# 2009 South American U-20 Championship squads

Below are the rosters for the 2009 South American Youth Championship tournament in Venezuela.
Players name marked in bold have been capped at full international level.

## Argentina

Coach: Sergio Batista
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Luis Ojeda | (1990-03-21)March 21, 1990 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Unión de Santa Fe |
| 2 | 2DF | Fernando Tobio | (1989-10-18)October 18, 1989 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Vélez Sársfield |
| 3 | 2DF | Emiliano Insúa | (1989-01-07)January 7, 1989 (aged 20) | 16 | 0 | Liverpool |
| 4 | 2DF | Fernando Meza | (1990-03-21)March 21, 1990 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | San Lorenzo |
| 5 | 3MF | Exequiel Benavídez | (1989-03-05)March 5, 1989 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Boca Juniors |
| 6 | 2DF | Federico Fernández | (1989-02-21)February 21, 1989 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Estudiantes La Plata |
| 7 | 3MF | Eduardo Salvio | (1990-05-13)May 13, 1990 (aged 18) | 1 | 1 | Lanús |
| 8 | 3MF | Franco Zuculini | (1990-09-05)September 5, 1990 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Racing Club |
| 9 | 4FW | Juan Neira | (1989-02-21)February 21, 1989 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Gimnasia La Plata |
| 10 | 3MF | Damián Lizio | (1989-06-30)June 30, 1989 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | River Plate |
| 11 | 4FW | Jonathan Cristaldo | (1989-03-05)March 5, 1989 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Vélez Sársfield |
| 12 | 1GK | Diego Rodríguez | (1989-06-25)June 25, 1989 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Independiente |
| 13 | 2DF | Julián Fernández | (1989-07-18)July 18, 1989 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Atlético Rafaela |
| 14 | 2DF | Maximiliano Oliva | (1990-03-24)March 24, 1990 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Tigre |
| 15 | 4FW | Andrés Ríos | (1989-08-01)August 1, 1989 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | River Plate |
| 16 | 3MF | Marcelo Benítez | (1989-05-29)May 29, 1989 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Lanús |
| 17 | 3MF | Cristian Gaitán | (1990-01-15)January 15, 1990 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Estudiantes La Plata |
| 18 | 3MF | Leandro Velázquez | (1989-05-10)May 10, 1989 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Vélez Sársfield |
| 19 | 3MF | Iván Bella | (1989-09-13)September 13, 1989 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Vélez Sársfield |
| 20 | 4FW | Andrés Romero | (1989-12-21)December 21, 1989 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Argentinos Juniors |

## Bolivia

Coach: Óscar Villegas
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Alex Arancibia | (1990-01-28)January 28, 1990 (aged 18) | Oriente Petrolero |
| 2 | 2DF | Jorge Toco | (1992-01-13)January 13, 1992 (aged 17) | Universitario de Sucre |
| 3 | 2DF | Alejandro Méndez | (1992-01-11)January 11, 1992 (aged 17) | Callejas |
| 4 | 2DF | Ricardo Verdúguez | (1989-07-28)July 28, 1989 (aged 19) | Blooming |
| 5 | 2DF | Ronald Suárez | (1990-12-05)December 5, 1990 (aged 18) | Universidad de Chile |
| 6 | 3MF | Amílcar Sánchez | (1991-01-23)January 23, 1991 (aged 17) | Jorge Wilstermann |
| 7 | 2DF | Eliseo Duri | (1990-10-16)October 16, 1990 (aged 18) | The Strongest |
| 8 | 3MF | Ronald Rea | (1989-03-29)March 29, 1989 (aged 19) | Oriente Petrolero |
| 9 | 4FW | Jehanamed Castedo | (1990-04-04)April 4, 1990 (aged 18) | Real Mamoré |
| 10 | 4FW | Samuel Galindo | (1992-04-18)April 18, 1992 (aged 16) | Real América |
| 11 | 4FW | Alcides Peña | (1989-01-14)January 14, 1989 (aged 20) | Oriente Petrolero |
| 12 | 1GK | Pedro Lusquiño | (1992-08-04)August 4, 1992 (aged 16) | Callejas |
| 13 | 3MF | Axel Bejarano | (1989-11-27)November 27, 1989 (aged 19) | Universitario de Sucre |
| 14 | 3MF | Nicolás Tudor | (1990-05-04)May 4, 1990 (aged 18) | Universitario de Sucre |
| 15 | 3MF | Diego Suárez | (1992-10-07)October 7, 1992 (aged 16) | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 16 | 2DF | Rudy Cardozo | (1990-02-14)February 14, 1990 (aged 18) | Ironi Ramat |
| 17 | 4FW | Sebastián Molina | (1990-11-20)November 20, 1990 (aged 18) | Guabirá |
| 18 | 3MF | Jorge González | (1990-01-15)January 15, 1990 (aged 19) | Blooming |
| 19 | 4FW | Vladimir Castellón | (1989-08-12)August 12, 1989 (aged 19) | Aurora |
| 20 | 3MF | Fernando Saucedo | (1990-03-15)March 15, 1990 (aged 18) | Oriente Petrolero |

## Brazil

Coach: Nélson Rodrigues
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Renan Ribeiro | (1990-03-23)March 23, 1990 (aged 18) | Atlético Mineiro |
| 2 | 2DF | Patric | (1989-03-25)March 25, 1989 (aged 19) | Criciúma |
| 3 | 2DF | Welinton | (1989-04-10)April 10, 1989 (aged 19) | Flamengo |
| 4 | 2DF | Rafael Toloi | (1990-10-10)October 10, 1990 (aged 18) | Goiás |
| 5 | 3MF | Sandro | (1989-03-15)March 15, 1989 (aged 19) | Internacional |
| 6 | 2DF | Everton Ribeiro | (1989-04-10)April 10, 1989 (aged 19) | São Caetano |
| 7 | 3MF | Giuliano | (1990-05-31)May 31, 1990 (aged 18) | Paraná |
| 8 | 4FW | Douglas Costa | (1990-09-14)September 14, 1990 (aged 18) | Grêmio |
| 9 | 4FW | Walter | (1989-07-22)July 22, 1989 (aged 19) | Internacional |
| 10 | 4FW | Renan Oliveira | (1989-12-29)December 29, 1989 (aged 19) | Atlético Mineiro |
| 11 | 4FW | Dentinho | (1989-01-19)January 19, 1989 (aged 20) | Corinthians |
| 12 | 1GK | Rafael Pires | (1989-06-23)June 23, 1989 (aged 19) | Cruzeiro |
| 13 | 2DF | Leandro Silva | (1989-01-11)January 11, 1989 (aged 20) | Coritiba |
| 14 | 2DF | Dalton | (1990-02-05)February 5, 1990 (aged 18) | Fluminense |
| 15 | 2DF | Douglas | (1990-08-06)August 6, 1990 (aged 18) | Goiás |
| 16 | 2DF | Diogo Silvestre | (1989-12-30)December 30, 1989 (aged 19) | São Paulo |
| 17 | 3MF | Zé Eduardo | (1991-08-16)August 16, 1991 (aged 17) | Cruzeiro |
| 18 | 3MF | Maylson | (1989-03-06)March 6, 1989 (aged 19) | Grêmio |
| 19 | 3MF | Tales | (1990-01-20)January 20, 1990 (aged 18) | Internacional |
| 20 | 4FW | Alan Kardec | (1989-01-12)January 12, 1989 (aged 20) | Vasco da Gama |

## Chile

Coach: Ivo Basay
| # | Name | Pos | DOB | Club |
| 1 | Gregory Saavedra | GK | 11.02.89 | Unión Española |
| 2 | Paulo Magalhães | DF | 14.12.89 | Cobreloa |
| 3 | Carlos Labrín | DF | 02.12.90 | Huachipato |
| 4 | Bruno Romo | DF | 20.05.89 | Colo-Colo |
| 5 | Bastián Arce | DF | 17.08.89 | Colo-Colo |
| 6 | Alfonso Parot | DF | 15.10.89 | Club Deportivo Universidad Católica |
| 7 | Raúl Gutiérrez | FW | 04.10.89 | Everton |
| 8 | Ariel Salinas | MF | 09.03.89 | Colo-Colo |
| 9 | Mauricio Gómez | FW | 05.03.89 | U. de Chile |
| 10 | Francisco Pizarro | FW | 10.05.89 | Club Deportivo Universidad Católica |
| 11 | Boris Sagredo | MF | 21.03.89 | Colo-Colo |
| 12 | Fabián Cerda | GK | 07.02.89 | Club Deportivo Universidad Católica |
| 13 | Fabián Torres | DF | 27.04.89 | U. de Chile |
| 14 | Sebastián Barrientos | MF | 20.01.89 | Club Deportivo Universidad Católica |
| 15 | Marco Medel | MF | 30.06.89 | Audax Italiano |
| 16 | Charles Aránguiz | MF | 17.04.89 | Cobreloa |
| 17 | Rafael Caroca | MF | 19.07.89 | Colo-Colo |
| 18 | David Llanos | FW | 27.07.89 | Huachipato |
| 19 | Esteban Sáez | MF | 06.01.89 | Palestino |
| 20 | Agustín Parra | DF | 10.06.89 | Santiago Wanderers |

## Colombia

Coach: José Hélmer Silva
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Andrés Felipe Mosquera Marmolejo | (1991-10-09)October 9, 1991 (aged 17) | 1 | 0 | Corporación Bogotá |
| 12 | 1GK | Camilo Vargas | (1989-01-09)January 9, 1989 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | Club Santa Fe |
| 2 | 2DF | Ricardo Chará | (1990-05-24)May 24, 1990 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | Udinese |
| 3 | 2DF | Hernán Pertúz | (1989-08-02)August 2, 1989 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Independiente Medellín |
| 5 | 2DF | Yamith Cuesta | (1989-03-20)March 20, 1989 (aged 19) | 2 | 1 | Expreso Rojo |
| 11 | 2DF | Elkin Blanco | (1988-07-27)July 27, 1988 (aged 20) | 3 | 0 | Once Caldas |
| 13 | 2DF | Elvis Perlaza | (1989-02-06)February 6, 1989 (aged 19) | 1 | 1 | Envigado |
| 17 | 2DF | Andrés Felipe Mosquera Guardia | (1990-02-20)February 20, 1990 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Independiente Medellín |
| 4 | 3MF | Alex Díaz | (1989-01-13)January 13, 1989 (aged 20) | 1 | 2 | Club Deportivo Los Millonarios |
| 6 | 3MF | Julián Guillermo | (1988-05-17)May 17, 1988 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Cúcuta |
| 8 | 3MF | Dahwlim Leudo | (1988-04-21)April 21, 1988 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | La Equidad |
| 15 | 3MF | Mauricio Arroyo | (1990-09-18)September 18, 1990 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | Real Cartagena |
| 16 | 3MF | Miguel Julio | (1989-04-13)April 13, 1989 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | Independiente Medellín |
| 18 | 3MF | Javier Reina | (1989-01-04)January 4, 1989 (aged 20) | 6 | 0 | Cruzeiro |
| 20 | 3MF | Víctor Ibarbo | (1990-05-19)May 19, 1990 (aged 18) | 4 | 0 | Udinese |
| 10 | 3MF | Sherman Cárdenas | (1989-08-07)August 7, 1989 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | Bucaramanga |
| 9 | 4FW | Leonardo Castro | (1989-05-12)May 12, 1989 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | Club Deportivo Los Millonarios |
| 7 | 4FW | Cristian Nazarit | (1990-08-13)August 13, 1990 (aged 18) | 3 | 0 | Club Santa Fe |
| 19 | 4FW | Cristian Mejía | (1990-01-27)January 27, 1990 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Deportes Tolima |
| 14 | 4FW | Marco Pérez | (1990-09-19)September 19, 1990 (aged 18) | 3 | 2 | Chicó |

## Ecuador

Coach: Julio César Rosero
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Manuel Mendoza | (1989-01-11)January 11, 1989 (aged 20) | ? | ? | LDU Portoviejo |
| 2 | 2DF | Wilson Folleco | (1989-09-04)September 4, 1989 (aged 19) | ? | ? | Imbabura |
| 3 | 2DF | Deison Méndez | (1990-10-27)October 27, 1990 (aged 18) | ? | ? | LDU Quito |
| 4 | 2DF | Roberto Michael Castro | (1989-07-15)July 15, 1989 (aged 19) | ? | ? | Deportivo Quito |
| 5 | 3MF | Jefferson Pinto | (1990-03-27)March 27, 1990 (aged 18) | ? | ? | Emelec |
| 6 | 2DF | Hamilton Chasi | (1990-02-12)February 12, 1990 (aged 18) | ? | ? | Deportivo Cuenca |
| 7 | 3MF | Jefferson Montero | (1989-09-01)September 1, 1989 (aged 19) | ? | ? | Dorados de Sinaloa |
| 8 | 3MF | Israel Chango | (1989-01-16)January 16, 1989 (aged 20) | ? | ? | LDU Quito |
| 9 | 4FW | Marlon de Jesús | (1991-09-04)September 4, 1991 (aged 17) | ? | ? | El Nacional |
| 10 | 3MF | Fidel Martínez | (1990-02-15)February 15, 1990 (aged 18) | ? | ? | Cruzeiro |
| 11 | 4FW | Joao Rojas | (1989-06-14)June 14, 1989 (aged 19) | ? | 2 | Técnico Universitario |
| 12 | 1GK | Jonathan Bonilla | (1989-11-14)November 14, 1989 (aged 19) | ? | ? | Rocafuerte |
| 13 | 4FW | Juan Luis Anangonó | (1989-04-13)April 13, 1989 (aged 19) | ? | ? | Barcelona |
| 14 | 2DF | Harrinson Gómez | (1989-01-06)January 6, 1989 (aged 20) | ? | ? | Rocafuerte |
| 15 | 2DF | Juan Carlos Anangonó | (1989-03-29)March 29, 1989 (aged 19) | ? | ? | El Nacional |
| 16 | 2DF | Marcos Caicedo | (1991-11-10)November 10, 1991 (aged 17) | ? | ? | Emelec |
| 17 | 3MF | Steven Zamora | (1989-08-28)August 28, 1989 (aged 19) | ? | ? | Deportivo Azogues |
| 18 | 2DF | Mike Rodríguez | (1989-04-20)April 20, 1989 (aged 19) | ? | ? | Barcelona |
| 19 | 3MF | Fernando Guerrero | (1989-07-31)July 31, 1989 (aged 19) | ? | ? | Independiente José Terán |
| 20 | 3MF | Fabricio Guevara | (1989-02-16)February 16, 1989 (aged 19) | ? | ? | El Nacional |

## Paraguay

Coach: Adrián Coria
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Joel Silva | (1989-01-13)January 13, 1989 (aged 20) | Guaraní |
| 2 | 2DF | Iván Piris | (1989-03-10)March 10, 1989 (aged 19) | Cerro Porteño |
| 3 | 2DF | Jonni Cabrera | (1989-06-14)June 14, 1989 (aged 19) | Udinese |
| 4 | 2DF | Diego Ayala | (1990-01-09)January 9, 1990 (aged 19) | Libertad |
| 5 | 2DF | Ronald Huth | (1989-08-30)August 30, 1989 (aged 19) | Liverpool |
| 6 | 3MF | Rodrigo Burgos | (1989-06-21)June 21, 1989 (aged 19) | Cerro Porteño |
| 7 | 3MF | Celso Ortiz | (1989-01-26)January 26, 1989 (aged 19) | Cerro Porteño |
| 8 | 3MF | Hernán Pérez | (1989-02-25)February 25, 1989 (aged 19) | Libertad |
| 9 | 4FW | Robin Ramírez | (1989-11-11)November 11, 1989 (aged 19) | Libertad |
| 10 | 3MF | Nicolás Martínez | (1989-02-15)February 15, 1989 (aged 19) | Olimpia |
| 11 | 3MF | Gustavo Cristaldo | (1989-05-03)May 3, 1989 (aged 19) | Libertad |
| 12 | 1GK | Gerardo Ortiz | (1989-03-25)March 25, 1989 (aged 19) | 3 de Febrero |
| 13 | 2DF | Francisco Silva | (1990-10-18)October 18, 1990 (aged 18) | Libertad |
| 14 | 2DF | Rolando García | (1990-02-10)February 10, 1990 (aged 18) | 2 de Mayo |
| 15 | 2DF | César Benítez | (1990-05-28)May 28, 1990 (aged 18) | Cerro Porteño |
| 16 | 3MF | Freddy Coronel | (1989-07-22)July 22, 1989 (aged 19) | Libertad |
| 17 | 3MF | Aldo Paniagua | (1989-07-12)July 12, 1989 (aged 19) | General Caballero ZC |
| 18 | 4FW | Federico Santander | (1989-06-04)June 4, 1989 (aged 19) | Guaraní |
| 19 | 4FW | Luis Páez | (1989-12-19)December 19, 1989 (aged 19) | Fátima |
| 20 | 4FW | Jorge Sanabria | (1990-04-22)April 22, 1990 (aged 18) | Sportivo Luqueño |

## Peru

Coach: Héctor "Tito" Chumpitaz
| # | Name | Pos | DOB | Club |
| 1 | Éder Hermoza | GK | 04.04.90 | Alianza Lima |
| 2 | Aldo Corzo | DF | 20.05.89 | Alianza Lima |
| 3 | Manuel Calderón | DF | 28.01.90 | Universitario de Deportes |
| 4 | Adrián Zela | DF | 20.03.89 | Coronel Bolognesi |
| 5 | Néstor Duarte | DF | 08.09.90 | Universitario de Deportes |
| 6 | Ernesto Salazar | MF | 19.09.90 | Alianza Lima |
| 7 | Reimond Manco | FW | 23.08.90 | PSV Eindhoven |
| 8 | José Luis Nuñez | MF | 25.07.89 | Universitario de Deportes |
| 9 | Juan José Barros | FW | 24.06.89 | Coronel Bolognesi |
| 10 | Anderson Cueto | MF | 24.05.89 | Lech Poznań |
| 11 | Luis Trujillo | DF | 27.12.90 | Alianza Lima |
| 12 | Julio Aliaga | GK | 26.07.89 | Sporting Cristal |
| 13 | Carlos Zambrano | DF | 10.07.89 | Schalke 04 |
| 14 | Aurelio Saco Vértiz | DF | 30.05.89 | Universidad San Martín de Porres |
| 15 | Daniel Sanchez | MF | 02.05.90 | Sporting Cristal |
| 16 | Luis Advíncula | FW | 02.03.90 | Juan Aurich |
| 17 | Manuel Tejada | FW | 18.01.89 | Sporting Cristal |
| 18 | Damián Ísmodes | MF | 10.03.89 | Racing Santander |
| 19 | Christian La Torre | FW | 09.03.90 | Sport Boys |
| 20 | Joel Sánchez | MF | 11.06.89 | Total Chalaco |

## Uruguay

Coach: Diego Aguirre
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Nicola Pérez | (1990-02-05)February 5, 1990 (aged 18) | Nacional |
| 2 | 2DF | Robert Herrera | (1989-03-01)March 1, 1989 (aged 19) | Defensor Sporting |
| 3 | 2DF | Marcelo Silva | (1989-03-21)March 21, 1989 (aged 19) | Danubio |
| 4 | 2DF | Adrián Gunino | (1989-02-03)February 3, 1989 (aged 19) | Danubio |
| 5 | 3MF | Facundo Píriz | (1990-03-27)March 27, 1990 (aged 18) | Nacional |
| 6 | 2DF | Leandro Cabrera | (1991-06-17)June 17, 1991 (aged 17) | Defensor Sporting |
| 7 | 2DF | Matías Aguirregaray | (1989-04-01)April 1, 1989 (aged 19) | Peñarol |
| 8 | 2DF | Maximiliano Calzada | (1990-04-21)April 21, 1990 (aged 18) | Nacional |
| 9 | 4FW | Sebastián Charquero | (1989-02-21)February 21, 1989 (aged 19) | Wanderers |
| 10 | 3MF | Tabaré Viudez | (1989-09-08)September 8, 1989 (aged 19) | Milan |
| 11 | 4FW | Abel Hernández | (1990-08-08)August 8, 1990 (aged 18) | Palermo |
| 12 | 1GK | Martín Rodríguez | (1989-09-20)September 20, 1989 (aged 19) | Wanderers |
| 13 | 4FW | Maximiliano Córdoba | (1990-12-17)December 17, 1990 (aged 18) | Liverpool |
| 14 | 3MF | Nicolás Lodeiro | (1989-01-11)January 11, 1989 (aged 20) | Nacional |
| 15 | 3MF | Mauricio Pereyra | (1990-03-15)March 15, 1990 (aged 18) | Nacional |
| 16 | 2DF | Sebastián Coates | (1990-10-07)October 7, 1990 (aged 18) | Nacional |
| 17 | 4FW | Jonathan Urretaviscaya | (1990-03-19)March 19, 1990 (aged 18) | Benfica |
| 18 | 3MF | Agustín Peña | (1989-03-08)March 8, 1989 (aged 19) | Wanderers |
| 19 | 2DF | Diego Rodriguez | (1989-09-04)September 4, 1989 (aged 19) | Defensor Sporting |
| 20 | 4FW | Santiago García | (1990-09-14)September 14, 1990 (aged 18) | Nacional |

## Venezuela

Coach: César Farías
| # | Name | Pos | DOB | Club |
| 1 | Rafael Romo | GK | 25.02.1990 | Llaneros |
| 2 | Francisco Fajardo | DF | 08.07.1990 | Aragua |
| 3 | Carlos Salazar | DF | 15.05.1989 | Aragua |
| 4 | José Manuel Velázquez | DF | 08.09.1990 | Deportivo Anzoátegui |
| 5 | Francisco Flores | MF | 30.04.1990 | Guaros FC |
| 6 | Guillermo Ramírez | MF | 10.11.1989 | Caracas |
| 7 | Yonathan Del Valle | FW | 28.05.1990 | Deportivo Táchira |
| 8 | José Mauricio Parra | MF | 06.02.1990 | Deportivo Táchira |
| 9 | Salomón Rondón | FW | 16.09.1989 | Las Palmas |
| 10 | Louis Angelo Peña | MF | 25.12.1989 | Estudiantes de Mérida |
| 11 | Carlos Fernandez | MF | 01.09.1990 | Deportivo Anzoátegui |
| 12 | Virgilio Piñero | GK | 30.04.1989 | Guaros FC |
| 13 | Pablo Camacho | DF | 12.12.1990 | Deportivo Italia |
| 14 | Oscar Rojas | DF | 16.01.90 | Portuguesa |
| 15 | Henry Pernia | DF | 09.11.1990 | Llaneros |
| 16 | Juan Manuel Morales | DF | 29.07.1989 | Tenerife |
| 17 | Adrián Lezama | FW | 22.07.1989 | Deportivo Anzoátegui |
| 18 | Arquímedes Figuera | FW | 06.10.1989 | Atlético Trujillo |
| 19 | Carlos Varela | MF | 14.06.1990 | Guaros FC |
| 20 | Rafael Acosta | MF | 13.02.1989 | Cagliari |