1979 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
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Below are the rosters for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Japan. Those marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.
Spain
Head coach: Chus Pereda
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Agustín Rodríguez | 10 September 1959 (aged 19) |  Castilla | |
| 2 | DF | Arseni Comas | 28 June 1961 (aged 18) | Gerona | |
| 3 | DF | Miguel Tendillo | 1 February 1961 (aged 18) | Valencia | |
| 4 | DF | Manolo Martínez | 29 October 1960 (aged 18) | Barcelona B | |
| 5 | DF | Francis García | 9 February 1960 (aged 19) | Granada | |
| 6 | DF | Agustín Camacho | 17 March 1960 (aged 19) | Almería | |
| 7 | MF | Biri | 14 September 1959 (aged 19) | Algeciras | |
| 8 | DF | Francisco Javier Muñoz Pérez | 18 February 1960 (aged 19) | Málaga | |
| 9 | MF | Marcelino | 10 April 1960 (aged 19) | Barcelona B | |
| 10 | MF | Manuel Zúñiga | 19 July 1960 (aged 19) | Calvo Sotelo | |
| 11 | MF | Manolo Zambrano | 8 March 1960 (aged 19) | Recreativo Huelva | |
| 12 | FW | Luis Miguel Gail | 23 February 1961 (aged 18) | Real Valladolid B | |
| 13 | GK | Andoni Cedrún | 5 June 1960 (aged 19) | Bilbao Athletic | |
| 14 | FW | Luis Enrique Marián | 19 December 1959 (aged 19) | Rayo Vallecano | |
| 15 | FW | Joaquín Pichardo | 12 August 1959 (aged 20) | Sevilla | |
| 16 | FW | Marcos Alonso | 1 October 1959 (aged 19) | Racing Santander | |
| 17 | FW | Juan Carlos Rojo | 17 November 1959 (aged 19) | Barcelona B | |
| 18 | FW | Modesto Pérez | 7 November 1959 (aged 19) | Getafe |
Algeria
Head coach: Rachid Hanifi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mohamed Rahmani | 10 September 1959 (aged 19) |  EP Sétif | |
| 2 | MF | Mohamed Benameur | 4 December 1959 (aged 19) | USM El Harrach | |
| 3 | MF | Nasser Bouiche | 18 June 1960 (aged 19) | MP Alger | |
| 4 | MF | Djamel Menad | 22 July 1960 (aged 19) | CM Belcourt | |
| 5 | DF | Sid-Ali Aït Ameur | 3 June 1960 (aged 19) | MA Hussein Dey | |
| 6 | DF | Miloud Kouici | 29 October 1959 (aged 19) | USM El Harrach | |
| 7 | MF | Hocine Yahi | 25 April 1960 (aged 19) | CM Belcourt | |
| 8 | DF | Rabah Djenadi | 13 August 1959 (aged 20) | DNC Alger | |
| 9 | FW | Belkacem Demdoum | 25 November 1959 (aged 19) | DNC Alger | |
| 10 | FW | Boualem Baâziz | 18 January 1960 (aged 19) | USK Alger | |
| 11 | DF | Said Belagoune | 1 November 1959 (aged 19) | CS Constantine | |
| 12 | DF | Abdelhafid Bellabès | 4 November 1959 (aged 19) | MP Oran | |
| 13 | DF | Djamel Chaïbi | 25 April 1960 (aged 19) | EP Sétif | |
| 14 | FW | Mohamed Kheloufi | 29 December 1959 (aged 19) | DNC Alger | |
| 15 | DF | Mohamed Chaïb (c) | 18 October 1959 (aged 19) | RS Kouba | |
| 16 | MF | Rachid Sebbar | 10 September 1959 (aged 19) | RS Kouba | |
| 17 | FW | Derradji Bendjaballah | 23 November 1959 (aged 19) | EP Sétif | |
| 18 | GK | Antar Osmani | 22 February 1960 (aged 19) | EP Sétif |
Mexico
Head Coach: José Moncebáez
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Alberto Aguilar | 3 September 1960 (aged 18) |  UAG | |
| 2 | MF | José Jiménez | 19 October 1960 (aged 18) | Cruz Azul | |
| 3 | DF | Ricardo Guzmán | 5 May 1961 (aged 18) | UNAM | |
| 4 | DF | Marco Antonio Trejo | 8 December 1958 (aged 20)[1] | Cruz Azul | |
| 5 | DF | Daniel Mora | 3 January 1960 (aged 19) | Atletico Español | |
| 6 | DF | Felipe Comparán | 10 May 1960 (aged 19) | Cruz Azul | |
| 7 | MF | Juan Antonio Luna | 17 May 1959 (aged 20)[2] | America | |
| 8 | MF | Guillermo Padrón | 11 September 1959 (aged 19) | America | |
| 9 | FW | Mario Díaz | 19 January 1961 (aged 18) | Atletico Español | |
| 10 | FW | Omar Mendiburu | 24 April 1960 (aged 19) | Cruz Azul | |
| 11 | FW | Jorge Moralez | 16 June 1960 (aged 19) | Cruz Azul | |
| 12 | FW | Enrique Hernández | 10 February 1960 (aged 19) | Toluca | |
| 13 | DF | Carlos Cisneros | 1 August 1959 (aged 20) | Zacatepec | |
| 14 | MF | Pablo Luna | 15 April 1960 (aged 19) | UNAM | |
| 15 | MF | Javier Trujillo | 1 August 1961 (aged 18) | Pumas UNAM | |
| 16 | MF | Armando Romero | 27 October 1960 (aged 18) | Cruz Azul | |
| 17 | FW | Ernesto Esquivel | 6 April 1960 (aged 19) | Toluca | |
| 18 | GK | Pablo Larios | 31 July 1960 (aged 19) | Zacatepec |
Japan
Head Coach: Ikuo Matsumoto
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Yasuhito Suzuki | 19 December 1959 (aged 19) |  Yanmar Diesel | |
| 2 | DF | Hisashi Kaneko | 12 September 1959 (aged 19) | Furukawa Electric | |
| 3 | DF | Takeshi Koshida | 19 October 1960 (aged 18) | University of Tsukuba | |
| 4 | DF | Masaaki Yanagishita | 1 January 1960 (aged 19) | Tokyo University of Agriculture | |
| 5 | DF | Toshihiko Okimune | 7 September 1959 (aged 19) | Fujitsu | |
| 6 | DF | Kuniharu Nakamoto | 29 October 1959 (aged 19) | Chuo University | |
| 7 | DF | Makoto Sugiyama | 17 May 1960 (aged 19) | Fujitsu | |
| 8 | MF | Shinji Tanaka | 25 September 1960 (aged 18) | Chuo University | |
| 9 | MF | Satoshi Miyauchi | 26 November 1959 (aged 19) | Furukawa Electric | |
| 10 | FW | Jun Suzuki | 17 August 1961 (aged 18) | Sendai Mukaiyama High School | |
| 11 | FW | Sadahiro Takahashi | 7 January 1959 (aged 20) | Fujita Kogyo SC | |
| 12 | GK | Satoshi Yamaguchi | 1 August 1959 (aged 20) | Mitsubishi Motors | |
| 13 | MF | Atsushi Natori | 12 November 1961 (aged 17) | Mitsubishi Motors | |
| 14 | MF | Yahiro Kazama | 16 October 1961 (aged 17) | Shimizu Shogyo High School | |
| 15 | FW | Shigeru Sarusawa | 30 January 1960 (aged 19) | Yanmar Diesel | |
| 16 | MF | Takashi Mizunuma | 20 May 1960 (aged 19) | Hosei University | |
| 17 | MF | Kazuo Ozaki | 7 March 1960 (aged 19) | Mitsubishi Motors | |
| 18 | FW | Koichi Hashiratani | 1 March 1961 (aged 18) | Kokushikan University |
Group B
Argentina
Head coach: César Luis Menotti
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sergio García | 10 May 1960 (aged 19) |  Flandria | |
| 2 | DF | Juan Simón | 2 March 1960 (aged 19) | Newell's Old Boys | |
| 3 | DF | Hugo Alves | 11 November 1959 (aged 19) | Boca Juniors | |
| 4 | DF | Abelardo Carabelli | 9 June 1960 (aged 19) | Argentinos Juniors | |
| 5 | MF | Daniel Sperandío | 11 December 1959 (aged 19) | Rosario Central | |
| 6 | DF | Rubén Rossi | 10 November 1960 (aged 18) | Colón Santa Fe | |
| 7 | FW | Osvaldo Escudero | 15 October 1960 (aged 18) | Vélez Sársfield | |
| 8 | MF | Juan Barbas | 23 August 1959 (aged 20) | Racing Club | |
| 9 | FW | Ramón Díaz | 29 August 1959 (aged 19) | River Plate | |
| 10 | MF | Diego Maradona | 30 October 1960 (aged 18) | Argentinos Juniors | |
| 11 | FW | Gabriel Calderón | 7 February 1959 (aged 20) | Racing Club | |
| 12 | GK | Rafael Seria | 9 August 1960 (aged 19) | Central Córdoba | |
| 13 | MF | Osvaldo Rinaldi | 2 August 1959 (aged 20) | San Lorenzo | |
| 14 | DF | Jorge Piaggio | 7 February 1960 (aged 19) | Atlanta | |
| 15 | DF | Marcelo Bachino | 2 November 1959 (aged 19) | Boca Juniors | |
| 16 | FW | Alfredo Torres | 15 February 1960 (aged 19) | Atlanta | |
| 17 | MF | Juan José Meza | 29 March 1960 (aged 19) | Vélez Sársfield | |
| 18 | FW | José Luis Lanao | 28 January 1960 (aged 19) | Vélez Sársfield |
Poland
Head coach: Marian Bednarczyk
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jacek Kazimierski | 17 August 1959 (aged 20) |  Legia Warszawa | |
| 2 | FW | Marek Chojnacki | 6 December 1959 (aged 19) | ŁKS Łódź | |
| 3 | MF | Krzysztof Kajrys | 19 August 1959 (aged 20) | Ruch Chorzów | |
| 4 | DF | Paweł Król | 10 October 1960 (aged 18) | Odra Opole | |
| 5 | MF | Kazimierz Buda | 3 May 1960 (aged 19) | Stal Mielec | |
| 6 | FW | Andrzej Pałasz | 22 July 1960 (aged 19) | Górnik Zabrze | |
| 7 | FW | Krzysztof Frankowski | 24 August 1959 (aged 20) | Stal Mielec | |
| 8 | FW | Jarosław Nowicki | 11 January 1961 (aged 18) | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | |
| 9 | DF | Piotr Skrobowski | 16 October 1961 (aged 17) | Wisła Kraków | |
| 10 | DF | Andrzej Gruszka | 26 February 1961 (aged 18) | Polonia Bytom | |
| 11 | FW | Jan Janiec | 31 August 1959 (aged 19) | Zagłębie Wałbrzych | |
| 12 | GK | Janusz Stawarz | 1 December 1959 (aged 19) | Stal Mielec | |
| 13 | MF | Andrzej Buncol | 27 September 1959 (aged 19) | Ruch Chorzów | |
| 14 | MF | Mirosław Pękala | 15 October 1961 (aged 17) | Śląsk Wrocław | |
| 15 | DF | Bogusław Skiba | 16 November 1960 (aged 18) | Stal Mielec | |
| 16 | DF | Krzysztof Jarosz | 19 August 1959 (aged 20) | Śląsk Wrocław[3] | |
| 17 | DF | Tadeusz Wiśniewski | 3 January 1960 (aged 19) | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | |
| 18 | FW | Krzysztof Baran | 26 July 1960 (aged 19) | Gwardia Warszawa |
Yugoslavia
Head coach: Ivan Toplak
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tomislav Ivković | 11 August 1960 (aged 19) |  Dinamo Zagreb | |
| 2 | GK | Ivan Pudar | 16 August 1961 (aged 18) | Hajduk Split | |
| 3 | DF | Milan Janković | 30 December 1959 (aged 19) | Maribor | |
| 4 | FW | Zvonko Živković | 31 October 1959 (aged 19) | Partizan | |
| 5 | DF | Robert Juričko | 27 September 1959 (aged 19) | Hajduk Split | |
| 6 | MF | Marko Elsner | 11 April 1960 (aged 19) | Olimpija Ljubljana | |
| 7 | DF | Boško Đurovski | 28 December 1961 (aged 17) | Red Star Belgrade | |
| 8 | MF | Ivan Gudelj | 21 September 1960 (aged 18) | Hajduk Split | |
| 9 | MF | Radomir Radulović | 14 August 1960 (aged 19) | Partizan | |
| 10 | MF | Mehmed Baždarević (c) | 28 September 1960 (aged 18) | Željezničar | |
| 11 | FW | Haris Smajić | 8 March 1960 (aged 19) | Sarajevo | |
| 12 | DF | Vlaho Macan | 15 October 1959 (aged 19) | Hajduk Split | |
| 13 | FW | Zvonko Varga | 27 November 1959 (aged 19) | Partizan | |
| 14 | FW | Nedeljko Milosavljević | 12 February 1960 (aged 19) | Red Star Belgrade | |
| 15 | FW | Zdravko Čakalić | 16 August 1960 (aged 19) | Red Star Belgrade | |
| 16 | MF | Borislav Mitrović | 18 January 1961 (aged 18) | Red Star Belgrade | |
| 17 | FW | Marko Mlinarić | 1 September 1960 (aged 18) | Dinamo Zagreb | |
| 18 | DF | Vlado Čapljić | 22 March 1962 (aged 17) | Željezničar |
Indonesia
Head Coach: Soetjipto Soentoro
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Fachrizal | 14 August 1959 (aged 20) |  Perkesa 78 | |
| 2 | DF | Eddy Sudarnoto | 31 December 1960 (aged 18) | Jayakarta | |
| 3 | FW | Bambang Irianto | 14 September 1959 (aged 19) | Jayakarta | |
| 4 | DF | Imam Murtanto | 16 November 1959 (aged 19) | Tidar Sakti | |
| 5 | MF | Memed Permadi | 14 December 1959 (aged 19) | Jayakarta | |
| 6 | FW | David Sulaksmono | 3 August 1959 (aged 20) | Jayakarta | |
| 7 | FW | Pepen Rubianto | 17 July 1960 (aged 19) | Buana Putra | |
| 8 | MF | Budhi Tanoto | 23 March 1961 (aged 18) | Tunas Jaya | |
| 9 | FW | Bambang Sunarto | 15 November 1959 (aged 19) | Jaka Utama | |
| 10 | MF | Arief Hidayat | 30 August 1959 (aged 19) | Persija Jakarta | |
| 11 | FW | Syamsul Suryono | 17 September 1959 (aged 19) | Indonesia Muda | |
| 12 | DF | Didik Darmadi | 14 March 1960 (aged 19) | Persis Solo | |
| 13 | DF | Nus Lengkoan | 30 December 1959 (aged 19) | Indonesia Muda | |
| 14 | DF | Tommy Latuperisa | 2 December 1959 (aged 19) | PSMS Medan | |
| 15 | MF | Mundari Karya | 10 December 1959 (aged 19) | Jaka Utama | |
| 16 | MF | Subangkit | 29 November 1960 (aged 18) | Jaka Utama | |
| 17 | FW | Bambang Nurdiansyah | 28 May 1960 (aged 19) | Arseto | |
| 18 | GK | Endang Tirtana | 3 December 1959 (aged 19) | Warna Agung |
