1990 in association football
The following are the association football events of the year 1990 throughout the world.
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Events
- March 28 – Sweden's Bo Johansson makes his debut as the manager of Iceland, defeating Luxembourg 2–1.
- March 31 – NAC Breda sacks manager Hans Verèl.
- May 16 – Juventus win the two-legged 1990 UEFA Cup Final, beating fellow Italian side Fiorentina 3–1 on aggregate. This was the first European competition final between two Italian clubs.
- May 17 – Manchester United beats Crystal Palace 1–0 in a replay to claim the FA Cup. The only goal is scored by Lee Martin.
- May 23 – Milan beats Benfica 1–0 in the 1990 European Cup Final. The only goal is scored by Frank Rijkaard.
- July 8 – West Germany wins the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Rome, Italy, defeating defending reigning champions Argentina 1–0 in the final.
- September 8 – Franz Beckenbauer is appointed manager at Marseille.
- September 12 – Euro 1992 qualifying: there are great surprises at Landskrona, Sweden, where the Faroe Islands, in their first competitive international match, defeat Austria 1–0. It is the "Waterloo Day" in Austrian football, and national happiness day for Faroes.
- September 12 – East Germany plays its last ever international match, defeating Belgium 2–0 in Brussels.
- September 19 – Dutch team Vitesse Arnhem makes its European debut with a win (1–0) in Northern Ireland against Derry City in the first round of the UEFA Cup. The only goal is scored by striker Huub Loeffen in the 18th minute.
- October 10 – Copa Libertadores 1990 is won by Olimpia Asunción after defeating Barcelona Sporting Club on an aggregate score of 3–1.
- October 17 – Croatia host their first match in the modern period after gaining independence from Yugoslavia, a friendly against United States in Zagreb. Croatia wins 2–1, and the first goal for the Croats in the modern era is scored by Aljoša Asanović.
- November 5 – Manager Howard Kendall is fired by Manchester City and succeeded by Peter Reid.
- December 9 – Milan again wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, this time by defeating Paraguay's Olimpia Asunción (3–0). Frank Rijkaard scores twice for the Italians.
Winners of national championships
Europe
Albania – Dinamo Tirana
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Belgium – Club Brugge
Bulgaria – CSKA Sofia
Cyprus – APOEL
Czechoslovakia – Sparta Prague
Denmark – Brøndby
East Germany – Dynamo Dresden
England – Liverpool
France – Marseille
Greece – Panathinaikos
Hungary – Újpest
Ireland – St Patrick's Athletic
Italy – Napoli
Luxembourg – Avenir Beggen
Malta – Valletta
Netherlands
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Northern Ireland – Portadown
Norway – Rosenborg
Poland – Lech Poznań
Portugal – Porto
Romania – Dinamo București
Scotland For more complete coverage see: 1989–90 in Scottish football.
Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
Spain – Real Madrid
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Switzerland Grasshopper Club Zürich
Turkey – Beşiktaş
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Yugoslavia – Red Star Belgrade
North America
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Canada – Vancouver 86ers (CSL)
Mexico – Puebla
United States – Maryland Bays (APSL)
South America
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International Tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Algeria (March 2 – 16 1990)
- FIFA World Cup in Italy (June 8 – July 8, 1990)
Births
January
- January 1 — Al Naem Mohamed Osman Al Noor, Sudanese footballer
- January 2 —
- Maurício Alves Peruchi, Brazilian footballer (d. 2014)
- Muhammed Shakhbari, Arab-Israeli footballer[1]
- January 3
- Yoichiro Kakitani, Japanese footballer
- Maximilian Karner, Austrian footballer
- January 4
- Iago Falque, Spanish footballer
- Alberto Paloschi, Italian footballer
- January 5 — Leroy Fer, Dutch international footballer
- January 8
- Sascha Bigalke, German footballer
- Hassan Adhuham, Maldivian footballer
- January 15 — Fernando Forestieri, Italian footballer
- January 20 — Tales, Brazilian footballer
- January 21
- Arash Afshin, Iranian international
- Diogo Amado, Portuguese youth international
- Andriy Bohdanov, Ukrainian international
- André Martins, Portuguese international
- January 23
- Şener Özbayraklı, Turkish international
- Martyn Waghorn, English youth international
February
- February 5 — Dalton, Brazilian footballer
- February 9 — Facundo Affranchino, Argentine footballer
- February 12 — Hamilton Chasi, Ecuadorian footballer
- February 13
- Marco Romizi, Italian footballer
- Mamadou Sakho, French footballer
- Kevin Strootman, Dutch footballer
- February 15 — Fidel Martínez, Ecuadorian footballer
- February 18
- David Guzmán, Costa Rican footballer
- Bryan Oviedo, Costa Rican footballer
- February 23 — Terry Hawkridge, English footballer
- February 25 — Rafael Romo, Venezuelan footballer
March
- March 9 — Christian La Torre, Peruvian footballer
- March 19
- Anthony Skorich, Australian soccer player
- Jonathan Urretavizcaya, Uruguayan footballer
- March 21 — Sharif Mukhammad, Afghan football player
- March 27 — Jefferson Pinto, Ecuadorian footballer
April
- April 19
- Héctor Herrera, Mexican footballer
- Damien Le Tallec, French footballer
- Patrick Wiegers, German footballer
- April 27 — Luís Pedro, Dutch-Angolan footballer
May
- May 2 — Daniel Sánchez, Peruvian footballer
- May 19 — Víctor Ibarbo, Colombian footballer
- May 4 —David Hasler, Liechtenstein footballer
- May 24 — Anderson Cueto, Peruvian footballer
- May 24 — Ricardo Chará, Colombian footballer
- May 27 — Jonas Hector, German international footballer
June
- June 1
- Miller Bolaños, Ecuadoran international
- Kennie Chopart, Danish club footballer
- Martin Pembleton, club footballer
- June 21 — François Moubandje, Cameroonian-Swiss footballer
- June 22 — Kyrylo Petrov, Ukrainian football defender
- June 24 — Kelvin Leerdam, Dutch footballer
July
- July 1 — Ángelo Balanta, Colombian footballer
- July 15 — Michael Castro, Ecuadorian footballer
- July 22 — Anaqi Sufi Omar Baki, Bruneian footballer
- July 25 — Carlos Carbonero, Colombian international footballer
August
- August 8 — Abel Hernández, Uruguayan footballer
- August 11 — Lerin Duarte, Dutch footballer
- August 13 — Cristian Nazarith, Colombian footballer
- August 23 — Reimond Manco, Peruvian footballer
September
- September 8 — Néstor Duarte, Peruvian footballer
- September 14 — Douglas Costa, Brazilian footballer
- September 14 — Santiago García, Uruguayan footballer
- September 18 — Mauricio Arroyo, Colombian footballer
- September 19 — Ernesto Salazar, Peruvian footballer
- September 19 — Marco Pérez, Colombian footballer
October
- October 1
- Jan Kirchhoff, German footballer
- Pedro Filipe Mendes, Portuguese footballer
- Albert Prosa, Estonian footballer
- October 17 — Artem Shelestynskyi, Ukrainian professional footballer[2]
- October 27 — Deison Méndez, Ecuadorian footballer
November
- November 9 — James Harper, English club footballer
- November 11 — Georginio Wijnaldum, Dutch footballer
December
- December 2
- Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, Ghanaian footballer
- Jamille Matt, Jamaican footballer
- Gastón Ramírez, Uruguayan footballer
- December 7
- David de Gea, Spanish footballer
- Rafael Uiterloo, Dutch footballer
- December 12 — Pablo Camacho, Venezuelan footballer
- December 27 — Luis Trujillo, Peruvian footballer
- December 28 — Marcos Alonso, Spanish footballer
Deaths
January
- January 15 – David Longhurst, English footballer. (born 1965)
March
- March 20 – Lev Yashin, Soviet international footballer (born 1929)
April
- April 1 – Carlos Peucelle, Argentine midfielder, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and considered one of Argentina's finest wingers in their history. (81)
- April 17 – Angelo Schiavio, Italian striker, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and topscorer of the 1931–32 Serie A . (84)
- April 30 – Mario Pizziolo, Italian midfielder, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (80)
May
- May 1 – Djalma Dias, Brazilian defender, 21 times capped for the Brazil national football team. (50)
July
- July 16 – Miguel Muñoz, Spanish midfielder, Captin of Real Madrid when they were European Champions in 1956 and 1957. (68)
- July 21 – Heitor Canalli, Brazilian midfielder, Brazilian squad member at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (83)
October
- October 25 – Costa Pereira, Portuguese international footballer (born 1929)
- October 30 – Willy Jürissen, German international footballer (born 1912)
November
- November 11 – Attilio Demaría, Argentine/Italian striker, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. Demaria has the distinction of having played in two FIFA World Cup final matches with two different national teams. (81)
December
- December 24 – Rodolfo Orlandini, Argentine midfielder, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (85)
References
- Muhammed Shakhbari player profile at IFA
- Artem Shelestynskyi, 1990 in association football at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
External links
- (in English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- (in Dutch) VoetbalStats
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