Javier Ambrois

Javier Ambrois Campaña [2] (May 9, 1932 in Montevideo, Uruguay – June 25, 1975 in Montevideo, Uruguay) was a Uruguayan footballer who played for clubs of Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil and the Uruguay national football team in the FIFA World Cup Switzerland 1954.

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 [1]
Date of birth (1932-05-09)May 9, 1932
Place of birth Uruguay
Date of death June 25, 1975(1975-06-25) (aged 43)
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

He and Humberto Maschio (Argentina), were the all-time top scorers of the 1957 South American Championship, with 9 goals each.

Teams

Career statistics

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

Honours
  • Nacional 1950, 1952, 1955 and 1956 (Uruguayan Championship)
  • Uruguay 1956 (Copa América in Uruguay)

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.

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