Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

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The following squads were named for the 1956 Summer Olympics tournament. [1]

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Australia

Head coach: Richard Telfer

No.Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub offSub onCards
yellow/red
1 GK Billy Henderson November 23, 1929265 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Granville 000000/0
2 GK Ron Lord August 25, 1929271 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Auburn2018000
3 FW Col Kitching November 11, 1933222000000/0
4 MF Pete Stone 0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bankstown 000000/0
5 MF Ted Smith September 24, 19352102018000
6 George Arthur 1925310 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wallsend FC 2018000
7 Bill Harburn 0000000/0
8 Alwyn Warren November 1, 19312512018000
9 Alastair Rattray February 16, 1925310000000/0
10 Alec Beattie 0000000/0
11 DF Bob Bignall March 14, 1922345 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corrimal 2018000
12 DF John Pettigrew October 31, 19342112018000
13 MF Francis Loughran January 31, 1931253 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Moreland F.C. 2118000
14 Bob Wemyss July 1, 1928280000000/0
15 MF Jack Lennard April 2, 1930263 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cessnock 2018000
16 MF Brian Vogler May 30, 1932240000000/0
17 FW Bruce Morrow May 5, 1936200 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wallsend FC 2218000
18 Con Purser August 2, 1931251 Flag of Australia (converted).svg North Perth 000000/0
19 FW Graham McMillan January 21, 19362002118000
20 Cliff Sander November 11, 19312562018000

Bulgaria

Head coaches: Stoyan Ormandzhiev & Krum Milev

No.Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub offSub onCards
yellow/red
5 GK Georgi Naydenov December 21, 193124 ? Flag of Bulgaria.svg CDNA
11 DF Kiril Rakarov May 24, 193224 ? Flag of Bulgaria.svg CDNA
13 DF Manol Manolov October 22, 192630 ? Flag of Bulgaria.svg CDNA
18 DF Nikola Kovachev June 4, 193422 ? Flag of Bulgaria.svg CDNA
20 MF Stefan Bozhkov September 20, 192333 ? Flag of Bulgaria.svg CDNA
2 MF Gavril Stoyanov July 9, 192927 ? Flag of Bulgaria.svg CDNA
3 FW Todor Diev September 28, 193422 ? Flag of Bulgaria.svg Spartak Plovdiv
19 FW Georgi Dimitrov May 1, 193125 ? Flag of Bulgaria.svg CDNA
6 FW Dimitar Milanov August 25, 192927 ? Flag of Bulgaria.svg CDNA
7 FW Ivan Kolev November 1, 193026 ? Flag of Bulgaria.svg CDNA
12 FW Panayot Panayotov December 30, 193025 ? Flag of Bulgaria.svg CDNA
9 GK Yordan Yosifov August 12, 193224 ? Flag of Bulgaria.svg Slavia Sofia
1 FW Krum Yanev January 9, 192927 ? Flag of Bulgaria.svg CDNA
10 DF Milcho Goranov November 6, 192828 ? Flag of Bulgaria.svg Slavia Sofia
14 DF Iliya Kirchev December 28, 193223 ? Flag of Bulgaria.svg Spartak Varna

United Team of Germany

Head coach: Sepp Herberger

No.Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub offSub onCards
yellow/red
15 MF Albert Brülls March 26, 193719 ? Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Mönchengladbach
2 GK Manfred Eglin October 10, 193521 ? Flag of Germany.svg Karlsruher FV
11 FW Rolf Geiger October 16, 193422 ? Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgarter Kickers
3 MF Willi Gerdau February 12, 192927 ? Flag of Germany.svg Heider SV
1 GK Albert Görtz November 18, 193323 ? Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorfer SC 99
14 MF Ernst-Günter Habig September 14, 193521 ? Flag of Germany.svg Rapid Köln
4 DF Hermann Höfer July 17, 193422 ? Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Frankfurt
6 DF Karl Hoffmann October 10, 193521 ? Flag of Germany.svg Fortuna Düsseldorf
7 MF Rudi Hoffmann February 11, 193521 ? Flag of Germany.svg Viktoria Aschaffenburg
5 DF Günter Jäger December 21, 193520 ? Flag of Germany.svg Fortuna Düsseldorf
10 FW Matthias Mauritz November 13, 192432 ? Flag of Germany.svg Fortuna Düsseldorf
13 MF Herbert Schäfer October 16, 192729 ? Flag of Germany.svg Sportfreunde Siegen
9 FW Max Schwall September 2, 193224 ? Flag of Germany.svg FV Daxlanden
8 MF Fritz Semmelmann July 24, 192818 ? Flag of Germany.svg SpVgg Bayreuth
12 FW Johann Zeitler April 30, 192729 ? Flag of Germany.svg VfB Bayreuth

Great Britain

Head coach: Norman Creek

No.Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub offSub onCards
yellow/red
2 George Bromilow December 4, 193124 ? Flag of England.svg Southport
4 Herbert Dodkins December 20, 192926 ?
5 Leslie Thomas Farrer December 22, 192233 ?
6 FW Bob Hardisty December 1, 192134 ? Flag of England.svg Bishop Auckland
7 FW John Laybourne May 26, 192729 ?
8 FW Derek Lewin May 18, 193026 ? Flag of England.svg Bishop Auckland
9 FW James Lewis June 26, 192729 ? Flag of England.svg Chelsea 22
11 Stanley Prince January 24, 192729 ?
13 GK Harry Sharratt December 16, 192926 ? Flag of England.svg Bishop Auckland
12 DF Terry Robinson August 11, 192927 ? Flag of England.svg Brentford
14 Donald Stoker December 30, 192223 ? Flag of England.svg Sutton United
15 Lawrence Topp November 11, 192333 ? Flag of England.svg Hendon F.C. [2]
16 MF Charlie Twissell December 16, 193223 ? Flag of England.svg Plymouth Argyle
10 GK Mike Pinner February 16, 193422 ? Flag of England.svg Pegasus
1 DF Dexter Adams April 4, 192531 ? Flag of England.svg Hendon
3 FW James "Jimmy" T. R. Coates October 192926 ? Flag of England.svg Royal Navy FA and Flag of England.svg Kingstonian F.C.

India

Head coach: S. A. Rahim

No.Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub offSub onCards
yellow/red
12 MF Hussain Ahmed 1932 ? Flag of India.svg Hyderabad
9 DF Syed Khaja Azizuddin July 12, 192927 ? Flag of India.svg Hyderabad Police
15 FW Tulsidas Balaram November 30, 193620 ? Flag of India.svg Hyderabad
5 FW P. K. Banerjee October 15, 193620 ? Flag of India.svg Bengal
1 FW Samar Banerjee (captain) 1932 ? Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan AC
14 FW Neville D'Souza 1932 ? Flag of India.svg Bombay
7 FW Muhammad Kannayan 1932 ? Flag of India.svg Bombay-Nagpur Railway
6 MF Mariappa Kempiah February 10, 193323 ? Flag of India.svg East Bengal Club
2 FW Krishnaswamy Kittu 1932 ? Flag of India.svg East Bengal Club
10 DF Sheikh Abdul Latif May 8, 193422 ? Flag of India.svg Bombay
11 MF Muhammad Noor 1925 ? Flag of India.svg Hyderabad Police
17 GK S. S. Narayan November 12, 193422 ? Flag of India.svg Caltex Bombay
4 MF Nikhil Nandy 1932 ? Flag of India.svg Eastern Railway SC
3 FW Krishna Pal 1934 ? Flag of India.svg Bengal
8 DF Abdul Rahman 1934 ? Flag of India.svg Rajasthan Club
13 MF Muhammad Salaam 1931 ? Flag of India.svg Bengal
16 GK Peter Thangaraj December 24, 193520 ? Flag of India.svg Madras Services
18 FW Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin  ? Flag of India.svg Hyderabad Police

Indonesia

Head coach: Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Antun Pogačnik

No.Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub offSub onCards
yellow/red
18 FW Achad Arifin  ? Flag of Indonesia.svg PSP Padang 190
3 DF Chairuddin Siregar  ? Flag of Indonesia.svg Persija Jakarta 2180
15 FW Ashari Danoe 193224 ? Flag of Indonesia.svg PSIS Semarang 190
20 FW Jasrin Jusron  ? Flag of Indonesia.svg PSIS Semarang 190
7 DF Kwee Kiat Sek January 11, 193422 ? Flag of Indonesia.svg Persib Bandung 2180
1 GK Maulwi Saelan August 8, 192828 ? Flag of Indonesia.svg PSM Makassar 2180
5 DF Mohamed Rashjid  ? Flag of Indonesia.svg PSMS Medan 2180
19 FW Phwa Sian Liong January 3, 192234 ? Flag of Indonesia.svg Persebaya Surabaya 1180
12 FW Ramang April 24, 192828 ? Flag of Indonesia.svg PSM Makassar 2180
9 MF Tan Ling Houw July 26, 193026 ? Flag of Indonesia.svg Persija Jakarta 2180
4 DF Thio Him Tjiang August 28, 192927 ? Flag of Indonesia.svg Persija Jakarta 2180
17 FW Aang Witarsa December 3, 193026 ? Flag of Indonesia.svg Persib Bandung 2180
8 MF Ramlan Yatim September 10, 192234 ? Flag of Indonesia.svg PSMS Medan 2180
2 GK Paidjo  ? Flag of Indonesia.svg Persema Malang 00
6 DF M. Sidhi  ? Flag of Indonesia.svg Persebaya Surabaya 00
10 MF Rukma Sudjana  ? Flag of Indonesia.svg Persib Bandung 00
11 MF Kasmuri  ? Flag of Indonesia.svg Persip Pekalongan 00
13 FW Ramli Yatim  ? Flag of Indonesia.svg PSMS Medan 00
14 FW Mohammad Djamiaat Dhalhan  ? Flag of Indonesia.svg Persija Jakarta 00
16 FW Ade Dana  ? Flag of Indonesia.svg Persib Bandung 00

Japan

Head coach: Flag of Japan.svg Shigemaru Takenokoshi

No.Pos.PlayerDate of BirthAgeCapsClubTournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub offSub onCards
yellow/red
4 GK Yoshio Furukawa July 5, 193422 ? Flag of Japan.svg Dunlop Japan
7 Ryuzo Hiraki October 7, 193125 ? Flag of Japan.svg Kwansei Gakuin University
15 Isao Iwabuchi November 17, 193224 ? Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Motor SC
13 Tadao Kobayashi July 7, 193026 ? Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Marine
10 Waichiro Omura January 1, 193323 ? Flag of Japan.svg Tanabe Pharmaceuticals
9 Michihiro Ozawa December 25, 193223 ? Flag of Japan.svg Toyo Industries
8 Hiroaki Sato February 5, 193224 ? Flag of Japan.svg NKK Corporation
11 Yasuo Takamori March 3, 193422 ? Flag of Japan.svg Rikkyo University
12 Masanori Tokita June 24, 192531 ? Flag of Japan.svg Tanabe Pharmaceuticals
17 Masao Uchino April 21, 193422 ? Flag of Japan.svg Chuo University
16 Shigeo Yaegashi March 24, 193323 ? Flag of Japan.svg Furukawa Electric
3 GK Yukio Shimomura January 25, 193224 ? Flag of Japan.svg Toyo Industries
2 Isamu Kinoshita  ?
5 Takashi Takabayashi August 2, 193125 ? Flag of Japan.svg Tanabe Pharmaceuticals
6 Kakuichi Mimura August 16, 193125 ? Flag of Japan.svg Toho Titanium
1 Taizo Kawamoto January 17, 191442 ? Flag of Japan.svg Kawaso Electric
14 Ken Naganuma September 5, 193026 ? Flag of Japan.svg Furukawa Electric
18 Akira Kitaguchi March 8, 193521 ? Flag of Japan.svg Kwansei Gakuin University

Thailand

Head coach: Bunchoo Samutkojon

No.Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub offSub onCards
yellow/red
1 GK Kasem Baikam  ?
2MF Samruay Chaiyonk  ?
3DF Prateep Chermudhai  ?
4FW Sukit Chitranukhroh  ?
5DF Surapong Chutimawong  ?
6MF Nophon Hayachanta  ?
7FW Bumphen Luttimol  ?
9FW Suchart Mutugun  ?
8FW Laevivathana Milinthachinda  ?
12MF Prasan Suvannasith  ?
13MF Wanchai Suvaree  ?
11 GK Tu Suwanit  ?
10FW Nit Sriyabhaya  ?

United States

Head coach: Jimmy Mills

No.Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub offSub onCards
yellow/red
1 MF John Carden 0 Flag of the United States.svg Armed Forces Service Team000000
2 GK Ronald Coder 192900 Flag of the United States.svg Armed Forces Service Team000000
3 MF Bill Conterio November 29, 1929270 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Falcons 1090000
4 MF Jim Dorrian March 6, 1931250 Flag of the United States.svg Danish F.C.1090000
5 GK Svend Engedal June 23, 1928280 Flag of the United States.svg Danish-American SC1090000
6 DF Harry Keough November 15, 19272813 Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis Kutis S.C. 1090000
7 FW William Looby November 11, 1931255 Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis Kutis S.C. 1090000
8 DF Alfonso Marina 0 Flag of the United States.svg Brooklyn Hispano 000000
9 FW Ruben Mendoza June 2, 1931251 Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis Kutis S.C. 1090000
10 FW Lloyd Monsen May 7, 1931252 Flag of the United States.svg New York Hakoah-Americans 1090000
11 FW Ed Murphy November 6, 1930261 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Falcons 1090000
12 FW Dick Packer 0 Flag of the United States.svg Uhrik Truckers 000000
13 DF Zenon Snylyk November 14, 1933230 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Levy 1090000
14 DF Herman Wecke March 10, 1927293 Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis Kutis S.C. 1090000
15 DF Siegbert Wirth 0 Flag of the United States.svg Armed Forces Service Team000000
16 MF Al Zerhusen December 4, 1931250 Flag of the United States.svg Kolping SC1190000

Soviet Union

Head coach: Gavril Kachalin

No.Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub offSub onCards
yellow/red
4 DF Anatoli Bashashkin February 23, 192432 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg PFC CSKA Moscow
10 MF Iosif Betsa November 6, 192927 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg PFC CSKA Moscow
15 FW Anatoli Ilyin June 27, 193125 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Spartak Moscow
12 FW Anatoli Isayev July 14, 193224 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Spartak Moscow
16 FW Valentin Ivanov November 19, 193422 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Torpedo Moscow
6 DF Boris Kuznetsov July 14, 192828 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Dynamo Moscow
9 DF Anatoli Maslyonkin June 29, 193026 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Spartak Moscow
8 MF Igor Netto January 9, 193026 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Spartak Moscow
5 DF Mikhail Ogonkov July 24, 193224 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Spartak Moscow
7 MF Aleksei Paramonov February 21, 192521 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Spartak Moscow
2 GK Boris Razinsky July 12, 193323 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg PFC CSKA Moscow
18 FW Vladimir Ryzhkin December 29, 193025 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Dynamo Moscow
14 FW Sergei Salnikov September 13, 192531 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Spartak Moscow
13 FW Nikita Simonyan October 12, 192630 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Spartak Moscow
17 FW Eduard Streltsov July 21, 193719 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Torpedo Moscow
11 FW Boris Tatushin March 31, 193323 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Spartak Moscow
3 DF Nikolai Tishchenko December 10, 192629 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Spartak Moscow
1 GK Lev Yashin October 22, 192927 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Dynamo Moscow
20 DF Anatoli Porkhunov July 28, 192828 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC CSKA Moscow
19 FW Yuri Belyaev April 2, 193422 ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC CSKA Moscow

Yugoslavia

Head coach: Milovan Ćirić

No.Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub offSub onCards
yellow/red
1 GK Petar Radenković October 1, 193422 ? Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg BSK Beograd
2 DF Mladen Koščak October 16, 193620 ? Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dinamo Zagreb
3 DF Nikola Radović October 20, 193224 ? Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Hajduk Split
4 DF Dobrosav Krstić February 5, 193422 ? Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Vojvodina
5 DF Ivan Šantek April 23, 193224 ? Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg NK Zagreb
6 MF Kruno Radiljević 1931 ? Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Velež
7 FW Luka Lipošinović May 12, 193323 ? Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dinamo Zagreb
8 FW Muhamed Mujić April 25, 193224 ? Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Velež
9 FW Zlatko Papec January 17, 193422 ? Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Hajduk Split
10 FW Todor Veselinović October 22, 193026 ? Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Vojvodina
11 MF Dragoslav Šekularac November 30, 193719 ? Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Red Star Belgrade
12 GK Blagoja Vidinić June 11, 193422 ? Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Radnički Beograd
13 DF Ibrahim Biogradlić March 8, 193125 ? Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sarajevo
14 MF Vladica Popović March 17, 193521 ? Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Red Star Belgrade
15 DF Ljubiša Spajić March 7, 192630 ? Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Red Star Belgrade
16 FW Sava Antić March 1, 193026 ? Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg BSK Beograd
17 FW Joško Vidošević January 11, 193521 ? Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Hajduk Split

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