1991 in association football

none August 2022 January 2021 1991 association football sports The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1991 throughout the world. yes center 3 Events UEFA Champions League 1991: Red Star Belgrade wins 5–3 on penalties over Olympique de Marseille after 0–0 draw. FIFA Women's World Cup – United States wins 2–1 over Norway For the first time since the Heysel Stadium disaster of 1985, English clubs are allowed to participate in competitions sponsored by UEFA, for the 1991–1992 season. 6 March – Feyenoord Rotterdam's coaching staff, led by Gunder Bengtsson and Pim Verbeek, is fired and replaced by former player Wim Jansen. 29 March – Diego Maradona is banned for fifteen months in the Italian Serie A after failing a drug test on cocaine. 18 May – Tottenham Hotspur wins 2–1 (after extra-time) over Nottingham Forest to claim the FA Cup. 2 June – Feyenoord Rotterdam claims the KNVB Cup by defeating FC Den Bosch in its own stadium, De Kuip. The only goal is scored by Rob Witschge in the 8th minute. The last seven minutes of the second half are cancelled due to hooligans invading the pitch. 5 June – Copa Libertadores is won by Colo-Colo after defeating Olimpia Asunción on an aggregate score of 3–0. 19 June – Slovenia plays its first ever international match, losing 1–0 to neighbouring Croatia in Murska Sobota. 25 September – Asgeir Eliasson makes his debut as the manager of Iceland with a 2–0 win over Spain. 4 December – Peter Bosz makes his debut for the Netherlands national football team, replacing striker Wim Kieft after 85 minutes in the game against Greece. 8 December – Red Star Belgrade wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Chile's Colo-Colo 3–0. Vladimir Jugović scores twice for the Yugoslavs. Winner club national championships Asia Qatar – Al-Arabi Europe England – Arsenal France – Olympique de Marseille – 1. FC Kaiserslautern Italy – Sampdoria Netherlands – PSV Eindhoven Portugal – S.L. Benfica – Rangers – CSKA Moscow Spain – Barcelona – Beşiktaş North American – Vancouver 86ers (CSL) – UNAM – San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (APSL) South America 1990/1991 – Newell's Old Boys Apertura 1991 – River Plate – Bolívar BRA 1968 – São Paulo PAR 1990 – Sol de América International tournaments Baltic Cup in Klaipėda, Lithuania LTU LAT EST CONCACAF Gold Cup in Los Angeles and Pasadena, United States USA HON 1949 MEX Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba USA MEX CUB FIFA U-17 World Championship in Italy GHA ESP ARG Copa América in Chile ARG BRA 1968 CHI UNCAF Nations Cup in San José, Costa Rica CRC HON 1949 GUA FIFA Women's World Cup in China USA NOR SWE Births October 2022 January 1 January: Michael Lucky Kelechuckwu, Nigerian footballer Stéphane Okou, Ivorian footballer https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe274747/stephane-okou/ Stephane Okou worldfootball.net 29 January 2013 2 January Luis Pedro Cavanda, Belgian footballer Sergei Petrov, Russian football player Davide Santon, Italian footballer 5 January: Denis Alibec, Romanian footballer Soner Aydoğdu, Turkish footballer Juan Falchi, Uruguayan footballerJuan Falchi https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe532997/juan-falchi/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 2 July 2024 en Rahel Kiwic, Swiss footballer Dani Pacheco, Spanish footballer 7 January: Eden Hazard, Belgian football player Adaon Kalalla, Belgian footballerAdaon Kalala https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe161959/adaon-kalala/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 14 December 2023 en Alen Stevanović, Swiss-Serbian footballer 8 January: Jorge Enríquez, Mexican international Emiliano Tabone, Argentinian footballer 9 January: Nicola Hatefi, Belgian-Iranian footballerNicola Hatefi https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe224707/nicola-hatefi/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 6 February 2024 en 13 January: Juan Mbo Ondo, Equatoguinean footballerHelguera https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe420890/helguera/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 5 June 2024 en 17 January: Santiago Fernández, Uruguayan footballerSantiago Fernández https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe605173/santiago-fernandez/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 15 August 2024 en 20 January: Rouven Meschede, German former professional footballerhttps://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe223034/rouven-meschede/ Rouven Meschede worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL 13 December 2018 21 January: Mohammad Ghadir, Arab-Israeli footballer Alfredo Ortuño, Spanish footballer Luis Alfonso Rodríguez, Mexican international 24 January: Ali Kireş, Turkish footballer 26 January: Milad Fayyazbakhsh, Iranian footballerMilad Fayyazbakhsh https://fbref.com/en/players/c93c01a9/Milad-Fayyazbakhsh fbref.com Sports Reference LLC 25 September 2023 February 3 February: Peter Pawlett, English footballer 8 February: Nicholas Killas, South African footballerNicholas Killas https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe267341/nicholas-killas/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 4 October 2023 en Aristidis Soiledis, Greek footballer Roberto Soriano, Italian footballer 12 February: Damian Skołorzyński, Polish footballerDamian Skołorzyński https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe251212/damian-skolorzynski/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 14 May 2024 en 14 February: Daniela Mona Lambin, Estonian footballerDaniela Mona Lambin https://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/player/16843 2023-04-07 Estonian Football Association Chris Rowney, English club footballer 16 February: Sergio Canales, Spanish footballer 20 February: Giovanni Kyeremateng, Italian footballer Antonio Pedroza, English-Mexican footballer Christopher Tvrdy, Austrian footballer 22 February: Hayri Sevimli, German former professional footballerHayri Sevimli https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe231140/hayri-sevimli/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 15 June 2024 en 25 February: Marco Muraccini, former San Marino international footballerMarco Muraccini https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe262172/marco-muraccini/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 4 October 2023 en March 5 March Ramiro Funes Mori, Argentine footballer Rogelio Funes Mori, Argentine footballer 7 March: Ivan Bobylev, former Russian professional footballerIvan Bobylev https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe828896/ivan-bobylev/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 24 November 2023 en 14 March: Mladen Ličina, Serbian footballerMladen Ličina https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe251545/mladen-licina/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 18 October 2023 en 20 March: Nkanyiso Madonsela, South African soccer playerNkanyiso Madonsela https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe305053/nkanyiso-madonsela/ 24 September 2021 worldfootball.net 23 March: Jorge Iván Bocanegra, Colombian footballer 27 March: Jesse-Juho Kuusisto, Finnish footballer 29 March: Zakaria Amrani, Dutch footballerZakaria Amrani https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe230992/zakaria-amrani/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 27 February 2024 en April 10 April: Michael La Rosa, Belgian former professional footballerMichael La Rosa https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe227020/michael-la-rosa/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 5 February 2024 en 11 April: Niall Canavan, English-born Irish footballer 12 April: Deivison (Deivison William Borges), Brazilian footballerDeivison https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe559183/deivison/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 7 February 2024 en 20 April: Dariusz Góral, Polish former professional footballerDariusz Góral https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe165997/dariusz-goral/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 3 October 2023 Ondřej Kraják, Czech footballer 21 April: Hussein El Husseiny, Egyptian professional footballerHussein El Husseiny https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe512132/hussein-el-husseiny/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 15 June 2024 en 30 April: Iakob Apkhazava, Georgian professional footballerIakob Apkhazava https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe167722/iakob-apkhazava/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 18 June 2024 en May 1 May Abdisalam Ibrahim, Norwegian footballer Bartosz Salamon, Polish footballer 11 May: Milton Raphael, Brazilian professional footballerhttps://us.soccerway.com/matches/2011/04/23/brazil/carioca-1/botafogo-de-futebol-e-regatas/boavista-sporte-clube/1104927/ Botafogo vs. Boavista - 23 April 2011 - Soccerway us.soccerway.com 14 May: Niklas Hörber, German former professional footballerhttps://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe129134/niklas-hoerber/ Niklas Hörber worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL 28 September 2018 Ahmed Saif, Emirati footballerAhmed Saif https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe145903/ahmed-saif/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 21 August 2024 en 17 May: Aybars Garhan, Turkish footballerAtilla Aybars https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe209762/atilla-aybars/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 4 October 2023 en 20 May: Brandon Saldaña, American-born footballerBrandon Saldana https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe266800/brandon-saldana/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 3 October 2023 25 May: Yasin Öztop, Turkish footballerYasin Öztop https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe163988/yasin-oeztop/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 2 February 2024 en 27 May: Filip Starzyński, Polish international footballer 30 May: Markus Gröger, German former footballermarkus-groeger June 2 June: Sèrge Brou, Ivorian footballerSerge https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe439904/serge/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 10 August 2024 en 3 June: Łukasz Teodorczyk, Polish international Kenechuhwu Uchenwa, Nigerian footballerKenechukwu Uchenwa https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe299955/kenechukwu-uchenwa/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 30 May 2024 en 5 June: Facundo Cabrera, Uruguayan footballerFacundo Cabrera https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe509142/facundo-cabrera/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 18 June 2024 en 10 June: George Sofroni, Romanian footballerGeorge Sofroni https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe159471/george-sofroni/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 1 July 2024 en 13 June: Irvin Museng, Indonesian former footballerhttp://ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/klub/PERSIBA-BALIKPAPAN-41/detail-pemain/?id=3595 Irvin Museng liga-indonesia.co.id 13 November 2013 19 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160419130240/http://ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/klub/PERSIBA-BALIKPAPAN-41/detail-pemain/?id=3595 dead 16 June: Héctor Pérez (Héctor Eduardo Pérez Cuevas), Venezuelan footballerHéctor Pérez Cuevas https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe227533/hector-perez-cuevas/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 5 June 2024 en 21 June: Gaël Kakuta, Congolese professional footballer César Taján, Colombian club footballer 23 June: Fakhreddine Ben Youssef, Tunisian international striker 25 June: Luca Flavio Artaria, Italian professional footballerL. ARTARIA https://us.soccerway.com/players/luca-flavio-artaria/206695/ us.soccerway.com Perform Media Services Limited 25 September 2023 28 June: Kevin De Bruyne, Belgian international July 1 July: Gunel Mutallimova, Azerbaijani footballerGunel Mutallimova https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe1033361/gunel-mutallimova/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 13 August 2024 en Lucas Vázquez, Spanish footballer 7 July: Jennie Wecksell, Swedish footballerJennie Wecksell https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe372269/jennie-wecksell/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 9 April 2024 en 10 July: Antonio Franco, Paraguayan footballerAntonio Franco https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe346414/antonio-franco/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 15 February 2024 en 13 July: Khairu Azrin Khazali, Malaysian footballer 15 July: Dale Lee, Montserratian international footballerDale Lee https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe266238/dale-lee/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 23 November 2023 en 16 July: Andros Townsend, English internationalhttps://www.11v11.com/players/andros-townsend-229805/ Andros Townsend 11v11.com AFS Enterprises 3 April 2020 20 July: Cristian Pulido, Colombian footballerCristian Pulido https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe296222/cristian-pulido/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 4 June 2024 en 21 July: Tuan Muhamad Faim, Malaysian footballer 23 July: Dedi Kusnandar, Indonesian footballer 24 July: Riku Matsuda, Japanese club footballer August 3 August: Malin Ahlberg, Swedish footballerMalin Ahlberg https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe732481/malin-ahlberg/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 24 November 2023 en 6 August: Michel Ternest, Belgian footballerMichel Ternest https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe17087/michel-ternest/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 16 September 2024 en 10 August: Mohamed Aleem, Sri Lankan international footballerAleem Lathiff https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe365311/aleem-lathiff/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 29 January 2024 en 12 August: Erik Fabbri, Italian footballer 13 August: Juan Carlos Lueiza, Chilean footballerJuan Lueiza https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe216495/juan-lueiza/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 5 February 2024 en 15 August: Filip Mladenović, Serbian football player 19 August: Maxime Rousseau, French footballer https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe235443/maxime-rousseau/ Maxime Rousseau worldfootball.net 21 July 2012 20 August: Arseny Logashov, Russian international Luke O'Neill, English youth international Mario Tičinović, Croatian youth international 24 August: Filip Kinček, Slovak footballerFilip Kinček https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe299116/filip-kincek/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 15 June 2024 en 25 August: Gershon Koffie, Ghanaian youth international September 4 September: Toshiro Yatsuzuka, retired Japanese footballerToshiro Yatsuzuka https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe357937/toshiro-yatsuzuka/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 10 June 2024 en 7 September: Matteo Lignani, Italian professional footballerMatteo Lignani https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe221403/matteo-lignani/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 6 December 2023 en 27 April 2016 11 September: Jordan Ayew, French-born Ghanaian footballerJordan Ayew October 10 October: Manuel Giandonato, Italian footballer Xherdan Shaqiri, Swiss footballer 11 October: Iván Jiménez, Spanish footballerIván Jiménez https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe280020/ivan-jimenez/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 14 June 2024 en 24 October: Torstein Andersen Aase, Norwegian striker 25 October: Manuel Schönhuber, German goalkeeper November 5 November: Stefan Ninčić, Serbian footballerStefan Ninčić https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe279036/stefan-nincic/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 4 October 2023 9 November: João Filipe Poceiro, Swiss footballerFilipe Poceiro https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe151159/filipe-poceiro/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 4 October 2023 en 14 November: Jucélio, São Toméan footballerJucélio Jorgino https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe473860/jucelio-jorgino/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 3 July 2024 en 25 November: Luca Tremolada, Italian youth international December 5 December: Breno Matosinhos, Brazilian professional footballerBreno Matosinhos https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe285300/breno-matosinhos/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 4 October 2023 en 6 December: Arnold Mampori, Botswana footballerArnold Mampori https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe449749/arnold-mampori/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 22 September 2023 7 December: Jermaine van Pijkeren, Dutch footballerJermaine van Pijkeren https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe258262/jermaine-van-pijkeren/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 4 October 2023 en 15 December: Sandra Lindkvist, Swedish footballerSandra Lindkvist https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe483469/sandra-lindkvist/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 15 August 2024 en Deaths August 2022 February 24 February Georges Capdeville (91), French football referee Héctor Rial (62), Spanish footballer March 9 March – Ely do Amparo, Brazilian defender, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (69) May 31 May – Rubens Josué da Costa, Brazilian forward, Brazilian squad member at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (62) July 27 July – Gino Colaussi, Italian striker, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals in the final. (77) August 9 August – Schubert Gambetta, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (71) 30 August – Adão Nunes Dornelles, Brazilian striker, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (68) October 11 October – Pietro Ferraris, Italian striker, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (79) November 15 November – Sylvio Hoffmann, Brazilian midfielder, Brazilian squad member at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (83) References External links en Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation nl VoetbalStats Category:Association football by year