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Argentina Olympic
football team
Nickname(s)Albicelestes
(White and Sky blue)
AssociationAsociación del Fútbol Argentino
(Argentine Football Association)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachArgentina Sergio Batista
CaptainJuan Román Riquelme
Most capsJavier Mascherano (18)
Top scorerDomingo Tarasconi (9)
Home stadiumEl Monumental
FIFA codeARG
First colours
Second colours
Olympics
Appearances7 (first in 1928)
Best resultWinners: 2004, 2008
Olympic medal record
Men's football
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Gold medal – first place 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).

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.

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
China 2008 Champions 1 6 6 0 0 11 2
Total 7/24 2 Titles 32 21 5 6 78 28

Notable players

Current squad

2008 Olympics

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

Former squads

See also

References

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