1979 in football (soccer)
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1979 throughout the world.
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[edit] Events
- Copa Libertadores 1979: Won by Olimpia Asunción after defeating Boca Juniors on an aggregate score of 2-0.
- European Cup 1979: Won by Nottingham Forest after defeating Malmö FF 1-0 in the Final.
[edit] Winners club national championship
- Belgium: K.S.K. Beveren
- Brazil: Internacional
- Bulgaria: PFC Levski Sofia
- Cyprus: Omonia Nicosia
- Denmark: Esbjerg Fb
- England: Liverpool F.C.
- France: RC Strasbourg
- Italy: AC Milan
- Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
- Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
- Portugal: FC Porto
- Scotland: Celtic F.C.
- Spain: Real Madrid
- West Germany: Hamburger SV
- North America: Vancouver Whitecaps
[edit] International tournaments
[edit] Births
- January 12: Grzegorz Rasiak (Polish footballer)
- January 15: Martin Petrov (Bulgarian footballer)
- February 2: Daniel Bierofka (German footballer)
- February 19: Steve Cherundolo (American footballer)
- March 2: Damien Duff (Irish footballer)
- March 22: Aldo Duscher (Argentine footballer)
- April 5: Timo Hildebrand (German footballer)
- April 12: Tobias Linderoth (Swedish footballer)
- April 20: Ludovic Magnin (Swiss footballer)
- April 26: Fereydoon Zandi (Iranian-german footballer)
- May 19: Diego Forlán (Uruguayan footballer)
- May 29: Arne Friedrich (German footballer)
- May 30: Fabian Ernst (German footballer)
- June 4: Naohiro Takahara (Japanese footballer)
- June 7: Kevin Hofland (Dutch footballer)
- June 19: José Kleberson (Brazilian footballer)
- July 26: Paul Freier (German footballer)
- October 15: Paul Robinson (English footballer)
- October 18: Jaroslav Drobny (Czech footballer)
- October 23: Simon Davies (Welsh footballer)
- November 5: Patrick Owomoyela (German fotballer)
- December 14: Jean-Alain Boumsong (French footballer)
- December 14: David Owen (English footballer)
- December 20: Ashley Cole (English footballer)
[edit] Deaths
- April 19: August Sackenheim, 73, (German footballer)
- December 12: Hans Rohde, 65, (German footballer)
