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South American Coach of the Year

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The South American Coach of the Year (Spanish: Entrenador del año en Sudamérica) is an annual association football award presented to the best coach of a club or national team in South America over the previous calendar year. The award has been presented by Uruguayan newspaper El País since 1986.

The award goes to any coach/manager of a South American club or national team, regardless of the coaches' nationality. Argentine coaches have won the award the most, with 21 wins by 12 different coaches. With five awards, Argentine Carlos Bianchi is the most decorated awardee. The Argentina and Colombia national teams are the sides that produced most wins, with 5 each. The current winner for 2023 is the Brazilian Fernando Diniz, manager of Brazilian club Fluminense and then caretaker manager of the Brazil national team.

Winners

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Year Coach Team
1986 Argentina Carlos Bilardo  Argentina
1987 Argentina Carlos Bilardo  Argentina
1988 Uruguay Roberto Fleitas Uruguay Nacional
1989 Brazil Sebastião Lazaroni  Brazil
1990 Uruguay Luis Cubilla Paraguay Olimpia
1991 Argentina Alfio Basile  Argentina
1992 Brazil Telê Santana Brazil São Paulo
1993 Colombia Francisco Maturana  Colombia
1994 Argentina Carlos Bianchi Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
1995 Uruguay Héctor Núñez  Uruguay
1996 Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez  Colombia
1997 Argentina Daniel Passarella  Argentina
1998 Argentina Carlos Bianchi Argentina Boca Juniors
1999 Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari Brazil Palmeiras
2000 Argentina Carlos Bianchi Argentina Boca Juniors
2001 Argentina Carlos Bianchi Argentina Boca Juniors
2002 Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari  Brazil
2003 Argentina Carlos Bianchi Argentina Boca Juniors
2004 Colombia Luis Fernando Montoya Colombia Once Caldas
2005 Uruguay Aníbal Ruiz  Paraguay
2006 Argentina Claudio Borghi Chile Colo-Colo
2007 Argentina Gerardo Martino  Paraguay
2008 Argentina Edgardo Bauza Ecuador LDU Quito
2009 Argentina Marcelo Bielsa  Chile
2010 Uruguay Óscar Tabárez  Uruguay
2011 Uruguay Óscar Tabárez  Uruguay
2012 Argentina José Pékerman  Colombia
2013 Argentina José Pékerman  Colombia
2014 Argentina José Pékerman  Colombia
2015 Argentina Jorge Sampaoli  Chile
2016 Colombia Reinaldo Rueda Colombia Atlético Nacional
2017 Brazil Tite  Brazil
2018 Argentina Marcelo Gallardo Argentina River Plate
2019 Argentina Marcelo Gallardo Argentina River Plate
2020 Argentina Marcelo Gallardo Argentina River Plate
2021 Portugal Abel Ferreira Brazil Palmeiras
2022 Argentina Lionel Scaloni  Argentina
2023 Brazil Fernando Diniz Brazil Fluminense/ Brazil[a]

Wins by coach

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Coach Wins Years
Argentina Carlos Bianchi 5 1994, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003
Argentina José Pékerman 3 2012, 2013, 2014
Argentina Marcelo Gallardo 3 2018, 2019, 2020
Argentina Carlos Bilardo 2 1986, 1987
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari 2 1999, 2002
Uruguay Óscar Tabárez 2 2010, 2011

Wins by nationality

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Country Coaches Wins
 Argentina 12 21
 Brazil 5 6
 Uruguay 5 6
 Colombia 4 4
 Portugal 1 1

Wins by team

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Team Coaches Wins
 Argentina 4 5
 Colombia 3 5
Argentina Boca Juniors 1 4
 Brazil 4 4
 Uruguay 2 3
Argentina River Plate 1 3
 Chile 2 2
Brazil Palmeiras 2 2
 Paraguay 2 2
Colombia Atlético Nacional 1 1
Chile Colo-Colo 1 1
Brazil Fluminense 1 1
Ecuador LDU Quito 1 1
Uruguay Nacional 1 1
Paraguay Olimpia 1 1
Colombia Once Caldas 1 1
Brazil São Paulo 1 1
Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 1 1

Notes

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  1. ^ Diniz served as a caretaker manager of Brazil while coaching Fluminense.

References

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General
  • Pierrend, José Luis (10 January 2018). "South American Coach and Player of the Year". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
Specific
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