The following are the squad lists for the countries that played in the
1959 South American Championship held in
Argentina. The participating countries were
Argentina,
Bolivia
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,
Brazil,
Chile,
Paraguay,
Peru and
Uruguay.
The teams plays in a single
round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition
Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero ...
, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.
List of matches
on World Football.net
Argentina
Head Coach: Victorio Spinetto
Bolivia
Head Coach: Vicente Arraya
Vicente Arraya Castro (25 January 1922 – 21 November 1992) was a Bolivian football goalkeeper who played for Bolivia in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Ferroviario La Paz, and 8 matches for Club Atlético Atlanta of Argentina
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Brazil
Head Coach: Vicente Feola
Chile
Head Coach: Fernando Riera
Fernando José Riera Bauzá (27 June 1920 – 23 September 2010) was a Chilean professional football player and manager, patriarch of Chilean football.
Career
Riera was born in Santiago, Chile. As a footballer, he played for Chile in the 194 ...
Paraguay
Head Coach: Aurelio González
Peru
Head Coach: György Orth
György Orth (30 April 1901 – 11 January 1962) was a Hungarian football player and manager. As well as being involved in football in his homeland, he also managed in Italy, Chile, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Argentina and Portugal. One of best foot ...
Uruguay
Head Coach: Héctor Castro
References
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Copa América squads