The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1969 throughout the world.

Events

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

: Won by Estudiantes de La Plata after defeating

Nacional Nacional, the Portuguese and Spanish word for "national", may refer to: Airlines * Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002 * Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961 Bank * Banco Nacional, a ...

on an aggregate score of 3–0. *May 28 –

A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional Association football, football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 ...

defeats

Ajax Ajax may refer to: Greek mythology and tragedy * Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea * Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris * ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Gree ...

, 4–1, to win their second European Cup. *September 9 – Dutch side

FC Twente Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese ...

makes its

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...

an debut with a defeat (2–0) in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

against

FC Rouen Football Club de Rouen 1899 (; commonly referred to as simply FC Rouen) is a French association football club based in Rouen, Normandy. The club was formed in 1899 and currently plays in Championnat National 2, the fourth level of French foot ...

Winners club national championship

Asia

* : Al-Oruba

Europe

* :

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road ...

* : AS Saint-Étienne * :

Újpest FC Újpest Football Club () is a Hungarian professional football club, based in Újpest, Budapest, that competes in Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Formed in 1885, Újpest reached the first division of the Hungarian League in 1905 and has been relegat ...

* : ACF Fiorentina * : Feyenoord Rotterdam * : Celtic * : Real Madrid * : Galatasaray S.K. * : Bayern Munich

North America

Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...

* / : **

Kansas City Spurs The Kansas City Spurs were an American professional soccer team who played in the North American Soccer League, based in Kansas City, Missouri. They played their home games at Kansas City Municipal Stadium, former home of the Kansas City Chiefs, ...

( NASL)

South America

* **

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires. T ...

– Metropolitano ** Boca Juniors – Nacional * :

Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...

* :

Universidad de Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

* : Club Guaraní

International tournaments

1969 British Home Championship This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

(May 3–10, 1969) ::

Births

* January 4 –

Kees van Wonderen Cornelis "Kees" Hendricus van Wonderen (; born 4 January 1969) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player, who is the current head coach of Eredivisie club Heerenveen. During his playing career, he was mostly utilised as a centre ...

, Dutch footballer and manager * January 10 –

Robert Maaskant Robert Patrick Maaskant (; born 10 January 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer and current manager, who played as a midfielder. Club career Maaskant played for Go Ahead Eagles, Emmen, Motherwell, Zwolle and Excelsior. Managerial ...

, Dutch footballer and manager * January 12 –

Robert Prosinečki Robert Prosinečki (; born 12 January 1969) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Early in his career, he was part of the Red Star Belgrade team that won three Yugoslav First League titles and ...

, Croatian footballer * January 24 – Silvan Inia, Dutch footballer * January 24 – Carlos Soca, Uruguayan footballer * February 21 –

Lukas Tudor Luka Nicola Tudor Bakulic (born Lukas Nicolás Tudor Bakulic; 21 February 1969) is a former Chilean footballer who played as a forward. Career He played for the U-20 side at both the 1987 South American Championship and the 1987 FIFA World Yo ...

, Chilean footballer * March 21 –

Ali Daei Ali Daei ( fa, ; born 21 March 1969) is an Iranian football manager and former player. A striker, he was the captain of the Iranian national team between 2000 and 2006 and played in the German Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld, Bayern Munich ...

, Iranian footballer * March 21 – Eber Moas, Uruguayan footballer * April 20 – Diego Herrera, Ecuadorian footballer * May 10 – Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer * June 15 –

Oliver Kahn Oliver Rolf Kahn (; born 15 June 1969) is a German football executive and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. He started his career in the Karlsruher SC Junior team in 1975. Twelve years later, Kahn made his debut match in t ...

, German footballer * June 25 – Jurgen Streppel, Dutch footballer and manager * June 29 –

Erik Tammer Erik Tammer (born 29 June 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the current co-owner of USL League Two club Dayton Dutch Lions. Playing career Tammer played youth football with VV de Meeuwen, DSO/Ultra ...

, Dutch footballer * August 15 – Carlos Roa, Argentine footballer * September 4 – Silviano Delgado, Mexican footballer * September 9 –

Gert Aandewiel Gert Aandewiel (born 9 September 1969 in Leiden) is a Dutch football manager and former football player. Club career He played professional football for FC Volendam (1996-1997), Sparta Rotterdam (1997-1999) and FC Dordrecht (1999). Manageri ...

, Dutch footballer and manager * September 15 – Energio Díaz, Ecuadorian footballer * September 15 – Roberto Solozábal, Spanish footballer * September 20 –

Richard Witschge Richard Peter Witschge (born 20 September 1969) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a midfielder. He was known for his technique and passing ability. In an 18-year professional career he played mainly for Ajax, but also represented, among ...

, Dutch footballer * October 13 – José Eduardo Pavez, Mexican footballer * October 17 – Gennadi Strikalov, Russian professional football coach and former player * October 23 – Ricardo Cadena, Mexican footballer * October 26 – César Obando, Honduran footballer * October 31 – Ricardo Sanabria, Paraguayan footballer * November 12 – David Rangel, Mexican footballer * November 19 –

Igor Pamić Igor Pamić (born 19 November 1969) is a Croatian former professional footballer and current manager. He made five appearances for the Croatia national team during his playing career. Playing career Club He was born in the village of Žminj ...

, Croatian footballer * November 25 – Mark Quamina, English former professional footballer * November 27 – Hermán Gaviria, Colombian footballer * November 29 –

Tomas Brolin Per Tomas Brolin (born 29 November 1969) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward or as a midfielder. At club level, he had a successful period with A.C. Parma during the early 1990s, winning the 1992 Coppa Italia, ...

, Swedish footballer * November 29 –

Pierre van Hooijdonk Pierre van Hooijdonk (; born 29 November 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. He had spells with clubs across Europe where he was a prolific goal scorer. Van Hooijdonk was capped 46 times for the Dutch nation ...

, Dutch footballer * December 3 – Jan Ekholm, Swedish footballer * December 5 –

David Villabona David Villabona Echalecu (born 5 December 1969) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a central midfielder. During his professional career he played for both Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao, amassing La Liga totals of 221 m ...

, Spanish footballer * December 6 –

Jörg Heinrich Jörg Heinrich (born 6 December 1969) is a German professional football manager and former player. A highly versatile player, he was employed in a variety of positions in defense ( centre-back and left-back) and midfield ( left and defensive ...

, 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 Domingo Tejera (July 22, 1899 in Montevideo- June 30, 1969) was a football player from Uruguay. He was part of the Uruguay team that won the gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, and the 1930 FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay. Tejera played c ...

, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (69) * July 24 - Wilhelm Trautmann, German footballer (81) * August 14 –

Bruno Chizzo Bruno Chizzo (19 April 1916 – 14 August 1969) was an Italian association footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Udine, Chizzo played in the 1930s and 1940s for Triestina, A.C. Milan, Genoa, Anconitana, and Udinese. He pla ...

, Italian midfielder, winner of the

1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, bea ...

. (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)

References

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