Since the 1924 Olympics, Austria, Hungary and Czechoslovakia had all officially introduced professionalism and did not enter the 1928 tournament. Spain and the United States also had professional football, but decided to enter with amateur selections. Even though their matches are considered to be official internationals, neither team was even close to the strongest that could have been fielded without that restriction: the United States would do much better at the 1930 World Cup (where professionals were of course allowed) and the Spanish side in Amsterdam was in fact a Basque Country selection.
Football in the Scandinavian countries was strictly amateur, and their federations disapproved of
the F.I.F.A. regulations on "broken time payments" (compensation for lost earnings), which had
grudgingly been accepted by the I.O.C. provided that payment was made to the employer
of the player, so none of them entered.
Sweden had been one of only two countries (the other being the Netherlands) to have entered all four
Olympic football tournaments until then (in 1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924; curiously, in each of these
four tournaments, the Netherlands and Sweden played each other,
with the Netherlands winning three times but losing to the Swedes in the replay of the bronze medal
game in 1924).
For much the same reasons, England, Scotland, Wales and (Northern) Ireland withdrew (once again)
from F.I.F.A. in 1928; thus no Great Britain amateur side (winners in 1908 and 1912, both times beating
Denmark in the final, but, like Denmark, eliminated in the 1920 first round and absent in 1924)
entered either. The withdrawal of the F.A. also ended Australia's ambitions to enter the 1928 Olympic
football tournament; they had made preliminary arrangements for matches in Belgium and Northern France
(Brussels, Paris, Roubaix) as well as Czechoslovakia (thanks to contacts resulting from the
Australian tour of AFK Vršovice in 1927)
around their prospective Olympic participation, but as the Australian federation was only affiliated
to the F.A. and not directly to F.I.F.A. itself (as the Canadian and South African federations had
been until 1926, when they resigned from the world body following pressure from London),
England's departure from F.I.F.A. prevented their Olympic adventure – it would have been
the first time for a team from Asia or Oceania to participate, but that eventually did not happen
until 1936, when China and Japan entered the football tournament
at the Berlin Olympics.
The Netherlands thus became the only country to enter each of the first five official Olympic football tournaments; they had reached the semi-finals in all four previous editions, winning the bronze medals in 1908, 1912 and 1920, but their chances of a repeat performance were severely compromised ten days before the start of the tournament by Prince Consort Hendrik, who drew defending champions Uruguay as opponents in the first round. (Certainly the worst ever draw for any host country in any sports event ever.) Four years previously, the South Americans had beaten the Dutch at the semi-final stage thanks to a late (and highly contentious) penalty award, after having been behind for half an hour (not counting the break), but this time there never was any real doubt about the outcome.
Germany returned to the Olympics for the first time since the war, but after an easy win against
1924 finalists Switzerland they were defeated by Uruguay in a bad-tempered affair which saw three
players, including both captains, sent off.
Uruguay went on to reach the final where they
met Río de la Plata rivals Argentina. The two
needed a replay (warmly welcomed by the organisers, who could well use the additional revenue)
to settle the issue; they would meet again in the first ever World Cup final two years later,
and again the Argentines had to settle for second best. Bronze medalists Italy would become
the second World Cup winners in 1934, with a squad including more than half a dozen players
present in Amsterdam (two of
them, Monti
and Orsi, playing
for Argentina).
Certainly none of
the three medalists fielded a truly amateur team, but the 1928 Olympic football
tournament was the last one enjoying a status comparable to the later World Cups.
The set-up of the tournament was identical to that of 1912: a straight knock-out
tournament to determine the medals (with the losing semi-finalists playing off
for bronze) and an additional consolation tournament open to all teams eliminated
before the semi-final stage.
Also, as in 1908, when the medals for the winners
of the consolation tournament were offered by the British Olympic Committee, and
in 1912, when the prizes for the consolation
series were handed out by the Swedish Football Association, the hosts, and not
the I.O.C., provided the winners' award, in this case a trophy rather than medals.
However, unlike 1912, when all seven teams defeated in the first two
rounds entered the consolation tournament, this time interest was very limited,
with only four out of the thirteen candidates entering: the hosts, their traditional
rivals south of the border, and the two eligible Latin American sides. Thus,
only three matches were played in this secondary tournament, all outside Amsterdam
and not officially part of the Olympic competitions. At least the fact that the
two Low Countries were drawn against each
other in the semi-finals of the event generated some welcome additional revenue.
As in 1924, the tournament schedule was not
fixed at once. The preliminary and first round pairings were drawn on 17 May, the
remainder of the tournament (i.e., the quarter-finals and semi-finals) on the
evening of 29 May (when the last two first round matches still had to be played).
Two stadiums were used for the Olympic tournament itself: while almost all matches
were played at the newly constructed Olympisch Stadion, two took place just
a few hundred metres away at the Nederlandsch Sportpark, better known
as "het Oude Stadion", which had hosted
the Nationale Olympische Spelen
in 1916. The matches in the consolation tournament were staged
in Rotterdam (Spangen, the Sparta home ground where the Netherlands played both
matches) and Arnhem (Monnikenhuize, the Vitesse ground where Chile and Mexico met).
According to the official report (p. 183),
the new Stadion would either hold 34,155 (21,537 seated and 12,618 standing)
or 41,433 (16,197 seated and 25,236 standing),
depending on the possible conversion of standing room into seating accommodation, but
these suspiciously precise numbers (obtained by "careful calculation") were just a
smokescreen (or amsterdamse bluf) obfuscating the fact, known to those
responsible, that the actual capacity was only between 31,000 and 32,000
(cf. [Arn 94], p. 59), much less than originally
intended (at least 40,000) and embarrassingly close to the capacity of the old stadium
(which did not have a running track while its removable cycling track did not fulfil
Olympic requirements, rendering it unsuitable to host the Games). It was nearly sold
out on 26 May 1928 for the final of the hockey tournament between the hosts and India;
the next day saw the start of the football tournament, in which the stadium was
completely sold out on four occasions: for the first round match between the hosts
and Uruguay, for the quarter-final between Uruguay and Germany, and finally for
both the final and its replay. For all four matches, the official paying attendance
was around 25,000, with the other places occupied by season ticket holders
(about 3,000), officials and "guests of honour" (which appears to have included
active athletes and volunteers).
For other matches the actual attendance can only be guessed; newspaper reports
varied considerably in their estimates, e.g. between five and twelve thousand
for the preliminary round match between Portugal and Chile, for which the paying
attendance was just 2,309. (The wide range in estimates may in part have been
caused by the (intentional) unclarity about the actual capacity of the stadium.)
Thus, the attendance figures indicated in
the match details section below are those listed by the
official report of the Olympic Games
as paying attendants;
estimated actual attendances based on contemporary newspaper articles are added
between square brackets by way of illustration; the attendances for the three
matches in the consolation round are solely based on contemporary but sometimes
conflicting press reports.
After the Games, the new stadium hosted the annual
Olympische Dag between
1933 and 1958 and became the home of Blauw-Wit, the Club van het Stadion,
which had played its home matches at the Nederlandsch Sportpark before the Games.
Ajax also played there for some years before moving to De Meer in 1934,
occasionally returning to the Olympisch Stadion (which had its capacity gradually
increased to about 65,000 by 1948) for their more important matches.
Venue Capacity Matches Total Att. Average Paying Att. Average
Olympisch Stadion 32,000 17 254,000 14,900 191,120 11,242
Oude Stadion 29,000 2 8,000 4,000 3,570 1,785
total 19 262,000 13,800 194,690 10,247
consolation matches:
Rotterdam (Spangen) 30,000 2 40,000 20,000 n/a n/a
Arnhem (Monnikenhuize) 10,000 ? 1 6,000 6,000 n/a n/a
overall total 22 308,000 14,000 n/a n/a
NB: capacity refers to capacity at the time of the tournament;
paying attendances based on p. 163 of the official report;
estimated total attendances rounded to thousands, corresponding averages to hundreds.
Olympic Football Tournament | Consolation Tournament | Training Match | Friendlies
OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
NB: Apart from the 17 countries which eventually entered, also Bulgaria, Estonia and Greece
registered ahead of the tournament. Bulgaria (3 May, due to two major earthquakes on
14 and 18 April) and Greece (14 May) withdrew before the draw of the preliminary and
first round on 17 May; Estonia were drawn to play Spain in the preliminary round (as
the second match on 27 May). However, Estonia withdrew on 22 May, so only one match
was played ahead of the first round proper.
Preliminary Round
27 May 1928 - Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam - Att: 2,309 [paying; estimate: 5,000]
Ref: Youssof Mohamed (Egy) - Lin: Van Praag (Net), Hamus (Lux)
PORTUGAL 4 (Vítor Silva 42, "Pepe" 43, 52, Valdemar Mota 61)
CHILE 2 (Subiabre 3, Carbonell 16)
HT: 2-2
Portugal: Roquete - Carlos Alves, Jorge Vieira (cap) - "Tamanqueiro",
Augusto Silva, César Matos - Valdemar Mota, "Pepe", Vítor Silva,
Armando Martins, José Manuel Martins.
Chile: Ibacache - Chaparro, Morales - Torres, Saavedra (cap), Contreras -
Schneeberger, Alfaro, Subiabre, Carbonell, Olguín.
NB: Van Praag, a Dutchman living in Belgium, represented the Belgian FA.
27 May 1928 - Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
SPAIN won by walk-over.
ESTONIA withdrew on 22 May.
First Round
27 May 1928 - Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam - Att: 5,834 [paying; estimate: 6,000]
Ref: Lorenzo Martínez (Arg) - Lin: Carraro (Ita), Comorera (Spa)
BELGIUM 5 (R. Braine 9, 72, Versyp 20, Moeschal 23, 67)
LUXEMBOURG 3 (Schütz 32, J. Weisgerber 43, Theissen 45)
HT: 3-3
Belgium: Caudron - Lavigne, Hoydonckx - P. Braine, Van Halme (cap), Boesman -
Versyp, Devos, R. Braine, Moeschal, Diddens.
Luxembourg: Scharry - Kolb, Kirsch (cap) - Fischer, Feierstein, A. Reuter -
F. Weber, J. Weisgerber, Theissen, Kirpes, Schütz.
28 May 1928 - Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam - Att: 16,158 [paying; estimate: 22,000]
Ref: Wim Eijmers (Net) - Lin: Vuyk (Net), Maeck (Bel)
GERMANY 4 (R. Hofmann 17, 75, 85, Hornauer 42)
SWITZERLAND 0
HT: 2-0
Germany: Stuhlfauth - Beier, Weber - Knöpfle, Kalb (cap), Leinberger -
Albrecht, Hornauer, Pöttinger, R. Hofmann, L. Hofmann.
Switzerland: Séchehaye - Weiler II, Ramseyer - de Lavallaz, Pichler, Fässler -
Tschirren, Jäggi IV, Dietrich, Abegglen II (cap), Bailly.
28 May 1928 - Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam - Att: 2,744 [paying; estimate: 5,000]
Ref: Marcel Slawik (Fra) - Lin: Vuyk (Net), Spranger (Ger)
EGYPT 7 (El-Zobeir 23pen, Riad 27, Ismail II 50, Mokhtar 46, 53, 63, Fahmi El-Hassani 86)
TURKEY 1 (Bekir 81)
NB: all modern Turkish sources credit the Turkish goal to Bekir, but all contemporary
Dutch newspaper reports listed inside left Alaattin as the scorer.
HT: 2-0
Egypt: Hamdi - Fahmy Abaza, Ahmed Salem - Yaqout El-Soury, Fahmi El-Hassani (cap),
Soliman - Ismail II, Riad, Ismail I, Mokhtar, El-Zobeir.
Turkey: Ulvi - Kadri, Burhan - Cevat, Nihat, İsmet -
Mehmet, Alaattin, Muslih, Zeki Rıza (cap), Bekir.
29 May 1928 - Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam - Att: 2,509 [paying; estimate: 5,000]
Ref: Henri Christophe (Bel) - Lin: Weingärtner (Ger), Cheref Bey (Tur)
ITALY 4 (Rossetti 19, Levratto 39, Banchero I 43, Baloncieri 60)
FRANCE 3 (Brouzes 15, 17, Dauphin 61)
HT: 3-2 [Christophe blew for half-time after 39 minutes with the score 2-2 but had the
teams return from their way to the dressing rooms for the remaining 6 minutes]
Italy: De Prà - Rosetta, Caligaris - Pietroboni, Bernardini, Janni -
Rivolta, Baloncieri (cap), Banchero I, Rossetti, Levratto.
France: Thépot - Wallet, Domergue - Chantrel, Dauphin, Villaplane -
Devaquez, Brouzes, Nicolas (cap), Pavillard, Langiller.
NB: all modern French sources credit their third goal to Dauphin, but contemporary
French newspaper reports listed Pavillard as the scorer.
29 May 1928 - Nederlandsch Sportpark, Amsterdam - Att: 1,226 [paying; estimate: 3,000]
Ref: Alfred Birlem (Ger) - Lin: Putz (Bel), Iváncsics (Hun)
PORTUGAL 2 (Vítor Silva 25, Augusto Silva 90)
YUGOSLAVIA 1 (Bonačić 40)
HT: 1-1
Portugal: Roquete - Carlos Alves, Jorge Vieira (cap) - "Tamanqueiro",
Augusto Silva, César Matos - Valdemar Mota, "Pepe", Vítor Silva,
João Santos, José Manuel Martins.
Yugoslavia: Šifliš - Ivković (cap), Mitrović - Arsenijević, Premerl, Đorđević
- Sotirović, Bek, Bonačić, Cindrić, Giller.
Sent off: Valdemar Mota (80) - Ivković (80).
NB: the official report of the Olympic Games includes Beleslin, Benčić and I. Marjanović
in the Yugoslav line-up instead of, respectively, Mitrović, Sotirović and Bek (see
the squad list on this deliberate obfuscation by the Yugoslav Olympic Committee).
29 May 1928 - Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam - Att: 3,848 [paying; estimate: 5,000]
Ref: Paul Ruoff (Swi) - Lin: Balvay (Fra), Foltynski (DEI)
ARGENTINA 11 (Ferreira 9, 29, Tarasconi 24, 63, 66, 89, Orsi 41, 73, Cherro 47, 49, 57)
UNITED STATES 2 (O'Carroll 55, Kuntner 75)
NB: modern US American sources credit the first US goal to O'Carroll, but all contemporary
Dutch newspaper reports listed Deal as the scorer; these also stated that the second US
goal was an obvious handball.
HT: 4-0
Argentina: Bossio - Bidoglio, Paternoster - Médici, Monti, Calandra -
Carricaberry, Tarasconi, Ferreira (cap), Cherro, Orsi.
USA: Cooper jr. - Duffy, Smith - Ryan, Lyons, Aitken jr. (cap) -
Findlay, Deal, Kuntner, O'Carroll, Gallagher.
NB: Calandra withdrew injured during the second half (around minute 65).
30 May 1928 - Nederlandsch Sportpark, Amsterdam - Att: 2,344 [paying; estimate: 5,000]
Ref: Gábor Boronkay (Hun) - Lin: Foltynski (DEI), Fabris (Yug)
SPAIN 7 (Regueiro 13, 43, Yermo 27, 46, 80, Marculeta 56, Mariscal 60)
MEXICO 1 (Carreño 66)
NB: other reports credit the third Spanish goal to Marculeta and the fifth to Regueiro.
HT: 3-0
Spain: Jáuregui - Vallana (cap), Quincoces - Amadeo, Gamborena, Trino -
Mariscal, Regueiro, Yermo, Marculeta, "Kiriki".
Mexico: Bonfiglio - Garza Gutiérrez (cap), Ojeda - Hernández, Suinaga,
L. Cerrilla - Garcés, Contreras, Sota, Carreño, Terrazas.
30 May 1928 - Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam - Att: 24,727 [paying; estimate: 32,000]
Ref: John Langenus (Bel) - Lin: Dani (Ita), Youssof Mohamed (Egy)
URUGUAY 2 (Scarone 20, Urdinarán 86)
NETHERLANDS 0
HT: 1-0
Uruguay: Mazali - Nasazzi (cap), Arispe - Andrade, Fernández, Gestido -
Urdinarán, Scarone, Borjas, Cea, Arremón.
Netherlands: Van der Meulen - Dénis (cap), Van Kol - Van Boxtel, Massy, Van Heel -
Elfring, Buitenweg, Freese, Ghering, Weber.
Quarter-Finals
1 June 1928 - Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam - Att: 3,388 [paying; estimate: 7,000]
Ref: Domingo Lombardi (Uru) - Lin: Ruoff (Swi), Boekman (Net)
ITALY 1 (Baloncieri 63)
SPAIN 1 (Zaldúa 11)
AET; FT: 1-1, HT: 0-1
Italy: Combi - Rosetta, Caligaris - Pietroboni, Pitto, Janni -
Rivolta, Baloncieri (cap), Schiavio, Rossetti, Levratto.
Spain: Jáuregui - Quincoces, Zaldúa - Amadeo, Antero, Legarreta -
Mariscal, Regueiro, Yermo (cap), Marculeta, "Kiriki".
NB: Antero withdrew injured after 35 minutes but returned after half-time (as outside left).
2 June 1928 - Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam - Att: 16,399 [paying; estimate: 22,000]
Ref: Achille Gama (Ita) - Lin: Foltynski (DEI), Birlem (Ger)
ARGENTINA 6 (Tarasconi 4, 10, 75, 89, Ferreira 65, Orsi 81)
BELGIUM 3 (R. Braine 24, Van Halme 28, Moeschal 53)
HT: 3-2
Argentina: Bossio - Bidoglio, Paternoster - Médici, Monti, Orlandini -
Carricaberry, Tarasconi, Ferreira (cap), Cherro, Orsi.
Belgium: De Bie - Ruyssevelt, Hoydonckx - P. Braine, Van Halme (cap), Boesman -
Devos, Despae, R. Braine, Moeschal, Diddens.
3 June 1928 - Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam - Att: 3,448 [paying; estimate: 6,000]
Ref: Giovanni Mauro (Ita) - Lin: Vuyk (Net), Comorera (Spa)
EGYPT 2 (Mokhtar 15, Riad 48)
PORTUGAL 1 (Vítor Silva 76)
HT: 1-0
Egypt: Hamdi - Fahmy Abaza, Ahmed Salem - Yaqout El-Soury, Fahmi El-Hassani (cap),
Ezz El-Din Gamal - Ismail II, Riad, Ismail I, Mokhtar, El-Zobeir.
Portugal: Roquete - Carlos Alves, Jorge Vieira (cap) - "Tamanqueiro",
Augusto Silva, César Matos - Valdemar Mota, "Pepe", Vítor Silva,
Armando Martins, José Manuel Martins.
NB: Ezz El-Din Gamal is listed by the official report of the Olympic Games;
other sources list Soliman as having played on his position.
3 June 1928 - Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam - Att: 25,131 [paying; estimate: 32,000]
Ref: Youssof Mohamed (Egy) - Lin: Christophe (Bel), De Wolf (Net)
URUGUAY 4 (Petrone 35, 39, 84, Castro 63)
GERMANY 1 (R. Hofmann 81)
HT: 2-0
Uruguay: Mazali - Nasazzi (cap), Arispe - Píriz, Fernández, Gestido -
Urdinarán, Castro, Petrone, Cea, Cámpolo.
Germany: Stuhlfauth - Beier, Weber - Knöpfle, Kalb (cap), Leinberger -
Albrecht, Hornauer, Pöttinger, R. Hofmann, L. Hofmann.
Sent off: Nasazzi (87) - Kalb (37), R. Hofmann (87).
Quarter-Final Replay
4 June 1928 - Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam - Att: 4,770 [paying; estimate: 5,000]
Ref: Hans Boekman (Net) - Lin: Van Praag (Net), Spranger (Ger)
ITALY 7 (Magnozzi 14, Schiavio 15, Baloncieri 18, Bernardini 40, Rivolta 72, Levratto 76, 77)
SPAIN 1 (Yermo 47)
HT: 4-0
Italy: Combi - Rosetta, Caligaris - Pitto, Bernardini, Janni -
Rivolta, Baloncieri (cap), Schiavio, Magnozzi, Levratto.
Spain: Jáuregui - Quincoces, Zaldúa - Amadeo, Gamborena, Trino -
Bienzobas, "Cholín", Yermo (cap), Marculeta, "Robus".
NB: Van Praag, a Dutchman living in Belgium, represented the Belgian FA.
Semi-Finals
6 June 1928 - Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam - Att: 7,887 [paying; estimate: 10,000]
Ref: Pedro Escartín (Spa) - Lin: Foltynski (DEI), Dani (Ita)
ARGENTINA 6 (Cherro 10, Ferreira 32, 82, Tarasconi 37, 54, 61)
EGYPT 0
HT: 3-0; missed penalty: Riad (Egy, 85)
Argentina: Díaz - Bidoglio, Paternoster - Médici, Monti, Evaristo -
Carricaberry, Tarasconi, Ferreira (cap), Cherro, Orsi.
Egypt: Rostom - Fahmy Abaza, Ahmed Salem - Yaqout El-Soury, Fahmi El-Hassani (cap),
Abdelhalim Hassan - Ismail II, Riad, Hassan Moussa, Mokhtar, El-Zobeir.
7 June 1928 - Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam - Att: 15,230 [paying; estimate: 20,000]
Ref: Wim Eijmers (Net) - Lin: Comorera (Spa), Iváncsics (Hun)
URUGUAY 3 (Cea 17, Cámpolo 28, Scarone 31)
ITALY 2 (Baloncieri 9, Levratto 60)
HT: 3-1
Uruguay: Mazali - Canavessi, Arispe (cap) - Andrade, Fernández, Gestido -
Urdinarán, Scarone, Petrone, Cea, Cámpolo.
Italy: Combi - Rosetta, Caligaris - Pitto, Bernardini, Janni -
Rivolta, Baloncieri (cap), Schiavio, Magnozzi, Levratto.
NB: Nasazzi suspended for one match by the A.U.F. (not by F.I.F.A.) after his
sending off against Germany.
Bronze Medal Game
9 June 1928 - Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam - Att: 6,378 [paying; estimate: 8,000]
Ref: John Langenus (Bel) - Lin: Vuyk (Net), Foltynski (DEI)
ITALY 11 (Schiavio 7, 42, 58, Baloncieri 14, 52, Banchero I 19, 39, 44, Magnozzi 72, 83, 88)
EGYPT 3 (Riad 12, 16, Hassan Moussa 61)
HT: 6-2; missed penalty: Bernardini (Ita, 84; shot wide on purpose)
Italy: Combi - Bellini, Caligaris - Genovesi, Bernardini, Pitto -
Baloncieri (cap), Banchero I, Schiavio, Magnozzi, Levratto.
Egypt: Hamdi - Fahmy Abaza, Shemais - Yaqout El-Soury, Fahmi El-Hassani (cap),
Abdelhalim Hassan - Ismail II, Riad, Ismail I, Hassan Moussa, El-Zobeir.
Final
10 June 1928 - Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam - Att: 25,250 [paying; estimate: 32,000]
Ref: Job Mutters (Net) - Lin: Langenus (Bel), Gama (Ita)
URUGUAY 1 (Petrone 22)
ARGENTINA 1 (Ferreira 51)
AET; FT: 1-1, HT: 1-0
Uruguay: Mazali - Nasazzi (cap), Arispe - Andrade, Fernández, Gestido -
Urdinarán, Castro, Petrone, Cea, Cámpolo.
Argentina: Bossio - Bidoglio, Paternoster - Médici, Monti, Evaristo -
Carricaberry, Tarasconi, Ferreira (cap), Gainzarain, Orsi.
Final Replay
13 June 1928 - Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam - Att: 25,110 [paying; estimate: 32,000]
Ref: Job Mutters (Net) - Lin: Maeck (Bel), Foltynski (DEI)
URUGUAY 2 (Figueroa 17, Scarone 72)
ARGENTINA 1 (Monti 28)
HT: 1-1
Uruguay: Mazali - Nasazzi (cap), Arispe - Andrade, Píriz, Gestido -
Arremón, Scarone, Borjas, Cea, Figueroa.
Argentina: Bossio - Bidoglio, Paternoster - Médici, Monti, Evaristo -
Carricaberry, Tarasconi, Ferreira (cap), Perducca, Orsi.
CONSOLATION TOURNAMENT (TOURNAMENT FOR FIFTH PLACE)
NB: the consolation tournament was not officially part of the Olympic Games.
It was open to all teams eliminated before the semi-final stage, and thus
may be considered a tournament for fifth place (as at the 1912 Olympics).
However, eventually only four countries entered (out of a possible 13);
Egypt and Italy had expressed interest in case they would have lost their
quarter-final matches, but both won, whereas their victims, Portugal and
Spain, had declined entry ahead of those matches.
First Round
5 June 1928 - Het Kasteel (Spangen), Rotterdam - Att: 22,000 [estimate]
Ref: Achille Gama (Ita)
NETHERLANDS 3 (Ghering 4, Smeets 7, Tap 63)
BELGIUM 1 (P. Braine 85)
HT: 2-0
Netherlands: Van der Meulen - Dénis (cap), Van Kol - Kools, Van Heel, Krom -
Elfring, Smeets, Tap, Ghering, Weber.
Belgium: De Bie - Lavigne, Hoydonckx - Van Averbeke, Hellemans, Boesman -
P. Braine (cap), Bierna, R. Braine, Moeschal, Verhulst.
5 June 1928 - Monnikenhuize, Arnhem - Att: 6,000 [estimate]
Ref: Max Foltynski (DEI)
CHILE 3 (Subiabre 24, 48, 89)
MEXICO 1 (Mejía 15)
NB: other reports credit the third Chilean goal to Alfaro and the Mexican
goal to Garcés, López or Sota.
HT: 1-1
Chile: Ibacache - Riveros, Chaparro - Torres, Saavedra (cap), Morales -
Schneeberger, Subiabre, Alfaro, Arias, Olguín.
Mexico: Bonfiglio - Garza Gutiérrez (cap), Ojeda - Hernández, Suinaga,
L. Cerrilla - Garcés, López, Sota, Carreño, Mejía.
Consolation Final
8 June 1928 - Het Kasteel (Spangen), Rotterdam - Att: 18,000 [estimate]
Ref: Guillermo Comorera (Spa)
NETHERLANDS 2 (Ghering 58, Smeets 66)
CHILE 2 (Bravo 51, Alfaro 90)
AET; FT: 2-2, HT: 0-0
Netherlands: Van der Meulen - Dénis (cap), Van Kol - Kools, Van Heel, Krom -
Elfring, Smeets, Tap, Ghering, Weber.
Chile: Ibacache - Chaparro, Linford - Torres, Riveros, Morales -
Arias, Subiabre (cap), Bravo, Alfaro, Carbonell.
NB: after a coin toss the Netherlands were declared winners and were handed the trophy
which had been on offer (by the N.V.B.), but then gave it to Chile to take home as
a memento of the Netherlands, the Olympic Games and their Dutch football friends.
TRAINING MATCH
1 June 1928 - Ajax-terrein ("Het Houten Stadion"), Amsterdam - Att: 97
Ref: Katoen (Net) - Lin: Verlegh (Net), Boeljon (Net)
NETHERLANDS 3 (Freese 6, 52, Van der Griend 54)
UNITED STATES 2 (Kuntner 5, Van der Zalm ~70og)
HT: 1-1
Netherlands: De Boer - Van Run, Van der Zalm - Kools, Vis, Krom -
Smeets, Tap, Freese, Van der Griend, Weber.
USA: line-up n/a.
NB: hastily arranged training match (not official for either team); first goal also
credited to Deal or as own goal by Van Run; in another practice match on 24 May,
the United States had drawn 1-1 against the reserves of Ajax at the same venue.
FRIENDLIES
NB: Chile, Egypt and Mexico toured Western Europe after the Olympic Games, all playing
numerous friendlies against club sides and city selections; Egypt also played two
official international matches, against the Netherlands and Luxembourg, while the
United States paid a visit to Poland before returning home.
9 June 1928 - Dordtsche Straatweg, Rotterdam
Ref: Kapteijn (Net)
FEIJENOORD 4 (Barendregt 7, Pijl 20, Sinke 37, ~80pen)
MEXICO 3 (López ~25, ~30, 47)
HT: 3-2
FEIJENOORD: Dekker - Bul jr., Van Dijke - Rikxoort, Bul sr., Van Heel -
Sinke, Koonings, Pijl, Barendregt, Verbeek.
MEXICO: De la Garza - Ojeda, H. Cerrilla - L. Cerrilla, Garza Gutiérrez,
Suinaga (cap) - Terrazas, Mejía, López, Carreño, Rojas.
10 June 1928 - Stadion Agrykola, Warszawa - Att: 10,000
Ref: František Cejnar (Cze)
POLAND 3 (Kuchar 12, 78, Steuermann 89pen)
UNITED STATES 3 (Ryan 59pen, Gallagher 64, O'Carroll 74)
HT: 1-0
POLAND: S. Kisieliński - Karasiak, F. Zastawniak - B. Seichter, Jan Kotlarczyk
(Luxenburg), T. Zastawniak - Kubiński, Nawrot (36 Steuermann), Kałuża,
Kuchar, Balcer.
USA: Cooper jr. - Duffy, Smith - Ryan, Lyons, Aitken jr. (cap) -
Findlay, Deal, Kuntner, O'Carroll, Gallagher.
14 June 1928 - Het Kasteel (Spangen), Rotterdam - Att: 11,000
Ref: Max Foltynski (DEI)
NETHERLANDS 1 (Grobbe 73)
EGYPT 2 (Ismail II 28, Ismail I 52)
HT: 0-1
Netherlands: Van der Meulen - Dénis (cap), Van Kol - Kools, Grobbe, Van Heel -
Nagels, Smeets, Tap, Ghering, Weber.
Egypt: Rostom - Ahmed Salem, Mahmoud Salem - Yaqout El-Souri, Hassan Moussa,
Soliman - Ismail II, Riad, Ismail I, Mokhtar, El-Zobeir.
NB: El-Zobeir missed penalty (30).
14 June 1928 - U.V.V.-terrein, Utrecht - Att: 3,000
Ref: Kapteijn (Net)
U.V.V. 1 (Van Reenen 31)
MEXICO 2 (both goals by inside right 30, 60)
HT: 1-1
NB: U.V.V. included two guest players (Campmann and Wentink) of 't Gooi.
15 June 1928 - Frankfurt am Main
Ref: Dietrich (Ger)
FRANKFURT XI 6
CHILE 2
Chile: Ibacache - Chaparro, Linford - Riveros, Torres, Morales -
Arias, Reyes, Subiabre, Alfaro, Carbonell.
16 June 1928 - Sportplatz am Gesundbrunnen, Berlin - Att: 15,000
HERTHA BSC 4 (Sobeck 4, Frenzel 2-1, 3-1, 4-1)
CHILE 1 (Arellano 32)
HT: 1-1
16 June 1928 - Stade Emile Versé, Parc du Meir, Brussel
BRUXELLES XI 4
MEXICO 1
HT: 2-0
17 June 1928 - Ajax-terrein ("Het Houten Stadion"), Amsterdam - Att: 7,000
Ref: Snapper (Net)
AMSTERDAM XI 1 (Gerritsen 15)
EGYPT 0
HT: 1-0
Amsterdam XI: Oerlemans (De Spartaan) - Steur (V.V.A.), V.d. Puttelaar (D.E.C.) -
Schetters (Ajax), Anderiesen (Ajax), De Boer (Blauw-Wit) - Hamel (Ajax),
Gerritsen (Blauw-Wit), Lungen (A.F.C.), Jurriaans (Ajax), Homburg (Blauw-Wit).
NB: Egypt played as "Cairo XI".
20 June 1928 - Hamburg - Att: 8,000
HAMBURGER SV 3
CHILE 4 (Reyes, Carbonell, Schneeberger (2))
HT: 1-0
Chile: Cortés - Chaparro, Linford - Riveros, Torres, Subiabre -
Schneeberger, Reyes, Bravo, Alfaro, Carbonell.
20 June 1928 - Sportpark, Hilversum - Att: 2,500
Ref: Stroink (Net)
'T GOOI 4 (Meilof 1-1, 2-3, Wentink 3-3, 4-3)
EGYPT 4 (Ismail II 0-1, 4-4, Hassan Moussa 1-2, Ismail I 1-3)
HT: 1-2
't Gooi: L. van Rhijn - A. van Beek, Gorel - Sterk, J. Fransen, L. Meinsma -
Söllner, Van Dolder, Meilof, Wentink, Campmann.
Egypt: Rostom - Fahmi Abaza, Shemais - Yaqout El-Souri, Fahmi El-Hassani, Samy -
Mansour, Ismail II, Ismail I, Hassan Moussa, Ezz El-Din Gamal.
NB: Egypt played as "Alexandria XI".
20 June 1928 - Köln - Att: 1,200
SPVGG KÖLN-SÜLZ 07 7
MEXICO 0
22 June 1928 - Leipzig - Att: 8,000
VFB/FORTUNA LEIPZIG 3
CHILE 2 (Arias, Reyes)
HT: 2-0
Chile: Cortés - Bravo, Morales - Chaparro, Torres, Riveros -
Arias, Reyes, Schneeberger, Carbonell, Alfaro.
NB: the hosts were a combination of local sides VfB and Fortuna.
22 June 1928 - U.V.V.-terrein, Utrecht - Att: 4,000
U.V.V. 3
EGYPT 9
HT: 1-3
NB: Egypt played as "Cairo XI"; U.V.V. included two guest players from
't Gooi and one from Z.A.C.
23 June 1928 - Basel
FC NORDSTERN 1
MEXICO 1
23 June 1928 - Köln
Ref: Peco Bauwens (Ger)
KÖLN XI 1
CHILE 2
Chile: Cortés - Bravo, Morales - Chaparro, Riveros, Torres -
Arias, Subiabre, Carbonell, Schneeberger, Alfaro.
24 June 1928 - Boschpoort, Maastricht
Ref: Janus van den Dungen (Net)
ZUID-NEDERLAND 1 (Remmers ~70)
EGYPT 5 (Riad 22, 64, 75, Ezz El-Din Gamal 45, Saqr 88)
HT: 0-2
Zuid-Nederland: Van Haaren (M.V.V.) - Van Pelt (N.O.A.D.), Felix (M.V.V.) - Van Eerd (P.S.V.),
Van Pelt (N.A.C.), De Kuijer (N.O.A.D.) - Van Erp (Wilhelmina),
Remmers (N.O.A.D.), Ghering (L.O.N.G.A.), Soons (M.V.V.), Franken (N.O.A.D.).
Egypt: Rostom - Fahmi Abaza, Ahmed Salem - Yaqout El-Souri, Sayed Ahmed,
Soliman - Ismail II, Riad, Ezz El-Din Gamal, Saqr, El-Zobeir.
NB: Egyptian line-up as given by the regional papers Limburgsch Dagblad and
Limburger Koerier; the national papers all included the Egyptian line-up
as announced before the match:
Hamdi - Fahmi Abaza, Ahmed Salem - Yaqout El-Souri, Fahmi El-Hassani,
Ezz El-Din Gamal - Ismail II, Riad, Ismail I, Mokhtar, El-Zobeir;
last goal also credited to El-Zobeir.
24 June 1928 - Zürich
YOUNG FELLOWS 1
MEXICO 0
NB: Young Fellows included one player (Ramseyer) of FC Bern.
27 June 1928 - Stade de Colombes, Paris (Colombes)
Ref: Domingo Lombardi (Uru)
RED STAR 4
CHILE 3
Chile: Cortés - Chaparro, Bravo - Riveros, Torres, Morales -
Arias, Subiabre, Carbonell, Schneeberger, Alfaro.
27 June 1928 - Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
STUTTGART 2
MEXICO 2
28 June 1928 - Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette - Att: 4,000
Ref: Georges Balvay (Fra)
LUXEMBOURG 1 (Theissen 52)
EGYPT 1 (Ismail I 12)
HT: 0-1
Luxembourg: Scharry - Kirsch (cap), Kolb - J. Fischer, Feierstein, A. Reuter -
F. Weber, Kirpes, Theissen, J. Weisgerber, Schütz.
Egypt: Hamdi - Ahmed Salem, Mahmoud Salem - Yaqout El-Souri, Soliman, El-Zobeir -
Saqr, Ismail II, Ismail I, Riad, Sayed Ahmed.
30 June 1928 - Zürich
FC ZÜRICH 0
EGYPT 1
1 July 1928 - Basel
BASEL XI 3
EGYPT 5
1 July 1928 - Mainz
MAINZ/WIESBADEN XI 4
MEXICO 1
3 July 1928 - Mannheim
MANNHEIM/LUDWIGSHAFEN XI 1
MEXICO 1
10 July 1928 - Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover
HANNOVER XI 2
MEXICO 3
13 July 1928 - Sportpark, Hilversum
Ref: Repelius (Net)
'T GOOI 3 (Söllner 1-0, Meinsma 2-0, Fransen 3-0)
MEXICO 1 (Mejía 3-1)
HT: 3-0
't Gooi: L. van Rhijn - Sjoerds, Gorel - Sterk, J. Fransen, Van Dolder -
Gerritse, Meinsma, Söllner, Bottinga, Campmann.
Mexico: De La Garza - Guevara, H. Cerrilla - L. Cerrilla, Garza Gutiérrez, Suinaga -
Rojas, López, Mejía, Carreño, Terrazas.
15 July 1928 - Zuiderpark, 's-Gravenhage
Ref: Wey (Net)
A.D.O. 4 (Van Rossum 1-0, Tap 2-0, 3-1, 4-2)
MEXICO 3 (N.N. 2-1, Carreño 3-2, 4-3)
HT: 2-1
A.D.O.: Quax - De Groot, Van Es - Breitner, V.d. Zalm, Kloos -
Van Soldt jr., W. Tap, Van Kesteren, Van Rossum, Van Eembergen.
Mexico: De La Garza - Guevara, H. Cerrilla - L. Cerrilla, Garza Gutiérrez, Suinaga -
Rojas, López, Sota, Carreño, "Wicho" (?).
Rk Country P W T L F A Pts GAvg
1 URUGUAY 5 4 1 0 12- 5 9 2.40
2 Argentina 5 3 1 1 25- 8 7 3.13
3 Italy 5 3 1 1 25-11 7 2.27
4 Egypt 4 2 0 2 12-19 4 0.63
5 Portugal 3 2 0 1 7- 5 4 1.40
Spain 3 1 1 1 9- 9 3 1.00
Germany 2 1 0 1 5- 4 2 1.25
Belgium 2 1 0 1 8- 9 2 0.89
9 France 1 0 0 1 3- 4 0 0.75
Luxembourg 1 0 0 1 3- 5 0 0.60
Yugoslavia 1 0 0 1 1- 2 0 0.50
USA 1 0 0 1 2-11 0 0.18
Mexico 1 0 0 1 1- 7 0 0.14
Turkey 1 0 0 1 1- 7 0 0.14
Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0- 2 0 0.00
Switzerland 1 0 0 1 0- 4 0 0.00
17 Chile 1 0 0 1 2- 4 0 0.50
- Estonia withdrew
NB: records do not include the consolation tournament; after the medalists, teams
are only ranked by the round in which they were eliminated.
Records Consolation Tournament
5 Netherlands 2 1 1 0 5- 3 3 1.67
6 Chile 2 1 1 0 5- 3 3 1.67
7 Belgium 1 0 0 1 1- 3 0 0.33
Mexico 1 0 0 1 1- 3 0 0.33
11 Tarasconi (Arg) 6 Baloncieri (Ita) Ferreira (Arg) 4 Banchero I (Ita) Cherro (Arg) R. Hofmann (Ger) Levratto (Ita) Magnozzi (Ita) Mokhtar (Egy) Petrone (Uru) Riad (Egy) Schiavio (Ita) Yermo (Spa) 3 R. Braine (Bel) Moeschal (Bel) Orsi (Arg) Scarone (Uru) Vítor Silva (Por) NB: does not include goals scored in the consolation tournament.
Argentina | Belgium | Chile | Egypt | France | Germany | Italy | Luxembourg | Mexico |
Netherlands | Portugal | Spain | Switzerland | Turkey | Uruguay | USA | Yugoslavia
NB: teams could name 22 players; the initial squad had to be submitted by 6 May; changes
could be made until 17 May (not all changes seem to have made the official report);
Pos = Position (GK = Goalkeeper; DF = Defender; MF = Midfielder; FW = Forward); tr. = Trainer;
the part of the Full Name used in the Match Details section is given in bold face;
DoB = Date of Birth; DoD = Date of Death;
Club refers to that at which player was active in (the first half of) 1928;
Caps and Goals refer to full international matches in entire career;
additions and corrections are welcome.
Argentina
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Ángel Bossio 5- 5-1905 31- 8-1978 Talleres RE 21 0
GK Octavio Juan Díaz 7-10-1900 12-11-1977 Rosario Central 9 0
DF Ludovico Bidoglio 5- 2-1900 25-12-1970 Boca Juniors 34 0
DF Alberto Helman Mitre (Santiago del Estero) 0 0
DF Fernando Paternoster 24- 5-1903 6- 6-1967 Racing Club 16 0
DF Luis Weihmuller 5- 8-1902 1963 Sportivo Palermo 0 0
DF Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú 5- 1-1902 29- 3-1973 Sportivo Palermo 13 3
MF Saúl Calandra 22-10-1904 14- 5-1973 Estudiantes (La Plata) 3 0
MF Juan Evaristo 20- 6-1902 5- 5-1979 Sportivo Palermo 25 1
MF Ángel Segundo Médici 20-12-1897 9- 8-1971 Boca Juniors 34 0
MF Luis Felipe Monti 15- 5-1901 9- 9-1983 San Lorenzo de Almagro 16 5
MF Pedro Ochoa Baigorri 22- 2-1900 5- 9-1947 Racing Club 2 0
MF Rodolfo Orlandini 1- 1-1905 24-12-1990 Sportivo Buenos Aires 10 0
MF Natalio Perinetti 28-12-1900 24- 5-1985 Racing Club 6 0
FW Alfredo "Vasco" Carricaberry 8-10-1900 23- 9-1942 San Lorenzo de Almagro 12 4
FW Roberto Eugenio Cherro 23- 2-1907 11-10-1965 Boca Juniors 16 13
FW Manuel "Nolo" Ferreira 22-10-1905 29- 7-1983 Estudiantes (La Plata) 21 11
FW Enrique Gainzarain 7-12-1904 18- 7-1972 Ferrocarril Oeste 1 0
FW Raimundo Bibiani Orsi 2-12-1901 6- 4-1986 Independiente 13 3
FW Feliciano Ángel Perducca 9- 6-1901 22- 8-1976 Racing Club 5 0
FW Segundo Nepomuceno Gómez "Luna" 20- 4-1902 Mitre (Santiago del Estero) 2 3
FW Domingo Alberto Tarasconi 20-12-1903 3- 7-1991 Boca Juniors 24 18
tr.: José Lago Millán (Spain) 1893
Belgium
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Jan De Bie 9- 5-1892 30- 4-1961 Racing CB 37 0
GK Jean Caudron 15-11-1895 23- 1-1963 SC Anderlecht 19 0
DF-RB Jules Lavigne [+] 10- 3-1901 1957 Racing CB 10 0
DF-RB Auguste Ruyssevelt 4-11-1896 Beerschot AC 2 0
DF-LB Henri "Rik" De Deken [!] 3- 8-1907 12- 2-1960 Antwerp FC 11 0
DF-LB Nicolas Hoydonckx 29-12-1900 4- 2-1985 Berchem Sport 36 0
MF-RH Pierre Braine 26-10-1900 6-11-1951 Beerschot AC 46 4
MF-RH Georges Ditzler 15-11-1897 22-10-1974 Standard CL 3 0
MF-MH Auguste Hellemans 21- 6-1907 4- 5-1992 FC Malinois [-] 28 0
MF-MH Florimond Vanhalme 22- 3-1895 4- 7-1979 CS Brugeois 39 2
MF-LH Gustave Boesman 19- 1-1899 15-11-1971 AA La Gantoise 20 0
MF-LH Henri "Rik" Van Averbeke 26-10-1901 1-11-1946 Beerschot AC 14 0
FW-OR Louis Versyp 5-12-1908 27- 6-1988 FC Brugeois 34 8
FW-OR Bernard Voorhoof 10- 5-1910 18- 2-1974 Liersche SK 61 30
FW-IR Georges De Spae 30- 9-1900 AA La Gantoise 5 2
FW-IR Gérard Devos 19- 8-1903 5- 1-1972 CS Brugeois 9 1
FW-CF Henri Bierna 2- 9-1905 28- 8-1944 US Liège [-] 9 2
FW-CF Raymond Braine 28- 4-1907 25-12-1978 Beerschot AC 54 26
FW-IL Léon De Coninck [*] AA La Gantoise 0 0
FW-IL Jacques Moeschal 6- 9-1900 30-10-1956 Racing CB 23 6
FW-OL Jan Diddens 14- 9-1906 21- 7-1972 RC de Malines 23 2
FW-OL Sébastien Verhulst 19- 2-1907 20- 3-1944 Beerschot AC 1 0
tr.: Viktor Löwenfeld (Austria)
[*] De Coninck was part of the squad but is not included in the official report.
[+] Jules Lavigne was actually called Jules Lemaire but he used the family name of his mother.
[-] US Liège played at the third domestic level; FC Malinois played at the second domestic level but
were promoted at the end of the season (while Anderlecht and FC Brugeois went down).
[!] De Deken was a late replacement for the originally selected Louis Baes:
DF-LB Louis Baes 15- 6-1899 10- 9-1992 CS Brugeois 1 0
NB: RB = Right Back, LB = Left Back; RH = Right Half, MH = Mid Half, LH = Left Half;
OR = Outside Right, IR = Inside Right, CF = Centre Forward, IL = Inside Left, OL = Outside Left.
Chile
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Roberto Cortés González 2- 2-1905 30- 8-1975 Colo-Colo 9 0
GK Juan Ibacache Pizarro 23- 1-1899 Colo-Colo 4 0
DF Ernesto Chaparro Esquivel 1- 4-1901 10- 7-1957 Colo-Colo 5 0
DF Jorge Linford Pomareda 18- 8-1902 6- 3-1966 Colo-Colo 1 0
DF Víctor Morales Salas 10- 5-1905 22- 5-1938 Colo-Colo 10 0
DF Guillermo Riveros Conejeros 10- 2-1902 8-10-1959 La Cruz (Valparaíso) 12 1
MF Francisco Arellano Moraga [*] 6-12-1896 6- 5-1976 Colo-Colo 3 0
MF Humberto Contreras Canales Everton 2 0
MF Germán Reyes Opazo 3 0
MF Guillermo Saavedra Tapia 5-11-1903 12- 5-1957 Colo-Colo 9 1
MF Arturo Torres Carrasco 20-10-1906 20- 4-1987 Everton 7 0
FW Óscar Armando Alfaro Saavedra 1904 1939 San Luis 4 3
FW José del Arias Venegas Talcahuano 2 0
FW Manuel Bravo Paredes 17- 2-1897 1973 Santiago Wanderers 4 2
FW Alejandro Carbonell Alfaro Ferrovarios 2 1
FW José Miguel Olguín Farias 3- 8-1905 16-11-1991 Colo-Colo 8 0
FW Carlos Schneeberger Lemp 21- 6-1902 1-10-1973 Colo-Colo 5 0
FW Guillermo Subiabre Astorga 25- 2-1903 11- 4-1964 Colo-Colo 10 7
tr.: Frank Powell (England) [!]
[!] José Luis Boffi (Argentina) was originally chosen as trainer but he did not travel and so the
Chilean officials had to find a trainer during their stay in London on the way to Amsterdam.
[*] Arellano was part of the squad but is not included in the official report.
Egypt
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Abdelhamid Hamdi Al-Ahly
GK Mohamed Ali Rostom Al-Mokhtalat
DF El-Sayed Fahmi Abaza Al-Mokhtalat
DF Mohamed Ghomess Shemais Tersana
DF Ahmed Mohamed Salem Al-Mokhtalat
DF Mahmoud Abdel-Moneim Salem Al-Mokhtalat
MF Mohammed Ezz El-Din Gamal Olympic
MF Ali Fahmi El-Hassani 1897 Al-Ahly
MF Ahmed Mansour Tersana
MF Ahmed Mahmoud Soliman Al-Ahly
MF Abdel Rahman Samy Olympic (to be confirmed)
MF Gaber Yaqout El-Souri Al-Ittihad
MF Abdelhalim Younis Hassan Al-Mokhtalat
FW Moussa Sayed Ahmed "El-Ezam" Tersana
FW Mohamed Hassan Moussa 5- 2-1905 Al-Masry
FW Mahmoud Ismail Hooda "Ismail I" 1899 Al-Ittihad
FW El-Sayed Ismail Hooda "Ismail II" 1900 Al-Ittihad
FW Mahmoud Al-Rifai Mokhtar "El-Tetch" 23-12-1907 Al-Ahly
FW Mamdouh Mokhtar Saqr Al-Ahly
FW Aly Mohammed Riad 1904 Tersana
FW Mohammed Gamil El-Zobeir Al-Ahly
tr.: James "Jim" McCrae (Scotland) 2- 9-1894 3- 9-1974
NB: the following player was originally part of the squad but did not travel due to a punishment
by the Egyptian FA; he is not included in the official report:
FW Hussein Hegazi 14- 9-1891 20-10-1961 Al-Ahly
France
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Laurent Henric 2-10-1905 3- 3-1992 FC Sète 4 0
GK Alexis "Alex" Thépot 30- 7-1906 21- 2-1989 Levallois 31 0
DF Pierre Bertrand [*] 1907 CA Paris 0 0
DF Jacques Canthelou 29- 3-1904 18- 4-1973 FC Rouen 11 0
DF Marcel Domergue 16-11-1901 Red Star Olympique 20 0
DF André Rollet [!] 8-10-1905 1985 Levallois 4 0
DF Urbain Wallet 4- 7-1899 9-12-1973 Amiens AC 21 0
MF Maurice Banide 19- 5-1905 20- 5-1995 AS Strasbourg 9 1
MF Augustin Chantrel 11-11-1906 4- 9-1956 Red Star Olympique 15 0
MF Robert Dauphin 5- 2-1905 18- 7-1961 Stade Français 15 1
MF Lucien Laurent [*] 10-12-1907 11- 4-2005 CA Paris 10 2
MF Jacques Mairesse [*] 27- 2-1905 15- 6-1940 FC Sète 6 0
MF Hervé Marc [*] 12-10-1903 24-12-1946 FC Rouen 1 0
MF Alexandre Villaplane 12- 9-1903 26-12-1944 SC Nîmes 25 0
FW Charles Bardot 7- 4-1904 AS Cannes 6 3
FW Juste Brouzes 18- 1-1894 28- 2-1973 Red Star Olympique 6 3
FW Jules Devaquez 9- 3-1899 11- 6-1971 Olympique Marseille 41 12
FW Maurice Gourdon Stade Français 0 0
FW Marcel Langiller 2- 6-1908 28-12-1980 CA Paris 30 7
FW Jules Monsallier 23- 1-1907 4- 9-1972 Stade Français 3 0
FW Paul Nicolas 4-11-1899 3- 3-1959 Red Star Olympique 35 20
FW Henri Pavillard 15- 8-1905 7- 2-1978 Stade Français 14 1
tr.: Peter Farmer (England)
[*] Bertrand, Laurent, Mairesse and Marc were part of the squad but did not travel to Amsterdam;
their names are included in the official report.
[!] Rollet was a late replacement for the originally selected Jacques Wild (who is listed in the
official report; Rollet is not):
MF Jacques Wild 20-10-1905 26-11-1990 Stade Français 8 0
Germany
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Paul Gehlhaar 27- 8-1905 12- 6-1968 Hertha BSC 2 0
GK Heinrich "Heiner" Stuhlfauth 11- 1-1896 12- 9-1966 1.FC Nürnberg 21 0
GK Hans Wentorf 6- 4-1899 1- 1-1970 FC Altona 93 2 0
DF Albert "Ali" Beier 28- 9-1900 19- 9-1972 Hamburger SV 11 0
DF Conrad Heidkamp 27- 9-1905 6- 3-1994 SC 99 Düsseldorf 9 1
DF Emil Kutterer 11-11-1898 13- 7-1974 Bayern München 8 0
DF Josef Müller 6- 5-1893 22- 3-1984 FV 04 Würzburg 12 0
DF Heinrich Weber 21- 6-1900 22- 1-1977 Kurhessen Kassel 12 0
MF Hans Gruber 4- 6-1905 4- 9-1967 Duisburger SV 1 0
MF Hans Kalb 3- 8-1899 5- 4-1945 1.FC Nürnberg 15 2
MF Georg Knöpfle 16- 5-1904 14-12-1987 SpVgg Fürth 23 0
MF Ludwig Leinberger 21- 5-1903 9- 3-1943 SpVgg Fürth 24 0
MF Ernst Nagelschmitz 1- 5-1902 23- 5-1987 Bayern München 1 0
FW Ernst Albrecht 12-11-1907 26- 3-1976 Fortuna Düsseldorf 17 4
FW Ludwig "Wiggerl" Hofmann 9- 6-1900 2-10-1935 Bayern München 18 4
FW Richard Hofmann 8- 2-1906 5- 5-1983 Meerane 07 25 24
FW Franz Horn 26- 8-1904 29- 9-1963 Hamburger SV 3 0
FW Josef Hornauer 14- 1-1908 12-12-1985 1860 München 5 3
FW Ernst Kuzorra 16-10-1905 1- 1-1990 Schalke 04 12 7
FW Josef Pöttinger 16- 4-1903 9- 7-1990 Bayern München 14 8
FW Baptist Reinmann 31-10-1903 2- 3-1980 1.FC Nürnberg 4 0
FW Josef Schmitt 21- 3-1908 16- 4-1980 1.FC Nürnberg 2 1
tr.: Otto Nerz 21-10-1892 19- 4-1949
Italy
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Gianpiero Combi 20-12-1902 13- 8-1956 Juventus 47 0
GK Giovanni De Prà [*] 28- 6-1900 15- 6-1979 Genoa 19 0
GK Valentino Degani 14- 2-1905 8-11-1974 Internazionale 0 0
DF Delfo Bellini 13- 1-1900 11- 9-1953 Genoa 8 0
DF Umberto Caligaris 26- 7-1901 19-10-1940 Casale 59 0
DF Felice Gasperi 26-12-1903 23- 5-1982 Bologna 6 0
DF Virginio Rosetta 24- 2-1902 29- 3-1975 Juventus 52 0
DF Andrea Viviano 22- 6-1904 5-12-1962 Alessandria 0 0
MF Fulvio Bernardini 28-12-1905 13- 1-1984 Internazionale 26 3
MF Attilio Ferraris IV 26- 3-1904 8- 5-1947 Roma 28 0
MF Pietro Genovesi 27- 6-1902 5- 8-1980 Bologna 10 0
MF Antonio Janni 19- 9-1904 29- 6-1987 Torino 23 1
MF Silvio Pietroboni 9- 3-1904 18- 2-1987 Internazionale 11 0
MF Alfredo Pitto 26- 5-1906 16-10-1976 Bologna 29 2
FW Adolfo Baloncieri 27- 7-1897 23- 7-1986 Torino 47 25
FW Elvio Banchero I 28- 4-1904 21- 1-1982 Alessandria 3 4
FW Virgilio Felice Levratto 26-10-1904 30- 6-1968 Genoa 28 11
FW Mario Magnozzi 20- 3-1902 25- 6-1971 Livorno 29 13
FW Pietro "Piero" Pastore 3- 3-1903 8- 1-1968 Milan 0 0
FW Gino Rossetti 7-11-1904 16- 5-1992 Torino 13 9
FW Enrico Rivolta 29- 6-1905 18- 3-1974 Internazionale 8 1
FW Angelo Schiavio 15-10-1905 17- 9-1990 Bologna 21 15
tr.: Augusto Rangone 11-12-1885 4-12-1970
[*] De Prà had his bronze medal taken away from him by the Mussolini government for his "antifascist
mentality" and had it only returned to him in 1973 when it turned up at the Italian FA offices.
Luxembourg
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Pierre Reuter 11- 4-1904 26- 6-1969 Red Black Pfaffenthal 2 0
GK Henri Scharry 10-12-1904 4- 2-1954 Jeunesse d'Esch 9 0
DF Nicolas "Nicky" Kirsch 24- 8-1901 29- 9-1983 Spora Luxembourg 13 0
DF Emile Kolb 3- 6-1902 1- 9-1967 Red Boys Differdange 14 0
DF Jean-Baptiste Meyer [*] 7- 4-1894 26- 3-1976 Spora Luxembourg 9 0
DF Ernie Vogt [*] Stade Dudelange
DF N. Weisgerber [*] Fola Esch
MF Mathias Becker 4- 2-1907 23- 1-1952 Spora Luxembourg 26 6
MF Paul Feierstein 27- 1-1903 5- 5-1963 Red Boys Differdange 15 0
MF Bernard Fischer 30- 5-1902 1- 1-1971 Red Boys Differdange 1 0
MF Adolphe Hubert [*] 14-12-1907 Union Luxembourg 2 0
MF Joseph "Jos" Koetz 29- 5-1897 13- 6-1976 Fola Esch 11 1
MF Pierre Kremer [*] 4- 2-1900 Red Boys Differdange 8 2
MF J. Michel [*] Spora Luxembourg
MF Albert Reuter 11- 9-1907 2- 3-2003 Red Black Pfaffenthal 9 0
FW Mathias Feller 12-10-1904 16- 6-1953 Progrès Grund 15 0
FW J.P. Flammang [*] Stade Dudelange
FW Joseph "Jos" Kirpes 10- 6-2006 22- 4-1976 Jeunesse d'Esch 9 4
FW Guillaume "Willy" Schütz 31- 3-1903 26-11-1932 Union Luxembourg 9 1
FW Robert Theissen 20- 7-1906 13- 2-1963 Spora Luxembourg 12 9
FW François Weber 21-12-1898 27- 1-1961 Spora Luxembourg 6 0
FW Jean-Pierre Weisgerber 28- 3-1905 4- 4-1994 Fola Esch 10 3
tr.: Gustave "Gust" Jacquemart 13- 8-1882 4- 4-1950
[*] Flammang, Hubert, Kremer, Meyer, Michel, Vogt and N. Weisgerber were part of the squad but did
not travel to Amsterdam; their names are not included in the official report.
Mexico
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Óscar Bonfiglio Martínez 5-10-1905 4-11-1987 Marte 4 0
GK Ignacio "Nacho" de la Garza América 6 0
DF Hesiquio "Chico" Cerrilla América 0 0
DF Rafael Garza Gutiérrez "Record" 9- 1-1903 4- 2-1974 América 11 0
DF Agustín Ojeda 9- 9-1898 16-11-1938 Marte 4 0
MF Luis "Oso" Cerrilla 2-1906 14-10-1936 América 2 0
MF Emanuel Guevara 2- 2-1902 6- 5-1969 México 0 0
MF Nieves Hernández 30-10-1901 11-10-1986 Marte 2 0
MF Fernando Rojas Atlante 0 0
MF Pedro Suinaga 5- 4-1907 1-10-1980 América 2 0
FW Juan Carreño Sandoval 14- 8-1909 16-12-1940 Atlante 8 2
FW Benito Contreras 16- 5-1905 7-1972 América 1 0
FW Carlos Garcés Rojo 24-12-1910 21- 9-1980 América 8 2
FW Adeodato López 1- 2-1906 4- 5-1957 Germania 7 6
FW Dionisio Mejía Vieyra 6- 2-1907 17- 7-1963 Atlante 5 8
FW Ernesto Sota 11-12-1896 25- 5-1977 América 2 0
FW Juan Fernando Terrazas Aguilar 29- 5-1905 28- 5-1970 América 1 0
tr.: Alfonso Rojo de la Vega 3- 9-1895 11- 5-1967
NB: no players from Asturias and España, who finished second and third in the 1927/28 Mexican league, were
selected as these clubs were considered "foreign", in spite of including Mexican nationals in their teams.
Netherlands
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Jan de Boer jr. 29- 8-1898 30- 6-1988 Ajax 5 0
GK Agaeus "Gejus" van der Meulen 23- 1-1903 10- 7-1972 H.F.C. 54 0
DF Henri "Harry" Dénis 28- 8-1896 13- 7-1971 H.B.S. 56 0
DF Adolf "Dolf" van Kol 2- 8-1902 20- 1-1989 Ajax 33 4
DF Sjef van Run 12- 1-1904 17-12-1973 P.S.V. 25 0
MF Petrus "Piet" van Boxtel 6-10-1902 27- 8-1991 N.A.C. 7 0
MF Gerardus "Puck" van Heel 21- 1-1904 19-12-1984 Feijenoord 64 0
MF Cornelis "Cor" Kools 20- 7-1907 18- 1-1979 N.A.C. 16 3
MF Gerard "Peer" Krom 10- 3-1898 15-12-1965 R.C.H. 14 1
MF Petrus "Pierre" Massy 3- 2-1900 3- 8-1958 Roermond 12 3
MF Frits Schipper 24-12-1904 23- 1-1989 Heracles 1 0
MF Harry Schreurs 11-12-1901 16-10-1973 Roermond 2 0
MF Kees van der Zalm 30- 9-1901 25-12-1957 V.U.C. 3 0
FW Wouter "Wout" Buitenweg 24-12-1893 10-11-1976 Hercules [-] 11 14
FW Jan Elfring 8- 2-1902 4- 9-1977 Alcmaria Victrix [-] 15 2
FW Bertus Freese 20- 2-1902 21-11-1959 Heracles 1 0
FW Leonardus "Leo" Ghering [!] 19- 8-1900 1- 4-1966 L.O.N.G.A. 9 6
FW Jaap van der Griend 24- 1-1904 27-11-1970 Hermes D.V.S. [-] 5 0
FW Felix Smeets 29- 4-1904 14- 3-1961 H.B.S. 14 7
FW Wilhelmus "Wim" Tap 3-10-1903 24- 9-1979 A.D.O. 33 17
FW Rens Vis 4- 7-1904 8- 3-1983 H.V.V. 1 0
FW Jacobus "Jaap" Weber 4- 8-1901 30- 9-1979 Sparta 14 1
tr.: Robert "Bob" Glendenning (England) 6- 6-1888 19-11-1940
[-] Alcmaria Victrix, Hercules and Hermes D.V.S. all played at the second domestic level in 1927/28
(Hermes D.V.S. gained promotion to the top level at the end of the season); note that the 22
Dutch players represented no fewer than 17 different clubs (only Ajax, H.B.S., Heracles, N.A.C.
and Roermond had two players selected); against Uruguay, all 11 players were from different clubs.
[!] Ghering was a late replacement for the originally selected Eef Ruisch:
FW Eef Ruisch 26- 7-1906 24-10-1976 D.F.C. 7 2
NB: Verlegh was included as "23rd" player in recognition of his (eventually unsuccessful) efforts to
regain fitness after sustaining an injury in April:
FW Antoon "Rat" Verlegh 29- 3-1896 12- 3-1960 N.A.C. 8 2
Portugal
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Cipriano Nunes dos Santos 13-10-1901 14-11-1964 Sporting CP 2 0
GK António Fernandes Roquete 8- 8-1906 18-12-1995 Casa Pia 16 0
DF Aníbal José Ferreira [+] 29- 3-1904 8- 1-1976 SL Benfica
DF Carlos Alves Júnior 10- 3-1903 1978 Carcavelinhos 18 0
DF Francisco Silva [*] Vitória (Setúbal)
DF Jorge Gomes Vieira 23- 2-1898 6- 8-1986 Sporting CP 17 0
DF Óscar Maia Vasques de Carvalho 22-12-2003 Boavista 0 0
MF Augusto Silva 22- 3-1902 8- 1-1962 Os Belenenses 21 2
MF César de Matos Rodrigues 22- 2-1902 Os Belenenses 17 0
MF Liberto dos Santos 1- 2-1908 União Lisboa 5 0
MF Francisco José de Serra e Moura [*] Sporting CP 3 0
MF Raúl Soares Figueiredo "Tamanqueiro" 22- 1-1903 3-12-1941 SL Benfica 17 0
FW Alfredo Ramos 15- 2-1906 Os Belenenses 4 0
FW Armando da Silva Martins 4- 3-1905 Vitória (Setúbal) 11 3
FW João dos Santos 11- 2-1909 Vitória (Setúbal) 11 4
FW Jorge Gonçalves Tavares 21- 1-2005 SL Benfica 3 0
FW José Manuel Martins 2- 9-1906 Sporting CP 11 4
FW Ricardo Ornellas no affiliation (assistant coach)
FW José Manuel Soares Louro "Pepe" 30- 1-1908 24-10-1931 Os Belenenses 14 7
FW Raúl Jorge da Silva [*] 18-11-1903 1994 Barreirense 5 0
FW Valdemar Mota da Fonseca 18- 3-1906 4-1966 FC Porto 21 4
FW Vítor Marcolino da Silva 20- 2-1909 21- 7-1982 SL Benfica 19 8
tr.: Cândido Fernandes Plácido de Oliveira 24- 9-1896 23- 6-1958
[+] listed as A.J. João in the official report.
[*] Francisco Silva, Raúl Jorge and Serra e Moura were part of the squad but did not travel to Amsterdam;
their names are not included in the official report.
Spain
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Jesús Izaguirre Goena 13- 4-1906 8- 6-1992 Real Sociedad 0 0
GK José María Jáuregui Lagunas 15- 3-1896 3- 5-1988 Arenas Guecho 3 0
DF Ciriaco Errasti Suinaga 4- 8-1904 8-11-1984 Alavés 14 0
DF Jacinto Francisco Fernández
de Quincoces López de Arbina 17- 7-1905 10- 5-1997 Alavés 25 0
DF Pedro Vallana Jeanguenat 29-11-1897 4- 7-1980 Arenas Guecho 12 0
DF Domingo Zaldúa Anabitarte 10- 7-1903 17- 6-1986 Real Sociedad 5 4
MF Amadeo Labarta Rey 31- 5-1905 30- 7-1989 Real Sociedad 3 0
MF Antero González
de Audicana Inchaurraga 16- 4-1901 28- 1-1978 Alavés 1 0
MF Francisco Gamborena Hernandorena 14- 3-1901 30- 7-1982 Real Unión Irún 20 0
MF José Legarreta Abaitúa 12- 2-1903 17- 9-1957 Athletic Bilbao 1 0
MF José Trino Arizcorreta Sein 7-10-1902 25-10-1964 Real Sociedad 3 0
MF Alberto Villaverde Llanos 7- 7-1904 14- 1-1969 Real Unión Irún 0 0
FW Francisco Bienzobas Ocariz 26- 3-1909 30- 4-1981 Real Sociedad 2 2
FW Ignacio María Alcorta y Hermoso
de Ordorica "Cholín" 13-12-1906 30-11-1967 Real Sociedad 1 0
FW Juan Errazquín Tomás [!] 22- 6-1906 6- 1-1931 Real Unión Irún 6 6
FW Luis Iruretagoyena Ayestarán "Kiriki" 21- 6-1907 19-10-1965 Real Sociedad 3 0
FW Martín Marculeta Barbería 24- 9-1907 19-11-1984 Real Sociedad 15 1
FW Ángel Mariscal Beuba 11- 8-1904 20- 3-1979 Real Sociedad 2 1
FW Luis Regueiro Pagola 1- 7-1908 6-12-1995 Real Unión Irún 25 16
FW Robustiano "Robus" Bilbao Echevarría 18-12-1900 Arenas Guecho 1 0
FW Manuel Sagarzazu Martínez 15-10-1903 25- 7-1990 Real Unión Irún 2 0
FW José María Yermo Solaegui 21- 6-1903 21-10-1960 Arenas Guecho 5 5
tr.: José Ángel Berraondo Insausti 4-11-1878 11- 4-1950
[!] Errazquín appears in the official report but he in fact was refused registration for the tournament as
he was travelling on an Argentinian passport and could offer no proof of Spanish nationality.
NB: two players were part of the provisional squad but were eventually not registered (Goiburu because
he did not finish his exams on time for the trip); neither appears in the official report:
FW Severiano Goiburu Lopetegui 8-11-1906 31- 7-1982 Osasuna 12 5
FW José Echeveste Galfarsoro 19- 3-1899 7-12-1982 Real Unión Irún 4 0
Switzerland
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Fritz Grüneisen 18-12-1906 14- 7-1970 Nordstern 3 0
GK Frank "Frankie" Séchehaye 3-11-1907 13- 2-1982 Etoile Carouge 37 0
DF Karl Bielser [*] 1903 FC Basel 8 0
DF Edmond de Weck 28- 4-1901 19- 3-1977 Grasshopper-Club 8 0
DF Jean Facchinetti 26- 1-1904 4- 2-1965 Cantonal 1 0
DF Walter Jäggi III [*] Servette 0 0
DF Rudolf Ramseyer 17- 9-1897 13- 9-1943 FC Bern 59 4
DF Walter Weiler II 14-12-1903 4- 5-1945 Grasshopper-Club 25 3
MF Max Baltensberger Servette 1 0
MF Paul du Fay de Lavallaz 28- 2-1901 26-12-1994 Grasshopper-Club 11 1
MF Paul Fässler 13- 6-1901 26- 3-1983 Young Boys 33 0
MF Kurt Pichler 8- 4-1898 Servette 5 0
FW Max "Xam" Abegglen II 11- 4-1902 25- 8-1970 Grasshopper-Club 68 34
FW Edmond Bailly Servette 7 0
FW Max Brand [*] 8- 1-1895 16- 8-1973 FC Bern 10 3
FW Walter Dietrich 24-12-1902 27-11-1979 Eintracht Frankfurt 14 6
FW Adolf Flubacher 6-12-1900 Nordstern 2 0
FW Willy Jäggi IV 28- 7-1906 16- 2-1968 Servette 21 13
FW Raymond Passello 12- 1-1905 16- 2-1987 Servette 18 3
FW Jacobus "Jacques" Roomberg [*] 23- 9-1905 FC Aarau 5 2
FW Paul Sturzenegger [*] 7- 6-1902 19- 5-1970 FC Lugano 15 10
FW Gaston Tschirren 3- 2-1906 26- 2-1983 Grasshopper-Club 15 1
tr.: Thomas "Teddy" Duckworth (England) 1882
[*] Bielser, Brand, Jäggi III, Roomberg and Sturzenegger were part of the squad but did not travel to
Amsterdam; their names are included in the official report.
Turkey
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Refik Osman Top 1897 1957 Beşiktaş 1 0
GK Ulvi Ziya Yenal 10- 4-1908 26- 5-1993 Galatasaray 6 0
DF Burhan Atak 27- 1-1905 6- 6-1987 Galatasaray 10 1
DF İzmirli Şevki 0 0
DF Kadri Göktulga 1904 25-10-1973 Fenerbahçe 10 0
DF Orhun Nafiz 0 0
MF Cevat Seyit 17- 7-1906 23-11-1945 Fenerbahçe 5 0
MF Fevzi Baron 1893 1 0
MF İsmet Uluğ 1901 26- 8-1975 Fenerbahçe 11 0
MF Nihat Asım Bekdik 17- 3-1902 21- 6-1992 Galatasaray 21 1
MF Şükrü Erkuş Beşiktaş 0 0
FW Alaattin Baydar 1901 13- 7-1990 Fenerbahçe 16 1
FW Bedri Gürsoy 1904 4- 2-1994 Fenerbahçe 12 1
FW Bekir Refet Teker 22- 5-1899 9- 6-1977 Karlsruher FV 3 3
FW Kemal Faruki 27- 8-1906 27- 1-1988 Galatasaray 3 2
FW Latif Yalınlı 1906 6- 2-1965 Galatasaray 3 3
FW Mehmet Leblebi 1908 25- 2-1972 Galatasaray 16 2
FW Muslih(ittin) Peykoğlu 20-10-1905 27-12-1960 Galatasaray 8 1
FW Sabih Arca 1901 24- 4-1979 Fenerbahçe 9 3
FW Zeki Rıza Sporel 28- 2-1898 3-11-1969 Fenerbahçe 16 15
tr.: Béla Tóth (Hungary)
Uruguay
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Fausto Batignani 2- 7-1903 2-11-1975 Liverpool 11 0
GK Andrés Mazali 22- 7-1902 30-10-1975 Nacional 21 0
DF Pedro Arispe 30- 9-1900 4- 5-1960 Rampla Juniors 19 0
DF Adhemar Canavessi 18- 8-1903 14-11-1984 Bella Vista 9 0
DF José Nasazzi 24- 5-1901 17- 6-1968 Bella Vista 41 0
DF Juan "Juancito" Píriz 17- 5-1902 23- 3-1946 Nacional 2 0
DF Domingo Tejera 9- 7-1899 18- 7-1969 Montevideo Wanderers 20 0
MF José Leandro Andrade 22-11-1901 5-10-1957 Nacional 34 1
MF Venancio Bartibás Riquero 18- 5-1906 7-1977 Central 1 0
MF Lorenzo Fernández 20- 5-1900 16-11-1973 Capurro 31 4
MF Álvaro Antonio Gestido 17- 5-1907 18- 1-1957 Solferino 26 0
MF Miguel Ángel Melogno 22- 3-1905 27- 3-1945 Bella Vista 4 0
FW Juan Peregrino Anselmo 30- 4-1902 27-10-1975 Peñarol 8 3
FW Juan Pedro Arremón 8- 2-1899 15- 6-1979 Peñarol 14 1
FW René Borjas 23-12-1897 16-12-1931 Montevideo Wanderers 7 3
FW Antonio Cámpolo 7- 2-1897 22- 5-1959 Peñarol 21 3
FW Héctor Castro 29-11-1904 15- 9-1960 Nacional 25 18
FW José Pedro Cea 1- 9-1900 18- 9-1970 Nacional 27 13
FW Roberto Figueroa 20- 3-1904 24- 1-1989 Montevideo Wanderers 9 6
FW Pedro Petrone 11- 5-1905 13-12-1964 Nacional 29 24
FW Héctor Pedro Scarone 26-11-1898 4- 4-1967 Nacional 52 31
FW Santos Urdinarán 30- 3-1900 14- 7-1979 Nacional 22 2
tr.: Primo Giannotti
NB: as Andrade refused to travel unless he would receive financial compensation, Eduardo Martínez was
selected and left for Amsterdam from Montevideo; however, Andrade changed his mind at the last
moment and caught the boat at Rio de Janeiro, so Martínez made the trip but was not registered.
MF Eduardo Martínez Misiones 0 0
USA
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Albert A. Cooper jr. 23- 2-1904 12-1993 Trenton FC (Trenton NJ) 2 0
DF John Duffy 6- 9-1905 27- 9-1984 Independent FC (Harrison NJ) 2 0
DF Raymond Littley 1- 9-1900 Lighthouse BC (Philadelphia) 0 0
DF Joseph A. Murphy Saint Matthews (Saint Louis) 0 0
DF Harry Smith 14- 3-1907 12-1983 Lighthouse BC (Philadelphia) 2 0
MF Robert "Bobby" Aitken jr. 19-10-1904 Caledonian FC (Paterson NJ) 2 0
MF John P. Kane Saint Thomas (Saint Louis) 0 0
MF John "Jack" Lyons 19- 5-1901 Fore Rivers Shamrocks (Boston) 2 0
MF Francis "Hun" Ryan 10- 1-1908 14-10-1977 Lighthouse BC (Philadelphia) 4 1
FW James "Jim" Cronin 24- 8-1906 4-1942 Angelicas (Saint Louis) 0 0
FW John "Jack" Deal 5- 4-1905 2-1983 Wolfenden Shore (Cardington) 2 0
FW William Findlay 15- 1-1904 21- 1-1981 New York Galicia 4 0
FW James "Jimmy" Gallagher 8- 6-1905 Ryerson Juniors (Kearney NJ) 2 0
FW Rudolph "Rudy" Kuntner 10- 6-1908 16-12-1982 New York Giants 2 2
FW Henry (Harry) "Razzo" O'Carroll 12- 7-1905 14- 1-1999 Bayonne Rovers (Bayonne NJ) 2 1
FW John A. "Toots" Rudge Geraghtys (Saint Louis) 0 0
tr.: George Burford (England) 25-12-1875 1931
NB: the following player is listed in a former article on the USSF website but does not appear in the
official report nor in contemporary newspaper squad lists (possibly a doublure for R. Aitken jr.):
MF R. Allen jr. Municipal League Saint Louis 0 0
Yugoslavia
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Maksimilijan "Maks" Mihelčić 29- 7-1905 29- 3-1958 Građanski Zagreb 18 0
GK Geza "Guliver" Šifliš 25- 2-1907 18-11-1948 SAND Subotica 5 0
DF Miloš Beleslin 8- 9-1901 7- 3-1984 SAND Subotica 8 1
DF Milutin "Milutinac" Ivković 3- 3-1906 25- 5-1943 Jugoslavija Beograd 39 0
DF Milorad "Mića" Mitrović [*] 12- 4-1908 9- 8-1993 Beogradski SK 3 0
MF Milorad "Mikica" Arsenijević 6- 6-1906 18- 3-1987 Beogradski SK 52 0
MF Ljubiša Đorđević 19- 6-1906 2-11-1944 Beogradski SK 5 0
MF Ivan "Ivo" Marjanović 15- 2-1904 6- 3-1983 HAŠK Zagreb 6 0
MF Danijel "Danko" Premerl 23- 1-1904 1-10-1975 Concordia Zagreb 29 1
FW Nikola "Braca" Babić 5-12-1905 25-10-1974 Građanski Zagreb 3 0
FW Ivan "Ivica" Bek [*] 29-10-1909 2- 6-1963 Beogradski SK 7 4
FW Ljubomir Benčić 2- 1-1905 24- 1-1992 Hajduk Split 5 2
FW Antun "Ante" Bonačić 12- 7-1905 25- 9-1948 Hajduk Split 8 2
FW Slavin Cindrić 10- 8-1901 29- 4-1943 Građanski Zagreb 5 3
FW Franjo "Joža" Giller 1- 9-1907 20-12-1943 Građanski Zagreb 13 3
FW Blagoje "Moša" Marjanović 9- 9-1907 1-10-1984 Beogradski SK 57 36
FW Emanuel "Emil" Perška 20- 6-1896 8- 5-1945 Građanski Zagreb 14 2
FW Kuzman "Čokalija" Sotirović [*] 16-10-1908 25- 7-1990 Beogradski SK 5 2
tr.: Miroslav "Miško" Pandaković [!] 19- 8-1895 29- 9-1962
[*] Bek, Mitrović and Sotirović were part of the squad but are not included in the official report; the
Yugoslav Olympic Committee did not register them because they were trying to obtain contracts with
French clubs; all three had played in Yugoslavia during the 1927/28 season but Bek and Sotirović
moved to FC Sète (Bek already in May 1928) and Mitrović to Stade Olympique de Montpellier for 1928/29.
[!] usually his older brother Antun "Ante" Pandaković is listed as trainer of the Yugoslav national team
between 1926 and 1930 but in fact Antun was the FA president, and Miroslav the Savezni kapiten JNS.
Compared to the 1924 Olympic football tournament, the
refereeing
generally appears to have been of a considerably higher standard, but there were two
matches after which there were extensive discussions about the man in the middle.
In the first round match between France and Italy, Belgian referee Christophe
not only lost track of the time towards the end of the first half, but also
failed to disallow two Italian goals (the second and the third) for apparently
clear offside positions, while the Germans complained bitterly about the Egyptian
Mohamed, who had had the temerity to send off two of their players (and the
captain of opponents Uruguay). However, Dutch press reports suggest he had been
entirely correct in both cases, and the German football federation suspended both
offenders for several months (it also rejected, apparently out of spite, the
applications of a number of
German clubs (from Hamburg, Kiel, Berlin and Leipzig) to play friendly matches
with the Egyptian football team). The Dutch papers
blamed the two teams, rather than the referee, for the highly disagreeable
atmosphere in the match.
It was the first time since 1908 (when only six matches were played) that no
referee was assigned more than two matches. It also was the first time
that fewer than one quarter of the matches was allocated to referees from
the host country. Although fewer matches were played than in 1924,
and fewer countries participated in the football tournament, referees
from more different countries were chosen to officiate.
Full Name Country DoB DoD Matches Fin SF
D. Johannes "Job" Mutters Netherlands 19- 2-1889 8- 3-1974 2 2
Willem "Wim" Eijmers Netherlands 15-12-1885 15- 9-1932 2 1
Achille Da Gama Silva Malcher Italy [*] 8- 1-1892 29- 7-1958 2
Joannes Julianus "John" Langenus Belgium 9-12-1891 1-10-1952 2
Youssof Mohamed Egypt 2
Pedro Escartín Morán Spain 10- 8-1902 21- 5-1998 1 1
August Robert Alfred Birlem Germany 10- 1-1888 13- 4-1956 1
Hans Samuel Boekman Netherlands 15- 1-1896 21- 8-1978 1
Gábor Gyula Boronkay Hungary 27- 1-1889 7- 9-1942 1
Henri Denis Christophe Belgium 23- 7-1884 17- 6-1968 1
Guillermo Comorera Gatuellas Spain 24- 8-1893 9-1970 1
Max de Vries Foltynski Dutch East Indies 24-12-1897 18-12-1979 1
Domingo Lombardi Uruguay 22- 3-1898 19- 8-1971 1
Lorenzo Martínez Argentina 1
Giovanni Antonio Giuseppe Mauro Italy 21- 7-1888 13- 5-1958 1
Paul Ruoff Switzerland 19-10-1897 18-10-1981 1
Marcel Charles Marie Slawik France 22- 2-1892 26- 4-1952 1
[*] Gama was born in Brazil from a Brazilian father and an Italian mother; he was one of the
founding members of Internazionale and scored their first goal in an official match (on
10 January 1909 against Milan); two of his brothers (Giuseppe and Umberto, both born in
Italy) were referees as well.
NB: Henri Christophe and Job Mutters both also officiated in 1920 and 1924; they are the only
two referees active at all three Olympic football tournaments in the twenties; in addition,
Wim Eijmers refereed one match in 1920 and was assigned two matches in 1924 but was replaced
for both.
Sources included: [Adr 37] (on the training match between the Netherlands and the USA), [Arn 94], [BuL (Band 5)], [IFF 00 (Band 2)], [Mar 85], [Ros 30], [Tho 18], T. Bijkerk, "Football Tournament at the Games of the IXth Olympiad, Amsterdam 1928 (link no longer functional; a copy can still be found thanks to the Wayback Machine), Linguasport (archived by the Wayback Machine), wikipedia, eu-football.info, various contemporary Dutch newspapers (available through Delpher).
Thanks to Khaled Abul-Oyoun, Sean Crowe, Cris Freddi, Joel González Romero, Nebojša Jakovljević, Eduardo Mendoza, Perry Menexis and Davide Rota for additional information and corrections and to Macario Reyes for an earlier version of this file.
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