2019 South American Footballer of the Year
The 2019 South American Footballer of the Year award (Spanish: Rey del Fútbol de América), given to the best football player in South America by Uruguayan newspaper El País through voting by journalists across the continent, was awarded to Brazilian striker Gabriel Barbosa of Flamengo on December 31, 2019.[1][2]
The award is part of the paper's "El Mejor de América" (The Best of America) awards, which also presents the awards for South American Coach of the Year (Entrenador del año en Sudamérica) and the Best XI (Equipo Ideal), composed of the best eleven players at their positions. Marcelo Gallardo of River Plate was named Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year.[3]
Best Player
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Barbosa |  |
|
168 |
| 2 | Bruno Henrique | |
|
83 |
| 3 | Giorgian De Arrascaeta |  |
|
40 |
| 4 | Ignacio Fernández |  |
|
25 |
| 5 | Enzo Pérez | |
|
21 |
| 6 | Everton | |
|
9 |
| 7 | Roque Santa Cruz |  |
|
5 |
| 8 | Nicolás De La Cruz | |
|
4 |
| 9 | Rafael Santos Borré |  |
|
3 |
| 10 | Dani Alves | |
|
2 |
| Yeferson Soteldo |  |
|
2 | |
| 12 | Filipe Luís | |
|
1 |
| Franco Armani | |
|
1 | |
| Carlos Vela |  |
 |
1 | |
| Paolo Guerrero |  |
|
1 | |
| Jorge Pinos |  |
|
1 | |
| Germán Cano | |
|
1 | |
| Rodolfo Pizarro | |
|
1 | |
| Juan Fernando Quintero | |
|
1 | |
1Dani Alves played part of 2019 with Paris Saint-Germain (France).
2Filipe Luís played part of 2019 with Atlético Madrid (Spain).
Best Manager
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club / National team | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcelo Gallardo | |
|
216 |
| 2 | Jorge Jesus |  |
|
133 |
| 3 | Miguel Ángel Ramírez |  |
|
7 |
| 4 | Tite | |
|
6 |
| 5 | Ricardo Gareca | |
|
5 |
| 6 | Óscar Tabárez | |
|
2 |
| 7 | Gustavo Quinteros |  |
 |
1 |
| Alexandre Guimarães | |
|
1 | |
| Miguel Herrera | |
|
1 | |
1Jorge Jesus spent part of 2019 as manager of Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia).
2Alexandre Guimarães has Costa Rican dual-citizenship.
Best Team
| Position | Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Franco Armani | |
|
| LB | Filipe Luís | |
|
| CB | Javier Pinola | |
|
| CB | Rodrigo Caio | |
|
| RB | Rafinha | |
|
| MF | Ignacio Fernández | |
|
| MF | Giorgian De Arrascaeta | |
|
| MF | Enzo Pérez | |
|
| FW | Bruno Henrique | |
|
| FW | Gabriel Barbosa | |
|
| FW | Everton | |
|
1Filipe Luís played part of 2019 with Atlético Madrid (Spain).
2Rafinha played part of 2019 with Bayern Munich (Germany).
National awards
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1Jorge Jesus spent part of 2019 as manager of Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia).
2Gustavo Quinteros has Bolivian dual-citizenship.
References
- ElPais. "Encuesta El País: "Gabigol", el goleador de Flamengo, es el nuevo Rey de América". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- "Gabigol é eleito o Rei da América; Flamengo coloca trio no pódio". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- "Melhor treinador da América: Gallardo supera Jorge Jesus e vence pela segunda vez seguida". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
External links
| El Mundo award | |
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| El País award |
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