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

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
4FW Ricardo Bonelli (1932-10-28)28 October 1932 (aged 23) 5 1 Independiente
3MF Carlos Cecconato (1930-01-27)27 January 1930 (aged 25) 9 1 Independiente
2DF Juan Carlos Colman (1922-12-15)15 December 1922 (aged 33) 9 0 Boca Juniors
4FW Ernesto Cucchiaroni (1927-11-16)16 November 1927 (aged 28) 2 0 Boca Juniors
2DF Pedro Dellacha (1926-07-09)9 July 1926 (aged 29) 9 0 Racing Club
2DF José García Pérez (1921-12-03)3 December 1921 (aged 34) 6 0 Racing Club
4FW Ernesto Grillo (1929-10-01)1 October 1929 (aged 26) 10 6 Independiente
3MF Ernesto Gutiérrez (1927-11-09)9 November 1927 (aged 28) 15 0 Racing Club
4FW Ángel Labruna (1918-09-28)28 September 1918 (aged 37) 22 14 River Plate
4FW Francisco Lojacono (1935-12-11)11 December 1935 (aged 20) 0 0 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
3MF Juan Francisco Lombardo (1925-06-11)11 June 1925 (aged 30) 12 0 Boca Juniors
4FW Rodolfo Micheli (1930-04-24)24 April 1930 (aged 25) 9 10 Independiente
3MF Eliseo Mouriño (1927-06-03)3 June 1927 (aged 28) 10 0 Boca Juniors
1GK Julio Musimessi (1924-07-09)9 July 1924 (aged 31) 10 0 Boca Juniors
3MF Luis Pentrelli (1932-06-15)15 June 1932 (aged 23) 0 0 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
4FW Omar Sívori (1935-10-02)2 October 1935 (aged 20) 0 0 River Plate
2DF Federico Vairo (1930-01-27)27 January 1930 (aged 25) 4 0 River Plate
3MF José Varacka (1932-05-27)27 May 1932 (aged 23) 0 0 Independiente
4FW Roberto Zárate (1932-12-15)15 December 1932 (aged 23) 0 0 River Plate

Brazil

Head Coach: Osvaldo Brandão

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
2DF Alfredo Ramos (1924-10-27)27 October 1924 (aged 31) 0 0 São Paulo
4FW Álvaro (1931-09-24)24 September 1931 (aged 24) 1 1 Santos
4FW Baltazar (1926-01-14)14 January 1926 (aged 30) 24 15 Corinthians
4FW Canhoteiro (1932-09-24)24 September 1932 (aged 23) 1 1 São Paulo
1GK Cabeção (1930-08-23)23 August 1930 (aged 25) 0 0 Portuguesa
2DF Nílton de Sordi (1931-02-14)14 February 1931 (aged 24) 1 0 São Paulo
4FW Emanuele Del Vecchio (1934-09-24)24 September 1934 (aged 21) 0 0 Santos
2DF Djalma Santos (1929-02-23)23 February 1929 (aged 26) 19 1 Portuguesa
3MF Formiga (1930-11-11)11 November 1930 (aged 25) 2 0 Santos
1GK Gilmar (1930-08-22)22 August 1930 (aged 25) 3 0 Corinthians
4FW Jair (1921-03-21)21 March 1921 (aged 34) 37 22 Palmeiras
3MF Julião (1929-04-11)11 April 1929 (aged 26) 0 0 Corinthians
4FW Luizinho (1930-03-07)7 March 1930 (aged 25) 2 0 Corinthians
4FW Maurinho (1933-06-06)6 June 1933 (aged 22) 4 3 São Paulo
2DF Mauro Ramos (1930-08-30)30 August 1930 (aged 25) 7 0 São Paulo
4FW Nestor (1926-06-23)23 June 1926 (aged 29) 0 0 XV de Jaú
2DF Olavo (1927-11-09)9 November 1927 (aged 28) 1 0 Corinthians
1GK Paulo Martorano (1933-05-03)3 May 1933 (aged 22) 0 0 Guarani
3MF Roberto Belangero (1928-06-28)28 June 1928 (aged 27) 1 0 Corinthians
4FW Tite (1930-06-04)4 June 1930 (aged 25) 0 0 Santos
4FW Zezinho (1930-06-02)2 June 1930 (aged 25) 0 0 São Paulo
3MF Zito (1932-08-08)8 August 1932 (aged 23) 1 0 Santos

Chile

Head Coach: Luis Tirado

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
2DF Rodolfo Almeyda (1923-07-05)5 July 1923 (aged 32) 11 0 Palestino
2DF Manuel Álvarez (1928-05-23)23 May 1928 (aged 27) 32 0 Universidad Católica
2DF Isaac Carrasco (1928-08-12)12 August 1928 (aged 27) 13 0 Colo Colo
3MF Ramiro Cortés (1931-04-27)27 April 1931 (aged 24) 27 0 Audax Italiano
2DF Carlos Cubillos (1929-12-25)25 December 1929 (aged 26) 3 0 Unión Española
1GK Misael Escuti (1928-12-20)20 December 1928 (aged 27) 8 0 Colo Colo
1GK Carlos Espinoza (1928-04-21)21 April 1928 (aged 27) 0 0 Everton
4FW Sergio Espinoza (1928-12-25)25 December 1928 (aged 27) 3 0 Audax Italiano
4FW José Fernández (1928-02-23)23 February 1928 (aged 27) 6 0 Palestino
2DF Sergio Goity (1930-02-21)21 February 1930 (aged 25) 0 0 Palestino
3MF Enrique Hormazábal (1931-01-06)6 January 1931 (aged 25) 30 10 Colo Colo
4FW René Meléndez (1928-12-29)29 December 1928 (aged 27) 23 9 Everton
4FW Manuel Muñoz (1928-04-28)28 April 1928 (aged 27) 18 7 Colo Colo
1GK Francisco Nitsche (1930-11-04)4 November 1930 (aged 25) 0 0 Unión Española
4FW Jaime Ramírez (1931-08-14)14 August 1931 (aged 24) 8 2 Colo Colo
4FW Leonel Sánchez (1936-04-25)25 April 1936 (aged 19) 2 0 Universidad de Chile

Paraguay

Head Coach: Julio Ramírez

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
— 2DF Edelmiro Arévalo (1929-01-07)7 January 1929 (aged 27) 0 0 Olimpia
— 1GK Manuel Benítez 0 0 Olimpia
— 2DF Higinio Benítez Casco 0 0 Libertad
— 1GK Asunción Caballero (1932-05-05)5 May 1932 (aged 23) 0 0 Presidente Hayes
— 3MF Joel Cabrera (1933-04-20)20 April 1933 (aged 22) 0 0 Cerro Porteño
— 4FW Juan Cañete (1929-07-27)27 July 1929 (aged 26) 5 0 Presidente Hayes
— 3MF Eligio Echagüe (1931-12-31)31 December 1931 (aged 24) 3 0 Olimpia
— 4FW Antonio Ramón Gómez (1928-05-04)4 May 1928 (aged 27) 7 0 Libertad
— 4FW Hermes González (1935-04-06)6 April 1935 (aged 20) 4 0 Libertad
— 3MF Ireneo Hermosilla (1928-01-31)31 January 1928 (aged 29) 7 0 Libertad
— 4FW Enrique Jara Saguier (1934-07-12)12 July 1934 (aged 21) 0 0 Cerro Porteño
— 4FW Manuel Lugo 0 0 Sportivo Luqueño
— 3MF Victoriano Leguizamón (1922-03-23)23 March 1922 (aged 33) 9 0 Olimpia
— 2DF Robustiano Maciel (1930-05-24)24 May 1930 (aged 25) 12 0 Sol de América
— 4FW Hilarión Osorio (1928-10-21)21 October 1928 (aged 27) 0 0 Sportivo Luqueño
— 2DF Albino Ricardo 0 0 Cerro Porteño
— 4FW Máximo Rolón (1934-11-18)18 November 1934 (aged 21) 5 5 Libertad
— 4FW Juan Ángel Romero (1934-12-27)27 December 1934 (aged 21) 12 1 Nacional
— 4FW Ruperto Torres 0 0 Olimpia
— 3MF Alfredo Vega (1935-02-02)2 February 1935 (aged 20) 0 0 Libertad
— 3MF Salvador Villalba (1924-08-29)29 August 1924 (aged 31) 5 1 Libertad

Peru

Head Coach: Arturo Fernández

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
2DF Isaac Andrade (1937-07-13)13 July 1937 (aged 18) 0 0 Sport Boys
4FW Guillermo Barbadillo (1925-01-09)9 January 1925 (aged 31) 17 4 Alianza Lima
3MF Luis Calderón (1929-06-17)17 June 1929 (aged 26) 12 0 Sport Boys
4FW Félix Castillo (1928-02-21)21 February 1928 (aged 27) 12 5 Alianza Lima
4FW Roberto Castillo (1930-04-29)29 April 1930 (aged 25) 12 1 Alianza Lima
3MF Germán Colunga (1922-05-28)28 May 1922 (aged 33) 9 0 Atlético Chalaco
2DF Guillermo Delgado (1931-02-11)11 February 1931 (aged 24) 16 0 Alianza Lima
3MF Roberto Drago (1923-07-28)28 July 1923 (aged 32) 18 4 Deportivo Municipal
4FW Óscar Gómez Sánchez (1935-10-31)31 October 1935 (aged 20) 9 9 Alianza Lima
2DF René Gutiérrez 0 0 Universitario de Deportes
3MF Cornelio Heredia (1920-10-16)16 October 1920 (aged 35) 26 2 Alianza Lima
3MF Carlos Lazón (1929-10-05)5 October 1929 (aged 26) 5 0 Alianza Lima
3MF Alberto Loret de Mola (1928-01-13)13 January 1928 (aged 28) 4 0 Universitario de Deportes
4FW Máximo Mosquera (1928-01-08)8 January 1928 (aged 28) 13 2 Alianza Lima
2DF Víctor Salas (1935-03-29)29 March 1935 (aged 20) 4 0 Universitario de Deportes
4FW Juan Seminario (1936-07-22)22 July 1936 (aged 19) 0 0 Deportivo Municipal
3MF Alberto Terry (1929-05-16)16 May 1929 (aged 26) 10 6 Universitario de Deportes
4FW Jacinto Villalba (1924-02-08)8 February 1924 (aged 31) 0 0 Universitario de Deportes
1GK Dimas Zegarra (1932-12-19)19 December 1932 (aged 23) 0 0 Universitario de Deportes

Uruguay

Head Coach: Hugo Bagnulo

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
3MF Javier Ambrois (1932-05-09)9 May 1932 (aged 23) 7 1 Nacional
3MF Alfonso Auscarriaga (1927-09-07)7 September 1927 (aged 28) 0 0 Danubio
4FW Carlos Borges (1932-01-14)14 January 1932 (aged 24) 10 5 Peñarol
2DF Ladislao Brazionis (1929-06-23)23 June 1929 (aged 26) 0 0 Rampla Juniors
4FW Carlos Carranza (1928-11-30)30 November 1928 (aged 27) 6 0 Cerro
2DF Carlos Correa (1936-04-30)30 April 1936 (aged 19) 0 0 Danubio
3MF Carlos Chávez 0 0 Liverpool
3MF Héctor Demarco (1936-02-12)12 February 1936 (aged 19) 3 0 Defensor Sporting
4FW Guillermo Escalada (1936-04-24)24 April 1936 (aged 19) 1 0 Nacional
3MF Roque Fernández 1927 (28-29) 0 0 Rampla Juniors
3MF Roberto Leopardi (1933-07-19)19 July 1933 (aged 22) 2 0 Nacional
1GK Julio Maceiras (1926-04-22)22 April 1926 (aged 29) 0 0 Danubio
4FW Washington Manghini 0 0 Danubio
2DF William Martínez (1928-01-13)13 January 1928 (aged 28) 13 0 Peñarol
4FW Daniel Melgarejo 0 0 Danubio
4FW Óscar Miguez (1927-12-05)5 December 1927 (aged 28) 12 11 Peñarol
3MF Luis Alberto Miramontes (1928-12-15)15 December 1928 (aged 27) 0 0 Defensor Sporting
4FW Luis Pírez 0 0 Racing de Montevideo
3MF Víctor Rodríguez Andrade (1927-02-04)4 February 1927 (aged 28) 11 0 Peñarol
4FW Walter Roque (1937-05-08)8 May 1937 (aged 18) 0 0 Rampla Juniors

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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