1979 Copa América squads

List of footballers

These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1979 Copa América. The first round was played in three groups of three teams with Peru, receiving a bye to the semi-finals.[1][2]

## Group A

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### Chile

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Coach: Luis Santibáñez

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

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| 1GK | Mario Osbén |  (1955-07-14)14 July 1955 (aged 24)  |  |  Unión Española
| 1GK | Oscar Wirth |  (1955-11-05)5 November 1955 (aged 23)  |  |  Colo-Colo
| 2DF | Eduardo Bonvallet |  (1955-01-13)13 January 1955 (aged 24)  |  |  O'Higgins
| 2DF | Enzo Escobar |  (1951-11-10)10 November 1951 (aged 27)  |  |  Unión Española
| 2DF | Elías Figueroa |  (1946-10-25)25 October 1946 (aged 32)  |  |  Palestino
| 2DF | Mario Galindo |  (1951-08-10)10 August 1951 (aged 27)  |  |  Colo-Colo
| 2DF | Raúl González |  (1955-12-02)2 December 1955 (aged 23)  |  |  Palestino
| 2DF | Alberto Quintano |  (1946-04-26)26 April 1946 (aged 33)  |  |  U. de Chile
| 2DF | René Valenzuela |  (1955-04-20)20 April 1955 (aged 24)  |  |  O'Higgins
| 3MF | Rodolfo Dubó |  (1953-09-11)11 September 1953 (aged 25)  |  |  Palestino
| 3MF | Miguel Ángel Neira |  (1952-10-09)9 October 1952 (aged 26)  |  |  O'Higgins
| 3MF | Carlos Rivas |  (1953-05-24)24 May 1953 (aged 26)  |  |  Colo-Colo
| 3MF | Manuel Rojas |  (1954-06-13)13 June 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  Palestino
| 4FW | Mario Soto |  (1950-07-10)10 July 1950 (aged 29)  |  |  Cobreloa
| 4FW | Oscar Fabbiani |  (1950-12-17)17 December 1950 (aged 28)  |  |  Palestino
| 4FW | Carlos Caszely |  (1950-07-05)5 July 1950 (aged 29)  |  |  Colo-Colo
| 4FW | Víctor Estay |  (1951-02-24)24 February 1951 (aged 28)  |  |  Unión Española
| 4FW | Jorge Peredo |  (1953-02-17)17 February 1953 (aged 26)  |  |  Unión Española
| 4FW | Waldo Quiroz |  (1949-09-10)10 September 1949 (aged 29)  |  |  O'Higgins
| 4FW | Leonardo Véliz |  (1945-09-03)3 September 1945 (aged 33)  |  |  Colo-Colo
| 4FW | Patricio Yáñez |  (1961-01-20)20 January 1961 (aged 18)  |  |  San Luis Quillota

### Colombia

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Head Coach:  Blagoje Vidinić

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

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| 1GK | James Mina |  (1954-07-17)17 July 1954 (aged 24)  |  |  Independiente Santa Fe
| 1GK | Heberth Ríos |  (1956-09-28)28 September 1956 (aged 22)  |  |  Once Caldas
| 1GK | Pedro Zape |  (1949-06-03)3 June 1949 (aged 30)  |  |  Deportivo Cali
| 2DF | Oscar Bolaño |  (1951-04-14)14 April 1951 (aged 28)  |  |  Atlético Junior
| 2DF | Fernando Castro |  (1949-02-11)11 February 1949 (aged 30)  |  |  Deportivo Cali
| 2DF | Miguel Escobar |  (1945-04-18)18 April 1945 (aged 34)  |  |  Deportivo Cali
| 2DF | Miguel Prince |  (1957-07-30)30 July 1957 (aged 21)  |  |  Atlético Bucaramanga
| 2DF | Luis Eduardo Reyes |  (1954-01-27)27 January 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  América de Cali
| 3MF | José Chaparro |  (1954-07-02)2 July 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  América de Cali
| 3MF | Hernán Herrera |  (1957-10-28)28 October 1957 (aged 21)  |  |  Atlético Nacional
| 2DF | Luis Fernando López |  |  |  Independiente Santa Fe
| 3MF | Víctor Lugo |  (1954-04-15)15 April 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  América de Cali
| 3MF | Álvaro Muñoz Castro |  (1954-05-17)17 May 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  América de Cali
| 3MF | Rafael Otero |  (1954-12-14)14 December 1954 (aged 24)  |  |  Deportivo Cali
| 3MF | César Valverde |  (1951-08-23)23 August 1951 (aged 27)  |  |  Deportivo Cali
| 4FW | Rafael Agudelo |  (1960-10-30)30 October 1960 (aged 18)  |  |  Deportivo Cali
| 4FW | Ernesto Díaz |  (1952-09-13)13 September 1952 (aged 26)  |  |  Atlético Junior
| 4FW | Arnoldo Iguarán |  (1957-01-18)18 January 1957 (aged 22)  |  |  Cúcuta Deportivo
| 4FW | Jaime Morón |  (1950-11-16)16 November 1950 (aged 28)  |  |  Millonarios
| 3MF | Willington Ortiz |  (1952-03-26)26 March 1952 (aged 27)  |  |  Millonarios
| 4FW | Alex Valderrama |  (1960-10-01)1 October 1960 (aged 18)  |  |  Unión Magdalena
| 4FW | Eduardo Vilarete |  (1953-06-20)20 June 1953 (aged 26)  |  |  Atlético Nacional

### Venezuela

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Head Coach:  Walter Roque

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

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| 1GK | Andrés Arizaleta |  (1950-12-23)23 December 1950 (aged 28)  |  |  Atlético Zamora
| 1GK | César Semidey |  (1954-10-03)3 October 1954 (aged 24)  |  |  Deportivo Táchira
| 1GK | Vicente Vega |  (1955-02-21)21 February 1955 (aged 24)  |  |  Portuguesa FC
| 2DF | Pedro Javier Acosta |  (1959-11-28)28 November 1959 (aged 19)  |  |  Deportivo Galicia
| 2DF | Ordan Aguirre |  (1955-02-15)15 February 1955 (aged 24)  |  |  Deportivo Lara
| 2DF | Emilio Campos |  (1954-08-22)22 August 1954 (aged 24)  |  |  Universidad de Los Andes
| 2DF | Johnny Castellanos |  (1957-12-24)24 December 1957 (aged 21)  |  |  Atlético Zamora
| 2DF | Pedro Castro Eiroa |  (1947-11-15)15 November 1947 (aged 31)  |  |  Deportivo Galicia
| 2DF | José Ramón Contreras |  |  |  Deportivo Táchira
| 2DF | Juan José Vidal |  (1959-05-29)29 May 1959 (aged 20)  |  |  Deportivo Italia
| 3MF | Bernardo Añor |  (1959-10-07)7 October 1959 (aged 19)  |  |  Bingo
| 3MF | Plinio Araque |  (1954-11-30)30 November 1954 (aged 24)  |  |  Estudiantes de Mérida
| 3MF | Rafael Cadenas |  (1958-09-08)8 September 1958 (aged 20)  |  |  Universidad de Los Andes
| 3MF | Luis Mendoza |  (1945-06-21)21 June 1945 (aged 34)  |  |  Deportivo Italia
| 3MF | Richard Páez |  (1952-12-31)31 December 1952 (aged 26)  |  |  Deportivo Táchira
| 3MF | Asdrúbal Sánchez |  (1958-04-01)1 April 1958 (aged 21)  |  |  Universidad de Los Andes
| 4FW | Rodolfo Carvajal |  (1952-02-08)8 February 1952 (aged 27)  |  |  Universidad de Los Andes
| 4FW | Ángel Castillo |  (1957-04-18)18 April 1957 (aged 22)  |  |  Valencia FC
| 4FW | Pedro Febles |  (1958-04-18)18 April 1958 (aged 21)  |  |  Deportivo Italia
| 4FW | Julio César Hernández |  (1951-10-06)6 October 1951 (aged 27)  |  |  Estudiantes de Mérida
| 4FW | Alexis Peña |  (1956-07-01)1 July 1956 (aged 23)  |  |  Universidad de Los Andes
| 4FW | Rafael Santana |  (1944-12-01)1 December 1944 (aged 34)  |  |  Deportivo Portugués

## Group B

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### Argentina

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Head Coach:  César Luis Menotti

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

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1  | 1GK | Ricardo José Ferrero |  (1955-04-05)5 April 1955 (aged 24)  |  |  Rosario Central
2  | 1GK | Julio César Falcioni |  (1956-07-20)20 July 1956 (aged 22)  |  |  Vélez Sarsfield
3  | 1GK | Enrique Vidallé |  (1952-05-07)7 May 1952 (aged 27)  |  |  Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
11  | 2DF | Miguel Bordón |  (1952-10-27)27 October 1952 (aged 26)  |  |  Boca Juniors
10  | 2DF | Juan Bujedo |  (1956-03-06)6 March 1956 (aged 23)  |  |  Vélez Sarsfield
14  | 2DF | Pedro Larraquy |  (1956-06-13)13 June 1956 (aged 23)  |  |  Vélez Sarsfield
5  | 2DF | Victorio Ocaño |  (1954-06-09)9 June 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  Talleres de Córdoba
8  | 2DF | Daniel Passarella |  (1953-05-25)25 May 1953 (aged 26)  |  |  River Plate
4  | 2DF | Eduardo Saporiti |  (1954-12-29)29 December 1954 (aged 24)  |  |  River Plate
9  | 2DF | José Van Tuyne |  (1954-12-13)13 December 1954 (aged 24)  |  |  Rosario Central
15  | 3MF | Juan Barbas |  (1959-08-23)23 August 1959 (aged 19)  |  |  Racing Club
22  | 3MF | Ricardo Bochini |  (1954-01-25)25 January 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  Independiente
7  | 3MF | José Luis Gaitán |  (1957-09-07)7 September 1957 (aged 21)  |  |  Rosario Central
19  | 3MF | Américo Gallego |  (1955-04-25)25 April 1955 (aged 24)  |  |  Newell's Old Boys
12  | 3MF | Jorge Gáspari |  (1958-11-03)3 November 1958 (aged 20)  |  |  Quilmes
16  | 3MF | Carlos Ángel López |  (1952-07-17)17 July 1952 (aged 26)  |  |  Racing Club
6  | 3MF | Diego Maradona |  (1960-10-30)30 October 1960 (aged 18)  |  |  Argentinos Juniors
13  | 3MF | José Daniel Valencia |  (1955-10-03)3 October 1955 (aged 23)  |  |  Talleres de Córdoba
17  | 4FW | José Antonio Castro |  (1955-10-15)15 October 1955 (aged 23)  |  |  Vélez Sarsfield
18  | 4FW | Hugo Coscia |  (1952-10-12)12 October 1952 (aged 26)  |  |  San Lorenzo
23  | 4FW | Miguel Ángel Torres |  (1954-07-19)19 July 1954 (aged 24)  |  |  San Lorenzo
20  | 4FW | Roberto Díaz |  (1953-03-03)3 March 1953 (aged 26)  |  |  Racing Club
24  | 3MF | Patricio Hernández |  (1956-08-16)16 August 1956 (aged 22)  |  |  Estudiantes La Plata
25  | 3MF | Eduardo Bacas |  (1953-12-20)20 December 1953 (aged 25)  |  |  Rosario Central
21  | 4FW | Sergio Fortunato |  (1956-10-23)23 October 1956 (aged 22)  |  |  Estudiantes La Plata

### Bolivia

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Coach: Ramiro Blacut

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

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| 1GK | Hebert Hoyos |  (1956-04-29)29 April 1956 (aged 23)  |  |  Oriente Petrolero
| 1GK | Carlos Conrado Jiménez |  (1948-02-10)10 February 1948 (aged 31)  |  |  Bolivar
| 2DF | Rogelio Delfín |  (1955-09-04)4 September 1955 (aged 23)  |  |  Always Ready
| 2DF | Windsor del Llano |  (1949-08-18)18 August 1949 (aged 29)  |  |  The Strongest
| 2DF | Erwin Espinosa |  (1954-07-27)27 July 1954 (aged 24)  |  |  Oriente Petrolero
| 3MF | Aldo Fierro |  (1954-06-19)19 June 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  Bolivar
| 3MF | Edgar Vaca |  (1956-05-02)2 May 1956 (aged 23)  |  |  Blooming
| 3MF | Ramiro Vargas |  (1958-10-22)22 October 1958 (aged 20)  |  |  Bolivar
| 3MF | Eduardo Angulo |  (1953-03-02)2 March 1953 (aged 26)  |  |  The Strongest
| 3MF | Carlos Aragonés |  (1956-02-16)16 February 1956 (aged 23)  |  |  Bolivar
| 3MF | Pablo Baldivieso |  (1949-06-30)30 June 1949 (aged 30)  |  |  Deportivo Municipal
| 3MF | Carlos Fernando Borja |  (1956-12-25)25 December 1956 (aged 22)  |  |  Bolivar
| 3MF | Luis González Roca |  (1958-01-30)30 January 1958 (aged 21)  |  |  Oriente Petrolero
| 3MF | David Paniagua |  (1959-04-30)30 April 1959 (aged 20)  |  |  The Strongest
| 3MF | Erwin Romero |  (1957-07-27)27 July 1957 (aged 21)  |  |  Oriente Petrolero
| 4FW | Miguel Aguilar |  (1953-09-29)29 September 1953 (aged 25)  |  |  The Strongest
| 4FW | Ovidio Messa |  (1952-12-12)12 December 1952 (aged 26)  |  |  The Strongest
| 4FW | Jesús Reynaldo |  (1954-05-22)22 May 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  Bolivar

### Brazil

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Head Coach: Cláudio Coutinho

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

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1  | 1GK | Émerson Leão |  (1949-07-11)11 July 1949 (aged 29)  |  |  Vasco da Gama
2  | 2DF | Toninho |  (1948-06-07)7 June 1948 (aged 31)  |  |  Flamengo
26  | 2DF | Oscar |  (1954-06-20)20 June 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  Ponte Preta
3  | 2DF | Amaral |  (1954-12-25)25 December 1954 (aged 24)  |  |  Corinthians
4  | 2DF | Edinho |  (1955-06-05)5 June 1955 (aged 24)  |  |  Fluminense
23  | 2DF | Júnior |  (1954-06-29)29 June 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  Flamengo
6  | 2DF | Marco Antônio |  (1951-02-06)6 February 1951 (aged 28)  |  |  Vasco da Gama
24  | 4FW | Nílton Batata |  (1954-11-05)5 November 1954 (aged 24)  |  |  Santos
15  | 3MF | Carlos Alberto Pintinho |  (1955-05-26)26 May 1955 (aged 24)  |  |  Vasco da Gama
17  | 3MF | Jair |  (1953-06-11)11 June 1953 (aged 26)  |  |  Internacional
8  | 3MF | Paulo Roberto Falcão |  (1953-10-16)16 October 1953 (aged 25)  |  |  Internacional
9  | 3MF | Sócrates |  (1954-02-19)19 February 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  Corinthians
30  | 3MF | Zico |  (1953-03-03)3 March 1953 (aged 26)  |  |  Flamengo
25  | 4FW | Éder |  (1957-05-25)25 May 1957 (aged 22)  |  |  Grêmio
12  | 1GK | Carlos |  (1956-03-04)4 March 1956 (aged 23)  |  |  Ponte Preta
13  | 2DF | Nelinho |  (1950-07-26)26 July 1950 (aged 28)  |  |  Cruzeiro
14  | 2DF | Rondinelli |  (1954-04-26)26 April 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  Flamengo
28  | 3MF | Batista |  (1955-03-08)8 March 1955 (aged 24)  |  |  Internacional
18  | 3MF | Chicão |  (1949-01-30)30 January 1949 (aged 30)  |  |  São Paulo
16  | 2DF | Pedrinho |  (1957-10-22)22 October 1957 (aged 21)  |  |  Palmeiras
5  | 3MF | Paulo César Carpegiani |  (1949-02-07)7 February 1949 (aged 30)  |  |  Flamengo
20  | 3MF | Zenon |  (1954-03-31)31 March 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  Guarani
10  | 4FW | Palhinha |  (1950-06-11)11 June 1950 (aged 29)  |  |  Corinthians
29  | 4FW | Roberto Dinamite |  (1954-04-13)13 April 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  Vasco da Gama
11  | 4FW | Zé Sérgio |  (1957-03-08)8 March 1957 (aged 22)  |  |  São Paulo
19  | 4FW | Juary |  (1959-06-16)16 June 1959 (aged 20)  |  |  Santos
7  | 4FW | Tita |  (1958-04-01)1 April 1958 (aged 21)  |  |  Flamengo
31  | 3MF | Renato |  (1957-02-21)21 February 1957 (aged 22)  |  |  São Paulo
34  | 4FW | Tarciso |  (1951-09-15)15 September 1951 (aged 27)  |  |  Grêmio
21  | 4FW | Zezé |  (1957-06-30)30 June 1957 (aged 22)  |  |  Fluminense
27  | 2DF | Gomes |  (1956-09-09)9 September 1956 (aged 22)  |  |  Guarani
22  | 1GK | João Leite |  (1955-10-13)13 October 1955 (aged 23)  |  |  Atlético Mineiro
33  | 3MF | Adílio |  (1956-05-15)15 May 1956 (aged 23)  |  |  Flamengo
35  | 3MF | Toninho Cerezo |  (1955-04-21)21 April 1955 (aged 24)  |  |  Atlético Mineiro
32  | 3MF | Pita |  (1958-08-04)4 August 1958 (aged 20)  |  |  Santos
36  | 4FW | João Paulo |  (1957-06-15)15 June 1957 (aged 22)  |  |  Santos
37  | 4FW | Serginho |  (1953-12-23)23 December 1953 (aged 25)  |  |  São Paulo

## Group C

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### Ecuador

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Head Coach: Héctor Morales [it]

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

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| 1GK | Carlos Omar Delgado |  (1949-02-07)7 February 1949 (aged 30)  |  |  El Nacional
| 1GK | Milton Rodríguez |  (1954-07-09)9 July 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  Rangers de Talca
| 2DF | Luis Escalante |  (1945-01-19)19 January 1945 (aged 34)  |  |  El Nacional
| 2DF | Ecuador Figuerora |  (1953-03-18)18 March 1953 (aged 26)  |  |  El Nacional
| 2DF | Fausto Klinger |  (1953-04-15)15 April 1953 (aged 26)  |  |  Barcelona
4  | 2DF | José Paes |  (1954-12-29)29 December 1954 (aged 24)  |  |  América
| 2DF | Miguel Oswaldo Pérez |  (1945-03-08)8 March 1945 (aged 34)  |  |  El Nacional
2  | 2DF | Flavio Perlaza |  (1951-10-07)7 October 1951 (aged 27)  |  |  El Nacional
| 3MF | Luis Granda |  (1955-07-02)2 July 1955 (aged 24)  |  |  El Nacional
| 3MF | Carlos Ron |  (1953-12-16)16 December 1953 (aged 25)  |  |  El Nacional
| 3MF | Carlos Torres |  (1951-08-15)15 August 1951 (aged 27)  |  |  Emelec
| 3MF | José Villafuerte |  (1956-11-27)27 November 1956 (aged 22)  |  |  El Nacional
10  | 4FW | Jorge Alarcón |  (1956-02-08)8 February 1956 (aged 23)  |  |  LDU
| 4FW | Hugo Barrera Segovia | 11 November 1948 (aged 30)  |  |  LDU
| 4FW | Juan Madruñero |  (1954-04-26)26 April 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  Barcelona
| 4FW | Cristóbal Mantilla |  (1949-11-28)28 November 1949 (aged 29)  |  |  Universidad Católica
| 4FW | Roque Párraga |  (1952-11-18)18 November 1952 (aged 26)  |  |  América
| 4FW | Vinicio Ron |  (1954-02-26)26 February 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  El Nacional
| 4FW | Mario Tenorio |  (1957-08-21)21 August 1957 (aged 21)  |  |  Deportivo Cuenca

### Paraguay

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Head Coach: Ranulfo Miranda [it]

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

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| 1GK | Alcides Báez |  (1947-01-17)17 January 1947 (aged 32)  |  |  Libertad
| 1GK | Roberto Fernández |  (1954-07-09)9 July 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  Cerro Porteño
| 2DF | Alejandrino Arce |  (1955-08-11)11 August 1955 (aged 23)  |  |  Nacional
| 2DF | Cristín Cibils |  (1956-03-13)13 March 1956 (aged 23)  |  |  Atlético Tembetary
| 2DF | Juan Espínola |  (1953-06-12)12 June 1953 (aged 26)  |  |  Libertad
| 2DF | Gerónimo Ovelar |  (1951-09-30)30 September 1951 (aged 28)  |  |  Cerro Porteño
| 2DF | Roberto Paredes |  (1956-12-02)2 December 1956 (aged 22)  |  |  Olimpia
| 2DF | Juan Ramón Sandoval [it] |  |  |  River Plate
| 2DF | Alicio Solalinde |  (1952-02-01)1 February 1952 (aged 27)  |  |  Olimpia
| 2DF | Flaminio Sosa |  (1946-01-24)24 January 1946 (aged 33)  |  |  Olimpia
| 2DF | Juan Torales |  (1956-03-09)9 March 1956 (aged 23)  |  |  Sportivo Luqueño
| 2DF | Juan Manuel Villalba |  (1954-04-14)14 April 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  Libertad
| 3MF | Osvaldo Aquino |  (1952-01-28)28 January 1952 (aged 27)  |  |  Olimpia
| 3MF | Arecio Colmán |  (1951-06-10)10 June 1951 (aged 28)  |  |  Libertad
| 3MF | Adalberto Escobar |  (1949-04-23)23 April 1949 (aged 30)  |  |  Libertad
| 3MF | Aldo Florentín |  (1957-11-10)10 November 1957 (aged 21)  |  |  Cerro Porteño
| 3MF | Carlos Kiese |  (1957-06-01)1 June 1957 (aged 22)  |  |  Olimpia
| 3MF | Juvencio Osorio |  (1950-06-01)1 June 1950 (aged 29)  |  |  Cerro Porteño
| 3MF | Mariano Pesoa |  (1952-04-30)30 April 1952 (aged 27)  |  |  Cerro Porteño
| 3MF | Julio César Romero |  (1960-08-28)28 August 1960 (aged 18)  |  |  Sportivo Luqueño
| 3MF | Hugo Talavera |  (1949-10-31)31 October 1949 (aged 29)  |  |  Olimpia
| 3MF | Luis Ernesto Torres |  (1952-11-07)7 November 1952 (aged 26)  |  |  Olimpia
| 3MF | Tito Vera |  (1952-04-01)1 April 1952 (aged 26)  |  |  Libertad
| 4FW | Isabelino Acosta |  (1956-12-02)2 December 1956 (aged 22)  |  |  Sol de América
| 4FW | Roberto Cabañas |  (1961-04-11)11 April 1961 (aged 18)  |  |  Cerro Porteño
| 4FW | Pedro Fleitas |  (1953-07-11)11 July 1953 (aged 25)  |  |  Cerro Porteño
| 4FW | Evaristo Isasi |  (1955-10-26)26 October 1955 (aged 23)  |  |  Olimpia
| 4FW | Arsenio Meza |  (1953-01-22)22 January 1953 (aged 26)  |  |  River Plate
| 4FW | Eugenio Morel |  (1950-01-01)1 January 1950 (aged 29)  |  |  Libertad
| 4FW | Milcíades Morel |  (1953-09-09)9 September 1953 (aged 25)  |  |  Libertad
| 4FW | Amado Pérez |  (1959-06-24)24 June 1959 (aged 20)  |  |  Sol de América
| 4FW | Enrique Villalba |  (1955-01-02)2 January 1955 (aged 24)  |  |  Olimpia

### Uruguay

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Head Coach: Roque Máspoli

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

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20  | 1GK | Freddy Clavijo |  (1955-05-03)3 May 1955 (aged 23)  |  |  Defensor
1  | 1GK | Rodolfo Rodríguez |  (1956-01-20)20 January 1956 (aged 23)  |  |  Nacional
24  | 2DF | Domingo Cáceres |  (1959-09-07)7 September 1959 (aged 19)  |  |  Peñarol
4  | 2DF | Hugo de León |  (1958-02-27)27 February 1958 (aged 21)  |  |  Nacional
3  | 2DF | Víctor Diogo |  (1958-04-09)9 April 1958 (aged 21)  |  |  Peñarol
26  | 2DF | Washington González |  (1955-12-06)6 December 1955 (aged 23)  |  |  Defensor
12  | 1GK | Carlos Mario Goyén |  (1956-08-14)14 August 1956 (aged 22)  |  |  River Plate Montevideo
13  | 2DF | Nelson Marcenaro |  (1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 26)  |  |  Peñarol
15  | 2DF | José Hermes Moreira |  (1958-09-30)30 September 1958 (aged 20)  |  |  Nacional
2  | 2DF | José Luis Russo |  (1958-07-14)14 July 1958 (aged 20)  |  |  Defensor
23  | 2DF | Mario Zoryez |  |  |  Peñarol
25  | 3MF | Nelson Agresta |  (1955-08-02)2 August 1955 (aged 23)  |  |  Nacional
21  | 3MF | Gary Castillo Farias |  |  |  Sud América
6  | 3MF | Eduardo de la Peña |  (1955-06-07)7 June 1955 (aged 24)  |  |  Nacional
5  | 3MF | Ildo Maneiro |  (1947-08-04)4 August 1947 (aged 31)  |  |  Peñarol
17  | 3MF | Rubén Paz |  (1959-08-08)8 August 1959 (aged 19)  |  |  Peñarol
8  | 3MF | Ember Quintas |  |  |  Sud América
18  | 3MF | Mario Saralegui |  (1959-04-24)24 April 1959 (aged 20)  |  |  Peñarol
7  | 3MF | Lorenzo Unanue |  (1953-03-22)22 March 1953 (aged 26)  |  |  Peñarol
16  | 3MF | Ernesto Vargas |  (1961-05-01)1 May 1961 (aged 18)  |  |  Peñarol
9  | 4FW | Daniel Alonso |  (1956-04-18)18 April 1956 (aged 23)  |  |  Liverpool
19  | 4FW | Alberto Bica |  (1958-02-11)11 February 1958 (aged 21)  |  |  Nacional
14  | 4FW | Denís Milar |  (1952-08-20)20 August 1952 (aged 26)  |  |  Nacional
10  | 4FW | Washington Olivera |  (1954-06-25)25 June 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  Peñarol
11  | 4FW | Venancio Ramos |  (1959-06-20)20 June 1959 (aged 20)  |  |  Peñarol
22  | 4FW | Waldemar Victorino |  (1952-05-22)22 May 1952 (aged 27)  |  |  Nacional

## Semi-final

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### Peru

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

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| 1GK | Eusebio Acasuzo |  (1952-04-08)8 April 1952 (aged 27)  |  |  Universitario
| 2DF | Héctor Chumpitaz |  (1944-04-12)12 April 1944 (aged 35)  |  |  Sporting Cristal
| 2DF | Rubén Toribio Díaz |  (1952-04-17)17 April 1952 (aged 27)  |  |  Sporting Cristal
| 2DF | Jaime Duarte |  (1955-02-27)27 February 1955 (aged 24)  |  |  Alianza Lima
| 2DF | José Navarro |  (1948-09-24)24 September 1948 (aged 30)  |  |  Sporting Cristal
| 3MF | César Cueto |  (1952-06-16)16 June 1952 (aged 27)  |  |  Atlético Nacional
| 3MF | Raúl Gorriti |  (1956-10-10)10 October 1956 (aged 22)  |  |  Deportivo Municipal
| 3MF | Germán Leguía |  (1954-01-02)2 January 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  Universitario
| 3MF | Jorge Olaechea |  (1958-08-27)27 August 1958 (aged 20)  |  |  Alianza Lima
| 3MF | José Velásquez |  (1954-06-04)4 June 1954 (aged 25)  |  |  Independiente Medellin
| 4FW | Guillermo La Rosa |  (1952-06-06)6 June 1952 (aged 27)  |  |  Alianza Lima
| 4FW | Ernesto Labarthe |  (1956-06-02)2 June 1956 (aged 23)  |  |  Sport Boys
| 4FW | Roberto Mosquera |  (1956-08-21)21 August 1956 (aged 22)  |  |  Sporting Cristal
| 4FW | Percy Rojas |  (1949-09-16)16 September 1949 (aged 29)  |  |  Sporting Cristal
| 4FW | Freddy Ravello |  (1955-01-28)28 January 1955 (aged 24)  |  |  Alianza Lima

## References

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1. ^ "Copa América 1979 » Teams". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
2. ^ "Copa América 1979". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

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