South American Coach of the Year
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 recipient is Brazilian Filipe Luís, manager of Flamengo in 2025.
Winners
[edit]Wins by coach
[edit]| Coach | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
 Carlos Bianchi |
5 | 1994, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003 |
| José Pékerman |
3 | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Marcelo Gallardo |
3 | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Carlos Bilardo |
2 | 1986, 1987 |
 Luiz Felipe Scolari |
2 | 1999, 2002 |
 Óscar Tabárez |
2 | 2010, 2011 |
Wins by nationality
[edit]| Country | Coaches | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 12 | 21 |
| Brazil | 6 | 7 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 6 |
 Colombia | 4 | 4 |
 Portugal | 2 | 2 |
Wins by team
[edit]| Team | Coaches | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 4 | 5 |
| Colombia | 3 | 5 |
| Boca Juniors | 1 | 4 |
| Brazil | 4 | 4 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 3 |
| River Plate | 1 | 3 |
 Chile | 2 | 2 |
| Palmeiras | 2 | 2 |
 Paraguay | 2 | 2 |
| Atlético Nacional | 1 | 1 |
| Botafogo | 1 | 1 |
| Colo-Colo | 1 | 1 |
| Flamengo | 1 | 1 |
| Fluminense | 1 | 1 |
 LDU Quito | 1 | 1 |
| Nacional | 1 | 1 |
| Olimpia | 1 | 1 |
| Once Caldas | 1 | 1 |
| São Paulo | 1 | 1 |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 1 | 1 |
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Diniz served as a caretaker manager of Brazil while coaching Fluminense.
References
[edit]- 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
External links
[edit]- South American Coach of the Year at RSSSF
- El Pais newspaper (Spanish)
