2019_South_American_Footballer_of_the_Year

2019 South American Footballer of the Year

2019 South American Footballer of the Year

Award given by Uruguayan newspaper

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]

Gabriel Barbosa, 2019 South American Footballer of the Year

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

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1Dani Alves played part of 2019 with Paris Saint-Germain (France).

2Filipe Luís played part of 2019 with Atlético Madrid (Spain).

Best Manager

Marcelo Gallardo, 2019 South American Coach of the Year
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1Jorge Jesus spent part of 2019 as manager of Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia).

2Alexandre Guimarães has Costa Rican dual-citizenship.

Best Team

2019 South American Best Team
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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

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    "Gabigol é eleito o Rei da América; Flamengo coloca trio no pódio". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  3. [3]
    "Melhor treinador da América: Gallardo supera Jorge Jesus e vence pela segunda vez seguida". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
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