Best South American players - 50s & 60s

Best players 1957-59

Reviewing peruvian stats, I want to make some changes:

Right Back: Fleming down to mid ratings. Ismael Soria at the bottom. And Brush is out.

CenterBack: I name in, peruvian Jose Fernandez amongt 6th-8th position.

Left Back: Dante Rovai is out.

Right Half: Argentinian Sabino Bartoli named in instead Grimaldo.

Inside Right: argentinian Eugenio Calla instead Vides Mosquera.

Left Winger: I named out Borges, and named in paraguayan Ricardo Quiñonez amongt 3 last spot.

 

Sudamericano Montevideo 1956

Southamerican championship 1956, Best Players by position

MUSIMESSI - 7,00
A.Caballero - 7,00
Gilmar - 6,40
J.Maceiras - 6,20
---------------
R.ANDRADE - 7,40
D.Santos - 7,00
F.Lombardo - 6,40

G.DELGADO - 7,40
R.Almeyda - 6,60
W.Martinez - 6,40
N.De Sordi - 6,25

F.VAIRO - 6,40
I.Hermosilla - 6,25
L.Miramontes - 6,00
---------------
C.CARRANZA - 7,00
R.Cortés - 6,80
Formiga - 6,50

E.GUTIERREZ - 6,80
J.Calderón - 6,60
Roberto Belangero - 6,50
---------------
C.BORGES - 6,20
J.Ramírez - 5,80
L.Pentrelli - 5,67

HORMAZABAL - 7,20
EO.Sívori - 6,67
T.Drago - 6,40

O.MÍGUEZ - 7,60
R.Melendez - 5,75
R.Bonelli - 5,67

LUISINHO - 7,25
G.Escalada - 6,67
A.Labruna - 6,40
M.Muñoz - 6,20

L.SANCHEZ - 7,00
Canhoteiro - 5,75
T.Cuchiarioni - 5,75

http://www.rsssf.com/tables/56safull.html
Source: La Prensa (peruvian newspaper), January/February, 1959.

 

Sudamericano Montevideo 1956

Unnoficial Best XI, Southamerican championship 1956
Missing ratings for the 1st round (except ARG-PER)

Most probably Best XI in Sudamericano Montevideo 1956 would be:

------------------ MUSIMESSI
----------------------(Arg)
RODRIGUEZ ANDRADE ------- DELGADO ------- VAIRO
---------(Uru)-----------------(Per)-----------(Arg)
------------ CARRANZA -------- E.GUTIERREZ
---------------(Uru)-----------------(Arg)
------- HORMAZABAL ------ LUISINHO T.
------------(Chi)---------------(Bra)
BORGES ----------- MIGUEZ ----------- L.SANCHEZ
-(Uru)----------------(Uru)----------------(Chi)

 

Sudamericano Santiago 1955

Ranking for Southamerican championship 1956 is not available. But what i read in the newspaper and other documents, the starring players in that tournament were:

- Enrique HORMAZABAL (Chile)
- Oscar GOMEZ SANCHEZ (Peru)
- Rodolfo MICHELI (Arg)

Probably: Musimessi, Dellacha, Vairo, Labruna (Arg); J.Ramirez, R.Melendez (Chi), Eulogio Martinez (Par)
http://www.rsssf.com/tables/55safull.html


An interesting link describing Colman as the world CB at 1953
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Colman

 

Sudamericano Lima 1953

Southamerican championship 1953, Best Players by position

RIQUELME - 8,00
Castilho - 7,40
R.Asca - 7,00
A.Bonnard - 7,00
---------------
D.SANTOS - 8,00
U.Rivera - 7,00
J.Allen - 6,20

M.GONZALEZ - 7,17
G.Delgado - 7,00
E.Gonzalez - 6,50
H.Herrera - 6,25

N.SANTOS - 6,80
F.Roldán - 5,67
I.Hermosilla - 5,50
---------------
DANILO - 7,00
C.Heredia - 6,67
N.Carballo - 6,40

W.MARTINEZ - 7,00
R.Cortés - 6,50
V.Leguizamón - 6,50
---------------
JULINHO - 8,40
A.Berni - 6,33
L.Navarrete - 5,60

ZIZINHO - 7,20
C.Romero - 7,00
VA.Ugarte - 6,50

R.FERNANDEZ - 6,50
R.Melendez - 6,33
M.Rivera - 6,00

JA.ROMERO - 6,83
F.Molina - 6,67
O.Balseiro - 6,00

D.PELAEZ - 7,33
Rodrigues - 6,00
G.Torres - 5,50

http://www.rsssf.com/tables/53safull.html
Source: La Prensa (peruvian newspaper), February/March, 1953

 

Sudamericano Lima 1953

Unnoficial Best XI, Southamerican championship 1953
Missing ratings Ecuador (1st and 6th match)

------------------ RIQUELME
---------------------(Par)
D.SANTOS ------- M.GONZALEZ ------- N.SANTOS
---(Bra)---------------(Uru)--------------(Bra)
----------- DANILO ------- W.MARTINEZ
-------------(Bra)--------------(Uru)
------- ZIZINHO --------------- ROMERITO I
----------(Bra)---------------------(Par)
JULINHO ---------- R.FERNANDEZ ---------- D.PELAEZ
-(Bra)------------------(Par)-----------------(Uru)

 

Best South American players - MID 50s

This is a provisional list for 1953-56 period:

Keepers
Amadeo CARRIZO (Arg)
Adolfo RIQUELME (Par)
Julio MUSIMESSI (Arg)
CASTILHO (Bra)
Rafael ASCA (Per)
Julio COZZI (Arg)
Alfredo BONNARD (Ecu)
Roque MASPOLI (Uru)
Sergio LIVINGSTONE (Chi)
Luis SUAREZ (Per)

Right Backs
Djalma SANTOS (Bra)
Victor RODRIGUEZ ANDRADE (Uru)
Francisco LOMBARDO (Arg)
Andrés BEDOYA (Per)
Egidio AREVALO (Par)
Manuel ALVAREZ (Chi)
Juan C. GIMENEZ (Arg)
Ismael SORIA (Per)
Urbano RIVERA (Uru)

Centreback
Guillermo DELGADO (Per)
Pedro DELLACHA (Arg)
Juan Carlos COLMAN (Arg)
William MARTINEZ (Uru)
Jose SANTAMARIA (Uru)
Heriberto HERRERA (Par)
PINHEIRO (Bra)
Matias GONZALEZ (Uru)
Rodolfo ALMEYDA (Chi)
Alfredo PEREZ (Arg)
Francisco ZULOAGA (Col)

Left Backs
Nilton SANTOS (Bra)
Federico VAIRO (Arg)
Ireneo HERMOSILLA (Par)
Luis MIRAMONTES (Uru)
Jorge BENEGAS (Arg)
OLAVO (Bra)
Angel CABRERA (Par)
Alberto GARRIDO (Per)
Luis CRUZ (Uru)
Victor SALAS (Per)

Right Half
Pipo ROSSI (Arg)
Eliseo MOURIÑO (Arg)
Ramiro CORTES (Chi)
Carlos BAUER (Bra)
Obdulio VARELA (Uru)
Carlos LAZON (Per)
DANILO Alvim (Bra)
Manuel GAVILAN (Par)
Hector GUIDI (Arg)
Carlos ARCE (Par)
Nestor CARBALLO (Uru)

Left Half
Cornelio HEREDIA (Per)
Ernesto GUTIERREZ (Arg)
Salvador VILLALBA (Par)
Joe CALDERON (Per)
ROBERTO Belangero (Bra)
BRANDAOZINHO (Bra)
Gilberto SOLA (Arg)
Natalio PESCIA (Arg)
Luis BAGNATO (Arg)
FORMIGA (Bra)
Victoriano LEGUIZAMON (Par)

Right Winger
JULINHO (Bra)
Alcides GHIGGIA (Uru)
Felix CASTILLO (Per)
Rodolfo MICHELI (Arg)
Julio Cesar ABADDIE (Uru)
Jaime RAMIREZ (Chi)
Angel BERNI (Par)
Santiago VERNAZZA (Arg)
Carlos BORGES (Uru)

Inside Right
Enrique HORMAZABAL (Chi)
DIDI (Bra)
ZIZINHO (Bra)
Antonio SACCO (Uru)
Javier AMBROIS (Uru)
Juan HOHBERG (Uru)
Willy BARBADILLO (Per)
Carlos ROMERO (Uru)
LUIZINHO Trochillo (Bra)
Atilio LOPEZ (Par)

Centreforward
Alfredo DI STEFANO (Arg)
Omar MIGUEZ (Uru)
Walter GOMEZ (Uru)
Rene MELENDEZ (Chi)
INDIO (Bra)
Eulogio MARTINEZ (Par)
Jose BORELLO (Arg)
Valeriano LOPEZ (Per)
Ruben FERNANDEZ (Par)
Jorge ROBLEDO (Chi)

Inside Left
Juan SCHIAFFINO (Uru)
Ernesto GRILLO (Arg)
Angel LABRUNA (Arg)
Alberto TERRY (Per)
Juan A.ROMERO (Par)
Victor UGARTE (Bol)
Hector RIAL (Arg)
Manuel MUÑOZ (Chi)
Tito DRAGO (Per)
Vides MOSQUERA (Per)
Juan Jose FERRARO (Arg)

Left Winger
Oscar GOMEZ SANCHEZ (Per)
Leonel SANCHEZ (Chi)
Ricardo QUIÑONES (Par)
Tito CUCHIARIONI (Arg)
Juan SEMINARIO (Per)
Felix LOUSTAU (Arg)
CANHOTEIRO (Bra)
Fernando RIERA (Chi)
Donald PELAEZ (Uru)
Oswaldo CRUZ (Arg)

 

Uruguayan FW at 50s

Thanks mate.

As you said, Walter Gomez was the best uruguayan player when WC-50 was played. I'm not so sure, but thought that he has played in all 5 forwards position at international level.

Gomez, maybe reached his peak between late-40s and early 50s.
Other famous uruguayan FW, Omar Miguez, reached his best at mid 50s. At least, in Copa America 1956 and also WC 1954.

 

Cubillas first season was in 1966 and could had 2 great seasons in that period. Not much to be named in a 60s all star team, IMO.

BTW, great selections

 

Best South American players - EARLY 50s

This is a provisional list for 1950-52 period:

Keepers
Julio COZZI (Arg)
Roque MASPOLI (Uru)
Sinforiano GARCÍA (Par)
Miguel RUGILO (Arg)
Walter ORMEÑO (Per)
Sergio LIVINGSTONE (Chi)
BARBOSA (Bra)
Efrain SANCHEZ (Col)
Luis SUAREZ (Per)
CASTILHO (Bra)

Right Full-back
Matias GONZALEZ (Uru)
Pedro DELLACHA (Arg)
Francisco ZULOAGA (Col)
William MARTINEZ (Uru)
AUGUSTO (Bra)
Guillermo DELGADO (Per)
Eliseo MORALES (Per)
Higinio GARCÍA (Arg)
Alfredo PÉREZ (Arg)
Manuel MACHUCA (Chi)

Left Full-back
Raúl PINI (Uruguay)
Eusebio TEJERA (Uruguay)
Juan Carlos COLMAN (Arg)
Gerardo ARCE (Per)
José GARCÍA PEREZ (Arg)
Alberto GONZALEZ (Par)
JUVENAL (Bra)
Antonio ALLEGRI (Arg)
Luis BAGNATO (Arg)
Juan FILGUEIRAS (Arg)

Right Half-Backs
Carlos BAUER (Bra)
Victor RODRIGUEZ ANDRADE (Uru)
Juan C. GIMENEZ (Arg)
Norberto YACONO (Arg)
Francisco LOMBARDO (Arg)
Andrés BEDOYA (Per)
Manuel ALVAREZ (Chi)
Manuel GAVILAN (Par)
Lorenzo PACHECO (Per)
Julio C. RAMÍREZ (Par)

Center Halfback
Pipo ROSSI (Arg)
Obdulio VARELA (Uru)
Eliseo MOURIÑO (Arg)
DANILO Alvim (Bra)
Carlos ARCE (Par)
Victoriano LEGUIZAMON (Par)
BRANDAOZINHO (Bra)
Dagoberto LAVALLE (Per)
RUI Campos (Bra)
Alberto RASTELLI (Arg)

Left Half-Backs
Ernesto GUTIERREZ (Arg)
Schubert GAMBETTA (Uru)
Nilton SANTOS (Bra)
Cornelio HEREDIA (Per)
Natalio PESCIA (Arg)
Ismael SORIA (Per)
Federico VAIRO (Arg)
Joe CALDERON (Per)
Gilberto SOLA (Arg)
Miguel BUSQUETS (Chi)

Right Winger
Alcides GHIGGIA (Uru)
Felix CASTILLO (Per)
Mario BOYÉ (Arg)
JULINHO (Bra)
Santiago VERNAZZA (Arg)
FRIAÇA (Bra)
Angel BERNI (Par)
Luis E.CASTRO (Uru)
Camilo CERVINO (Arg)
Gilberto TORRES (Per)
Fernando RIERA (Chi)

Inside Right
Adolfo PEDERNERA (Arg)
ZIZINHO (Bra)
Norberto MENDEZ (Arg)
Vides MOSQUERA (Per)
Juan HOHBERG (Uru)
Guillermo BARBADILLO (Per)
Yeso AMALFI (Bra)
Atilio CREMASCHI (Chi)
Atilio LÓPEZ (Par)
René MELENDEZ (Chi)
Roberto COLL (Arg)

Centreforward
Walter GOMEZ (Uru)
Alfredo DI STEFANO (Arg)
ADEMIR Meneses (Bra)
Valeriano LOPEZ (Per)
Jorge ROBLEDO (Chi)
Rubén BRAVO (Arg)
Omar MIGUEZ (Uru)
Hector RIAL (Arg)
BALTAZAR (Bra)
Dionisio ARCE (Par)
Francisco SOLANO Patiño (Par)

Inside Left
Juan SCHIAFFINO (Uru)
JAIR Rosa (Bra)
Roberto DRAGO (Per)
Llamil SIMES (Arg)
Angel LABRUNA (Arg)
Alejandrino GENES (Par)
Antonio BÁEZ (Arg)
PINGA (Bra)
Armando BENAVIDEZ (Arg)
Mario FERNANDEZ (Arg)
César LOPEZ FRETES (Par)

Left Winger
Ezra SUED (Arg)
Felix LOUSTAU (Arg)
CHICO (Bra)
Jacinto VILLALBA (Per)
Manuel PELEGRINA (Arg)
Francisco RODRIGUES (Bra)
Bibiano ZAPIRAÍN (Uru)
Leoncino UNZAIN (Par)
Luis "Tigrillo" SALAZAR (Per)
Juan Bautista VILLALBA (Par)
Ernesto VIDAL (Uru)

 

Thanks for your kind words!!!

I search for Sao Paulo line-ups from mid-40s to early 50s. But i don't find them.

Most sources from brazilian NT seems like they line up a mid like this:
BAUER - RUI - NORONHA (Sao Paulo's halves) usually interchanged with
ELY - DANILO - BIGODE

In WC'50 Bauer joined the 2nd midline in the RHB role, being Danilo Alvim the attacking centrehalf.
http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil194752.htm
http://zafariporteno.blogspot.com/2009_07_01_archive.html

BTW, i really like to find more info, about Jose Carlos Bauer and Sao Paulo line-ups

 

About the uruguayans, is unbelievable the depth of quality players they had in those years. Many of the players that weren't in the WC'50 squad, were stars in top leagues as the italian, spanish, argentinian & El Dorado. Even so, they weren't favorites to win the title. Top sides were Brazil, England, Italy & Argentine (withdrew).

From the IRs list, Coll could be named out, his best years were in the chilean league (maybe the best foreign player ever).

From the CFs list Rene Melendez could replaced Solano Patiño, but paraguayan was one of the stars in El Dorado.

Another option is named out Lopez Fretes to make room for "Loncha" Garcia.

 

Early 50s

Nice links!!!

So, if Bauer & Danilo were both CHs, the only explanation that they played together is that the team was playing something like 3-2-5, being both the two halves, playing similar roles.

I think Flavio Costa has been experimenting with advanced formations for that era (most SA teams used to play 2-3-5), so that's makes sense.


BTW, uruguayan Jose Garcia would be a nice option to be named in. I'll look for more El Dorado players. Note that most top players were acting in Colombian league in this period.

 

Nice draws MB. I'll go for the 2nd one. Defensively closer to Magycal Magyars does in the 50s (Bauer in the Zakarias role)

I found only Guerin from 80s. True gems, but that's was a long time agooooo.