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Uruguayan footballer (1932-1975) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ambrois and the second or maternal family name is Campaña.
Javier Ambrois
Ambrois in 1958
Personal information
Full name Javier Ambrois Campaña
Date of birth (1932-05-09)May 9, 1932
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death June 25, 1975(1975-06-25) (aged 43)
Place of death Montevideo, Uruguay
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1954 Nacional 110 (46)
1955 Fluminense Football Club 6 (4)
1955–1957 Nacional 54 (32)
1958–1959 Boca Juniors CA 44 (13)
1960 Lanús 4 (0)
1961–1963 Defensor Sporting 42 (7)
Total 260 (102)
International career
1952–1957 Uruguay 31 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Javier Ambrois Campaña (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.

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.

Teams

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 1952 3 0
1953 0 0
1954 8 4
1955 0 0
1956 9 3
1957 11 10
Total 31 17

Honours

Club

Nacional

International

Uruguay

Individual

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

References

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

External links

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Uruguay squad1954 FIFA World Cup fourth place
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Uruguay squad1956 South American Championship winners (9th title)
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Uruguay squad1957 South American Championship third place
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Uruguayan Primera División top scorers
South American Championship and Copa América top scorers
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Championship era
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