These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1979 Copa América. The first round was played in three groups of three teams with Peru, receiving a bye to the semi-finals.[1][2]
Group A
Chile
Coach: Luis Santibáñez
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mario Osbén | 14 July 1955 (aged 24) |  Unión Española
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| GK | Oscar Wirth | 5 November 1955 (aged 23) | Colo-Colo
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| DF | Eduardo Bonvallet | 13 January 1955 (aged 24) | Universidad Católica
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| DF | Enzo Escobar | 10 November 1951 (aged 27) | Unión Española
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| DF | Elías Figueroa | 25 October 1946 (aged 32) | Palestino
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| DF | Mario Galindo | 10 August 1951 (aged 27) | Colo-Colo
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| DF | Raúl González | 2 December 1955 (aged 23) | Palestino
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| DF | Alberto Quintano | 26 April 1946 (aged 33) | U. de Chile
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| DF | René Valenzuela | 20 April 1955 (aged 24) | O'Higgins
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| MF | Rodolfo Dubó | 11 September 1953 (aged 25) | Palestino
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| MF | Miguel Ángel Neira | 9 October 1952 (aged 26) | O'Higgins
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| MF | Carlos Rivas | 24 May 1953 (aged 26) | Colo-Colo
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| MF | Manuel Rojas | 13 June 1954 (aged 25) | Palestino
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| FW | Mario Soto | 10 July 1950 (aged 29) | Cobreloa
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| FW | Oscar Fabbiani | 17 December 1950 (aged 28) | Palestino
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| FW | Carlos Caszely | 5 July 1950 (aged 29) | Colo-Colo
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| FW | Víctor Estay | 24 February 1951 (aged 28) | Unión Española
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| FW | Jorge Peredo | 17 February 1953 (aged 26) | Unión Española
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| FW | Waldo Quiroz | 10 September 1949 (aged 29) | O'Higgins
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| FW | Leonardo Véliz | 3 September 1945 (aged 33) | Colo-Colo
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| FW | Patricio Yáñez | 20 January 1961 (aged 18) | San Luis Quillota
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Colombia
Head Coach: 
Blagoje Vidinić
Venezuela
Head Coach: 
Walter Roque
Group B
Argentina
Head Coach: 
César Luis Menotti
Bolivia
Coach: Ramiro Blacut
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Hebert Hoyos | 29 April 1956 (aged 23) |  Oriente Petrolero
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| GK | Carlos Conrado Jiménez | 10 February 1948 (aged 31) | Bolivar
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| DF | Rogelio Delfín | 4 September 1955 (aged 23) | Always Ready
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| DF | Windsor del Llano | 18 August 1949 (aged 29) | The Strongest
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| DF | Erwin Espinosa | 27 July 1954 (aged 24) | Oriente Petrolero
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| MF | Aldo Fierro | 19 June 1954 (aged 25) | Bolivar
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| MF | Edgar Vaca | 2 May 1956 (aged 23) | Blooming
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| MF | Ramiro Vargas | 22 October 1958 (aged 20) | Bolivar
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| MF | Eduardo Angulo | 2 March 1953 (aged 26) | The Strongest
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| MF | Carlos Aragonés | 16 February 1956 (aged 23) | Bolivar
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| MF | Pablo Baldivieso | 30 June 1949 (aged 30) | Deportivo Municipal
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| MF | Carlos Fernando Borja | 25 December 1956 (aged 22) | Bolivar
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| MF | Luis González Roca | 30 January 1958 (aged 21) | Oriente Petrolero
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| MF | David Paniagua | 30 April 1959 (aged 20) | The Strongest
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| MF | Erwin Romero | 27 July 1957 (aged 21) | Oriente Petrolero
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| FW | Miguel Aguilar | 29 September 1953 (aged 25) | The Strongest
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| FW | Ovidio Messa | 12 December 1952 (aged 26) | The Strongest
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| FW | Jesús Reynaldo | 22 May 1954 (aged 25) | Bolivar
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Brazil
Head Coach: Cláudio Coutinho
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Émerson Leão | 11 July 1949 (aged 29) |  Vasco da Gama
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| 2 | DF | Toninho | 7 June 1948 (aged 31) | Flamengo
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| 26 | DF | Oscar | 20 June 1954 (aged 25) | Ponte Preta
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| 3 | DF | Amaral | 25 December 1954 (aged 24) | Corinthians
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| 4 | DF | Edinho | 5 June 1955 (aged 24) | Fluminense
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| 23 | DF | Júnior | 29 June 1954 (aged 25) | Flamengo
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| 6 | DF | Marco Antônio | 6 February 1951 (aged 28) | Vasco da Gama
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| 24 | FW | Nílton Batata | 5 November 1954 (aged 24) | Santos
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| 15 | MF | Carlos Alberto Pintinho | 26 May 1955 (aged 24) | Vasco da Gama
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| 17 | MF | Jair | 11 June 1953 (aged 26) | Internacional
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| 8 | MF | Paulo Roberto Falcão | 16 October 1953 (aged 25) | Internacional
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| 9 | MF | Sócrates | 19 February 1954 (aged 25) | Corinthians
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| 30 | MF | Zico | 3 March 1953 (aged 26) | Flamengo
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| 25 | FW | Éder | 25 May 1957 (aged 22) | Grêmio
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| 12 | GK | Carlos | 4 March 1956 (aged 23) | Ponte Preta
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| 13 | DF | Nelinho | 26 July 1950 (aged 28) | Cruzeiro
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| 14 | DF | Rondinelli | 26 April 1954 (aged 25) | Flamengo
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| 28 | MF | Batista | 8 March 1955 (aged 24) | Internacional
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| 18 | MF | Chicão | 30 January 1949 (aged 30) | São Paulo
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| 16 | DF | Pedrinho | 22 October 1957 (aged 21) | Palmeiras
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| 5 | MF | Paulo César Carpegiani | 7 February 1949 (aged 30) | Flamengo
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| 20 | MF | Zenon | 31 March 1954 (aged 25) | Guarani
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| 10 | FW | Palhinha | 11 June 1950 (aged 29) | Corinthians
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| 29 | FW | Roberto Dinamite | 13 April 1954 (aged 25) | Vasco da Gama
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| 11 | FW | Zé Sérgio | 8 March 1957 (aged 22) | São Paulo
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| 19 | FW | Juary | 16 June 1959 (aged 20) | Santos
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| 7 | FW | Tita | 1 April 1958 (aged 21) | Flamengo
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| 31 | MF | Renato | 21 February 1957 (aged 22) | São Paulo
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| 34 | FW | Tarciso | 15 September 1951 (aged 27) | Grêmio
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| 21 | FW | Zezé | 30 June 1957 (aged 22) | Fluminense
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| 27 | DF | Gomes | 9 September 1956 (aged 22) | Guarani
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| 22 | GK | João Leite | 13 October 1955 (aged 23) | Atlético Mineiro
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| 33 | MF | Adílio | 15 May 1956 (aged 23) | Flamengo
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| 35 | MF | Toninho Cerezo | 21 April 1955 (aged 24) | Atlético Mineiro
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| 32 | MF | Pita | 4 August 1958 (aged 20) | Santos
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| 36 | FW | João Paulo | 15 June 1957 (aged 22) | Santos
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| 37 | FW | Serginho | 23 December 1953 (aged 25) | São Paulo
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Group C
Ecuador
Head Coach: Héctor Morales
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Carlos Omar Delgado | 7 February 1949 (aged 30) |  El Nacional
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| GK | Milton Rodríguez | 9 July 1954 (aged 25) | Rangers de Talca
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| DF | Luis Escalante | 19 January 1945 (aged 34) | El Nacional
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| DF | Ecuador Figuerora | 18 March 1953 (aged 26) | El Nacional
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| DF | Fausto Klinger | 15 April 1953 (aged 26) | Barcelona
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| 4 | DF | José Paes | 29 December 1954 (aged 24) | América
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| DF | Miguel Oswaldo Pérez | 8 March 1945 (aged 34) | El Nacional
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| 2 | DF | Flavio Perlaza | 7 October 1951 (aged 27) | El Nacional
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| MF | Luis Granda | 2 July 1955 (aged 24) | El Nacional
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| MF | Carlos Ron | 16 December 1953 (aged 25) | El Nacional
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| MF | Carlos Torres | 15 August 1951 (aged 27) | Emelec
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| MF | José Villafuerte | 27 November 1956 (aged 22) | El Nacional
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| 10 | FW | Jorge Alarcón | 8 February 1956 (aged 23) | LDU
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| FW | Hugo Barrera Segovia | 11 November 1948 (aged 30) | LDU
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| FW | Juan Madruñero | 26 April 1954 (aged 25) | Barcelona
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| FW | Cristóbal Mantilla | 28 November 1949 (aged 29) | Universidad Católica
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| FW | Roque Párraga | 18 November 1952 (aged 26) | América
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| FW | Vinicio Ron | 26 February 1954 (aged 25) | El Nacional
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| FW | Mario Tenorio | 21 August 1957 (aged 21) | Deportivo Cuenca
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Paraguay
Head Coach: Ranulfo Miranda
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Alcides Báez | 17 January 1947 (aged 32) |  Libertad
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| GK | Roberto Fernández | 9 July 1954 (aged 25) | Cerro Porteño
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| DF | Alejandrino Arce | 11 August 1955 (aged 23) | Nacional
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| DF | Cristín Cibils | 13 March 1956 (aged 23) | Atlético Tembetary
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| DF | Juan Espínola | 12 June 1953 (aged 26) | Libertad
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| DF | Gerónimo Ovelar | 30 September 1951 (aged 28) | Cerro Porteño
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| DF | Roberto Paredes | 2 December 1956 (aged 22) | Olimpia
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| DF | Juan Ramón Sandoval | River Plate
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| DF | Alicio Solalinde | 1 February 1952 (aged 27) | Olimpia
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| DF | Flaminio Sosa | 24 January 1946 (aged 33) | Olimpia
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| DF | Juan Torales | 9 March 1956 (aged 23) | Sportivo Luqueño
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| DF | Juan Manuel Villalba | 14 April 1954 (aged 25) | Libertad
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| MF | Osvaldo Aquino | 28 January 1952 (aged 27) | Olimpia
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| MF | Arecio Colmán | 10 June 1951 (aged 28) | Libertad
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| MF | Adalberto Escobar | 23 April 1949 (aged 30) | Libertad
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| MF | Aldo Florentín | 10 November 1957 (aged 21) | Cerro Porteño
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| MF | Carlos Kiese | 1 June 1957 (aged 22) | Olimpia
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| MF | Juvencio Osorio | 1 June 1950 (aged 29) | Cerro Porteño
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| MF | Mariano Pesoa | 30 April 1952 (aged 27) | Cerro Porteño
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| MF | Julio César Romero | 28 August 1960 (aged 18) | Sportivo Luqueño
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| MF | Hugo Talavera | 31 October 1949 (aged 29) | Olimpia
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| MF | Luis Ernesto Torres | 7 November 1952 (aged 26) | Olimpia
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| MF | Tito Vera | 1 April 1952 (aged 26) | Libertad
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| FW | Isabelino Acosta | 2 December 1956 (aged 22) | Sol de América
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| FW | Roberto Cabañas | 11 April 1961 (aged 18) | Cerro Porteño
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| FW | Pedro Fleitas | 11 July 1953 (aged 25) | Cerro Porteño
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| FW | Evaristo Isasi | 26 October 1955 (aged 23) | Olimpia
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| FW | Arsenio Meza | 22 January 1953 (aged 26) | River Plate
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| FW | Eugenio Morel | 1 January 1950 (aged 29) | Libertad
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| FW | Milcíades Morel | 9 September 1953 (aged 25) | Libertad
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| FW | Amado Pérez | 24 June 1959 (aged 20) | Sol de América
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| FW | Enrique Villalba | 2 January 1955 (aged 24) | Olimpia
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Uruguay
Head Coach: Roque Máspoli
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | GK | Freddy Clavijo | 3 May 1955 (aged 23) | Defensor
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| 1 | GK | Rodolfo Rodríguez | 20 January 1956 (aged 23) | Nacional
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| 24 | DF | Domingo Cáceres | 7 September 1959 (aged 19) | Peñarol
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| 4 | DF | Hugo de León | 27 February 1958 (aged 21) | Nacional
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| 3 | DF | Víctor Diogo | 9 April 1958 (aged 21) | Peñarol
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| 26 | DF | Washington González | 6 December 1955 (aged 23) | Defensor
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| 12 | GK | Carlos Mario Goyén | 14 August 1956 (aged 22) | River Plate Montevideo
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| 13 | DF | Nelson Marcenaro | 4 September 1952 (aged 26) | Peñarol
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| 15 | DF | José Hermes Moreira | 30 September 1958 (aged 20) | Nacional
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| 2 | DF | José Luis Russo | 14 July 1958 (aged 20) | Defensor
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| 23 | DF | Mario Zoryez | Peñarol
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| 25 | MF | Nelson Agresta | 2 August 1955 (aged 23) | Nacional
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| 21 | MF | Gary Castillo Farias | Sud América
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| 6 | MF | Eduardo de la Peña | 7 June 1955 (aged 24) | Nacional
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| 5 | MF | Ildo Maneiro | 4 August 1947 (aged 31) | Peñarol
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| 17 | MF | Rubén Paz | 8 August 1959 (aged 19) | Peñarol
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| 8 | MF | Ember Quintas | Sud América
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| 18 | MF | Mario Saralegui | 24 April 1959 (aged 20) | Peñarol
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| 7 | MF | Lorenzo Unanue | 22 March 1953 (aged 26) | Peñarol
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| 16 | MF | Ernesto Vargas | 1 May 1961 (aged 18) | Peñarol
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| 9 | FW | Daniel Alonso | 18 April 1956 (aged 23) | Liverpool
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| 19 | FW | Alberto Bica | 11 February 1958 (aged 21) | Nacional
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| 14 | FW | Denís Milar | 20 August 1952 (aged 26) | Nacional
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| 10 | FW | Washington Olivera | 25 June 1954 (aged 25) | Peñarol
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| 11 | FW | Venancio Ramos | 20 June 1959 (aged 20) | Peñarol
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| 22 | FW | Waldemar Victorino | 22 May 1952 (aged 27) | Nacional
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Semi-final
Peru
Coach: José Chiarella
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Eusebio Acasuzo | 8 April 1952 (aged 27) |  Universitario
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| DF | Héctor Chumpitaz | 12 April 1944 (aged 35) | Sporting Cristal
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| DF | Rubén Toribio Díaz | 17 April 1952 (aged 27) | Sporting Cristal
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| DF | Jaime Duarte | 27 February 1955 (aged 24) | Alianza Lima
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| DF | José Navarro | 24 September 1948 (aged 30) | Sporting Cristal
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| MF | César Cueto | 16 June 1952 (aged 27) |  Atlético Nacional
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| MF | Raúl Gorriti | 10 October 1956 (aged 22) | Deportivo Municipal
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| MF | Germán Leguía | 2 January 1954 (aged 25) | Universitario
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| MF | Jorge Olaechea | 27 August 1958 (aged 20) | Alianza Lima
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| MF | José Velásquez | 4 June 1954 (aged 25) | Independiente Medellin
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| FW | Guillermo La Rosa | 6 June 1952 (aged 27) | Alianza Lima
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| FW | Ernesto Labarthe | 2 June 1956 (aged 23) | Sport Boys
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| FW | Roberto Mosquera | 21 August 1956 (aged 22) | Sporting Cristal
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| FW | Percy Rojas | 16 September 1949 (aged 29) | Sporting Cristal
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| FW | Freddy Ravello | 28 January 1955 (aged 24) | Alianza Lima
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References
- ^ "Copa América 1979 » Teams". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Copa América 1979". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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