OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 1948 — NATIONAL SQUADS

(In red, original names of countries and players)

*NOTE: London 1948 was the first Olympic Tournament where the player’s shirts featured back numbers (allowed in football since 1944). However, as no regulated substitutions were yet allowed in international competitions, only fielded players were assigned fixed numbers from 1 to 11 according to their tactical position (from up down and from left to right in the line-ups provided in the game details). The idea behind this numbering system in the Olympic Games was to check competitors with difficult names and simplify the announcement of results.

Afghanistan (افغانستان)	Austria (Österreich)
Goalkeepers Abdul Ghafoor Assar (عبدالغفور عصار) (Mahmoudiyeh FC) Defenders Mohammad Ibrahim Gharzai (محمد ابراهيم غرزی) (xxx) Abdul Ghafoor Yusufzai (عبدالغفور یوسفزی) (xxx) Midfielders Abdul Ahad Kharot (عبدالاحد خرت) (Mahmoudiyeh FC [Kabul]) Abdul Shakur Azimi (عبدالشكور عظیمی) (xxx) Yar Mohammad Barakzai (یار محمد بارکزی) (xxx) Forwards Abdul Ghani Assar (عبدالغني عصار) (Mahmoudiyeh FC) Abdul Wahid Etemadi (عبدالواحد اعتمادی) (Mahmoudiyeh FC) Mohammad Anwar Kharot (محمد انور خرت) (xxx) Mohammad Sarwar Yusufzai (محمد سرور یوسفزی) (xxx) Abdul Hamid Tajik (عبدالحمید تاجک) (xxx) Anwar Afzal (انور افضل) (xxx) A. S. Mohammadzai (محمدزی) (xxx) M. M. Azimi (عظیمی) (xxx) M. U. Sadat (سادات) (xxx) M. I. Tokhi (توخی) (xxx) COACH: xxx	Goalkeepers Franz Pelikan (SC Wacker [Wien]) Josef Musil (SK Rapid [Wien]) Bruno Engelmeier (First Vienna FC)* Defenders Karl Kowanz (SC Admira Wien) Ernst Happel (SK Rapid) Gustav Gerhart (SC Admira Wien) Midfielders Leopold Mikolasch (FK Austria Wien) Ernst Ocwirk (FK Austria Wien) Siegfried Joksch (FK Austria Wien) Theodor Brinek (SC Wacker) Leopold Gernhardt (SK Rapid) Karl Decker (First Vienna FC)* Forwards Ernst Melchior (FK Austria Wien) Erich Habitzl (SC Admira Wien) Josef Epp (Wiener SC) Wilhelm Hahnemann (SC Wacker) (c) Alfred Körner (SK Rapid) Ludwig Durek (SK Sturm [Graz]) Ernst Stojaspal (FK Austria Wien) Josef “Pepi” Stroh (FK Austria Wien) Theodor “Turl” Wagner (SC Wacker)* Ernst Reitenmaier (SC Wacker)* COACH: Eduard “Edi” Frühwirth * These four players, although included in the official squad submitted to FIFA, didn’t travel to London and stayed in Austria on reserve: Engelmeier was a replacement for the originally selected first pick goalkeeper Walter Zeman (SK Rapid)—who got injured in a friendly match against Sweden a few weeks before the Olympic Tournament—, Decker was a regular stand-by player, and Turl Wagner suffered an injury in the same game as Zeman did.
China (中国)	Denmark (Danmark)
Goalkeepers Zhāng Bānglún (張邦綸) (Shanghai Donghua) Zhū Zhìchéng (朱志成) (Singapore Chinese FA) Defenders Hóu Róngshēng (侯榕生) (Sing Tao SC [Hong Kong]) Yăn Shìxīn (嚴士鑫) (Shanghai Donghua) Xiè Jĭnhóng (謝錦洪) (Shanghai Qingbai) Midfielders Zòu Wénzhì (鄒文治) (Kowloon Motor Bus [Hong Kong]) Sòng Língshèng (宋靈聖) (Sing Tao SC) Liú Sōngshēng (劉鬆生) (Sing Tao SC) Gāo Băozhèng (高保正) (Shanghai Qingbai) Guō Yīngqí (郭英祺) (Kitchee SC [Hong Kong]) Forwards Hé Yìngfēn (何應芬) (Sing Tao SC) Zhāng Jīnhăi (張金海) (Sing Tao SC) Zhū Yŏngqiáng (朱永強) (Sing Tao SC) Xiè Wénliáng (謝文良) (Singapore Chinese FA) Lĭ Dàhuī (李大輝) (South China AA [Hong Kong]) Féng Jĭngxiáng (馮景祥) (Sing Tao SC) (c) Lí Zhàoróng (黎兆榮) (Sing Tao SC) Yè Qīngróng (葉清榮) (Penang Chinese Recreation Club) COACH: Lĭ Huìtáng (李惠堂) *NOTE: The names of players above are transcribed using the modern Pinyin system, base on a Standard Mandarin pronunciation (even with Cantonese and Taiwanese names, which have a different local pronunciation but are nevertheless represented by the same Chinese characters). Compare, for example, attacker 朱永強 in Pinyin (Zhū Yŏngqiáng) and in Cantonese (Chu Wingkeung). Also, please note that the Chinese names above are written in traditional characters, which were used in China before the introduction of simplified characters in 1949.	Goalkeepers Eigil Nielsen (KB [København]) Ove Jensen (B93 [København]) Defenders Viggo Jensen (Esbjerg fB) Knud Børge Overgaard (B93) Knud Bastrup-Birk (Akademisk BK [København]) Hans Colberg (BK Frem [København]) Per Knudsen (AGF [Århus]) Poul Petersen (Akademisk BK) Midfielders Axel Pilmark (KB) Dion Ørnvold (KB) Ivan Jensen (Akademisk BK) Edvin Hansen (Køge BK) Erik Kuld Jensen (AGF) Forwards Johannes Pløger (BK Frem) Karl Aage Hansen (Akademisk BK) Knud Lundberg (Akademisk BK) (c) John Hansen (BK Frem) Carl Aage Præst (ØB [Østerbro, København]) Holger Seebach (Akademisk BK) Jørgen Leschly Sørensen (Odense BK) Jorgen Wagner Hansen (KB) Erling Sørensen (BK Frem) COACH: Robert Mountford
Egypt (مصر)	France
Goalkeepers Yehia Imam (يحيى الامام) (Farouk Club [Cairo]) Kamal Hamed (كمال حامد) (Al-Ahly SC [Cairo]) Defenders Abdel-Aziz Hammami (عبد العزيز همامي) (Al-Ahly SC) Fouad Ahmed Sedqi (فؤاد أحمد صدقي) (Al-Ahly SC) Mahmoud Hamdi (محمود حمدي) (Al-Ahly SC) Midfielders Helmi Abou el-Maati (حلمي أبو المعطي) (Al-Ahly SC) Mohammed Abou Habaga (محمد أبو حباجة) (Al-Ahly SC) Hanafi Bastan (حنفي بستن) (Farouk Club) Jalal Koraitem (جلال قريطم) (Farouk Club) Forwards El-Sayed al-Tabei “el-Dhizui” (السيد التابعي الضظوي) (Al-Masry) Mohammed el-Din el-Gindy (محمد الدين الجندى) (Farouk Club) Ahmed Nabih el-Mekkawi (أحمد نبيه المكاوي) (Al-Ahly SC) Abdel-Karim Ezzat Saqr (عبد الكريم عزت صقر) (Farouk Club) Hussein Madkour (حسين مدكور) (Al-Ahly SC) Ali Sayed Osman (علي سيد عثمان) (Farouk Club) Kamal el-Sabbagh (كمال الصباغ) (UR Al-Ittihad [Alexandria]) Mohammed Diab el-Attar (محمد دياب العطار) (UR Al-Ittihad) Mohammed Ali el-Zamek (محمد علي الزملك) (Al-Masry AC [P.S.]) Yosri Ahmed Soliman (يسري أحمد سليمان) (Farouk Club) Mahmoud Hafez (محمود حافظ) (Farouk Club) Mohammed Ahmed Mekhimar (محمد أحمد مخيمر) (Al-Sekka Had.) Mohammed Shehta (محمد شحتة) (UR Al-Ittihad) COACH: Eric Keen	Goalkeepers Lucien Schaeffer (RC Strasbourg) Gaston Rouxel (Stade Rennais UC [Rennes]) Robert Bottini (SA Marrakech)* Defenders Bernard Bienvenu (Stade Français [Paris]) (c) Lazare Gianessi (Olympique Saint-Quentinois [Saint-Quentin]) Gustave Ducousso (Olympique de Béja) Midfielders Raymond Krug (RC Strasbourg) Gabriel “Gaby” Robert (Hyères FC) François Mercurio (Olympique de Marseille) Guy Rabstejnek (Stade Rennais UC)* Christian Rouellé (Racing Club de Paris) Marius Colau (Stade de Reims) Jacques Barreau (Racing Club de Paris) Forwards Joseph Heckel (RC Strasbourg) René Persillon (Girondins de Bordeaux FC) Jean Paluch (Stade de Reims) André Strappe (Lille OSC) Jean Lanfranchi (US Cazères)* Marcel Lanfranchi (US Cazères)* René Hebinger (FC Mulhouse) Hacène Hamoutène (MC Algiers) René Courbin (Chamois Niortais FC [Niort]) COACH: Gabriel Hanot * These four players, although included in the official squad submitted to FIFA, didn’t travel to London and stayed in France on reserve.
Great Britain	India (भारत)
Goalkeepers Ronnie Simpson (Queen’s Park FC [Glasgow]) Kevin McAlinden (Belfast Celtic FC) Defenders Charles Neale (Walton & Hersham FC [Walton-on-Thames]) George Manning (Troedyrhiw FC) James McColl (Queen’s Park FC) Andrew Carmichael (Queen’s Park FC) Midfielders Eric Lee (Chester City FC) Douglas McBain (Queen’s Park FC) Eric Fright (Bromley FC) David Letham (Queen’s Park FC) Julian Smith (Barry Town AFC) Forwards John Roderick “Bob” Hardisty (Bishop Auckland FC) (c) Denis Kelleher (Barnet FC [London]) Peter Kippax (Yorkshire Amateur AFC [Leeds]) Bill Amor (Reading FC) Albert Horace “Tommy” Hopper (Bromley FC) Harold Jowett “Harry” McIlvenny (Yorkshire Amateur AFC) Frank Donovan (Pembroke Borough FC) Alan Boyd (Queen’s Park FC) Andrew “Al” Aitken (Queen’s Park FC) Jack Rawlings (Enfield FC) Ronald Phipps (Barnet FC) COACH: Matt Busby	Goalkeepers Kenchappa Varada Raj (के. वरदा राज) (Bangalore Blue) Sanjeeva Uchil (संजीव उचिल) (Trades India) Defenders Taj Mohammed (ताज मोहम्मद) (Bhowanipore FC) Sailen Manna (सैलेन मन्ना) (Mohun Bagan AC [Calcutta]) Thomas M. Varghese (टी.एम. वर्गीस) (Tata SC [Jamshedpur]) Midfielders Sattar Basheer (सत्तर बशीर) (Bangalore Muslims) Talimeren Ao (टी. आउ) (Mohun Bagan AC) (c) Mahabir Prasad (महाबीर प्रसाद) (Mohun Bagan AC) Anil Nandy (अनिल नन्दी) (Eastern Railway SC [Calcutta]) Syed M. Kaiser (एस.एम. केसर) (East Bengal FC [Calcutta]) Balasubdra N. Vajra Velu (बी.एन. वजरा वेलु) (Bangalore Blue) Forwards Robi Das (रोबी दास) (Bhowanipore FC) Ramchandra Balaram Parab (रामचंद्र बलराम परब) (Trades India) Sahoo Mewalal (साहू मेवालाल) (Eastern Railway SC) Ahmed Mohammed Khan (अहमद मोहम्मद खान) (Bangalore Muslims) Sarangapani Raman (सारंगापानी रामान) (State Police [Mysore]) Santosh Nandy (सन्तोष नन्दी) (Eastern Railway SC) Kadirvele P. Dhanraj (के.पी. धनराज) (GEF Sport Club) COACH: Balai Das Chatterjee (बलाई दास चटर्जी)
Ireland (Éire)	Italy (Italia)
Goalkeepers Denis Lawlor (Bohemian FC [Dublin]) Bill Brennan (Transport FC [Bray]) Defenders Frank Glennon (Shamrock Rovers FC [Dublin]) (c) Billy Richardson (Bohemian FC) Midfielders Pat Kavanagh (Bohemian FC) Bill Barry (Waterford FC) Bill O’Grady (Limerick FC) John Morris (Bohemian FC)* Michael Collins (St. Patrick’s Athletic FC [Dublin])* Robert Brown (Shamrock Rovers FC)* M. Farrell (Drumcondra FC [Dublin])* Forwards Peter McDonald (Transport FC) Emmet McLoughlin (University College Dublin AFC) Brendan O’Kelly (Bohemian FC) Bobbie Smith (Bohemian FC) Desmond Cleary (Jacobs FC [Dublin]) Pat McGonagle (Bohemian FC) Harry Boland (Transport FC)* COACH: Johnny Carey * These five players, although included in the official squad submitted to FIFA, didn’t travel to London and stayed in Ireland on reserve.	Goalkeepers Giuseppe Casari (Atalanta BC [Bergamo]) Glauco Vanz (Bologna FC) Valerio Bacigalupo (Torino FC)* Defenders Guglielmo Giovannini (Bologna FC) Adone Stellin (Genoa CFC) Francesco Antonazzi (SS Lazio [Roma]) Romolo Bizzotto (Hellas Verona AC) Midfielders Cesare Presca (US Triestina Calcio [Trieste]) Maino Neri (Modena FC) (c) Giacomo Mari (Atalanta BC) Tommaso Maestrelli (US Bari) Enzo Menegotti (Modena FC) Danilo Martelli (Torino FC)* Forwards Emidio Cavigioli (Pro Patria et Libertate USB [Busto Arsizio]) Angelo Turconi (Pro Patria et Libertate USB) Francesco Pernigo (Modena FC) Valerio Cassani (Modena FC) Emilio Caprile (AC Legnano) Renzo Burini (AC Milan) Egisto Pandolfini (SPAL 1907 [Ferrara]) Giampiero Boniperti (Juventus FC)* Gino Armano (US Alessandria Calcio)* COACH: Vittorio Pozzo * These four players, although included in the official squad submitted to FIFA, didn’t travel to London and stayed in Italy on reserve.
Korea (한국) (*)	Luxembourg (Lëtzebuerg)
Goalkeepers Hong Duk-young (홍덕영) (Korea University FC) Cha Soon-jong (차순종) (Chosun Electrical Industry) Defenders Park Kyu-jung (박규정) (Chosun Electrical Industry) Park Dae-jong (박대종) (Chosun Electrical Industry) Lee Si-dong (이시동) (Incheon Cho Il Yangju) Midfielders Choi Sung-gon (최성곤) (Chosun Electrical Industry) Kim Kyu-hwan (김규환) (Chosun Electrical Industry) Min Byung-dae (민병대) (Chosun Electrical Industry) Lee Yoo-hyung (이유형) (Incheon Cho Il Yangju) Forwards Woo Kyung-hwan (우정환) (Chosun Electrical Industry) Bae Jong-ho (배종호) (Incheon Cho Il Yangju) Chung Kook-jin (정국진) (Incheon Cho Il Yangju) Chung Nam-sik (정남식) (Chosun Electrical Industry) Kim Yong-sik (김용식) (Chosun Electrical Industry) Ahn Jong-soo (안종수) (Chosun Electrical Industry) Oh Kyung-hwan (오경환) (Incheon Cho Il Yangju) COACH: Lee Young-min (이영민) * The newly proclaimed South Korea, although recognized as an independent state by United Nations, participated in the 1948 Olympic Games under the unified name of “Korea”.	Goalkeepers Bernard “Benny” Michaux (CS Stade Dudelange) Paul Steffen (AS La Jeunesse d’Esch [Esch-sur-Alzette]) François Magnani (FC The National [Schifflange])* Defenders Nicolas “Nic” Pauly (US Dudelange) Jean Feller (FC Racing Rodange) Camille Wagner (CS Fola Esch [Esch-sur-Alzette]) Midfielders Raymond Wagner (CS Stade Dudelange) Victor “Vic” Feller (CS Stade Dudelange) (c) Léon Schumacher (FC The National) Nicolas “Nic” May (FA Red Boys Differdange) Nicolas Birtz (CS Stade Dudelange) Fernand Guth (US Luxembourg)* Jean Becker (CS Stade Dudelange)* Forwards Jules Gales (AS Remich) Jean-Pierre “Jim” Kremer (CA Spora Luxembourg) Lucien Konter (FC Chiers Rodange) Marcel Paulus (CS Grevenmacher) Fernand Schammel (US Luxembourg) Nicolas “Nic” Kettel (CS Stade Dudelange) Émile Nurenberg (FC Progrès Niedercorn) Marcel Rewenig (CA Spora Luxembourg) Marcel Welter (CS Pétange)* COACH: Jean-Pierre Hoscheit * These four players, although included in the official squad submitted to FIFA, didn’t travel to London and stayed in Luxembourg on reserve.
Mexico (México)	Netherlands (Nederland)
Goalkeepers Francisco Quintero Nava (CD Imperio [Guadalajara]) Antonio Félix Carbajal Rodríguez (CD Oviedo [México D.F.]) Defenders José Luis Rodríguez Peralta (CF Moctezuma [México D.F.]) Jorge Luis Rodríguez Navarro (CF Atlas [Guadalajara]) Julio Parrales Tapia (Burros Blancos IPN [México D.F.]) Midfielders Carlos Thompson Durand (Burros Blancos IPN) (c) Fernando Figueroa Rodríguez (CD SUTAJ [Guadalajara]) Fidel Villalobos (CD Imperio) Alfredo Córdoba Alcalá (CD Estrella [México D.F.]) Rubén Ruiz Aguilar (CF Atlas Tulancingo) Forwards Mario Eduardo Garduño Gómez (Club América [México D.F.]) José Mercado Luna (CD Occidente [Guadalajara]) Juan Raúl Cárdenas de la Vega (RC España [México D.F.]) Mario Sánchez Huerta (Club América) José María Cobián Iturbide (Club América) Julio Trujillo García (Instituto Politécnico Nacional [México D.F.]) Jorge José Ruiz Aguilar (CF Atlas Tulancingo) COACH: Abel Ramírez Herrera	Goalkeepers Piet Kraak (IJVV Stormvogels [IJmuiden]) Wim Landman (SC Neptunus [Rotterdam]) Defenders Jeu van Bun (MVV [Maastricht]) Henk Schijvenaar (EDO [Haarlem]) Sjaak Alberts (SBV Vitesse [Arnhem]) Jan Everse (SC Neptunus)* Midfielders Kees Krijgh (BVV [Den Bosch]) Rinus Terlouw (DCV [Krimpen aan den IJssel]) Arie de Vroet (SC Feijenoord [Rotterdam]) (c) Joop Stoffelen (AFC Ajax [Amsterdam]) Jos Beenhakkers (NAC [Breda]) Guus Dräger (AFC Ajax)* Louis Biesbrouck (RCH [Heemstede])* Henk Temming (DOS [Utrecht])* Forwards Cock van der Tuyn (Hermes DVS [Schiedam]) Kees Rijvers (NAC) André Roosenburg (VV Neptunia [Delfzijl]) Faas Wilkes (RFC Xerxes [Rotterdam]) Abe Lenstra (SC Heerenveen) Mathijs “Mick” Clavan (ADO [Den Haag]) Rinus Schaap (HVV 't Gooi [Hilversum]) Bram Appel (VV Sittard) COACH: Jesse Carver * These four players, although included in the official squad submitted to FIFA, didn’t travel to London and stayed in Holland on reserve.
Sweden (Sverige)	Turkey (Türkiye)
Goalkeepers Torsten Lindberg (IFK Norrköping) Karl “Kalle” Svensson (Hälsingborgs IF) Defenders Knut Nordahl (IFK Norrköping) Erik Nilsson (Malmö FF) Börje Leander (AIK [Stockholm]) Midfielders Birger Rosengren (IFK Norrköping) (c) Karl Bertil Nordahl (Degerfors IF) Sune Andersson (AIK) Rune Emanuelsson (IFK Göteborg) Forwards Kjell Rosén (Malmö FF) Gunnar Gren (IFK Göteborg) Gunnar Nordahl (IFK Norrköping) Henry Carlsson (AIK) Nils Liedholm (IFK Norrköping) Egon Jönsson (Malmö FF) Stellan Nilsson (Malmö FF) Stig Nyström (Djurgårdens IF [Stockholm]) Per Bengtsson (IF Elfsborg [Borås]) COACH: George Raynor	Goalkeepers Cihat Arman (Fenerbahçe SK [İstanbul]) (c) Erdoğan Atlıoğlu (Galatasaray SK [İstanbul]) Defenders Murat Alyüz (Fenerbahçe SK) Vedii Tosuncuk (Beşiktaş JK [İstanbul]) Ahmet Erol (Fenerbahçe SK) Midfielders Hüseyin Saygun (Vefa SK [İstanbul]) Bülent Eken (Galatasaray SK) Selahattin Torkal (Fenerbahçe SK) Naci Özkaya (Galatasaray SK) Samim Var (Fenerbahçe SK) Galip Haktanır (Vefa SK)* Forwards Fikret Kırcan (Fenerbahçe SK) Erol Keskin (Fenerbahçe SK) Gündüz Kılıç (Galatasaray SK) Lefter Küçükandonyadis (Fenerbahçe SK) Şükrü Gülesin (Beşiktaş JK) Muzaffer Tokaç (Galatasaray SK) Reha Eken (Galatasaray SK) Yavuz Üreten (Beşiktaş JK) Hikmet Alpaslan (Beşiktaş JK) Halit Deringör (Fenerbahçe SK)* COACH: Ulvi Yenal * These two players, although included in the official squad submitted to FIFA, didn’t travel to London and stayed in Turkey on reserve.
USA	Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija)
Goalkeepers Archie Strimel (Pittsburgh Curry Vets) Defenders Joseph Costa (Ponta Delgada SC [Fall River]) (c) Manuel Oliveira Martin (Ponta Delgada SC) Bob Annis (St. Louis Simpkins-Ford) Midfielders Charlie Colombo (St. Louis Simpkins-Ford) Joe Ferreira (Ponta Delgada SC) Walter Bahr (Philadelphia Nationals) Forwards Ray Beckman (De Andries KC [St. Louis]) John Souza (Lincoln SC [Fall River]) Bill Bertani (St. Louis Simpkins-Ford) Benny McLaughlin (Philadelphia Nationals) Ed Souza (Ponta Delgada SC) Gino Pariani (St. Louis Simpkins-Ford) Rolf Valtin (Swarthmore College) Steve Grivnow (Pittsburgh Curry Vets) COACH: Walter Giesler	Goalkeepers Franjo Šoštarić (FK Partizan [Beograd]) Ljubomir Lovrić (FK Crvena Zvezda [Beograd]) Defenders Miroslav Brozović (FK Partizan) Branko Stanković (FK Crvena Zvezda) Ivan Jazbinšek (NK Dinamo [Zagreb]) Božo Broketa (NK Hajduk [Split]) Midfielders Zlatko Čajkovski (FK Partizan) (c) Miodrag Jovanović (FK Partizan) Aleksandar Atanacković (FK Partizan) Bela Palfi (FK Spartak Subotica) Forwards Prvoslav “Boba” Mihajlović (FK Partizan) Rajko Mitić (FK Crvena Zvezda) Franjo Wölfl (NK Dinamo)* Stjepan Bobek (FK Partizan) Željko Čajkovski (NK Dinamo) Kosta Tomašević (FK Crvena Zvezda) Zvonko Cimermančić (NK Dinamo) Bernard Vukas (NK Hajduk) Ratko Kacijan (NK Dinamo) Frane Matošić (NK Hajduk) Miomir Petrović (FK Crvena Zvezda) Josip Takač (FK Spartak Subotica) COACH: Milorad Arsenijević * Family name usually spelled “Velfl” in Serbo-Croatian.

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