Football at the 1959 Pan American Games

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Football – Men's tournament at the I959 Pan American Games
Football pictogram.svg
VenuesHanson Stadium [1]
Soldier Field [2]
Dates28 August – 6 September
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg  Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Silver medal icon.svg  Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil
Bronze medal icon.svg  Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg  United States
«1955
1963»

Football at the 1959 Pan American Games was held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 28 to September 6, 1959. Seven teams competed in a round-robin competition with Cuba, Haiti and the hosts (United States) competing in their first Pan American Games football tournament. Argentina defended the gold medal they had won at the previous games finishing with 11 points from a possible 12 points while Brazil and the United States claimed silver and bronze respectively. [3]

Contents

Participans

Final table

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 116510204+16
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 964112711+16
Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg  United States 864022515+10
Flag of Haiti (1820-1849, 1859-1964).svg  Haiti 663031920−1
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 562131016−6
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 361141320−7
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 06006432−28

Matches

Haiti  Flag of Haiti (1820-1849, 1859-1964).svg8–2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Delices Soccerball shade.svg8', 14', 52', 68'
Delpeche Soccerball shade.svg49', 72' (pen.)
Pierre Soccerball shade.svg51'
Champagne Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Piedra Soccerball shade.svg41'
Doce Soccerball shade.svg78'
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Nils Dahlquist (United States)
United States  Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg1–4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Murphy Soccerball shade.svg40' Report Basílico Soccerball shade.svg12', 65'
Bonanno Soccerball shade.svg44'
Oleniak Soccerball shade.svg78' (pen.)
Hanson Park, Chicago
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J. Edzel (Brazil)
United States  Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg7–2Flag of Haiti (1820-1849, 1859-1964).svg  Haiti
Zerhusen Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Looby Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Grabowski Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Champagne Soccerball shade.svg
Delpeche Soccerball shade.svg(pen.)
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Raymond Morgan (Canada)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg4–2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Beyruth Soccerball shade.svg25'
China Soccerball shade.svg33', 78'
Rodrigues Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report Vargas Soccerball shade.svg68'
Loria Soccerball shade.svg70'
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Leo Goldstein (United States)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg4–1Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg4', 55'
Basílico Soccerball shade.svg20'
Pérez Soccerball shade.svg29'		 Report Sordo Soccerball shade.svg89'
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Harry Norwich (United States)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–1Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Alfaro Soccerball shade.svg40' Report Contreras Soccerball shade.svg87'
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Joao Etzel (Brazil)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg4–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Gérson Soccerball shade.svg2', 4'
Rodrigues Soccerball shade.svg55'
Beyruth Soccerball shade.svg		 Report
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Nils Dahlquist (United States)
United States  Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg5–3Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil
Murphy Soccerball shade.svg4', 49', 54'
Zerhusen Soccerball shade.svg44', 78'		 Report Gérson Soccerball shade.svg15'
Roberto Soccerball shade.svg20'
Germano Soccerball shade.svg62'
Hanson Field , Macomb
Referee: Raymond Morgan (Canada)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–0Flag of Haiti (1820-1849, 1859-1964).svg  Haiti
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg7' (pen.) Report
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Leo Goldstein (United States)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Acuña Soccerball shade.svg21' Report Bolaños Soccerball shade.svg12' (o.g.)
Migone Soccerball shade.svg61'
Basilico Soccerball shade.svg83'
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Nils Dahlquist (United States)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg6–1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Díez Soccerball shade.svg7', 46', 54'
Mercado Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.)
Álvarez Soccerball shade.svg74'
Contreras Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report Álvarez Soccerball shade.svg75'
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Raymond Morgan (Canada)
Haiti  Flag of Haiti (1820-1849, 1859-1964).svg1–9Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Delpeche Soccerball shade.svg77' Report Germano Soccerball shade.svg2', 52', 64'
China Soccerball shade.svg18', 44', 54', 63'
Roberto Soccerball shade.svg57'
Maranhão Soccerball shade.svg69'
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Nils Dahlquist (United States)
United States  Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg5–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Zerhusen Soccerball shade.svg1', 19'
Looby Soccerball shade.svg2', 50'
Murphy Soccerball shade.svg48'		 Report
Hanson Park, Chicago
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg4–3Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg  United States
Bolaños Soccerball shade.svg10' (pen.)
Speca Soccerball shade.svg25' (o.g.)
Herrera Soccerball shade.svg39', 42'		 Report Murphy Soccerball shade.svg4'
Looby Soccerball shade.svg26'
Zerhusen Soccerball shade.svg78'
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Raymond Morgan (Canada)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg2–6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Mercado Soccerball shade.svg65' (pen.)
Carranza Soccerball shade.svg79'		 Report China Soccerball shade.svg20', 40', 70'
Gérson Soccerball shade.svg48', 52', 86'
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: John Best (United States)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg0–4Flag of Haiti (1820-1849, 1859-1964).svg  Haiti
Report Fenol Soccerball shade.svg24'
Champagne Soccerball shade.svg59'
Delpeche Soccerball shade.svg67'
Pierre Soccerball shade.svg76'
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Nils Dahlquist (United States)
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg0–7Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report Basílico Soccerball shade.svg1', 52', 82'
Bonnano Soccerball shade.svg14', 38'
Stork Soccerball shade.svg83'
Oleniak Soccerball shade.svg66'
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Leo Goldstein (United States)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
China Soccerball shade.svg38' Report Bonnano Soccerball shade.svg83'
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Raymond Morgan (Canada)
United States  Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg4–2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Murphy Soccerball shade.svg7', 87'
Looby Soccerball shade.svg23'
Zerhusen Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report Meza Soccerball shade.svg16'
Contreras Soccerball shade.svg89'
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Joao Etzel (Brazil)
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg1–2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
González Soccerball shade.svg15' Report Alfaro Soccerball shade.svg49'
Gómez Soccerball shade.svg83'
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: Nils Dahlquist (United States)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–4Flag of Haiti (1820-1849, 1859-1964).svg  Haiti
Mercado Soccerball shade.svg83' Report Delices Soccerball shade.svg13'
Champagne Soccerball shade.svg17'
Delpeche Soccerball shade.svg40', 75'
Hanson Park, Chicago
Referee: John Best (United States)
 1959 Pan American Games winners 
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Third title

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's tournamentFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina [4]

Miguel Basílico
Roberto Blanco
Roberto Bonnano
Alberto Corradini
Pedro de Ciancio
José Díaz
Domingo Lejona
Dardo Migoni
Juan Carlos Oleniak
Raúl Adolfo Pérez
Héctor Readigós
Domingo Rodríguez
Carlos Saldías
Héctor Scardulla
Antonio Spilinga
Osmar Stelman
Juan Stork
José Vázquez
Miguel Villafañe
Ernesto Duchini (HC)

Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil

Françoso
Dary
Décio
Edílson
Edmar
Edson Borracha
Beyruth
Gérson
Hércules
Hilton
Humberto
Germano
Zé Maria
Maranhão
China
Carlos Alberto
Manuel
Manoelzinho
Nélson
Ouraci
Roberto Rodrigues
Rubens
Villadonega
Newton Cardoso (HC)

Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg  United States

Victor Ottoboni
Jacob Ruscheinski
Willy Schaller
Joe Speca
John Peter Traina
Herman Wecke
Alex Ely
Val Pelizzaro
Zenon Snylyk
George Brown
Rolf Ganger
Gene Grabowski
P. Kulischenko
Bill Looby
Ron Maierhofer
Ed Murphy
Jim Strachrowsky
Al Zerhusen
James Reed (HC)

Goalscorers

There were 115 goals scored in 21 matches, for an average of 5.48 goals per match.

10 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: RSSSF

References

  1. ↑ "05/09/1959 – Brasil 1 x 1 Argentina". jogosdaselecaobrasileira.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "29/08/1959 – Brasil 4 x 2 Costa Rica". jogosdaselecaobrasileira.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Panamerican Games 1959 (Chicago) by various historians at the RSSSF
  4. ↑ Historial de participaciones de la Selección Argentina en los Juegos Panamericanos on AFA.org, 26 Jul 2019
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