This page lists the squads for the men's
football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Football at the Summer Olympics tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics started on July 20 and finished on August 3. The women's competition was contested for the first time in Olympic history at these Games.
Venues
Medal winners
Me ...
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Overage players are marked with * and players added due to injury are marked with °.
Group A
Argentina
Head coach:
Daniel Passarella
Daniel Alberto Passarella (born 25 May 1953) is an Argentine former Association football, footballer and Manager (association football), manager, who is considered one of the greatest Defender (association football), defenders of all time. As a ...
Portugal
Head coach:
Nelo Vingada
Eduardo Manuel "Nelo" Martinho Bragança de Vingada (born 30 March 1953) is a Portuguese football manager and former footballer.
Managerial career
Early years
Vingada was born in Serpa. His first steps as a professional football manager were ...
Tunisia
Head coach:
Henryk Kasperczak
United States
Head coach:
Bruce Arena
Bruce Arena (born September 21, 1951) is an American soccer coach who currently serves as the head coach and sporting director of the San Jose Earthquakes.
He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame and the NJCAA Lacrosse Hall of Fame. ...
Group B
Australia
Head coach:
Eddie Thomson
Eddie Thomson (25 February 1947 – 21 February 2003) was a Scottish association football player and coach, who played as a defender. He played for Heart of Midlothian and Aberdeen in Scotland, San Antonio Thunder in the United States and ...
France
Head coach:
Raymond Domenech
Raymond Manuel Albert Domenech (born 24 January 1952) is a French football manager and former player. He managed the France national team from 2004 to 2010, reaching the 2006 FIFA World Cup final. He was dismissed after their elimination from ...
Saudi Arabia
Head coach:
Ivo Wortmann
Spain
Head coach:
Javier Clemente
Javier Clemente Lázaro (; born 12 March 1950) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Forced to retire from playing in his early 20s through injury, he embarked on a coaching career with his first managerial ...
Group C
Ghana
Head coach:
Sam Arday
Italy
Head coach:
Cesare Maldini
Cesare Maldini (; 5 February 1932 – 3 April 2016) was an Italian professional football manager and player who played as a defender.
Father to Paolo Maldini and grandfather to Daniel Maldini, Cesare began his career with Italian side Trie ...
South Korea
Head coach:
Anatoliy Byshovets
Anatoliy Fyodorovich Byshovets (, ; born 23 April 1946) is a Soviet and Russian football manager of Ukrainian origin and former Soviet international striker. He played his entire professional career with club side Dynamo Kyiv. He won Olympic g ...
Mexico
Head coach:
Carlos de los Cobos
Carlos de los Cobos Martínez (born 10 December 1958) is a Mexican former professional football player and manager who last managed El Salvador.
Playing career
As a player, de los Cobos spent the majority of his playing career in his native Me ...
Group D
Brazil
Head coach:
Zagallo
Hungary
Head coach:
Antal Dunai
Antal Dunai, also known as Dunai II (né ''Dujmov'', 21 March 1943) is a Hungarian former footballer with Yugoslav origins. He became a first division player at Pécsi Dózsa, but he spent the majority of his career at Újpesti Dózsa from ...
Japan
Head coach:
Akira Nishino
Nigeria
Head coach:
Jo Bonfrere
Jo, jo, JO, or J.O. may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Jo'' (film), a 1972 French comedy
* ''Jo'' (TV series), a French TV series
*"Jo", a song by Goldfrapp from ''Tales of Us''
*"Jo", a song by Mr. Oizo from '' Lambs Anger''
* Jo a ficti ...
References
Match reports(FIFA.com)
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1996 Summer Olympics Men's
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics