The following squads were named for the 1956 Summer Olympics tournament.

Australia

Bulgaria

Head coaches:

Stoyan Ormandzhiev Stoyan Ormandzhiev ( bg, Стоян Орманджиев; 10 January 1920 – 10 October 2006) was a Bulgarian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types o ...

Krum Milev Krum Milev ( bg, Крум Милев) was a Bulgarian football player and manager. He is often considered as the most successful Bulgarian coach. He played for Botev Sofia, Slavia Sofia and Lokomotiv Sofia. He obtained 18 caps with Bulgaria. He ...

United Team of Germany

Head coach: Sepp Herberger

Great Britain

Head coach: Norman Creek

India

Head coach: S. A. Rahim

Indonesia

Head coach: Antun Pogačnik

Japan

Head coach:

Shigemaru Takenokoshi was a Japanese football player, manager, and referee. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan national team. Club career Takenokoshi was born in Usuki on February 15, 1906. He played for Tokyo Imperial University LB was consis ...

Thailand

Head coach: Bunchoo Samutkojon

United States

Head coach: Jimmy Mills

Soviet Union

Head coach:

Gavril Kachalin Gavriil Dmitriyevich Kachalin (russian: Гавриил Дмитриевич Качалин; 17 January 1911 – 23 May 1995) was a Soviet and Russian football player and coach. He led the USSR national football team to their greatest achieveme ...

Yugoslavia

Head coach:

Milovan Ćirić Milovan Ćirić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Ћирић; 12 February 1918 – 14 October 1986) was a Serbian football coach and former player. He was the last player to captain SK Jugoslavija and the first captain of Red Star Belgrade (1945� ...

References

External links

FIFA

Great Britain team at British Olympic AssociationEUROS
{{DEFAULTSORT:Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads

squads In military terminology, a squad is among the smallest of military organizations and is led by a non-commissioned officer. NATO and US doctrine define a squad as an organization "larger than a team, but smaller than a section." while US Army do ...

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...