simon-foi/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=9 August 2024 |language=en}}
March 21
Ali Daei, Iranian footballer
Eber Moas, Uruguayan footballer
April 20 – Diego Herrera, Ecuadorian footballer
April 21 – Andros Christofi, retired Cypriot footballer{{cite web |title=Andros Christofi |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/andros-christofi/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=9 August 2024 |language=en}}
April 25 – Peter Kobel, retired Swiss footballer{{cite web |title=Peter Kobel |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/peter-kobel/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=14 August 2024 |language=en}}
May 10 – Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer
May 20 – Gilles Hampartzoumian, retired French footballer{{cite web |title=Gilles Hampartzoumian |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/gilles-hampartzoumian/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=12 August 2024 |language=en}}
June 15 – Oliver Kahn, German footballer
June 17 – Brian Tevreden, Dutch former professional footballer{{Worldfootball.net|brian-tevreden_2}}
June 18 – Wojciech Tomasiewicz, Polish former professional footballer{{cite web |title=Wojciech Tomasiewicz |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/wojciech-tomasiewicz/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=2 July 2024 |language=en}}
June 25 – Jurgen Streppel, Dutch footballer and manager
June 29 – Erik Tammer, Dutch footballer
July 13 – David Gipp, English former professional footballer{{Hugman|7311|David Gipp|accessdate=19 February 2018}}
July 24 – Michalis Christofi, retired Cypriot footballer{{cite web |title=Michalis Christofi |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/michalis-christofi/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=3 July 2024 |language=en}}
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{{Hugman|21721|accessdate=14 June 2018}}
October 13 – José Eduardo Pavez, Mexican footballer
October 17 – Gennadi Strikalov, Russian professional football coach and former player{{cite web |url=http://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Futbol/Gennadiy-Vladimirovich-Strikalov-Futbol-17101969 |script-title=ru:Стрикалов Геннадий Владимирович |website=sportbox.ru |language=Russian |accessdate=August 18, 2014}}
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{{cite web |title=Roy Pagno |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/roy-pagno/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=2 July 2024 |language=en}}
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{{Hugman|992|accessdate=29 May 2019}}
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)[https://www.mtkbudapest.hu/hu/hirek/multidezes/ezen-a-napon-szuletett-mandi-gyula-mandula-az-aranycsapat-allami-edzoje Ezen a napon született Mándi Gyula, "Mandula", az Aranycsapat "állami edzője"]

References

Category:Association football by year