The

2004 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament The 2004 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament began on 7 January 2004, and is the 12th CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. This was the 4th tournament is open to players under the age of 23 without any other restriction. There is no qualification stage and ...

was an international

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

tournament held in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

from 7 to 25 January 2004. The ten national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 20 players, of which two had to be goalkeepers (FIFA Regulations Article 25). Only players in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament. The tournament exclusively required players to be born on or after 1 January 1981 to be eligible (CONMEBOL Regulations Article 2.3). Each national team had to submit its roster of 20 players to the CONMEBOL Organizing Committee by 2 January 2004, five days before the start of the tournament (CONMEBOL Regulations Articles 2.1). Players who had participated in a previous Olympic Tournament, either in the preliminary competition or the final competition, were eligible to take part in this tournament. (CONMEBOL Regulations Article 2.4). The age listed for each player is as of 7 January 2004, the first day of the tournament. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team. Players name marked in bold have been capped at full international level.

Group A

Chile

announced a 22-man preliminary list on 27 December 2003. The final squad of 20 players was announced on 2 January 2004, with defender Adán Vergara and forward Paulo Pérez being ruled out from the preliminary list. Players such as

Mauricio Pinilla Mauricio Ricardo Pinilla Ferrera (born 4 February 1984) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker. After beginning his career at Universidad de Chile, he signed for Inter Milan at the age of 19, but never appeared for ...

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Chievo Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige. It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona, which competes in the second ...

), Waldo Ponce (

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...

), Luis Jiménez (

Ternana Ternana Calcio, commonly referred to as Ternana, is an Italian football club based in Terni, Umbria. The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A (in the 1972–73 and 1974–75 seas ...

) and

Jaime Valdés Jaime Andrés Valdés Zapata ( born 11 January 1981) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Primera B de Chile side Santiago Wanderers. He usually plays as midfielder. Valdés was member of his national under-20 national team in the 2001 FIFA W ...

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Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...

) were not included due to injuries or because their clubs did not release them. Head coach:

Juvenal Olmos Juvenal Olmos (born October 4, 1962) is a Chilean football manager who is current manager of Mexican club Veracruz. Olmos was born in Santiago de Chile. His management of the Chile national team was unsuccessful, as they failed to get past the ...

They did not travel with the squad:*(N°20)Jose Manuel Rojas 23/06/1983 DF Universidad de Chile (Chile). and *(N°23)Eduardo Eugenio Lobos 30/07/1981 GK Colo Colo (Chile)

Brazil

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

announced a 17-man preliminary list on 8 December 2003. The final squad of 20 players was completed on 19 December 2023, with defender

Adriano Adriano or Adrião is the form of the Latin given name ''Hadrianus'' commonly used in the Italian language; the form Adrian is used in the English language. Notable people with the name include: * Adriano Banchieri, Italian composer, music theori ...

being replaced by Rodolfo due to an injury and forward

Nenê Nenê (; born Maybyner Rodney Hilário; September 13, 1982) is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. Known previously as Nenê Hilario, he legally changed his name to simply Nenê in 2003. Early life Born Maybyner Rodney Hilário i ...

being ruled out as he was not released by his club

Mallorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean. The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...

. Subsequently, defender

Luisão Ânderson Luís da Silva (born 13 February 1981), known as Luisão, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Luisão started his career at Juventus-SP in 1999 before moving to Cruzeiro the year later, where h ...

was not released by his club Benfica and was replaced by Adaílton.

Kaká Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (; born 22 April 1982), commonly known as Kaká () or Ricardo Kaká, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. In his prime as a playmaker at AC Milan, a period marke ...

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Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

) and

Júlio Baptista Júlio César Clemente Pereira Baptista (born 1 October 1981) is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder or a forward. He is the current manager of Valladolid B. Baptista is nicknamed "The Beast" du ...

(

Sevilla Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Gua ...

) were not part of the team as their clubs decided not to release them. Head coach:

Ricardo Gomes Ricardo Gomes Raymundo (born 13 December 1964) is a Brazilian retired professional footballer and manager. As a player, he played as a central defender, in a 14-year professional career, for Fluminense (six years), Benfica (four) and Paris Sai ...

They did not travel with the squad:*(N°21)Henrique Adriano Buss 14/10/1986 DF Coritiba Foot ball Club (Brazil),*(N°22)Diego Cavalieri (Italy)01/12/1982 GK Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (Brazil) and *(N°23)Alecsandro Barbosa Felisbino 04/02/1981 FW Sport Club do Recife (Brazil).

Uruguay

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

announced their 20-man squad on 2 January 2004. Forward Germán Hornos was not part of the team as its club

decided not to release him. Head coach:

Juan Ramón Carrasco Juan Ramón Carrasco Torres (born 15 September 1956) is a Uruguayan football coach and former player. He is one of the players who had the most appearances, in different rosters, in Uruguay. Playing career Born in Sarandi del Yí, Uruguay, Ca ...

They did not travel with the squad:*(N°21)Luis Ariel Martinez 04/05/1984 DF Liverpool Montevideo (Uruguay), *(N°22)Juan Marcelo Scatoni 26/06/1982 GK Club Atletico Bella Vista (Uruguay) and *(N°23)Gonzalo Vargas 22/09/1981 FW Defensor Sporting (Uruguay).

Head coach:

Carlos Jara Saguier Carlos de los Santos Jara Saguier (born 25 August 1950 in Asunción) is a former Paraguayan football player who works as a coach. Carlos is one of the seven Jara Saguier brothers that played professional football in Paraguay. Career Born in As ...

They did not travel with the squad:*(N°21)Miguel Angel Almiron 09/03/1985 DF Club Guarani (Paraguay), *(N°22)Oscar Tadeo Aguero 15/06/1982 GK Sol de America (Paraguay) and *(N°23)Jose Carlos Burgos 15/06/1983 FW Club Nacional (Paraguay). (Source for player names:)

Venezuela

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

announced their 20-man squad on 30 December 2003. On 3 January 2004, defender Franklin Lucena was replaced by

Daniel Godoy Daniel José Godoy Hurtado (born 13 June 1981) is a former Venezuelan Association football, football defender. Miami United FC In January 2016, Godoy signed a one-year deal volunteer contract with Miami United FC as a scout and player for th ...

due to an injury. Head coach:

Ramón Hernández Ramón José Hernández Marin (; born May 20, 1976) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Oakland Athletics (1999–2003), San Diego Padres (2004–2005), Baltimore Orioles (2006 ...

They did not travel with the squad:*(N°21)Edder Alfonso Perez 03/07/1983 DF Caracas F.C. (Venezuela),*(N°22)Alan Jose Liebeskind 07/01/1985 GK Indpendiente (Argentina) and *(N°23)Richard Jose Blanco 21/01/1982 FW Deportivo Italia (Venezuela).

Group B

Argentina

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 ...

announced their 20-man squad on 23 December 2003. Players such as

Javier Saviola Javier Pedro Saviola Fernández (; born 11 December 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward. He represented both Barcelona and Real Madrid, also having notable spells with Benfica and Olympiacos, and was na ...

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Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

Andrés D'Alessandro Andrés Nicolás D'Alessandro (born 15 April 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He has played top-flight football in Argentina, Germany, England, Spain, Brazil and Uruguay. He won an Olym ...

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Maxi Rodríguez Maximiliano "Maxi" Rubén Rodríguez (; born 2 January 1981) is an Argentine former footballer. Nicknamed ''La Fiera'' (''The Beast'' in English), he was commonly used as a winger on both flanks but could also operate as an attacking midfielde ...

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Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league sy ...

Matías Lequi Matías Emanuel Lequi (born 13 May 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Club career Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Lequi started his career with hometown side Rosario Central, then signed for Club At ...

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Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

Fabricio Coloccini Fabricio Coloccini (; ; born 22 January 1982) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Coloccini began his club career at Boca Juniors in his native Argentina attracting the attention of A.C. Milan. He faile ...

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Villarreal Villarreal ( ca-valencia , Vila-real) is a city and municipality in the province of Castellón which is part of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain. The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's ...

), Mario Santana (

) and

Fernando Cavenaghi Fernando Ezequiel Cavenaghi (; born 21 September 1983) is a retired Argentine professional footballer. He played as a striker who was efficient in front of goal with either foot and from any range. He spent most of his career with River Plate ...

( River Plate) were not included in the team as their clubs decided not to release them. Head coach:

Marcelo Bielsa Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera (, nicknamed ''El Loco Bielsa'' , meaning "The Crazy Bielsa"; born 21 July 1955) is an Argentine professional football manager who was most recently the head coach of Premier League club Leeds United. He is a forme ...

They did not travel with the squad:*(N°21)Lisandro Lopez (Italy) 02/03/1983 FW Racing Club (Argentina),*(N°22)Enrique Alberto Bologna 13/02/1982 GK Banfield (Argentina) and *(N°23)Leandro Daniel Somoza 26/01/1981 MF Velez Sarsfield (Argentina).

Colombia

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

announced their 20-man squad on 31 December 2003. Head coach: Jaime de la Pava They did not travel with the squad:*(N°21)Jaime Alberto Castrillon MF 05/04/1983 Independiente Medellin (Colombia),*(N°22)Nelson Fernando Ramos GK 23/11/1981 Deportivo Pasto (Colombia) and *(N°23)Sergio Dario Herrera FW America de Cali (Colombia). (Source for player names:)

Peru

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

announced their 20-man squad on 3 January 2004. Head coach:

Paulo Autuori Paulo Autuori de Mello (born 25 August 1956), known as Paulo Autuori, is a Brazilian football executive and manager who is the current manager of Atlético Nacional. Early life A football fan since early childhood and a futsal player, Paulo Au ...

They did not travel with the squad:*(N°21)Salomon Alexis Libman 25/02/1984 GK Sport Boys Callao (Peru),*(N°22)Cesar Alexander Doy 07/10/1982 DF Coronel Bolognesi (Peru) and *(N°23)Mauricio Alejandro Montes 22/06/1982 FW Alianza Lima (Peru).

Coach: José Jacinto Vega They did not travel with the squad:*(N°21)Erick Rolando de Jesus 08/11/1982 DF El Nacional (Ecuador), *(N°22)Giovanni Francisco Camacho 15/12/1984 GK Barcelona S.C.(Ecuador) and *(N°23)Roberto Javier Mina 07/11/1984 FW El Nacional (Ecuador).

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 ...

They did not travel with the squad:*(N°21)Hugo Suarez Vaca 07/02/1982 GK Jorge Wilstermann (Bolivia), *(N°22)Luis Alberto Gutierrez 15/01/1985 DF Club Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia) and *(N°23)Julio Cesar Cortez 02/01/1981 MF Club Blooming (Bolivia).

References

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