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2018 South American Footballer of the Year

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Pity Martínez, 2018 South American Footballer of the Year

The 2018 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 Argentine midfielder Gonzalo "Pity" Martínez of River Plate on December 31, 2018.[1]

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.[2] Marcelo Gallardo of River Plate was named Coach of the Year.[3]

Best Player

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Rank Player Nationality Club Votes
1 Gonzalo Martínez  Argentina Argentina River Plate 130
2 Juan Fernando Quintero  Colombia Argentina River Plate 49
3 Franco Armani  Argentina Argentina River Plate 40
4 Josef Martínez  Venezuela United States Atlanta United 23
5 Nahitan Nández  Uruguay Argentina Boca Juniors 18
6 Wílmar Barrios  Colombia Argentina Boca Juniors 15
7 Lucas Pratto  Argentina Argentina River Plate 8
8 Dudu  Brazil Brazil Palmeiras 7
9 Darío Benedetto  Argentina Argentina Boca Juniors 6
Giorgian De Arrascaeta  Uruguay Brazil Cruzeiro 6
11 Miguel Borja  Colombia Brazil Palmeiras 5
12 Rafael Santos Borré  Colombia Argentina River Plate 3
13 Cristian Pavón  Argentina Argentina Boca Juniors 1
Luan  Brazil Brazil Grêmio 1
André-Pierre Gignac  France Mexico Tigres UANL 1
Lucas Lima  Brazil Brazil Palmeiras 1
Pablo César Aguilar  Paraguay Mexico Cruz Azul 1
Ramón Ábila  Argentina Argentina Boca Juniors 1
Óscar Cardozo  Paraguay Paraguay Libertad 1
Cristian Rodríguez  Uruguay Uruguay Peñarol 1
Emanuel Herrera  Argentina Peru Sporting Cristal 1
Pablo Escobar  Bolivia Bolivia The Strongest 1

Best Manager

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Marcelo Gallardo, 2018 South American Coach of the Year
Rank Player Nationality Club / National team Votes
1 Marcelo Gallardo  Argentina Argentina River Plate 278
2 Ricardo Gareca  Argentina Peru Peru national team 16
3 Gerardo Martino  Argentina United States Atlanta United 11
4 Tiago Nunes  Brazil Brazil Atlético Paranaense 2
Renato Portaluppi  Brazil Brazil Grêmio 2
Tite  Brazil Brazil Brazil national team 2
7 Ariel Holan  Argentina Argentina Independiente 1
César Farías  Venezuela Bolivia The Strongest 1
Guillermo Barros Schelotto  Argentina Argentina Boca Juniors 1
Óscar Tabárez  Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay national team 1
Diego López  Uruguay Uruguay Peñarol 1
Lucas Pusineri  Argentina Colombia Cúcuta Deportivo 1
Mario Salas  Chile Peru Sporting Cristal 1
Pedro Caixinha  Portugal Mexico Cruz Azul 1
Alexander Medina  Uruguay Uruguay Nacional 1

Best Team

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Position Player Nationality Club
GK Franco Armani  Argentina Argentina River Plate
CB Walter Kannemann  Argentina Brazil Grêmio
CB Pedro Geromel  Brazil Brazil Grêmio
CB Jonatan Maidana  Argentina Argentina River Plate
MF Gonzalo Martínez  Argentina Argentina River Plate
MF Exequiel Palacios  Argentina Argentina River Plate
MF Wílmar Barrios  Colombia Argentina Boca Juniors
MF Nahitan Nández  Uruguay Argentina Boca Juniors
MF Juan Fernando Quintero  Colombia Argentina River Plate
MF Dudu  Brazil Brazil Palmeiras
FW Darío Benedetto  Argentina Argentina Boca Juniors

National awards

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Nation Best player Best manager Best team
 Argentina Argentina Lisandro López (Racing Club) Argentina Marcelo Gallardo (River Plate) Boca Juniors
 Bolivia Bolivia Pablo Escobar (The Strongest) Bolivia Eduardo Villegas (San José) San José
 Brazil Brazil Dudu (Palmeiras) Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari (Palmeiras) Palmeiras
 Chile Chile José Pedro Fuenzalida (U. Católica) Chile Francisco Bozán (U. de Concepción) Universidad Católica
 Colombia Argentina Germán Cano (Independiente Medellín) Uruguay Julio Comesaña (Junior) Junior
 Costa Rica Costa Rica Jonathan Moya (Alajuelense) Argentina Martín Cardetti (San Carlos) Herediano
 Ecuador Ecuador Jhon Cifuente (U. Católica - ECU) Uruguay Pablo Repetto (Liga de Quito) Emelec
 United States Venezuela Josef Martinez (Atlanta United) Argentina Gerardo Martino (Atlanta United) Atlanta United
 Honduras Colombia Yustin Arboleda (Marathón) Argentina Héctor Vargas (Marathón) Motagua
 Mexico France André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres UANL) Portugal Pedro Caixinha (Cruz Azul) América
 Paraguay Paraguay Roque Santa Cruz (Club Olimpia) Argentina Daniel Garnero (Club Olimpia) Olimpia
 Peru Argentina Emanuel Herrera (Sporting Cristal) Chile Mario Salas (Sporting Cristal) Sporting Cristal
 Uruguay Uruguay Kevin Dawson (Peñarol) Uruguay Diego López (Peñarol) Peñarol
 Venezuela Venezuela Darwin González (Deportivo La Guaira) Venezuela Alí Cañas (Zamora) Zamora

References

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  1. ^ "SENSACIONAL TEMPORADA CON RIVER CONVIRTIÓ A "PITY" MARTÍNEZ EN EL 'REY DE AMÉRICA' | INFOCancha Información Deportiva". www.infocancha.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Escobar y Villegas son elegidos los mejores del fútbol boliviano". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  3. ^ "Pity Martínez é eleito o Rei da América; Brasil tem dois representantes da seleção de 2018". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-01.


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