Uruguayan National Football Team / Olympic Games

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The Uruguayan national soccer team first took part in the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924 and won the gold medal there as well as four years later in Amsterdam . For the Uruguayan association , these two medals count as world championships and the association therefore bears two stars for the two Olympic victories on its jerseys in addition to the two championship stars for the world championship titles in 1930 and 1950 . In 1950, FIFA recognized the two Olympic victories as world championships. After 1928 the A-team no longer took part. It was not until 1960 that a Uruguayan team took part in the qualifying competitions, but mostly failed to qualify. After the team qualified in 1976, participation was canceled. At the 2012 Games in London , a Uruguayan team took part again for the first time, qualifying by finishing second at the 2011 U-20 South American Championship . After a win and the first two defeats ever at the Olympic Games, Uruguay was eliminated after the preliminary round.

With the gold medal in 1924 and victories at the Copa America in 1923 and 1924 , Uruguay was the first team to win three major tournaments in a row. Spain only succeeded in doing this again with European championships in 2008 and 2012 and the 2010 World Cup .

Results at Olympic Games

1924 (gold medal)

1928 (gold medal)

The captains and referees before the first final game

1936

1948

1952

1956

1960

1964

  • Olympic qualification in Lima / Peru :
    • May 8, 1964: Uruguay 0-0 Chile
    • May 14, 1964: Uruguay 1-1 Ecuador
    • May 17, 1964: Peru 2-0 Uruguay
    • May 20, 1964: Argentina 3-1 Uruguay
    • May 23, 1964: Uruguay 1-1 Colombia
    • May 26, 1964: Brazil - Uruguay not played (Uruguay was eliminated in group fifth)

1968

  • Olympic qualification:
    • 1 round:
      • Uruguay 0-0 Peru
      • Uruguay 2-0 Ecuador
      • Colombia 1-1 Uruguay
    • 2nd round in Brazil and Colombia:
      • March 30, 1968: Brazil 1-2 Uruguay (in Bogotá)
      • Uruguay 3-3 Paraguay
      • Colombia 2-0 Uruguay (Uruguay eliminated third in the group)

1972

  • Olympic qualification in Colombia :
    • 1 round:
      • Colombia 2-1 Uruguay
      • Paraguay 1-1 Uruguay
      • Peru 1-0 Uruguay
      • Uruguay 2-0 Venezuela (Uruguay were fourth in the group)

1976

  • Olympic qualification in Brazil :
    • January 21, 1976: Brazil 1-1 Uruguay (in Recife )
    • Uruguay 1-1 Chile
    • Uruguay 3-0 Peru
    • Uruguay - Argentina ( CA Newell's Old Boys ) 2-0
    • Uruguay 2-0 Colombia (Uruguay qualified for the Montreal Olympics as runners-up , but decided not to participate on June 8th. Cuba took part instead.)

1980

    • not participated

1984

    • not participated

1988

  • Olympic qualification in Santa Cruz de La Sierra / Bolivia :
    • 1 round:
      • April 20, 1987: Uruguay 1-0 Peru
      • April 22, 1987: Colombia 0-0 Uruguay
      • April 24, 1987: Brazil 1-1 Uruguay
      • April 26, 1987: Paraguay 1-0 Uruguay (Uruguay were eliminated from fourth in the group)

1992

  • Olympic qualification in Paraguay :
    • 1 round:
      • Uruguay 0-2 Ecuador
      • Uruguay 1-0 Chile
      • Uruguay 4-0 Bolivia
      • Argentina 1-2 Uruguay
    • 2nd round:
      • Colombia 3-0 Uruguay
      • Uruguay 1-0 Ecuador
      • Paraguay 0-0 Uruguay (Uruguay eliminated third in the group)

1996

  • Olympic qualification in Argentina :
    • 1st round in Tandil :
      • February 19, 1996: Bolivia 0-2 Uruguay
      • February 21, 1996: Peru 2-4 Uruguay
      • February 25, 1996: Uruguay 3-2 Paraguay
      • February 27, 1996: Brazil 0-0 Uruguay
    • 2nd round in Mar del Plata :
      • March 1, 1996: Argentina 2-0 Uruguay
      • March 3, 1996: Brazil 3-1 Uruguay
      • March 6, 1996: Uruguay 3-1 Venezuela (Uruguay eliminated third in the group)

2000

  • Olympic qualification in Brazil :
    • 1st round in Cascavel :
      • January 18, 2000: Uruguay 1-1 Peru
      • January 22, 2000: Uruguay 2-1 Bolivia
      • January 25, 2000: Uruguay 1-0 Paraguay
      • January 29, 2000: Argentina 1-2 Uruguay
    • 2nd round in Curitiba :
      • February 2, 2000: Uruguay 1-4 Chile
      • February 4, 2000: Uruguay 0-3 Argentina
      • 6 February 2000: Brazil 2-2 Uruguay (Uruguay eliminated fourth in the group)

2004

  • Olympic qualification in Concepción / Chile :
    • 1 round:
      • January 7, 2004: Chile 3-0 Uruguay
      • January 11, 2004: Brazil 1-1 Uruguay
      • January 13, 2004: Uruguay 1-1 Venezuela
      • January 15, 2004: Uruguay 1-2 Paraguay (Uruguay eliminated fourth in the group)

2008

The qualification took place over the U-20 South American Championship 2007 in Paraguay . Uruguay could not qualify as third.

2012

The qualification took place via the U-20 South American Championship 2011 in Peru . Uruguay qualified second for the Olympics.

Squad for 2012

A U-23 team, in which up to three older players were allowed to participate, was eligible to start. National coach Óscar Tabárez , who also looks after the Olympic team, was nominated for this, Egidio Arévalo , Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez , who, like Nicolás Lodeiro, had already participated in the 2010 World Cup .

No. player Date of birth society A country
games		 A country
goals		 World Cup games OS games
goal
1 Martín Campaña 05/29/1989 Cerro Largo FC 3 (2012)
18th Leandro Gelpi 02/27/1991 CA Peñarol
Defense
2 Ramón Arias 07/27/1992 Defensor Sporting Club 2 (U-20 2011), 3 (U-17 2009) 3 (2012)
3 Diego polenta 02/06/1992 ItalyItaly CFC genoa 3 (U-20), 4 (U-17)
4th Sebastián Coates 07.10.1990 EnglandEngland Liverpool FC 5 0 4 (U-20 2009) 3
5 Emiliano Albin 01/24/1989 CA Peñarol 2 (2012)
6th Alexis Rolín 02/07/1989 Nacional Montevideo 3 (2012)
13 Matías Aguirregaray 04/01/1989 ItalyItaly US Palermo 2 (U-20 2009) 2 (2012)
midfield
8th Maximiliano Calzada April 21, 1990 Nacional Montevideo 3 (U-20 2009) 2 (2012)
10 Gastón Ramírez 12/02/1990 ItalyItaly Bologna FC 4th 0 3 (U-20 2009) 3 (2012)
12 Jonathan Urretaviscaya March 19, 1990 PortugalPortugal Vitória Guimarães 3 (U-20 2009) 2 (2012)
14th Nicolás Lodeiro 03/21/1989 NetherlandsNetherlands Ajax Amsterdam 7th 0 3 (2010), 4 (U-20 2009) 3 (2012)
15th Diego Martín Rodríguez 09/04/1989 Defensor Sporting Club 3 (U-20 2009) 2 (2012)
17th Egidio Arévalo 01/01/1982 MexicoMexico Club Tijuana 26th 0 7 (2010) 3 (2012)
attack
7th Edinson Cavani 02/14/1987 ItalyItaly SSC Naples 34 12 6 (2010), 4 (U-20 2007) 3 (2012)
9 Luis Suarez (C)Captain of the crew 01/24/1987 EnglandEngland Liverpool FC 52 26th 6 (2010), 4 (U-20 2007) 3 (2012)
11 Abel Hernández 08/08/1990 ItalyItaly US Palermo 8th 3 4 (U-20 2009) 1 (2012)
16 Tabaré Viudez 09/08/1989 Nacional Montevideo 6 (U-20 2007, 2009) 2 (2012)
Substitute player
No. player Date of birth society A country
games		 A country
goals		 World Cup games
goal
22nd Martín Rodríguez 09/20/1989 Montevideo Wanderers FC 4 (U-20 2009)
Defense
19th Alejandro Silva 09/04/1989 CA Fénix
20th Marcelo Silva 03/21/1989 CA Peñarol 3 (U-20 2009)
midfield
21st Cesar Pintos 11/17/1992 Defensor Sporting Club

Trainer

Best goal scorers

  1. Pedro Petrone 11 goals (1924, 1928) - top scorer in 1924 (7 goals)
  2. Hector Scarone 8 goals (1924, 1928)
  3. Pedro Cea 5 goals (1924, 1928)
  4. Angel Romano 3 goals (1924)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Olympia Siege , report on dailymail.co.uk from June 21, 2014, page in English, accessed on July 15, 2018