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]

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
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
Marcelo Gallardo, 2019 South American Coach of the Year
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
2019 South American Best Team
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
Nation Best player Best manager Best team
 Argentina Enzo Pérez (River Plate) Marcelo Gallardo (River Plate) River Plate
 Bolivia Juan Carlos Arce (Bolívar) Erwin Sánchez (Club Blooming) Bolívar
 Brazil Bruno Henrique (Flamengo) Jorge Jesus (Flamengo)1 Flamengo
 Chile José Pedro Fuenzalida (U. Católica) Gustavo Quinteros2 (U. Católica) Universidad Católica
 Colombia Teó Gutiérrez (Junior) Julio Comesaña (Junior) Junior
 Ecuador Michael Estrada (Macará) Paúl Vélez (Macará) Macará
 United States Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC) Brian Schmetzer (Seattle Sounders) Los Angeles FC
 Honduras Juan Ramón Mejía (Real de Minas) Pedro Troglio (Olimpia) Olimpia
 Mexico Guido Rodríguez (América) Miguel Herrera (América) León
 Paraguay Roque Santa Cruz (Club Olimpia) Daniel Garnero (Club Olimpia) Club Olimpia
 Peru Kevin Quevedo (Alianza Lima) Pablo Bengoechea (Alianza Lima) Binacional
 Uruguay Matías Viña (Nacional) Danielo Núñez (Cerro Largo) Cerro Largo
 Venezuela Rubert Quijada (Caracas) Noel Sanvicente (Caracas) Caracas

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

2Gustavo Quinteros has Bolivian dual-citizenship.

References
  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 Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  3. "Melhor treinador da América: Gallardo supera Jorge Jesus e vence pela segunda vez seguida". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
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