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Overview of the events of 1990 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1990 throughout the world.

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

Asia

AFC Champions League

1990-91

Iran – Esteghlal as Winner

China– Liaoning F.C. as Runners Up

Europe

Albania – Dinamo Tirana
Austria – Swarovski Tirol
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
- Eredivisie – Ajax
- Eerste Divisie – SVV
Northern Ireland – Portadown
Norway – Rosenborg
Poland – Lech Poznań
Portugal – Porto
Romania – Dinamo București
Scotland For more complete coverage see: 1989–90 in Scottish football.
- Scottish Premier Division – Rangers
- Scottish Division One – St. Johnstone
- Scottish Division Two – Brechin City
- Scottish Cup – Aberdeen
- Scottish League Cup – Aberdeen
Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
Spain – Real Madrid
Sweden – IFK Göteborg
Switzerland Grasshopper Club Zürich
Turkey – Beşiktaş
West Germany – Bayern Munich
Yugoslavia – Red Star Belgrade

North America

South America

International Tournaments

African Cup of Nations in Algeria (March 2 – 16 1990)
1. Algeria
2. Nigeria
3. Zambia
North American Nations Cup (May 6 – 13 1990)
1. Canada
2. Mexico
3. United States B
FIFA World Cup in Italy (June 8 – July 8, 1990)

Births

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January

January 1
- Gvantsa Dolidze, Georgian footballer
- Al Naem Mohamed Osman Al Noor, Sudanese footballer
January 2
- Maurício Alves Peruchi, Brazilian footballer (d. 2014)
- Muhammed Shakhbari, Arab-Israeli footballer
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
- Hassan Adhuham, Maldivian footballer
- Sascha Bigalke, German footballer
- Thomas Kral, Austrian footballer
January 11
- Dadie Mayila, Congolese professional footballer
- Raynaldo Sturrup, Bahamian international footballer
January 12 — Jhoan Viafara, Colombian footballer
January 15 — Fernando Forestieri, Italian footballer
January 20
- Tom Christian Merkens, German footballer
- Tales, it (Tales Tlaija de Souza), Brazilian footballer
January 21
- Arash Afshin, Iranian international
- Diogo Amado, Portuguese youth international
- Andriy Bohdanov, Ukrainian international
- André Martins, Portuguese international
January 22 — Rafael Goiano, Brazilian footballer
January 23
- Şener Özbayraklı, Turkish international
- Martyn Waghorn, English youth international
January 26 — Mohammadreza Zeynalkheiri, Iranian footballer
January 29 — Roberto (Roberto Gomes Júnior), Brazilian footballer

February

February 3 — Diego Maia, Brazilian footballer
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
- Narmina Mammadova, Azerbaijani former footballer
- Fidel Martínez, Ecuadorian footballer
February 17 — Łukasz Kominiak, Polish former 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 4 — Fábio Monteiro, Portuguese footballer
March 6 — Tryfonas Kroustalelis, Greek footballer
March 7 — Nihal Chandran, Indian footballer
March 15 — Jaroslav Kasprisin, Slovak retired footballer
March 9
- Christian La Torre, Peruvian footballer
- Jonathan Sykes, Bahamian international footballer
March 19
- Anthony Skorich, Australian soccer player
- Jonathan Urretavizcaya, Uruguayan footballer
March 21 — Sharif Mukhammad, Afghan football player
March 23 — Diamond Thopola, South African soccer player
March 27 — Jefferson Pinto, Ecuadorian footballer
March 28 — Pablo Sánchez, Mexican professional footballer
March 30
- Diogo Freire, Portuguese footballer
- Juremy Reker, Dutch footballer

April

April 3 — Jovana Zlatičanin, Montenegrin footballer
April 14 — Ervin Hallunaj, former Albanian footballer
April 15 — Philipp Albert, German footballer
April 17 — Luka Radulovic, Austrian footballer
April 18 — Felipe Argel, Chilean footballer
April 19
- Héctor Herrera, Mexican footballer
- Damien Le Tallec, French footballer
- Patrick Wiegers, German footballer
April 23 — Amando Aust, German professional footballer
April 26 — Roberto Cunha, Brazilian professional footballer
April 27 — Luís Pedro, Dutch-Angolan footballer

May

May 2 — Daniel Sánchez, Peruvian footballer
May 4 —David Hasler, Liechtenstein footballer
May 10 — Mehdi Reza, Qatari footballer
May 11 — Denis Osadchenko, Ukrainian-German retired footballer
May 19 — Víctor Ibarbo, Colombian footballer
May 20 — Philipp Stiller, German footballer
May 21 — Sebastian Kosiorowski, Polish professional footballer
May 22 — David Camps, French footballer
May 23 — Rafa, Brazilian footballer
May 24
- Ricardo Chará, Colombian footballer
- Anderson Cueto, Peruvian footballer
May 27 — Jonas Hector, German international footballer
May 29 — Eric Schaaf, German footballer

June

June 1
- Miller Bolaños, Ecuadoran international
- Kennie Chopart, Danish club footballer
- Martin Pembleton, club footballer
June 5 — Jugeshor Singh, Indian footballer
June 15 — Lucas Klysman, Brazilian footballer
June 21 — François Moubandje, Cameroonian-Swiss footballer
June 22 — Kyrylo Petrov, Ukrainian football defender
June 23 — René Felix, Austrian footballer
June 24 — Kelvin Leerdam, Dutch footballer

July

July 1 — Ángelo Balanta, Colombian footballer
July 15
- Michael Castro, Ecuadorian footballer
- Marcel Wehr, German footballer
July 17 — Lenin Porozo, Ecuadorian footballer
July 22 — Anaqi Sufi Omar Baki, Bruneian footballer
July 25 — Carlos Carbonero, Colombian international footballer
July 31 — Tobias Wiesner, German footballer

August

August 2 — Tony Mamodaly, German former professional footballer
August 6 — Suzana Vujošević, Serbian–Montenegrin footballer
August 8 — Abel Hernández, Uruguayan footballer
August 11 — Lerin Duarte, Dutch footballer
August 13 — Cristian Nazarith, Colombian footballer
August 21 — Francisco Ubiera, Dominican international footballer
August 23
- Reimond Manco, Peruvian footballer
- Exaucé Mayombo, German–Congolese retired footballer
August 27 — Anton Dahlström, Swedish footballer
August 31 — Catherine Hyndman, Northern Irish footballer and football coach

September

September 6 — Harald Bonimeier, German footballer
September 8 — Néstor Duarte, Peruvian footballer
September 12 — Fransiskus Mumpo, Indonesian former footballer
September 13 — Szymon Salski, Polish footballer
September 14
- Douglas Costa, Brazilian footballer
- Santiago García, Uruguayan footballer
- Ana Viegas, Portuguese footballer
September 15 — Tamta Malidze, Georgian footballer
September 18 — Mauricio Arroyo, Colombian footballer
September 19
- Marco Pérez, Colombian footballer
- Ernesto Salazar, Peruvian footballer

October

October 1
- Jan Kirchhoff, German footballer
- Pedro Filipe Mendes, Portuguese footballer
- Albert Prosa, Estonian footballer
October 11 — Sergei Luzhkov, Russian former professional footballer
October 17
- Aldair Basto, Mexican professional footballer
- Artem Shelestynskyi, Ukrainian professional footballer
October 20 — Thomas Helly, Austrian footballer
October 22 — Dan Gogoșoiu, Romanian footballer
October 27 — Deison Méndez, Ecuadorian footballer
October 28 — Krystal Parker, English footballer

November

November 9 — James Harper, English club footballer
November 11
- Lucas Poli, Brazilian footballer
- Georginio Wijnaldum, Dutch footballer
November 13 — Žan Cankar, Slovenian footballer
November 20 — Santos Navarro, Bolivian 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 16 — Manas Das, Indian footballer
December 27 — Luis Trujillo, Peruvian footballer
December 28 — Marcos Alonso, Spanish footballer

Deaths

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