1945 South American Championship squads

List of footballers

These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1945 South American Championship.[1][2] The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia (for the first time), Ecuador, and Uruguay. Paraguay and Peru withdrew from the tournament. The teams plays in a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. Colombia was represented by the club Junior.[3]

## Argentina

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Head Coach: Guillermo Stábile

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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—  | 1GK | Fernando Bello |  (1910-11-29)29 November 1910 (aged 34)  | 0  | 0  |  Independiente
—  | 4FW | Mario Boyé |  | 0  | 1  |  Boca Juniors
—  | 3MF | Bartolomé Colombo |  | 0  | 0  |  San Lorenzo
—  | 4FW | Vicente de la Mata |  | 0  | 2  |  Independiente
—  | 2DF | Rodolfo de Zorzi |  | 0  | 0  |  Boca Juniors
—  | 3MF | Enrique Espinoza  |  | 0  | 0  |  Atlanta
—  | 4FW | Armando Farro |  | 0  | 0  |  San Lorenzo
—  | 4FW | Juan José Ferraro |  | 0  | 2  |  Vélez Sársfield
—  | 3MF | Alfredo Fógel  |  | 0  | 0  |  Rosario Central
—  | 4FW | Félix Loustau |  | 0  | 2  |  River Plate
—  | 4FW | Rinaldo Martino |  | 0  | 4  |  San Lorenzo
—  | 3MF | Norberto Méndez |  | 0  | 6  |  Huracán
—  | 4FW | Juan Carlos Muñoz |  | 0  | 0  |  River Plate
—  | 2DF | Nicolás Palma  |  | 0  | 0  |  Estudiantes (LP)
—  | 4FW | Manuel Pellegrina |  | 0  | 1  |  Estudiantes (LP)
—  | 3MF | Ángel Perucca |  | 0  | 0  |  Newell's Old Boys
—  | 3MF | Natalio Pescia |  | 0  | 0  |  Boca Juniors
—  | 4FW | René Pontoni |  | 0  | 4  |  San Lorenzo
—  | 1GK | Héctor Ricardo |  | 0  | 0  |  Rosario Central
—  | 2DF | José Salomón |  | 0  | 0  |  Racing
—  | 3MF | Óscar Sastre |  | 0  | 0  |  Independiente
—  | 2DF | Carlos Sosa |  | 0  | 0  |  Boca Juniors
—  | 2DF | Roberto Yebra  |  | 0  | 0  |  Rosario Central

## Bolivia

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Head Coach:  Julio Borelli [fr]

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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—  | 2DF | Alberto Acha |  (1920-04-03)3 April 1920 (aged 24)  | 0  | 0  |  The Strongest
—  | 1GK | Vicente Arraya |  (1922-01-25)25 January 1922 (aged 22)  | 0  | 0  |  Club Ferroviario [it]
—  | 3MF | Exequiel Calderón |  | 0  | 0  |  The Strongest
—  | 3MF | Raúl Fernández |  | 0  | 1  |  The Strongest
—  | 4FW | Zenón González [ca] |  (1919-06-23)23 June 1919 (aged 25)  | 0  | 1  |  Club Ferroviario [it]
—  | 4FW | Fortunato Gorostiaga |  | 0  | 0  |  Charcas
—  | 3MF | Manuel Gutiérrez |  | 0  | 0  |  Club Bolívar
—  | 3MF | Ruperto Inchausti |  (1918-03-27)27 March 1918 (aged 26)  | 0  | 0  |  Club Junín
—  | 4FW | Donato Medrano |  | 0  | 0  |  Ayacucho FC
—  | 4FW | Severo Orgaz |  | 0  | 1  |  The Strongest
—  | 4FW | Walter Orozco |  (1922-01-08)8 January 1922 (aged 23)  | 0  | 0  |  Club Bolívar
—  | 4FW | Adrián Ortega |  | 0  | 0  |  Club Ferroviario [it]
—  | 4FW | Miguel Peredo |  | 0  | 0  |  Club Junín
—  | 1GK | Cleto Prieto |  | 0  | 0  |  Ayacucho FC
—  | 2DF | Nicolás Prieto |  | 0  | 0  |  Deportivo Bata [it]
—  | 2DF | Hernán Rojas |  | 0  | 0  |  Club Bolívar
—  | 4FW | Roqur Romero |  | 0  | 0  |  Club Bolívar
—  | 3MF | Martín Saavedra |  | 0  | 0  |  The Strongest
—  | 4FW | Armando Tapia |  | 0  | 0  |  Club Ferroviario [it]

## Brazil

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Head coach:  Flávio Costa

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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—  | 4FW | Ademir Marques de Menezes |  (1922-11-08)8 November 1922 (aged 22)  | 0  | 5  |  Vasco da Gama
—  | 3MF | Alfredo Ramos dos Santos |  | 0  | 0  |  Vasco da Gama
—  | 2DF | Begliomini |  | 0  | 0  |  Corinthians
—  |  | Biguá |  | 0  | 0  |  Flamengo
—  |  | Domingos da Guia |  | 0  | 0  |  Corinthians
—  |  | Danilo Alvim |  | 0  | 0  |  America FC
—  |  | Djalma Bezerra dos Santos |  | 0  | 0  |  Vasco da Gama
—  |  | Heleno de Freitas |  | 0  | 6  |  Botafogo
—  |  | Jaime de Almeida |  | 0  | 1  |  Flamengo
—  |  | Jair da Rosa Pinto |  | 0  | 2  |  Vasco da Gama
—  |  | Jorginho |  | 0  | 1  |  America FC
—  |  | Newton Canegal |  | 0  | 0  |  Flamengo
—  |  | Norival Pereira da Silva |  | 0  | 0  |  Fluminense
—  |  | Oberdan Cattani |  | 0  | 0  |  Palmeiras
—  |  | Rui Campos |  | 0  | 1  |  São Paulo
—  |  | Servílio de Jesús |  | 0  | 0  |  Corinthians
—  |  | Tesourinha |  | 0  | 1  |  SC Internacional
—  |  | Vevé |  | 0  | 0  |  Flamengo
—  |  | Zizinho |  | 0  | 2  |  Flamengo

## Chile

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Head Coach:  Franz Platko

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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—  | 3MF | Juan Alcántara |  (1920-03-06)6 March 1920 (aged 24)  | 0  | 0  |  Audax Italiano
—  | 4FW | Benito Armingol |  (1919-09-07)7 September 1919 (aged 25)  | 0  | 0  |  Unión Española
—  | 3MF | Carlos Ataglich |  (1915-09-21)21 September 1915 (aged 29)  | 0  | 0  |  Bádminton F.C.
—  |  | Florencio Barrera |  (1915-06-06)6 June 1915 (aged 29)  | 0  | 0  |  Magallanes
—  |  | Miguel Busquets |  (1920-10-15)15 October 1920 (aged 24)  | 0  | 0  |  Club Universidad de Chile
—  |  | Mario Castro |  (1923-09-23)23 September 1923 (aged 21)  | 0  | 0  |  Santiago Morning
—  |  | Guillermo Clavero |  (1921-10-10)10 October 1921 (aged 23)  | 0  | 0  |  Everton de Viña del Mar
—  |  | Armando Contreras |  (1919-06-15)15 June 1919 (aged 25)  | 0  | 0  |  Colo Colo
—  |  | Atilio Cremaschi |  (1923-03-08)8 March 1923 (aged 21)  | 0  | 0  |  Unión Española
—  |  | Francisco Hormazábal |  (1920-07-04)4 July 1920 (aged 24)  | 0  | 0  |  Colo Colo
—  |  | Víctor Klein |  (1917-10-02)2 October 1917 (aged 27)  | 0  | 0  |  Santiago Morning
—  |  | Francisco Las Heras |  (1914-07-03)3 July 1914 (aged 30)  | 0  | 0  |  Magallanes
—  | 1GK | Sergio Livingstone |  (1920-03-26)26 March 1920 (aged 24)  | 0  | 0  |  CD Universidad Católica
—  |  | Desiderio Medina |  (1919-10-10)10 October 1919 (aged 25)  | 0  | 0  |  Santiago National
—  |  | José Pastenes |  (1915-07-10)10 July 1915 (aged 29)  | 0  | 0  |  Colo Colo
—  |  | Manuel Piñero |  (1920-08-20)20 August 1920 (aged 24)  | 0  | 0  |  Audax Italiano
—  |  | Humberto Roa |  (1912-02-21)21 February 1912 (aged 32)  | 0  | 0  |  Audax Italiano
—  |  | Jorge Vásquez |  (1922-05-09)9 May 1922 (aged 22)  | 0  | 0  |  Colo Colo
—  |  | Erasmo Vera |  (1923-03-13)13 March 1923 (aged 21)  | 0  | 0  |  Santiago Morning

## Colombia

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Head Coach:  Roberto Meléndez (also participated as footballer)

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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—  | 1GK | Andrés Acosta |  | 0  | 0  |  Deportivo Santa Marta
—  | 2DF | Pedro Ricardo López | 1912 (aged 33) (1912) | 3  | 0  |  Once Deportivo
—  | 2DF | Lucas Martínez |  | 0  | 0  |  Sporting de Barranquilla [es]
—  | 2DF | Gabriel Mejía |  | 0  | 0  |  Junior
—  | 2DF | Humberto Picalúa |  | 1  | 0  |  Junior
—  | 3MF | Antonio de la Hoz [es] | 1920 (aged 25) (1920) | 0  | 0  |  Sporting de Barranquilla [es]
—  | 3MF | Isidro Joliani |  | 1  | 0  |  Junior
—  | 3MF | Juan Quintero |  | 0  | 0  |  Junior
—  | 4FW | Fulgencio Berdugo |  (1918-06-14)14 June 1918 (aged 26)  | 0  | 0  |  Junior
—  | 4FW | Lancáster de León |  | 0  | 0  |  Junior
—  | 4FW | Roberto Gámez |  | 0  | 0  |  Junior
—  | 4FW | Rafael Granados |  | 0  | 0  |  Junior
—  | 4FW | Luis González Rubio |  | 0  | 0  |  Junior
—  | 4FW | Marcos Mejía |  | 2  | 2  |  Junior
—  | 4FW | Roberto Meléndez |  (1912-03-31)31 March 1912 (aged 32)  | 1  | 0  |  Junior
—  | 4FW | Arturo Mendoza |  | 0  | 0  |  Junior
—  | 4FW | Carlos Recio |  | 0  | 0  |  Junior
—  | 4FW | José de Jesús Zapata |  (1916-09-03)3 September 1916 (aged 28)  | 2  | 0  |  FC Medellin
—  | 1GK | Humberto Arbeláez |  | 0  | 0  |  Juventud de Barranquilla
—  | 2DF | Juan Navarro |  | 0  | 0  |  Real Madrid Santa Marta

## Ecuador

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Head Coach:  Rodolfo Orlandini

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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—  |  | Pedro Acevedo |  (1915-06-25)25 June 1915 (aged 29)  | 0  | 0  |  Aucas
—  |  | Víctor Aguayo |  | 0  | 4  |  Aucas
—  |  | Luis Albán |  | 0  | 0  |  Tungurahua
—  |  | Guillermo Albornoz |  (1923-08-30)30 August 1923 (aged 21)  | 0  | 1  |  Sociedad Deportiva Argentina
—  |  | Enrique Cantos [es] |  (1925-01-18)18 January 1925 (aged 19)  | 0  | 0  |  Emelec
—  |  | Carlos Garnica |  (1917-09-23)23 September 1917 (aged 27)  | 0  | 0  |  Aucas
—  |  | Jorge Henríques [es] |  (1921-09-02)2 September 1921 (aged 23)  | 0  | 0  |  Audax Italiano
—  |  | José María Jiménez |  (1921-07-22)22 July 1921 (aged 23)  | 0  | 1  |  Patria
—  |  | Napoleón Medina |  (1919-11-26)26 November 1919 (aged 25)  | 0  | 0  |  Patria
—  |  | Eloy Mejía |  | 0  | 0  |  Aucas
—  |  | José Luis Mendoza |  | 0  | 1  |  Emelec
—  |  | Luis Antonio Mendoza |  (1914-08-25)25 August 1914 (aged 30)  | 0  | 1  |  Emelec
—  |  | Luis Montenegro |  | 0  | 0  |  Aucas
—  |  | Enrique Raymondi |  | 0  | 1  |  Patria
—  |  | Víctor Suárez |  (1921-07-27)27 July 1921 (aged 23)  | 0  | 0  |  Riobamba
—  |  | Francisco Villagómez |  | 0  | 0  |  Guayas
—  |  | Félix Leyton Zurita |  (1921-11-22)22 November 1921 (aged 23)  | 0  | 0  |  Barcelona S.C.

## Uruguay

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Head Coach:  José Nasazzi

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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—  |  | Juan José Carvidón |  | 0  | 0  |  Montevideo Wanderers
—  |  | Luis Ernesto Castro |  | 0  | 0  |  Club Nacional de Football
—  |  | José Pedro Colturi |  | 0  | 0  |  Club Atlético Peñarol
—  |  | Nicolás Falero |  | 0  | 1  |  Central Español
—  |  | Schubert Gambetta |  | 0  | 0  |  Club Nacional de Football
—  |  | Atilio García |  | 0  | 5  |  Club Nacional de Football
—  |  | José García |  | 0  | 2  |  Defensor Sporting
—  |  | Roque Máspoli |  | 0  | 0  |  Club Atlético Peñarol
—  |  | José María Ortíz |  | 0  | 1  |  Club Atlético Peñarol
—  |  | Raúl Pini |  | 0  | 0  |  Club Nacional de Football
—  |  | Roberto Porta |  | 0  | 3  |  Club Nacional de Football
—  |  | Agustín Prado |  | 0  | 0  |  Club Atlético Peñarol
—  |  | Juan Riephoff |  | 0  | 1  |  Rampla Juniors
—  |  | Juan Santiago |  | 0  | 0  |  Liverpool
—  |  | Raúl Sarro |  | 0  | 0  |  Defensor Sporting
—  |  | Eusebio Tejera |  | 0  | 0  |  River Plate
—  |  | Obdulio Varela |  | 0  | 1  |  Club Atlético Peñarol
—  |  | General Viana |  | 0  | 0  |  Club Nacional de Football
—  |  | Bibiano Zapirain |  | 0  | 0  |  Club Nacional de Football

## References

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1. ^ "Copa América 1945 Chile » Teams". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
2. ^ "South American Championship 1945". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
3. ^ "Cuando el Junior de Barranquilla fue la Selección Colombia". Gol Caracol.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2013-11-18.

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