1959 South American Championship (Ecuador) squads

The following are the squad lists for the countries that played in the 1959 South American Championship held in Ecuador, the second edition of the tournament contested twice in a year.^[1]^[2]

The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay.^[3] Unlike the previous edition held that same year in Argentina, the participant teams brought reserve squads to the competition. Moreover, Brazilian roster included players from teams from Pernambuco state only, while Argentina brought younger or reserve players.^[1]

The teams played in a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.^[4]

Argentina

Head Coach: José Manuel Moreno

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
2DF	Norberto Anido	(1933-02-09)9 February 1933 (aged 26)	Racing
2DF	Carlos Arredondo	(1933-10-26)26 October 1933 (aged 26)	Huracán
4FW	Raúl Belén	(1931-07-01)1 July 1931 (aged 28)	Racing
2DF	Rodolfo Betinotti	(1932-07-10)10 July 1932 (aged 27)	Atlanta
4FW	Norberto Boggio	(1934-01-01)1 January 1934 (aged 25)	San Lorenzo
3MF	José Carbone	(1930-09-15)15 September 1930 (aged 29)	Independiente
2DF	Néstor Cardoso	(1935-11-17)17 November 1935 (aged 24)	Rosario Central
1GK	Néstor Errea	(1939-04-27)27 April 1939 (aged 20)	Atlanta
4FW	Héctor Facundo	(1937-11-02)2 November 1937 (aged 22)	San Lorenzo
4FW	Omar Higinio García	(1936-03-11)11 March 1936 (aged 23)	San Lorenzo
3MF	Carlos Griguol	(1934-09-04)4 September 1934 (aged 25)	Atlanta
3MF	Juan Héctor Guidi	(1930-07-14)14 July 1930 (aged 29)	Lanús
3MF	Juan Francisco Lombardo	(1925-06-11)11 June 1925 (aged 34)	Boca Juniors
3MF	Eliseo Mouriño	(1927-06-03)3 June 1927 (aged 32)	Boca Juniors
2DF	Juan Carlos Murúa	(1935-07-18)18 July 1935 (aged 24)	Racing
1GK	Jorge Negri	(1932-11-30)30 November 1932 (aged 27)	Racing
4FW	Juan José Pizzuti	(1927-05-09)9 May 1927 (aged 32)	Racing
3MF	Antonio Rattín	(1937-05-16)16 May 1937 (aged 22)	Boca Juniors
3MF	Juan José Rodríguez	(1937-01-11)11 January 1937 (aged 22)	Boca Juniors
4FW	Miguel Ruíz	(1934-01-10)10 January 1934 (aged 25)	San Lorenzo
4FW	José Sanfilippo	(1935-05-04)4 May 1935 (aged 24)	San Lorenzo
4FW	Rubén Sosa	(1936-11-14)14 November 1936 (aged 23)	Racing

Brazil

Head Coach: Gentil Cardoso

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Waldemar	(1936-03-04)4 March 1936 (aged 23)	Náutico
1GK	Moacir	(1921-03-27)27 March 1921 (aged 38)	Santa Cruz
1GK	Válter		Santa Cruz
2DF	Zequinha	(1938-07-06)6 July 1938 (aged 21)	Náutico
2DF	Clóvis	(1937-08-28)28 August 1937 (aged 22)	Santa Cruz
2DF	Givaldo	(1935-03-12)12 March 1935 (aged 24)	Náutico
2DF	Biu	(1936-03-27)27 March 1936 (aged 23)	Santa Cruz
2DF	Édson	(1933-03-19)19 March 1933 (aged 26)	Sport
2DF	Geroldo	(1933-03-14)14 March 1933 (aged 26)	Santa Cruz
2DF	Servílio	(1929-09-25)25 September 1929 (aged 30)	Santa Cruz
3MF	Fernando		Náutico
3MF	Traçaia	(1933-08-06)6 August 1933 (aged 26)	Sport
3MF	Zé Maria	(1931-12-03)3 December 1931 (aged 28)	Sport
3MF	Zé Mello	(1934-01-07)7 January 1934 (aged 25)	Santa Cruz
3MF	Bria	(1928-05-12)12 May 1928 (aged 30)	Sport
4FW	Elias	(1931-02-20)20 February 1931 (aged 28)	Náutico
4FW	Paulo	(1930-11-01)1 November 1930 (aged 29)	Náutico
4FW	Tião	(1936-05-11)11 May 1936 (aged 23)	Santa Cruz
4FW	Elcy	(1938-12-05)5 December 1938 (aged 21)	Sport
4FW	Goiano	(1935-09-24)24 September 1935 (aged 24)	Santa Cruz
3MF	Geraldo	(1936-03-06)6 March 1936 (aged 23)	Náutico

Ecuador

Head Coach: Juan López Fontana

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
4FW	Francisco Almeida	(1936-10-04)4 October 1936 (aged 23)	España
4FW	Carlos Altamirano		Everest
2DF	Raúl Arguello	(1936-05-01)1 May 1936 (aged 23)	Emelec
4FW	Nelson Aurea		Patria
2DF	Carlos Cruz Ávila		Emelec
4FW	José Balseca	(1933-08-19)19 August 1933 (aged 26)	Emelec
1GK	Alfredo Bonnard [ca]	(1931-11-03)3 November 1931 (aged 28)	Patria
4FW	Clímaco Cañarte	(1936-02-05)5 February 1936 (aged 23)	Barcelona
2DF	Jaime Galarza	(1934-11-07)7 November 1934 (aged 25)	Patria
3MF	Rómulo Gómez	(1934-06-06)6 June 1934 (aged 25)	Emelec
2DF	Honorato Gonzabay	(1929-12-29)29 December 1929 (aged 29)	At. Chalaco
4FW	Ernesto Guerra [es]	(1934-02-23)23 February 1934 (aged 25)	Barcelona
2DF	Jorge Izaguirre	(1928-01-23)23 January 1928 (aged 31)	9 de Octubre
2DF	Vicente Lecaro	(1936-06-08)8 June 1936 (aged 23)	Barcelona
3MF	Flávio Nall	(1934-06-29)29 June 1934 (aged 25)	Valdez
4FW	Leonardo Palacios	(1933-04-02)2 April 1933 (aged 26)	Aucas
3MF	Juan Ruales
4FW	Carlos Raffo	(1926-04-10)10 April 1926 (aged 33)	Emelec
3MF	Ruperto Reeves	(1934-02-12)12 February 1934 (aged 25)	Barcelona
4FW	Mario Saeteros		Patria
4FW	Alberto Spencer	(1937-12-06)6 December 1937 (aged 22)	Peñarol
2DF	Jaime Ubilla	(1932-10-20)20 October 1932 (aged 27)	Emelec
1GK	Cipriano Yu Lee	(1933-09-16)16 September 1933 (aged 26)	Emelec

Paraguay

Head Coach: Benjamín Laterza [es]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
—	1GK	Samuel Aguilar	(1933-03-16)16 March 1933 (aged 26)	Libertad
—	1GK	Carlos Adolfo Riquelme	(1928-09-10)10 September 1928 (aged 31)	Atlético Chalaco
—	2DF	Crescencio Gómez
—	2DF	Carlos Monín	(1939-07-18)18 July 1939 (aged 20)	Cerro Porteño
—	2DF	Luis Gonzaga Torres		Cerro Porteño
—	2DF	Silvio Parodi (footballer)	(1931-11-06)6 November 1931 (aged 28)	Vasco da Gama
—	3MF	Eligio Echagüe	(1931-12-31)31 December 1931 (aged 27)	Olimpia
—	3MF	Claudio Lezcano		Olimpia
—	3MF	Idalino Monges	(1940-06-05)5 June 1940 (aged 19)	Cerro Porteño
—	3MF	Salvador Villalba	(1924-08-29)29 August 1924 (aged 35)	Libertad
—	3MF	Celso Zaracho		Cerro Porteño
—	4FW	Genaro Benítez	(1929-07-17)17 July 1929 (aged 30)	Cerro Porteño
—	4FW	Pedro Cabral [es]	(1940-02-06)6 February 1940 (aged 19)	Olimpia
—	4FW	Rolando Esquivel		River Plate
—	4FW	Eligio Insfrán	(1935-10-27)27 October 1935 (aged 24)	Guaraní
—	4FW	Agustin Jara		River Plate
—	4FW	Fabián Muñoz [es]	(1939-01-20)20 January 1939 (aged 17)	Sol de América
—	4FW	Gerardo Núñez		Olimpia
—	4FW	Eladio Zárate	(1942-01-14)14 January 1942 (aged 17)	General Caballero

Uruguay

Head Coach: Juan Carlos Corazzo

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Roberto Sosa	(1935-06-14)14 June 1935 (aged 24)	Nacional
1GK	Luis Dogliotti	(1937-06-21)21 June 1937 (aged 22)	Liverpool
2DF	Horacio Troche	(1936-02-04)4 February 1936 (aged 23)	Nacional
2DF	Juan C. Mesias	(1933-07-06)6 July 1933 (aged 26)	Nacional
2DF	Mirto Davoine	(1933-02-13)13 February 1933 (aged 26)	Rampla Juniors
2DF	Ruben A. Gonzalez	(1939-07-17)17 July 1939 (aged 20)	Nacional
3MF	Mario Méndez	(1938-05-11)11 May 1938 (aged 21)	Sud América
3MF	Julio Dalmao		Cerro
3MF	Carlos Chávez		Liverpool
3MF	Victoriano Manghini		Danubio
3MF	Mario Bergara	(1937-01-12)12 January 1937 (aged 22)	Racing
4FW	Roque Fernández		Nacional
4FW	Julio Castillo		Rampla Juniors
4FW	Vladas Douksas	(1933-03-14)14 March 1933 (aged 26)	Rampla Juniors
4FW	Alcides Silveira	(1938-03-18)18 March 1938 (aged 21)	Sud América
4FW	William Píriz		Defensor
4FW	Guillermo Escalada	(1936-04-24)24 April 1936 (aged 23)	Nacional
4FW	Eladio Benítez	(1939-02-24)24 February 1939 (aged 20)	Racing
4FW	Domingo Pérez	(1936-06-07)7 June 1936 (aged 23)	Nacional
4FW	José Sasía	(1933-12-27)27 December 1933 (aged 25)	Defensor
4FW	Víctor Guaglianone	(1936-09-24)24 September 1936 (aged 23)	Wanderers

References

^ ^a ^b Historia de la Copa América (1959 II): la décima de Uruguay se concretó en el certamen más inédito on Goal.com
^ Retrodeportes: 1959 fue la temporada de la doble Copa América on El Universo, 12 Oct 2014
^ Southamerican Championship 1959 (2nd Tournament) by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
^ List of matches on World Football.net

[goal-1] Historia de la Copa América (1959 II): la décima de Uruguay se concretó en el certamen más inédito on Goal.com

[2] Retrodeportes: 1959 fue la temporada de la doble Copa América on El Universo, 12 Oct 2014

[3] Southamerican Championship 1959 (2nd Tournament) by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF

[4] List of matches on World Football.net

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