# 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
* February 21 – Lukas Tudor, Chilean footballer
* March 1 – Vicente Simón, Spanish retired footballer
* March 21
** Ali Daei, Iranian footballer
** Eber Moas, Uruguayan footballer
* April 20 – Diego Herrera, Ecuadorian footballer
* April 21 – Andros Christofi, retired Cypriot footballer
* April 25 – Peter Kobel, retired Swiss footballer
* May 10 – Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer
* May 20 – Gilles Hampartzoumian, retired French footballer
* June 15 – Oliver Kahn, German footballer
* June 17 – Brian Tevreden, Dutch former professional footballer
* June 18 – Wojciech Tomasiewicz, Polish former professional footballer
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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)