Below are the rosters of the teams that participated in the
1997 Copa América
Bolivia hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition. It was held from 11 to 29 June. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.
There is no qualifying for the final tournament. All South Ameri ...
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Group A
Argentina
Head coach:
Daniel Passarella
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), ...
Argentina decided to alphabetically sort the numbers of their squad. This would be the last time they do so.
Chile
Head coach:
Nelson Acosta
Nelson Bonifacio Acosta López, nicknamed ''Pelado Acosta'' (''Bald'' Acosta), (born 12 June 1944 in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay) is a former Uruguayan-born Chilean football manager and footballer. He became a naturalized Chilean citizen in 1984 ...
Ecuador
Head cocah:
Francisco Maturana
Francisco Antonio Maturana García, also known as ''Pacho'' Maturana (born February 15, 1949) is a Colombian ex-football player and football manager. Under his management, Atletico Nacional was the first team of the nation to win the Copa Liber ...
Paraguay
Head coach:
Paulo César Carpegiani
Paulo César Carpegiani (born 7 February 1949, in Erechim) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
Playing career
Carpegiani began his professional career at Sport Club Internacional of Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Su ...
Group B
Bolivia
Head coach:
Antonio López Habas
Peru
Head coach:
Freddy Ternero
Freddy Santos Ternero Corrales (March 26, 1962 – September 18, 2015) was a Peruvian football player and football manager. Ternero was the Mayor of District of San Martín de Porres in Lima, Peru for the periods of 2007 - 2010 and 2011 - 2014.
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Uruguay
Head coach:
Juan Antonio Ahuntchaín
Venezuela
Head coach:
Group C
Brazil
Head coach:
Mário Zagallo
Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo (; born 9 August 1931) is a Brazilian former professional football player, coordinator and manager, who played as a forward.
Zagallo holds the record for World Cup titles in general with four titles in total. He was ...
Colombia
Head coach:
Hernán Darío Gómez
Hernán Darío Gómez Jaramillo (; born 3 February 1956), also known as El Bolillo (; ''The Baton''), is a Colombian former football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.
Career
He was an active player from 1966 to 1 ...
Costa Rica
Head coach:
Horacio Cordero
Mexico
Head coach:
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Geography
* Bora (Australian), the site of an initiation ceremony in Australian aboriginal culture, sometimes known as Bora rings
* Bora, Punjab, a village in India
* Borá, a city in the São Paulo state in Brazil
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References
RSSSF
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Squads
Copa América squads