Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads explained

These are the squads for the countries that competed in Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Algeria

See main article: Algeria national football team. Head coach: Mahieddine Khalef

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	DoB	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			19 Feb 1959	21	0		4	0	360	0	0	0
2			24 Feb 1953	27	?		4	0	360	0	0	1Y
4			13 Jan 1952	28	?		4	0	314	2	0	2Y
5			8 March 1959	21	?		4	1	349	1	0	1Y
6			29 Feb 1952	28	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
7			15 Feb 1958	21	?		4	1	348	1	0	1Y
8			21 Sep 1952	27	?		4	0	360	0	0	1Y
9			1 Dec 1954	25	?		4	0	360	0	0	0
10			29 Dec 1958	21	?		4	2	310	1	1	0
11			13 March 1958	22	?		4	0	343	1	0	0
12			10 Dec 1958	21	?		0	0	0	0	0	0
13			16 Sep 1952	27	?		4	0	360	0	0	0
14			22 Jul 1960	20	?		3	0	40	0	3	0
15			29 Sep 1954	25	?		0	0	0	0	0	0
16			12 Dec 1955	24	?		3	0	108	0	2	0
17			25 Apr 1960	20	?		0	0	0	0	0	0
18			24 Jan 1960	20	0		1	0	90	0	0	0

Colombia

See main article: Colombia national football team. Head coach: Eduardo Retat

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	DoB	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			30 Dec 1953	26	?		1	0	90	0	0	0
2			31 May 1958	22	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
3			15 Dec 1957	22	?		3	0	270	0	0	1Y
4			20 Apr 1953	27	?		3	0	270	0	0	1Y
5			13 Nov 1954	25	?		2	0	138	0	1	0
6			15 Jul 1959	20	?		3	0	270	0	0	1Y
7			25 Dec 1959	20	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
8			26 May 1958	22	?		3	0	101	2	1	0
9			26 Oct 1956	24	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
10			18 May 1956	24	?		1	0	90	0	0	0
11			17 Jul 1957	22	?		3	1	269	1	0	1Y
12			28 Sep 1956	23	?		2	0	180	0	0	0
13			21 Jul 1960	19	?		3	0	132	1	2	0
14			23 Nov 1956	23	?		2	0	156	0	1	0
15			23 Jun 1956	24	?		2	1	111	0	1	0
16			12 Sep 1957	20	?		1	0	59	1	0	0
17			16 Apr 1957	23	?		1	0	24	1	0	0

Costa Rica

See main article: Costa Rica national football team. Head coach: Antonio Moyano

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	DoB	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			23 May 1957	23	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
2			16 April 1953	27	?		3	0	249	1	0	0
3			31 Jul 1955	24	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
4			7 Apr 1953	27	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
5			27 Jun 1954	26	?		1	0	14	1	0	0
6			18 Dec 1959	20	?		2	0	52	0	2	0
7			11 Jul 1949	31	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
8			16 Dec 1957	22	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
9			12 Nov 1957	22	?		3	1	270	0	0	0
10			13 Nov 1952	27	?		3	0	160	3	0	0
11			4 Apr 1960	20	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
12			27 Sep 1959	20	?		2	0	166	0	1	0
13			27 Oct 1956	23	?		1	0	30	0	1	0
14			22 May 1955	25	?		3	1	270	0	0	0
15			2 Apr 1953	20	?		1	0	59	1	0	0
16			28 Sep 1959	20	?		2	0	80	0	2	0
17					?		0	0	0	0	0	0

Cuba

See main article: Cuba national football team. Head coach: Tibor Ivanics

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	DoB	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			20 May 1950	30	?	Villa Clara	0	0	0	0	0	0
2			Sept 24, 1949	30	?	Ciudad de La Habana	3	0	236	1	1	0
3			15 Jun 1955	25	?	Santiago de Cuba	1	0	10	0	1	0
4			23 Feb 1952	28	?		4	0	360	0	0	1Y
5			9 Jul 1953	27	?	Matanzas	4	0	360	0	0	1Y
6			8 Oct 1959	20	?	Cienfuegos	2	0	100	0	1	1Y
7			28 Feb 1950	30	?	Cienfuegos	4	1	360	1	0	0
8			30 Apr 1955	25	?	Pinar del Río	4	0	189	0	2	0
9			16 Apr 1952	28	?	Cienfuegos	4	0	360	0	0	0
10			19 Apr 1953	27	?		4	1	360	0	0	0
11			23 Jun 1959	21	?	Ciudad de La Habana	3	1	197	1	1	0
12	GK		14 Oct 1952	27	?	Pinar del Río	0	0	0	0	0	0
13			Sept 23, 1952	27	?	Villa Clara	2	0	144	2	0	0
14			Sept 7, 1956	23	?	Villa Clara	3	0	270	0	0	2Y
15			16 Feb 1950	30	?	Ciudad de La Habana	4	0	294	1	0	0
16		Fermín Madera	24 Nov 1951	28	?	Camagüey	4	0	360	0	0	0
17			14 Oct 1951	28	?	Ciudad de La Habana	4	0	360	0	0	1Y

Due to the boycott of the Olympics, Cuba took part in place of the US.

Czechoslovakia

See main article: Czechoslovakia national football team. Head coach: František Havránek

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	DoB	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			6 August 1952	27	2		6	0	540	0	0	0
2			3 October 1950	29	0		5	0	450	0	0	1Y
3			23 April 1956	24	0		5	0	450	0	0	0
4			22 May 1950	30	1		6	0	540	0	0	1Y
5			1 March 1951	29	4		2	0	180	0	0	0
6			7 June 1957	23	0		3	0	135	0	2	1Y
7			22 January 1955	25	19		6	4	540	0	0	1Y
8			27 November 1955	24	2		6	1	540	0	0	1Y,1R
9			14 September 1952	27	2		4	1	134	0	3	0
10			17 March 1958	22	0		6	2	473	3	0	2Y
11			15 September 1954	25	4		6	1	471	4	0	0
12			7 December 1946	33	26		2	0	115	0	1	0
13			3 March 1954	26	14		0	0	0	0	0	0
14			26 May 1951	29	3	Dukla Prague	5	0	540	0	0	1Y
15			2 June 1954	26	0		3	1	270	0	0	0
16			13 January 1953	27	17		4	0	292	0	1	0
17			17 September 1954	25	0		4	0	360	0	0	1Y

East Germany

See main article: East Germany national football team. Head coach: Rudolf Krause

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	DoB	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			3 August 1957	22	5		5	0	450	0	0	0
2			10 October 1957	22	1		4	0	360	0	0	0
3			22 October 1955	24	2		6	1	531	1	0	1Y
4			8 December 1955	24	1		2	0	97	0	1	0
5			30 January 1956	24	4		5	0	443	1	0	1Y
6			23 January 1954	26	20		6	1	540	1	0	0
7			5 August 1950	29	4		6	3	514	2	0	1Y
8			21 September 1954	25	4		6	1	495	1	0	2Y/1R
9			19 August 1950	29	0		4	0	319	2	0	1Y
10			25 March 1950	30	9		4	1	163	0	3	0
11			4 July 1956	23	7		6	1	376	3	0	0
12			24 August 1957	22	0		6	0	540	0	0	0
13			18 October 1954	25	1		4	0	360	0	0	0
14			22 November 1958	21	0		6	0	83	0	6	0
15			21 May 1959	21	0		1	0	45	0	1	0
16			10 December 1952	27	0		1	0	90	0	0	0
17			15 December 1950	29	1		5	4	450	0	0	0

Finland

See main article: Finland national football team. Head coach: Jukka Vakkila

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	DoB	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			2 March 1956	24	1		3	0	270	0	0	0
2			31 October 1958	21	3		3	0	270	0	0	0
3			4 January 1954	26	13		3	0	270	0	0	0
4			15 September 1958	21	6		3	0	270	0	0	0
5			8 April 1957	23	2		1	0	63	1	0	0
6			24 June 1956	24	5		3	0	270	0	0	0
7			20 March 1954	26	3		3	0	243	1	0	0
8			8 May 1957	23	1		3	0	270	0	0	0
9			19 April 1956	24	5		3	0	241	1	0	0
10			24 March 1951	29	1	KTP	3	1	192	2	0	0
11			18 November 1950	29	1		3	1	254	1	0	0
12			4 June 1953	27	0		0	0	0	0	0	0
13			26 November 1953	26	6		3	0	207	0	1	0
14			23 April 1954	26	1		1	0	27	0	1	0
15			22 October 1958	21	1		1	0	16	0	1	0
16			2 March 1956	24	1	HJK	2	1	95	0	2	0
17			13 November 1958	26	0		1	0	12	0	1	0

Due to the boycott of the Olympics, Finland took part in place of Norway.

Iraq

See main article: Iraq national football team. Head coach: Anwar Jassam

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	DoB	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			2 February 1951	29	?		4	0	0	0	0	0
2			26 January 1960	20	?		4	0	0	0	0	0
3			28 June 1956	24	?		4	0	0	0	0	0
4			4 August 1959	20	?		1	0	0	0	0	0
5			29 June 1953	27	?		4	0	0	0	0	0
6			25 May 1952	28	?		4	0	0	0	0	0
7			1 July 1954	26	?		4	0	0	0	0	0
8			1 July 1951	29	?		4	2	0	0	0	0
9			1 Nov 1951	28	?		4	1	0	0	0	0
10			21 January 1958	22	?		3	1	0	0	0	0
11			1 July 1953	27	?		1	0	0	0	0	0
12			1 July 1950	30	?		4	0	0	0	0	0
13			1 July 1957	23	?		1	0	0	0	0	0
14			2 November 1953	26	?		4	0	0	0	0	0
15			1 January 1949	31	?		4	0	0	0	0	0
16			1 July 1956	24	?		0	0	0	0	0	0
17			1 July 1952	28	?		1	0	0	0	0	0

Due to the boycott of the Olympics, Iraq took part in place of Malaysia.

Kuwait

See main article: Kuwait national football team. Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	DoB	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			22 March 1947	33	?		4	0	360	0	0	0
2			1 October 1957	23	?		3	0	225	0	1	0
3			17 September 1955	24	?		3	0	270	0	0	1Y
4			17 April 1959	21	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
5			18 November 1959	20	?		4	0	331	1	0	0
6			24 May 1954	26	?		4	0	360	0	0	1Y
7			23 May 1955	25	?		3	0	270	0	0	1Y
8			16 February 1960	20	?		3	0	225	1	0	0
9			25 October 1953	26	?		4	2	356	1	0	1Y
10			3 March 1960	20	?		1	0	4	0	1	0
11			1952	28	?		4	0	360	0	0	0
12			20 September 1958	21	?		2	0	68	0	2	0
13			1961	19	?		1	0	45	1	0	0
14			26 September 1960	19	?		4	0	337	1	0	1Y
15			15 September 1959	20	?		2	0	119	0	1	0
16			13 August 1957	22	?		4	3	360	0	0	0
20			1951	29	?		0	0	0	0	0	0

Nigeria

See main article: Nigeria national football team. Head coach: Otto Glória

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	DoB	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			3 September 1954	24	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
2			4 October 1959	20	?		0	0	0	0	0	0
3			5 February 1955	25	?		1	0	90	0	0	0
4			5 May 1961	19	?		3	0	270	0	0	1Y
5			8 March 1951	29	?		3	0	270	0	0	1Y
6	DF		15 October 1960	19	?		3	0	251	0	1	0
7			13 May 1953	27	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
8			24 August 1956	23	?		1	0	19	1	0	0
9			20 May 1956	24	?		3	0	225	0	1	0
10			29 April 1953	27	?		3	0	180	1	1	0
11			17 August 1961	18	?		2	1	180	0	0	1Y
12			24 January 1956	24	?		1	0	90	0	0	0
13			27 August 1952	27	?		1	0	45	1	0	0
14			8 June 1954	26	?		3	0	225	0	1	0
15			23 November 1956	23	?		2	0	180	0	0	0
16			6 April 1952	28	?		3	0	270	0	0	2Y
17			31 December 1951	29	?		1	0	45	1	0	0

Due to the boycott of the Olympics, Nigeria took part in place of Ghana.

Spain

See main article: Spain national football team. Head coach: José Santamaría

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	DoB	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			9 June 1956	24	1		3	0	270	0	0	0
2			1 October 1959	20	0		3	1	270	1	0	1Y
3			13 January 1958	22	0		2	0	180	0	0	0
4			8 October 1957	22	0		3	0	270	0	0	0
5			24 August 1961	18	0		1	0	24	0	1	0
6			3 March 1958	22	0		3	0	270	0	0	0
7			3 December 1958	21	0		3	0	237	2	0	0
8			13 April 1959	21	0		1	0	16	0	1	0
9			23 April 1956	24	0		3	0	254	1	0	1Y
10			15 March 1957	23	0		3	0	270	0	0	0
11			22 December 1961	18	0		3	0	69	0	3	0
12			28 July 1959	21	0		0	0	0	0	0	0
13			7 March 1956	23	0		3	0	246	1	0	0
14			28 April 1957	23	0		3	1	245	1	0	1Y
15			10 September 1959	20	0		1	0	90	0	0	0
16			18 April 1958	22	1		3	0	270	0	0	1Y
17			29 June 1960	20	0		1	0	9	0	1	0

Syria

See main article: Syria national football team. Head coach: Yousef Chadli

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	DoB	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			1 May 1955	25	?		3	0	270	0	0	1Y
2			6 August 1954	25	?		3	0	270	0	0	1Y
3			1 January 1959	21	?		3	0	270	0	0	1Y
4			13 March 1952	28	?		2	0	180	0	0	1Y
5			7 March 1949	31	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
6			23 February 1954	26	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
7			18 February 1958	22	?		2	0	180	0	0	0
8			11 January 1953	27	?		3	0	260	1	0	0
9			14 July 1954	25	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
10			15 March 1954	26	?		3	0	225	1	0	0
11			18 March 1959	21	?		2	0	180	0	0	0
12			18 May 1957	23	?		0	0	0	0	0	0
13			14 March 1960	20	?		2	0	100	0	1	0
15			5 August 1954	25	?		1	0	45	0	1	0
16			2 March 1958	22	?		2	0	103	1	1	0
17			6 March 1956	24	?		0	0	0	0	0	0
21			5 May 1960	20	?		2	0	21	1	1	0

Due to the boycott of the Olympics, Syria took part in place of Iran.

Venezuela

See main article: Venezuela national football team. Head coach:

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	DoB	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			23 January 1959	21	?		3	0	270	0	0	1Y
2			15 February 1955	25	?		3	0	195	0	1	0
3			22 August 1954	25	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
4			28 November 1959	20	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
5			16 October 1951	28	?		1	0	56	1	0	0
6			11 May 1959	21	?		3	1	270	0	0	0
7			1 July 1956	22	?		2	0	130	2	0	0
8			1 April 1958	22	?		3	0	234	1	0	0
9			18 May 1962	18	?		2	2	180	0	0	0
10			7 October 1959	20	?		3	0	250	1	0	0
11			18 April 1957	18	?		3	0	86	0	3	0
12			3 October 1954	25	?		0	0	0	0	0	0
13			8 February 1952	28	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
14			22 October 1959	20	?		1	0	75	1	0	0
15			18 April 1959	21	?		1	0	20	0	1	1Y
16			3 February 1958	22	?		3	0	214	0	1	0
17			29 May 1959	21	?		2	0	180	0	0	0

Due to the boycott of the Olympics, Venezuela took part in place of Argentina.

Soviet Union

See main article: Soviet Union national football team. Head coach: Konstantin Beskov

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	DoB	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			13 June 1957	22	7		6	0	514	1	0	0
2			27 July 1956	23	4		6	0	540	0	0	1Y
3			8 April 1955	25	4		6	0	540	0	0	1Y
4			3 March 1959	21	21		6	0	540	0	0	0
5			4 January 1954	26	5		6	1	540	0	0	2Y
6			4 September 1956	23	10		5	1	450	0	0	0
7			17 May 1956	24	7		6	5	540	0	0	0
8			5 March 1958	22	24		6	1	540	0	0	0
9			3 May 1953	27	15		5	3	387	2	0	0
10			25 July 1959	20	6		6	4	432	2	1	0
11			8 August 1954	25	7		6	0	372	2	1	0
12			26 January 1948	32	12		1	0	26	0	1	0
13			3 March 1958	22	1		2	0	108	0	1	0
14			1 January 1951	29	3		1	0	45	0	1	0
15			10 January 1955	25	7		3	2	143	0	3	0
16			16 November 1953	26	1		2	0	117	0	1	0
17			2 October 1955	24	7		2	0	108	2	0	0

Yugoslavia

See main article: Yugoslavia national football team. Head coach: Ivan Toplak

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	DoB	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			9 December 1951	28	5		4	0	360	0	0	0
2			6 March 1954	26	13		6	0	456	1	1	0
3			21 September 1960	19	0		2	0	99	0	1	0
4			20 November 1955	24	3		4	0	285	0	1	1Y
5			13 December 1955	24	2		2	0	165	1	0	0
6			5 January 1957	23	3		6	0	540	0	0	0
7			19 February 1958	22	6		4	0	197	1	2	0
8			15 July 1955	25	5		4	1	315	0	1	0
9			2 January 1957	23	2		5	0	450	0	0	1Y
10			6 August 1952	27	6	Budućnost Titograd	4	1	284	3	0	1Y
11			26 April 1955	25	1		3	0	180	2	0	0
12			11 August 1960	19	0		2	0	180	0	0	0
13			5 December 1954	25	11		6	1	540	0	0	0
14			1 December 1954	25	1		6	0	417	0	2	0
15			8 August 1956	23	4		6	2	482	1	1	0
16			26 August 1958	21	7		6	2	491	1	0	0
17			26 August 1958	21	5		5	2	409	0	1	0

Zambia

See main article: Zambia national football team. Head coach: Dick Chama

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	DoB	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					?		3	0	270	0	0	0
2			10 June 1951	29	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
3			6 July 1953	27	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
4					?		1	0	61	1	0	0
5					?		3	0	270	0	0	0
6					?		3	0	270	0	0	0
7			16 July 1949	31	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
8					?		3	0	270	0	0	0
9			6 June 1956	24	?		2	0	180	0	0	0
10			22 October 1947	32	?		3	2	270	0	0	0
11					?		3	0	270	0	0	0
12			14 June 1957	23	?		1	0	63	1	0	0
13					?		0	0	0	0	0	0
14					?		3	0	209	0	1	0
15					?		1	0	27	0	1	0
16					?		0	0	0	0	0	0
22					?		0	0	0	0	0	0

Due to the boycott of the Olympics, Zambia took part in place of Egypt.

External links

• FIFA pages on 1980 Olympic football tournament
• European players caps
• Olympic squads

Notes and References

1. Web site: Football at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games:Men's Football . 6 October 2014 . Sports Reference . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006131506/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/FTB/mens-football.html . 6 October 2014 . dmy .