1979 Copa América squads

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.

Group B

 Argentina

Head Coach: César Luis Menotti

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club 1GK Ricardo Ferrero (1955-04-05)5 April 1955 (aged 24) Rosario Central 1GK Enrique Vidallé (1954-12-13)13 December 1954 (aged 24) Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 2DF Miguel Ángel Bordón (1952-10-27)27 October 1952 (aged 26) Boca Juniors 2DF Juan Carlos Bujedo (1956-03-06)6 March 1956 (aged 23) Vélez Sarsfield 2DF Pedro Larraquy (1956-06-13)13 June 1956 (aged 23) Vélez Sarsfield 2DF Victorio Ocaño (1954-06-09)9 June 1954 (aged 25) Talleres de Córdoba 2DF Daniel Passarella (1953-05-25)25 May 1953 (aged 26) River Plate 2DF Eduardo Saporiti (1954-12-29)29 December 1954 (aged 24) River Plate 2DF José Van Tuyne (1954-12-13)13 December 1954 (aged 24) Rosario Central 3MF Juan Barbas (1959-08-234)234 August 1959 (aged 19) Racing Club 3MF Ricardo Bochini (1954-01-25)25 January 1954 (aged 25) Independiente 3MF José Luis Gaitán (1957-09-07)7 September 1957 (aged 21) Rosario Central 3MF Américo Gallego (1955-04-25)25 April 1955 (aged 24) Newell's Old Boys 3MF Jorge Gáspari (1958-11-03)3 November 1958 (aged 20) Quilmes 3MF Carlos Ángel López (1952-07-17)17 July 1952 (aged 26) Racing Club 3MF Diego Maradona (1960-10-30)30 October 1960 (aged 18) Argentinos Juniors 3MF José Daniel Valencia (1955-10-03)3 October 1955 (aged 23) Talleres de Córdoba 4FW José Antonio Castro (1955-10-15)15 October 1955 (aged 23) Vélez Sarsfield 4FW Hugo Coscia (1952-10-12)12 October 1952 (aged 26) San Lorenzo 4FW Roberto Osvaldo Díaz (1953-03-03)3 March 1953 (aged 26) Racing Club 4FW Sergio Fortunato (1956-10-23)23 October 1956 (aged 22) Estudiantes

 Brazil

Head Coach: Cláudio Coutinho

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club 1GK Carlos (1956-03-04)4 March 1956 (aged 23) Ponte Preta 1GK João Leite (1955-10-13)13 October 1955 (aged 23) Atlético Mineiro 1GK Émerson Leão (1949-07-11)11 July 1949 (aged 29) Vasco da Gama 2DF Edinho (1955-06-05)5 June 1955 (aged 24) Fluminense 2DF Gomes (1956-09-09)9 September 1956 (aged 22) Guarani 2DF Júnior (1954-06-29)29 June 1954 (aged 25) Flamengo 2DF Marco Antônio (1951-02-06)6 February 1951 (aged 28) Vasco da Gama 2DF Nelinho (1950-07-26)26 July 1950 (aged 28) Cruzeiro 2DF Oscar (1954-06-20)20 June 1954 (aged 25) Ponte Preta 2DF Pedrinho (1957-10-22)22 October 1957 (aged 21) Palmeiras 2DF Antônio Rondinelli (1954-04-26)26 April 1954 (aged 25) Flamengo 2DF Toninho (1948-06-07)7 June 1948 (aged 31) Flamengo 3MF Adílio (1956-05-15)15 May 1956 (aged 23) Flamengo 3MF Amaral (1954-12-25)25 December 1954 (aged 24) Corinthians 3MF Batista (1955-03-08)8 March 1955 (aged 24) Internacional 3MF Paulo César Carpegiani (1949-02-07)7 February 1949 (aged 30) Flamengo 3MF Toninho Cerezo (1955-04-21)21 April 1955 (aged 24) Atlético Mineiro 3MF Chicão (1949-01-30)30 January 1949 (aged 30) São Paulo 3MF Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953-10-16)16 October 1953 (aged 25) Internacional 3MF Jair Gonçalves (1953-06-11)11 June 1953 (aged 26) Internacional 3MF Carlos Alberto Pintinho (1955-05-26)26 May 1955 (aged 24) Vasco da Gama 3MF Pita (1958-08-04)4 August 1958 (aged 20) Santos 3MF Renato (1957-02-21)21 February 1957 (aged 22) São Paulo 3MF Sócrates (1954-02-19)19 February 1954 (aged 25) Corinthians 3MF Zenon (1954-03-31)31 March 1954 (aged 25) Guarani 3MF Zico (1953-03-03)3 March 1953 (aged 26) Flamengo 4FW Éder (1957-05-25)25 May 1957 (aged 22) Grêmio 4FW João Paulo (1957-06-15)15 June 1957 (aged 22) Santos 4FW Juary (1959-06-16)16 June 1959 (aged 20) Santos 4FW Nílton Batata (1954-11-05)5 November 1954 (aged 24) Santos 4FW Roberto Dinamite (1954-04-13)13 April 1954 (aged 25) Vasco da Gama 4FW Serginho (1953-12-23)23 December 1953 (aged 25) São Paulo 4FW Tarciso (1951-09-15)15 September 1951 (aged 27) Grêmio 4FW Tita (1958-04-01)1 April 1958 (aged 21) Flamengo 4FW Zezé (1957-06-30)30 June 1957 (aged 22) Fluminense

Group C

 Paraguay

Head Coach: Ranulfo Miranda

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club 1GK Alcides Báez (1947-01-17)17 January 1947 (aged 32) Libertad 1GK Roberto Fernández (1954-07-09)9 July 1954 (aged 25) Cerro Porteño 2DF Alejandrino Arce Nacional 2DF Cristín Cibils (1956-03-13)13 March 1956 (aged 23) Atlético Tembetary 2DF Juan Espínola (1953-06-12)12 June 1953 (aged 26) Libertad 2DF Gerónimo Ovelar Cerro Porteño 2DF Roberto Paredes (1956-12-02)2 December 1956 (aged 22) Olimpia 2DF Isidro Sandoval (1959-05-15)15 May 1959 (aged 20) Guaraní 2DF Alicio Solalinde (1952-02-01)1 February 1952 (aged 27) Olimpia 2DF Flaminio Sosa Olimpia 2DF Juan Torales (1956-03-09)9 March 1956 (aged 23) Sportivo Luqueño 2DF Juan Manuel Villalba Libertad 3MF Osvaldo Aquino (1952-01-28)28 January 1952 (aged 27) Olimpia 3MF Arecio Colmán (1951-06-10)10 June 1951 (aged 28) Libertad 3MF Adalberto Escobar (1949-04-23)23 April 1949 (aged 30) Libertad 3MF Aldo Florentín (1957-11-10)10 November 1957 (aged 21) Cerro Porteño 3MF Carlos Kiese (1957-06-01)1 June 1957 (aged 22) Olimpia 3MF Juvencio Osorio (1950-06-01)1 June 1950 (aged 29) Cerro Porteño 3MF Mariano Pesoa (1952-04-30)30 April 1952 (aged 27) Cerro Porteño 3MF Julio César Romero (1960-08-28)28 August 1960 (aged 18) Sportivo Luqueño 3MF Hugo Talavera (1949-10-31)31 October 1949 (aged 29) Olimpia 3MF Luis Ernesto Torres (1952-11-07)7 November 1952 (aged 26) Olimpia 3MF Tito Vera Libertad 4FW Isabelino Acosta (1956-12-02)2 December 1956 (aged 22) Sol de América 4FW Roberto Cabañas (1961-04-11)11 April 1961 (aged 18) Cerro Porteño 4FW Pedro Fleitas (1953-07-11)11 July 1953 (aged 25) Cerro Porteño 4FW Evaristo Isasi (1955-10-26)26 October 1955 (aged 23) Olimpia 4FW Arsenio Meza (1953-01-22)22 January 1953 (aged 26) River Plate 4FW Eugenio Morel (1950-01-01)1 January 1950 (aged 29) Libertad 4FW Milcíades Morel (1953-09-09)9 September 1953 (aged 25) Libertad 4FW Amado Pérez (1959-06-24)24 June 1959 (aged 20) Sol de América 4FW Enrique Villalba (1955-01-02)2 January 1955 (aged 24) Olimpia

 Uruguay

Head Coach: Roque Máspoli

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club 1GK Freddy Clavijo (1962-01-08)8 January 1962 (aged 17) Defensor 1GK Rodolfo Rodríguez (1956-01-20)20 January 1956 (aged 23) Nacional 2DF Domingo Cáceres (1959-09-07)7 September 1959 (aged 19) Peñarol 2DF Hugo de León (1958-02-27)27 February 1958 (aged 21) Nacional 2DF Víctor Diogo (1958-04-09)9 April 1958 (aged 21) Peñarol 2DF Washington González (1955-12-06)6 December 1955 (aged 23) Defensor 2DF Nelson Marcenaro (1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 26) Peñarol 2DF José Hermes Moreira (1958-09-30)30 September 1958 (aged 20) Nacional 2DF José Luis Russo (1958-07-14)14 July 1958 (aged 20) Defensor 2DF Mario Zoryez Peñarol 3MF Nelson Agresta (1955-08-02)2 August 1955 (aged 23) Nacional 3MF Gary Castillo Sud América 3MF Eduardo de la Peña (1955-06-07)7 June 1955 (aged 24) Nacional 3MF Ildo Maneiro (1947-08-04)4 August 1947 (aged 31) Peñarol 3MF Rubén Paz (1959-08-08)8 August 1959 (aged 19) Peñarol 3MF Ember Quintas Sud América 3MF Mario Saralegui (1959-04-24)24 April 1959 (aged 20) Peñarol 3MF Lorenzo Unanue (1953-03-22)22 March 1953 (aged 26) Peñarol 3MF Ernesto Vargas (1961-05-01)1 May 1961 (aged 18) Peñarol 4FW Daniel Alonso (1956-04-182)182 April 1956 (aged 23) Liverpool 4FW Alberto Bica (1958-02-11)11 February 1958 (aged 21) Nacional 4FW Denís Milar (1952-08-20)20 August 1952 (aged 26) Nacional 4FW Washington Olivera (1954-06-25)25 June 1954 (aged 25) Peñarol 4FW Venancio Ramos (1959-06-20)20 June 1959 (aged 20) Peñarol 4FW Waldemar Victorino (1952-05-22)22 May 1952 (aged 27) Nacional

External links

• RSSSF Copa América 1979
• Worldfootball.net