2019 South American Footballer of the Year

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Gabriel Barbosa, 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

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Rank Player Nationality Club Votes
1 Gabriel Barbosa  Brazil Brazil Flamengo 168
2 Bruno Henrique  Brazil Brazil Flamengo 83
3 Giorgian De Arrascaeta  Uruguay Brazil Flamengo 40
4 Ignacio Fernández  Argentina Argentina River Plate 25
5 Enzo Pérez  Argentina Argentina River Plate 21
6 Everton  Brazil Brazil Grêmio 9
7 Roque Santa Cruz  Paraguay Paraguay Olimpia 5
8 Nicolás De La Cruz  Uruguay Argentina River Plate 4
9 Rafael Santos Borré  Colombia Argentina River Plate 3
10 Dani Alves  Brazil Brazil São Paulo1 2
Yeferson Soteldo  Venezuela Brazil Santos 2
12 Filipe Luís  Brazil Brazil Flamengo2 1
Franco Armani  Argentina Argentina River Plate 1
Carlos Vela  Mexico United States Los Angeles FC 1
Paolo Guerrero  Peru Brazil Internacional 1
Jorge Pinos  Ecuador Ecuador Independiente del Valle 1
Germán Cano  Argentina Colombia Independiente Medellín 1
Rodolfo Pizarro  Mexico Mexico Monterrey 1
Juan Fernando Quintero  Colombia Argentina 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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Marcelo Gallardo, 2019 South American Coach of the Year
Rank Player Nationality Club / National team Votes
1 Marcelo Gallardo  Argentina Argentina River Plate 216
2 Jorge Jesus  Portugal Brazil Flamengo1 133
3 Miguel Ángel Ramírez  Spain Ecuador Independiente del Valle 7
4 Tite  Brazil Brazil Brazil national team 6
5 Ricardo Gareca  Argentina Peru Peru national team 5
6 Óscar Tabárez  Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay national team 2
7 Gustavo Quinteros  Bolivia Chile Universidad Católica 1
Alexandre Guimarães  Brazil2 Colombia América de Cali 1
Miguel Herrera  Mexico 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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2019 South American Best Team
Position Player Nationality Club
GK Franco Armani  Argentina Argentina River Plate
LB Filipe Luís  Brazil Brazil Flamengo1
CB Javier Pinola  Argentina Argentina River Plate
CB Rodrigo Caio  Brazil Brazil Flamengo
RB Rafinha  Brazil Brazil Flamengo2
MF Ignacio Fernández  Argentina Argentina River Plate
MF Giorgian De Arrascaeta  Uruguay Brazil Flamengo
MF Enzo Pérez  Argentina Argentina River Plate
FW Bruno Henrique  Brazil Brazil Flamengo
FW Gabriel Barbosa  Brazil Brazil Flamengo
FW Everton  Brazil 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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Nation Best player Best manager Best team
 Argentina Argentina Enzo Pérez (River Plate) Argentina Marcelo Gallardo (River Plate) River Plate
 Bolivia Bolivia Juan Carlos Arce (Bolívar) Bolivia Erwin Sánchez (Club Blooming) Bolívar
 Brazil Brazil Bruno Henrique (Flamengo) Portugal Jorge Jesus (Flamengo)1 Flamengo
 Chile Chile José Pedro Fuenzalida (U. Católica) Argentina Gustavo Quinteros2 (U. Católica) Universidad Católica
 Colombia Colombia Teó Gutiérrez (Junior) Uruguay Julio Comesaña (Junior) Junior
 Ecuador Ecuador Michael Estrada (Macará) Ecuador Paúl Vélez (Macará) Macará
 United States Mexico Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC) United States Brian Schmetzer (Seattle Sounders FC) Los Angeles FC
 Honduras Honduras Juan Ramón Mejía (Real de Minas) Argentina Pedro Troglio (Olimpia) Olimpia
 Mexico Argentina Guido Rodríguez (América) Mexico Miguel Herrera (América) León
 Paraguay Paraguay Roque Santa Cruz (Club Olimpia) Argentina Daniel Garnero (Club Olimpia) Club Olimpia
 Peru Peru Kevin Quevedo (Alianza Lima) Uruguay Pablo Bengoechea (Alianza Lima) Binacional
 Uruguay Uruguay Matías Viña (Nacional) Uruguay Danielo Núñez (Cerro Largo) Cerro Largo
 Venezuela Venezuela Rubert Quijada (Caracas) Venezuela Noel Sanvicente (Caracas) Caracas

1Jorge Jesus spent part of 2019 as manager of Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia).

2Gustavo Quinteros has Bolivian dual-citizenship.

References

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  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. ^ "Gabigol é eleito o Rei da América; Flamengo coloca trio no pódio". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  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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