The following are the association football (soccer) events of the year 1968 throughout the world.
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- 1 January – Davor Šuker, Croatian international footballer
- 5 January – Gennaro Monaco, Italian former player, former manager[1]
- 27 January – Gidix Nasa, Papua New Guinean former footballer[2]
- 31 January – Dragan Reljić, Croatian former professional footballer[3]
- 27 March – René Fluri, retired Swiss footballer[4]
- 31 March – Francesco Moriero, Italian international footballer and manager
- 1 April – Bulat Esmagambetov, Kazakhstani footballer
- 16 April – Martin Dahlin, Swedish international footballer
- 18 April – Adelio Salinas, former Paraguayan footballer
- 1 May – Oliver Bierhoff, German international footballer
- 2 May – Pedro Ramos, Ecuadorian football referee
- 22 May – Gabriel Mendoza, Chilean international footballer
- 5 June – Percy Olivares, Peruvian footballer
- 6 June – Edwin Vurens, Dutch footballer
- 22 June – Fabián Guevara, Chilean footballer
- 25 June – Dorinel Munteanu, Romanian international footballer
- 16 July – Jorge Sosa (Jorge Adrián Sosa Reyna), Mexican football manager and former player[5]
- 25 June – Martin Filson, English former professional footballer[6]
- 26 June – Paolo Maldini, Italian international footballer
- 6 August – Fulvio Cimino, retired Swiss footballer[7]
- 14 August
- 15 August – Ulugbek Ruzimov, Uzbekistani footballer
- 20 August – Klas Ingesson, Swedish international footballer and manager (died 2014)
- 22 August – Alejandro Grandi, Uruguayan retired footballer[9]
- 11 September – Slaven Bilić, Croatian international football player and manager
- 14 September – Jorge Gómez, Chilean footballer
- 15 September – Juan Carlos Garay, Ecuadorian footballer
- 17 September – Francesc Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (died 2014)
- 18 September – Carlos Guirland, Paraguayan footballer
- 23 September – Franco Massimo, English former professional footballer[10]
- 25 September – Gary Blackford, English former professional footballer[11]
- 27 September – Robert Alleyne, English former professional footballer[12]
- 8 October – Zvonimir Boban, Croatian international footballer
- 17 October – Héctor Ferri, Ecuadorian footballer
- 20 October – Jonathan Akpoborie, Nigerian international footballer
- 24 October – Osmar Donizete Cândido, Brazilian international footballer
- 27 October – Jamie Slater, Welsh former professional footballer[13]
- 30 October – Chris Grocock, English lawyer and former professional footballer[14]
- 18 November – Barry Hunter, Northern Irish international and scout
- 4 December – Gilles Petrucci, retired French footballer[15]
- 8 December – Igor Luzyakin, Russian professional football coach and former player[16]
- 13 December – Carlos Hasselbaink, Dutch footballer
- 26 December – Thijs Waterink, Dutch footballer
- 27 December – Steve Guillod, retired Swiss footballer[17]
August
- 30 August - Luitpold Popp, German international footballer (born 1893)
"Gennaro Monaco". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
"Dragan Reljic". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
"René Fluri". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
"Jorge Sosa". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
"Fulvio Cimino". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
"Alejandro Grandi". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
"Gary Blackford". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
"Gilles Petrucci". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
"Igor Luzyakin". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
"Steve Guillod". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 July 2024.