Copa América 1983
Encyclopedia
The 1983 Copa América football (soccer)
tournament was played between August 10 and November 4, with all ten CONMEBOL
members participating. Defending champions Paraguay
got a bye into the semifinals.
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Paraguay qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal.
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Eduardo Malásquez
2 Goals Éder
Jorge Aravena
Rodolfo Dubó
Alex Valderrama Juan Caballero Franco Navarro
Fernando Morena
1 Goal Ricardo Gareca
Víctor Ramos
Milton Melgar David Paniagua Silvio Rojas Erwin Romero
Jorginho
Renato Gaúcho
Tita Oscar Arriaza Rubén Espinoza Juan Carlos Letelier Juan Carlos Orellana Fernando Fiorillo
Nolberto Molina Miguel Augusto Prince Hans Maldonado Lupo Quiñónez
Galo Fidean Vázquez José Jacinto Vega Milciades Morel Germán Leguía
Eduardo Acevedo Víctor Diogo
Enzo Francéscoli
Roberto Luzardo
Alberto Santelli Pedro Febles
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
tournament was played between August 10 and November 4, with all ten CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
members participating. Defending champions Paraguay
Paraguay national football team
The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...
got a bye into the semifinals.
First round
The teams were drawn into three groups, consisting of three teams each. Each team played twice (home and away) against the other teams in their group, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, nil points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals.----
Paraguay qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal.
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Group A
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UruguayUruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
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ChileChile national football team
The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...
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VenezuelaVenezuela national football team
The Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto , because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts....
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Group B
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BrazilBrazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
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EcuadorEcuador national football team
The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country...
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Group C
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PeruPeru national football team
The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...
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ColombiaColombia national football team
The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...
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BoliviaBolivia national football team
The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once—in 1994...
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Semi-finals
Finals
Goal scorers
3 Goals Jorge Luis Burruchaga Roberto Dinamite Carlos AguileraCarlos Aguilera
Carlos Alberto Aguilera Nova is a retired Uruguayan footballer. He began his career playing for River Plate Montevideo, from 1980 to 1982...
Eduardo Malásquez
Eduardo Malásquez
Eduardo Malásquez, also known as the "Flaco" , is a former Peruvian footballer. He belonged to the club Deportivo Municipal and played with the Peruvian national team. He currently is 53 years old and resides in Lima....
2 Goals Éder
Éder Aleixo de Assis
Éder Aleixo de Assis, was also known as Éder or Éder Assis , is a former Brazilian footballer. He played as a left winger and striker, most notably with Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, Clube Atlético Mineiro in the Campeonato Brasileiro and with the Brazilian national team...
Jorge Aravena
Jorge Aravena
Jorge Aravena is Peruvian-Venezuelan telenovela actor. He has starred in Girasoles Para Lucia, La Revancha, Secreto de Amor, Mi Vida Eres Tu and Querida Enemiga.-Telenovelas:*2011: La que no podia amar .....
Rodolfo Dubó
Rodolfo Dubó
Rodolfo Dubó Segovia is a retired football midfielder from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number six jersey. He played for Club Deportivo Palestino and Universidad de Chile.He played 46 matches for his country scoring 3 goals between 1977 and...
Alex Valderrama Juan Caballero Franco Navarro
Franco Navarro
Franco Enrique Navarro Monteiro is a former football striker and manager from Peru.-Career:Navarro played for Deportivo Municipal, Sporting Cristal, Alianza Lima, Independiente from Argentina and Grasshoppers from Switzerland among others...
Fernando Morena
Fernando Morena
Fernando Morena Belora is a retired football striker from Uruguay. His most known nicknames were "Nando" and "Potrillo", and he is the all-time top goalscorer in the history of the Uruguayan Primera with 230 goals in 244 games...
1 Goal Ricardo Gareca
Ricardo Gareca
Ricardo Alberto Gareca, nicknamed el Tigre , is an Argentine football manager and former player. He currently manages Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División....
Víctor Ramos
Víctor Ramos
Víctor Rogelio Ramos is a former Argentine football striker. He played club football in Argentina and France and represented the Argentina national football team...
Milton Melgar David Paniagua Silvio Rojas Erwin Romero
Erwin Romero
Erwin Romero Escudero is a former Bolivian football player, who participated in 49 games for the Bolivian national team between 1977 and 1989...
Jorginho
Jorginho
Jorge de Amorim Campos , aka Jorginho, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played mainly as a right defender, and the current coach of Figueirense Futebol Clube....
Renato Gaúcho
Renato Gaúcho
Renato Gaúcho, real name Renato Portaluppi is a former association footballer who played forward and a football manager, he was born in Guaporé, Rio Grande do Sul.He is currently unemployed...
Tita Oscar Arriaza Rubén Espinoza Juan Carlos Letelier Juan Carlos Orellana Fernando Fiorillo
Fernando Fiorillo
Fernando Fiorillo is a former Colombian football player.-International career:Fiorillo made several appearances for the senior Colombia national football team, including participating at the 1983 Copa América....
Nolberto Molina Miguel Augusto Prince Hans Maldonado Lupo Quiñónez
Lupo Quiñónez
Lupo Quiñónez is a retired footballer from Ecuador, who played as a forward during his career.Lupo Quiñónez was nicknamed “EL TANQUE DE MUISNE”, the Tank from Muisne...
Galo Fidean Vázquez José Jacinto Vega Milciades Morel Germán Leguía
Germán Leguía
Germán Carlos Leguía Dragó A.K.A. "Cocoliche" is a retired professional football striker and midfielder from Peru...
Eduardo Acevedo Víctor Diogo
Víctor Diogo
Víctor Hugo Diogo Silva is a retired football defender from Uruguay. He played in 33 games for the Uruguay national football team, scoring one goal....
Enzo Francéscoli
Enzo Francescoli
Enzo Francescoli Uriarte is a former uruguayan football player of Italian and Spanish origin, who retired in 1997. An elegant and highly skillful dribbler, passer, and goal-scorer, Francescoli was nicknamed El Príncipe or Le Prince...
Roberto Luzardo
Roberto Luzardo
Roberto Arsenio Luzardo Correa, commonly Arsenio Luzardo is Uruguayan football player. He is now retired. His previous club is including Club Nacional de Football, Spanish football club Recreativo de Huelva and FC Seoul of the South Korean K-League, then known as LG Cheetahs.-Player: Uruguay...
Alberto Santelli Pedro Febles
Pedro Febles
Pedro Juan Febles González is a former Venezuelan football player and manager.-Club career:Febles played for Deportivo Galicia, Atlético San Cristóbal and C.S...