Argentina Olympic
football team

Nickname(s)	Albicelestes (White and Sky blue)
Association	Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (Argentine Football Association)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Sergio Batista
Captain	Juan Román Riquelme
Most caps	Javier Mascherano (18)
Top scorer	Domingo Tarasconi (9)
Home stadium	El Monumental
FIFA code	ARG
Home colours Away colours
Olympics
Appearances	7 (First in 1928)
Best result	Winners: 2004, 2008

Olympic medal record
Men's football
Silver	1928 Amsterdam	Team
Silver	1996 Atlanta	Team
Gold	2004 Athens	Team
Gold	2008 Beijing	Team

Argentina Olympic football team represents Argentina in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA).

Contents 1 History 2 Olympic record 3 Notable players 4 Current squad 5 Former squads 6 See also 7 References

[edit] History

Argentina appeared in the final of the Olympic games in 1928 where they were beaten by Uruguay in the final. They also played in the 1960, 1964 and 1988 Olympic tournaments, but never progressed further than the Quarter-final.

In 1996 Argentina reached the final for the second time, they lost 3-2 against Nigeria to claim their second silver medal in the event.

In Argentina won the Olympics football tournaments in Athens 2004 against South American rivals Paraguay. They won the event without conceding a single goal.

In the Beijing 2008 tournament Argentina successfully defended their Olympic Gold beating Nigeria 1-0 in the final. Javier Mascherano was the only survivor from the 2004 squad and consequently became the first Argentine ever to win two Olympic Gold medals.

[edit] Olympic record

Olympics Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1896	No football tournament	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1900	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1904	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1908	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1912	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1920	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1924	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1928	Runners-up	2	5	3	1	1	24	7
1932	No football tournament	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1936	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1948	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1952	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1956	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1960	Round 1	-	3	2	0	1	6	4
1964	Round 1	-	2	0	1	1	3	4
1968	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1972	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	Quarter-finals	-	4	1	1	2	4	5
1992	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Runners-up	2	6	3	2	1	13	6
2000	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Champions	1	6	6	0	0	17	0
2008	Champions	1	6	6	0	0	11	2
Total	7/24	2 Titles	32	21	5	6	78	28

[edit] Notable players

• Domingo Tarasconi, Olympics 1928 top scorer (9 goals)
• Hernán Crespo, Olympics 1996 top scorer (6 goals)
• Carlos Tévez, Olympics 2004 top scorer (8 goals)
• Javier Mascherano, 2 gold medals and most caps

[edit] Current squad

2008 Olympics

#	Name	Club	Date of Birth
Goalkeepers
1	Oscar Ustari	Getafe	July 3, 1986(1986-07-03)
18	Sergio Romero	AZ	February 22, 1987(1987-02-22)
22	Nicolas Navarro	Napoli	March 25, 1985(1985-03-25)
Defenders
2	Ezequiel Garay	Real Madrid	October 10, 1986(1986-10-10)
3	Luciano Fabián Monzón	Real Betis	April 13, 1987(1987-04-13)
4	Pablo Zabaleta	Manchester City	January 16, 1985(1985-01-16)
20	Federico Fazio	Sevilla	March 17, 1987(1987-03-17)
12	Nicolás Pareja[1]	Espanyol	January 18, 1984(1984-01-18)
Midfielders
5	Fernando Gago	Real Madrid	April 10, 1986(1986-04-10)
14	José Ernesto Sosa	Bayern Munich	June 19, 1985(1985-06-19)
	Éver Banega	Valencia	June 29, 1988(1988-06-29)
8	Juan Román Riquelme[1] (C)	Boca Juniors	June 24, 1978(1978-06-24)
7	Ángel Di María	Benfica	February 14, 1988(1988-02-14)
6	Javier Mascherano[1]	Liverpool	June 8, 1984(1984-06-08)
Forwards
16	Ezequiel Lavezzi	Napoli	May 3, 1985(1985-05-03)
13	Lautaro Acosta	Sevilla FC	March 14, 1988(1988-03-14)
10	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	June 24, 1987(1987-06-24)
9	Sergio Agüero	Atlético Madrid	June 2, 1988(1988-06-02)
17	Diego Buonanotte	River Plate	April 19, 1988(1988-04-19)
11	Gonzalo Higuaín	Real Madrid	December 10, 1987(1987-12-10)
Coach
	Sergio Batista		November 9, 1962(1962-11-09)

[edit] Former squads

• 1928 Summer Olympics squads - Argentina
• 1960 Summer Olympics squads - Argentina
• 1964 Summer Olympics squads - Argentina
• 1988 Summer Olympics squads - Argentina
• 1996 Summer Olympics squads - Argentina
• 2004 Summer Olympics squads - Argentina
• 2008 Summer Olympics squads - Argentina

[edit] See also

• Argentina national football team
• Argentina national under-20 football team

[edit] References

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