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

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

Australia

Head coach: Richard Telfer

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
1 GK Billy Henderson November 23, 1929 26 5 Australia Granville 0 0 0 0 0 0/0
2 GK Ron Lord August 25, 1929 27 1 Australia Auburn 2 0 180 0 0
3 FW Col Kitching November 11, 1933 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0/0
4 MF Pete Stone 0 Australia Bankstown 0 0 0 0 0 0/0
5 MF Ted Smith September 24, 1935 21 0 2 0 180 0 0
6 MF George Arthur 1925 31 0 Australia Wallsend FC 2 0 180 0 0
7 FW Bill Harburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0
8 Midfielder (football) MF Alwyn Warren November 1, 1931 25 1 2 0 180 0 0
9 MF Alastair Rattray February 16, 1925 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0
10 FW Alec Beattie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0
11 DF Bob Bignall March 14, 1922 34 5 Australia Corrimal 2 0 180 0 0
12 DF John Pettigrew October 31, 1934 21 1 2 0 180 0 0
13 MF Francis Loughran January 31, 1931 25 3 Australia Moreland F.C. 2 1 180 0 0
14 MF Bob Wemyss July 1, 1928 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0
15 MF Jack Lennard April 2, 1930 26 3 Australia Cessnock 2 0 180 0 0
16 MF Brian Vogler May 30, 1932 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0
17 FW Bruce Morrow May 5, 1936 20 0 Australia Wallsend FC 2 2 180 0 0
18 DF Con Purser August 2, 1931 25 1 Australia North Perth 0 0 0 0 0 0/0
19 FW Graham McMillan January 21, 1936 20 0 2 1 180 0 0
20 MF Cliff Sander November 11, 1931 25 6 2 0 180 0 0

Bulgaria

Head coaches: Stoyan Ormandzhiev & Krum Milev

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
5 GK Georgi Naydenov December 21, 1931 24 ? Bulgaria CDNA
11 DF Kiril Rakarov May 24, 1932 24 ? Bulgaria CDNA
13 DF Manol Manolov October 22, 1926 30 ? Bulgaria CDNA
18 DF Nikola Kovachev June 4, 1934 22 ? Bulgaria CDNA
20 MF Stefan Bozhkov September 20, 1923 33 ? Bulgaria CDNA
2 MF Gavril Stoyanov July 9, 1929 27 ? Bulgaria CDNA
3 FW Todor Diev September 28, 1934 22 ? Bulgaria Spartak Plovdiv
19 FW Georgi Dimitrov May 1, 1931 25 ? Bulgaria CDNA
6 FW Dimitar Milanov August 25, 1929 27 ? Bulgaria CDNA
7 FW Ivan Kolev November 1, 1930 26 ? Bulgaria CDNA
12 FW Panayot Panayotov December 30, 1930 25 ? Bulgaria CDNA
9 GK Yordan Yosifov August 12, 1932 24 ? Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
1 FW Krum Yanev January 9, 1929 27 ? Bulgaria CDNA
10 DF Milcho Goranov November 6, 1928 28 ? Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
14 DF Iliya Kirchev December 28, 1932 23 ? Bulgaria Spartak Varna

United Team of Germany

Head coach: Sepp Herberger

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
15 MF Albert Brülls March 26, 1937 19 ? West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
2 GK Manfred Eglin October 10, 1935 21 ? West Germany Karlsruher FV
11 FW Rolf Geiger October 16, 1934 22 ? West Germany Stuttgarter Kickers
3 MF Willi Gerdau February 12, 1929 27 ? West Germany Heider SV
1 GK Albert Görtz November 18, 1933 23 ? West Germany Düsseldorfer SC 99
14 MF Ernst-Günter Habig September 14, 1935 21 ? West Germany Rapid Köln
4 DF Hermann Höfer July 17, 1934 22 ? West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
6 DF Karl Hoffmann October 10, 1935 21 ? West Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
7 MF Rudi Hoffmann February 11, 1935 21 ? West Germany Viktoria Aschaffenburg
5 DF Günter Jäger December 21, 1935 20 ? West Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
10 FW Matthias Mauritz November 13, 1924 32 ? West Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
13 MF Herbert Schäfer October 16, 1927 29 ? West Germany Sportfreunde Siegen
9 FW Max Schwall September 2, 1932 24 ? West Germany FV Daxlanden
8 MF Fritz Semmelmann July 24, 1928 18 ? West Germany SpVgg Bayreuth
12 FW Johann Zeitler April 30, 1927 29 ? West Germany VfB Bayreuth

Great Britain

Head coach: Norman Creek

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
2 George Bromilow December 4, 1931 24 ? England Southport
4 Herbert Dodkins December 20, 1929 26 ?
5 Leslie Thomas Farrer December 22, 1922 33 ?
6 FW Bob Hardisty December 1, 1921 34 ? England Bishop Auckland
7 FW John Laybourne May 26, 1927 29 ?
8 FW Derek Lewin May 18, 1930 26 ? England Bishop Auckland
9 FW James Lewis June 26, 1927 29 ? England Chelsea 2 2
11 Stanley Prince January 24, 1927 29 ?
13 GK Harry Sharratt December 16, 1929 26 ? England Bishop Auckland
12 DF Terry Robinson August 11, 1929 27 ? England Brentford
14 Donald Stoker December 30, 1922 23 ? England Sutton United
15 Lawrence Topp November 11, 1923 33 ? England Hendon F.C.[2]
16 MF Charlie Twissell December 16, 1932 23 ? England Plymouth Argyle
10 GK Mike Pinner February 16, 1934 22 ? England Pegasus
1 DF Dexter Adams April 4, 1925 31 ? England Hendon
3 FW James "Jimmy" T. R. Coates October 1929 26 ? England Royal Navy FA and England Kingstonian F.C.

India

Head coach: S. A. Rahim

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
12 MF Hussain Ahmed 1932 ? India Hyderabad
9 DF Syed Khaja Azizuddin July 12, 1929 27 ? India Hyderabad Police
15 FW Tulsidas Balaram November 30, 1936 20 ? India Hyderabad
5 FW P. K. Banerjee October 15, 1936 20 ? India Bengal
1 FW Samar Banerjee (captain) 1932 ? India Mohun Bagan AC
14 FW Neville D'Souza 1932 ? India Bombay
7 FW Muhammad Kannayan 1932 ? India Bombay-Nagpur Railway
6 MF Mariappa Kempiah February 10, 1933 23 ? India East Bengal Club
2 FW Krishnaswamy Kittu 1932 ? India East Bengal Club
10 DF Sheikh Abdul Latif May 8, 1934 22 ? India Bombay
11 MF Muhammad Noor 1925 ? India Hyderabad Police
17 GK S. S. Narayan November 12, 1934 22 ? India Caltex Bombay
4 MF Nikhil Nandy 1932 ? India Eastern Railway SC
3 FW Krishna Pal 1934 ? India Bengal
8 DF Abdul Rahman 1934 ? India Rajasthan Club
13 MF Muhammad Salaam 1931 ? India Bengal
16 GK Peter Thangaraj December 24, 1935 20 ? India Madras Services
18 FW Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin ? India Hyderabad Police

Indonesia

Head coach: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Antun Pogačnik

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
18 FW Achad Arifin ? Indonesia PSP Padang 1 90
3 DF Chairuddin Siregar ? Indonesia Persija Jakarta 2 180
15 FW Ashari Danoe 1932 24 ? Indonesia PSIS Semarang 1 90
20 FW Jasrin Jusron ? Indonesia PSIS Semarang 1 90
7 DF Kwee Kiat Sek January 11, 1934 22 ? Indonesia Persib Bandung 2 180
1 GK Maulwi Saelan August 8, 1928 28 ? Indonesia PSM Makassar 2 180
5 DF Mohamed Rashjid ? Indonesia PSMS Medan 2 180
19 FW Phwa Sian Liong January 3, 1922 34 ? Indonesia Persebaya Surabaya 1 180
12 FW Ramang April 24, 1928 28 ? Indonesia PSM Makassar 2 180
9 MF Tan Ling Houw July 26, 1930 26 ? Indonesia Persija Jakarta 2 180
4 DF Thio Him Tjiang August 28, 1929 27 ? Indonesia Persija Jakarta 2 180
17 FW Aang Witarsa December 3, 1930 26 ? Indonesia Persib Bandung 2 180
8 MF Ramlan Yatim September 10, 1922 34 ? Indonesia PSMS Medan 2 180
2 GK Paidjo ? Indonesia Persema Malang 0 0
6 DF M. Sidhi ? Indonesia Persebaya Surabaya 0 0
10 MF Rukma Sudjana ? Indonesia Persib Bandung 0 0
11 MF Kasmuri ? Indonesia Persip Pekalongan 0 0
13 FW Ramli Yatim ? Indonesia PSMS Medan 0 0
14 FW Mohammad Djamiaat Dhalhan ? Indonesia Persija Jakarta 0 0
16 FW Ade Dana ? Indonesia Persib Bandung 0 0

Japan

Head coach: Japan Shigemaru Takenokoshi

No. Pos. Player Date of Birth Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
4 GK Yoshio Furukawa July 5, 1934 22 ? Japan Dunlop Japan
7 Ryuzo Hiraki October 7, 1931 25 ? Japan Kwansei Gakuin University
15 Isao Iwabuchi November 17, 1932 24 ? Japan Toyota Motor SC
13 Tadao Kobayashi July 7, 1930 26 ? Japan Tokyo Marine
10 Waichiro Omura January 1, 1933 23 ? Japan Tanabe Pharmaceuticals
9 Michihiro Ozawa December 25, 1932 23 ? Japan Toyo Industries
8 Hiroaki Sato February 5, 1932 24 ? Japan NKK Corporation
11 Yasuo Takamori March 3, 1934 22 ? Japan Rikkyo University
12 Masanori Tokita June 24, 1925 31 ? Japan Tanabe Pharmaceuticals
17 Masao Uchino April 21, 1934 22 ? Japan Chuo University
16 Shigeo Yaegashi March 24, 1933 23 ? Japan Furukawa Electric
3 GK Yukio Shimomura January 25, 1932 24 ? Japan Toyo Industries
2 Isamu Kinoshita ?
5 Takashi Takabayashi August 2, 1931 25 ? Japan Tanabe Pharmaceuticals
6 Kakuichi Mimura August 16, 1931 25 ? Japan Toho Titanium
1 Taizo Kawamoto January 17, 1914 42 ? Japan Kawaso Electric
14 Ken Naganuma September 5, 1930 26 ? Japan Furukawa Electric
18 Akira Kitaguchi March 8, 1935 21 ? Japan Kwansei Gakuin University

Thailand

Head coach: Bunchoo Samutkojon

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

United States

Head coach: Jimmy Mills

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
1 MF John Carden 0 United States Armed Forces Service Team 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 GK Ronald Coder 1929 0 0 United States Armed Forces Service Team 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 MF Bill Conterio November 29, 1929 27 0 United States Chicago Falcons 1 0 90 0 0 0
4 MF Jim Dorrian March 6, 1931 25 0 United States Danish F.C. 1 0 90 0 0 0
5 GK Svend Engedal June 23, 1928 28 0 United States Danish-American SC 1 0 90 0 0 0
6 DF Harry Keough November 15, 1927 28 13 United States St. Louis Kutis S.C. 1 0 90 0 0 0
7 FW William Looby November 11, 1931 25 5 United States St. Louis Kutis S.C. 1 0 90 0 0 0
8 DF Alfonso Marina 0 United States Brooklyn Hispano 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Ruben Mendoza June 2, 1931 25 1 United States St. Louis Kutis S.C. 1 0 90 0 0 0
10 FW Lloyd Monsen May 7, 1931 25 2 United States New York Hakoah-Americans 1 0 90 0 0 0
11 FW Ed Murphy November 6, 1930 26 1 United States Chicago Falcons 1 0 90 0 0 0
12 FW Dick Packer 0 United States Uhrik Truckers 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Zenon Snylyk November 14, 1933 23 0 United States Chicago Levy 1 0 90 0 0 0
14 DF Herman Wecke March 10, 1927 29 3 United States St. Louis Kutis S.C. 1 0 90 0 0 0
15 DF Siegbert Wirth 0 United States Armed Forces Service Team 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Al Zerhusen December 4, 1931 25 0 United States Kolping SC 1 1 90 0 0 0

Soviet Union

Head coach: Gavril Kachalin

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
4 DF Anatoli Bashashkin February 23, 1924 32 ? Soviet Union PFC CSKA Moscow
10 MF Iosif Betsa November 6, 1929 27 ? Soviet Union PFC CSKA Moscow
15 FW Anatoli Ilyin June 27, 1931 25 ? Soviet Union FC Spartak Moscow
12 FW Anatoli Isayev July 14, 1932 24 ? Soviet Union FC Spartak Moscow
16 FW Valentin Ivanov November 19, 1934 22 ? Soviet Union FC Torpedo Moscow
6 DF Boris Kuznetsov July 14, 1928 28 ? Soviet Union FC Dynamo Moscow
9 DF Anatoli Maslyonkin June 29, 1930 26 ? Soviet Union FC Spartak Moscow
8 MF Igor Netto January 9, 1930 26 ? Soviet Union FC Spartak Moscow
5 DF Mikhail Ogonkov July 24, 1932 24 ? Soviet Union FC Spartak Moscow
7 MF Aleksei Paramonov February 21, 1925 21 ? Soviet Union FC Spartak Moscow
2 GK Boris Razinsky July 12, 1933 23 ? Soviet Union PFC CSKA Moscow
18 FW Vladimir Ryzhkin December 29, 1930 25 ? Soviet Union FC Dynamo Moscow
14 FW Sergei Salnikov September 13, 1925 31 ? Soviet Union FC Spartak Moscow
13 FW Nikita Simonyan October 12, 1926 30 ? Soviet Union FC Spartak Moscow
17 FW Eduard Streltsov July 21, 1937 19 ? Soviet Union FC Torpedo Moscow
11 FW Boris Tatushin March 31, 1933 23 ? Soviet Union FC Spartak Moscow
3 DF Nikolai Tishchenko December 10, 1926 29 ? Soviet Union FC Spartak Moscow
1 GK Lev Yashin October 22, 1929 27 ? Soviet Union FC Dynamo Moscow
20 DF Anatoli Porkhunov July 28, 1928 28 ? Soviet Union FC CSKA Moscow
19 FW Yuri Belyaev April 2, 1934 22 ? Soviet Union FC CSKA Moscow

Yugoslavia

Head coach: Milovan Ćirić

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
1 GK Petar Radenković October 1, 1934 22 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia BSK Beograd
2 DF Mladen Koščak October 16, 1936 20 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb
3 DF Nikola Radović October 20, 1932 24 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split
4 DF Dobrosav Krstić February 5, 1934 22 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina
5 DF Ivan Šantek April 23, 1932 24 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia NK Zagreb
6 MF Kruno Radiljević 1931 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Velež
7 FW Luka Lipošinović May 12, 1933 23 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb
8 FW Muhamed Mujić April 25, 1932 24 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Velež
9 FW Zlatko Papec January 17, 1934 22 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split
10 FW Todor Veselinović October 22, 1930 26 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina
11 MF Dragoslav Šekularac November 30, 1937 19 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
12 GK Blagoja Vidinić June 11, 1934 22 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radnički Beograd
13 DF Ibrahim Biogradlić March 8, 1931 25 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo
14 MF Vladica Popović March 17, 1935 21 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
15 DF Ljubiša Spajić March 7, 1926 30 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
16 FW Sava Antić March 1, 1930 26 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia BSK Beograd
17 FW Joško Vidošević January 11, 1935 21 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split

References

  1. ^ "1956 Summer Olympics: Football, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Hendon FC and Olympic football legend dies". Archived from the original on 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2018-08-10.