The South American Championship 1955 was a

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tournament held in

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and won by

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

with

as runners-up.

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, and

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withdrew from the tournament.

Rodolfo Micheli Rodolfo Joaquin Micheli (24 April 1930 – 27 December 2022) was an Argentine association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. He was the topscorer of the 1955 South American Championship. Club career Mi ...

from

became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.

Squads

Venues

Final round

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Result

Goal scorers

8 Goals *

6 Goals * Enrique Hormazabal * Gómez Sánchez 5 Goals * Maximo Rolón 4 Goals * Manuel Muñoz 3 Goals *

José Borello José Borello (24 November 1929 – 14 October 2013) was an Argentine footballer who played as a forward for a number of clubs in Argentina and Chile. He also represented the Argentina national team in 1954 and 1955. Honours * Argentine Prime ...

Ángel Labruna Ángel Amadeo Labruna (28 September 1918 – 19 September 1983) was an Argentine footballer and coach who played as a forward. With 323 goals scored in official matches, which include 294 league goals, Labruna is the 2nd all-time top scorer of ...

* Jorge Robledo *

René Meléndez René ('' born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name ( Renée being the femin ...

* Isidro Matute *

Julio Abbadie Julio César Abbadie Gismero (7 September 1930 – 16 July 2014) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward. During his career, he played for Peñarol, where he won the 1966 Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup. He was born i ...

* Américo Galván *

Óscar Míguez Óscar Omar Miguez Antón (5 December 1927 – 19 August 2006) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward. He was part of the Uruguay team in the 1950 and 1954 World Cups, where he played as a striker, and is Uruguay's all-time record ...

2 Goals * Ernesto Grillo * Díaz Zambrano 1 Goal * Ricardo Bonelli *

Carlos Cecconato Carlos Cecconato (27 January 1930 – 12 December 2018) was an Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking u ...

* Ramírez Banda * Washington Villacreses *

Eulogio Martínez Eulogio Ramiro Martínez (11 June 1935 – 30 September 1984) was a Paraguayan-born footballer who played as a striker. He played for the Spanish side FC Barcelona in the 1950s and 1960s, and is remembered for being a prolific striker with an e ...

Salvador Villalba Salvador Villalba (born 29 August 1924) is a Paraguayan football midfielder who played for Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a l ...

* Guillermo Barbadillo *

Félix Castillo Felix Castillo Tardío (21 February 1928 – 12 October 1978) was a former Peruvian football right-wing who played for Alianza Lima and the Peru national football team between 1947 and 1956. Playing career At club level, he played for Alianza Li ...

* Cornelio Heredia * Roberto Castillo *

Alberto Terry Alberto Terry Arias-Schreiber (May 16, 1929 – February 7, 2006), popularly known as "Toto," was a Peruvian footballer who played for Universitario de Deportes, Sporting Cristal, and the Peru national football team. He is recognized as one of ...

Carlos Borges Carlos Ariel Borges (14 January 1932 – 5 February 2014) was a Uruguayan footballer who played for Uruguay national team. He is best known for scoring the first ever goal in the history of Copa Libertadores. He is also one of the three Urugua ...

Julio Pérez Julio Gervasio Pérez Gutiérrez (19 June 1926 – 22 September 2002) was an Uruguayan footballer. Biography From 1950 to 1957 he played for Club Nacional de Football, winning the Uruguayan championship in 1950, 52, 55 and 56. He also earned ...

* Walter Morel Own Goal * Honorato Gonzabay (2 for Peru)

External links

South American Championship 1955 at RSSSF
{{Copa América *

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

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