Olympic Football Tournament 1920 (National Squads)

OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 1920 — NATIONAL SQUADS

(In red, original names of countries and players)

Belgium (België)	Czechoslovakia (Československo)
Goalkeepers Jan de Bie (Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles) Léon Vandermeiren (Daring Club de Bruxelles SR) Defenders Armand Swartenbroeks (Daring Club de Bruxelles SR) Oscar Verbeeck (Union Saint-Gilloise [Bruxelles]) Léopold de Groof (Royal Antwerp FC) Midfielders Joseph Musch (Union Saint-Gilloise) Émile Hanse (Union Saint-Gilloise) André Fierens (Beerschot AC [Antwerpen]) Auguste Pelsmaeker (Beerschot AC) Julien Cnudde (Union Saint-Gilloise) Forwards Louis van Hege (Union Saint-Gilloise) Robert Coppée (Union Saint-Gilloise) Félix Balyu (Royal FC Brugeois [Brugge]) Fernand Nisot (Léopold FC [Bruxelles]) Georges Hebdin (Union Saint-Gilloise) (c) Mathieu Bragard (CS Verviétois [Verviers]) Henri Larnoe (Beerschot AC) Désiré Bastin (Royal Antwerp FC) Ivan Thys (Beerschot AC) Frans Dogaer (Racing Club de Malines) Georges Michel (Léopold FC) Fernand Wertz (Royal Antwerp FC) COACH: William Maxwell	Goalkeepers Rudolf Klapka (SK Viktoria Žižkov) František Peyr (AC Sparta Praha) Defenders Antonín Hojer (AC Sparta Praha) Miroslav Pospíšil (AC Sparta Praha) Karel Steiner (SK Viktoria Žižkov) Midfielders František Kolenatý (AC Sparta Praha) Karel “Káďa” Pešek (AC Sparta Praha) (c) Antonín Perner (AC Sparta Praha) Emil Seifert (SK Viktoria Žižkov) Josef Kuchař (AFK Union Žižkov) Václav Šubrt (AFK Kolín) Forwards Josef Sedláček (AC Sparta Praha) Antonín Janda (AC Sparta Praha) Václav Pilát (AC Sparta Praha) Jan Vaník (SK Slavia Praha) Otakar “Otto” Mazal (AC Sparta Praha) Jan Plaček (AC Sparta Praha) Jaroslav Hromadník (AFK Union Žižkov) Václav Prošek (SK Slavia Praha)* Josef Janík (SK Slavia Praha)* COACH: John Madden * These two players, although included in the official squad list submitted to FIFA, didn’t travel to Belgium.
Denmark (Danmark)	Egypt (مصر)
Goalkeepers Sophus Hansen (BK Frem [København]) Poul Graae (KB [Frederiksberg, København]) Defenders Nils Middelboe (Chelsea FC [London]) Steen Blicher (KB) Fritz Tarp (B93 [København])* Svend Ringsted (Akademisk BK [København]) Vilhelm Jørgensen (B1903 [København]) Midfielders Christian Grøthan (B93) Ivar-Lykke Seidelin-Nielsen (KB) (c) Gunnar Aaby (Akademisk BK) Jens Jensen (B1903) Paul Berth (Akademisk BK) Samuel Thorsteinsson (Akademisk BK) Kristian Middelboe (—)* Forwards Leo Dannin (KB) Michael Rohde (B93) Viggo Jørgensen (B1903) Alf Olsen (KB) Bernhard Andersen (BK Frem) Carl “Skomager” Hansen (B1903) Poul Nielsen (ØB [København]) Holger Forchhammer (—)* COACH: John Carr * Selected player Fritz Tarp didn’t travel to Belgium. Kristian Middelboe and Forchhammer were team managers, but they were registered as football players to complete a 22-men squad list.	Goalkeepers Kamel Taha (كامل طه) (Al-Ahly SC [Cairo]) Mohammed el-Anwar (محمد الأنور) (Al-Mokhtalat SC [Cairo]) Defenders Mohammed el-Sayed (محمد السيد) (El-Sekka SC [Cairo]) Abdel-Salam Hamdy (عبد السلام حمدى) (Cairo SC) Mohammed Gaber (محمد جبر) (Al-Mokhtalat SC) Midfielders Riyadh Shawqi (رياض شوقي) (Al-Ahly SC) Ali Fahmi el-Hassani (على فهمي الحسني) (Al-Mokhtalat SC) (c) Gamil Osman (جميل عثمان) (Al-Mokhtalat SC) Forwards Abdallah Tawfiq (عبد الله توفيق) (Al-Mokhtalat SC) Hassan Ali Allouba (حسان علي علوبة) (Al-Ahly SC) Hussein Hegazi (حسين حجازي) (Cairo SC) Sayed Fahmi Abaza (سيد فهمي أباظة) (Al-Mokhtalat SC) Zaki Osman (زكى عثمان) (Cairo SC) Khalil Housni (خليل حسني) (Government Officials AC [Alexandria]) Abbas Safwat (عباس صفوت) (Al-Ahly SC) Mahmoud Saqr Mokhtar (محمود صقر مختار) (Abbassia SC) COACH-PLAYER: Abdallah Tawfiq (عبد الله توفيق) * NOTE: The Egyptian Football Association was established in 1921, so the squad sent by the African nation to the Olympic Tournament cannot be considered a national team proper, but rather an Egyptian Select XI.
France	Great Britain
Goalkeepers Albert Parsys (US Tourquennoise [Tourcoing]) (x) Jean Lebidois (FC Sotteville) Defenders Léon Huot (CA Vitry [Vitry-sur-Seine]) Édouard Baumann (Racing Club de France [Paris]) Pierre Mony (US Boulonnaise [Boulogne-sur-Mer]) Alfred Roth (AS Strasbourg) Midfielders Jean Batmale (USA Clichy) René Petit (Stade Bordelais UC [Bordeaux]) François Hugues (Red Star Amical Club [Paris]) Philippe Bonnardel (Red Star Amical Club) Maurice Gravelines (Olympique Lillois [Lille]) Pierre Gastiger (FEC Levallois) Maurice Leroux (FC Dieppe) Nicolas Margueres (AS Brestoise [Brest])* Forwards Jules Dewaquez (Olympique de Paris) Jean Boyer (CA Société Générale [Paris]) Paul Nicolas (Red Star Amical Club) Henri Bard (Cercle Athlétique de Paris) (c) Raymond Dubly (RC Roubaix) Maurice Gastiger (FEC Levallois) Oscar Bongard (AS Strasbourg) André Lassalle (Stade Bordelais UC) COACH: Fred Pentland * Margueres, although included in the official squad list submitted to FIFA, didn’t travel to Belgium. (x) Parsys was a late replacement for the originally selected goalkeeper Charles Kuentz (SC Sélestat).	Goalkeepers James Mitchell (Manchester University FC) George Wiley (Belmont Mines Athletic) Defenders Basil Gates (London Caledonians FC) Arthur Knight (Portsmouth FC) James “John” Payne (Leytonstone FC [London]) Humphrey Ward (Oxford University AFC) Midfielders Kenneth Hunt (Corinthians FC [London]) George Atkinson (Bishop Auckland FC) (c) Charles Harbridge (Reading FC) Jack Brennan (Manchester City FC) Forwards Fred Nicholas (Corinthians FC) Wesley Harding (Cambridge University AFC) Herbert Prince (Royal Army Medical Corps [Aldershot]) Richard Sloley (Corinthians FC) Kenneth Hegan (Corinthians FC) Harry Buck (Millwall FC [London]) Maurice Bunyan (Chelsea FC [London]) Herbert Hambleton (Corinthians FC) Charles Julian (Old Westminsters FC [London]) COACH: George Latham * NOTE: Midfielder Max Woosnam (Chelsea FC), originally selected to captain the British football team in the Olympic Tournament, refused to do so in order to compete for the tennis team (a decision he wouldn’t regret, as he won two medals in this sport).
Greece (Ελλάδα)	Italy (Italia)
Goalkeepers Antonis Fotiadis (Αντώνης Φωτιάδης) (Paniónios GSS [Smyrna]) Dimitris Demertzis (Δημήτρης Δεμερτζής) (PPAO [Athína]) Defenders Agamemnon Gilis (Αγαμέμνων Γκίλης) (Paniónios GSS) Nikos Kaloudis (Νίκος Καλούδης) (Piraikí Énosi [Peiraiás]) Midfielders Dimitris Gotis (Δημήτρης Γώτης) (GS Apóllon Smýrnis [Smyrna]) Apostolos Nikolaidis (Απόστολος Νικολαίδης) (PPAO) Christos Peppas (Χρήστος Πέππας) (Piraikí Énosi) Sotiris Despotopoulos (Σωτήρης Δεσποτόπουλος) (Paniónios) Forwards Georgios Kalafatis (Γιώργος Καλαφάτης) (PPAO) (c) Giannis Andrianopoulos (Γιάννης Ανδριανόπουλος) (Piraikí) Theodoros Nikolaidis (Θεόδωρος Νικολαίδης) (PO Goudí [A.]) Georgios Chatziandreou (Γιώργος Χατζηανδρέου) (Piraikós S.) Theodoros Dimitriou (Θεόδωρος Δημητρίου) (Paniónios GSS) Georgios Andrianopoulos (Γιώργος Ανδριανόπουλος) (P.S.) Giannis Stavropoulos (Γιάννης Σταυρόπουλος) (PPAO) Vassilis Samios (Βασίλης Σάμιος) (GS Apóllon Smýrnis) COACH-PLAYER: Georgios Kalafatis (Γιώργος Καλαφάτης) * NOTE: The Greek Football Federation was established in 1926, so the squad sent to the Olympic Tournament cannot be considered a national team proper, but rather a Greek Select XI.	Goalkeepers Giovanni Giacone (FC Juventus [Torino]) Piero Campelli (Internazionale FC [Milano]) Defenders Antonio Bruna (FC Juventus) Renzo de Vecchi (Genoa CFC) (c) Virginio “Viri” Rosetta (US Pro Vercelli Calcio) Midfielders Ettore Reynaudi (Novara Calcio) Mario Meneghetti (Novara Calcio) Cesare Lovati (Milan FC [Milano]) Giuseppe Parodi (US Pro Vercelli Calcio) Luigi Burlando (SG Andrea Doria [Genova]) Gracco de Nardo (SPES Genova) Enrico Sardi (Genoa CFC) Guido Ara (US Pro Vercelli Calcio) Forwards Adolfo Baloncieri (US Alessandria Calcio) Guglielmo Brezzi (Genoa CFC) Aristodemo Emilio Santamaria (Genoa CFC) Giuseppe Forlivesi (Modena FC) Pio Ferraris (FC Juventus) Giustiniano Marucco (Novara Calcio) Rinaldo Roggero (Savona Calcio) Emilio Badini (AGC Bologna) Adevildo de Marchi (SG Andrea Doria) COACH: Giuseppe Milano
Luxembourg (Lëtzebuerg)	Netherlands (Nederland)
Goalkeepers Charles Krüger (CS Stade Dudelange) Jean Valin (US Hollerich-Bonnevoie) Defenders Thomas Schmit (US Hollerich-Bonnevoie) (c) Joseph “Jos” Koetz (CS Fola Esch [Esch-sur-Alzette]) J. Rémy (FC The National [Schifflange]) Midfielders Émile Hamilius (CS Fola Esch) Michel Ungeheuer (US Hollerich-Bonnevoie) Camille Schumacher (CS Fola Esch) Dominique Kelsen (CS Fola Esch) Forwards Léon Metzler (FCM Young Boys Diekirch) François “Tiny” Langers (AS La Jeunesse d’Esch [Esch/Alzette]) Robert Elter (Sporting Luxembourg) Jean Massard (CS Fola Esch) Arthur Leesch (US Hollerich-Bonnevoie) Charles Kieffer (AS La Jeunesse d’Esch) J. Kieffer (CS Fola Esch) COACH: —	Goalkeepers Dick MacNeill (HVV [Den Haag]) Henk Tempel (HVV Tubantia [Hengelo])* Defenders Harry Dénis (HBS [Den Haag]) Ben Verweij (Koninklijke HFC [Haarlem]) Eb van der Kluft (FC Blauw-Wit [Amsterdam]) Midfielders Leo Bosschart (HVV Quick [Den Haag]) (c) Frits Kuipers (VV Quick Nijmegen) Henk Steeman (Sparta Rotterdam) Evert van Linge (Be Quick [Groningen])* Jacobus Leendert “Koos” Boerdam (VOC [Rotterdam]) Herman Legger (Be Quick) Jan de Vries (ZAC [Zwolle]) Forwards Oscar van Rappard (HBS) Joop van Dort (AFC Ajax [Amsterdam]) Bernardus “Ber” Groosjohan (VOC) Jaap Bulder (Be Quick)* Jan de Natris (AFC Ajax)* Arie Bieshaar (HFC [Haarlem]) Felix von Heijden (HVV Helmond) Evert Bulder (Be Quick) Harry van Beurden (Willem II [Tilburg]) Piet Peereboom (HBS) COACH: Fred Warburton * On 4-09-2020, Tempel, Van Linge, Jaap Bulder and De Natris were sent back home for indiscipline.
Norway (Norge)	Spain (España)
Goalkeepers Sigurd Wathne (SFK Brann [Bergen]) Alf Lagesen (Drammens BK) Defenders Otto Aulie (SFK Lyn [Kristiania]) Per Skou (SFK Lyn) (c) John Johnsen (SFK Brann) Midfielders Adolph Wold (SK Ready [Kristiania]) Asbjørn Halvorsen (Sarpsborg FK) Gunnar Andersen (SFK Lyn) Ellef Mohn (SK Frigg [Kristiania]) Erich Graff-Wang (SK Ready) Alexander Olsen (SFK Brann) Forwards Michael Paulsen (Ørn FK [Horten]) Einar Wilhelms (Fredrikstad FK) Johnny Helgesen (FK Kvik [Halden]) Einar “Jeja” Gundersen (Odd Grenland [Skien]) Per Holm (Sarpsborg FK) Rolf Aas (SFK Mercantile [Kristiania]) Arne Andersen (FK Kvik) Rolf Thorstvedt (SK Frigg) Kaare Engebretsen (SFK Mercantile)* COACH: James McPherson * This player, although included in the official squad list submitted to FIFA, didn’t finally travel to Belgium due to injury.	Goalkeepers Ricardo Zamora Martínez (FC Barcelona) Agustín Eizaguirre Ostolaza (Real Sociedad de Fútbol [S.Seb.]) (x) Defenders Luis Otero Sánchez-Encinas (Real Vigo SC) Mariano Arrate Esnaola (Real Sociedad de Fútbol) (c) Pedro Vallana Jeanguenat (Arenas Club [Guecho]) Manuel Carrasco Alonso (Real Sociedad de Fútbol) Francisco Emery Arocena (Real Unión Club) (y) Midfielders José Samitier Vilalta (FC Barcelona) José María Belausteguigoitia Landaluce “Belauste” (Ath. Bilbao) Ramón Eguiazábal Berroa (Real Unión Club [Irún]) Juan Ramón Artola Letamendía (Real Sociedad de Fútbol) Agustín Sancho Agustina (FC Barcelona) Sabino Bilbao Líbano (Athletic Club de Bilbao) Forwards Francisco Pagazaurtundúa González-Murrieta “Pagaza” (Arenas) Félix Sesúmaga Ugarte (FC Barcelona) Patricio Arabolaza Aranburu (Real Unión Club) Rafael Moreno Aranzadi “Pichichi” (Athletic Club de Bilbao) Domingo Gómez-Acedo Villanueva (Athletic Club de Bilbao) Joaquín Vázquez González (Racing Club de Ferrol) Ramón Gil Sequeiros “Moncho Gil” (Real Vigo SC) Silverio Izaguirre Sorzabalbere (Real Sociedad de Fútbol) Ramón González Figueroa (Real Vigo SC) (z) COACH: Francisco “Paco” Bru Llense (x) After Zamora’s excellent performance in the first game of the tournament, Eizaguirre decided to go back to Spain. (y) Emery was a late replacement for the originally selected Ramón “Moncho” Encinas Dios (RC Fortuna de Vigo), who couldn’t get days off from work; however, the former didn’t finally travel to Belgium due to illness (synovitis). (z) Ramón González fell ill after arriving to Belgium and was ineligible for the competition.
Sweden (Sverige)	Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija)
Goalkeepers Robert Zander (Örgryte IS [Göteborg]) Sven Klang (Mariebergs IK [Stockholm]) Defenders Valdus Lund (IFK Göteborg) Fritjof Hillén (GAIS [Göteborg]) Vidar Stenborg (IFK Eskilstuna)* Karl Svensson (IFK Göteborg) John Torstensson (Malmö FF) Midfielders Bertil Nordenskjöld (Djurgårdens IF [Stockholm]) (c) Ragnar Wicksell (Djurgårdens IF) Karl Gustafsson (Djurgårdens IF) Albert Öijermark (Djurgårdens IF) Rune Wenzel (GAIS) Nils Karlsson (GAIS) Forwards Rune Bergström (AIK [Stockholm]) Albert Olsson (GAIS) Herbert Carlsson (IFK Göteborg) Albin Dahl (Landskrona BoIS) Mauritz Sandberg (IFK Göteborg) Einar Halling-Johansson (Mariebergs IK) Erik Dahlström (IFK Eskilstuna) Erik Hjelm (IFK Göteborg) Fritz Carlsson (IFK Eskilstuna) COACH: Anton Johansson * Stenborg was a late replacement for the originally selected midfielder Karl Karlstrand (Djurgårdens IF).	Goalkeepers Dragutin Vrđuka (PHŠK Građanski [Zagreb]) Nikola Stanković (BSK [Beograd]) Defenders Vjekoslav Župančić (HAŠK [Zagreb]) Jaroslav Šifer (PHŠK Građanski) Branimir Porobić (BUSK [Beograd]) Mihailo Jovanović (SK Jugoslavija [Beograd]) Midfielders Stanko Tavčar (HAŠK) (x) Slavin Cindrić (HŠK Concordia [Zagreb]) (c) Rudolf Rupec (PHŠK Građanski) Forwards Dragutin Vragović (PHŠK Građanski) Artur Dubravčić (HŠK Concordia) Emanuel “Emil” Perška (PHŠK Građanski) Ivan Granec (PHŠK Građanski) Jovan Ružić (SK Jugoslavija) Josip Šolc (HŠK Concordia) Nikola Simić (BSK) Andreja Kojić (BSK) COACH: Veljko Ugrinić (x) Although Tavčar was a Slovenian player who spend his entire football career with ŠK Ilirija [Ljubljana], in 1920 he happened to be in Zagreb completing his studies, and there he joined HAŠK.

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