1969 in association football explained

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

: Al-Oruba

Europe

North America

Cruz Azul

/ :
- Kansas City Spurs (NASL)

South America

- - Chacarita Juniors – Metropolitano
- Boca Juniors – Nacional
: Palmeiras
: Universidad de Chile
: Club Guaraní

International tournaments

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

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
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
June 18 – Wojciech Tomasiewicz, Polish former professional footballer^[5]
June 25 – Jurgen Streppel, Dutch footballer and manager
June 29 – Erik Tammer, Dutch footballer
July 13 – David Gipp, English former professional footballer
July 24 – Michalis Christofi, retired Cypriot footballer^[6]
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
October 13 – José Eduardo Pavez, Mexican footballer
October 17 – Gennadi Strikalov, Russian professional football coach and former player^[7]
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^[8]
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
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)^[9]

Notes and References

Web site: Simón Foi . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 9 August 2024 . en.
Web site: Andros Christofi . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 9 August 2024 . en.
Web site: Peter Kobel . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 14 August 2024 . en.
Web site: Gilles Hampartzoumian . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 12 August 2024 . en.
Web site: Wojciech Tomasiewicz . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 2 July 2024 . en.
Web site: Michalis Christofi . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 3 July 2024 . en.
Web site: http://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Futbol/Gennadiy-Vladimirovich-Strikalov-Futbol-17101969 . ru:Стрикалов Геннадий Владимирович . sportbox.ru . Russian . August 18, 2014.
Web site: Roy Pagno . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 2 July 2024 . en.
https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/122289-gyula-mandi Gyula MANDI