# 2003 South American U-20 Championship squads

Below are the rosters for the 2003 South American Youth Championship tournament held in Uruguay. The ten national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 20 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
Players' names marked in bold have been capped at full international level.

## Argentina

Coach: Hugo Tocalli
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Gustavo Eberto | (1983-08-30)30 August 1983 (aged 19) | Boca Juniors |
| 2 | 2DF | Gonzalo Rodríguez | (1984-04-10)10 April 1984 (aged 18) | San Lorenzo |
| 3 | 2DF | Marcos Charras | (1983-01-09)9 January 1983 (aged 19) | CSKA Sofia |
| 4 | 2DF | Mauricio Romero | (1983-01-13)13 January 1983 (aged 19) | Lanús |
| 5 | 3MF | Javier Mascherano | (1984-06-08)8 June 1984 (aged 18) | River Plate |
| 6 | 2DF | Javier Pinola | (1983-02-24)24 February 1983 (aged 19) | Atlético Madrid |
| 7 | 4FW | Maxi López | (1984-04-03)3 April 1984 (aged 18) | River Plate |
| 8 | 3MF | Pablo Zabaleta | (1985-01-16)16 January 1985 (aged 17) | San Lorenzo |
| 9 | 4FW | Fernando Cavenaghi | (1983-09-21)21 September 1983 (aged 19) | River Plate |
| 10 | 4FW | Carlos Tevez | (1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 18) | Boca Juniors |
| 11 | 3MF | Marcelo Carrusca | (1983-09-01)1 September 1983 (aged 19) | Estudiantes |
| 12 | 1GK | Lucas Molina | (1984-03-30)30 March 1984 (aged 18) | Independiente |
| 13 | 2DF | Walter García | (1984-03-14)14 March 1984 (aged 18) | San Lorenzo |
| 14 | 2DF | Joel Barbosa | (1983-01-15)15 January 1983 (aged 19) | Boca Juniors |
| 15 | 3MF | Fernando Belluschi | (1983-09-10)10 September 1983 (aged 19) | Newell's Old Boys |
| 16 | 3MF | Patricio Pérez | (1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 17) | Vélez Sársfield |
| 17 | 3MF | Emanuel Rivas | (1983-03-17)17 March 1983 (aged 19) | Independiente |
| 18 | 4FW | Leonardo Pisculichi | (1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 18) | Argentinos Juniors |
| 19 | 3MF | Hugo Colace | (1984-01-06)6 January 1984 (aged 18) | Argentinos Juniors |
| 20 | 3MF | Jonás Gutiérrez | (1983-07-05)5 July 1983 (aged 19) | Vélez Sársfield |

## Brazil

Coach: Marcos Paqueta
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Jefferson | (1983-01-02)2 January 1983 (aged 20) | Botafogo |
| 2 | 2DF | Dani Alves | (1983-05-06)6 May 1983 (aged 19) | Sevilla |
| 3 | 2DF | Alcides Eduardo | (1985-03-13)13 March 1985 (aged 17) | Vitória |
| 4 | 2DF | André Bahia | (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 19) | Flamengo |
| 5 | 3MF | Dudu Cearense | (1983-04-15)15 April 1983 (aged 19) | Vitória |
| 5 | 3MF | Carlos Alberto | (1978-01-24)24 January 1978 (aged 24) | Figueirense |
| 6 | 2DF | Jean Carlos | (1983-08-12)12 August 1983 (aged 19) | Atlético-PR |
| 7 | 4FW | Daniel Carvalho | (1983-03-01)1 March 1983 (aged 19) | Internacional |
| 8 | 3MF | Felipe Melo | (1983-06-26)26 June 1983 (aged 19) | Flamengo |
| 9 | 4FW | Élton Giovanni | (1983-09-03)3 September 1983 (aged 19) | Grêmio |
| 10 | 3MF | Carlos Alberto | (1984-12-11)11 December 1984 (aged 18) | Fluminense |
| 11 | 4FW | Dagoberto | (1983-03-22)22 March 1983 (aged 19) | Atlético-PR |
| 12 | 1GK | Fernando Henrique | (1983-11-25)25 November 1983 (aged 19) | Fluminense |
| 13 | 2DF | Jancarlos | (1983-08-15)15 August 1983 (aged 19) | Fluminense |
| 14 | 2DF | Gláuber | (1983-08-05)5 August 1983 (aged 19) | Palmeiras |
| 15 | 2DF | Michael Anderson | (1983-03-05)5 March 1983 (aged 19) | Flamengo |
| 16 | 3MF | Wendel | (1984-05-25)25 May 1984 (aged 18) | Corinthians |
| 17 | 3MF | Juninho | (1983-01-11)11 January 1983 (aged 19) | Atlético Mineiro |
| 18 | 3MF | Cleiton Xavier | (1983-03-23)23 March 1983 (aged 19) | Internacional |
| 19 | 4FW | Jussiê | (1983-09-19)19 September 1983 (aged 19) | Cruzeiro |
| 20 | 4FW | William | (1983-05-14)14 May 1983 (aged 19) | Santos |

## Chile

Coach: Cesar Vaccia
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Miguel Pinto | (1983-07-04)July 4, 1983 (aged 19) | Universidad de Chile |
| 2 | 2DF | Enzo Vera | (1983-04-07)April 7, 1983 (aged 19) | Colo-Colo |
| 3 | 2DF | Juan Toro | (1984-05-17)May 17, 1984 (aged 18) | Magallanes |
| 4 | 3MF | Gonzalo Fierro | (1983-03-21)March 21, 1983 (aged 19) | Colo-Colo |
| 5 | 2DF | Miguel Aceval | (1983-01-08)January 8, 1983 (aged 19) | Colo-Colo |
| 6 | 2DF | Fernando Fica | (1983-04-21)April 21, 1983 (aged 19) | Colo-Colo |
| 7 | 3MF | Christian Martínez | (1983-06-18)June 18, 1983 (aged 19) | Universidad de Chile |
| 8 | 3MF | Marco Estrada | (1983-05-28)May 28, 1983 (aged 19) | Everton |
| 9 | 4FW | Marcos Ávila | (1983-02-06)February 6, 1983 (aged 19) | Colo-Colo |
| 10 | 3MF | Cristián Muñoz | (1983-05-23)May 23, 1983 (aged 19) | Universidad de Chile |
| 11 | 4FW | Eduardo Rubio | (1983-11-07)November 7, 1983 (aged 19) | Universidad Católica |
| 12 | 1GK | Claudio Bravo | (1983-04-13)April 13, 1983 (aged 19) | Colo-Colo |
| 13 | 2DF | José Manuel Rojas | (1983-06-23)June 23, 1983 (aged 19) | Universidad de Chile |
| 14 | 3MF | Luis Pedro Figueroa | (1983-05-14)May 14, 1983 (aged 19) | Universidad de Concepción |
| 15 | 3MF | Albert Acevedo | (1983-05-06)May 6, 1983 (aged 19) | Universidad Católica |
| 16 | 4FW | Luis Jiménez | (1984-06-17)June 17, 1984 (aged 18) | Ternana |
| 17 | 3MF | Luis Jara | (1983-01-12)January 12, 1983 (aged 19) | Universidad Católica |
| 18 | 3MF | Jorge Valdivia | (1983-10-19)October 19, 1983 (aged 19) | Colo-Colo |
| 19 | 4FW | Mauricio Pinilla | (1984-02-04)February 4, 1984 (aged 18) | Universidad de Chile |
| 20 | 3MF | Mark González | (1984-07-10)July 10, 1984 (aged 18) | Universidad Católica |
(Source for player names:)

## Ecuador

Coach: Fabián Burbano
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Julio Eche | (1983-08-12)August 12, 1983 (aged 19) | Delfín |
| 2 | 2DF | Pedro Esterilla | (1984-10-28)October 28, 1984 (aged 18) | ESPOLI |
| 3 | 2DF | Luis Checa | (1983-12-21)December 21, 1983 (aged 19) | El Nacional |
| 4 | 2DF | Jayro Campos | (1984-07-18)July 18, 1984 (aged 18) | Gent |
| 5 | 3MF | Leonardo Soledispa | (1983-01-15)January 15, 1983 (aged 19) | Barcelona |
| 6 | 2DF | Juan Guerrón | (1983-10-21)October 21, 1983 (aged 19) | ESPOLI |
| 7 | 4FW | Roberto Miña | (1984-11-07)November 7, 1984 (aged 18) | Huracán |
| 8 | 3MF | Oswaldo Minda | (1983-07-26)July 26, 1983 (aged 19) | Aucas |
| 9 | 4FW | Félix Borja | (1983-04-02)April 2, 1983 (aged 19) | El Nacional |
| 10 | 3MF | Luis Saritama | (1983-10-20)October 20, 1983 (aged 19) | Deportivo Quito |
| 11 | 4FW | Joffre Guerrón | (1985-04-28)April 28, 1985 (aged 17) | Aucas |
| 12 | 1GK | Carlos Camacho | (1983-09-14)September 14, 1983 (aged 19) | Deportivo Quevedo |
| 13 | 2DF | Luis Velasco | (1983-01-06)January 6, 1983 (aged 19) | LDU Quito |
| 14 | 3MF | Luis Bolaños | (1985-03-27)March 27, 1985 (aged 17) | LDU Quito |
| 15 | 3MF | Tyron Macías | (1984-07-09)July 9, 1984 (aged 18) | LDU Quito |
| 16 | 2DF | Ángel Anaguano | (1983-02-14)February 14, 1983 (aged 19) | Deportivo Quito |
| 17 | 3MF | Javier Caicedo | (1984-08-29)August 29, 1984 (aged 18) | El Nacional |
| 18 | 3MF | José Aguirre | (1983-01-05)January 5, 1983 (aged 19) | Emelec |
| 19 | 4FW | César Barre | (1983-03-13)March 13, 1983 (aged 19) | Delfín |
| 20 | 2DF | Iván Suárez | (1983-05-15)May 15, 1983 (aged 19) | Panamá |
(Source for player names:)

## Paraguay

Coach: Aníbal Ruiz
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Antony Silva | (1984-02-27)27 February 1984 (aged 18) | Club Libertad |
| 2 | 2DF | Óscar Díaz | (1984-01-29)29 January 1984 (aged 18) | 12 de Octubre |
| 21 | 2DF | Gilberto Velázquez | (1983-03-11)11 March 1983 (aged 19) | Club Guaraní |
| 3 | 2DF | Víctor Hugo Mareco | (1984-02-26)26 February 1984 (aged 18) | Brescia |
| 4 | 2DF | Enrique Meza | (1985-11-28)28 November 1985 (aged 17) | Sol de América |
| 5 | 2DF | Ángel Martínez | (1983-10-09)9 October 1983 (aged 19) | Olimpia Asunción |
| 6 | 2DF | Juan Miguel Díaz | (1983-08-14)14 August 1983 (aged 19) | Cerro Porteño |
| 7 | 4FW | Erwin Avalos | (1983-04-27)27 April 1983 (aged 19) | Cerro Porteño |
| 8 | 3MF | Édgar Barreto | (1984-07-15)15 July 1984 (aged 18) | Cerro Porteño |
| 9 | 3MF | Blas López | (1984-03-14)14 March 1984 (aged 18) | Club Libertad |
| 10 | 3MF | Julio dos Santos | (1983-05-07)7 May 1983 (aged 19) | Cerro Porteño |
| 11 | 2DF | Ernesto Cristaldo | (1984-03-16)16 March 1984 (aged 18) | Cerro Porteño |
| 12 | 1GK | Marco Almeda | (1984-03-23)23 March 1984 (aged 18) | Cerro Porteño |
| 13 | 3MF | Jorge Cáceres | (1983-06-16)16 June 1983 (aged 19) | Colombia |
| 14 | 3MF | Cristian Andersen | (1984-06-03)3 June 1984 (aged 18) | Sportivo Luqueño |
| 15 | 4FW | Dante López | (1983-08-16)16 August 1983 (aged 19) | Sol de América |
| 16 | 3MF | Andrés Pérez Matto | (1984-02-07)7 February 1984 (aged 18) | Olimpia Asunción |
| 17 | 4FW | Pedro Javier Velázquez | (1983-05-13)13 May 1983 (aged 19) | Club Libertad |
| 18 | 4FW | Nelson Romero | (1984-11-18)18 November 1984 (aged 18) | San Lorenzo |
| 19 | 4FW | Jesús Martínez | (1983-09-27)27 September 1983 (aged 19) | Sportivo Trinidense |
| 20 | 2DF | Angel Ramos | (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 (aged 19) | Club Guaraní |

## Uruguay

Coach: Jorge Orosmán da Silva
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Martín Silva | (1983-03-25)March 25, 1983 (aged 19) | Defensor Sporting |
| 2 | 2DF | Nelson Semperena | (1984-02-19)February 19, 1984 (aged 18) | Defensor Sporting |
| 3 | 2DF | Guillermo Rodríguez | (1984-03-21)March 21, 1984 (aged 18) | Danubio |
| 4 | 2DF | Marcelo López | (1983-01-05)January 5, 1983 (aged 19) | River Plate |
| 5 | 3MF | Agustín Viana | (1983-08-23)August 23, 1983 (aged 19) | Nacional |
| 6 | 2DF | Carlos Valdez | (1983-05-02)May 2, 1983 (aged 19) | Nacional |
| 7 | 3MF | Jorge Martínez | (1983-04-05)April 5, 1983 (aged 19) | Montevideo Wanderers |
| 8 | 3MF | Carlos Diogo | (1983-07-18)July 18, 1983 (aged 19) | River Plate |
| 9 | 4FW | William Ferreira | (1983-02-25)February 25, 1983 (aged 19) | Nacional |
| 10 | 3MF | Rubén Olivera | (1983-05-04)May 4, 1983 (aged 19) | Juventus |
| 11 | 3MF | Cristian Rodríguez | (1985-09-30)September 30, 1985 (aged 17) | Peñarol |
| 12 | 1GK | Sebastián Viera | (1983-03-07)March 7, 1983 (aged 19) | Nacional |
| 13 | 3MF | Diego Montenegro | (1983-06-30)June 30, 1983 (aged 19) | Racing Club |
| 14 | 2DF | Álvaro Alonso | (1984-03-25)March 25, 1984 (aged 18) | Peñarol |
| 15 | 2DF | Ignacio Ithurralde | (1983-05-30)May 30, 1983 (aged 19) | Defensor Sporting |
| 16 | 4FW | Marcelo Guerrero | (1983-01-20)January 20, 1983 (aged 19) | Villa Española |
| 17 | 3MF | Carlos Grossmüller | (1983-05-04)May 4, 1983 (aged 19) | Danubio |
| 18 | 4FW | Richard Porta | (1983-08-01)August 1, 1983 (aged 19) | River Plate |
| 19 | 4FW | Andrés Rodríguez | (1983-01-21)January 21, 1983 (aged 19) | Defensor Sporting |
| 20 | 3MF | Eduardo Fernández | (1983-04-15)April 15, 1983 (aged 19) | Bella Vista |
(Source for player names:)