# 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup squads

Below are the rosters for the UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 tournament in Guatemala, from April 16 to April 27, 1997.

## Group A
### Costa Rica

Head coach: Horacio Cordero
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Erick Lonnis | (1965 -09-09)9 September 1965 (aged 31) | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 12 | 1GK | Hermidio Barrantes | (1964-09-02)2 September 1964 (aged 32) | C.S. Cartaginés |
| 19 | 1GK | Paul Mayorga | (1970-09-21)21 September 1970 (aged 26) | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 2 | 2DF | Austin Berry | | LD Alajuelense |
| 4 | 2DF | Javier Delgado | | LD Alajuelense |
| 6 | 2DF | Rónald González | | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 3 | 2DF | Luis Marín | | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 14 | 2DF | Hárold Wallace | | LD Alajuelense |
| 22 | 2DF | Mauricio Wright | | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 5 | 3MF | Benjamín Mayorga | | CS Heridiano |
| 8 | 3MF | Wílmer López | | LD Alajuelense |
| 18 | 3MF | Oscar Ramírez | | Belen F.C. |
| 16 | 3MF | Joaquín Guillén | | LD Alajuelense |
| 20 | 3MF | Heriberto Quirós | | C.S. Cartaginés |
| 11 | 3MF | Luis Diego Arnáez | | LD Alajuelense |
| 7 | 4FW | Rolando Fonseca | | America de Cali |
| 9 | 4FW | Gérald Drummond | | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 13 | 4FW | Norman Gómez | | C.S. Cartaginés |
| 15 | 4FW | Allan Oviedo | | CS Heridiano |
* (N°2)Austin Gerardo Berry Moya|Austin Berry DF/MF 05/04/1971 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica) *(N°3)Luis Antonio Marin Murillo|Luis Marin DF 10/08/1974 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica) *(N°4)Javier Delgado DF 28/07/1968 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica) *(N°5)Benjamin Joel Mayorga Mora|Benjamin Mayorga MF 15/10/1966 Club Sport Herediano (Costa Rica) *(N°6)Ronald Alfonso Gonzalez Brenes|Ronald Gonzalez DF 08/08/1970 Club Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica) *(N°7)Rolando Fonseca Jimenez|Rolando Fonseca FW/MF 06/06/1974 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica) *(N°8)Wilmer Lopez Argueda|Wilmer Lopez MF 08/03/1971 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica) *(N°9)Gerold or Gerrold Drummond Johnson|Gerold Drummond FW 08/09/1976 Club Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica) *(N°11)Luis Diego Arnaez|Luis Arnaez MF/DF 11/05/1967 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica) *(N°13)Norman Gomez FW 09/01/1965 Club Sport Cartagines (Costa Rica) *(N°14)Harold Wallace DF/MF 07/09/1975 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica) *(N°15)Allan Oviedo Rodriguez|Allan Oviedo FW 08/11/1970 Club Sport Herediano (Costa Rica) *(N°16)Joaquin Bernardo Guillen Gonzalez MF 12/01/1968 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica) *(N°18)Oscar Ramirez Rodriguez|Oscar Ramirez MF 08/12/1964 Belen Futbol Club *(N°20)Heriberto de los Angeles Quiros Linton|Heriberto Quiros MF/FW 26/07/1972 Club Sport Cartagines (Costa Rica) *(N°22)Wilber Mauricio Wright Reynolds|Mauricio Wright DF 20/12/1970 Club Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica)

### Guatemala

Head coach: Miguel Brindisi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Edgar Estrada | (1967-11-16)16 November 1967 (aged 29) | 24 | CSD Comunicaciones |
| 12 | 1GK | Vinicio Ovando | (1976-12-01)1 December 1976 (aged 20) | 3 | CSD Municipal |
| 2 | 2DF | Erick Miranda | (1971-12-17)17 December 1971 (aged 25) | 21 | CSD Comunicaciones |
| 4 | 2DF | Nelson Cáceres | (1974-03-19)19 March 1974 (aged 22) | 1 | CSD Comunicaciones |
| 6 | 2DF | Rolando Cedeño | (1971-06-04)4 June 1971 (aged 25) | 1 | Deportivo Chimaltenango |
| 3 | 2DF | Iván León | (1967-03-03)3 March 1967 (aged 29) | 23 | CSD Comunicaciones |
| 19 | 2DF | German Ruano | (1971-10-17)17 October 1971 (aged 25) | 19 | CSD Municipal |
| 5 | 3MF | Julio Girón | (1970-03-02)2 March 1970 (aged 26) | 31 | Aurora F.C. |
| 16 | 3MF | Martín Machón | (1973-02-04)4 February 1973 (aged 24) | 22 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| 8 | 3MF | Juan Manuel Funes | (1966-05-16)16 May 1966 (aged 30) | | CSD Comunicaciones |
| 14 | 2DF | Víctor Gómez | (1969-10-05)5 October 1969 (aged 27) | 1 | CSD Comunicaciones |
| 23 | 3MF | Jorge Pérez | (1965-02-04)4 February 1965 (aged 32) | | Cobán Imperial |
| 15 | 3MF | Jorge Rodas | (1971-10-09)9 October 1971 (aged 25) | | CSD Comunicaciones |
| 10 | 3MF | Edgar Valencia | (1971-03-31)31 March 1971 (aged 25) | | CSD Comunicaciones |
| 13 | 4FW | Julio Rodas | (1966-12-09)9 December 1966 (aged 30) | | CSD Comunicaciones |
| 21 | 4FW | Guillermo Ramírez | (1978-03-26)26 March 1978 (aged 18) | | CSD Municipal |
| 7 | 4FW | Oscar Samayoa | (1975-02-08)8 February 1975 (aged 22) | | CSD Comunicaciones |
| 9 | 4FW | Juan Carlos Plata | (1971-01-01)1 January 1971 (aged 26) | | CSD Municipal |
| 11 | 4FW | Edwin Westphal | (1966-03-04)4 March 1966 (aged 30) | | CSD Comunicaciones |

### Nicaragua

Head coach: Mauricio Cruz
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Juan Quintanilla | (1970-01-20)20 January 1970 (aged 27) | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| 3 | 2DF | Ezequiel Jérez | (1971-04-30)30 April 1971 (aged 25) | Diriangen FC |
| | 2DF | Ramón Otoniel Olivas | (1968-02-28)28 February 1968 (aged 29) | {{{goals}}} | Real Estelí (N°2) DF Norman Gonzalez 19/04/1973 Flor de Caña Futbol Club Nicaragua (N°4) DF Eitel Antonio Gonzalez 10/10/1970 Juventus Managua Futbol Club Nicaragua (N°5) MF Harry Cruz 02/02/1972 Joe Public FC Trinidad y Tobago (N°7) MF Hector David Perez 02/02/1972 Club Deportivo Jalapa Nicaragua (N°14)MF Humberto Sanchez 04/04/1973 Universidad Centroamericana Nicaragua (N°11)MF Jose Maria Bermudez 15/08/1975 Walter Ferretti Nicaragua (N°8) FW Livio Jose Bendaña 22/10/1969 Walter Ferretti Nicaragua (N°21)FW Jose Morales 24/07/1974 Real Esteli Nicaragua (N°13)FW David Taylor 05/05/1974 Managua Futbol CLub Nicaragua (N°24)FW Hamilton West 16/10/1976 Masachapa FC Nicaragua (N°9) FW Lester Gonzalez 18/07/1972 Diriangen FC Nicaragua |

## Group B
### El Salvador

Head coach: Milovan Đorić
| No. | Pos. | Player | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Melvin Barrera | C.D. Aguila |
| 22 | 1GK | Alvaro Misael Alfaro | Luis Ángel Firpo |
| 2 | 2DF | William Osorio | Luis Ángel Firpo |
| 4 | 2DF | Armando Argueta | ADET |
| 3 | 2DF | Leonel Cárcamo | Luis Ángel Firpo |
| 6 | 3MF | Sergio Valencia | C.D. Aguila |
| 16 | 3MF | Pedro Vásquez | Luis Ángel Firpo |
| 5 | 3MF | Carlos García | Alianza F.C. |
| 8 | 3MF | Elias Bladimir Montes | Alianza F.C. |
| 23 | 3MF | William Iraheta Sanabria | C.D. FAS |
| 9 | 4FW | Waldir Guerra | C.D. Águila |
| 21 | 2DF | Mario Meza | C.D. FAS |
| 10 | 3MF | Kilmar Jimenez | C.D. Aguila |
| 24 | 2DF | Nelson Nerio | C.D. Águila** |
| 15 | 2DF | Roberto Hernández | C.D. Aguila |
| 17 | 2DF | Luis Lazo | Luis Ángel Firpo |
| 14 | 2DF | Vladan Vićević | C.D. Águila |
| 7 | 4FW | William Alexander Renderos Iraheta | C.D. FAS |
| 20 | 3MF | Erber Burgos | C.D. FAS |
| 19 | 2DF | Guillermo García | El Roble |
| 18 | 3MF | José Alexander Amaya | C.D. Águila |
| 11 | 4FW | Jaime Reyna | ADET |
| 13 | 3MF | Daniel Sagastizado | Atletico Balboa |
* (N°1)Melvin Barrera Chavez|Melvin Barrera GK 05/08/1976 Club Deportivo Aguila (El Salvador) *(N°2)William Adalberto Osorio Rivera|William Osorio DF 13/04/1971 Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador) *(N°3)Leonel Carcamo Batres|Leonel Carcamo DF 05/05/1965 Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador)
* (N°4)Armando Argueta DF 14/12/1973 Asociacion Deportiva El Transito or ADET (El Salvador) *(N°5)Carlos Jose Garcia|Carlos Garcia MF 21/11/1976 Alianza Futbol Club (El Salvador) *(N°6)Sergio Valencia DF/MF 18/03/1973 Club Deportivo Aguila (El Salvador) *(N°7)William Alexander Renderos Iraheta|William Renderos FW 03/10/1971 CD FAS or Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos (El Salvador) *(N°8)Elias Bladimir Montes Alfaro MF/FW 25/12/1973 Alianza Futbol Club (El Salvador) *(N°9)Waldir Aristides Guerra Lopez|Waldir Guerra (El Salvador) and (United States of America) FW/MF 02/04/1967 Club Deportivo Aguila (El Salvador) *(N°10)Kilmar Wilfredo Jimenez Chicas|Kilmar Jimenez MF 12/05/1976 Club Deportivo Aguila (El Salvador) *(N°11)Jaime Reyna|Jaime Eduardo Reyna FW 28/01/1977 Asociacion Deportiva El Transito or ADET (El Salvador)
** (N°12)Raul Garcia|Raul Antonio Garcia Herrera GK CD Aguila or Club Deportivo Aguila (El Salvador) *(N°13)Daniel Sagastizado Velazquez DF/MF 10/01/1971 Club Deportivo Atletico Balboa (El Salvador)
* (N°14)Vladan Vicevic [Yugoslavia], [Serbia] and [El Salvador] DF 26/07/1967 Club Deportivo Aguila o CD Aguila (El Salvador) *(N°15)Jose Roberto Hernandez|Roberto Hernandez DF 15/09/1968 Club Deportivo Aguila (El Salvador) *(N°16)Pedro Vazquez DF 14/04/1972 Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo or CD Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador)
* (N°17)Luis Oscar Lazo Sanchez|Luis Lazo DF 23/07/1970 Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador) or CD Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador) *(N°18)Jose Alexander Amaya del Cid|Alexander Amaya MF 03/01/1975 Club Deportivo Aguila or CD Aguila (El Salvador) *(N°19)Guillermo Humberto Garcia|Guillermo Garcia DF 03/08/1969 Club Deportivo El Roble or El Roble Ilobasco (El Salvador) *(N°20)Erber Alfredo Angel Burgos|Erber Burgos MF 08/04/1969 CD FAS or Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos (El Salvador) *(N°21)Mario Ernesto Mayen Meza|Mario Mayen DF 19/05/1968 CD FAS or Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos (El Salvador) *(N°22)Alvaro Misael Alfaro Sanchez|Misael Alfaro or Alvaro Misael Alfaro GK 06/01/1971 Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo or CD Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador) *(N°23)Wilfredo Iraheta Sanabria|Wilfredo Iraheta Sanabria MF 22/07/1967 Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo or CD Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador)
** (N°24)Nelson Antonio Nerio Cetio|Nelson Nerio DF 03/01/1977 Club Deportivo Aguila or CD Aguila (El Salvador)
Note: Players number 12 and 24 did not travel a timely manner.

### Honduras

Head coach: Ramón Maradiaga
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Víctor Coello | (1974-04-10)10 April 1974 (aged 23) | Platense |
| 3 | 2DF | Hernaín Arzú | | Motagua |
| 4 | 2DF | Fabio Ulloa | (1976-08-20)20 August 1976 (aged 20) | Olimpia |
| 6 | 2DF | Ninrod Medina | (1976-08-26)26 August 1976 (aged 20) | Motagua |
| 2 | 2DF | Javier Martínez | (1971-12-06)6 December 1971 (aged 25) | Cobán Imperial |
| 21 | 2DF | Abel Rodríguez | | Platense |
| 5 | 3MF | Wilmer Peralta | (1977-02-17)17 February 1977 (aged 20) | Olimpia |
| 8 | 3MF | Amado Guevara | (1976-05-02)2 May 1976 (aged 20) | Motagua |
| 14 | 3MF | Antonio Arita | | Platense |
| 16 | 3MF | Mario Chirinos | | Motagua |
| 20 | 3MF | Fabricio Pérez | | Motagua |
| 18 | 3MF | Ramón Romero | | Motagua |
| 13 | 4FW | Camilo Bonilla | | Real España |
| 11 | 4FW | Milton Núñez | (1972-11-30)30 November 1972 (aged 24) | Real España |
| 9 | 4FW | Wilmer Velásquez | (1972-04-28)28 April 1972 (aged 24) | Olimpia |
| 7 | 4FW | Eduardo Arriola | | Olimpia |
| 15 | 4FW | Enrique Centeno | | Victoria |
* (N°3)Hernain Arzu Guity|Hernain Arzu DF 13/10/1967 Club Deportivo Motagua (Honduras)
* (N°7)Eduardo Alonso Arriola Carter|Eduardo Arriola FW 11/10/1972 Club Deportivo Olimpia (Honduras)
* (N°13)Cristian Bonilla Paz|Cristian Bonilla MF 30/09/1971 Real Club Deportivo España (Honduras)
* (N°14)Antonio Rudon Arita MF 08/03/1975 Club Deportivo Platense (Honduras)
* (N°15)German Enrique Centeno Reneau|Enrique Reneau FW 09/04/1971 Club Deportivo Victoria (Honduras) or Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador) *(N°16)Mario Roberto Chirinos Acosta|Mario Chirinos MF 29/07/1978 Club Deportivo Motagua (Honduras)
* (N°18)Jose Ramon Romero|Ramon Romero MF/DF 03/03/1972 Club Deportivo Motagua (Honduras) *(N°20)Fabricio Perez|Rafael Fabricio Perez MF/DF 09/11/1968 Club Deportivo Motagua (Honduras) *(N°21)Abel Rodriguez DF 24/12/1976 Club Deportivo Platense (Honduras)

### Panama

Head coach: Oscar Aristizábal GK Donaldo Gonzalez 27/11/1971 CD Olimpia Honduras GK David Marciaga 13/08/1976 Chepo FC Panama DF Franklin Ulises Delgado 18/02/1966 CD Platense Honduras DF Daniel Gomez 22/04/1973 Rio Abajo FC Panama DF Jair Serrano 03/11/1974 Tauro FC Panama DF Armando Velardo 17/05/1969 Euro Kickers Panama DF Jose Alfredo Poyatos 27/11/1969 Panama DF Agustin Castillo / /19 Panama DF Erick Martinez 15/02/1969 Panama MF Osvaldo Isaac Solanilla 01/12/1972 San Miguelito Panama MF Jose Smith 10/04/1973 Atletico Chiriqui Panama MF Ruben Elias Guevara 27/01/1964 Tauro FC Panama MF Mario Uriel Mendez 05/01/1977 Atletico Chiriqui Panama MF Neftali Diaz 15/12/1971 CD FAS El Salvador MF Rolando Palma 01/10/1972 Panama MF Angel Luis Rodriguez 15/02/1976 Tauro FC Panama FW Percivall Antonio Piggott 23/11/1966 CD Luis Angel Firpo El Salvador FW Patricio Guevara 13/03/1967 Tauro FC Panama FW Julio Cesar Dely Valdes 12/03/1967 Paris Saint Germain Francia FW Oriel Radames Avila 29/09/1974 Panama FW Agustin Salinas 17/05/1974 Panama FW Jorge Luis Dely Valdes 12/03/1967 Consadole Sapporo Japon