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 Page Template:National football squad start/styles.css has no content.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Julio Musimessi (1924-07-09)9 July 1924 (aged 31)  
2DF Juan Carlos Colman (1922-12-15)15 December 1922 (aged 33)  
2DF Pedro Dellacha (1926-07-09)9 July 1926 (aged 29)  
2DF José García Pérez (1921-12-03)3 December 1921 (aged 34)  
2DF Federico Vairo (1930-01-27)27 January 1930 (aged 25)  
3MF Ernesto Gutiérrez (1927-11-09)9 November 1927 (aged 28)  
3MF Juan Francisco Lombardo (1925-06-11)11 June 1925 (aged 30)  
3MF Eliseo Mouriño (1927-06-03)3 June 1927 (aged 28)  
3MF José Varacka (1932-05-27)27 May 1932 (aged 23)  
3MF Carlos Cecconato (1930-01-27)27 January 1930 (aged 25)  
4FW Ernesto Cucchiaroni (1927-11-16)16 November 1927 (aged 28)  
4FW Ernesto Grillo (1929-10-01)1 October 1929 (aged 26)  
4FW Ángel Labruna (1918-09-28)28 September 1918 (aged 37)  
4FW Francisco Lojacono (1935-12-11)11 December 1935 (aged 20)  
4FW Rodolfo Micheli (1930-04-24)24 April 1930 (aged 25)  
4FW Luis Pentrelli (1932-06-15)15 June 1932 (aged 23)  
4FW Enrique Omar Sívori (1935-10-02)2 October 1935 (aged 20)  
4FW Roberto Zárate (1932-12-15)15 December 1932 (aged 23)  
4FW Ricardo Bonelli (1932-10-28)28 October 1932 (aged 23)  

Brazil

Head Coach:   Vicente Feola Page Template:National football squad start/styles.css has no content.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Gilmar (1930-08-22)22 August 1930 (aged 28)  
1GK Cabeção (1930-08-23)23 August 1930 (aged 25)  
1GK Paulo Martorano (1933-05-03)3 May 1933 (aged 22)  
2DF Alfredo Ramos (1924-10-27)27 October 1924 (aged 31)  
2DF Nílton de Sordi (1931-02-14)14 February 1931 (aged 24)  
2DF Olavo (1927-11-09)9 November 1927 (aged 28)  
2DF Chico Formiga (1930-11-11)11 November 1930 (aged 25)  
2DF Djalma Santos (1929-02-23)23 February 1929 (aged 26)  
2DF Mauro Ramos (1930-08-30)30 August 1930 (aged 25)  
3MF Canhoteiro (1932-09-24)24 September 1932 (aged 23)  
3MF Jair (1921-03-21)21 March 1921 (aged 34)  
3MF Antonio Elías Julião (1929-04-11)11 April 1929 (aged 26)  
3MF Roberto Belangero (1928-06-28)28 June 1928 (aged 27)  
3MF Zito (1932-08-08)8 August 1932 (aged 23)  
4FW Álvaro (1931-09-24)24 September 1931 (aged 24)  
4FW Baltazar (1926-01-14)14 January 1926 (aged 30)  
4FW Emanuele Del Vecchio (1934-09-24)24 September 1934 (aged 21)  
4FW Luizinho (1930-03-07)7 March 1930 (aged 25)  
4FW Maurinho (1933-06-06)6 June 1933 (aged 22)  
4FW Nestor Alves da Silva (1926-06-23)23 June 1926 (aged 29)  
4FW Tite (1930-06-04)4 June 1930 (aged 25)  
4FW Zezinho (1930-06-02)2 June 1930 (aged 25)  

Chile

Head Coach:   Luis Tirado

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Escuti, MisaelMisael Escuti (1928-12-20)20 December 1928 (aged 27)   Colo Colo
1GK Nitsche, FranciscoFrancisco Nitsche (1930-11-04)04 November 1930 (aged 25)   Unión Española
1GK Espinoza, CarlosCarlos Espinoza (1928-04-21)21 April 1928 (aged 27)   Everton
2DF Almeyda, RodolfoRodolfo Almeyda (1923-07-05)05 July 1923 (aged 32)   Palestino
2DF Álvarez, ManuelManuel Álvarez (1928-05-23)23 May 1928 (aged 27)   Universidad Católica
2DF Carrasco, IsaacIsaac Carrasco (1928-08-12)12 August 1928 (aged 27)   Colo Colo
2DF Cubillos, CarlosCarlos Cubillos (1929-12-25)25 December 1929 (aged 26)   Unión Española
2DF Goity, SergioSergio Goity   Palestino
3MF Cortés, RamiroRamiro Cortés (1931-04-27)27 April 1931 (aged 24)   Audax Italiano
3MF Hormazábal, EnriqueEnrique Hormazábal (1931-01-06)6 January 1931 (aged 25)   Colo Colo
4FW Espinoza, SergioSergio Espinoza   Audax Italiano
4FW Fernández, JoséJosé Fernández   Palestino
4FW Meléndez, RenéRené Meléndez (1928-12-29)29 December 1928 (aged 27)   Everton
4FW Muñoz, ManuelManuel Muñoz (1928-04-28)28 April 1928 (aged 27)   Colo Colo
4FW Ramírez, JaimeJaime Ramírez (1931-08-14)14 August 1931 (aged 24)   Colo Colo
4FW Sánchez, LeonelLeonel Sánchez (1936-04-25)25 April 1936 (aged 19)   Universidad de Chile

Paraguay

Head Coach:   Julio Ramírez [pl] Page Template:National football squad start/styles.css has no content.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Manuel Benítez  
1GK Asunción Caballero (1932-05-05)5 May 1932 (aged 23)  
2DF Edelmiro Arévalo (1929-01-07)7 January 1929 (aged 27)  
2DF Higinio Benítez Casco  
2DF Robustiano Maciel [pl] (1930-05-24)24 May 1930 (aged 25)  
2DF Albino Ricardo  
3MF Eligio Echagüe (1931-12-31)31 December 1931 (aged 24)  
3MF Ireneo Hermosilla [pl] (1928-01-31)31 January 1928 (aged 29)  
3MF Victoriano Leguizamón (1922-03-23)23 March 1922 (aged 33)  
3MF Alfredo Vega (1935-02-02)2 February 1935 (aged 20)  
3MF Salvador Villalba (1924-08-29)29 August 1924 (aged 31)  
3MF Joel Cabrera (1933-04-20)20 April 1933 (aged 22)  
4FW Juan Cañete (1929-07-27)27 July 1929 (aged 26)  
4FW Antonio Ramón Gómez [pl] (1928-05-04)4 May 1928 (aged 27)  
4FW Hermes González [es] (1935-04-06)6 April 1935 (aged 20)  
4FW Enrique Jara Saguier (1934-07-12)12 July 1934 (aged 21)  
4FW Manuel Lugo  
4FW Hilarión Osorio (1928-10-21)21 October 1928 (aged 27)  
4FW Máximo Rolón (1934-11-18)18 November 1934 (aged 21)  
4FW Juan Romero Isasi [es] (1934-12-27)27 December 1934 (aged 21)  
4FW Ruperto Torres  

Peru

Head Coach:   Arturo Fernández Page Template:National football squad start/styles.css has no content.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Dimas Zegarra (1932-12-19)19 December 1932 (aged 23)  
2DF Isaac Andrade [es] (1937-07-13)13 July 1937 (aged 18)  
2DF Víctor Salas [es]  
2DF Guillermo Delgado (1931-02-11)11 February 1931 (aged 24)  
2DF René Gutiérrez  
3MF Cornelio Heredia [es] (1920-10-16)16 October 1920 (aged 35)  
3MF Alberto Loret de Mola [fr] (1928-01-13)13 January 1928 (aged 28)  
3MF Roberto Drago [es] (1923-07-28)28 July 1923 (aged 32)  
3MF Carlos Lazón [es] (1929-10-05)5 October 1929 (aged 26)  
3MF Alberto Terry (1929-05-16)16 May 1929 (aged 26)  
3MF Luis Calderón [es] (1929-06-17)17 June 1929 (aged 26)  
3MF Germán Colunga  
4FW Máximo Mosquera (1928-01-08)8 January 1928 (aged 28)  
4FW Félix Castillo (1928-02-21)21 February 1928 (aged 27)  
4FW Guillermo Barbadillo [es] (1925-01-09)9 January 1925 (aged 31)  
4FW Óscar Gómez Sánchez (1935-10-31)31 October 1935 (aged 20)  
4FW Roberto Castillo  
4FW Juan Seminario (1936-07-22)22 July 1936 (aged 19)  
4FW Jacinto Villalba [es] (1924-02-08)8 February 1924 (aged 31)  

Uruguay

Head Coach:   Hugo Bagnulo Page Template:National football squad start/styles.css has no content.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Julio Maceiras (1926-04-22)22 April 1926 (aged 29)  
2DF William Martínez (1928-01-13)13 January 1928 (aged 28)  
2DF Ladislao Brazionis (1929-06-23)23 June 1929 (aged 26)  
2DF Carlos Correa  
3MF Alfonso Auscarriaga  
3MF Roque Fernández  
3MF Héctor Demarco (1936-02-12)12 February 1936 (aged 19)  
3MF Luis Alberto Miramontes (1928-12-15)15 December 1928 (aged 27)  
3MF Víctor Andrade (1927-02-04)4 February 1927 (aged 28)  
3MF Javier Ambrois (1932-05-09)9 May 1932 (aged 23)  
3MF Roberto Leopardi (1933-07-19)19 July 1933 (aged 22)  
3MF Carlos Cháves  
4FW Washington Manghini  
4FW Guillermo Escalada (1936-04-24)24 April 1936 (aged 19)  
4FW Walter Roque (1937-05-08)8 May 1937 (aged 18)  
4FW Carlos Carranza  
4FW Carlos Borges (1932-01-14)14 January 1932 (aged 24)  
4FW Luis Pírez  
4FW Daniel Melgarejo  
4FW Óscar Miguez (1927-12-05)5 December 1927 (aged 28)  

References

  1. "Copa América 1956 Uruguay » Teams". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. "South American Championship 1956". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

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