1987 Copa América squads

These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1987 Copa América held in Argentina. The first round was played in three groups of three teams with Uruguay, as defending champion, receiving a bye to the semi-finals.

Group A

Argentina

Head Coach: Carlos Bilardo

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	3MF	Roque Alfaro	(1956-08-15)15 August 1956 (aged 30)		River Plate
2	3MF	Sergio Batista	(1962-11-09)9 November 1962 (aged 24)		Argentinos Juniors
3	4FW	Claudio Caniggia	(1967-01-09)9 January 1967 (aged 20)		River Plate
4	4FW	Oscar Dertycia	(1965-03-03)3 March 1965 (aged 22)		Instituto Córdoba
5	2DF	José Luis Brown	(1956-11-10)10 November 1956 (aged 30)		Brest
6	2DF	Hernán Diaz	(1965-02-26)26 February 1965 (aged 22)		Rosario Central
7	4FW	Juan Gilberto Funes	(1963-03-08)8 March 1963 (aged 24)		River Plate
8	3MF	Oscar Acosta	(1964-10-18)18 October 1964 (aged 22)		Ferro Carril Oeste
9	2DF	José Luis Cuciuffo	(1961-02-01)1 February 1961 (aged 26)		Vélez Sársfield
10	3MF	Diego Maradona	(1960-10-30)30 October 1960 (aged 26)		Napoli
11	4FW	José Alberto Percudani	(1965-03-26)26 March 1965 (aged 22)		Independiente
12	3MF	Darío Siviski	(1962-12-20)20 December 1962 (aged 24)		San Lorenzo
13	2DF	Oscar Garré	(1956-12-09)9 December 1956 (aged 30)		Ferro Carril Oeste
14	3MF	Ricardo Giusti	(1956-12-11)11 December 1956 (aged 30)		Independiente
15	1GK	Luis Islas	(1965-12-25)25 December 1965 (aged 21)		Independiente
16	2DF	Julio Olarticoechea	(1958-10-08)8 October 1958 (aged 28)		Argentinos Juniors
17	4FW	Pedro Pasculli	(1960-05-17)17 May 1960 (aged 27)		Lecce
18	1GK	Sergio Goycoechea	(1963-10-17)17 October 1963 (aged 23)		River Plate
19	2DF	Oscar Ruggeri	(1962-01-26)26 January 1962 (aged 25)		River Plate
20	3MF	Carlos Tapia	(1962-08-20)20 August 1962 (aged 24)		Boca Juniors
21	2DF	Jorge Theiler	(1964-05-12)12 May 1964 (aged 23)		Newell's Old Boys
22	1GK	Jorge Bartero	(1957-10-28)28 October 1957 (aged 29)		Vélez Sársfield

Ecuador

Head Coach: Luis Grimaldi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Héctor Chiriboga	(1966-03-23)23 March 1966 (aged 21)		LDU Quito
2	2DF	Luis Mosquera	(1964-12-14)14 December 1964 (aged 22)		El Nacional
3	2DF	Kléber Fajardo	(1965-01-01)1 January 1965 (aged 22)		Emelec
4	2DF	Wilson Macías	(1965-09-30)30 September 1965 (aged 21)		Filanbanco
5	3MF	Edgar Domínguez	(1962-12-23)23 December 1962 (aged 24)		Filanbanco
6	2DF	Luis Capurro	(1961-05-01)1 May 1961 (aged 26)		Filanbanco
7	3MF	Jaime Baldeón	(1959-02-25)25 February 1959 (aged 28)		El Nacional
8	3MF	Alex Aguinaga	(1968-07-09)9 July 1968 (aged 18)		Deportivo Quito
9	4FW	Lupo Quiñónez	(1957-02-12)12 February 1957 (aged 30)		Barcelona
10	3MF	Hamilton Cuvi	(1960-05-08)8 May 1960 (aged 27)		Filanbanco
11	4FW	Geovanny Mera	(1962-08-16)16 August 1962 (aged 24)		El Nacional
12	1GK	Carlos Morales	(1965-05-12)12 May 1965 (aged 22)		Barcelona
13	2DF	Pablo Marín	(1965-08-22)22 August 1965 (aged 21)		Deportivo Cuenca
14	4FW	Ney Avilés	(1964-02-16)16 February 1964 (aged 23)		Emelec
15	2DF	Urlín Canga	(1959-08-29)29 August 1959 (aged 27)		Emelec
16	2DF	Juan Jácome	(1960-11-06)6 November 1960 (aged 26)		LDU Quito
17	3MF	Pietro Marsetti	(1964-11-21)21 November 1964 (aged 22)		LDU Quito
18	3MF	Galo Vásquez	(1956-12-03)3 December 1956 (aged 30)		Barcelona
19	3MF	José Jacinto Vega	(1958-10-28)28 October 1958 (aged 28)		Barcelona
20	1GK	Carlos Enríquez	(1966-05-22)22 May 1966 (aged 21)		Deportivo Quito

Peru

Head Coach: Fernando Cuellar

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	César Chávez-Riva	(1964-11-22)22 November 1964 (aged 22)		Universitario
2	2DF	Percy Olivares	(1968-05-06)6 May 1968 (aged 19)		Sporting Cristal
3	2DF	Martín Duffó	(1963-01-02)2 January 1963 (aged 24)		Juventud La Palma
4	2DF	Leonardo Rojas	(1962-10-09)9 October 1962 (aged 24)		Universitario
5	2DF	Pedro Requena	(1961-10-15)15 October 1961 (aged 25)		Universitario
6	3MF	Javier Chirinos	(1960-05-08)8 May 1960 (aged 27)		Universitario
7	3MF	César Loyola	(1965-09-13)13 September 1965 (aged 21)		Sporting Cristal
8	3MF	Eduardo Malásquez	(1957-10-13)13 October 1957 (aged 29)		Universitario
9	4FW	Franco Navarro	(1961-11-10)10 November 1961 (aged 25)		Independiente
10	3MF	Julio César Uribe	(1958-05-09)9 May 1958 (aged 29)		América de Cali
11	4FW	Jorge Hirano	(1956-08-14)14 August 1956 (aged 30)		Bolívar
12	1GK	José González Ganoza	(1954-07-10)10 July 1954 (aged 32)		Alianza Lima
13	2DF	Jorge Arteaga	(1966-12-29)29 December 1966 (aged 20)		Sporting Cristal
14	2DF	Juan Reynoso	(1969-12-28)28 December 1969 (aged 17)		Alianza Lima
15	3MF	Jorge Cordero	(1962-01-02)2 January 1962 (aged 25)		Unión Huaral
16	2DF	Jorge Olaechea	(1956-08-27)27 August 1956 (aged 30)		Deportivo Cali
17	3MF	Luis Reyna	(1959-05-06)6 May 1959 (aged 28)		Universitario
18	2DF	Cedric Vásquez	(1959-06-30)30 June 1959 (aged 27)		San Agustín
19	4FW	Eugenio La Rosa	(1962-12-20)20 December 1962 (aged 24)		Alianza Lima
20	3MF	Roberto Martínez	(1967-12-03)3 December 1967 (aged 19)		San Agustín
21	3MF	José del Solar	(1967-11-28)28 November 1967 (aged 19)		San Agustín
22	4FW	Anselmo Soto	(1965-04-21)21 April 1965 (aged 22)		UTC

Group B

Brazil

Head Coach: Carlos Alberto Silva

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Carlos	(1956-03-04)4 March 1956 (aged 31)		Corinthians
2	2DF	Josimar	(1961-09-19)19 September 1961 (aged 25)		Botafogo (RJ)
3	2DF	Geraldão	(1963-04-24)24 April 1963 (aged 24)		Cruzeiro
4	2DF	Ricardo Rocha	(1962-09-11)11 September 1962 (aged 24)		Guarani
5	2DF	Douglas	(1963-03-01)1 March 1963 (aged 24)		Cruzeiro
6	2DF	Nelsinho	(1962-12-31)31 December 1962 (aged 24)		São Paulo
7	4FW	Müller	(1966-01-31)31 January 1966 (aged 21)		São Paulo
8	3MF	Raí	(1965-05-15)15 May 1965 (aged 22)		Botafogo (SP)
9	4FW	Careca	(1960-10-04)4 October 1960 (aged 26)		Napoli
10	3MF	Edú Marangón	(1963-02-02)2 February 1963 (aged 24)		Portuguesa
11	3MF	Valdo	(1964-01-12)12 January 1964 (aged 23)		Grêmio
12	1GK	Zé Carlos	(1962-02-07)7 February 1962 (aged 25)		Flamengo
13	2DF	Jorginho	(1964-08-17)17 August 1964 (aged 22)		Flamengo
14	2DF	Ricardo Gomes	(1964-12-13)13 December 1964 (aged 22)		Fluminense
15	2DF	Júlio César	(1963-03-08)8 March 1963 (aged 24)		Montpellier
16	3MF	Dunga	(1963-10-31)31 October 1963 (aged 23)		Vasco da Gama
17	4FW	Edu Manga	(1967-02-02)2 February 1967 (aged 20)		Palmeiras
18	3MF	Silas	(1965-08-27)27 August 1965 (aged 21)		São Paulo
19	4FW	Romário	(1966-01-29)29 January 1966 (aged 21)		Vasco da Gama
20	4FW	Mirandinha	(1959-07-02)2 July 1959 (aged 27)		Newcastle United
21	4FW	João Paulo	(1964-09-07)7 September 1964 (aged 22)		Guarani
22	1GK	Régis	(1965-04-23)23 April 1965 (aged 22)		America

Chile

Head Coach: Orlando Aravena

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Roberto Rojas	(1957-08-08)8 August 1957 (aged 29)		Colo-Colo
2	2DF	Patricio Reyes	(1957-11-27)27 November 1957 (aged 29)		Universidad de Chile
3	2DF	Ricardo Toro	(1961-12-16)16 December 1961 (aged 25)		Palestino
4	2DF	Luis Hormazábal	(1959-02-13)13 February 1959 (aged 28)		Colo-Colo
5	3MF	Luis Rodríguez	(1961-03-16)16 March 1961 (aged 26)		Universidad de Chile
6	3MF	Jaime Pizarro	(1964-03-02)2 March 1964 (aged 23)		Colo-Colo
7	4FW	Ivo Basay	(1966-04-13)13 April 1966 (aged 21)		Everton
8	3MF	Eduardo Gómez	(1958-06-02)2 June 1958 (aged 29)		Cobreloa
9	4FW	Juan Carlos Letelier	(1959-02-20)20 February 1959 (aged 28)		Cobreloa
10	4FW	Jorge Contreras	(1960-07-03)3 July 1960 (aged 26)		Las Palmas
11	2DF	Fernando Astengo	(1960-01-08)8 January 1960 (aged 27)		Grêmio
12	1GK	Marco Cornez	(1957-10-15)15 October 1957 (aged 29)		Universidad Católica
13	3MF	Jaime Vera	(1963-03-25)25 March 1963 (aged 24)		Colo-Colo
14	3MF	Ruben Espinoza	(1961-06-01)1 June 1961 (aged 26)		Universidad Católica
15	4FW	Osvaldo Hurtado	(1957-11-02)2 November 1957 (aged 29)		Universidad Católica
16	4FW	Iván Zamorano	(1967-01-18)18 January 1967 (aged 20)		Cobresal
17	3MF	Sergio Salgado	(1958-08-12)12 August 1958 (aged 28)		Cobresal
18	3MF	Patricio Mardones	(1962-07-17)17 July 1962 (aged 24)		Universidad Católica
19	2DF	Alex Martínez	(1959-10-26)26 October 1959 (aged 27)		Universidad Católica
20	3MF	Héctor Puebla	(1955-07-10)10 July 1955 (aged 31)		Cobreloa
21	4FW	Hugo Rubio	(1960-07-05)5 July 1960 (aged 26)		Colo-Colo
22	1GK	Mario Osbén	(1950-07-14)14 July 1950 (aged 36)		Cobreloa

Venezuela

Head Coach: Rafael Santana

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	César Baena	(1961-01-16)16 January 1961 (aged 26)		Caracas FC
2	2DF	René Torres	(1960-10-13)13 October 1960 (aged 26)		Estudiantes de Mérida
3	2DF	Julio Quintero	(1964-10-31)31 October 1964 (aged 22)		Portuguesa
4	2DF	Pedro Acosta	(1959-11-28)28 November 1959 (aged 27)		Marítimo
5	2DF	Héctor Rivas	(1968-09-27)27 September 1968 (aged 18)		Marítimo
6	3MF	José Nieto	(1958-11-06)6 November 1958 (aged 28)		Unión Atlético Táchira
7	2DF	Francisco Rizzi	(1964-07-13)13 July 1964 (aged 22)		Marítimo
8	4FW	Nelson Carrero	(1953-02-08)8 February 1953 (aged 34)		Marítimo
9	4FW	Herbert Márquez	(1961-11-10)10 November 1961 (aged 25)		Marítimo
10	3MF	Carlos Maldonado	(1963-07-30)30 July 1963 (aged 23)		Unión Atlético Táchira
11	4FW	Wilton Arreaza	(1966-08-12)12 August 1966 (aged 20)		Caracas FC
12	1GK	Daniel Nikolac	(1961-05-11)11 May 1961 (aged 26)		Marítimo
13	3MF	Ildemaro Fernández	(1961-12-27)27 December 1961 (aged 25)		Estudiantes de Mérida
14	4FW	Iván Isea	(1964-02-12)12 February 1964 (aged 23)		Marítimo
15	2DF	Zdenko Morovic	(1966-08-31)31 August 1966 (aged 20)		Deportivo Italia
16	2DF	Pablo Mendoza			Deportivo Italia
17	3MF	Roberto Elie	(1959-05-11)11 May 1959 (aged 28)		Caracas FC
18	3MF	Asdrúbal Sánchez	(1958-04-01)1 April 1958 (aged 29)		Estudiantes de Mérida
19	4FW	Ángel Castillo	(1957-04-18)18 April 1957 (aged 30)		Deportivo Italia
20	3MF	Williám Méndez	(1958-12-10)10 December 1958 (aged 28)		Unión Atlético Táchira
21	2DF	Gerardo Ferrebús	(1956-06-21)21 June 1956 (aged 31)		Caracas FC
22	4FW	Rodolfo Carvajal	(1952-02-08)8 February 1952 (aged 35)		Estudiantes de Mérida

Group C

Bolivia

Head Coach: Osvaldo Nito Veiga

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Luis Galarza	(1950-12-26)26 December 1950 (aged 36)		The Strongest
2	2DF	Rómer Roca	(1966-07-01)1 July 1966 (aged 20)		Oriente Petrolero
3	2DF	Miguel Ángel Noro	(1961-08-22)22 August 1961 (aged 25)		Blooming
4	2DF	Félix Vera	(1961-05-18)18 May 1961 (aged 26)		Jorge Wilstermann
5	2DF	Rolando Coimbra	(1960-02-25)25 February 1960 (aged 27)		Blooming
6	2DF	Eduardo Villegas	(1964-03-29)29 March 1964 (aged 23)		The Strongest
*7	3MF	Marciano Saldías	(1966-04-26)26 April 1966 (aged 21)		Oriente Petrolero
8	3MF	José Milton Melgar	(1959-09-20)20 September 1959 (aged 27)		Boca Juniors
9	3MF	Federico Justiniano	(1964-07-18)18 July 1964 (aged 22)		Destroyers
10	3MF	Carlos Borja	(1956-12-25)25 December 1956 (aged 30)		Bolívar
11	4FW	Wilson Ávila	(1958-04-19)19 April 1958 (aged 29)		Oriente Petrolero
12	1GK	Marco Antonio Barrero	(1962-01-26)26 January 1962 (aged 25)		Jorge Wilstermann
*13	3MF	Mauricio Ramos	(1969-03-09)9 March 1969 (aged 18)		Destroyers
14	4FW	Roly Paniagua	(1966-11-14)14 November 1966 (aged 20)		Blooming
15	4FW	Álvaro Peña	(1966-09-11)11 September 1966 (aged 20)		Blooming
16	4FW	Oscar Ramírez	(1961-07-29)29 July 1961 (aged 25)		Oriente Petrolero
17	4FW	Víctor Hugo Antelo	(1964-11-02)2 November 1964 (aged 22)		Oriente Petrolero
18	2DF	Carlos Arias Torrico	(1956-08-25)25 August 1956 (aged 30)		Bolívar
19	4FW	Gastón Taborga	(1960-11-11)11 November 1960 (aged 26)		Blooming
20	4FW	Silvio Rojas	(1959-11-03)3 November 1959 (aged 27)		Blooming

• Marciano Saldías and Mauricio Ramos remained on standby in Bolivia and did not travel to Argentina.

Colombia

Head Coach: Francisco Maturana

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	René Higuita	(1966-08-26)26 August 1966 (aged 20)		Atlético Nacional
2	2DF	Luis Carlos Perea	(1963-12-29)29 December 1963 (aged 23)		Atlético Nacional
3	2DF	Nolberto Molina	(1953-01-05)5 January 1953 (aged 34)		Atlético Nacional
4	2DF	Luis Fernando Herrera	(1962-02-12)12 February 1962 (aged 25)		Atlético Nacional
5	2DF	Carlos Hoyos	(1962-02-28)28 February 1962 (aged 25)		Deportivo Cali
6	3MF	Ricardo Pérez	(1963-10-24)24 October 1963 (aged 23)		Atlético Nacional
7	4FW	Antony de Ávila	(1962-12-21)21 December 1962 (aged 24)		América de Cali
8	3MF	Leonel Álvarez	(1965-07-29)29 July 1965 (aged 21)		Atlético Nacional
9	4FW	Juan Jairo Galeano	(1962-08-12)12 August 1962 (aged 24)		Atlético Nacional
10	3MF	Carlos Valderrama	(1961-09-02)2 September 1961 (aged 25)		Deportivo Cali
11	3MF	Bernardo Redín	(1963-02-23)23 February 1963 (aged 24)		Deportivo Cali
12	1GK	Mario Jiménez	(1959-05-26)26 May 1959 (aged 28)		Deportes Quindío
13	4FW	John Jairo Trellez	(1968-04-29)29 April 1968 (aged 19)		Atlético Nacional
14	2DF	Alexis Mendoza	(1961-11-09)9 November 1961 (aged 25)		Atlético Junior
15	4FW	Sergio Angulo	(1960-09-14)14 September 1960 (aged 26)		Deportivo Cali
16	2DF	Jorge Porras	(1959-12-25)25 December 1959 (aged 27)		América de Cali
17	3MF	Mario Coll	(1960-08-20)20 August 1960 (aged 26)		Atlético Junior
18	3MF	Gabriel Gómez	(1959-12-15)15 December 1959 (aged 27)		Millonarios
19	4FW	Arnoldo Iguarán	(1957-01-16)16 January 1957 (aged 30)		Millonarios
20	3MF	Álex Escobar	(1965-02-08)8 February 1965 (aged 22)		América de Cali

Paraguay

Head Coach: José Parodi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Roberto Fernández	(1954-07-09)9 July 1954 (aged 32)		Deportivo Cali
2	2DF	Juan Bautista Torales	(1959-05-09)9 May 1959 (aged 28)		Libertad
3	2DF	Rogelio Delgado	(1959-10-12)12 October 1959 (aged 27)		Olimpia
4	2DF	Justo Jacquet	(1961-09-09)9 September 1961 (aged 25)		Cerro Porteño
5	2DF	César Zabala	(1961-06-03)3 June 1961 (aged 26)		Cerro Porteño
6	3MF	Jorge Guasch	(1961-01-17)17 January 1961 (aged 26)		Olimpia
7	3MF	Julio César Romero	(1960-08-28)28 August 1960 (aged 26)		Fluminense
8	2DF	Gustavo Benítez	(1953-02-05)5 February 1953 (aged 34)		Olimpia
9	4FW	Roberto Cabañas	(1961-04-11)11 April 1961 (aged 26)		América de Cali
10	3MF	Adolfino Cañete	(1965-09-13)13 September 1965 (aged 21)		Unión Magdalena
11	4FW	Ramón Hicks	(1959-05-30)30 May 1959 (aged 28)		Sabadell
12	1GK	Raúl Navarro	(1962-03-14)14 March 1962 (aged 25)		Cerro Porteño
13	2DF	Virginio Cáceres	(1962-07-21)21 July 1962 (aged 24)		Guaraní
14	2DF	Librado Rodríguez	1957 (aged 29-30)		Atlético Colegiales
15	2DF	Marcelino Blanco	(1966-01-03)3 January 1966 (aged 21)		Sol de América
16	4FW	Eumelio Palacios	(1964-09-15)15 September 1964 (aged 22)		Libertad
17	4FW	Buenaventura Ferreira	(1960-07-04)4 July 1960 (aged 26)		Guaraní
18	4FW	Félix Torres	(1962-04-28)28 April 1962 (aged 25)		Sol de América
19	4FW	Gabriel González	(1961-03-18)18 March 1961 (aged 26)		Cerro Porteño
20	3MF	Jorge Amado Nunes	(1961-10-18)18 October 1961 (aged 25)		Olimpia
21	3MF	Rafael Bobadilla	(1963-10-04)4 October 1963 (aged 23)		Millonarios
22	1GK	Carlos Colarte	(1961-09-01)1 September 1961 (aged 25)		Sol de América

Semi-final

Uruguay

Head Coach: Roberto Fleitas

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Jorge Seré	(1961-07-09)9 July 1961 (aged 25)		Danubio
2	2DF	Gonzalo Díaz	(1966-04-14)14 April 1966 (aged 21)		Wanderers
3	2DF	Nelson Gutiérrez	(1962-04-13)13 April 1962 (aged 25)		River Plate
4	2DF	Obdulio Trasante	(1960-04-20)20 April 1960 (aged 27)		Peñarol
5	2DF	José Pintos Saldanha	(1964-03-25)25 March 1964 (aged 23)		Nacional
6	3MF	José Enrique Peña	(1963-05-25)25 May 1963 (aged 24)		Wanderers
7	4FW	Antonio Alzamendi	(1956-06-07)7 June 1956 (aged 31)		River Plate
8	3MF	Gustavo Matosas	(1967-05-25)25 May 1967 (aged 20)		Peñarol
9	4FW	Enrique Báez	(1966-01-16)16 January 1966 (aged 21)		Wanderers
10	4FW	Enzo Francéscoli	(1961-11-12)12 November 1961 (aged 25)		Racing Club Paris
11	4FW	Ruben Sosa	(1966-04-25)25 April 1966 (aged 21)		Real Zaragoza
12	1GK	Eduardo Pereira	(1954-03-21)21 March 1954 (aged 33)		Peñarol
13	2DF	Óscar Aguirregaray	(1959-10-25)25 October 1959 (aged 27)		Defensor Sporting
14	2DF	Alfonso Domínguez	(1965-09-24)24 September 1965 (aged 21)		Peñarol
15	3MF	José Perdomo	(1965-01-05)5 January 1965 (aged 22)		Peñarol
16	3MF	Pablo Bengoechea	(1965-06-27)27 June 1965 (aged 22)		Wanderers
17	3MF	Erardo Cóccaro	(1961-01-20)20 January 1961 (aged 26)		Progreso
18	4FW	Mauricio Silvera	(1964-12-30)30 December 1964 (aged 22)		Nacional
19	4FW	Walter Pelletti	(1966-05-31)31 May 1966 (aged 21)		Wanderers
20	3MF	Gustavo Dalto	(1963-03-16)16 March 1963 (aged 24)		Danubio
21	3MF	Eduardo da Silva	(1966-08-19)19 August 1966 (aged 20)		Peñarol
22	1GK	Héctor Tuja	(1960-03-06)6 March 1960 (aged 27)		Defensor Sporting

External links

• RSSSF Copa América 1987
• Worldfootball.net