1945 South American Championship squads

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

Head Coach: Guillermo Stábile

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
—	1 GK	Fernando Bello	(1910-11-29)29 November 1910 (aged 34)	8	0	Independiente
—	4 FW	Mario Boyé	(1922-07-30)30 July 1922 (aged 22)	0	0	Boca Juniors
—	2 DF	Bartolomé Colombo	(1916-08-24)24 August 1916 (aged 28)	10	0	San Lorenzo
—	4 FW	Vicente de la Mata	(1918-01-15)15 January 1918 (aged 26)	6	3	Independiente
—	2 DF	Rodolfo de Zorzi	(1921-07-27)27 July 1921 (aged 23)	2	0	Rosario Central
—	3 MF	Enrique Espinoza  [ it ]	(1921-12-24)24 December 1921 (aged 23)	3	0	Atlanta
—	4 FW	Armando Farro	(1922-12-20)20 December 1922 (aged 22)	0	0	San Lorenzo
—	4 FW	Juan José Ferraro	(1923-11-05)5 November 1923 (aged 21)	0	0	Vélez Sársfield
—	3 MF	Alfredo Fógel  [ es ]	(1919-02-11)11 February 1919 (aged 25)	0	0	Rosario Central
—	4 FW	Félix Loustau	(1922-12-25)25 December 1922 (aged 22)	2	1	River Plate
—	4 FW	Rinaldo Martino	(1921-11-06)6 November 1921 (aged 23)	7	5	San Lorenzo
—	3 MF	Norberto Méndez	(1923-01-05)5 January 1923 (aged 22)	1	0	Huracán
—	4 FW	Juan Carlos Muñoz	(1919-03-04)4 March 1919 (aged 25)	6	1	River Plate
—	2 DF	Nicolás Palma  [ de ]		0	0	Estudiantes (LP)
—	4 FW	Manuel Pellegrina	(1919-11-29)29 November 1919 (aged 25)	3	1	Estudiantes (LP)
—	3 MF	Ángel Perucca	(1918-08-19)19 August 1918 (aged 26)	12	2	Newell's Old Boys
—	3 MF	Natalio Pescia	(1922-01-01)1 January 1922 (aged 23)	0	0	Boca Juniors
—	4 FW	René Pontoni	(1920-05-18)18 May 1920 (aged 24)	5	9	Newell's Old Boys
—	1 GK	Héctor Ricardo	(1925-02-10)10 February 1925 (aged 19)	2	0	Rosario Central
—	2 DF	José Salomón	(1916-07-09)9 July 1916 (aged 28)	28	0	Racing Club
—	3 MF	Óscar Sastre	(1920-12-25)25 December 1920 (aged 24)	1	0	Independiente
—	2 DF	Carlos Sosa	(1919-07-21)21 July 1919 (aged 25)	3	0	Boca Juniors
—	2 DF	Roberto Yebra  [ es ]	(1919-06-18)18 June 1919 (aged 25)	0	0	Rosario Central

Bolivia

Head Coach: Julio Borelli

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
—	2 DF	Alberto Achá	(1920-04-03)3 April 1920 (aged 24)	0	0	The Strongest
—	1 GK	Vicente Arraya	(1922-01-25)25 January 1922 (aged 22)	0	0	Atlanta
—	3 MF	Exequiel Calderón		0	0	The Strongest
—	3 MF	Raúl Fernández		0	0	The Strongest
—	4 FW	Zenón González  [ ca ]	(1919-06-23)23 June 1919 (aged 25)	0	0	Club Ferroviario  [ it ]
—	4 FW	Fortunato Gorostiaga		0	0
—	3 MF	Manuel Gutiérrez		0	0	Club Bolívar
—	3 MF	Ruperto Inchausti	(1918-03-27)27 March 1918 (aged 26)	0	0	Club Junín
—	4 FW	Donato Medrano		0	0
—	4 FW	Severo Orgaz		0	0	The Strongest
—	4 FW	Walter Orozco	(1922-01-08)8 January 1922 (aged 23)	0	0	Club Bolívar
—	4 FW	Adrián Ortega		0	0	Club Ferroviario  [ it ]
—	4 FW	Miguel Peredo		0	0
—	1 GK	Cleto Prieto		0	0
—	2 DF	Nicolás Prieto		0	0	Deportivo Bata  [ it ]
—	2 DF	Hernán Rojas		0	0	Club Bolívar
—	4 FW	Roque Romero		0	0	Club Bolívar
—	3 MF	Martín Saavedra		0	0	The Strongest
—	4 FW	Armando Tapia	(1922-01-22)22 January 1922 (aged 22)	0	0	Club Ferroviario  [ it ]

Brazil

Head coach: Flávio Costa

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
—	4 FW	Ademir	(1922-11-08)8 November 1922 (aged 22)	0	0	Vasco da Gama
—	3 MF	Alfredo	(1920-01-01)1 January 1920 (aged 25)	1	0	Vasco da Gama
—	2 DF	Begliomini	(1914-11-27)27 November 1914 (aged 30)	3	0	Corinthians
—	3 MF	Biguá	(1921-03-22)22 March 1921 (aged 23)	0	0	Flamengo
—	2 DF	Da Guia	(1911-12-19)19 December 1911 (aged 33)	12	0	Corinthians
—	3 MF	Danilo	(1920-12-03)3 December 1920 (aged 24)	0	0	America-RJ
—	4 FW	Djalma	(1918-12-19)19 December 1918 (aged 26)	0	0	Vasco da Gama
—	4 FW	Heleno	(1920-02-12)12 February 1920 (aged 24)	1	1	Botafogo
—	3 MF	Jaime de Almeida	(1920-08-28)28 August 1920 (aged 24)	2	0	Flamengo
—	3 MF	Jair	(1921-03-21)21 March 1921 (aged 23)	7	4	Vasco da Gama
—	4 FW	Jorginho	(1924-05-30)30 May 1924 (aged 20)	0	0	America-RJ
—	1 GK	Jurandir	(1913-04-26)26 April 1913 (aged 31)	5	0	Flamengo
—	2 DF	Newton	(1917-06-04)4 June 1917 (aged 27)	0	0	Flamengo
—	2 DF	Norival	(1917-06-05)5 June 1917 (aged 27)	7	0	Fluminense
—	1 GK	Oberdan	(1919-06-12)12 June 1919 (aged 25)	2	0	Palmeiras
—	4 FW	Pedro Amorim	(1919-10-13)13 October 1919 (aged 25)	7	3	Fluminense
—	3 MF	Rui Campos	(1922-08-02)2 August 1922 (aged 22)	2	1	São Paulo
—	4 FW	Servilio	(1914-04-15)15 April 1914 (aged 30)	4	1	Corinthians
—	4 FW	Tesourinha	(1921-12-03)3 December 1921 (aged 23)	1	1	Internacional
—	4 FW	Vevé	(1918-03-14)14 March 1918 (aged 26)	0	0	Flamengo
—	3 MF	Zezé Procopio	(1913-08-12)12 August 1913 (aged 31)	12	0	São Paulo
—	3 MF	Zizinho	(1921-09-14)14 September 1921 (aged 23)	5	2	Flamengo

Chile

Head Coach: Franz Platko

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
—	3 MF	Juan Alcántara	(1920-03-06)6 March 1920 (aged 24)	0	0	Audax Italiano
—	4 FW	Benito Armingol	(1919-09-07)7 September 1919 (aged 25)	6	1	Unión Española
—	3 MF	Carlos Ataglich	(1915-09-21)21 September 1915 (aged 29)	0	0	Bádminton
—	3 MF	Florencio Barrera	(1915-06-06)6 June 1915 (aged 29)	4	0	Magallanes
—	3 MF	Miguel Busquets	(1920-10-15)15 October 1920 (aged 24)	0	0	Universidad de Chile
—	3 MF	Mario Castro	(1923-09-23)23 September 1923 (aged 21)	0	0	Santiago Morning
—	3 MF	Guillermo Clavero	(1921-10-10)10 October 1921 (aged 23)	0	0	Everton
—	3 MF	Armando Contreras	(1919-06-15)15 June 1919 (aged 25)	8	2	Colo-Colo
—	4 FW	Atilio Cremaschi	(1923-03-08)8 March 1923 (aged 21)	0	0	Unión Española
—	3 MF	Francisco Hormazábal	(1920-07-04)4 July 1920 (aged 24)	0	0	Colo-Colo
—	2 DF	Víctor Klein	(1917-10-02)2 October 1917 (aged 27)	0	0	Santiago Morning
—	2 DF	Francisco Las Heras	(1914-07-03)3 July 1914 (aged 30)	2	0	Magallanes
—	1 GK	Sergio Livingstone	(1920-03-26)26 March 1920 (aged 24)	8	0	Universidad Católica
—	4 FW	Desiderio Medina	(1919-10-10)10 October 1919 (aged 25)	1	0	Santiago National
—	3 MF	José Pastenes	(1915-07-10)10 July 1915 (aged 29)	8	0	Colo-Colo
—	3 MF	Manuel Piñero	(1920-08-20)20 August 1920 (aged 24)	0	0	Audax Italiano
—	2 DF	Humberto Roa	(1912-02-21)21 February 1912 (aged 32)	11	0	Audax Italiano
—	2 DF	Jorge Vásquez	(1922-05-09)9 May 1922 (aged 22)	0	0	Colo-Colo
—	4 FW	Erasmo Vera	(1923-03-13)13 March 1923 (aged 21)	0	0	Santiago Morning

Colombia

Head Coach: Roberto Meléndez (also participated as footballer)

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
—	1 GK	Andrés Acosta		0	0	Deportivo Santa Marta
—	1 GK	Humberto Arbeláez		0	0	Juventud de Barranquilla
—	4 FW	Fulgencio Berdugo	(1918-06-14)14 June 1918 (aged 26)	0	0	Junior
—	3 MF	Antonio de la Hoz  [ es ]	1920 (aged 25) (1920)	0	0	Sporting de Barranquilla  [ es ]
—	4 FW	Lancáster de León		0	0	Junior
—	4 FW	Roberto Gámez		0	0	Junior
—	4 FW	Luis González Rubio		0	0	Junior
—	4 FW	Rafael Granados		0	0	Junior
—	3 MF	Isidro Joliani		1	0	Junior
—	2 DF	Pedro Ricardo López	1912 (aged 33) (1912)	3	0	Boca Juniors de Cali
—	2 DF	Lucas Martínez		0	0	Sporting de Barranquilla  [ es ]
—	2 DF	Gabriel Mejía		0	0	Junior
—	4 FW	Marcos Mejía		2	2	Junior
—	4 FW	Roberto Meléndez	(1912-03-31)31 March 1912 (aged 32)	1	0	Junior
—	4 FW	Arturo Mendoza		0	0	Junior
—	2 DF	Juan Navarro		0	0	Real Madrid Santa Marta
—	2 DF	Humberto Picalúa		1	0	Junior
—	3 MF	Juan Quintero		0	0	Junior
—	4 FW	Carlos Recio		0	0	Junior
—	4 FW	Juan de Jesús Zapata	(1916-09-03)3 September 1916 (aged 28)	2	0	Junior

Ecuador

Head Coach: Rodolfo Orlandini

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
—	4 FW	Pedro Acevedo	(1915-06-25)25 June 1915 (aged 29)	6	0	Aucas
—	4 FW	Víctor Aguayo		0	0	Aucas
—	4 FW	Luis Albán		0	0	Tungurahua
—	4 FW	Guillermo Albornoz	(1923-08-30)30 August 1923 (aged 21)	0	0	Sociedad Deportiva Argentina
—	4 FW	Enrique Álvarez  [ es ]	(1920-01-18)18 January 1920 (aged 24)	6	1	Emelec
—	3 MF	Carlos Garnica	(1917-09-23)23 September 1917 (aged 27)	1	0	Aucas
—	2 DF	Jorge Henríques  [ es ]	(1921-09-02)2 September 1921 (aged 23)	0	0	Green Cross
—	4 FW	José María Jiménez	(1921-07-22)22 July 1921 (aged 23)	6	2	Patria
—	1 GK	Napoleón Medina	(1919-11-26)26 November 1919 (aged 25)	6	0	Patria
—	3 MF	Eloy Mejía		0	0	Aucas
—	4 FW	José Luis Mendoza		1	0	Emelec
—	3 MF	Luis Antonio Mendoza	(1914-08-25)25 August 1914 (aged 30)	10	2	Emelec
—	4 FW	Luis Montenegro		0	0	Aucas
—	4 FW	Enrique Raymondi		4	0	Patria
—	1 GK	Víctor Suárez	(1921-07-27)27 July 1921 (aged 23)	0	0
—		Luis Valverde		0	0
—		José Vascónez		0	0
—	2 DF	Francisco Villagómez		0	0
—	2 DF	Félix Leyton Zurita	(1921-11-22)22 November 1921 (aged 23)	0	0	Barcelona S.C.

Uruguay

Head Coach: José Nasazzi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
—	1 GK	Juan José Carvidón  [ de ]	(1917-08-18)18 August 1917 (aged 27)	3	0	Montevideo Wanderers
—	4 FW	Luis Ernesto Castro	(1921-07-31)31 July 1921 (aged 23)	9	4	Nacional
—	3 MF	José Pedro Colturi  [ pl ]		1	0	Peñarol
—	4 FW	Nicolás Falero	(1921-01-11)11 January 1921 (aged 24)	0	0	Central Español
—	3 MF	Schubert Gambetta	(1920-04-14)14 April 1920 (aged 24)	8	1	Nacional
—	4 FW	Atilio García	(1914-08-26)26 August 1914 (aged 30)	0	0	Nacional
—	3 MF	José García	(1926-02-21)21 February 1926 (aged 18)	0	0	Defensor Sporting
—	1 GK	Roque Máspoli	(1917-10-12)12 October 1917 (aged 27)	0	0	Peñarol
—	4 FW	José María Ortíz		0	0	Peñarol
—	2 DF	Raúl Pini	(1923-06-02)2 June 1923 (aged 21)	0	0	Nacional
—	4 FW	Roberto Porta	(1913-06-07)7 June 1913 (aged 31)	21	7	Nacional
—	2 DF	Agustín Prado  [ pl ]		1	0	Peñarol
—	4 FW	Juan Riephoff  [ es ]	(1922-02-27)27 February 1922 (aged 22)	4	1	Rampla Juniors
—	4 FW	Juan Santiago		0	0	Liverpool
—	3 MF	Raúl Sarro  [ pl ]		0	0	Defensor Sporting
—	2 DF	Eusebio Tejera	(1922-01-06)6 January 1922 (aged 23)	0	0	River Plate
—	3 MF	Obdulio Varela	(1917-09-20)20 September 1917 (aged 27)	14	2	Peñarol
—	3 MF	General Viana	(1913-12-03)3 December 1913 (aged 31)	0	0	Nacional
—	4 FW	Bibiano Zapirain	(1919-12-02)2 December 1919 (aged 25)	10	4	Nacional

References

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.