 Ambrois in 1958 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Ambrois Campaña [1] | ||
| 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 | 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 [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.
