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Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

The following squads were named for the 1936 Summer Olympics tournament.[1]

 Austria

Head coach: England James Hogan

 China

Head coach: Ngan Shing Kwan[2][3][4][5][6]

1This English club name is from The Little Red Book of Chinese Football, written by Dave Twydell. The correct name of the club at that time should be "You-you" (Chinese: 優游).[citation needed]

 Egypt

Head coach: England Booth[8]

 Finland

Head coach: Germany Ferdinand Fabra

Sixteen players competed at the Olympics. The formal application also included five other players who did not travel to Berlin: Veli Leskinen (HT Helsinki), Eino Virtanen (Helsingin PS), Eino Kilpi (Helsingin PS), Yrjö Kylmälä (HT Helsinki), and Arvo Hyyrynen (Sudet Viipuri).[9]

 Germany

Head coach: Otto Nerz

 Great Britain

Head coach: William Voisey

 Hungary

Head coach: Zoltán Opata

 Italy

Head coach: Vittorio Pozzo

 Japan

Head coach: Empire of Japan Shigeyoshi Suzuki

 Luxembourg

Head coach: Paul Feierstein

 Norway

Head coach: Asbjørn Halvorsen

Seventeen players went to the Olympics. The formal application originally included five other players who did not travel to Berlin: Sverre Kvammen (Viking FK), Rolf Johannessen (Fredrikstad FK), Kjeld Kjos (SFK Brann), Birger Pedersen (SK Hardy), and Petter Svennungsen (Odd Grenland).

 Peru

Head coach: Alberto Denegri

 Poland

Head coach: Józef Kałuża

Sweden

Head coach: John Pettersson

 Turkey

Head coach: Republic of Ireland James Elliot Donnelly

 United States

Head coach: United States Elmer Schroeder

Footnotes

  1. ^ "1936 Summer Olympics: Football, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ^ Industrial and Commercial Daily Press, 1936-04-15, section 3-page 4 (total page no. 12)
  3. ^ Industrial and Commercial Daily Press, 1936-04-17, section 3-page 4 (total page no. 12)
  4. ^ The Tien Kwong Morning News, 1936-04-15, page 2
  5. ^ Hong Kong Daily Press, 1936-04-16, page 10
  6. ^ "The Straits Times, 1936-05-12, page 14". Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  7. ^ The Tien Kwong Morning News, 1936-03-10, page 3
  8. ^ "مصر فى الدورات الأوليمبية / - الاتحاد المصرى لكره القدم". Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  9. ^ Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 91. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
  10. ^ Although Joy was nominally registered with Casuals, between 1935 and 1947 he predominantly played for Arsenal.

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