Below are the rosters of the teams that participated in the
1999 Copa América
The 1999 Copa América was a football tournament held in Paraguay, from 29 June to 18 July. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.
There was no qualifying for the final tournament. Mexico and Japan were invited to ...
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Group A
Bolivia
Head coach:
Héctor Veira
Héctor "Bambino" Veira (born May 29, 1946) is a former Argentine footballer and child sex offender. Since retiring as a player he has gone on to win several major titles as a manager.
Playing career
Veira started his professional career in 1 ...
Japan
Head coach:
Philippe Troussier
Philippe Omar TroussierOctober's ten - Religious conversions
Paraguay
Head coach:
Ever Hugo Almeida
Ever Hugo Almeida Almada (born 1 July 1948) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Ecuadorian club El Nacional.
Almeida was born in Salto, Uruguay, but became a naturalized ...
Peru
Head coach:
Juan Carlos Oblitas
Juan Carlos Oblitas Saba (16 February 1951 in Mollendo, Arequipa) is a retired Peruvian footballer, who is a football manager, who is nicknamed ''El Ciego'' ("The Blind One"). Oblitas was an extraordinary outside left wing forward at the nationa ...
Group B
Brazil
Head coach:
Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva (born 10 May 1952) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. He is currently a free agent.
A left wingback, Luxemburgo represented Flamengo, Internacional and Botafogo before retiring in 1980. ...
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 ...
Mexico
Head coach:
Manuel Lapuente
Manuel Lapuente Díaz (born 15 May 1944) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager.
Playing career
He has played 13 matches for Mexico and scored 5 goals.
Career as manager
He coached Mexico at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and lead ...
Venezuela
Head coach:
José Omar Pastoriza
José Omar Pastoriza (23 May 1942 – 2 August 2004) was a football player and manager. A midfielder, he played for Independiente, AS Monaco, and the Argentina national team. As a manager, he managed the Venezuela national team among other te ...
Group C
Argentina
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 ...
Colombia
Head coach:
Ecuador
Head coach:
Carlos Sevilla
Carlos Edmundo Sevilla Dalgo (born 26 August 1950) in an Ecuadorian former association football, football player and manager of Club Deportivo El Nacional, El Nacional.
Playing career Club
Sevilla had a brief playing career as a defender mainly ...
Uruguay
Head coach:
Víctor Púa
Víctor Haroldo Púa Sosa (born 31 May 1956 in Paso de los Toros) is a Uruguayan former football player and currently a football manager.
Career
He coached the Uruguay U-20 national team, finishing runner-up in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Champio ...