1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship squads

Last updated

This article lists the confirmed national futsal squads for the 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship tournament held in Netherlands, between 5 and 15 January, 1989.

Contents

Group A

Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

Head coach: Ron Groenewoud

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Ton Bakhuis (1953-06-05)5 June 1953 (aged 35) Flag of the Netherlands.svg FV Snoekie
2 Jeffrey Foree (1963-02-17)17 February 1963 (aged 25)
3 Andre Tielens (1963-03-15)15 March 1963 (aged 25)
4 Victor Hermans (1953-03-17)17 March 1953 (aged 35)
5 Marcel Loosveld (1963-01-04)4 January 1963 (aged 26)
6 Rein van der Heuvel (1961-02-14)14 February 1961 (aged 27) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vitesse Arnhem
7 Wiljan van Vijfeijken (1959-05-15)15 May 1959 (aged 29) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bunga Melati
8 Mario Faber (1959-08-08)8 August 1959 (aged 29)
9 Eduard Demandt (1960-06-22)22 June 1960 (aged 28)
10 Hans van Leeuwen (1960-02-24)24 February 1960 (aged 28)
11 Andre Bakker (1961-02-06)6 February 1961 (aged 27)
12 Michel Seintner (1965-09-08)8 September 1965 (aged 23) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bunga Melati
131 GK Michel Wentzel (1966-06-28)28 June 1966 (aged 22) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bunga Melati

Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

Head coach: Richard Møller Nielsen

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Jan Rindom
2 Torben Johansen
3 Lars Olsen
4 Jacob Svinggaard
5 Peter Bonde
6 Ole Møller Nielsen
7 Jan Vingaard
8 Sigurd Kristensen
9 Brian Laudrup
10 Bent Christensen
11 Kurt Jørgensen
131 GK Erik Jensen

Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay

Head coach: Lourenco Garcia

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Pablo Benítez
21 GK Adolfo Jara
3Luis Jara
4Juan Peralta
5Mario Ruiz-Díaz
6Víctor López
7Miguel Martínez
8José Sánchez
9Luis Flor
10Omar Espineda
11 Francisco Alcaraz
12Francisco Ibarrola
13Francisco Solano

Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria

Head coach: Amar Rouaï

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Benbella Benmiloud (1958-01-01)1 January 1958 (aged 31) Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat
2 Ali Benhalima (1962-01-21)21 January 1962 (aged 26) Flag of Algeria.svg Mouloudia d'Oran
3Cherif Guettai (1961-01-16)16 January 1961 (aged 27) Flag of Algeria.svg Université d'Annaba
4Samir Belamri (1959-08-17)17 August 1959 (aged 29) Flag of Algeria.svg Union d'Aïn Béïda
5Abderrahmane Dahnoune (1962-01-24)24 January 1962 (aged 26) Flag of Algeria.svg Union d'Alger
6Amirouche Lalili (1964-02-29)29 February 1964 (aged 24) Flag of Algeria.svg Union d'Alger
7Mohamed Bouhdjar (1958-11-21)21 November 1958 (aged 30) Flag of Algeria.svg US Bel Abbès
8 Mustapha Boukar (1962-11-02)2 November 1962 (aged 26) Flag of Algeria.svg Association d'Oran
9 Khaled Lounici (1967-07-09)9 July 1967 (aged 21) Flag of Algeria.svg Union d'El Harrach
10 Lakhdar Belloumi (1958-12-29)29 December 1958 (aged 30) Flag of Algeria.svg Mouloudia d'Oran
11 Abdelhafid Tasfaout (1969-02-11)11 February 1969 (aged 19) Flag of Algeria.svg Association d'Oran
12Mohamed Benchiha (1961-10-30)30 October 1961 (aged 27)
131 GK Abdesslam Benabdellah (1964-01-12)12 January 1964 (aged 24) Flag of Algeria.svg US Bel Abbès

Group B

Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

Head coach: József Tajti

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Károly Gelei
2Sándor Olajos
3László Zsadányi
4László Quirikó
5 Mihály Borostyán
6László Kósa
7Attila Gyimesi
8András Csepregi
9János Mózner
10László Rózsa
11Zsolt Túri
12György Freppán
131 GK István Brockhauser

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Head coach: Gerson Tristão  [ pt ]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Lula  [ pt ] (1964-07-30)30 July 1964 (aged 24)
22 DF Cadinho  [ pt ] (1963-04-26)26 April 1963 (aged 25)
33 MF Dirceu  [ pt ] (1960-04-24)24 April 1960 (aged 28)
43 MF Gilson  [ pt ] (1961-07-21)21 July 1961 (aged 27)
53 MF Marquinhos  [ pt ] (1965-12-27)27 December 1965 (aged 23)
63 MF Sérgio Benatti  [ pt ] (1965-11-07)7 November 1965 (aged 23)
73 MF Átila  [ pt ] (1961-07-24)24 July 1961 (aged 27)
82 DF Raul  [ pt ] (1958-01-30)30 January 1958 (aged 30)
94 FW Toca  [ pt ] (1964-05-15)15 May 1964 (aged 24)
104 FW Carlos Alberto  [ pt ] (1961-06-17)17 June 1961 (aged 27)
113 MF Neimar  [ pt ] (1964-03-18)18 March 1964 (aged 24)
121 GK Serginho Coelho  [ pt ] (1965-03-23)23 March 1965 (aged 23)
134 FW Adílio (1956-05-15)15 May 1956 (aged 32) Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona de Guayaquil

Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia

Head coach: Muhammad Al Kahrashi

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Musa Bedewi
2Mostafa Belai
3Mahdi Al-Ragdi
4Khaled Al-Behair
5Ramzi Al-Osaimi
6Abdullah Abu Humoud
7Mousa Al-Harbi
8Khaled Al-Nafisah
9Safouk Al-Temyat
13Abdul Al-Owais

Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

Head coach: Teodoro Nieto

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Prudencio Molina
2Juan Simón
3Sergio Bonilla
4Antonio Ferre
5Carlos Navarro
6Daniel Armora
7Santiago Valladares
8Mario González
9Rafael Durán
10José Iglesias
11Eduardo Sánchez
12Domingo Valencia
13Rafael Torres

Group C

Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Head coach: Masakatsu Miyamoto

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Masataka Ishii
21 GK Nobuhiro Takeda
3 Mikiya Kanzaki
4 Toshinobu Katsuya
5 Kunio Kitamura
6 Yasuharu Kurata
7 Sugao Kambe
8 Toshinori Yato
9 Satoru Noda
10 Shigemitsu Egawa
11 Shigeru Ando
12 Tsuyoshi Kitazawa
13 Seiichi Nigishi

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

Head coach: Claudy Blaise

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Joan Lamotte
2Alain Fostier
3Jacobus Dreesen
4Jos Schoubs
5Karel Janssen
6Nico Papanicolau
7Herman Beyers
8Luc Reul
9Raf Hernalsteen
10Rudi Schreurs
11Frank Luypaert
12Eric Maes
131 GK Philippe Marche

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Head coach: Bob Lenarduzzi

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Paul Dolan
2 Peter Sarantopoulos
3 Nick De Santis
4 Lyndon Hooper
5 Tony Nocita
6Stan Siorovigas
7 Eddy Berdusco
8 Norm Odinga
9 Alex Bunbury
10 Lucio Ianiero
11 Doug Muirhead
121 GK Pat Harrington
13 John Fitzgerald

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

Head coach: Vicente de Luise

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Adolfo FAGUNDEZ
2Luis LOPEZ
3German OCAMPO
4Eduardo SANTAMARIA
5Fernando LOZANO
6Gabriel VALARIN
7Rodolfo TIN
8Hugo CASTANEIRA
9Ramon ALVAREZ
10Nicolas HIDALGO
11Juan AVALOS
121 GK Alberto CARFAGNA

Group D

Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Head coach: Enzo Trombetta

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Luca Bergamini
2Paolo Minicucci
3Mario Morosini
4Gianni Faiola
5Franco Albanesi
6Massimo Famà
7Paolo De Simoni
8Alfredo Filippini
9Vito Cucco
10Raoul Albani
11Giovanni Roma
121 GK Wolfranco Crescenzi
13Alessandro Pomposelli

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

Head coach: Nico Sprey

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Peter Nkomo
2David Mwanza
3Clayton Munemo
4Garikai Zuze
5Antony Kambani
6Masimba Dinyero
7Ronnie Jowa
8Joseph Machingura
9Henry Charles
10Benjamin Zulu
11Danny Kamuchira
12Reason Dawa
131 GK Brennen Msiska

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Head coach: John Kowalski

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK David Vanole
2 Steve Trittschuh
3 Eric Eichmann
4 Doc Lawson
5 Mike Windischmann
6 Tab Ramos
7 Jim Gabarra
8 Gyula Visnyei
9 Brent Goulet
10 Peter Vermes
11Peter Smith
12 Bruce Murray
131 GK A.J. Lachowecki

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Head coach: Tim White

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Jeff Olver
2 Alan Davidson
3 Steven Jackson
4 Robbie Hooker
5 Oscar Crino
6 Paul Trimboli
7 Robbie Dunn
8 Jason Polak
9 Warren Spink
10 Kenneth Murphy
11 Žarko Odžakov
12 Ernie Tapai

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Japan Football Association</span> Governing body of association football in Japan

The Japan Football Association is the governing body responsible for the administration of football, futsal, beach soccer and efootball in Japan. It is responsible for the national team, as well as club competitions.

Bruce Edward Murray is an American former professional soccer player who at the time of his retirement was the all-time leading scorer for the United States men's national soccer team. His standout college career led to his selection by Soccer America Magazine to its College Team of the Century. He then played professionally in both Europe and the United States, including the American Soccer League and American Professional Soccer League. Concussion syndrome forced him to retire in 1995, Murray had earned 86 caps, scoring 21 goals, including one at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He was also a member of the U.S. national futsal team which placed third at the 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship. Murray is the Direct of Coaching at Accelerator School DC Metro. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

John Kowalski is a former coach of the professional United States soccer clubs Tampa Bay Mutiny, Pittsburgh Riverhounds (NASL) and Pittsburgh Spirit (MISL). He also briefly managed the United States national team in 1991, compiling a 2–0–1 record.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mohammad Hassan Ansarifard</span> Iranian footballer

Mohammad Hassan Ansarifard is an Iranian former footballer who played for Persepolis and the Iranian national team. He is currently the president of Persepolis F.C. since 27 August 2019. He was also president of Persepolis F.C. from 2005 until 2007, and also managing director of Rah Ahan F.C. from 2007 to 2012. He is the younger brother of Abbas Ansarifard.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Netherlands national futsal team</span>

The Netherlands national futsal team is the national team of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). The Netherlands organized the first FIFA Futsal World Championship in 1989 in Rotterdam, where they finished in second place after being beaten by Brazil 2–1 in the final.

The Japan national futsal team, nicknamed Samurai Five, represents Japan in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.

James Michael Gabarra is an American retired soccer forward who coached the Washington Spirit National Women's Soccer League team, and previously coached Sky Blue FC and the Washington Freedom women's soccer teams. He played professionally in the American Soccer League, United Soccer League, American Indoor Soccer Association, Major Indoor Soccer League and Western Soccer Alliance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spain national futsal team</span> National sports team


The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in the World, seven times champions in the UEFA Futsal Championship, and the two times consecutive champions of the FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Azamat Abduraimov is a former Uzbek professional football player, who represented Uzbekistan national football team on 22 occasions between 1992 and 1997.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mohammad Mayeli Kohan</span> Iranian footballer

Mohammad Mayeli Kohan is an Iranian football coach and former player. He recently managed Malavan in Azadegan League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brazil national futsal team</span> National sports team

The Brazil national futsal team represents Brazil during international futsal competitions. It is under the direction of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The team is considered to be the strongest in the world earning a record three straight championships in the FIFA Futsal World Cup. Brazil also holds a record twelve championship wins in the South American Futsal Championship also known as the Copa América de Futsal and five wins in the Taça América de Futsal. As of November 2016, Brazil is ranked first in the Futsal World Rankings. Brazil has played in all FIFA Futsal World Cups and has finished in the top three places eight times, which includes the recent Futsal World Cup in 2021, having the best overall performance in the World Cup competition both in proportional and absolute terms. As of 2024, the brazilian team has a winning record against every nation they've faced in their history, winning over 89% of the matches and losing 5% of then.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United States men's national futsal team</span> National sports team

The United States national futsal team represents the United States at international futsal competitions. It is governed by the United States Soccer Federation and the U.S. Soccer, affiliated with CONCACAF. The U.S. Futsal Federation was founded in 1981 and the first international futsal match played by the U.S. National Futsal Team was in May 1984 in Nanaimo, Canada where the United States won, 6–5. The first international futsal match in the United States was held in December, 1985, at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California. The U.S. select team, defeated Australia, 9–5.

The Japan women's national futsal team represents Japan in international women's futsal competitions and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. They are one of the strongest teams in Asia and the champions of the 2007, 2009 and 2013 Asian Indoor Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hungary national futsal team</span>

The Hungary national futsal team represents Hungary in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chile national futsal team</span> National sports team

The Chile national futsal team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile, the governing body for futsal in Chile and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the World Cup and the Copa América.

The Maldives national futsal team is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives, the governing body for futsal in the Maldives and represents the country in international futsal competitions.

The Philippines women's national futsal team represents the Philippines in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Philippine Futsal Committee of the Philippine Football Federation.

Victor Jacobus Hermans is a Dutch futsal coach who has managed 6 different national teams and guided 3 teams to the world cup, Victor Hermans had only two unsuccessful campaign with national teams for the world cup.

Along with soccer, the sport of futsal in the United States is a rapidly-growing phenomenon. There is currently only the National Futsal Premier League as professional futsal league in the United States, although many regions have their own leagues.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United States women's national futsal team</span> National sports team

The United States women's national futsal team represents the United States in international competitions. It is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, affiliated with CONCACAF.