The 1988 South American U-16 Championship was an international association football tournament held in Ecuador. The ten national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.Each player had to have been born after 1 January 1972.
Group A Argentina
Head Coach: Carlos Oscar Pachame
Assistant Coaches: Roberto Mariani, Daniel Romeo
Goalkeepers
Roberto Carlos Abbondancieri – Date of Birth: 19/08/1972 (Club: Rosario Central) Leonardo Nicolás Díaz – Date of Birth: 05/09/1972 (Club: Newell's Old Boys) Walter Adrián Sarti – Date of Birth: 02/12/1972 (Club: Olimpo de Bahía Blanca)
Defenders
Luis Rodolfo Piccoli – Date of Birth: 28/11/1972 (Club: Ferrocarril Oeste) Carlos Homero Lizárraga – Date of Birth: 07/11/1972 (Club: Talleres de Córdoba) José María Castro – Date of Birth: 22/09/1973 (Club: Vélez Sarsfield) Aníbal Héctor Suárez – Date of Birth: 14/05/1973 (Club: Instituto de Córdoba) Jorge Asad – Date of Birth: 26/08/1972 (Club: San Lorenzo de Almagro) Diego Gastón Ordoñez – Date of Birth: 26/03/1974 (Club: Rosario Central) Cristian Gonzalo García – Date of Birth: 13/04/1974 (Club: San Lorenzo de Almagro) Hugo Benjamin Ibarra – Date of Birth: 01/04/1974 (Club: Club Policial de Formosa)
Midfielders
Gabriel Alejandro Flores – Date of Birth: 13/12/1972 (Club: San Lorenzo de Almagro) Diego Cristian Castagno – Date of Birth: 10/10/1972 (Club: Newell's Old Boys) Sebastián Gordon – Date of Birth: 04/11/1972 (Club: Boca Juniors) Guillermo Carlos Morigi – Date of Birth: 01/03/1972 (Club: Vélez Sarsfield) Pablo Andrés Michelini – Date of Birth: 07/10/1973 (Club: Deportivo Español) Hugo Alberto Morales – Date of Birth: 30/07/1974 (Club: Huracán) Arnaldo Ariel Ortega – Date of Birth: 04/03/1974 (Club: Club Atlético Ingenio Ledesma) Eduardo Nicolás Tuzzio – Date of Birth: 31/07/1974 (Club: San Lorenzo de Almagro)
Forwards
Walter Javier Paz – Date of Birth: 04/03/1973 (Club: Argentinos Juniors) Gabriel Osvaldo D'Ascanio – Date of Birth: 06/08/1972 (Club: Rosario Central) Daniel Guillermo Laffite – Date of Birth: 03/04/1973 (Club: River Plate) Eduardo Germán Coudet – Date of Birth: 12/09/1974 (Club: Platense) Walter Gustavo Silvani – Date of Birth: 11/05/1971 (Club: River Plate) Martín Palermo – Date of Birth: 07/11/1973 (Club: Estudiantes La Plata) Fernando Andrés Pandolfi – Date of Birth: 29/05/1974 (Club: Vélez Sarsfield)
Colombia
Head Coach: Duilio Miranda Mari
Assistant Coaches: Otoniel Quintana Rojas and Ricardo Diaz Bernal
Goalkeepers (N°1)Leonidas de la Hoz GK 30/09/1972 Atletico Junior Barranquilla (Colombia) (N°12)Luis Castro GK / /19 (Colombia) (N°22)Milton Patiño GK / /19 (Colombia)
Defenders (N°2)Juan Diaz Rodriguez DF 23/04/1975 Corporacion Deportiva Centauros (Colombia) # (N°3)Modesto Gaibao DF 09/09/1973 Atletico Junior Barranquilla (Colombia) # (N°4)Victor Patiño DF 21/08/1972 De Leon Club de Futbol (Colombia) (N°6)Oscar Cañate DF / /19 (Colombia) (N°13)Jorge Duque DF / /19 (Colombia) (N°15)Douglas Molina DF / /19 (Colombia) (N°17)Arley Dinas DF / /19 (Colombia) (N°19)Luis Leon DF / /19 (Colombia) (N°24)Carlos Moreno DF / /19 (Colombia)
(N°5)Oswaldo Bravo MF 16/07/1972 (Colombia) (N°7)John Harold Lozano MF //19 (Colombia) (N°8)Alfredo Nieto MF 20/06/1974 Atletico Nacional Medellin (Colombia) (N°10)Williams Fiorillo MF / /19 (Colombia) (N°14)Henry Zambrano MF / /19 (Colombia) (N°18)Jose Antonio Marupia MF / /19 (Colombia) *(N°21)Edinson Chavez MF / /19 (Colombia) *(N°23)Alfredo Nieto MF / /19 (Colombia) (N°26)Victor Pacheco MF / /19 (Colombia)
Forwards (N°9)Oswaldo Mackenzie FW 19/01/1973 La Fortuna Football Club (Colombia) (N°11)Enrique Braidy Requiniva FW 15/01/1973 S Meta (Colombia) (N°16)Carlos Moreno Ortiz FW / /19 (Colombia) (N°20)Hector Zapata FW / /19 (Colombia) (N°25)Victor Hugo Aristizabal FW / /19 (Colombia)
Uruguay Head coach: Isabelino Barrios A.T.Julio Cesar Cortes and Pablo Justo Forlan
(N°7)Marcelo Antonio Da Rosa FW 06/08/1972 Club Atletico Bella Vista (Uruguay) (N°8)Rodrigo Javier Lemos MF 03/10/1973 Club Nacional de Football (Uruguay) (N°10)Mario Peñalba MF 20/08/1972 Club Nacional de Football (Uruguay) (N°14)Elbio Tolosa MF 18/01/1973 Rampla Juniors Futbol Club (Uruguay) (N°18)Gustavo Reherman Armesto DF 20/08/1972 Club Atletico Peñarol (Uruguay) (N°19) *(N°20) *(N°21) *(N°22) *(N°23) *(N°24) *(N°25) *(N°26)
Peru Head Coach: Angel Eloy Campos Assistant Coaches: Francisco Busto, Antonio Orellana
Goalkeepers
Carlos Enrique Quiroz – Date of Birth: 05/05/1972 (Club: Universitario) Roberto Martínez – Date of Birth: 08/02/1972 (Club: Alianza Lima) Felipe Vargas – Date of Birth: 10/08/1973 (Club: Sporting Cristal)
Defenders
Carlos Zambrano – Date of Birth: 12/11/1973 (Club: Universitario) Edwin Soria – Date of Birth: 22/03/1972 (Club: Alianza Lima) Víctor Herrera – Date of Birth: 18/07/1973 (Club: Sporting Cristal) Luis Alberto Ochoa – Date of Birth: 04/06/1972 (Club: Universitario) Joaquín López – Date of Birth: 29/01/1973 (Club: Sporting Cristal) Fernando Paredes – Date of Birth: 18/08/1973 (Club: Universitario)
Midfielders
Gustavo Ayala – Date of Birth: 01/03/1972 (Club: Alianza Lima) Eduardo Núñez – Date of Birth: 25/07/1972 (Club: Universitario) Juan José González – Date of Birth: 12/10/1973 (Club: Sporting Cristal) Rodolfo García – Date of Birth: 02/04/1973 (Club: Universitario) Carlos Rodríguez – Date of Birth: 04/06/1972 (Club: Alianza Lima) César Vázquez – Date of Birth: 07/09/1973 (Club: Universitario)
Forwards
Fernando Morales – Date of Birth: 03/12/1972 (Club: Universitario) Luis Vilchez – Date of Birth: 10/11/1973 (Club: Sporting Cristal) Carlos Cáceda – Date of Birth: 11/09/1973 (Club: Alianza Lima) Pedro León – Date of Birth: 13/06/1972 (Club: Universitario) Carlos Castillo – Date of Birth: 05/01/1973 (Club: Alianza Lima)
Bolivia Head Coach: Horacio Ballesteros
Assistant Coaches: Jorge Sossa, Rolando Vargas
Goalkeepers
Carlos Sánchez – Date of Birth: 15/01/1972 (Club: The Strongest) Rubén Díaz – Date of Birth: 11/07/1972 (Club: Bolívar) René Moya – Date of Birth: 22/09/1973 (Club: Oriente Petrolero)
Defenders
Carlos Jara – Date of Birth: 29/05/1973 (Club: The Strongest) Luis Cristaldo – Date of Birth: 19/04/1972 (Club: Bolívar) Ramiro Martínez – Date of Birth: 23/11/1973 (Club: The Strongest) Jorge Coelho – Date of Birth: 12/12/1972 (Club: Bolívar) Luis Alberto Díaz – Date of Birth: 04/05/1973 (Club: Oriente Petrolero) Oscar Martínez – Date of Birth: 30/06/1973 (Club: San José)
Midfielders
Adrián Guzmán – Date of Birth: 02/03/1972 (Club: Bolívar) Carlos Morales – Date of Birth: 10/09/1973 (Club: The Strongest) Fernando Ibarra – Date of Birth: 06/04/1973 (Club: Oriente Petrolero) Eloy Romero – Date of Birth: 29/03/1973 (Club: San José) Carlos López – Date of Birth: 15/06/1972 (Club: Bolívar) Luis López – Date of Birth: 25/02/1973 (Club: Oriente Petrolero)
Forwards
Carlos Vargas – Date of Birth: 22/07/1972 (Club: The Strongest) Juan Carlos Ríos – Date of Birth: 17/05/1973 (Club: San José) Efrén Quinteros – Date of Birth: 11/12/1973 (Club: Bolívar) José Luis Sánchez – Date of Birth: 05/03/1972 (Club: Oriente Petrolero) Juan Pérez – Date of Birth: 30/08/1972 (Club: San José)
Group B Brazil Head Coach: Jomar da Silva Assistant Coaches: Ricardo Gomes, Elenilson Santos
Goalkeepers
Helbert Paghetti or Paghete Mussi – Date of Birth: 25/09/1972 (Club: XV de Jau Brazil) Jorcey Anisio Garcia Santos – Date of Birth: 24/10/1972 (Club: Flamengo CR Brazil)
Defenders
Anderson Lima Veiga – Date of Birth: 18/03/1973 (Club:Juventus São Paulo Brazil) Alessandro Cristiano Vittorim Lica – Date of Birth: 20/04/1973 (Club:Internacional Porto Alegre Brazil) Andrei Frascarelli – Date of Birth: 21/02/1973 (Club:XV de Jau Brazil) Admilson Pereira Veloso Biro – Date of Birth: 04/11/1973 (Club: São Paulo (Brazil)
Midfielders
Carlos Augusto Teixeira e Silva – Date of Birth: 01/08/1972 (Club: Atletico Mineiro Brazil) Moises Nascimento de Jesus – Date of Birth: 10/01/1973 (Club: Vasco da Gama Brazil) Gilmar Ferreira – Date of Birth: 25/11/1972 (Club: Atletico Mineiro Brazil) Cleber dos Santos – Date of Birth: 09/10/1972 (Club: Bahia Esporte Club Brazil) Luciano Gama – Date of Birth: 22/07/1972 (Club: Guarani Futebol Clube) Antonio Marcos – Date of Birth: Unknown
Forwards
Marcio Gomes Sampaio – Date of Birth: 16/03/1973 (Club: São Paulo Brazil) Adriano Gerlin da Silva Mildfelder – Date of Birth: 20/09/1974 (Club: Guarani Esporte Clube Brazil)
Paraguay
Head Coach: José Luis Rodríguez
Assistant Coaches: José Fernández, Armando Urueta
Goalkeepers
Carlos Gustavo Orué – Date of Birth: 16/07/1972 (Club: Olimpia) Juan Carlos Barreto – Date of Birth: 08/02/1972 (Club: Cerro Porteño) Héctor González – Date of Birth: 22/09/1973 (Club: Guarani)
Defenders
Carlos Chamorro – Date of Birth: 29/01/1973 (Club: Olimpia) Carlos Rodríguez – Date of Birth: 14/06/1972 (Club: Cerro Porteño) Juan Díaz – Date of Birth: 25/05/1973 (Club: Olimpia) José Luis González – Date of Birth: 21/10/1972 (Club: Guarani) Fernando Vargas – Date of Birth: 07/11/1973 (Club: Cerro Porteño) Víctor Barrientos – Date of Birth: 10/03/1973 (Club: Olimpia)
Midfielders
Héctor Alvarenga – Date of Birth: 20/02/1973 (Club: Cerro Porteño) Juan Carlos Enciso – Date of Birth: 15/01/1972 (Club: Olimpia) Juan Benítez – Date of Birth: 03/04/1973 (Club: Guarani) Luis Enrique Fernández – Date of Birth: 19/05/1972 (Club: Cerro Porteño) Carlos Antonio Silva – Date of Birth: 07/09/1973 (Club: Olimpia) Carlos Enrique Rodríguez – Date of Birth: 12/06/1973 (Club: Cerro Porteño)
Forwards
Carlos Pérez – Date of Birth: 22/07/1973 (Club: Olimpia) Antonio Vargas – Date of Birth: 16/12/1972 (Club: Cerro Porteño) Juan Manuel Arrúa – Date of Birth: 11/04/1973 (Club: Guarani) Héctor Martínez – Date of Birth: 02/11/1973 (Club: Olimpia) Luis Gómez – Date of Birth: 20/03/1972 (Club: Cerro Porteño)
Chile Head Coach: Luis Enrique Fernández
Assistant Coaches: Andrés Gamboa, Francisco Valdés
Goalkeepers
Carlos Véliz – Date of Birth: 09/03/1972 (Club: Universidad de Chile) Claudio Pérez – Date of Birth: 18/05/1972 (Club: Universidad Católica) Eduardo Etcheverry – Date of Birth: 23/09/1973 (Club: Santiago Morning)
Defenders
Juan Carlos Gaete – Date of Birth: 04/01/1973 (Club: Universidad de Chile) Héctor Tapia – Date of Birth: 17/02/1972 (Club: Universidad de Chile) Luis Pérez – Date of Birth: 22/06/1972 (Club: Universidad de Chile) Felipe Flores – Date of Birth: 21/05/1973 (Club: Universidad de Chile) Víctor Díaz – Date of Birth: 10/11/1972 (Club: Universidad Católica) Carlos Silva – Date of Birth: 26/02/1973 (Club: Universidad de Chile)
Midfielders
Jaime Valdés – Date of Birth: 02/09/1972 (Club: Colo-Colo) Claudio Pérez – Date of Birth: 15/04/1973 (Club: Universidad de Chile) Francisco Valdés – Date of Birth: 25/08/1973 (Club: Universidad Católica) Joaquín Díaz – Date of Birth: 14/02/1973 (Club: Universidad de Chile) Carlos Torres – Date of Birth: 23/09/1973 (Club: Universidad de Chile) Jorge González – Date of Birth: 18/11/1973 (Club: Universidad de Chile)
Forwards
Eduardo Hara – Date of Birth: 14/06/1972 (Club: Universidad de Chile) Carlos Vargas – Date of Birth: 22/03/1972 (Club: Universidad de Chile) Rodrigo Ruiz – Date of Birth: 03/11/1972 (Club: Universidad Católica) Carlos Garrido – Date of Birth: 12/05/1973 (Club: Universidad de Chile)
Ecuador
Head Coach: Juan José Govea
Assistant Coaches: Carlos Franco, Edgar Solano
Goalkeepers
Carlos Alfredo Ochoa – Date of Birth: 07/12/1972 (Club: Liga Deportiva Universitaria) Luis Enrique González – Date of Birth: 04/03/1973 (Club: Barcelona SC) Eduardo Díaz – Date of Birth: 21/08/1973 (Club: El Nacional)
Defenders