1956 South American Championship squads
These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1956 South American Championship. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.[1][2]
Argentina
Head Coach: 
Guillermo Stábile
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| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| GK | Julio Musimessi | 9 July 1924 (aged 31) | 
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| DF | Juan Carlos Colman | 15 December 1922 (aged 33) |
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| DF | Pedro Dellacha | 9 July 1926 (aged 29) |
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| DF | José García Pérez | 3 December 1921 (aged 34) |
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| DF | Federico Vairo | 27 January 1930 (aged 25) |
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| MF | Ernesto Gutiérrez | 9 November 1927 (aged 28) |
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| MF | Juan Francisco Lombardo | 11 June 1925 (aged 30) |
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| MF | Eliseo Mouriño | 3 June 1927 (aged 28) |
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| MF | José Varacka | 27 May 1932 (aged 23) |
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| MF | Carlos Cecconato | 27 January 1930 (aged 25) |
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| FW | Ernesto Cucchiaroni | 16 November 1927 (aged 28) |
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| FW | Ernesto Grillo | 1 October 1929 (aged 26) |
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| FW | Ángel Labruna | 28 September 1918 (aged 37) |
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| FW | Francisco Lojacono | 11 December 1935 (aged 20) |
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| FW | Rodolfo Micheli | 24 April 1930 (aged 25) |
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| FW | Luis Pentrelli | 15 June 1932 (aged 23) |
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| FW | Enrique Omar Sívori | 2 October 1935 (aged 20) |
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| FW | Roberto Zárate | 15 December 1932 (aged 23) |
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| FW | Ricardo Bonelli | 28 October 1932 (aged 23) |
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Brazil
Head Coach: 
Vicente Feola
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| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| GK | Gilmar | 22 August 1930 (aged 28) | 
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| GK | Cabeção | 23 August 1930 (aged 25) |
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| GK | Paulo Martorano | 3 May 1933 (aged 22) |
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| DF | Alfredo Ramos | 27 October 1924 (aged 31) |
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| DF | Nílton de Sordi | 14 February 1931 (aged 24) |
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| DF | Olavo | 9 November 1927 (aged 28) |
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| DF | Chico Formiga | 11 November 1930 (aged 25) |
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| DF | Djalma Santos | 23 February 1929 (aged 26) |
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| DF | Mauro Ramos | 30 August 1930 (aged 25) |
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| MF | Canhoteiro | 24 September 1932 (aged 23) |
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| MF | Jair | 21 March 1921 (aged 34) |
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| MF | Antonio Elías Julião | 11 April 1929 (aged 26) |
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| MF | Roberto Belangero | 28 June 1928 (aged 27) |
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| MF | Zito | 8 August 1932 (aged 23) |
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| FW | Álvaro | 24 September 1931 (aged 24) |
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| FW | Baltazar | 14 January 1926 (aged 30) |
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| FW | Emanuele Del Vecchio | 24 September 1934 (aged 21) |
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| FW | Luizinho | 7 March 1930 (aged 25) |
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| FW | Maurinho | 6 June 1933 (aged 22) |
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| FW | Nestor Alves da Silva | 23 June 1926 (aged 29) |
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| FW | Tite | 4 June 1930 (aged 25) |
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| FW | Zezinho | 2 June 1930 (aged 25) |
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Chile
Head Coach: 
Luis Tirado
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Misael Escuti | 20 December 1928 (aged 27) | Colo Colo
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| GK | Francisco Nitsche | 04 November 1930 (aged 25) | Unión Española
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| GK | Carlos Espinoza | 21 April 1928 (aged 27) | Everton
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| DF | Rodolfo Almeyda | 05 July 1923 (aged 32) | Palestino
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| DF | Manuel Álvarez | 23 May 1928 (aged 27) | Universidad Católica
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| DF | Isaac Carrasco | 12 August 1928 (aged 27) | Colo Colo
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| DF | Carlos Cubillos | 25 December 1929 (aged 26) | Unión Española
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| DF | Sergio Goity | Palestino
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| MF | Ramiro Cortés | 27 April 1931 (aged 24) | Audax Italiano
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| MF | Enrique Hormazábal | 6 January 1931 (aged 25) | Colo Colo
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| FW | Sergio Espinoza | Audax Italiano
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| FW | José Fernández | Palestino
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| FW | René Meléndez | 29 December 1928 (aged 27) | Everton
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| FW | Manuel Muñoz | 28 April 1928 (aged 27) | Colo Colo
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| FW | Jaime Ramírez | 14 August 1931 (aged 24) | Colo Colo
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| FW | Leonel Sánchez | 25 April 1936 (aged 19) | Universidad de Chile
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Paraguay
Head Coach: 
Julio Ramírez
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| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| — | GK | Manuel Benítez |
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| — | GK | Asunción Caballero | 5 May 1932 (aged 23) |
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| — | DF | Edelmiro Arévalo | 7 January 1929 (aged 27) |
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| — | DF | Higinio Benítez Casco |
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| — | DF | Robustiano Maciel | 24 May 1930 (aged 25) |
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| — | DF | Albino Ricardo |
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| — | MF | Eligio Echagüe | 31 December 1931 (aged 24) |
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| — | MF | Ireneo Hermosilla | 31 January 1928 (aged 29) |
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| — | MF | Victoriano Leguizamón | 23 March 1922 (aged 33) |
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| — | MF | Alfredo Vega | 2 February 1935 (aged 20) |
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| — | MF | Salvador Villalba | 29 August 1924 (aged 31) |
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| — | MF | Joel Cabrera | 20 April 1933 (aged 22) |
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| — | FW | Juan Cañete | 27 July 1929 (aged 26) | 
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| — | FW | Antonio Ramón Gómez | 4 May 1928 (aged 27) |
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| — | FW | Hermes González | 6 April 1935 (aged 20) |
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| — | FW | Enrique Jara Saguier | 12 July 1934 (aged 21) |
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| — | FW | Manuel Lugo |
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| — | FW | Hilarión Osorio | 21 October 1928 (aged 27) |
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| — | FW | Máximo Rolón | 18 November 1934 (aged 21) |
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| — | FW | Juan Romero Isasi | 27 December 1934 (aged 21) | 
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| — | FW | Ruperto Torres |
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Peru
Head Coach: 
Arturo Fernández
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| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| GK | Dimas Zegarra | 19 December 1932 (aged 23) |
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| DF | Isaac Andrade | 13 July 1937 (aged 18) |
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| DF | Víctor Salas |
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| DF | Guillermo Delgado | 11 February 1931 (aged 24) |
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| DF | René Gutiérrez |
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| MF | Cornelio Heredia | 16 October 1920 (aged 35) |
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| MF | Alberto Loret de Mola | 13 January 1928 (aged 28) |
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| MF | Roberto Drago | 28 July 1923 (aged 32) |
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| MF | Carlos Lazón | 5 October 1929 (aged 26) |
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| MF | Alberto Terry | 16 May 1929 (aged 26) |
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| MF | Luis Calderón | 17 June 1929 (aged 26) |
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| MF | Germán Colunga |
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| FW | Máximo Mosquera | 8 January 1928 (aged 28) |
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| FW | Félix Castillo | 21 February 1928 (aged 27) |
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| FW | Guillermo Barbadillo | 9 January 1925 (aged 31) |
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| FW | Óscar Gómez Sánchez | 31 October 1935 (aged 20) |
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| FW | Roberto Castillo |
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| FW | Juan Seminario | 22 July 1936 (aged 19) |
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| FW | Jacinto Villalba | 8 February 1924 (aged 31) |
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Uruguay
Head Coach: Hugo Bagnulo
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| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| GK | Julio Maceiras | 22 April 1926 (aged 29) |
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| DF | William Martínez | 13 January 1928 (aged 28) |
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| DF | Ladislao Brazionis | 23 June 1929 (aged 26) |
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| DF | Carlos Correa |
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| MF | Alfonso Auscarriaga |
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| MF | Roque Fernández |
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| MF | Héctor Demarco | 12 February 1936 (aged 19) |
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| MF | Luis Alberto Miramontes | 15 December 1928 (aged 27) |
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| MF | Víctor Andrade | 4 February 1927 (aged 28) |
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| MF | Javier Ambrois | 9 May 1932 (aged 23) |
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| MF | Roberto Leopardi | 19 July 1933 (aged 22) |
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| MF | Carlos Cháves |
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| FW | Washington Manghini |
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| FW | Guillermo Escalada | 24 April 1936 (aged 19) |
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| FW | Walter Roque | 8 May 1937 (aged 18) |
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| FW | Carlos Carranza |
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| FW | Carlos Borges | 14 January 1932 (aged 24) |
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| FW | Luis Pírez |
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| FW | Daniel Melgarejo |
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| FW | Óscar Miguez | 5 December 1927 (aged 28) |
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References
- ↑ "Copa América 1956 Uruguay » Teams". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ↑ "South American Championship 1956". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2021.