Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Compendium to the 1936 Olympics-Part 1 (squads part one)


1936 Olympics squads: (part a)


Austria (Amateurs):
Goalkeepers:
Eduard Kainberger (Salzburger AK (Athletiksport-Klub) 1914) (November 20, 1911-March 7, 1974) (24 years old at the time)

Defenders:    
Martin Kargl (SC Kores Wien) (December 30, 1912-May 20, 1946) (23 years old at the time)
Ernst Kunz (Fussball Club 07 Lustenau) (February 23, 1912-August 21, 1944) (24 years old at the time)


Midfielders:   
Anton Krenn (Polizei SV (Sportvereinigung) Wien) (April 18, 1911-April 1993) (25 years old at the time)
Karl Wahlmuller (SV (Sportvereinigung) Urfahr Linz) (October 22, 1913, Linz-February 16, 1944, Toila, USSR) (22 years old at the time)


Strikers:        
Franz Fuchsberger (SV (Sportvereinigung) Urfahr Linz) (September 28, 1910-1992) (25 years old at the time)
Max Hofmeister (WSV (Werks Sport verein) Donawitzer-Leoben) (March 22, 1913-April 12, 2000) (23 years old at the time)
Karl Kainberger (Salzburger AK (Athletiksport-Klub) 1914) (December 1, 1912-December 17, 1997, Salzburg) (23 years old at the time)
Josef Kitzmuller (Admira Linz) (June 21, 1912-May 14, 1979) (24 years old at the time)
Adolf Laudon (Salzburger AK (Athletiksport-Klub) 1914) (December 13, 1912-November 22, 1984) (23 years old at the time)
Franz Mandl (First Vienna Football Club Wien) (August 4, 1916, Vienna-February 4, 1988) (20 years old at the time)
Klement Steinmetz (Kapfenberger SV (Sportvereinigung) 1919) (March 23, 1915-May 2, 2001) (21 years old at the time)
Walter Werginz (Klagenfurter AC (Athletiksport-Club)) (February 18, 1913-March 21, 1944) (23 years old at the time)
 
On Standby:
Goalkeepers:
Josef Lagofsky (Heeres SV (Sport verein) Wien)
 
Defenders:
Leo Schaffelhofer (Linzer ASK (Athletik-Sportklub))
 
Midfielders:
Ernst Bacher (Salzburger AK (Athletiksport-Klub) 1914)
Josef Ksander (1.Sport Club Simmering)
 
Strikers:
Alois Homschak (WSV (Werks Sport verein) Donawitzer-Leoben)
Anton Kleindienst (Kapfenberger SV (Sportvereinigung) 1919)
Karl Schreiber (SC Rapid Oberlaa)

Coach: James (Jimmy) Hogan (England) (October 16, 1882, Nelson, Lancashire-January 30, 1974, Burnley, Lancashire) (53 years old at the time)
(assisted by Ludwig Husak)
Team Captain: Eduard Kainberger
Note:
1-Eduard and Karl Kainberger were brothers.
2-Ernst Kunz (February 23, 1912-August 21, 1944) was killed in action during fighting in World War II.
3-Karl Wahlmuller October 22, 1913, Linz-February 16, 1944, Toila, USSR) was killed in action during fighting in World War II.
4-Walter Werginz (February 18, 1913-March 21, 1944) was killed in action during fighting in World War II in Ukraine.



Photo From: IFFHS-Olympic Football Tournaments (1908-1936)
(Austria’s 1936 Olympics squad)


Photo From: IFFHS-Olympic Football Tournaments (1908-1936)
(Klement Steinemtz)



China:
Goalkeepers:
Jia-Ping Bao (Zhong-Hua Club Hong Kong) (August 10, 1908-November 11, 1992) (27 years old at the time)

Defenders:    
Tian-Sheng Li (Nan Hua Club Hong Kong) (April 4, 1906, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong-Unknown) (30 years old at the time)
Liang Bai Tai (Zhong-Hua Club Hong Kong) (November 27, 1911, Guangzhou-March 16, 2006, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Hong Kong) (24 years old at the time)

Midfielders:   
Zheng-He Chen (Le Hua Club Shanghai) (March 15, 1906, Batavia, Dutch East Indies-January 28, 1941, Lanzhou) (30 years old at the time)
Mei-Shun Huang (Nan Hua Club Hong Kong) (November 6, 1907-Unknown) (28 years old at the time)
Xia-Hul Xu (Nan Hua Club Hong Kong) (October 10, 1912, Malaysia-Unknown) (23 years old at the time)

Strikers:      
Bei-Hua Ye (Guang Dong) (February 2, 1907, Huiyang-December 5, 1987, Nanhai) (29 years old at the time)
Jin Shun Sun (Zhong-Hua Club Hong Kong) (July 4, 1907, Singapoire-August 9, 1995, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong) (29 years old at the time)
Hui-Tang Li (Le Hua Club Shanghai) (October 16, 1905, Hong Kong-July 4, 1979, Hong Kong) (30 years old at the time)
Jin-Xiang Feng (Nan Hua Club Hong Kong) (February 19, 1907-Unknown) (29 years old at the time)
Gui-Chen Cao (Zhong-Hua Club Hong Kong) (June 15, 1911, Hong Kong-Unknown) (25 years old at the time)
 
On Standby:
Goalkeepers:
Wong Ki Leung
 
Defenders:
Mak Sui Hon
Chua Boon lay
 
Midfielders:
Leung Wing Chui
S.D. Liang
Lee Kwok Wai
 
Strikers:
K. L. Kia
Tio Hian Guan
Cheuk Shek Kam
Tay Qua Liang
Yeung Shui Yick

Coach: Cheng-Shen Yan and Qiz-Hao Rong
Team Captain: Hui-Tang Li
Note:
1-Zheng-He Chen (March 15, 1906, Batavia, Dutch East Indies-January 28, 1941, Lanzhou) was killed in action during fighting in World War II.



Egypt:
Goalkeepers:
Mostafa Kamel Mansour (Nacional Sporting Club Cairo) (August 2, 1914, Cairo-July 24, 2002, Cairo) (24 years old at the time)

Defenders:    
Aly Mohamed El Sayed Kaf (Mokhtalat Sporting Club Cairo) (June 15, 1906, Beni Suef-1979) (30 years old at the time)
Ahmed Halim Ibrahim (Mokhtalat Sporting Club Cairo) (February 10, 1910-Unknown) (26 years old at the time)

Midfielders:   
Hussein El-Far (Mokhtalat Sporting Club Cairo) (May 21, 1912-August 8, 1973) (24 years old at the time)
Ahmed Wagih El Kashef (Nacional Sporting Club Cairo) (February 5, 1909-1973) (27 years old at the time)
Helmi Mostafa (Al-Masri Port Said) (June 11, 1911-May 9, 1992) (25 years old at the time)
 

Strikers: 
Mohamed Latif (Mokhtalat Sporting Club Cairo) (October 23, 1909-March 17, 1990) (26 years old at the time)
Labib Mahmoud (Nacional Sporting Club Cairo) (August 25, 1907-Unknown) (28 years old at the time)
Mahmoud Mokhtar ‘El Tesh’ (Nacional Sporting Club Cairo) (October 12, 1905, Cairo-February 21, 1965, Cairo) (30 years old at the time)
Abdel Kerim Sakr (Mokhtalat Sporting Club Cairo) (November 8, 1918, Cairo-March 6, 1994) (17 years old at the time)
Mostafa Kamel Taha (Mokhtalat Sporting Club Cairo) (March 23, 1910-Unknown) (26 years old at the time)
 
On Standby:
Goalkeepers:
Hussein Ezzat
 
Defenders:
Abdel-Hamid Ibrahim
Omar Shendi
 
Midfielders:
Ali Hussein Shafi 
Mohammed Hassan Helmy (February 13, 1912, Meet Kenana, Qalyubia-November 5, 1986) (24 years old at the time)
 
Strikers:
Hassan Abdin
Husein Hamdi

Coach: None
Team Captain: Mahmoud Mokhtar ‘El Tesh’


Finland:
Goalkeepers:
Paavo Salminen (HT (Helsingin Toverit) Helsinki) (November 19, 1911, Helsinki-April 27, 1989, Helsinki) (24 years old at the time)

Defenders:    
Frans Karjagin (HIFK (Helsingin Idrottsförening Kamraterna)-Helsinki) (June 12, 1909-July 16, 1977) (27 years old at the time)
Arvo Närvänen (Sudet Helsinki) (February 12, 1905, Vyborg, Russia-April 4, 1982, Helsinki) (31 years old at the time)

Midfielders:   
William Kanerva (HPS (Helsingen Palloseura)-Helsinki) (November 26, 1902, Impilahti-October 10, 1956, Helsinki) (33 years old at the time)
Eino Lahti (Haka Valkeakoski) (May 18, 1915, Vaasa-October 13, 2003, Pori) (21 years old at the time)
Jarl Malmgren (HIFK (Helsingin Idrottsförening Kamraterna)-Helsinki) (September 1, 1908, Karis-June 5, 1942, Pogost, USSR) (27 years old at the time)


Strikers: 
Ernst Grönlund (HIFK (Helsingin Idrottsförening Kamraterna)-Helsinki) (December 18, 1902, Helsinki-February 13, 1968, Helsinki) (33 years old at the time)
Erkki Gustafsson (HT (Helsingin Toverit) Helsinki) (December 31, 1912, Helsinki-January 13, 1966, Helsinki) (23 years old at the time)
Pentti Kari Isak Larvo (HPS (Helsingen Palloseura)-Helsinki) (December 12, 1908, Urjala-May 1, 1954, Stockholm, Sweden) (27 years old at the time)
Aatos Lehtonen (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi Helsinki)-Helsinki) (February 15, 1914, Helsinki-November 6, 1977, Hyvinkaa) (24 years old at the time)
Kurt Gunnar Weckström (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi Helsinki)-Helsinki) (December 4, 1911, Helsinki-January 7, 1983, Helsinki) (24 years old at the time)

On Standby:
Goalkeepers:
Viljo Halme (HPS (Helsingen Palloseura)-Helsinki) (January 24, 1907, Helsinki-October 21, 1981, Helsinki) (29 years old at the time)
 
Defenders:
Ragnar Lindbäck (HIFK (Helsingin Idrottsförening Kamraterna)-Helsinki)  
 
Midfielders:
Tauno Paakkanen (Sudet Helsinki)
Armas Pyy (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi Helsinki)-Helsinki)
 
Strikers:
Yrjö Sotiola (HPS (Helsingen Palloseura)-Helsinki)  

Coach: Ferdinand Fabra (Germany) (October 8, 1906, Geseke, Prussia-December 22, 2007, Hamburg) (29 years old at the time)
Team Captain: Jarl Malmgren
Note:
1-Jarl Malmgren (September 1, 1908, Karis-June 5, 1942, Pogost, USSR) was killed in action during fighting in World War II.


Photo From: IFFHS-Norge (1908-1940), Suomi (1911-1940)-Essti (1920-1940)
(Finland’s 1936 Olympics squad)




Germany:
Goalkeepers:
Fritz Buchloh (Verein für Bewegungspiele Speldorf e.V. ) (November 26, 1909, Mullheim an der Ruhr-July 22, 1998) (26 years old at the time)
Hans Jakob (Sportverein 1889 Regensburg) (June 16, 1908, Munich-March 24, 1994, Regensburg) (28 years old at the time)

Defenders:    
Robert Bernard (Verein für Rasensport 07 Schweinfurt e.V.) (March 10, 1913, Schweinfurt-Februyary 17, 1990) (23 years old at the time)
Ludwig Goldbrunner (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.) (March 5, 1908, Munich-September 26, 1981) (28 years old at the time)
Reinhold Münzenberg
(Aachener Turn- und Sport-Verein Alemannia von 1900 e.V.-Aachen) (January 25, 1909, Walheim-June 25, 1986, Aachen) (27 years old at the time)

Midfielders:   
Heinz Ditgens (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach) (July 3, 1914, Moenchengladbach-June 20, 1998, Moenchengladbach) (22 years old at the time)
Rudolf Gramlich (
Sportgemeinschaft Eintracht Frankfurt 1899) (June 6, 1908, Frankfurt am Main-March 14, 1988, Frankfurt am Main) (28 years old at the time)
Karl Hohmann (Verein fur Leibesubungen Benrath 06 e.V.) (June 18, 1908, Dusseldorf-March 31, 1974, Benrath) (28 years old at the time)
Paul Mehl (Düsseldorfer Turn-und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V.) (April 21, 1912-May 6, 1972) (24 years old at the time)

Strikers:        
Franz Elbern (Sportverein Beuel 06 e.V.) (November 1, 1910-February 23, 2002) (25 years old at the time)
Josef Gauchel (TuS (Turn- und Spielvereinigung) Neuendorf 1911 e.V.-Koblenz) (September 11, 1916-March 21, 1963) (19 years old at the time)
Ernst Lehner (Turn- und Sport-Verein 1847 Schwaben Augsburg e.V.) (November 7, 1912, Augsburg-January 10, 1986, Aschaffenburg) (23 years old at the time)
August Lenz (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V.) (November 29, 1910-December 5, 1988) (25 years old at the time)
Otto Siffling (SV Waldhof Mannheim) (August 3, 1912-October 20, 1939) (24 years old at the time)
Wilhelm Simetsreiter (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.) (March 16, 1915-July 17, 2001) (21 years old at the time)
Adolf Urban (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904 e.V.- Gelsenkirchen) (January 9, 1914, Gelsenkirhcen-May 23, 1943, Staraya Russa, USSR) (22 years old at the time)

On Standby:
Defenders:
Andreas Munkert (1.Fußball-Club Nürnberg - Verein für Leibesübungen e.V. ) (March 7, 1908-April 23, 1982)  (28 years old at the time)      
Paul Janes (Düsseldorfer Turn-und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V.) (March 11, 1912, Kuppersteg-June 12, 1987, Dusseldorf)         (24 years old at the time)
Wilhelm Sold (Fußball Verein Saarbrücken) (April 19, 1911, Saarbrucken-September 1, 1995) (25 years old at the time)

Strikers:
Fritz Szepan (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904 e.V.- Gelsenkirchen) (September 2, 1907, Gelsenkirchen-December 14, 1974, Gelsenkirchen) (28 years old at the time)
Rudolf Gellesch (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904 e.V.- Gelsenkirchen) (May 1, 1914, Gelsenkirchen-August 20, 1990) (22 years old at the time)
Stanislaus Kobierski (Düsseldorfer Turn-und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V.) (November 15, 1910, Dusseldorf-November 18, 1972) (25 years old at the time)

Coach: Prof. Otto Nerz (October 21, 1892, Hechingen-April 19, 1949, Sachsenhausen concentration camp, Oranienburg, Germany) (43 years old at the time)
Team Captain: Rudolf Gramlich, Reinhold Münzenberg
Note:
1-Some related stories about the teams and players can be seen in the following blog entry:
-German goalkeeper Fritz Buchloch would become the Manager of the Iceland National Team in 1948.
He would be the first German Sportsman to go abroad after World War II.

-Germany’s Paul Janes was in the German Navy during the War. He became the record holder as Captain on November 22nd, 1942 (Germany 5-Slovakia 2) by bypassing Fritz Szepan (Janes’ 31st match as Captain).
He was Germany’s record holder of Caps (71) until Uwe Seeler overtook him in the early 1970s.

-Germany’s Otto Siffling (August 3, 1912-October 20, 1939) died aged just 27 from Peurisy (inflammation of the lungs).

2-Rudolf Gramlich was post-humously stripped of his title as Honorary President of Eintracht Frankfurt in 2020 after discovery that he was active in the Nazi Party and The SS during the War.

3- Adolf Urban (January 9, 1914, Gelsenkirhcen-May 23, 1943, Staraya Russa, USSR) was killed in action during fighting in World War II. He died from his wounds at the field Hospital at Aleksino, Russia.



Photo From: IFFHS-Olympic Football Tournaments (1908-1936)
(Germany’s 1936 Olympics squad)



Photo From: IFFHS-Olympic Football Tournaments (1908-1936)
(Germany’s 1936 Olympics squad)



Photo From: IFFHS-Olympic Football Tournaments (1908-1936)
(Germany’s 1936 Olympics squad)



Photo From: Deutschlands Fussball Landerspiele, Eine Dokumentation von 1908-1989
(Hans Jakob, Goldbrunner and Siemetsreiter)




Photo From: Deutschlands Fussball Landerspiele, Eine Dokumentation von 1908-1989
(Germany Manager Dr Otto Nerz)


Photo From: Deutschlands Fussball Nationalspieler, Das Lexicon, Author Jurgen Bitter
(Hans Jakob, Ludwig Goldbrunner, Karl Hohmann, Ernst Lehner, Reinhold Münzenberg, Otto Siffling)



Photo From: Deutschlands Fussball Landerspiele, Eine Dokumentation von 1908-1989
(August Lenz, Adolf Urban)


Note:
Photo From: Deutschlands Fussball Landerspiele, Eine Dokumentation von 1908-1989
(Andreas Munkert)
Photo From: Deutschlands Fussball Nationalspieler, Das Lexicon, Author Jurgen Bitter
(Fritz Szepan, Paul Janes, Stanislaus Kobierski)




Great Britain:
Goalkeepers:
Haydn Henry Clifford Hill (Yorkshire Amateurs) (July 4, 1913, Cresswell Derbyshire-November 3, 1992, Weymouth Dorset) (23 years old at the time)

Defenders:    
Robert Patrick Fulton (Belfast Celtic Football Club / Northern Ireland) (November 6, 1906, Lane, Ireland-May 5, 1979, Lane, Northern Ireland) (29 years old at the time)
Guy Graham Holmes (Ilford Association Football Club) (December 1, 1905, Ilford-November 22, 1967, Hastings) (30 years old at the time)
 
Midfielders:   
John Flannegan Gardiner (Queen’s Park Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland) (December 23, 1911, Bridgeton, Scotland-October 10, 1965, Glasgow, Scotland) (24 years old at the time)
Bernard Joy (Corinthians Football Club-London) (October 29, 1911, Fulham, London-July 18, 1984, Kenton, London) (24 years old at the time)
Daniel Eric Arthur Pettit (Cambridge University) (February 19, 1915-July 28, 2010) (21 years old at the time)
John Sutcliffe (Corinthians Football Club-London) (June 27, 1913-October 5, 1980) (23 years old at the time)

Strikers:      
Bertram Arthur Clements (Corinthians Football Club-London) (December 1, 1913-July 2000) (22 years old at the time)
James Crawford (Queen’s Park Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland) (May 21, 1904, Shettleston, Scotland-May 1976) (32 years old at the time)
John McDonald Dodds (Queen’s Park Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland) (January 10, 1907, Cathcart, Scotland-1982) (29 years old at the time)
Maurice Edelston (Wimbledon Football Club) (April 27, 1918, Hull-January 30, 1976, Tilehurst) (18 years old at the time)
Lester Charles Finch (Barnet Football Club) (August 26, 1909, Barnet-November 20, 1995, Barnet) (26 years old at the time)
Joseph Reid Kyle (Queen’s Park Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland) (October 16, 1913, Barrhead-November 1962) (22 years old at the time)
Frederick Riley (Corinthians Football Club-London) (January 9, 1912, Manchester-December 7, 1942, Desvres, France) (24 years old at the time)
Edgar Donald Reid Shearer (Corinthians Football Club-London) (June 6, 1909, Hendon-July 9, 1999, Sudbury) (27 years old at the time)

On Standby:
Goalkeepers:
Louis Terry Huddle (Casuals Football Club-London)
 
Defenders:
William Peart (Royal Navy Football Association)
Gilbert Roylance (Yorkshire Amateurs)
 
Midfielders:
Stanley Eastham (Army Football Association)
Ivor Fielding (Royal Navy Football Association)
 
Strikers:
Coventry Brown (Royal Navy Football Association)
James A. Gibb (Cliftonville Football and Athletic Club-Belfast / Northern Ireland)

Coach: William Voisey (November 19, 1891, Isle of Dogs-October 19, 1964) (44 years old at the time)
Team Captain: Bernard Joy
Note:
1- James Crawford, John McDonald Dodds, John Flannegan Gardiner and Joseph Reid Kyle were Scottish.
2- Robert Patrick Fulton and James A. Gibb from Northern Ireland.
3-Per IFFHS, Stanley Rous was in charge of the English squad.
4- Frederick Riley (January 9, 1912-December 7, 1942) was killed during World War II after his plane was shot down over France.





Hungary (Amateurs):
Goalkeepers:
László Regi (BSZKRT Budapest) (May 13, 1911-Unknown) (25 years old at the time)

Defenders:    
József Berta (Tokodi Banyasz) (October 25, 1912, Szigetvar-April 9, 1981, France) (23 years old at the time)
Kálmán Kovacs (KEAC Kecskemet) (March 3, 1911-Unkown) (25 years old at the time)

Midfielders:   
Lajos Bonyhai-Bohus (Attila Futball Club Budapest) (June 29, 1913, Miskolc-March 16, 1976, Miskolc) (23 years old at the time)
Mihály Csutorás (Herminamezei AC (Atletikai Club) Budapest) (March 7, 1912-April 7, 1956) (24 years old at the time)

Gyula Király (BSZKRT Budapest) (October 28, 1908-Unknown) (27 years old at the time)
Pál Lágler (Magyar Pamutipari Sport Club Budapest) (October 8, 1913-Unknown) (22 years old at the time)

Strikers:      
Lipot Kallai-Klauber (Újpest Futball Club- Budapest) (December 27, 1912, Budapest-November 15, 1989, Pecs) (23 years old at the time)
Gyula Kiss (Ferencváros Futball Club- Budapest) (May 4, 1916, Budapest-December 12, 1959) (20 years old at the time)
András Bérczes (Pecsi Vasutas SC) (November 5, 1909, Spitzzicken-May 30, 1977, Vienna, Austria) (25 years old at the time)
József Soproni-Scheidl (Soproni FAC) (January 26, 1913-May 21, 2000) (23 years old at the time)

On Standby:
Goalkeepers:
Janos Simon
 
Defenders:
Gyula Horvath
Imre Komuves
 
Midfielders:
Istvan Beer
Gyorgy Honti
Laszlo Keszei
Ferenc Kollath
 
Strikers:
Gyula Karacsonyi
Gyula Krivicz
Bela Posa
Matyas Toth

Coach: Zoltán Opata (September 24, 1900, Budapest-May 19, 1982, Budapest) (35 years old at the time)
Team Captain: Lipot Kallai-Klauber



Italy:
Goalkeepers:
Bruno Venturini (Societá Ginnastica Sampierdarenese-Genova) (September 26, 1911, Carrara-March 7, 1991, Lecce) (24 years old at the time)

Defenders:    
Alfredo Foni (Foot Ball Club Juventus-Torino) (January 20, 1911, Udine-January 28, 1985, Lugano, Switzerland) (25 years old at the time)       
Pietro Rava (Foot Ball Club Juventus-Torino) (January 21, 1916, Cassine, Alexandria-November 5, 2006, Turin) (20 years old at the time)       
Libero Marchini (Unione Sportiva Lucchese Libertas) (October 31, 1914, Castelnuovo Magra-November 1, 2003, Trieste) (21 years old at the time)       

Midfielders:   
Giuseppe Baldo (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) (July 27, 1914, Piombino Dese-July 31, 2007, Montecatini Terme) (22 years old at the time)
Carlo Biagi (Associazione Calcio Pisa) (April 20, 1914, Viareggio-April 16, 1986, Milan) (22 years old at the time)  
Achille Piccini (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze) (October 24, 1911, Carrara-February 14, 1995, Carrara) (24 years old at the time)  
Luigi Scarabello (Spezia Calcio 1906) (June 17, 1916, Albiano Magra-July 2, 2007, Nettuno) (20 years old at the time)  

Strikers:      
Sergio Bertoni I (Associazione Calcio Pisa) (September 23, 1915, Pisa-February 15, 1995, La Spezia) (20 years old at the time)
Giulio Cappelli (Ese Viareggio Associazione Calcio) (March 4, 1911, La Spezia-December 16, 1995, Massa) (25 years old at the time)
Annibale Frossi (Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana -Inter- Milano) (July 6, 1911, Muzzana el Turgnano-February 26, 1999, Milan) (25 years old at the time)
Francesco Gabriotti (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) (August 12, 1914, Rome-February 11, 1987) (21-22 years old at the time)
Ugo Locatelli (Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana -Inter- Milano) (February 5, 1916, Toscolano-Maderno-May 28, 1993, Turin) (20 years old at the time)
Alfonso Negro (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze) (June 27, 1915, Brooklyn, New York City, USA-November 7, 1984, Florence) (21 years old at the time)


On Standby:
Goalkeepers:
Mario Giani (Fratellanza Sportiva Sestrese Calcio 1919-Genoa)
Paolo Vannucci (Associazione Calcio Pisa)

 
Defenders:
Lamberto Petri (Bologna Football Club)    
Corrado Tamietti (Brescia Calcio)
 
Midfielders:
Adolfo Giuntoli (Unione Sportiva Alessandria)
Sandro Puppo (Piacenza Calcio) (January 28, 1918, Piacenza-October 16, 1986, Piacenza) (18 years old at the time)
 
Strikers:
Carlo Girometta (Piacenza Calcio)
Mario Nicolini (Unione Sportiva Livorno)
  
Coach: Vittorio Pozzo (March 2, 1886, Turin-December 21, 1968, Turin) (50 years old at the time)
Team Captain: Giulio Cappelli, Alfredo Foni
Note:
1-Some related stories about the teams and players can be seen in the following blog entry:


-Italians Pietro Rava, Alfredo Foni, Sergio Bertoni and Ugo Locatelli are the only four Italian players to have won the World Cup and the Olympics Title.

-Italy defender Alfredo Foni (November 20, 1911-January 28, 1985) would manage the Italian National Team (1954 to 1958). He would fail in qualifying the National Team for the 1958 World Cup.
He would also manage the Swiss National Team (1964-1967).


Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di Calcio tre volte Campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983
(Italy Manager Vittorio Pozzo)



Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 33, August 2000
(Italy’s 1936 Olympics squad)


Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 33, August 2000
(Italy’s 1936 Olympics squad)


Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 33, August 2000
(Italy’s 1936 Olympics squad with Prince Umberto)


Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978
(Italy’s 1936 Olympics squad)

Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983
(Italy’s 1936 Olympics squad)

Note:
Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 10, July 1998
Except,
Frossi (IFFHS-Olympic Football Tournaments (1908-1936))
Rava (Il Libro Azzurro del Calcio Italiano, Authors Pericle Pratelli, Pasquale Scardillo, 1974)











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