# 1960 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1960 throughout the world.

## Clubs founded

* NK Maribor

## Events

* Copa Libertadores 1960
** Won by Peñarol after defeating Olimpia Asunción on an aggregate score of 2–1.
* European Cup 1959-60
** Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt, 7–3, in the final at Hampden Park
* Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
** FC Barcelona defeated Birmingham City in the final, 4–1, on aggregate
* 1960 International Soccer League
** Bangu beat Kilmarnock F.C., 2–0, in the final at the Polo Grounds
* April 3 – Humphrey Mijnals becomes the first player from Surinamese descent who makes his debut for the Netherlands national football team when Holland defeats Bulgaria (4–2) in a friendly.

## Winners club national championship

* Argentina: Club Atlético Independiente
* Brazil: Palmeiras
* Egypt: Zamalek
* England: Burnley
* France: Stade de Reims
* Hungary: Újpest FC
* Israel: Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C.
* Italy: Juventus
* Mexico: Chivas Guadalajara
* Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
* Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
* Soviet Union: Torpedo Moscow
* Spain: Barcelona
* Sweden: IFK Norrköping
* Turkey: Beşiktaş

## International tournaments

* UEFA European Football Championship in France (July 6 – 10 1960)
** Soviet Union
** Yugoslavia
** Czechoslovakia
* Olympic Games in Rome, Italy (August 26 – September 10, 1960)
** Yugoslavia
** Denmark
** Hungary
* 1960 British Home Championship (October 3, 1959 – April 15, 1960)
Shared by England, Scotland and Wales

## Births

* January 3 – Washington César Santos, Brazilian international footballer (died 2014)
* January 27 – Ryszard Rybak, Polish footballer
* February 10 – Miguel Bossio, Uruguayan international footballer
* February 27 – Jan van Grinsven, Dutch footballer
* March 27 – Hans Pflügler, German international footballer
* April 4 – Marvin Obando, Costa Rican footballer
* April 11 – Marko Elsner, Slovenian international footballer (died 2020)
* April 14 – Gian Piero Ventrone, Italian coach and athletic trainer (died 2022)
* April 16 – Pierre Littbarski, German international footballer and manager
* April 18 – Zvjezdan Cvetković, Yugoslavian international footballer and Croatian Serb manager (died 2017)
* April 29 – Ron de Groot, Dutch footballer and manager
* June 16 – Cándido Martínez, Spanish footballer
* June 25 – Craig Johnston, Australian footballer
* July 20 – Lauren Gregg, American soccer coach
* August 9 – Viorel Turcu, Romanian international footballer (died 2020)
* August 24 – Jimmy Montanero, Ecuadorian international footballer
* August 28 – Julio César Romero, Paraguayan footballer
* October 30 – Diego Maradona, Argentine international footballer (died 2020)
* November 26 – Rémy Vogel, French international footballer (died 2016)
* November 27 – Martin van Geel, Dutch footballer
* November 30 – Gary Lineker, English international footballer and TV presenter
* December 20 – Piet Keur, Dutch footballer
* December 31 – Steve Bruce, English international

## Deaths
### June

* June 25 - Charlie Buchan (68), English international footballer (born 1891)

### September

* September 15 - Héctor Castro, Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (55, Heart attack)