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
– Esteghlal as Winner
China– Liaoning F.C. as Runners Up
Europe
– Dinamo Tirana
– Swarovski Tirol
– Club Brugge
– CSKA Sofia
– APOEL
– Sparta Prague
– Brøndby
– Dynamo Dresden
– Liverpool
– Marseille
– Panathinaikos
– Újpest
– St Patrick's Athletic
– Napoli
– Avenir Beggen
– Valletta
Eredivisie – Ajax
Eerste Divisie – SVV
– Portadown
– Rosenborg
– Lech Poznań
– Porto
– Dinamo București
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
Dynamo Kyiv
– Real Madrid
– IFK Göteborg
Grasshopper Club Zürich
– Beşiktaş
– Bayern Munich
– Red Star Belgrade
North America
– Vancouver 86ers (CSL)
– Puebla
– Maryland Bays (APSL)
South America
– River Plate
– Oriente Petrolero
– Corinthians
Paraguay – Cerro Porteño
International Tournaments
African Cup of Nations in Algeria (March 2 – 16 1990)
North American Nations Cup (May 6 – 13 1990)
B
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
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 — Raynaldo Sturrup, Bahamian international 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 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 — 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 6 — Tryfonas Kroustalelis, Greek 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 27
Yosuke Matsumoto, former Japanese footballer
Jefferson Pinto, Ecuadorian footballer
March 30 — Juremy Reker, Dutch footballer
April
April 17 — Luka Radulovic, Austrian footballer
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 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 4 —David Hasler, Liechtenstein 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
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
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
August
August 2 — Tony Mamodaly, German former professional footballer
August 8 — Abel Hernández, Uruguayan footballer
August 11 — Lerin Duarte, Dutch footballer
August 13 — Cristian Nazarith, Colombian footballer
August 23
Reimond Manco, Peruvian footballer
Exaucé Mayombo, German–Congolese retired footballer
August 27 — Anton Dahlström, Swedish 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 11 — Sergei Luzhkov, Russian former professional footballer
October 17 — Artem Shelestynskyi, Ukrainian professional footballer
October 20 — Thomas Helly, Austrian footballer
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 16 — Manas Das, Indian 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
External links
Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
VoetbalStats
Association football by year