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
edit| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Barbosa |  Brazil
|
Flamengo
|
168 |
| 2 | Bruno Henrique | Brazil
|
Flamengo
|
83 |
| 3 | Giorgian De Arrascaeta |  Uruguay
|
Flamengo
|
40 |
| 4 | Ignacio Fernández |  Argentina
|
River Plate
|
25 |
| 5 | Enzo Pérez | Argentina
|
River Plate
|
21 |
| 6 | Everton | Brazil
|
Grêmio
|
9 |
| 7 | Roque Santa Cruz |  Paraguay
|
Olimpia
|
5 |
| 8 | Nicolás De La Cruz | Uruguay
|
River Plate
|
4 |
| 9 | Rafael Santos Borré |  Colombia
|
River Plate
|
3 |
| 10 | Dani Alves | Brazil
|
São Paulo1
|
2 |
| Yeferson Soteldo |  Venezuela
|
Santos
|
2 | |
| 12 | Filipe Luís | Brazil
|
Flamengo2
|
1 |
| Franco Armani | Argentina
|
River Plate
|
1 | |
| Carlos Vela |  Mexico
|
 Los Angeles FC
|
1 | |
| Paolo Guerrero |  Peru
|
Internacional
|
1 | |
| Jorge Pinos |  Ecuador
|
Independiente del Valle
|
1 | |
| Germán Cano | Argentina
|
Independiente Medellín
|
1 | |
| Rodolfo Pizarro | Mexico
|
Monterrey
|
1 | |
| Juan Fernando Quintero | Colombia
|
River Plate
|
1 |
1Dani Alves played part of 2019 with Paris Saint-Germain (France).
2Filipe Luís played part of 2019 with Atlético Madrid (Spain).
Best Manager
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| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club / National team | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcelo Gallardo | Argentina
|
River Plate
|
216 |
| 2 | Jorge Jesus |  Portugal
|
Flamengo1
|
133 |
| 3 | Miguel Ángel Ramírez |  Spain
|
Independiente del Valle
|
7 |
| 4 | Tite | Brazil
|
Brazil national team
|
6 |
| 5 | Ricardo Gareca | Argentina
|
Peru national team
|
5 |
| 6 | Óscar Tabárez | Uruguay
|
Uruguay national team
|
2 |
| 7 | Gustavo Quinteros |  Bolivia
|
 Universidad Católica
|
1 |
| Alexandre Guimarães | Brazil2
|
América de Cali
|
1 | |
| Miguel Herrera | Mexico
|
Club América
|
1 |
1Jorge Jesus spent part of 2019 as manager of Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia).
2Alexandre Guimarães has Costa Rican dual-citizenship.
Best Team
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| Position | Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Franco Armani | Argentina
|
River Plate
|
| LB | Filipe Luís | Brazil
|
Flamengo1
|
| CB | Javier Pinola | Argentina
|
River Plate
|
| CB | Rodrigo Caio | Brazil
|
Flamengo
|
| RB | Rafinha | Brazil
|
Flamengo2
|
| MF | Ignacio Fernández | Argentina
|
River Plate
|
| MF | Giorgian De Arrascaeta | Uruguay
|
Flamengo
|
| MF | Enzo Pérez | Argentina
|
River Plate
|
| FW | Bruno Henrique | Brazil
|
Flamengo
|
| FW | Gabriel Barbosa | Brazil
|
Flamengo
|
| FW | Everton | Brazil
|
Grêmio
|
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
edit- ^ 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 Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ "Melhor treinador da América: Gallardo supera Jorge Jesus e vence pela segunda vez seguida". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-31.