1968 in association football

none April 2023 July 2020 1968 association football sports The following are the association football (soccer) events of the year 1968 throughout the world. Events Copa Libertadores 1968: Won by Estudiantes de La Plata after defeating Palmeiras on an aggregate score of 2–0. 29 May – European Cup won by Manchester United after defeating Benfica 4–1 in extra time at Wembley Stadium, London. 30 May – The Dutch national team plays its 300th official match in history, drawing 0–0 in a friendly against Scotland. 5 June – Alan Mullery becomes the first England player to be sent off in an international match during a 0–1 defeat to Yugoslavia in the European Nations' Cup semi-finals in Florence, Italy. 19 September – Dutch club ADO makes its European debut by defeating Grazer AK (4–1) in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup, with four goals from Piet Giesen. Winners club national championship Asia : Al-Oruba Europe : Manchester City : AS Saint-Étienne : KR : A.C. Milan : Ajax Amsterdam : Ruch Chorzów : Celtic ESP 1945: Real Madrid : Fenerbahçe : 1. FC Nürnberg North America : Toluca / Atlanta Chiefs (NASL) South America San Lorenzo - Metropolitano Vélez Sársfield - Nacional BRA 1968 Botafogo - Taça Brasil Santos - Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa PAR 1954: Olimpia Asunción International tournaments African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia (12–21 January 1968) COD 1966 Congo-Kinshasa GHA CIV 1968 British Home Championship (21 October 1967 – 28 February 1968) ENG UEFA European Football Championship in Italy (5–10 June 1968) ITA YUG 1945 ENG Olympic Games in Mexico City, Mexico (13–26 October 1968) HUN BUL 1967 JPN 1870 Births April 2023 1 January – Davor Šuker, Croatian international footballer 5 January – Gennaro Monaco, Italian former player, former managerGennaro Monaco https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe437055/gennaro-monaco/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 6 December 2023 en 27 January – Gidix Nasa, Papua New Guinean former footballerGidix Nasa at National-Football-Teams.com 31 January – Dragan Reljić, Croatian former professional footballerDragan Reljic https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe61230/dragan-reljic/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 7 May 2024 en 27 March – René Fluri, retired Swiss footballerRené Fluri https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe94881/rene-fluri/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 2 July 2024 en 31 March – Francesco Moriero, Italian international footballer and manager 1 April – Bulat Esmagambetov, Kazakhstani footballer 16 April – Martin Dahlin, Swedish international footballer 18 April – Adelio Salinas, former Paraguayan footballer 1 May – Oliver Bierhoff, German international footballer 2 May – Pedro Ramos, Ecuadorian football referee 22 May – Gabriel Mendoza, Chilean international footballer 5 June – Percy Olivares, Peruvian footballer 6 June – Edwin Vurens, Dutch footballer 22 June – Fabián Guevara, Chilean footballer 25 June – Dorinel Munteanu, Romanian international footballer 16 July – Jorge Sosa (Jorge Adrián Sosa Reyna), Mexican football manager and former playerJorge Sosa https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe273085/jorge-sosa/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 22 February 2024 en 25 June – Martin Filson, English former professional footballer6367 20 February 2020 26 June – Paolo Maldini, Italian international footballer 6 August – Fulvio Cimino, retired Swiss footballerFulvio Cimino https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe246777/fulvio-cimino/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 2 July 2024 en 14 August Darren Newman, English former professional footballer13309 Darren Newman 19 February 2018 Onésimo Sánchez, Spanish football player and manager 15 August – Ulugbek Ruzimov, Uzbekistani footballer 20 August – Klas Ingesson, Swedish international footballer and manager (died 2014) 22 August – Alejandro Grandi, Uruguayan retired footballerAlejandro Grandi https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe355956/alejandro-grandi/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 16 November 2023 en 11 September – Slaven Bilić, Croatian international football player and manager 14 September – Jorge Gómez, Chilean footballer 15 September – Juan Carlos Garay, Ecuadorian footballer 17 September – Francesc Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (died 2014) 18 September – Carlos Guirland, Paraguayan footballer 23 September – Franco Massimo, English former professional footballer13309 Franco Massimo 19 February 2018 25 September – Gary Blackford, English former professional footballerGary Blackford https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe108562/gary-blackford/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 2 October 2023 27 September – Robert Alleyne, English former professional footballer253 Robert Alleyne 31 August 2018 8 October – Zvonimir Boban, Croatian international footballer 17 October – Héctor Ferri, Ecuadorian footballer 20 October – Jonathan Akpoborie, Nigerian international footballer 24 October – Osmar Donizete Cândido, Brazilian international footballer 27 October – Jamie Slater, Welsh former professional footballer18141 23 August 2019 30 October – Chris Grocock, English lawyer and former professional footballer7877 Chris Grocock 17 September 2017 18 November – Barry Hunter, Northern Irish international and scout 4 December – Gilles Petrucci, retired French footballerGilles Petrucci https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe312734/gilles-petrucci/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 11 August 2024 en 8 December – Igor Luzyakin, Russian professional football coach and former playerIgor Luzyakin https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe671438/igor-luzyakin/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 24 April 2024 en 13 December – Carlos Hasselbaink, Dutch footballer 26 December – Thijs Waterink, Dutch footballer 27 December – Steve Guillod, retired Swiss footballerSteve Guillod https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe243664/steve-guillod/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 2 July 2024 en Deaths August 2022 January 4 January – Armando Castellazzi, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and first man to win the Serie A both as player and as manager. (63) June 17 June – José Nasazzi, Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and by many regarded as Uruguay's greatest ever player. (67) August 30 August - Luitpold Popp, German international footballer (born 1893) November 10 November – Santos Iriarte, Uruguayan forward, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (66) December 21 December – Vittorio Pozzo, Italian manager, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup and the only manager that won the FIFA World Cup twice. (82) 28 December – Fernando Giudicelli, Brazilian midfielder, Brazilian squad member the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (62) References Category:Association football by year