# 1953 South American Championship squads

The following squads were named for the 1953 South American Championship that took place in Peru.

## Bolivia

Head Coach: César Viccino [es]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| — | 4FW | Ricardo Alcón | | 0 | 0 | Unión Maestranza [es] |
| — | 4FW | Víctor Brown | (1927-07-07)7 July 1927 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Club Litoral |
| — | 2DF | José Bustamante | (1921-03-05)5 March 1921 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | Club Litoral |
| — | 3MF | René Cabrera | (1925-10-21)21 October 1925 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Club Jorge Wilstermann |
| — | 4FW | Delfín Díaz | | 0 | 0 | Bolívar |
| — | 2DF | Eduardo González | | 0 | 0 | CD Ingaví |
| — | 4FW | Benigno Gutiérrez | (1925-09-01)1 September 1925 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Club Litoral |
| — | 1GK | Eduardo Gutiérrez | (1925-01-17)17 January 1925 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Always Ready |
| — | 4FW | Hilarion López | | 0 | 0 | CD Ingaví |
| — | 4FW | Mario Mena | (1928-07-28)28 July 1928 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Club Bolívar |
| — | 3MF | Arturo Miranda | | 0 | 0 | Always Ready |
| — | 2DF | Javier Palazuelos | | 0 | 0 | |
| — | 3MF | Máximo Ramírez | (1933-06-09)9 June 1933 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Club Ferroviario [it] |
| — | 1GK | Raúl Reinoso | | 0 | 0 | |
| — | 4FW | Ricardo Sánchez | | 0 | 0 | |
| — | 3MF | Ramón Santos | (1927-03-17)17 March 1927 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Bolívar |
| — | 4FW | Víctor Ugarte | (1926-05-05)5 May 1926 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Bolívar |
| — | 3MF | Antonio Valencia | (1925-05-10)10 May 1925 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Bolívar |
| — | 3MF | Edgar Vargas | (1929-08-10)10 August 1929 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Bolívar |

## Brazil

Head Coach: Zezé Moreira
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| — | 4FW | Ademir de Menezes | (1922-11-08)8 November 1922 (aged 30) | 36 | 30 | Vasco da Gama |
| — | 3MF | Alfredo | (1920-01-01)1 January 1920 (aged 33) | 4 | 1 | Vasco da Gama |
| — | 4FW | Baltazar | (1926-01-14)14 January 1926 (aged 27) | 11 | 7 | Corinthians |
| — | 3MF | Bauer | (1925-11-21)21 November 1925 (aged 27) | 14 | 0 | São Paulo |
| — | 1GK | Barbosa | (1921-03-27)27 March 1921 (aged 31) | 19 | 0 | Vasco da Gama |
| — | 2DF | Brandãozinho | (1925-06-09)9 June 1925 (aged 27) | 5 | 0 | Portuguesa |
| — | 1GK | Carlos Castilho | (1927-11-27)27 November 1927 (aged 25) | 7 | 0 | Fluminense |
| — | 4FW | Cláudio | (1922-07-18)18 July 1922 (aged 30) | 8 | 4 | Corinthians |
| — | 3MF | Danilo Alvim | (1920-12-03)3 December 1920 (aged 32) | 20 | 2 | Vasco da Gama |
| — | 4FW | Didi | (1928-10-08)8 October 1928 (aged 24) | 5 | 1 | Fluminense |
| — | 2DF | Djalma Santos | (1929-02-27)27 February 1929 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | Portuguesa |
| — | 2DF | Ely | (1921-05-14)14 May 1921 (aged 31) | 14 | 0 | Sport Club do Recife |
| — | 1GK | Gylmar | (1930-08-22)22 August 1930 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Corinthians |
| — | 2DF | Haroldo | (1931-12-20)20 December 1931 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Vasco da Gama |
| — | 4FW | Ipojucan | (1926-06-03)3 June 1926 (aged 26) | 1 | 0 | Portuguesa |
| — | 4FW | Julinho Botelho | (1929-07-29)29 July 1929 (aged 23) | 4 | 1 | Portuguesa |
| — | 2DF | Nílton Santos | (1925-05-16)16 May 1925 (aged 27) | 10 | 0 | Botafogo |
| — | 4FW | Pinga | (1924-02-11)11 February 1924 (aged 28) | 7 | 6 | Vasco da Gama |
| — | 2DF | Pinheiro | (1932-01-13)13 January 1932 (aged 21) | 5 | 0 | Fluminense |
| — | 4FW | Rodrigues | (1925-06-27)27 June 1925 (aged 27) | 7 | 3 | Palmeiras |
| — | 4FW | Zizinho | (1921-09-14)14 September 1921 (aged 31) | 34 | 20 | Bangu |

## Chile

Head Coach: Luis Tirado
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| — | 2DF | Manuel Álvarez | (1928-05-03)3 May 1928 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Universidad Católica |
| — | 3MF | Augusto Arenas | (1929-03-15)15 March 1929 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Everton |
| — | 2DF | Valentín Beperet | (1926-12-18)18 December 1926 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Unión Española |
| — | 2DF | Óscar Carrasco | (1928-08-14)14 August 1928 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Audax Italiano |
| — | 3MF | Ramiro Cortés | (1931-04-27)27 April 1931 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Audax Italiano |
| — | 4FW | Atilio Cremaschi | (1923-03-08)8 March 1923 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Colo-Colo |
| — | 2DF | Arturo Farías | (1927-09-01)1 September 1927 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Colo-Colo |
| — | 4FW | Guillermo Díaz | (1930-12-29)29 December 1930 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Santiago Morning |
| — | 3MF | Enrique Hormazábal | (1931-01-06)6 January 1931 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Santiago Morning |
| — | 4FW | Fernando Hurtado | (1927-10-27)27 October 1927 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Everton |
| — | 1GK | Sergio Livingstone | (1920-03-26)26 March 1920 (aged 32) | 0 | 0 | Universidad Católica |
| — | 4FW | René Meléndez | (1928-12-29)29 December 1928 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Everton |
| — | 4FW | Francisco Molina | (1930-03-29)29 March 1930 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Universidad Católica |
| — | 2DF | Alfredo Olivos | (1924-05-28)28 May 1924 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Audax Italiano |
| — | 4FW | Carlos Rojas | (1928-10-02)2 October 1928 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Unión Española |
| — | 2DF | Fernando Roldán | (1930-07-24)24 July 1930 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Universidad Católica |
| — | 3MF | Osvaldo Sáez | (1923-08-13)13 August 1923 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Colo-Colo |
| — | 3MF | Carlos Tello | (1928-03-28)28 March 1928 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Audax Italiano |

## Ecuador

Head Coach: Gregorio Juan Esperón
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| — | 4FW | Víctor Arteaga | (1921-04-30)30 April 1921 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | Norte América |
| — | 4FW | José Vicente Balseca | (1933-08-19)19 August 1933 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Emelec |
| — | 1GK | Alfredo Bonnard [es] | (1930-11-03)3 November 1930 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Valdez |
| — | 4FW | Sigifredo Chuchuca [es] | (1925-03-16)16 March 1925 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Barcelona |
| — | 4FW | Raúl Pío de la Torre | (1931-05-05)5 May 1931 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Norte América |
| — | 1GK | Jorge Delgado | (1931-07-04)4 July 1931 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Barcelona |
| — | 2DF | Enrique Flores | | 0 | 0 | Everest |
| — | 4FW | Eduardo Guzmán [es] | (1926-01-21)21 January 1926 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Everest |
| — | 2DF | Jorge Henriques Fuente [es] | (1921-09-02)2 September 1921 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | Emelec |
| — | 2DF | Jorge Izaguirre | (1936-05-01)1 May 1936 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | 9 de Octubre |
| — | 2DF | Mario Lovato | (1927-06-21)21 June 1927 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | España |
| — | 4FW | Rafael Maldonado | | 0 | 0 | Aucas |
| — | 4FW | Luis Marañón | | 0 | 0 | Everest |
| — | 3MF | Heráclides Marín | | 0 | 0 | Barcelona |
| — | 3MF | Daniel Pinto [es] | (1929-07-15)15 July 1929 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Norte América |
| — | 3MF | Ricardo Riveros | | 0 | 0 | Emelec |
| — | 4FW | Pablo Salazar | | 0 | 0 | Barcelona |
| — | 3MF | Carlos Sánchez | (1922-07-15)15 July 1922 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | Barcelona |
| — | 3MF | Galo Solís [es] | (1928-06-05)5 June 1928 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Barcelona |
| — | 3MF | César Solórzano | | 0 | 0 | Barcelona |
| — | 4FW | José Vargas [es] | (1929-12-19)19 December 1929 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Barcelona |
| — | 3MF | Orlando Zambrano | | 0 | 0 | Norte América |

## Paraguay

Head Coach: Manuel Fleitas Solich
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| — | 3MF | Alejandro Arce | | 0 | 0 | Cerro Porteño |
| — | 4FW | Milner Ayala | (1928-09-03)3 September 1928 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | River Plate |
| — | 4FW | Ángel Berni | (1931-01-09)9 January 1931 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | San Lorenzo |
| — | 2DF | Antonio Cabrera | (1925-10-21)21 October 1925 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Libertad |
| — | 4FW | Rubén Fernández | (1931-05-02)2 May 1931 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Libertad |
| — | 2DF | Manuel Gavilán | (1920-11-30)30 November 1920 (aged 32) | 0 | 0 | Libertad |
| — | 4FW | Antonio Ramón Gómez | (1928-05-04)4 May 1928 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Libertad |
| — | 4FW | Inocencio González | (1929-12-28)28 December 1929 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Sportivo Luqueño |
| — | 3MF | Ireneo Hermosilla | (1928-01-31)31 January 1928 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Libertad |
| — | 2DF | Heriberto Herrera | (1926-03-24)24 March 1926 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Nacional |
| — | 4FW | Luis Lacasa | (1928-00-00)0 December 1928 (aged 24–25) | 0 | 0 | Nacional |
| — | 3MF | Victoriano Leguizamón | (1922-03-22)22 March 1922 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | Olimpia |
| — | 4FW | Pablo León | | 0 | 0 | Guaraní |
| — | 4FW | Atilio López | (1925-02-05)5 February 1925 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Guaraní |
| — | 2DF | Robustiano Maciel | (1930-05-24)24 May 1930 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Libertad |
| — | 2DF | Domingo Martínez | | 0 | 0 | Libertad |
| — | 3MF | Derlis Molinas | | 0 | 0 | Nacional |
| — | 1GK | Rubén Noceda | (1931-05-11)11 May 1931 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Presidente Hayes |
| — | 2DF | Melanio Olmedo | (1932-01-19)19 January 1932 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Sol de América |
| — | 4FW | Silvio Parodi | (1931-11-06)6 November 1931 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Sportivo Luqueño |
| — | 1GK | Carlos Adolfo Riquelme | (1928-11-10)10 November 1928 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Nacional |
| — | 4FW | Juan Angel Romero | (1934-12-27)27 December 1934 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Olimpia |

## Peru

Head Coach: Billy Cook and Ángel Fernández Roca
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| — | 2DF | José Allen | | 0 | 0 | Alianza Lima |
| — | 1GK | Rafael Asca [es] | (1924-10-28)28 October 1924 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Sporting Tabaco |
| — | 4FW | Guillermo Barbadillo [es] | (1925-01-09)9 January 1925 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Alianza Lima |
| — | 4FW | Juan Bassa | (1932-12-26)26 December 1932 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Mariscal Sucre |
| — | 2DF | César Brush [es] | (1930-04-04)4 April 1930 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Municipal |
| — | 3MF | Luis Calderón | (1929-06-17)17 June 1929 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Sport Boys |
| — | 4FW | Roberto Castillo [es] | (1930-04-29)29 April 1930 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Alianza Lima |
| — | 2DF | Guillermo Delgado | (1931-02-11)11 February 1931 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Alianza Lima |
| — | 3MF | Roberto Drago [es] | (1923-07-28)28 July 1923 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Municipal |
| — | 4FW | Óscar Gómez Sánchez | (1935-10-31)31 October 1935 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Alianza Lima |
| — | 3MF | Rafael Goyeneche | | 0 | 0 | Alianza Lima |
| — | 3MF | Cornelio Heredia [es] | (1920-10-16)16 October 1920 (aged 32) | 0 | 0 | Alianza Lima |
| — | 4FW | Luis Navarrete [es] | (1928-01-22)22 January 1928 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Municipal |
| — | 4FW | Armando Reyes | | 0 | 0 | Ciclista Lima |
| — | 4FW | Manuel Rivera | (1922-05-15)15 May 1922 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Municipal |
| — | 4FW | Alberto Terry | (1929-05-16)16 May 1929 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Universitario |
| — | 2DF | Gilberto Torres [es] | (1928-08-15)15 August 1928 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Universitario |
| — | 3MF | Ernesto Villamares | | 0 | 0 | Sporting Tabaco |

## Uruguay

Head Coach: Romeo Vázquez
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| — | 4FW | Osvaldo Balseiro | (1928-08-08)8 August 1928 (aged 24) | 2 | 0 | Defensor |
| — | 4FW | Raúl Bentancor [es] | (1930-01-11)11 January 1930 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Danubio |
| — | 2DF | Néstor Carballo | (1929-02-03)3 February 1929 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Nacional |
| — | 3MF | Humberto Cardozo | (1925-11-21)21 November 1925 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Cerro |
| — | 3MF | Carlos María Carranza | (1928-11-30)30 November 1928 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Cerro |
| — | 2DF | Luis Alberto Cruz | (1925-04-28)28 April 1925 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Nacional |
| — | 2DF | Matías González | (1925-08-06)6 August 1925 (aged 27) | 22 | 0 | Cerro |
| — | 2DF | William Ruben Martínez | (1928-01-13)13 January 1928 (aged 25) | 3 | 0 | Rampla Juniors |
| — | 4FW | Omar Pedro Méndez | (1934-08-07)7 August 1934 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Central Español |
| — | 4FW | Rubén Morán | (1930-08-06)6 August 1930 (aged 22) | 3 | 1 | Cerro |
| — | 4FW | Walter Morel | (1927-06-30)30 June 1927 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | River Plate |
| — | 4FW | Donald Peláez | | 0 | 0 | Rampla Juniors |
| — | 4FW | Washington Puente | | 4 | 2 | Rampla Juniors |
| — | 3MF | Julio Quiroga | (1928-08-13)13 August 1928 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Liverpool |
| — | 1GK | Luis Radiche | (1927-10-08)8 October 1927 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 | River Plate |
| — | 3MF | Urbano Rivera | (1926-04-01)1 April 1926 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Danubio |
| — | 2DF | Domingo Rodríguez | | 1 | 0 | River Plate |
| — | 1GK | Pedro Rodríguez | (1928-06-19)19 June 1928 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Rampla Juniors |
| — | 4FW | Carlos Romero | (1927-09-17)17 September 1927 (aged 25) | 4 | 1 | Danubio |
| — | 3MF | Hosiriz Romero | | 6 | 0 | Liverpool |
| — | 4FW | Rafael Souto | (1930-10-24)24 October 1930 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Nacional |
| — | 4FW | Ruben Vanoli | | 1 | 0 | River Plate |