South American Player of the Year 2002

By the Uruguayan newspaper El País. Only those playing in American
leagues are eligible.
Winner is called "Rey del futbol de América" (America's Football King).
 
Top 25
 
 1. José Saturnino CARDOZO               39 pts     Paraguay         Club Deportivo Toluca (Mex)
 2. Sergio ORTEMAN                       32  "      Uruguay          Olimpia (Par)
 3. Alejandro LEMBO                      30  "      Uruguay          Nacional (Uru)
 4. Andrés D’ALESSANDRO                  29  "      Argentina        River Plate (Arg)
 5. Ricardo Izecson Santos Leite "KAKÁ"  27  "      Brazil           Sao Paulo F.C. (Bra)
 6. Gabriel MILITO                       25  "      Argentina        Independiente (Arg)
 7. Francisco ARCE                       24  "      Paraguay         Palmeiras (Bra)
 8. Sebastián SAJA                       23  "      Argentina        San Lorenzo de Almagro (Arg)
 9. Marcelo DELGADO                      18  "      Argentina        Boca Juniors (Arg)
10. Robson de Souza "ROBINHO"            16  "      Brazil           Santos (Bra)
11. Freddy GRISALES                      15  "      Colombia         Atlético Nacional (Col)
12. Julio César CÁCERES                  14  "      Paraguay         Olimpia (Par)
13. Andrés SILVERA                       13  "      Argentina        Independiente (Arg)
14. DIEGO Ribas da Cunha                 12  "      Brazil           Santos (Bra)
    MARCOS Roberto Silvera Reis          12  "      Brazil           Palmeiras (Bra)
16. Celso AYALA                          11  "      Paraguay         River Plate (Arg)
17. Jose KLEBERSON Pereira                9  "      Brazil           Atletico Paranaense (Bra)    
18. Sebastián ABREU                       8  "      Uruguay          Cruz Azul (Mex)
19. Aparecido GILBERTO SILVA              7  "      Brazil           Cruzeiro (Bra)     
20. Federico DOMÍNGUEZ                    6  "      Argentina        Independiente (Arg)   
    Julio César ENCISO                    6  "      Paraguay         Olimpia (Par)
    Federico INSÚA                        6  "      Argentina        Independiente (Arg)        
    Leandro ROMAGNOLI                     6  "      Argentina        San Lorenzo de Almagro (Arg)
24. ATHIRSON Mazolli Oliveira             5  "      Brazil           Flamengo (Bra)          
    Daniel MONTENEGRO                     5  "      Argentina        Independiente (Arg)     
    Ricardo Luis Pozzi "RICARDINHO"       5  "      Brazil           Corinthians (Bra) / Sao Paulo F.C. (Bra)
    ROMÁRIO de Souza Faria                5  "      Brazil           Fluminense (Bra)
    Carlos TÉVEZ                          5  "      Argentina        Boca Juniors (Arg)
About this document

Prepared and maintained by José Luis Pierrend for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: José Luis Pierrend (josepie@hotmail.com)
Last updated: 9 Jan 2003