- 1997 Copa América squads
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Below are the rosters of the teams that participated in the Copa América 1997.
Contents
Group A
Ecuador
Head coach:
Francisco Maturana
# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK José Francisco Cevallos 17 April 1971 (aged 26) Barcelona
2 MF Marco Constante April 17, 1971 (aged 26) El Nacional
3 DF Ulises de la Cruz February 8, 1974 (aged 23) LDU Quito
4 DF Edmundo Méndez December 5, 1968 (aged 28) Deportivo Cuenca
5 DF Máximo Tenorio September 30, 1969 (aged 27) Barcelona
6 DF Luis Capurro May 1, 1962 (aged 35) Barcelona
7 MF Wellington Sánchez June 19, 1974 (aged 22) El Nacional
8 MF Héctor Carabalí February 15, 1972 (aged 25) Barcelona
9 FW Eduardo Hurtado December 2, 1969 (aged 27) Los Angeles Galaxy
10 MF José Gavica January 8, 1969 (aged 28) Barcelona
11 FW Ángel Fernández August 2, 1971 (aged 25) Emelec
12 GK Oswaldo Ibarra September 8, 1969 (aged 27) El Nacional
13 FW Agustín Delgado December 23, 1974 (aged 22) Barcelona
14 DF Alberto Montaño March 23, 1970 (aged 27) Barcelona
15 MF Hidrobo Rosero August 24, 1974 (aged 22) El Nacional
16 MF Eduardo Smith February 23, 1966 (aged 31) Emelec
17 MF Juan Carlos Burbano February 15, 1969 (aged 28) El Nacional
18 FW Edison Maldonado June 7, 1972 (aged 25) Aucas
19 MF Cléber Chalá June 29, 1971 (aged 25) El Nacional
20 FW Ariel Graziani June 7, 1971 (aged 26) Emelec
21 MF Héctor Manuel González May 4, 1972 (aged 25) Olmedo
22 GK Alex Cevallos August 3, 1967 (aged 29) Emelec
Argentina
Head coach:
Daniel Passarella
# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 MF Christian Bassedas February 16, 1973 (aged 24) Vélez Sársfield
2 DF Eduardo Berizzo November 13, 1969 (aged 27) River Plate
3 MF Sergio Berti September 17, 1969 (aged 27) River Plate
4 FW José Luis Calderón October 24, 1970 (aged 26) Independiente
5 MF Rodolfo Esteban Cardoso October 17, 1968 (aged 28) Hamburger
6 DF Raúl Cardozo October 28, 1967 (aged 29) Vélez Sársfield
7 FW Julio Ricardo Cruz October 10, 1974 (aged 22) River Plate
8 FW Marcelo Delgado March 24, 1973 (aged 24) Racing Club
9 MF Marcelo Gallardo January 18, 1976 (aged 21) River Plate
10 GK Ignacio Carlos González December 17, 1971 (aged 25) Racing Club
11 MF Claudio Husaín November 20, 1974 (aged 22) Vélez Sársfield
12 MF Gustavo Adrián López April 13, 1973 (aged 24) Real Zaragoza
13 DF Jorge Daniel Martínez June 20, 1973 (aged 23) Independiente
14 MF Roberto Monserrat September 13, 1968 (aged 28) River Plate
15 GK Marcelo Ojeda December 8, 1968 (aged 28) Tenerife
16 DF Mauricio Pellegrino October 5, 1971 (aged 25) Vélez Sársfield
17 DF Mauricio Pineda July 13, 1975 (aged 21) Udinese
18 FW Martín Posse August 2, 1975 (aged 21) Vélez Sársfield
19 GK Carlos Roa August 15, 1969 (aged 27) Vélez Sársfield
20 DF Pablo Rotchen April 23, 1973 (aged 24) Independiente
21 DF Nelson Vivas October 18, 1969 (aged 27) Boca Juniors
22 MF Gustavo Zapata October 15, 1967 (aged 29) San Lorenzo
Paraguay
Head coach:
Paulo César Carpegiani
# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK José Luis Chilavert July 27, 1965 (aged 31) Vélez Sársfield
2 DF Francisco Arce April 2, 1971 (aged 26) Grêmio
3 DF Celso Ayala August 20, 1970 (aged 26) River Plate
4 DF Arnaldo Espínola March 5, 1975 (aged 22) Sportivo Luqueño
5 DF Carlos Gamarra February 17, 1971 (aged 26) Internacional
6 MF Estanislao Struway June 25, 1968 (aged 28) Portuguesa
7 MF Hugo Ovelar February 21, 1971 (aged 26) Guaraní
8 FW Hugo Brizuela February 8, 1969 (aged 28) Audax Italiano
9 FW José Cardozo March 19, 1971 (aged 26) Toluca
10 MF Roberto Acuña March 25, 1972 (aged 25) Independiente
11 DF Juan Ramón Jara August 6, 1970 (aged 26) Rosario Central
12 MF Angel Gustavo Sotelo March 16, 1968 (aged 29) Guaraní
13 DF Jorge Inocencio Alcaraz July 4, 1968 (aged 28) Cerro Porteño
14 DF Ricardo Ismael Rojas January 26, 1971 (aged 26) Estudiantes
15 DF Pedro Sarabia July 5, 1975 (aged 21) Banfield
16 DF Juan Carlos Villamayor March 5, 1969 (aged 28) Cerro Porteño
17 MF Harles Bourdier August 14, 1972 (aged 24) Olimpia
18 MF Arístides Rojas August 1, 1970 (aged 26) Independiente
19 MF Richard Aníbal Gómez August 19, 1972 (aged 24) Cerro Porteño
20 FW Derlis Soto March 4, 1973 (aged 24) Guaraní
21 FW Francisco Esteche November 12, 1973 (aged 23) Olimpia
22 GK Rubén Ruiz Díaz November 11, 1969 (aged 27) Monterrey
Chile
Head coach:
Nelson Acosta
# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Nelson Cossio June 14, 1966 (aged 30) Audax Italiano
2 DF Jorge Gómez September 14, 1968 (aged 28) Temuco
3 DF Dante Poli August 15, 1976 (aged 20) Universidad Católica
4 DF Marcelo Miranda January 29, 1967 (aged 30) Cobreloa
5 DF Javier Margas May 10, 1969 (aged 28) Universidad Católica
6 MF Nelson Parraguez April 5, 1971 (aged 26) Universidad Católica
7 FW Claudio Núñez October 16, 1975 (aged 21) Tigres de la UANL
8 MF Fernando Cornejo January 28, 1969 (aged 28) Cobreloa
9 FW Fernando Vergara May 13, 1970 (aged 27) Colo-Colo
10 MF Esteban Valencia January 8, 1972 (aged 25) Universidad de Chile
11 MF Juan Castillo October 29, 1970 (aged 26) Temuco
12 GK Carlos Tejas October 4, 1971 (aged 25) Coquimbo
13 MF Moisés Villarroel February 12, 1976 (aged 21) Santiago Wanderers
14 DF Miguel Ponce August 19, 1971 (aged 25) Universidad de Chile
15 MF Clarence Acuña February 8, 1975 (aged 22) Universidad de Chile
16 MF Pedro González Vera October 17, 1967 (aged 29) Cobreloa
17 MF Mario Salas October 11, 1967 (aged 29) Colo-Colo
18 MF Jaime Riveros November 27, 1970 (aged 26) Cobreloa
19 DF Raúl Muñoz May 25, 1975 (aged 22) Colo-Colo
20 DF Ricardo Francisco Rojas May 7, 1974 (aged 23) Universidad de Chile
21 MF Alejandro Osorio September 24, 1976 (aged 20) Universidad Católica
22 DF Rafael Olarra May 26, 1978 (aged 19) Audax Italiano
Group B
Bolivia
Head coach:
Antonio López Habas
# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Carlos Trucco August 8, 1957 (aged 39) Cruz Azul
2 DF Juan Manuel Peña January 17, 1973 (aged 24) Real Valladolid
3 DF Marco Sandy August 29, 1971 (aged 25) Bolívar
4 DF Miguel Rimba November 1, 1967 (aged 29) Bolívar
5 DF Óscar Carmelo Sánchez July 16, 1971 (aged 25) The Strongest
6 MF Vladimir Soria July 15, 1964 (aged 32) Bolívar
7 MF Sergio Rogelio Castillo September 26, 1970 (aged 26) The Strongest
8 MF José Milton Melgar September 20, 1959 (aged 37) Blooming
9 FW Jaime Moreno January 19, 1974 (aged 23) D.C. United
10 MF Marco Etcheverry September 26, 1970 (aged 26) D.C. United
11 MF Limberg Gutiérrez November 19, 1977 (aged 19) Blooming
12 GK Mauricio Soria June 1, 1966 (aged 31) Jorge Wilstermann
13 DF Eduardo Jiguchi August 24, 1970 (aged 26) Bolívar
14 MF Rubén Tufiño January 9, 1970 (aged 27) Blooming
15 MF Mauro Blanco November 25, 1965 (aged 31) The Strongest
16 DF Luis Cristaldo August 31, 1969 (aged 27) Bolívar
17 FW Limberg Méndez September 18, 1973 (aged 23) Guabirá
18 FW Milton Coimbra May 4, 1975 (aged 22) Lanús
19 DF Iván Castillo July 11, 1970 (aged 26) Bolívar
20 MF Ramiro Castillo March 27, 1966 (aged 31) Bolívar
21 MF Erwin Sánchez October 19, 1969 (aged 27) Boavista
22 MF Julio César Baldivieso December 2, 1971 (aged 25) Yokohama F. Marinos
Peru
Head coach:
Freddy Ternero
# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Miguel Miranda 13 August 1966 (aged 30) Deportivo Municipal
2 DF José Reyna 19 January 1972 (aged 25) Alianza Lima
3 DF Miguel Rebosio October 20, 1976 (aged 20) Sporting Cristal
4 DF Giuliano Portilla May 25, 1972 (aged 25) Universitario de Deportes
5 DF Alfonso Dulanto July 22, 1969 (aged 27) Pumas
6 DF Erick Torres May 16, 1975 (aged 22) Sporting Cristal
7 MF Germán Muñoz Cienciano
8 MF César Rosales November 9, 1970 (aged 26) Alianza Lima
9 FW Paul Cominges September 30, 1979 (aged 17) Melgar
10 MF Roberto Palacios December 28, 1972 (aged 24) Puebla
11 MF Alex Magallanes March 1, 1974 (aged 23) Sporting Cristal
12 GK Juan Ángel Flores February 25, 1976 (aged 21) Sport Boys
13 FW Orlando Octavio Prado Deportivo Pesquero
14 MF Martín Hidalgo June 15, 1976 (aged 20) Sporting Cristal
15 FW Aldo Jair Cavero Cienciano
16 MF José Luis Chacón November 6, 1971 (aged 25) Deportivo Pesquero
17 FW Eddie Carazas February 27, 1974 (aged 23) Universitario de Deportes
18 MF Waldir Sáenz May 15, 1973 (aged 24) Alianza Lima
19 MF Marko Ciurlizza February 22, 1978 (aged 19) Universitario de Deportes
20 MF Frank Alberto Palomino December 1, 1970 (aged 26) Melgar
21 GK Leao Butrón March 6, 1977 (aged 20) Sporting Cristal
22 MF Leonardo Uehara La Loretana
Uruguay
Head coach:
Juan Antonio Ahuntchaín
# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Robert Siboldi September 24, 1965 (aged 31) Tigres de la UANL
2 DF Héctor Rodríguez Peña October 22, 1968 (aged 28) Colón
3 DF Eber Moas March 21, 1969 (aged 28) Monterrey
4 MF Leonardo Ramos September 11, 1969 (aged 27) Estudiantes
5 MF Gonzalo de los Santos July 19, 1976 (aged 20) Peñarol
6 MF Julio César "Tony" Gómez September 23, 1966 (aged 30) Nacional
7 MF Nelson Abeijón July 21, 1973 (aged 23) Nacional
8 MF Marcelo Saralegui May 18, 1971 (aged 26) Colón
9 FW Luis Alberto Romero June 15, 1968 (aged 28) Peñarol
10 FW Álvaro Recoba March 17, 1976 (aged 21) Nacional
11 MF Javier Delgado July 8, 1975 (aged 21) Danubio
12 GK Leonardo Romay April 29, 1969 (aged 28) Defensor Sporting
14 MF Marcelo Romero July 4, 1976 (aged 20) Peñarol
15 DF Tabaré Silva August 30, 1974 (aged 22) Defensor Sporting
16 FW Josemir Lujambio September 25, 1971 (aged 25) Huracán Corrientes
17 MF Sergio Daniel Martínez February 15, 1969 (aged 28) Boca Juniors
18 FW Rubén da Silva April 11, 1968 (aged 29) Rosario Central
19 MF Yari David Silvera February 20, 1976 (aged 21) River Plate
20 MF Andrés Fleurquin August 2, 1975 (aged 21) Defensor Sporting
21 DF Pablo Fernando Hernández May 2, 1975 (aged 22) Defensor Sporting
22 FW Sebastián Abreu October 17, 1976 (aged 20) San Lorenzo
Venezuela
# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Rafael Dudamel 7 January 1973 (aged 24) Independiente Santa Fe
2 DF David Andrew McIntosh February 17, 1973 (aged 24) Minervén
3 DF Alexander Echenique 11 November 1971 (aged 25) Deportivo Táchira
4 DF José Manuel Rey May 20, 1975 (aged 22) Caracas
5 DF Luis Vallenilla May 13, 1974 (aged 23) Trujillanos
6 DF Leonardo Alberto González Caracas
7 MF Juan Carlos Socorro May 13, 1972 (aged 25) Las Palmas
8 MF Gerson Díaz Caracas
9 FW Rafael Castellín September 2, 1975 (aged 21) Caracas
10 MF Gabriel Miranda August 20, 1968 (aged 28) Caracas
11 MF Gabriel Urdaneta January 7, 1976 (aged 21) Atletico Zulia
12 MF César Baena Caracas
13 MF Jesús Rodríguez Mérida
14 DF William González Mineros
15 MF Jesús Valiente Trujillanos
16 FW Oswaldo Palencia ULA Mérida
17 DF Elvis Martínez October 4, 1970 (aged 26) Caracas
18 MF Andrew Páez Mineros
19 MF Luis Ramos Atletico Zulia
20 MF Robert Rodallega Minervén
21 FW John Medina Atletico Zulia
22 GK César Espinoza Mérida
Group C
Brazil
Head coach:
Mário Zagallo
# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Taffarel May 8, 1966 (aged 31) Atlético Mineiro
2 DF Cafu June 7, 1970 (aged 27) Palmeiras
3 DF Aldair November 30, 1965 (aged 31) Roma
4 MF Márcio Santos September 15, 1969 (aged 27) Atlético Mineiro
5 MF Mauro Silva January 12, 1968 (aged 29) Deportivo de La Coruña
6 DF Roberto Carlos April 10, 1973 (aged 24) Real Madrid
7 FW Giovanni February 4, 1972 (aged 25) Barcelona
8 MF Dunga October 31, 1963 (aged 33) Júbilo Iwata
9 FW Ronaldo September 22, 1976 (aged 20) Barcelona
10 MF Leonardo September 5, 1969 (aged 27) Paris Saint-Germain
11 FW Romário January 29, 1966 (aged 31) Flamengo
12 GK Carlos Germano August 14, 1968 (aged 28) Vasco da Gama
13 MF Djalminha December 9, 1968 (aged 28) Palmeiras
14 DF Zé Maria July 25, 1973 (aged 23) Parma
15 DF Célio Silva May 20, 1968 (aged 29) Corinthians
16 DF Gonçalves February 22, 1966 (aged 31) Botafogo
17 MF Zé Roberto July 6, 1974 (aged 22) Real Madrid
18 MF César Sampaio March 31, 1963 (aged 34) Yokohama Flügels
19 MF Flávio Conceição June 13, 1974 (aged 22) Deportivo de La Coruña
20 MF Denílson August 24, 1977 (aged 19) São Paulo
21 FW Edmundo April 2, 1972 (aged 25) Vasco da Gama
22 FW Paulo Nunes October 30, 1969 (aged 27) Grêmio
Mexico
Head coach:
Bora Milutinovic
# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Adolfo Ríos December 11, 1966 (aged 30) Veracruz
2 DF Claudio Suárez December 17, 1968 (aged 28) Guadalajara
3 DF Joel Sánchez August 17, 1974 (aged 22) Guadalajara
4 MF Germán Villa April 2, 1973 (aged 24) América
5 DF Duilio Davino March 21, 1976 (aged 21) Tecos UAG
6 MF Raúl Lara February 28, 1973 (aged 24) América
7 MF Rafael García Torres August 14, 1974 (aged 22) Pumas
8 MF Nicolas Ramirez February 16, 1974 (aged 23) Santos Laguna
9 MF Paulo Chávez January 7, 1976 (aged 21) Guadalajara
10 FW Eustacio Rizo September 30, 1971 (aged 25) Tecos UAG
11 FW Cuauhtémoc Blanco January 17, 1973 (aged 24) América
12 GK Hugo Pineda May 10, 1962 (aged 35) América
13 MF Pável Pardo July 26, 1976 (aged 20) Atlas
14 MF Camilo Romero March 30, 1970 (aged 27) Guadalajara
15 FW Luis Hernández August 17, 1968 (aged 28) Necaxa
16 DF Gilberto Jiménez February 4, 1973 (aged 24) Puebla
17 FW Francisco Palencia April 28, 1973 (aged 24) Cruz Azul
18 MF Javier Saavedra March 13, 1974 (aged 23) Toros Neza
19 DF Gabriel de Anda June 5, 1971 (aged 26) Santos Laguna
20 FW José Manuel Abundis June 11, 1973 (aged 24) Toluca
21 MF Antonio Sancho March 14, 1976 (aged 21) Pumas
22 GK Martín Zúñiga August 6, 1970 (aged 26) Guadalajara
Colombia
Head coach:
Hernán Darío Gómez
# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Faryd Mondragón June 21, 1971 (aged 25) Independiente
2 DF Iván Córdoba August 11, 1976 (aged 20) Atlético Nacional
3 DF Carlos Asprilla October 19, 1970 (aged 26) América de Cali
4 DF José Santa September 12, 1970 (aged 26) Atlético Nacional
5 DF Jorge Bermúdez June 18, 1971 (aged 25) Benfica
6 MF John Wilmar Pérez February 2, 1970 (aged 27) Deportivo Cali
7 FW Luis Fernando Zuleta August 7, 1974 (aged 22) Unión Magdalena
8 MF Andrés Estrada November 12, 1967 (aged 29) Deportivo Cali
9 FW Víctor Aristizábal December 9, 1971 (aged 25) São Paulo
10 MF Edison Mafla August 14, 1971 (aged 25) Deportivo Cali
11 FW Faustino Asprilla November 10, 1969 (aged 27) Newcastle
12 GK Miguel Calero April 14, 1971 (aged 26) Deportivo Cali
13 DF Wilmer Cabrera September 15, 1967 (aged 29) América de Cali
14 MF Hernán Gaviria November 27, 1969 (aged 27) Atlético Nacional
15 DF Francisco Manuel Mosquera November 5, 1973 (aged 23) Atlético Nacional
16 DF Luis Antonio Moreno December 25, 1970 (aged 26) Deportes Tolima
17 FW Hamilton Ricard January 1, 1974 (aged 23) Deportivo Cali
18 FW Víctor Bonilla January 23, 1971 (aged 26) Deportivo Cali
19 FW Walter Escobar September 26, 1968 (aged 28) Deportivo Cali
20 MF Víctor Pacheco September 24, 1974 (aged 22) Junior Barranquilla
21 MF Martín Zapata October 28, 1970 (aged 26) Deportivo Cali
22 MF Neider Morantes August 3, 1975 (aged 21) Atlético Nacional
Costa Rica
# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Erick Lonnis September 9, 1965 (aged 31) Saprissa
2 DF Harold Wallace September 7, 1975 (aged 21) Alajuelense
3 DF Luis Marín August 10, 1974 (aged 22) Alajuelense
4 DF Rónald González Brenes August 8, 1970 (aged 26) Saprissa
5 MF Joaquín Guillén January 12, 1968 (aged 29) Alajuelense
6 MF Wilmer López August 3, 1971 (aged 25) Alajuelense
7 FW Allan Oviedo November 8, 1970 (aged 26) Herediano
8 MF Mauricio Solís December 13, 1972 (aged 24) Derby County
9 MF Roy Myers April 13, 1969 (aged 28) Saprissa
10 FW Rolando Fonseca June 6, 1974 (aged 23) Alajuelense
11 MF Jafet Soto April 1, 1976 (aged 21) Morelia
12 MF Oscar Ramírez December 8, 1964 (aged 32) Saprissa
13 DF Javier Delgado Prado July 28, 1968 (aged 28) Alajuelense
14 DF Sandro Alfaro January 1, 1971 (aged 26) Herediano
15 MF Walter Centeno October 6, 1974 (aged 22) Saprissa
16 FW Rónald Gómez January 24, 1975 (aged 22) Sporting de Gijón
17 FW Hernán Medford May 23, 1968 (aged 29) Pachuca
18 DF Austin Berry April 5, 1971 (aged 26) Alajuelense
19 DF Mauricio Wright December 20, 1970 (aged 26) Saprissa
20 DF Geovanny Jara July 20, 1967 (aged 29) Herediano
22 GK Hermidio Barrantes September 2, 1964 (aged 32) Cartaginés
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