1956 Panamerican Championship squads
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These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1956 Panamerican Championship.[1]
The age listed for each player is on 26 February 1956, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match before the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team.
Head Coach: Guillermo Stábile
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Rogelio Antonio Domínguez | 9 March 1931 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 |  Racing Club | |
| GK | Antonio Roma | 13 July 1932 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Ferro Carril Oeste | |
| DF | Federico Vairo | 27 January 1930 (aged 26) | 9 | 1 | River Plate | |
| DF | Oscar Di Stéfano | 29 December 1929 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Argentinos Juniors | |
| DF | Luis Raúl Cardoso | 18 July 1930 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Boca Juniors | |
| DF | Federico Pizarro | 1 January 1927 (aged 29) | 2 | 0 | San Lorenzo | |
| DF | Juan Manuel Filgueiras | 11 January 1927 (aged 29) | 4 | 0 | Huracán | |
| MF | Juan Héctor Guidi | 4 July 1930 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Lanús | |
| MF | Natalio Sivo | 2 February 1936 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Racing Club | |
| MF | Eliseo Mouriño | 3 June 1927 (aged 28) | 15 | 0 | Boca Juniors | |
| MF | Ernesto Gutiérrez | 9 November 1927 (aged 28) | 20 | 0 | Racing Club | |
| MF | Nicolás Daponte | 17 February 1928 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Lanús | |
| FW | Oreste Corbatta | 11 March 1936 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Racing Club | |
| FW | Humberto Maschio | 20 February 1933 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Racing Club | |
| FW | Benito Cejas | 3 February 1934 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Lanús | |
| FW | Dante Lugo | 28 August 1932 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Lanús | |
| FW | José Yudica | 26 February 1936 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Newell's Old Boys | |
| FW | Luis Pentrelli | 15 June 1932 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | |
| FW | Francisco Loiácono | 11 December 1935 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | |
| FW | Omar Sívori | 2 October 1935 (aged 20) | 4 | 1 | River Plate | |
| FW | Ernesto Cucchiaroni | 16 November 1927 (aged 28) | 6 | 0 | Boca Juniors | |
| FW | Norberto Méndez | 5 January 1923 (aged 33) | 29 | 19 | Tigre |
Brazil
Head coach: Teté
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Sérgio Torres | 21 September 1926 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 |  Grêmio | |
| GK | Paulinho | 22 July 1926 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Floriano | |
| DF | Valdir de Moraes | 23 November 1931 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Renner | |
| DF | Oreco | 13 June 1932 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Internacional | |
| DF | Florindo | 13 June 1932 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Internacional | |
| DF | Duarte | 3 April 1931 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Internacional | |
| DF | Ênio Rodrigues | 11 January 1927 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Grêmio | |
| MF | Airton Pavilhão | 31 October 1934 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Grêmio | |
| MF | Odorico | 2 July 1930 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Internacional | |
| MF | Luizinho | 13 June 1932 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Internacional | |
| MF | Ênio Andrade | 31 January 1928 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Renner | |
| MF | Raul Klein | 27 September 1927 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Floriano | |
| MF | Figueiró | 22 August 1934 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Grêmio | |
| FW | Juarez Teixeira | 20 September 1928 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Grêmio | |
| DF | Ortunho | 1 October 1935 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Nacional-RS | |
| MF | Milton Kuelle | 22 August 1933 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Grêmio | |
| FW | Bodinho | 16 July 1928 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Internacional | |
| FW | Larry | 3 November 1932 (aged 23) | 3 | 4 | Internacional | |
| FW | Sarará | 4 August 1931 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Grêmio | |
| FW | Hercílio | 29 January 1931 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Grêmio | |
| FW | Jerônimo | 28 July 1930 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Internacional | |
| FW | Chinesinho | 15 September 1935 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Internacional |
Costa Rica
Head coach: Alfredo Piedra
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Hernán Alvarado Guerrero | 25 November 1932 (aged 23) | 8 | 0 |  La Libertad | |
| GK | Mario Pérez Rodríguez | 11 April 1936 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Saprissa | |
| GK | René Muñoz | 0 | 0 | Orión | ||
| DF | Jorge Solís Vargas | 25 March 1932 (aged 23) | 6 | 0 | La Libertad | |
| DF | Mario Murillo | 24 January 1927 (aged 29) | 4 | 4 | Herediano | |
| DF | Reynaldo Orozco | 24 November 1932 (aged 23) | 2 | 0 | La Libertad | |
| DF | Mario Cordero | 7 April 1930 (aged 25) | 9 | 3 | Saprissa | |
| DF | Marvin Rodríguez | 26 November 1934 (aged 21) | 5 | 0 | Saprissa | |
| DF | Alex Sánchez | 20 July 1930 (aged 25) | 5 | 0 | Saprissa | |
| MF | Isidro Williams | 22 December 1922 (aged 33) | 6 | 0 | Uruguay de Coronado | |
| MF | Edgar Quesada | 16 August 1931 (aged 24) | 14 | 1 | Herediano | |
| MF | Tulio Quirós | 7 August 1930 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 | Saprissa | |
| MF | Elías Valenciano | 4 April 1925 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | Gimnástica Española | |
| MF | Édgar Esquivel | 27 February 1925 (aged 30) | 7 | 1 | Herediano | |
| FW | Danilo Montero Campos | 21 July 1937 (aged 18) | 3 | 2 | Herediano | |
| FW | Jorge Monge | 14 February 1938 (aged 18) | 3 | 2 | Saprissa | |
| FW | Isaías Araya | 7 August 1930 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Alajuelense | |
| FW | Alexis Goñi | 11 June 1933 (aged 22) | 4 | 2 | Cartaginés | |
| FW | Álvaro Murillo | 24 November 1930 (aged 25) | 10 | 1 | Saprissa | |
| FW | Rodolfo Herrera González | 11 August 1931 (aged 24) | 10 | 8 | Saprissa | |
| FW | Rubén Jiménez | 9 December 1932 (aged 23) | 5 | 0 | Saprissa | |
| FW | Óscar Bejarano | 15 September 1932 (aged 23) | 1 | 0 | Herediano |
Chile
Head Coach: Luis Tirado
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Misael Escuti | 20 December 1928 (aged 27) | 11 | 0 |  Colo Colo | |
| GK | Carlos Espinoza | 21 April 1928 (aged 27) | 2 | 0 | Everton | |
| DF | Manuel Álvarez | 23 May 1928 (aged 27) | 37 | 0 | Universidad Católica | |
| DF | Rodolfo Almeyda | 10 June 1923 (aged 32) | 16 | 0 | Palestino | |
| DF | Carlos Cubillos | 25 December 1929 (aged 26) | 8 | 0 | Unión Española | |
| DF | Carlos Carmona Albanez | 18 March 1931 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Ferrobádminton | |
| DF | Carlos Huerta | 20 December 1933 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Ferrobádminton | |
| MF | Mario Ortiz | 28 January 1936 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Palestino | |
| MF | Ramón Climent | 5 September 1929 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Rangers | |
| DF | Sergio Goity | 21 February 1930 (aged 26) | 1 | 0 | Palestino | |
| DF | Isaac Carrasco | 12 August 1928 (aged 27) | 18 | 0 | Colo Colo | |
| MF | Ramiro Cortés | 27 April 1931 (aged 24) | 32 | 0 | Audax Italiano | |
| MF | Enrique Hormazábal | 6 January 1931 (aged 25) | 35 | 14 | Colo Colo | |
| FW | Leonel Sánchez | 25 April 1936 (aged 19) | 7 | 2 | Universidad de Chile | |
| FW | José Fernández | 23 February 1928 (aged 28) | 9 | 1 | Palestino | |
| FW | Manuel Muñoz | 28 April 1928 (aged 27) | 23 | 8 | Colo Colo | |
| FW | Jaime Ramírez | 14 August 1931 (aged 24) | 13 | 4 | Colo Colo | |
| FW | Braulio Musso | 8 March 1930 (aged 25) | 2 | 1 | Universidad de Chile | |
| FW | Carlos Tello | 28 March 1929 (aged 26) | 5 | 0 | Audax Italiano | |
| FW | Guillermo Díaz Zambrano | 29 December 1930 (aged 25) | 10 | 3 | Palestino | |
| FW | René Meléndez | 29 December 1928 (aged 27) | 29 | 10 | Everton | |
| FW | Jorge Robledo | 14 April 1926 (aged 29) | 17 | 6 | Colo-Colo |
