South American Footballer of the Year

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The South American Footballer of the Year is an annual award recognizing the best-performing football player in South America, as voted by journalists across the continent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual award
football award
individual sports award
alsoKnownAs Rey de América NERFINISHED
awardCategory men’s association football
awardedFor individual excellence in South American football
awardTrophy Rey de América trophy NERFINISHED
awardType journalists’ poll award
continent South America
countryOfOrigin Uruguay NERFINISHED
criterion best-performing football player in South America
firstWinner Tostão NERFINISHED
firstWinnerCountry Brazil NERFINISHED
frequency annual
genderEligibility male players
geographicFocus South American leagues
governingBodyContext CONMEBOL region
hasMediaCoverage continental sports media
hasOfficialWebsite El País sports section website
hasRelatedAward South American Coach of the Year NERFINISHED
South American Team of the Year NERFINISHED
inception 1971
influencedBy players’ performances in Copa Libertadores
languageOfName Spanish
notableMultipleWinner Carlos Tevez NERFINISHED
Juan Román Riquelme NERFINISHED
Neymar NERFINISHED
Pelé NERFINISHED
Zico NERFINISHED
notableWinner Diego Maradona NERFINISHED
Gabriel Barbosa NERFINISHED
Ronaldinho NERFINISHED
organizer sports desk of El País
presentedBy El País NERFINISHED
Uruguayan newspaper El País NERFINISHED
regionAwardedIn CONMEBOL member countries
relatedCompetition Copa Libertadores NERFINISHED
Copa Sudamericana NERFINISHED
scope players active in South American club competitions
selectionBasis performances during the calendar year
selectionCriteriaInclude club performance
impact in continental competitions
individual skill and influence
selectionMethod journalists vote
sport association football
sportLevel professional football
typicalAnnouncementTime end of calendar year
typicalRecipientsNationality South American countries GENERATED
voters sports journalists from South America

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Zico awardReceived South American Footballer of the Year
Romário awardReceived South American Footballer of the Year
Teófilo Cubillas awardReceived South American Footballer of the Year
Carlos Valderrama awardReceived South American Footballer of the Year
Mario Kempes awardReceived South American Footballer of the Year