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 2âÂÂ1.
- March 31 РNAC Breda sacks manager Hans Ver̬l.
- May 16 – Juventus win the two-legged 1990 UEFA Cup Final, beating fellow Italian side Fiorentina 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate. This was the first European competition final between two Italian clubs.
- May 17 – Manchester United beats Crystal Palace 1âÂÂ0 in a replay to claim the FA Cup. The only goal is scored by Lee Martin.
- May 23 – Milan beats Benfica 1âÂÂ0 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 1âÂÂ0 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 1âÂÂ0. 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 2âÂÂ0 in Brussels.
- September 19 – Dutch team Vitesse Arnhem makes its European debut with a win (1âÂÂ0) 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 3âÂÂ1.
- 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 2âÂÂ1, and the first goal for the Croats in the modern era is scored by AljoÃ
¡a AsanoviÃÂ.
- 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 (3âÂÂ0). Frank Rijkaard scores twice for the Italians.
Winners of national championships
Asia
Europe
North America
South America
International Tournaments
Births
January
- January 1
- Gvantsa Dolidze, Georgian footballer
- Al Naem Mohamed Osman Al Noor, Sudanese footballer
- January 2
- MaurÃÂcio 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, (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
- Ã
Âener ÃÂzbayraklñ, 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 MartÃÂnez, Ecuadorian footballer
- February 17 — Ã
Âukasz 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 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
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 — VÃÂctor 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
July
August
- August 2 — Tony Mamodaly, German former professional footballer
- August 6 — Suzana VujoÃ
¡eviÃÂ, SerbianâÂÂMontenegrin 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, GermanâÂÂCongolese 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 13 — Szymon Salski, Polish footballer
- September 14
- Douglas Costa, Brazilian footballer
- Santiago GarcÃÂa, 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
November
December
Deaths
January
March
- March 20 â Lev Yashin, Soviet international footballer (born 1929)
April
May
July
October
- October 25 â Costa Pereira, Portuguese international footballer (born 1929)
- October 30 â Willy Jürissen, German international footballer (born 1912)
November
- November 11 â Attilio DemarÃÂa, 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
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