Javier Ambrois

Javier Ambrois Campaña [2] (May 9, 1932 in Montevideo, Uruguay – June 25, 1975 in Montevideo, Uruguay) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as forward for clubs of Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil, as well as the Uruguay national football team, appearing at the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland, and winning the 1956 South American Championship on home soil.

Javier Ambrois
Ambrois in 1958
Personal information
Full nameJavier Ambrois Campaña [1]
Date of birth(1932-05-09)May 9, 1932
Place of birthMontevideo, Uruguay
Date of deathJune 25, 1975(1975-06-25) (aged 43)
Place of deathMontevideo, Uruguay
Position(s)Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1950–1954Nacional110(46)
1955Fluminense Football Club6(4)
1955–1957Nacional54(32)
1958–1959Boca Juniors CA44(13)
1960Lanús4(0)
1961–1963Defensor Sporting42(7)
Total260(102)
International career
1952–1957Uruguay31(17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He and Humberto Maschio of Argentina were the joint top scorers of the 1957 South American Championship, with a record 9 goals each, the most goals scored by any player in a single edition of the South American Championship.

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay[3]195230
195300
195484
195500
195693
19571110
Total3117

Honours edit

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Nacional

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Uruguay

Individual edit

  • Copa América Top-Scorer: 1957 (alongside Humberto Maschio, 9 goals)

References edit

  1. ^ https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Ambrose_Campana [user-generated source]
  2. ^ https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Ambrose_Campana [user-generated source]
  3. ^ "Javier Ambrois - AUF". Retrieved 21 February 2022.

External links edit

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