1989 in association football

This is a list of the football (soccer) events of the year 1989 throughout the world.

Events

• March 3 – Portugal wins its first FIFA World Youth Championship
• April 15 – Hillsborough disaster, that occurred at Hillsborough, before the FA Cup Semi-Final between Liverpool & Nottingham Forest.
• May 20 – Liverpool wins the FA Cup, beating Everton 3–2 AET, thanks to two goals from Ian Rush.
• May 24 – A.C. Milan defeats Steaua București, 4–0, to win their third European Cup final.
• May 26 – Arsenal beat Liverpool F.C. 2–0 at Anfield to dramatically win the English Football League First Division, thanks to an injury time goal from Michael Thomas.
• May 31 – Copa Libertadores is won by Atlético Nacional after defeating Olimpia Asunción 5–4 on penalties after a final aggregate score of 2–2.
• June 24 – In the final of the FIFA U-16 World Championship, Saudi Arabia became surprising winners during the penalty shoot-out to Scotland in Glasgow.
• December 17 – Italy's Milan wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Colombia's Atlético Nacional in extra-time 1–0. The only goal is scored by Alberigo Evani.

Winners club national championships

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

Oceania

South America

International Tournaments

• Copa América in Brazil (July 1–16, 1989)
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Births

January

• January 3: Gerardo Mendoza, Venezuelan footballer (d. 2019)
• January 6: Jasmin Pllana, Austrian club footballer
• January 7:
• Emiliano Insúa (Argentinian defender)
• Miles Addison (English defender)
• Khairul Fahmi Che Mat, Malaysian footballer
• January 10: Yance Youwei, Indonesian former footballer
• January 14:
• Adam Clayton (English youth international)
• Mattia Marchi (Italian club footballer)
• Liu Xiaodong (Chinese footballer)
• January 20:
• Jens Bodemer, German former footballer
• Dwayne Forbes, Bahamian international soccer player
• Nikola Ivanović, Serbian footballer
• Washington Santana da Silva, Brazilian club footballer
• January 25: Edgar Urquizo, Mexican football manager and former player
• January 29: Dirceu (Brazilian footballer)
• January 30: Tomás Mejías (Spanish youth international)

February

• February 1: Oleksandr Protsyuk (Ukrainian footballer)
• February 4: Toni Huuhka (Finnish former footballer and current coach)
• February 14: Jocenir "Jocenir Alves da Silva" (Brazilian footballer)
• February 21: Luca Borrelli (Italian professional footballer)
• February 28: Sofian Akouili (Dutch-Morocco professional footballer)

March

• March 1: Carlos Vela (Mexican forward)
• March 13: Marko Marin (German international midfielder)
• March 15: Ondřej Mazuch (Czech defender)
• March 16: Theo Walcott (English international forward)
• March 17: Surafiel Tesfamicael (Eritrean footballer)
• March 19: Jonathan Reguero, Spanish footballer
• March 29: Arnold Peralta Honduran international footballer (died 2015)
• March 31
• Pablo Piatti (Argentinian forward)

April

• April 3: Eder Peti, Albanian footballer
• April 8: Éric Batinga, Cameroonian footballer
• April 13: Dario Dussin, Swiss professional footballer
• April 22: Jasper Cillessen, Dutch international goalkeeper

May

• May 6: Chukwuma Akabueze (Nigerian midfielder)
• May 11: Giovani dos Santos (Mexican forward)
• May 30: Giannis Litsis, (Greek professional footballer)
• May 31:
• Bas Dost (Dutch footballer)
• Marco Reus (German footballer)

June

• June 2: Freddy Adu (American forward)
• June 8: Joseph Steward Leopold (Mauritian footballer)
• June 18: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabonese striker)
• June 19: Abdelaziz Barrada (Moroccan midfielder) (d. 2024)
• June 20: Javier Pastore (Argentine footballer)
• June 25: Jack Cork (English footballer)

July

• July 3: Matías Banco (Argentine midfield footballer)
• July 9: Ángel Conde (Mexican professional footballer)
• July 16: Gareth Bale (Welsh international forward)
• July 23: Sigrun Kristiansen (Faroese footballer)

August

• August 3: Nick Viergever (Dutch defender)
• August 9: Igor Kuljanac (Slovenian footballer)
• August 10: Ben Sahar (Israeli forward)
• August 12: Vladimir Castellón (Bolivian forward)
• August 17: David Abdul (Dutch Antillean forward)
• August 29: Levy Mokgothu (retired South African professional footballer)

September

• September 1:
• Henrika Gustytė, Lithuanian former footballer
• Jefferson Montero, Ecuadorian international
• Daniel Sturridge (English forward)
• September 2: Alexandre Pato (Brazilian forward)
• September 10: Victory Yendra (Indonesian former footballer)
• September 11: Steven Ehricks, American retired footballer
• September 13:
• Paul Camps (German footballer)
• Sebastián Regueiro (Uruguayan footballer)
• September 21: Ben Mee (English defender)
• September 25: Krisztián Brunczvik (Slovak footballer, midfielder)

October

• October 2: Donald Solomon, Caymanian footballer
• October 3: Natalia Saratovtseva, former Russian footballer
• October 4: Benjamin Stebbings, English cricketer
• October 6: Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2014)
• October 15: Joan Darome, Indonesian former footballer
• October 19: Dawid Dynarek, Polish footballer
• October 20: Omar Yabroudi, Emirati football recruitment head
• October 24:
• Armin Bačinović, Slovenian midfielder
• Jack Colback, English footballer
• Nyron Dyer, Montserratian international footballer
• Cristian Gamboa, Costa Rican international
• Ontse Ntesa, Motswana international footballer
• Igor Pisanjuk, Serbian footballer

November

• November 5:
• Andrew Boyce, English club footballer
• Brandon Mabiala, French footballer
• November 6: Josmer Altidore (American forward)
• November 17:
• Nick Salapatas, British-Greek footballer
• November 22: José Carlos Prieto, Chilean footballer

December

• December 3: Kristjan Lipovac, Slovenian footballer
• December 9: Niklas Hartmann, German footballer
• December 17: André Ayew, Ghanaian footballer
• December 19: David Gbemie, Liberian former professional footballer
• December 22: Daniel Goldschmitt, German footballer
• December 28: Mark Sekyere, Ghanaian footballer

Deaths

February

• February 5 – André Cheuva (80), French footballer

April

• April 24 – Franz Binder (77), Austrian footballer

May

• May 19 – Samuel Okwaraji, (25) Nigerian footballer, squad Nigeria national football team at the 1988 Summer Olympics

July

• July 20 – José Augusto Brandão, Brazilian midfielder, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (79)

September

• September 1 – Kazimierz Deyna (41), Polish footballer

November

• November 9 – Leen Vente (78), Dutch footballer

References

External links

• Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• VoetbalStats