Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads explained

See main article: Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The following squads were named for the 1976 Summer Olympics tournament.^[1]

Brazil

Head coach: Cláudio Coutinho

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1			March 4, 1956	20	35		5	0	437	1	0
2			February 22, 1954	22	?		4	1	246	1	2	1 Yellow
3			May 10, 1952	24	?		4	0	332	0	1
4			June 5, 1955	21	56		5	0	450	0	0	2 Yellow
5			June 29, 1954	22	88		4	1	360	0	0
6			February 28, 1953	23	?	Bahia	4	0	304	0	1
7			May 23, 1957	19	?		4	0	318	2	0	1 Yellow
8			March 8, 1955	21	38		5	0	450	0	0
9			April 8, 1955	21	?		3	0	214	3	0
10			July 10, 1954	22	?		5	1	450	0	0
11			July 07, 1957	19	?		4	0	172	0	1
12			April 23, 1955	21	?		4	0	299	1	0
13			March 3, 1956	20	?		1	0	172	1	0
14			October 2, 1954	21	?		4	1	360	0	0	1 Yellow
15			September 17, 1957	18	?		5	2	154	0	4
16			February 17, 1954	22	?		2	0	118	1	0
17			April 29, 1955	21	?		1	0	13	0	1

Canada

Head coach: Colin Morris

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1			April 4, 1953	23	?
2			July 20, 1952	24	?
3			November 23, 1946	29	?
4			October 24, 1952	23	?
5			February 2, 1946	30	?
6			October 6, 1948	27	?
7			October 12, 1953	22	?
8			August 9, 1950	25	?
9			November 25, 1952	23	?
10			September 23, 1955	20	?
11			June 8, 1953	23	?
12			June 10, 1950	26	?
13			September 27, 1957	18	?
14			October 24, 1957	18	?
15			October 2, 1953	22	?
16			February 5, 1957	19	?
17			April 11, 1955	21	?

Cuba

Head coach: Sergio Padrón

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	Date of birth	width=4%	Age	width=4%	Caps	width=21%	Club	width=6%	Tournament games	width=6%	Tournament goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=4%	Cards yellow/red
1			May 20, 1950	26	?
2			February 2, 1949	27	?
3			September 12, 1949	26	?
4			September 2, 1950	25	?
5			January 21, 1951	25	?
6			January 1951, 14	25	?
7			February 28, 1950	26	?
8			May 27, 1953	23	?
9			April 16, 1953	23	?
10			August 24, 1949	26	?
11			April 2, 1948	28	?
12			September 23, 1954	22	?
13			March 14, 1952	26	?
14			September 7, 1956	20	?
15			February 16, 1950	26	?
16		Fermín Maderos	November 24, 1951	24	?
17			October 14, 1951	24	?

East Germany

Head coach: Georg Buschner

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1			October 19, 1946	29	?
2			May 31, 1956	20	?
3			January 25, 1951	25	?
4			August 17, 1951	24	?
5			November 6, 1950	25	?
6			September 16, 1946	29	?
7			January 30, 1948	28	?
8			February 2, 1952	24	?
9			December 20, 1955	20	?
10			September 24, 1944	31	?
11			March 22, 1955	21	?
12			October 23, 1951	24	?
13			May 14, 1945	31	?
14			November 13, 1954	22	?
15			September 16, 1947	28	?
16			September 2, 1943	32	?
17			December 18, 1949	25	?

France

Head coach: Gabriel Robert

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	Date of birth	width=4%	Age	width=4%	Caps	width=21%	Club	width=6%	Tournament games	width=6%	Tournament goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=4%	Cards yellow/red
1			March 23, 1946	30	?
2			August 9, 1955	20	?
3			March 12, 1957	19	?
4			January 7, 1949	27	?
5			January 9, 1953	23	?
6			January 12, 1948	28	?
7			September 20, 1950	25	?
8			March 9, 1957	29	?
9			June 11, 1954	22	?
10			October 9, 1954	21	?
11			June 21, 1955	21	?
12			December 6, 1953	22	?
13			August 9, 1954	21	?
14			January 13, 1957	19	?
15			February 17, 1956	20	?
16			December 1, 1955	21	?
17			January 1, 1953	23	?

Guatemala

Head coach: Rubén Amorín

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1			November 23, 1945	30	?
2			October 28, 1954	21	?
3			July 28, 1948	27	?
4			February 3, 1950	26	?
5			May 26, 1954	22	?
6			February 20, 1951	25	?	Comunicaciones
7			July 15, 1955	21	?
8			September 1, 1952	23	?
9			January 4, 1950	26	?
10			April 23, 1945	31	?
11			February 22, 1953	23	?
12			January 17, 1947	29	?
13			November 27, 1947	28	?
14			November 28, 1955	20	?
15			April 22, 1947	29	?
16			June 26, 1954	22	?
17			September 7, 1949	26	?

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Iran

Head coach: Heshmat Mohajerani

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1			November 12, 1948	28	?
2			August 19, 1956	19	?
3			December 31, 1951	24	?
4			June 7, 1949	27	?
5			December 4, 1945	30	?
6			September 11, 1957	18	?
7			September 25, 1947	28	?
8			September 2, 1951	25	?
9			June 16, 1954	22	?
10			December 31, 1956	21	?
11			May 16, 1951	25	?
12			September 17, 1950	25	?
13			January 13, 1950	26	?
14			February 4, 1951	25	?
15			June 19, 1951	25	?
16			January 12, 1950	26	?
17			December 19, 1949	26	?

Israel

Head coach: David Schweitzer

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	Date of birth	width=4%	Age	width=4%	Caps	width=21%	Club	width=6%	Tournament games	width=6%	Tournament goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=4%	Cards yellow/red
1			September 18, 1944	31	?		4
2			August 24, 1948	27	?		2
3			May 10, 1952	24	?		3	1
4			May 14, 1954	22	4		4
5			April 24, 1954	22	?		4
6			February 11, 1953	23	?		4	2
7			September 1, 1948	27	?		4	1
8			March 18, 1953	23	?		4
9			September 16, 1954	21	?		2
10			October 31, 1951	24	?		4
11			May 17, 1946	30	?		0
12			September 29, 1948	27	?		4
13			June 8, 1956	20	?		2
14			November 14, 1956	19	?		3
15			July 11, 1951	25	?		1
16			August 12, 1952	23	?		0
17			March 18, 1952	24	?		4

Mexico

Head coach: Diego Mercado

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1			December 3, 1955	20	?
2			February 12, 1956	20	?
3			April 20, 1956	20	?
4			January 10, 1955	21	?
5			July 3, 1958	18	?
6	DF		September 14, 1955	20	?
7			July 11, 1957	19	?
8			June 21, 1955	21	?
9			March 11, 1957	19	?
10			July 11, 1958	18	?
11			August 21, 1958	18	?
12			January 14, 1955	21	?
13			April 1, 1955	21	?
14			August 14, 1957	18	?
15			February 1, 1956	20	?
16			March 31, 1955	21	?
17			September 15, 1958	18	?

Note: Mexican selections for the 1972 and 1976 Olympics consisted of entirely amateur players.

North Korea

Head coach: Pak Doo-ik

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	Date of birth	width=4%	Age	width=4%	Caps	width=21%	Club	width=6%	Tournament games	width=6%	Tournament goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=4%	Cards yellow/red
1		Jin In-chol	February 2, 1948	28	?
2		Kim Gwang-sok	May 20, 1950	26	?
3		Kim Il-nam	July 1, 1954	22	?
4			June 10, 1948	28	?
5			April 19, 1947	29	?
6		Kim Mu-gil	April 1, 1950	26	?
7		Ma Jong-u	December 9, 1947	28	?
8			March 10, 1948	28	?
9			October 29, 1946	?	?
10		Hong Song-nam	February 12, 1947	29	?
11		Cha Jong-sok	November 26, 1949	26	?
12			March 12, 1949	27	?
13			August 18, 1944	?	?
14			August 8, 1948	28	?
15		Li Hi-yon	November 7, 1947	28	?
16			January 8, 1948	28	?
17		Park Kyong-won	August 19, 1946	30	?

Poland

Head coach: Kazimierz Górski

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	Date of birth	width=4%	Age	width=4%	Caps	width=21%	Club	width=6%	Tournament games	width=6%	Tournament goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=4%	Cards yellow/red
1			January 9, 1948	26	38
2			January 13, 1951	25	51
3			July 18, 1949	27	46
4			October 24, 1952	23	4
5			June 6, 1954	22	23
6			May 3, 1945	31	32
7			April 8, 1950	26	38
8			July 10, 1946	30	37
9			October 23, 1947	28	71
10			May 10, 1950	26	31
11			September 19, 1951	24	21
12			April 21, 1951	25	3
13			September 25, 1949	25	16
14			December 14, 1949	25	7
15			August 25, 1948	27	48
16			February 18, 1950	26	3
17			November 17, 1952	24	4

Soviet Union

Head coach: Valeriy Lobanovskyi

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	Date of birth	width=4%	Age	width=4%	Caps	width=21%	Club	width=6%	Tournament games	width=6%	Tournament goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=4%	Cards yellow/red
1			July 16, 1946	30	?		5	0	450	0	0
2			September 19, 1949	27	?		2	0	112	1	0
3			November 9, 1948	27	?		5	0	450	0	0
4			September 19, 1948	27	?		5	0	302	0	3
5			March 24, 1947	29	?		4	0	360	0	0
6			September 28, 1947	28	?		5	0	445	0	0	2Y/1R
7			November 18, 1951	24	?		0	0	0	0	0
8			October 28, 1949	25	?		5	3	291	3	1
9			July 3, 1949	27	?		5	2	450	0	0
10			November 8, 1948	27	?		4	1	248	1	1	2Y/1R
11			November 5, 1952	23	?		5	1	433	1	0
12			July 10, 1953	23	?		5	0	425	1	0
13			January 5, 1956	20	?		4	0	151	0	3	1Y
14			August 11, 1954	21	?		5	1	450	0	0
15			October 22, 1950	25	?		3	1	251	1	0	1Y
16			March 21, 1955	21	?		2	1	112	1	1
17			July 18, 1946	30	?		0	0	0	0	0

Spain

Head coach: Ladislao Kubala

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	Date of birth	width=4%	Age	width=4%	Caps	width=21%	Club	width=6%	Tournament games	width=6%	Tournament goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=4%	Cards yellow/red
1			June 26, 1954	22	0		2	0	180
2			October 27, 1955	21	0		2	0	174	1
3			July 13, 1955	21	1		2	0	110	1
4			November 12, 1952	24	0		1	0	90
5			August 22, 1956	19	0		1	0	90
6			October 8, 1956	19	0		2	0	76		2
7			November 10, 1954	21	0		2	0	148	1		1 yellow
8			August 2, 1954	21	0		2	0	180
9			July 24, 1953	22	4		2	1	180
10			January 11, 1956	20	0		2	0	135	1
11			January 17, 1955	21	1		2	0	180			1 yellow
12			April 13, 1955	21	0		1	0	90
13			February 10, 1956	20	0		0	0	0
14			January 18, 1954	22	0		2	0	180
15			March 9, 1956	20	0		1	0	90
16			March 24, 1956	20	0		1	0	45		1
17			October 3, 1955	20	0		1	0	32		1

External links

• FIFA
• RSSSF

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1976 Summer Olympics: Football, Men . Olympedia . 18 December 2020.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20071211170017/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197121/teams/team=1889844.html Roster