This article pertains to the team squads of Men's Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Normally, the squads consisted of 18 roster players, with the addition of three or four reserve players. These players were added to the squad in accordance with FIFA regulations (i.e. player injury).
Overage players are marked with *.
Marco Tardelli
Marco Tardelli (; born 24 September 1954) is an Italian former football player and manager. At club level, he played as a midfielder for several Italian clubs; he began his career with Pisa, and later played for Como, Juventus, and Internaziona ...
Nelson Acosta
Nelson Bonifacio Acosta López, nicknamed ''Pelado Acosta'' (''Bald'' Acosta), (born 12 June 1944 in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay) is a former Uruguayan-born Chilean football manager and footballer. He became a naturalized Chilean citizen in 1984 ...
Héctor Tapia was replaced and did not receive a medal.
*Stand-by players
Iñaki Sáez
José Ignacio "Iñaki" Sáez Ruiz (born 23 April 1943) is a Spanish former football player and manager.
A defender, he spent the vast majority of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, which he later also coached in various levels, a ...
*Stand-by players
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
Head coach:
Huh Jung-moo
Huh Jung-moo (Korean: 허정무, Hanja: 許丁茂; born 13 January 1955) is a former South Korean football player and manager.
Playing career
Huh was one of the best South Korean college footballers before starting his semi-professional care ...
Radojko Avramović
Radojko "Raddy" Avramović ( sr-Cyrl, Радојко Аврамовић; born 29 November 1949) is a Serbian retired football coach who played as a goalkeeper. Avramović most notably played for Croatian club Rijeka and English club Notts County ...
*Stand-by players
United States
Head coach:
Clive Charles
Clive Michael Charles (3 October 1951 – 26 August 2003) was an English football player, coach and television announcer. He was one of five National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) coaches to win more than 400 games.
Born in Dagenham, E ...
*Stand-by players
Group D
Brazil
Head coach:
Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva (born 10 May 1952) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. He is currently a free agent.
A left wingback, Luxemburgo represented Flamengo, Internacional and Botafogo before retiring in 1980. ...
*Stand-by players
Japan
Head coach:
Philippe Troussier
Philippe Omar TroussierOctober's ten - Religious conversions
*Stand-by players
Ephraim Mashaba
Ephraim Mashaba (born 6 August 1950) is a South African former soccer player and manager.
Career
Mashaba managed Vaal Reef Stars until the club was relegated from the South African top-tier.
He managed the South Africa national team, but w ...