South American Footballer of the Year
"Rey de América"
Diario El Mundo (1971 - 1985)
All South American players in the world were eligible no matter where they played.
1971
1st - Tostão - Cruzeiro 2nd - José Pastoriza - Independiente 3rd - Luis Artime - Nacional
1972
1st - Teófilo Cubillas - Alianza Lima 2nd - Pelé - Santos 3rd - Jairzinho - Botafogo
1973
1st - Pelé - Santos 2nd - Miguel Brindisi - Huracán 3rd - Rivelino - Corinthians
1974
1st - Elías Figueroa - Internacional 2nd - Marinho Chagas - Botafogo 3rd - Carlos Babington - SG Wattenscheid 09
1975
1st - Elías Figueroa - Internacional 2nd - Norberto Alonso - River Plate 3rd - Fernando Morena - Peñarol
1976
1st - Elías Figueroa - Internacional 2nd - Zico - Flamengo 3rd - Rivelino - Fluminense
1977
1st - Zico - Flamengo 2nd - Rivelino - Fluminense 3rd - Elías Figueroa - Palestino
1978
1st - Mario Kempes - Valencia 2nd - Ubaldo Fillol - River Plate 3rd - Dirceu - América
1979
1st - Diego Maradona - Argentinos Juniors 2nd - Romerito - Sportivo Luqueño 3rd - Falcão - Internacional
1980
1st - Diego Maradona - Argentinos Juniors 2nd - Zico - Flamengo 3rd - Waldemar Victorino - Nacional
1981
1st - Zico - Flamengo 2nd - Diego Maradona - Boca Juniors 3rd - Julio César Uribe - Sporting Cristal
1982
1st - Zico - Flamengo 2nd - Falcão - Roma 3rd - Diego Maradona - Barcelona
1983
1st - Sócrates - Corinthians 2nd - Ubaldo Fillol - Argentinos Juniors 3rd - Éder - Atlético-MG
1984
1st - Enzo Francescoli - River Plate 2nd - Ubaldo Fillol - Flamengo 3rd - Ricardo Bochini - Independiente
1985
1st - Romerito - Fluminense 2nd - Enzo Francescoli - River Plate 3rd - Claudio Borghi - Argentinos Juniors
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Diario El País (1986 - 2023)
South American players who play outside of that continent are not eligible.
1986
1st - Antonio Alzamendi - River Plate 2nd - Careca - São Paulo 3rd - Romerito - Fluminense
1987
1st - Carlos Valderrama - Deportivo Cali 2nd - Obdulio Trasante - Peñarol 3rd - José Perdomo - Peñarol
1988
1st - Rubén Paz - Racing Club 2nd - Hugo de León - Nacional 3rd - José Luis Pintos Saldanha - Nacional
1989
1st - Bebeto - Vasco da Gama 2nd - Mazinho - Vasco da Gama 3rd - René Higuita - Atlético Nacional
1990
1st - Raúl Amarilla - Olimpia 2nd - Rubén Da Silva - River Plate 3rd* - Leonel Álvarez - Atlético Nacional 3rd* - René Higuita - Atlético Nacional
1991
1st - Oscar Ruggeri - Vélez Sarsfield 2nd - Ramón Díaz - River Plate 3rd - Patricio Toledo - Universidad Católica
1992
1st - Raí - São Paulo 2nd - Sergio Goycochea - Olimpia 3rd* - Alberto Acosta - San Lorenzo 3rd* - Fernando Gamboa - Newell's Old Boys
1993
1st - Carlos Valderrama - Junior 2nd - Marco Etcheverry - Colo-Colo 3rd* - Cafú - São Paulo 3rd* - Freddy Rincón - Palmeiras
1994
1st - Cafú - São Paulo 2nd - José Chilavert - Vélez Sarsfield 3rd - Gustavo López - Independiente
1995
1st - Enzo Francescoli - River Plate 2nd - Diego Maradona - Boca Juniors 3rd - Edmundo - Flamengo
1996
1st - José Chilavert - Vélez Sarsfield 2nd - Enzo Francescoli - River Plate 3rd* - Ariel Ortega - River Plate 3rd* - Carlos Valderrama - Tampa Bay Mutiny
1997
1st - Marcelo Salas - River Plate 2nd - Nolberto Solano - Boca Juniors 3rd - José Chilavert - Vélez Sarsfield
1998
1st - Martín Palermo - Boca Juniors 2nd - Carlos Gamarra - Corinthians 3rd - José Chilavert - Vélez Sarsfield
1999
1st - Javier Saviola - River Plate 2nd - Francisco Arce - Palmeiras 3rd - Juan Román Riquelme - Boca Juniors
2000
1st - Romário - Vasco da Gama 2nd - Juan Román Riquelme - Boca Juniors 3rd* - Óscar Córdoba - Boca Juniors 3rd* - Martín Palermo - Boca Juniors
2001
1st - Juan Román Riquelme - Boca Juniors 2nd - Óscar Córdoba - Boca Juniors 3rd - Romário - Vasco da Gama
2002
1st - José Cardozo - Toluca 2nd - Sergio Órteman - Olimpia 3rd - Alejandro Lembo - Nacional
2003
1st - Carlos Tévez - Boca Juniors 2nd - José Cardozo - Toluca 3rd - Diego Ribas - Santos
2004
1st - Carlos Tévez - Boca Juniors 2nd - Javier Mascherano - River Plate 3rd* - Lucho González - River Plate 3rd* - Robinho - Santos
2005
1st - Carlos Tévez - Corinthians 2nd - Diego Lugano - São Paulo 3rd - Cicinho - São Paulo
2006
1st - Matías Fernández - Colo-Colo 2nd - Rodrigo Palacio - Boca Juniors 3rd - Fernando Gago - Boca Juniors
2007
1st - Salvador Cabañas - América 2nd - Claudio Morel Rodríguez - Boca Juniors 3rd - Hugo Ibarra - Boca Juniors
2008
1st - Juan Sebastián Verón - Estudiantes 2nd - Juan Román Riquelme - Boca Juniors 3rd - Salvador Cabañas - América
2009
1st - Juan Sebastián Verón - Estudiantes 2nd - Humberto Suazo - Monterrey 3rd - Édison Méndez - LDU
2010
1st - Andrés D'Alessandro - Internacional 2nd - Juan Sebastián Verón - Estudiantes 3rd - Neymar - Santos
2011
1st - Neymar - Santos 2nd - Eduardo Vargas - Universidad de Chile 3rd - Ganso - Santos
2012
1st - Neymar - Santos 2nd - Paolo Guerrero - Corinthians 3rd - Lucas Moura - São Paulo
2013
1st - Ronaldinho - Atlético-MG 2nd - Neymar - Santos 3rd - Maxi Rodríguez - Newell's Old Boys
2014
1st - Teófilo Gutiérrez - River Plate 2nd - Carlos Sánchez - River Plate 3rd - Leonardo Pisculichi - River Plate
2015
1st - Carlos Sánchez - River Plate 2nd - Carlos Tévez - Boca Juniors 3rd - Miler Bolaños - Emelec
2016
1st - Miguel Borja - Atlético Nacional 2nd - Gabriel Jesus - Palmeiras 3rd - Alejandro Guerra - Atlético Nacional
2017
1st - Luan - Grêmio 2nd - Paolo Guerrero - Flamengo 3rd - Arthur Melo - Grêmio
2018
1st - Gonzalo Martínez - River Plate 2nd - Juanfer Quintero - River Plate 3rd - Franco Armani - River Plate
2019
1st - Gabriel Barbosa - Flamengo 2nd - Bruno Henrique - Flamengo 3rd - Giorgian de Arrascaeta - Flamengo
2020
1st - Marinho - Santos 2nd - Ignacio Fernández - River Plate 3rd - Gustavo Gómez - Palmeiras
2021
1st - Julián Álvarez - River Plate 2nd - Gabriel Barbosa - Flamengo 3rd - Gustavo Gómez - Palmeiras
2022
1st - Pedro Guilherme - Flamengo 2nd - Giorgian de Arrascaeta - Flamengo 3rd - Julián Álvarez - River Plate
2023
1st - Germán Cano - Fluminense 2nd - Luis Suárez - Grêmio 3rd - Nicolás de la Cruz - River Plate
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