South American Coach and Player of the Year

South American Player of the Year
[A South American player of the year has been awarded since 1971.  From 1971
 until 1992 the Venezuelan newspaper "El Mundo" awarded it, and it was open
 to any South American player.  This award may be considered the official one
 until 1985.  Since 1986 the Uruguayan newspaper El País chooses the
 "Rey del Fútbol de América" which has obtained official status.   Only
 South American players of South American clubs are eligible.]

By "El País" (Montevideo, Uruguay)
2008 Juan Sebastián VERÓN (Arg)                    Estudiantes de La Plata
2011 Neymar (Bra)                                  Santos (Bra)

Top-3 by Year
Year   1st Place                   2nd Place                 3rd Place
2008   Juan Sebastián VERÓN       Juan Román RIQUELME        Salvador CABAÑAS
2011   Neymar                     Eduardo Vargas             Paulo Henrique Ganso



South American Coach of the Year
[Organized by El País, Uruguay; only South American coaches of
 South American clubs or national teams are eligible.]
2008 Edgardo BAUZA (Arg)               L.D.U. Quito (Ecu)
2011 Oscar TABAREZ (Uru)               Uruguay





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