The
2015 Copa América
The 2015 Copa América was the 44th edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America, and took place in Chile between 11 June and 4 July 2015. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, ...
was an international football tournament held in Chile from 11 June to 4 July 2015. All twelve national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 22 players, or 23 players if the team chose to have three goalkeepers; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Each nation's squad of players were given shirt numbers 1–23.
Group A
Chile
The final 23-player squad was announced on 30 May 2015. On 5 June 2015, midfielder
Edson Puch
Edson Raúl Puch Cortez (; born 9 April 1986) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Early career
Born in Iquique, Puch began his career at hometown Deportes Iquique youth ranks, then moving to Huachipato reserve ...
was ruled out of the tournament due to muscle tear, being replaced by
Francisco Silva.
José Pedro Fuenzalida
José Pedro Fuenzalida Gana (; born 22 February 1985) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays as forward for Universidad Católica.
Club career
A product of the Universidad Católica youth set-up, Fuenzalida was promoted to the first-adu ...
also replaced the injured
Carlos Carmona
Carlos Emilio Carmona Tello (; born 21 February 1987) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Carmona started his career as a centre midfielder in Coquimbo Unido. Two years later he moved to O'Higgins ...
on 7 June 2015.
Head coach:
Jorge Sampaoli
Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya (; born 13 March 1960) is an Argentine football coach who is currently manager for Sevilla of La Liga. Sampaoli started out as a youth player and eventually switched to management after a severe injury.
Sampaoli starte ...
Mexico
The final 23-player squad was announced on 11 May 2015. On 26 May 2015, defender
Miguel Ángel Herrera sustained an ankle injury and was ruled out of the tournament, being replaced by
Juan Carlos Valenzuela.
Head coach:
Miguel Herrera
Ecuador
The final 23-player squad was announced on 1 June 2015. On 1 June 2015, midfielder
Michael Arroyo sustained an ankle injury and was ruled out of the tournament, being replaced by
Pedro Larrea
Pedro Sebastián Larrea Arellano (born May 21, 1986 in Loja) is an Ecuadorian footballer. He plays for Libertad F.C.
Club career
Larrea has always played for L.D.U. Quito. He plays as a central midfielder and was often used as a starter whenev ...
. On 3 June 2015, midfielder
Antonio Valencia was ruled out of the tournament after undergoing urgent ankle surgery. On 11 June 2015, forward
Jaime Ayoví was ruled out due to a muscle strain and was replaced by
Daniel Angulo.
Head coach:
Gustavo Quinteros
Gustavo Domingo Quinteros Desabato (born 15 February 1965) is a football manager and former professional player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Chilean club Colo-Colo. Born in Argentina, he played for the
Bolivia nat ...
Bolivia
The final 23-player squad was announced on 1 June 2015.
Head coach:
Mauricio Soria
Mauricio Ronald Soria Portillo (born 1 June 1966 in Cochabamba) is a Bolivian association football, football manager and former player who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper.
Playing career
At club level, Soria played for ...
Group B
Argentina
The final 23-player squad was announced on 27 May 2015. The squad numbers were revealed on 7 June 2015.
Head coach:
Gerardo Martino
Gerardo Daniel "Tata" Martino (born 20 November 1962) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player.
Martino played mostly for Newell's Old Boys in his native Rosario. He holds the record of appearances with the team playing a ...
Note:
Mariano Andújar
Mariano Andújar (born 30 July 1983) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine Primera División club Estudiantes.
Club career
In 2009, Andújar was the first team goalkeeper in Estudiantes' Copa Liberta ...
suffered an injured hand midway through the tournament, and
Agustín Marchesín
Agustín Federico Marchesín (; born 16 March 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club RC Celta de Vigo and the Argentina national team.
He began his career with Lanús, making 222 appearances a ...
was called up to replace him on 22 June 2015. According to the regulations, once the competition starts, only the goalkeepers may be replaced due to injury.
Uruguay
The final 23-player squad was announced on 23 May 2015. The squad numbers were revealed on 5 June 2015.
Head coach:
Óscar Tabárez
Óscar Washington Tabárez Silva (; born 3 March 1947), known as ''El Maestro'' (The Teacher), is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player. He most recently coached the Uruguay national team.
After an unassuming career as a ...
Paraguay
The final 23-player squad was announced on 28 May 2015.
Head coach:
Ramón Díaz
Jamaica
Head coach:
Winfried Schäfer
Group C
Brazil
The final 23-player squad was announced on 5 May 2015. On 24 May 2015, goalkeeper
Diego Alves
Diego Alves Carreira (born 24 June 1985), known as Diego Alves, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Having begun his career at Atlético Mineiro, he spent most of it in Spain in the service of Almería and Valenci ...
sustained a knee injury and was ruled out of the tournament, being replaced by goalkeeper
Neto. On 29 May 2015, defender
Marcelo
Marcelo is a given name, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellus. The Italian version of the name is Marcello, differing in having an additional "l". Marcelo may refer to:
* Marcelo Costa de Andrade (born 1967), Brazilian serial killer, rapi ...
sustained a back injury and was ruled out of the tournament, being replaced by defender
Geferson. On 2 June 2015, midfielder
Luiz Gustavo was ruled out of the tournament due to pending surgery to correct a meniscus injury, being replaced by midfielder
Fred
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* Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name
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* Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French
* Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Ro ...
. On 11 June 2015,
Danilo
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Notable people with the name Danilo include:
Athletes Footballers
* Danilo (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer Danilo de Andrade
* Danilo (footballer, born 19 ...
was withdrawn from the squad after picking up an injury in Brazil's
friendly
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match against Mexico. He was replaced by
Dani Alves.
Head coach:
Dunga
Colombia
The final 23-player squad was announced on 30 May 2015.
Head coach:
José Pékerman
Peru
The final 23-player squad was announced on 25 May 2015. The squad numbers were revealed on 7 June 2015.
Head coach:
Ricardo Gareca
Ricardo Alberto Gareca Nardi (; born 10 February 1958), nicknamed ''el Tigre'' and ''el Flaco'' ("Tiger " and "Slim"), is an Argentine football manager and former player. Gareca was the manager of the Peru national team, with his contract endi ...
Venezuela
The final 23-player squad was announced on 1 June 2015.
Head coach:
Noel Sanvicente
Noel 'Chita' Sanvicente Bethelmy (born 21 December 1964) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Academia Puerto Cabello.
Sanvicente is a former head coach of the Venezuela na ...
References
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