Brazil national under-23 football team

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Brazil Olympic
Nickname(s) A Seleção (The National Team)
Association Confederação Brasileira de Futebol
(Brazilian Football Confederation)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Rogério Micale[1]
Captain Dória
FIFA code BRA
First colors
Second colors
First international
 Brazil 5–1 Netherlands 
(Turku, Finland; 16 July 1952)
Olympics
Appearances 12 (First in 1952)
Best result Runners-up Silver medal icon.svg: 1984, 1988 and 2012
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team

Brazil Olympic football team (also known as Brazil under-23, Brazil U23) represents Brazil 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 Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). In 12 participations, Brazil won three silver medals (1984, 1988 and 2012) and two bronze medals (1996, 2008).

The Olympic football tournament is the only international competition in football organized by FIFA that Brazil has never won, although they have won three silver medals (1984, 1988 and 2012) and two bronze medals (1996, 2008).[2] The Brazilian Olympic team is often coached by the current national team coach, such as Mário Zagallo in 1996, Dunga in 2008 and Mano Menezes in 2012.

History

1952–1976 Summer Olympics

Brazil's first participation in the Olympics was in Helsinki, Finland, in 1952. In that year, Brazil reached the quarter-finals, when they were eliminated by West Germany 4–2.[3] In 1960, in Rome, Italy,[4] in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan,[5] in 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico,[6] and in 1972 in Berlin, West Germany,[7] Brazil was eliminated in the first stage. In Montreal, 1976, Brazil was defeated by Poland 2–0 in the semi-finals, then Brazil was defeated by the Soviet Union 2–0 in the bronze medal match, finishing in the fourth place.[8] In these six participations, Brazil was represented by a team of junior or non-professional players as the Olympics did not allow professional players to participate during this period.

1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles

Starting in 1984, professional players were allowed to participate. However, European and South American teams were only allowed to include players with no more than five "A" caps at the start of the tournament. Brazil won its first medal in 1984, in Los Angeles, United States. In the group stage, Brazil beat Saudi Arabia 3–1, West Germany 1–0 and Morocco 2–0. In the quarter-finals Brazil defeated Canada in the penalty shootout, then they beat Italy 2–1 after extra-time in the semi-finals, but was beaten by France 2–0 in the gold medal Match, thus winning the silver medal.[9]

1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul

The second Brazilian silver medal was won in Seoul, South Korea, in 1988. Brazil won the medal after defeating in the group stage Nigeria 4–0, Australia 3–0 and Yugoslavia 2–1. In the quarter-finals Brazil beat their South American rivals Argentina 1–0, then defeated West Germany in the penalty shootout, but was defeated by the Soviet Union 2–1 after extra time in the gold medal match.[10] Romário was the competition's top goal scorer with seven goals.[11]

1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta

Starting in 1992, only players under the age of 23 were allowed to participate, with an exception of three overage players in the team. Brazil, managed by senior team coach, Mário Zagallo, won the bronze medal for the first time in 1996, in Atlanta, United States. In the group stage, Brazil was beaten by Japan 1–0 in the first match, then they beat Hungary 3–1 and Nigeria 1–0, finishing in the group's first position. After beating Ghana 4–2 in the quarter-finals, Brazil was defeated by Nigeria 4–3 after extra time. In the bronze medal match, Brazil beat Portugal 5–0.[12]

2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney

Brazil, managed by senior team coach, Vanderlei Luxemburgo, was eliminated in the quarter-finals. In the group stage, Brazil beat by Slovakia 3–1 in the first match, then they were beaten by South Africa 3–1. In the last group match, Brazil beat Japan 1–0 to secure the first position in the group stage. In the quarter-finals, Brazil was beaten by Cameroon 1–2, who later won the gold medal.[13]

2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

In December 2002, CBF appointed Ricardo Gomes as the coach for Brazil Olympic team prepared for the 2004 Olympic Games. Prior to the Olympic qualification tournament, Brazil Olympic team or Brazil U23 was sent to compete at 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Brazil was invited to the tournament and decided to send their Under-23 team because their senior team was competing at 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup a month earlier. Although Brazil competed as an Under-23 team, all the appearances and goals in this tournament were recognized by FIFA as full international caps.[14] Brazil U-23 team went on to the final and was beaten by Mexico 0–1 after extra time, denying Brazil the chance to be the first guest team to win the tournament. The following year Brazil failed to qualify for the 2004 Olympic Games after losing out to Paraguay and Argentina in the qualifying tournament.[15]

2008 Summer Olympics – Beijing

Brazil, managed by senior team coach, Dunga, finished in the first position in the group stage, ahead of Belgium, New Zealand, and China, which they beat 1–0, 5–0 and 3–0, respectively.[16] In the second round, Brazil beat Cameroon 2–0 after extra time.[17] Brazil and Argentina met on August 19 in the semi-final game of the competition. The game was marred by numerous fouls and two ejections for Brazil. Argentina won 3–0.[18] In the bronze medal match, Brazil beat Belgium 3–0.[19]

2012 Summer Olympics – London

Brazil, under coach Mano Menezes, was defeated by Mexico 2–1 in the gold medal match, played on August 11,[20] after beating Egypt, Belarus and New Zealand in the preliminary round, Honduras in the quarter-finals and South Korea in the semi-finals. Before the Games, they beat the Great Britain team 2–0 in a friendly game.

Previous squads

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for friendlies against Nigeria on 24 March and South Africa on 27 March 2016.[21]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ederson (1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 (age 31) 5 0 Portugal Benfica
1GK Matheus Vidotto (1994-04-10) April 10, 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Brazil Corinthians
2DF Wendell (1993-07-20) July 20, 1993 (age 31) 7 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
2DF Fabinho (1993-10-23) October 23, 1993 (age 31) 6 0 France Monaco
2DF Dória (1994-11-08) November 8, 1994 (age 30) 5 0 Spain Granada
2DF Rodrigo Caio (1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 (age 31) 5 0 Brazil São Paulo
2DF Rodrigo Ely (1993-11-03) November 3, 1993 (age 31) 3 0 Italy Milan
2DF Zeca (1994-05-16) May 16, 1994 (age 30) 2 0 Brazil Santos
2DF Douglas Santos (1994-03-22) March 22, 1994 (age 30) 2 0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro
2DF Wallace (1994-10-14) October 14, 1994 (age 30) 1 0 France Monaco
3MF Felipe Anderson (1993-04-15) April 15, 1993 (age 31) 5 1 Italy Lazio
3MF Alisson (1993-06-25) June 25, 1993 (age 31) 3 0 Brazil Cruzeiro
3MF Rafinha (1993-02-12) February 12, 1993 (age 31) 3 0 Spain Barcelona
3MF Thiago Maia (1997-03-13) March 13, 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Brazil Santos
3MF Andreas Pereira (1996-01-01) January 1, 1996 (age 28) 0 0 England Manchester United
3MF Matheus Sales (1995-05-13) May 13, 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Brazil Palmeiras
3MF Rodrigo Dourado (1994-06-17) June 17, 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Brazil Internacional
4FW Gabriel (1996-08-30) August 30, 1996 (age 28) 5 3 Brazil Santos
4FW Luciano (1993-05-18) May 18, 1993 (age 31) 4 5 Brazil Corinthians
4FW Gabriel Jesus (1997-04-03) April 3, 1997 (age 27) 3 1 Brazil Palmeiras
4FW Malcom (1997-02-26) February 26, 1997 (age 27) 0 0 France Bordeaux
4FW Clayton (1995-10-23) October 23, 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro

Competitive record

Recent results

Honours

Note: Players marked with an asterisk (*) are the three overage players allowed to augment the under-23 squad. Note: The ages listed for the players are their current ages, not their ages during the tournament.

References

  1. ↑ http://sportv.globo.com/site/programas/rio-2016/noticia/2016/01/selecao-olimpica-deveria-ter-treinador-diferente-da-selecao-principal-diz-pc.html
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  21. ↑ http://selecao.cbf.com.br/noticias/selecao-base-masculina/olimpica-convocada-para-amistosos-no-brasil

See also

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