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1990 in sports
Years 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 — 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
- Hassan Adhuham, Maldivian footballer
- Sascha Bigalke, German footballer
- Thomas Kral, Austrian footballer^[2]
January 11 — Raynaldo Sturrup, Bahamian international footballer^[3]
January 15 — Fernando Forestieri, Italian footballer
January 20
- Tom Christian Merkens, German footballer^[4]
- Tales, it (Tales Tlaija de Souza), Brazilian footballer^[5]
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^[6]
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^[7]
March 9
- Christian La Torre, Peruvian footballer
- Jonathan Sykes, Bahamian international footballer^[8]
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^[9]
- Jefferson Pinto, Ecuadorian footballer
March 30 — Juremy Reker, Dutch footballer^[10]

April

April 17 — Luka Radulovic, Austrian footballer^[11]
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^[12]
May 11 — Denis Osadchenko, Ukrainian-German retired footballer^[13]
May 19 — Víctor Ibarbo, Colombian footballer
May 20 — Philipp Stiller, German footballer^[14]
May 4 —David Hasler, Liechtenstein footballer
May 22 David Camps, French footballer^[15]
May 23 — Rafa, Brazilian footballer^[16]
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 5 — Jugeshor Singh, Indian footballer^[17]
June 21 — François Moubandje, Cameroonian-Swiss footballer
June 22 — Kyrylo Petrov, Ukrainian football defender
June 23 — René Felix, Austrian footballer^[18]
June 24 — Kelvin Leerdam, Dutch footballer

July

July 1 — Ángelo Balanta, Colombian footballer
July 15
- Michael Castro, Ecuadorian footballer
- Marcel Wehr, German footballer^[19]
July 17 — Lenin Porozo, Ecuadorian footballer^[20]
July 22 — Anaqi Sufi Omar Baki, Bruneian footballer
July 25 — Carlos Carbonero, Colombian international footballer

August

August 2 — Tony Mamodaly, German former professional footballer^[21]
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^[22]
August 23
- Reimond Manco, Peruvian footballer
- Exaucé Mayombo, German–Congolese retired footballer^[23]
August 27 — Anton Dahlström, Swedish footballer^[24]

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^[25]
October 17 — Artem Shelestynskyi, Ukrainian professional footballer^[26]
October 20 — Thomas Helly, Austrian footballer^[27]
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^[28]
December 27 — Luis Trujillo, Peruvian footballer
December 28 — Marcos Alonso, Spanish footballer

Deaths

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