# 1947 South American Championship squads

These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1947 South American Championship. The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. Brazil 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.

## Argentina

Head Coach: Guillermo Stábile
| No. | Pos. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
| — | 4FW | Mario Boyé | 0 | 0 | Boca Juniors |
| — | 4FW | Francisco Campana | 0 | 0 | Chacarita Juniors |
| — | 4FW | Camilo Cerviño | 0 | 0 | Independiente |
| — | 2DF | Juan Carlos Colmán | 0 | 0 | Newell's Old Boys |
| — | 1GK | Julio Cozzi | 0 | 0 | Platense |
| — | 1GK | Obdulio Diano | 0 | 0 | Boca Juniors |
| — | 4FW | Alfredo Di Stéfano | 0 | 0 | River Plate |
| — | 4FW | Mario Fernández | 0 | 0 | Independiente |
| — | 3MF | Ernesto Gutiérrez | 0 | 0 | Racing |
| — | 4FW | Félix Loustau | 0 | 0 | River Plate |
| — | 2DF | José Marante | 0 | 0 | Boca Juniors |
| — | 4FW | Norberto Méndez | 0 | 0 | Huracán |
| — | 4FW | José Manuel Moreno | 0 | 0 | River Plate |
| — | 2DF | Nicolás Palma | 0 | 0 | Racing |
| — | 3MF | Ángel Perucca | 0 | 0 | Newell's Old Boys |
| — | 3MF | Natalio Pescia | 0 | 0 | Boca Juniors |
| — | 4FW | René Pontoni | 0 | 0 | San Lorenzo |
| — | 3MF | Néstor Rossi | 0 | 0 | River Plate |
| — | 3MF | Oscar Sastre | 0 | 0 | Independiente |
| — | 2DF | Juan Carlos Sobrero | 0 | 0 | Newell's Old Boys |
| — | 4FW | Ezra Sued | 0 | 0 | Racing |
| — | 2DF | Norberto Yácono | 0 | 0 | River Plate |

## Bolivia

Head Coach: Diógenes Lara
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| — | 2DF | Alberto Acha | (1920-04-03)3 April 1920 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | The Strongest |
| — | 3MF | Duberty Aráoz | (1920-12-21)21 December 1920 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Club Litoral |
| — | 1GK | Vicente Arraya | (1922-01-25)25 January 1922 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Club Ferroviario [it] |
| — | 2DF | José Bustamante | (1921-03-05)5 March 1921 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Club Litoral |
| — | 3MF | Exequiel Calderón | | 0 | 0 | Club Litoral |
| — | 3MF | Leonardo Ferrel | (1923-07-07)7 July 1923 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | The Strongest |
| — | 4FW | Zenón González [ca] | (1919-06-23)23 June 1919 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Club Ferroviario [it] |
| — | 3MF | Juan Guerra | (1927-04-13)13 April 1927 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Club Ferroviario [it] |
| — | 4FW | Benigno Gutiérrez | (1925-09-01)1 September 1925 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Club Litoral |
| — | 1GK | Eduardo Gutiérrez | (1925-01-17)17 January 1925 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | CD Ingaví |
| — | 3MF | Rodolfo Maida | | 0 | 0 | New Players Cochabamba |
| — | 3MF | Benjamin Maldonado | (1928-01-04)4 January 1928 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Club San José |
| — | 4FW | Severo Orgaz | | 0 | 0 | Club Litoral |
| — | 4FW | Armando Tapia | | 0 | 0 | Club Ferroviario [it] |
| — | 4FW | Arturo Tardío | | 0 | 0 | Club Aurora |
| — | 4FW | Víctor Ugarte | (1926-05-05)5 May 1926 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Club Bolívar |
| — | 3MF | Raúl Vargas | | 0 | 0 | Club Ferroviario [it] |
| — | 4FW | Serapio Vega [es] | (1919-03-23)23 March 1919 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | The Strongest |

## Chile

Head Coach: Luis Tirado
| No. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| — | Juan Manuel Acuña | (1921-10-16)16 October 1921 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Audax Italiano |
| — | Manuel Álvarez Jiménez | (1928-05-23)23 May 1928 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | CD Universidad Católica |
| — | Jorge Benjamín Araya | (1924-09-21)21 September 1924 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Green Cross |
| — | Mario Baeza | (1916-04-28)28 April 1916 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | Club Universidad de Chile |
| — | Miguel Busquets | | 0 | 0 | Club Universidad de Chile |
| — | Fernando Campos | | 0 | 0 | Santiago Wanderers |
| — | Raimundo Infante | | 0 | 0 | CD Universidad Católica |
| — | Sergio Livingstone | | 0 | 0 | CD Universidad Católica |
| — | Pedro Hugo López | | 0 | 0 | Club Universidad de Chile |
| — | Manuel Machuca | | 0 | 0 | Colo Colo |
| — | Juan Negri | | 0 | 0 | Club Universidad de Chile |
| — | Jorge Peñaloza | | 0 | 0 | Colo Colo |
| — | Andrés Prieto | | 0 | 0 | CD Universidad Católica |
| — | Fernando Riera | | 0 | 0 | CD Universidad Católica |
| — | Osvaldo Sáez | | 0 | 0 | Santiago Wanderers |
| — | José Sepúlveda | | 0 | 0 | Club Universidad de Chile |
| — | Francisco Urroz | | 0 | 0 | Colo Colo |
| — | Carlos Varela | | 0 | 0 | Audax Italiano |
| — | Fred Thomas Wood | (1917-12-21)21 December 1917 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Santiago Morning |

## Colombia

Head Coach: Lino Taioli [es]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| — | 1GK | Andrés Acosta | | 6 | 0 | Junior |
| — | 1GK | Efraín Sánchez | (1926-02-26)26 February 1926 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | La Fortuna |
| — | 2DF | Jaime Gamboa | | 0 | 0 | América de Cali |
| — | 2DF | Salvador Londoño | | 0 | 0 | América de Cali |
| — | 2DF | Gabriel Mejía | | 9 | 0 | Junior |
| — | 2DF | Humberto Picalúa | | 8 | 0 | Junior |
| — | 3MF | Antonio de la Hoz [es] | 1920 (aged 27) (1920) | 6 | 0 | Sporting de Barranquilla [es] |
| — | 3MF | Luis Estupiñán | | 0 | 0 | América de Cali |
| — | 3MF | Ricardo Granados | | 4 | 0 | Club Municipal |
| — | 3MF | Edgar Mallarino [es] | (1924-01-25)25 January 1924 (aged 23) | 2 | 0 | América de Cali |
| — | 3MF | Juan Quintero | | 9 | 0 | Junior |
| — | 3MF | Rafael Serna | | 0 | 0 | Atlético Nacional |
| — | 3MF | Carlos Vivares | | 0 | 0 | Atlético Nacional |
| — | 4FW | Carlos Arango | (1928-01-31)31 January 1928 (aged 19) | 3 | 2 | Once Caldas |
| — | 4FW | Octavio Carrillo | | 3 | 0 | Junior |
| — | 4FW | Saulo Flores | | 0 | 0 | América de Cali |
| — | 4FW | Rigoberto García | | 3 | 2 | Junior |
| — | 4FW | Luis González Rubio | | 9 | 6 | Junior |
| — | 4FW | Rafael Granados | | 7 | 2 | Junior |
| — | 4FW | Roberto Meléndez | (1912-03-31)31 March 1912 (aged 35) | 2 | 0 | Junior |
| — | 4FW | Apolinar Pérez | | 0 | 0 | Junior |
| — | 4FW | Carlos Recio | | 4 | 0 | Junior |
| — | 4FW | Octavio Ruiz | | 0 | 0 | Junior |
| — | 4FW | Roberto Soto | | 0 | 0 | Atlético Nacional |
| — | 4FW | Efraín Vásquez | | 0 | 0 | América de Cali |

## Ecuador

Head Coach: Ramón Unamuno
| No. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| — | Víctor Aguayo | | 0 | 0 | S.D. Aucas |
| — | Enrique Álvarez [es] | (1920-10-18)18 October 1920 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | C.S. Emelec |
| — | Enrique Cantos [es] | (1925-01-18)18 January 1925 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Barcelona SC |
| — | Luis Alfredo Carrillo | (1920-11-03)3 November 1920 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | C.S.D. Macará |
| — | Víctor Cevallos | | 0 | 0 | S.D. Aucas |
| — | César Garnica | (1919-11-22)22 November 1919 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | S.D. Aucas |
| — | Guillermo Gavilánez | | 0 | 0 | S.D. Aucas |
| — | Jorge Henríquez [es] | (1921-09-02)2 September 1921 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Audax Italiano |
| — | José María Jiménez | (1921-07-22)22 July 1921 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | C.S. Emelec |
| — | Heráclides Marín | | 0 | 0 | Barcelona SC |
| — | Napoleón Medina | (1919-11-26)26 November 1919 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | C.S. Patria |
| — | José Luis Mendoza | | 0 | 0 | C.S. Emelec |
| — | Luis Antonio Mendoza | (1914-08-25)25 August 1914 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 | C.S. Emelec |
| — | Alfredo Molina | (1920-10-13)13 October 1920 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Tungurahua SC |
| — | Eduardo Ortiz | (1929-04-09)9 April 1929 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | C.S. Emelec |
| — | Gonzalo Pozo [es] | (1925-05-27)27 May 1925 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | S.D. Aucas |
| — | Ricardo Riveros | | 0 | 0 | C.S. Emelec |
| — | Carlos Sánchez | (1922-07-15)15 July 1922 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | C.S. Norte América |
| — | Celso Torres | | 0 | 0 | LDU Quito |
| — | José Vargas [es] | (1924-12-19)19 December 1924 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Barcelona SC |
| — | Federico Zenck | | 0 | 0 | Panamá S.C. |
| — | Félix Leyton Zurita | (1921-11-22)22 November 1921 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Barcelona SC |

## Paraguay

Head Coach: Manuel Fleitas Solich
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| — | 1GK | Sinforiano García | (1924-08-22)22 August 1924 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Cerro Porteño |
| — | 2DF | Casiano Céspedes | (1923-11-30)30 November 1923 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Club Olimpia |
| — | 2DF | Enrique Hugo | | 0 | 0 | Club Guaraní |
| — | 3MF | Castor Cantero | (1918-01-12)12 January 1918 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Club Olimpia |
| — | 3MF | Manuel Gavilán | (1920-11-30)30 November 1920 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Club Libertad |
| — | 3MF | José Ocampos | | 0 | 0 | Club Nacional |
| — | 3MF | Roque Zarza | | 0 | 0 | |
| — | 4FW | Enrique Avalos | | 0 | 0 | Cerro Porteño |
| — | 4FW | Arturo Bobadilla | | 0 | 0 | Cerro Porteño |
| — | 4FW | Pedro Fernández | | 0 | 0 | Cerro Porteño |
| — | 4FW | César López Fretes | (1923-03-21)21 March 1923 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Club Olimpia |
| — | 4FW | Alejandrino Genés | | 0 | 0 | Club Nacional |
| — | 4FW | Leocadio Marín | | 0 | 0 | Club Olimpia |
| — | 4FW | Vicente Miño | | 0 | 0 | Club Nacional |
| — | 4FW | Ranulfo Miranda [it] | (1927-05-27)27 May 1927 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Club Nacional |
| — | 4FW | Santiago Rivas | | 0 | 0 | Cerro Porteño |
| — | 4FW | Vicente Sánchez | | 0 | 0 | Club Nacional |
| — | 4FW | Juan Bautista Villalba | (1924-08-29)29 August 1924 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Sportivo Luqueño |

## Peru

Head Coach: José Arana Cruz [es]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| — | 1GK | Rafael Asca [es] | (1924-10-24)24 October 1924 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Sport Boys |
| — | 4FW | Guillermo Barbadillo [es] | (1925-01-09)9 January 1925 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Sport Boys |
| — | 4FW | Félix Castillo | (1928-02-21)21 February 1928 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Alianza Lima |
| — | 3MF | Juan Castillo [es] | (1924-08-22)22 August 1924 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Atlético Chalaco |
| — | 2DF | Andrés da Silva [es] | (1921-03-21)21 March 1921 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Club Universitario de Deportes |
| — | 4FW | Teodoro Fernández | (1913-05-20)20 May 1913 (aged 34) | 0 | 0 | Club Universitario de Deportes |
| — | 4FW | Carlos Gómez Sánchez [es] | (1923-10-04)4 October 1923 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Alianza Lima |
| — | 4FW | Alejandro González [es] | (1915-03-17)17 March 1915 (aged 32) | 0 | 0 | Alianza Lima |
| — | 3MF | Luis Guzmán [es] | (1918-09-02)2 September 1918 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Municipal |
| — | 3MF | Cornelio Heredia [es] | (1920-10-16)16 October 1920 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Alianza Lima |
| — | 4FW | Valeriano López | (1926-05-04)4 May 1926 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Sport Boys |
| — | 2DF | Eliseo Morales | | 0 | 0 | Atlético Chalaco |
| — | 4FW | Ernesto Morales | | 0 | 0 | Atlético Chalaco |
| — | 4FW | Máximo Mosquera | (1928-01-08)8 January 1928 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Municipal |
| — | 3MF | Lorenzo Pacheco [es] | (1919-08-10)10 August 1919 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Sport Boys |
| — | 2DF | Enrique Perales [es] | (1914-01-18)18 January 1914 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Municipal |
| — | 3MF | Domingo Raffo [es] | (1920-03-31)31 March 1920 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Atlético Chalaco |
| — | 4FW | Marín Reyna | | 0 | 0 | Mariscal Sucre |
| — | 3MF | René Rosasco [es] | (1924-10-29)29 October 1924 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Atlético Chalaco |
| — | 1GK | Luis Suárez | (1926-05-17)17 May 1926 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Municipal |
| — | 2DF | Carlos Torres [es] | (1923-10-06)6 October 1923 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Atlético Chalaco |
| — | 4FW | Guillermo Valdivieso | (1921-05-26)26 May 1921 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Sport Boys |

## Uruguay

Head Coach: Juan López Fontana
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
| — | Lorenzo Barreto | 0 | 0 | Central Español |
| — | Julio César Britos | 0 | 0 | Club Atlético Peñarol |
| — | José Cajiga | 0 | 0 | Rampla Juniors |
| — | Oscar Chelle | 0 | 0 | Montevideo Wanderers |
| — | Nicolás Falero | 0 | 0 | Club Atlético Peñarol |
| — | Ramón Ferrés | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting |
| — | Roberto Gadea | 0 | 0 | Miramar Misiones |
| — | Schubert Gambetta | 0 | 0 | Club Nacional de Football |
| — | José García | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting |
| — | Miguel Angel Lariccia | 0 | 0 | Central Español |
| — | Mario Lorenzo | 0 | 0 | Club Atlético Peñarol |
| — | Héctor Magliano | 0 | 0 | Montevideo Wanderers |
| — | Luis Pérez Luz | 0 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo |
| — | Washington Puente | 0 | 0 | Rampla Juniors |
| — | Juan Riephoff | 0 | 0 | Rampla Juniors |
| — | José Riobó | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting |
| — | Víctor Rodríguez Andrade | 0 | 0 | Central Español |
| — | Francisco Sabini | 0 | 0 | Central Español |
| — | Raúl Sarro | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting |
| — | Washington Stula | 0 | 0 | Club Atlético Cerro |
| — | Eusebio Tejera | 0 | 0 | Club Nacional de Football |
| — | Julio Terra | 0 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo |
| — | Juan Tulic | 0 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo |
| — | Alfredo Young | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting |