Brazil - Championship Player of the Year ("Bola de Ouro")

Since 1970 the Brazilian soccer magazine Placar gives the "Bola de Prata" (Silver Ball) award to each one of the best players on each field position (i.e. 11 awards) during the Brazilian Championship. The award is given based on scores given by Placar journalists during each match in which each player participated.

Note that Pelé, who played for Santos until 1974, was considered 'hors-concours' and could not win this award.

Since 1973, among the "Bola de Prata" winners the one with the best score is the winner of the "Bola de Ouro" (Golden Ball); therefore considered the Best Player of the Brazilian Championship.

List of Winners

Year   Player (club)
 
1973   Atilio ANCHETA [Uru] (Grêmio RS)
       Mario Augustín CEJAS [Arg] (Santos)
1974   Artur Antunes Coimbra "ZICO" (Flamengo)
1975   WALDIR PERES Arruda (São Paulo F.C.)
1976   Elías FIGUEROA [Chi] (Internacional RS)
1977   Antonio Carlos Cerezo "TONINHO CEREZO" (Atlético Mineiro)
1978   Paulo Roberto FALCÃO (Internacional RS) 
1979   Paulo Roberto FALCÃO (Internacional RS) 
1980   Antonio Carlos Cerezo "TONINHO CEREZO" (Atlético Mineiro)
1981   PAULO ISIDORO de Jesus (Grêmio RS)
1982   Artur Antunes Coimbra "ZICO" (Flamengo)
1983   ROBERTO COSTA (Atlético Paranaense)
1984   ROBERTO COSTA (Vasco da Gama)
1985   MARINHO (Bangu)
1986   Antonio de Oliveira Filho "CARECA" (São Paulo F.C.)
1987   Renato Portaluppi "RENATO GAÚCHO" (Flamengo)
1988   Cláudio André Mergen TAFFAREL (Internacional RS)
1989   RICARDO Roberto Barreto da ROCHA (São Paulo F.C.)
1990   Carlos CÉSAR SAMPAIO Campos (Santos)
1991   MAURO da SILVA (Bragantino)
1992   Leovegildo Lins Gama "JÚNIOR" (Flamengo)
1993   Carlos CÉSAR SAMPAIO Campos (Palmeiras)
1994   Márcio dos Santos AMOROSO (Guarani)
1995   GIOVANNI Silva de Oliveira (Santos)
1996   Djalma Freitosa Dias "DJALMINHA" (Palmeiras)
1997   EDMUNDO Alves de Souza Neto (Vasco da Gama)
1998   EDÍLSON da Silva Ferreira (Corinthians)
1999   Marcelo Pereira Surcin "MARCELINHO" (Corinthians)
2000   ROMÁRIO de Souza Faria (Vasco da Gama)   
2001   Alexander Pereira Cardoso "ALEX MINEIRO" (Atlético Paranaense)     
2002   Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite "KAKÁ" (São Paulo)
2003   Alexsandro de Souza "ALEX" (Cruzeiro)       
2004   Robson de Souza "ROBINHO" (Santos)       
2005   Carlos TEVEZ [Arg] (Corinthians)
2006   LUCAS Pezzini Leiva (Grêmio RS)
2007   THIAGO NEVES Augusto (Fluminense)
2008   ROGÉRIO Ceni (São Paulo F.C.)

Notes:
1. Unless stated all players were Brazilian.
2. In 1973 the award was shared by two players.

Number of Wins

2   Falcão, Toninho Cerezo, Zico, Roberto Costa, César Sampaio
 
1   Ancheta, Cejas, Waldir Peres, Figueroa, Paulo Isidoro, Marinho, Careca,
    Renato Gaúcho, Taffarel, Ricardo Rocha, Mauro Silva, Júnior, Amoroso, 
    Giovanni, Djalminha, Edmundo, Edílson, Marcelinho, Romário, Alex Mineiro,
    Kaká, Alex, Robinho, Tevez, Lica, Thiago Neves, Rogério

About this document

Source: [pla 1159], RSSSF Brazil

Prepared and maintained by José Luis Pierrend for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: José Luis Pierrend (josepie@hotmail.com)
Last updated: 16 Jan 2009