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
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Guillermo Stábile
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| FW | Ricardo Bonelli | 28 October 1932 (aged 23) | 5 | 1 |  Independiente
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| MF | Carlos Cecconato | 27 January 1930 (aged 25) | 9 | 1 | Independiente
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| DF | Juan Carlos Colman | 15 December 1922 (aged 33) | 9 | 0 | Boca Juniors
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| FW | Ernesto Cucchiaroni | 16 November 1927 (aged 28) | 2 | 0 | Boca Juniors
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| DF | Pedro Dellacha | 9 July 1926 (aged 29) | 9 | 0 | Racing Club
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| DF | José García Pérez | 3 December 1921 (aged 34) | 6 | 0 | Racing Club
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| FW | Ernesto Grillo | 1 October 1929 (aged 26) | 10 | 6 | Independiente
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| MF | Ernesto Gutiérrez | 9 November 1927 (aged 28) | 15 | 0 | Racing Club
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| FW | Ángel Labruna | 28 September 1918 (aged 37) | 22 | 14 | River Plate
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| FW | Francisco Lojacono | 11 December 1935 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
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| MF | Juan Francisco Lombardo | 11 June 1925 (aged 30) | 12 | 0 | Boca Juniors
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| FW | Rodolfo Micheli | 24 April 1930 (aged 25) | 9 | 10 | Independiente
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| MF | Eliseo Mouriño | 3 June 1927 (aged 28) | 10 | 0 | Boca Juniors
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| GK | Julio Musimessi | 9 July 1924 (aged 31) | 10 | 0 | Boca Juniors
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| MF | Luis Pentrelli | 15 June 1932 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
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| FW | Omar Sívori | 2 October 1935 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | River Plate
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| DF | Federico Vairo | 27 January 1930 (aged 25) | 4 | 0 | River Plate
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| MF | José Varacka | 27 May 1932 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Independiente
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| FW | Roberto Zárate | 15 December 1932 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | River Plate
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Brazil
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Osvaldo Brandão
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Alfredo Ramos | 27 October 1924 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 |  São Paulo
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| FW | Álvaro | 24 September 1931 (aged 24) | 1 | 1 | Santos
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| FW | Baltazar | 14 January 1926 (aged 30) | 24 | 15 | Corinthians
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| FW | Canhoteiro | 24 September 1932 (aged 23) | 1 | 1 | São Paulo
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| GK | Cabeção | 23 August 1930 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Portuguesa
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| DF | Nílton de Sordi | 14 February 1931 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | São Paulo
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| FW | Emanuele Del Vecchio | 24 September 1934 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Santos
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| DF | Djalma Santos | 23 February 1929 (aged 26) | 19 | 1 | Portuguesa
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| MF | Formiga | 11 November 1930 (aged 25) | 2 | 0 | Santos
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| GK | Gilmar | 22 August 1930 (aged 25) | 3 | 0 | Corinthians
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| FW | Jair | 21 March 1921 (aged 34) | 37 | 22 | Palmeiras
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| MF | Julião | 11 April 1929 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Corinthians
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| FW | Luizinho | 7 March 1930 (aged 25) | 2 | 0 | Corinthians
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| FW | Maurinho | 6 June 1933 (aged 22) | 4 | 3 | São Paulo
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| DF | Mauro Ramos | 30 August 1930 (aged 25) | 7 | 0 | São Paulo
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| FW | Nestor | 23 June 1926 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | XV de Jaú
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| DF | Olavo | 9 November 1927 (aged 28) | 1 | 0 | Corinthians
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| GK | Paulo Martorano | 3 May 1933 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Guarani
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| MF | Roberto Belangero | 28 June 1928 (aged 27) | 1 | 0 | Corinthians
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| FW | Tite | 4 June 1930 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Santos
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| FW | Zezinho | 2 June 1930 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | São Paulo
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| MF | Zito | 8 August 1932 (aged 23) | 1 | 0 | Santos
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Chile
Head Coach: 
Luis Tirado
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Rodolfo Almeyda | 5 July 1923 (aged 32) | 11 | 0 | Palestino
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| DF | Manuel Álvarez | 23 May 1928 (aged 27) | 32 | 0 | Universidad Católica
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| DF | Isaac Carrasco | 12 August 1928 (aged 27) | 13 | 0 | Colo Colo
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| MF | Ramiro Cortés | 27 April 1931 (aged 24) | 27 | 0 | Audax Italiano
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| DF | Carlos Cubillos | 25 December 1929 (aged 26) | 3 | 0 | Unión Española
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| GK | Misael Escuti | 20 December 1928 (aged 27) | 8 | 0 | Colo Colo
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| GK | Carlos Espinoza | 21 April 1928 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Everton
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| FW | Sergio Espinoza | 25 December 1928 (aged 27) | 3 | 0 | Audax Italiano
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| FW | José Fernández | 23 February 1928 (aged 27) | 6 | 0 | Palestino
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| DF | Sergio Goity | 21 February 1930 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Palestino
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| MF | Enrique Hormazábal | 6 January 1931 (aged 25) | 30 | 10 | Colo Colo
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| FW | René Meléndez | 29 December 1928 (aged 27) | 23 | 9 | Everton
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| FW | Manuel Muñoz | 28 April 1928 (aged 27) | 18 | 7 | Colo Colo
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| GK | Francisco Nitsche | 4 November 1930 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Unión Española
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| FW | Jaime Ramírez | 14 August 1931 (aged 24) | 8 | 2 | Colo Colo
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| FW | Leonel Sánchez | 25 April 1936 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | Universidad de Chile
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Paraguay
Head Coach: 
Julio Ramírez
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DF | Edelmiro Arévalo | 7 January 1929 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Olimpia
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| — | GK | Manuel Benítez | 0 | 0 | Olimpia
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| — | DF | Higinio Benítez Casco | 0 | 0 | Libertad
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| — | GK | Asunción Caballero | 5 May 1932 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Presidente Hayes
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| — | MF | Joel Cabrera | 20 April 1933 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Cerro Porteño
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| — | FW | Juan Cañete | 27 July 1929 (aged 26) | 5 | 0 | Presidente Hayes
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| — | MF | Eligio Echagüe | 31 December 1931 (aged 24) | 3 | 0 | Olimpia
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| — | FW | Antonio Ramón Gómez | 4 May 1928 (aged 27) | 7 | 0 | Libertad
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| — | FW | Hermes González | 6 April 1935 (aged 20) | 4 | 0 | Libertad
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| — | MF | Ireneo Hermosilla | 31 January 1928 (aged 29) | 7 | 0 | Libertad
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| — | FW | Enrique Jara Saguier | 12 July 1934 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Cerro Porteño
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| — | FW | Manuel Lugo | 0 | 0 | Sportivo Luqueño
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| — | MF | Victoriano Leguizamón | 23 March 1922 (aged 33) | 9 | 0 | Olimpia
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| — | DF | Robustiano Maciel | 24 May 1930 (aged 25) | 12 | 0 | Sol de América
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| — | FW | Hilarión Osorio | 21 October 1928 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Sportivo Luqueño
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| — | DF | Albino Ricardo | 0 | 0 | Cerro Porteño
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| — | FW | Máximo Rolón | 18 November 1934 (aged 21) | 5 | 5 | Libertad
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| — | FW | Juan Ángel Romero | 27 December 1934 (aged 21) | 12 | 1 |  Nacional
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| — | FW | Ruperto Torres | 0 | 0 | Olimpia
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| — | MF | Alfredo Vega | 2 February 1935 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Libertad
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| — | MF | Salvador Villalba | 29 August 1924 (aged 31) | 5 | 1 | Libertad
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Peru
Head Coach: 
Arturo Fernández
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Isaac Andrade | 13 July 1937 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | .svg.png){kind=small} Sport Boys
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| FW | Guillermo Barbadillo | 9 January 1925 (aged 31) | 17 | 4 | Alianza Lima
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| MF | Luis Calderón | 17 June 1929 (aged 26) | 12 | 0 | Sport Boys
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| FW | Félix Castillo | 21 February 1928 (aged 27) | 12 | 5 | Alianza Lima
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| FW | Roberto Castillo | 29 April 1930 (aged 25) | 12 | 1 | Alianza Lima
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| MF | Germán Colunga | 28 May 1922 (aged 33) | 9 | 0 | Atlético Chalaco
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| DF | Guillermo Delgado | 11 February 1931 (aged 24) | 16 | 0 | Alianza Lima
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| MF | Roberto Drago | 28 July 1923 (aged 32) | 18 | 4 | Deportivo Municipal
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| FW | Óscar Gómez Sánchez | 31 October 1935 (aged 20) | 9 | 9 | Alianza Lima
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| DF | René Gutiérrez | 0 | 0 | Universitario de Deportes
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| MF | Cornelio Heredia | 16 October 1920 (aged 35) | 26 | 2 | Alianza Lima
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| MF | Carlos Lazón | 5 October 1929 (aged 26) | 5 | 0 | Alianza Lima
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| MF | Alberto Loret de Mola | 13 January 1928 (aged 28) | 4 | 0 | Universitario de Deportes
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| FW | Máximo Mosquera | 8 January 1928 (aged 28) | 13 | 2 | Alianza Lima
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| DF | Víctor Salas | 29 March 1935 (aged 20) | 4 | 0 | Universitario de Deportes
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| FW | Juan Seminario | 22 July 1936 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Municipal
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| MF | Alberto Terry | 16 May 1929 (aged 26) | 10 | 6 | Universitario de Deportes
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| FW | Jacinto Villalba | 8 February 1924 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | Universitario de Deportes
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| GK | Dimas Zegarra | 19 December 1932 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Universitario de Deportes
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Uruguay
Head Coach: Hugo Bagnulo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Javier Ambrois | 9 May 1932 (aged 23) | 7 | 1 | Nacional
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| MF | Alfonso Auscarriaga | 7 September 1927 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Danubio
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| FW | Carlos Borges | 14 January 1932 (aged 24) | 10 | 5 | Peñarol
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| DF | Ladislao Brazionis | 23 June 1929 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Rampla Juniors
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| FW | Carlos Carranza | 30 November 1928 (aged 27) | 6 | 0 | Cerro
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| DF | Carlos Correa | 30 April 1936 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Danubio
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| MF | Carlos Chávez | 0 | 0 | Liverpool
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| MF | Héctor Demarco | 12 February 1936 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Defensor Sporting
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| FW | Guillermo Escalada | 24 April 1936 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Nacional
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| MF | Roque Fernández | 1927 (28-29) | 0 | 0 | Rampla Juniors
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| MF | Roberto Leopardi | 19 July 1933 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | Nacional
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| GK | Julio Maceiras | 22 April 1926 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Danubio
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| FW | Washington Manghini | 0 | 0 | Danubio
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| DF | William Martínez | 13 January 1928 (aged 28) | 13 | 0 | Peñarol
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| FW | Daniel Melgarejo | 0 | 0 | Danubio
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| FW | Óscar Miguez | 5 December 1927 (aged 28) | 12 | 11 | Peñarol
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| MF | Luis Alberto Miramontes | 15 December 1928 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting
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| FW | Luis Pírez | 0 | 0 | Racing de Montevideo
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| MF | Víctor Rodríguez Andrade | 4 February 1927 (aged 28) | 11 | 0 | Peñarol
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| FW | Walter Roque | 8 May 1937 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Rampla Juniors
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References
- ^ "Copa América 1956 Uruguay » Teams". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "South American Championship 1956". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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