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#4 Severino Varela (Uruguay) - 15 goals
Severino Varela's 15 Copa America goals make him the highest goalscorer for Uruguay in the history of the tournament.
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He was part of the Uruguay squad that won the Copa America in 1943 and represented clubs like Boca Juniors and Penarol.
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#3 Teodoro Fernandez (Peru) - 15 goals
Teodoro 'Lolo' Fernandez was a 'triple champion' at the 1939 Copa America on home turf. He lifted the trophy with Peru, in addition to being named the best player and finishing as the top scorer.
Fernandez spent the entirety of his official club career with Peruvian giants Club Universitario de Deportes, for whom he remains a cultural icon to this day.
In total, Lolo Fernandez scored 15 goals in 24 Copa America matches. He passed away in 1996, aged 83.
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#2 Zizinho (Brazil) - 17 goals
Zizinho does not enjoy as pristine a standing as his immaculate talent deserves, and this is largely due to his association with the 'Maracanazo.'
Brazil is obsessed with World Cup glory, and Zizinho's failure to deliver diminished his standing in the annals of the game.
He was the talisman of the Brazil side that tore all opposition to shreds at the 1950 World Cup before falling at the final hurdle against Uruguay. That defeat left over 200,000 fans at the Maracana shell-shocked. It is still regarded as one of the darkest days in the nation's history to this day.
Zizinho was one of the earliest 'complete' players and is widely regarded as the first archetypical Brazilian player that possesses flair, dribbling ability and technique.
The Flamengo icon is the joint-top scorer in the history of the Copa America and helped Brazil win the tournament in 1949.
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#1 Norberto Mendez (Argentina) - 17 goals
Norberto Mendez represented Argentina for 11 years between 1945 and 1956, scoring 19 goals from 31 matches.
Incredibly, 17 of his 19 international goals came at the Copa America, a tournament he won in three consecutive years - 1945, 1946 and 1947.
Mendez represented Huracan, Racing Club and Tigre at club level before retiring in 1958. He sadly passed away in 1998, aged 75 years.
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