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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1970 throughout the world.

Events [ edit ]

• Copa Libertadores 1970 : Won by Estudiantes de La Plata after defeating Penarol on an aggregate score of 1?0. ^[1]
• European Cup 1970 : Won by Feyenoord after defeating Celtic FC by 2?1. ^[2]
• In May 1970 the England captain Bobby Moore was arrested in Colombia in the Bogota Bracelet incident shortly before the beginning of the World Cup. ^[3]
• Paris Saint Germain (Paris, France) was founded. ^[4]
• World Cup 1970 Brazil wins the world cup 1970 ^[5]

Winners club national championship [ edit ]

Asia [ edit ]

•   Qatar : Al-Oruba

Europe [ edit ]

•   East Germany : FC Carl Zeiss Jena
•   England : Everton
•   France : AS Saint-Etienne
•   Hungary : Ujpest FC
•   Italy : Cagliari
•   Netherlands : Ajax Amsterdam
•   Portugal : Sporting CP
•   Scotland : Celtic
•   Spain : Atletico Madrid
•   Turkey : Fenerbahce
•   West Germany : Borussia Monchengladbach

North America [ edit ]

•   Mexico
  • Guadalajara
  • Cruz Azul (Mexico 1970)
•   United States /   Canada :
  • Rochester Lancers ( NASL )

South America [ edit ]

•   Argentina
  • Boca Juniors ? Metropolitano
  • Independiente ? Nacional
•   Brazil : Fluminense

International tournaments [ edit ]

• African Cup of Nations in Sudan (February 6 – 16 1970)
  1.   Sudan
  2.   Ghana
  3.   Egypt
• 1970 British Home Championship (April 18 – April 25, 1970)

Shared by   England ,   Scotland and   Wales

• FIFA World Cup in Mexico (May 31 – June 21, 1970)
  1.   Brazil
  2.   Italy
  3.   West Germany
• 1970 Asian Games in Thailand (10–20 December 1970)
•   South Korea
•   Burma
•   India

Births [ edit ]

• January 1 – Sergei Kiriakov , Russian footballer and manager
• January 6 – Francisco Rotllan , Mexican footballer
• January 10 – Geovanis Cassiani , Colombian footballer
• January 12 – Jorge Castaneda Reyes , Mexican footballer
• January 13 – Frank Kooiman , Dutch footballer
• January 21 – Alen Bok?i? , Croatian footballer
• February 2 – Erik ten Hag , Dutch football player and coach
• February 4 – Kevin Campbell , English footballer (died 2024)
• February 16 – Angelo Peruzzi , Italian footballer
• February 17 – Jose Antonio Castillo , Spanish retired footballer ^[6]
• March 8 – Harry Decheiver , Dutch footballer
• March 12 – Clay Coleman , Caymanian footballer ^[7]
• March 30
  • Rodrigo Barrera , Chilean footballer
  • Camilo Romero , Mexican footballer
• April 4 – Barry van Galen , Dutch footballer
• April 18 – Carlos Lopez de Silanes , Mexican footballer
• April 28 – Diego Simeone , Argentinian footballer
• May 10 – David Weir , Scottish footballer
• May 13 – Fernando Vergara , Chilean footballer and manager
• June 1
  • Daniel Delfino , Argentine footballer
  • Alexi Lalas , American footballer
• June 11 – Miguel Ramirez , Chilean footballer
• June 16 – Cobi Jones , American footballer
• June 18 – Mark Chung , American footballer
• June 19 – Cafu , Brazilian footballer
• July 6 – Christer Fursth , Swedish footballer
• July 11 – Ivan Castillo , Bolivian footballer
• August 13 – Alan Shearer , English footballer
• August 16 – Mauricio Pozo , Chilean footballer
• August 20 – Celso Ayala , Paraguayan footballer
• August 24 – Guido Alvarenga , Paraguayan footballer
• August 27 – Walter Muller , retired Swiss footballer ^[8]
• August 28 – Mike Lapper , American footballer
• September 3 – Gareth Southgate , English footballer
• September 26 – Marco Etcheverry , Bolivian footballer
• October 1 – Gaston Taument , Dutch footballer
• October 16 – Mehmet Scholl , German footballer
• October 17 – Radoslav Samardzic , Serbian footballer
• October 22 – Winston Bogarde , Dutch footballer
• October 29 – Juan Castillo Balcazar , Chilean footballer
• October 30 – Marios Pashialis , former international Cypriot footballer ^[9]
• November 1 – Igor Cvitanovi? , Croatian footballer
• November 17 – Max Huiberts , Dutch footballer
• November 27 – Sebastian Synoradzki , Polish footballer and coach ^[10]
• November 29
  • Mario Arteaga , Mexican footballer
  • Mark Pembridge , Welsh footballer
• December 5 – Francisco Veza , Spanish footballer
• December 11 – Chris Henderson , American footballer

Deaths [ edit ]

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August [ edit ]

• August 12 - Arne Nyberg Swedish international footballer (born 1913)

September [ edit ]

• September 18 ? Pedro Cea , Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup . (70)

References [ edit ]

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