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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 Argentina 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-Italy 3-0, Athens 2004
Argentina team winning 2008 Beijing.

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

[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
Greece 1896 No football tournament - - - - - - -
France 1900 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United States 1904 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United Kingdom 1908 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Sweden 1912 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Belgium 1920 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
France 1924 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Netherlands 1928 Runners-up 2 5 3 1 1 24 7
United States 1932 No football tournament - - - - - - -
Germany 1936 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United Kingdom 1948 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Finland 1952 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Australia 1956 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Italy 1960 Round 1 - 3 2 0 1 6 4
Japan 1964 Round 1 - 2 0 1 1 3 4
Mexico 1968 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Germany 1972 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Canada 1976 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Soviet Union 1980 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United States 1984 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
South Korea 1988 Quarter-finals - 4 1 1 2 4 5
Spain 1992 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United States 1996 Runners-up 2 6 3 2 1 13 6
Australia 2000 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Greece 2004 Champions 1 6 6 0 0 17 0
People's Republic of China 2008 Champions 1 6 6 0 0 11 2
Total 7/24 2 Titles 32 21 5 6 78 28

[edit] Notable players

[edit] Current squad

2008 Olympics

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

[edit] Former squads

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Over aged player



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