1949 South American Championship players

Brazilian footballer (1922–1996)

Thomaz Soares da Silva, also known as Zizinho (; 14 September 1921 – 8 February 2002), was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for the Brazil national football team. He came to international prominence at the 1950 World Cup, where he scored two goals. He was lauded as a complete player, with an array of offensive skills such as his dribbling, passing, and shooting ability with both feet, as well as his accuracy from dead ball situations and extraordinary vision. He was Pelé's idol, and is often considered one of the best Brazilian men's footballers of the pre-Pel

Brazilian footballer and manager (1921-2005)

Bolivian footballer (1922-1992)

Bolivian footballer

Chilean footballer (1920-2002)

Bolivian footballer

Bolivian footballer

Bolivian footballer (born 1921)

Bolivian footballer (1923–2013)

Bolivian footballer (1920-1965)

Bolivian footballer

Bolivian footballer

Peruvian footballer (1926-2020)

thumb|Tesourinha with Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama in 1949 Osmar Fortes Barcellos (3 December 1921 – 17 June 1979), commonly known as Tesourinha, was a Brazilian football striker. With Carlitos and Adãozinho, Tesourinha was one of the most renowned strikers of 1940s Brazil. He started his career for Sport Club Internacional in 1939 and scored 176 goals for the club, before leaving for Vasco da Gama in 1949 and then Grêmio in 1952.

Peruvian footballer (1928-1978)

Peruvian association football player (1923–2014)

Peruvian association football player (1921-1994)

association football player (1920-2004)

Peruvian association football player