Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads
List of footballers
The following squads were named for the 1936 Summer Olympics tournament.
Austria
Head coach: James Hogan
China
Head coach: Ngan Shing Kwan
1This English club name is from The Little Red Book of Chinese Football, written by Dave Twydell. The correct name of the club at that time should be "You-you" (Chinese: 優游).
Egypt
Head coach: Booth
Finland
Head coach: Ferdinand Fabra
Sixteen players competed at the Olympics. The formal application also included five other players who did not travel to Berlin: Veli Leskinen (HT Helsinki), Eino Virtanen (Helsingin PS), Eino Kilpi (Helsingin PS), Yrjö Kylmälä (HT Helsinki), and Arvo Hyyrynen (Sudet Viipuri).
Germany
Head coach: Otto Nerz
Great Britain
Head coach: William Voisey
Hungary
Head coach: Zoltán Opata
Italy
Head coach: Vittorio Pozzo
Japan
Head coach: Shigeyoshi Suzuki
Luxembourg
Head coach: Paul Feierstein
Norway
Head coach: Asbjørn Halvorsen
Seventeen players went to the Olympics. The formal application originally included five other players who did not travel to Berlin: Sverre Kvammen (Viking FK), Rolf Johannessen (Fredrikstad FK), Kjeld Kjos (SFK Brann), Birger Pedersen (SK Hardy), and Petter Svennungsen (Odd Grenland).
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