Javier Ambrois

Javier Ambrois
	Ambrois in 1958
Personal information
Full name	Javier Ambrois Campaña
Date of birth	May 9, 1932
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	June 25, 1975 (aged 43)
Place of death	Montevideo, Uruguay
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1950–1954	Nacional
1955	Fluminense Football Club
1955–1957	Nacional
1958–1959	Boca Juniors CA
1960	Lanús
1961–1963	Defensor Sporting
Total
International career
1952–1957	Uruguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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

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

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