South American Player of the Year 1999

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. Javier SAVIOLA                 55 pts    Argentina      River Plate (Arg)
 2. Francisco ARCE                 45  "     Paraguay       Palmeiras (Bra)
 3. Juan Román RIQUELME            42  "     Argentina      Boca Juniors (Arg)
 4. José Luis CHILAVERT            36  "     Paraguay       Vélez Sarsfield (Arg)
 5. Iván Ramiro CORDOBA            33  "     Colombia       San Lorenzo (Arg)
 6. Alexsandro de Souza "ALEX"     28  "     Brazil         Palmeiras (Bra)
 7. Pablo AIMAR                    27  "     Argentina      River Plate (Arg)
 8. Marcos dos Santos "VAMPETA"    23  "     Brazil         Corinthians (Bra)
 9. Freddy RINCON                  22  "     Colombia       Corinthians (Bra)
    Ronaldo de Assis "RONALDINHO"  22  "     Brazil         Gremio (Bra)
    Walter SAMUEL                  22  "     Argentina      Boca Juniors (Arg)   
12. Jorge BERMÚDEZ                 21  "     Colombia       Boca Juniors (Arg)
    Martín PALERMO                 21  "     Argentina      Boca Juniors (Arg)
14. Jenílson de Souza "JUNIOR"     17  "     Brazil         Palmeiras (Bra)
15. Juan Pablo SORIN               16  "     Argentina      River Plate (Arg)
16. Cuauhtémoc BLANCO              14  "     Mexico         América (Mex)   
17. ROMARIO de Souza Faria         13  "     Brazil         Flamengo (Bra)
18. Nélson de Jesus e Silva "DIDA" 12  "     Brazil         Cruzeiro (Bra) / Corinthians (Bra)        
19. Leonardo ASTRADA               11  "     Argentina      River Plate (Arg)
20. Walter COELHO                   8  "     Uruguay        Nacional (Uru)
    EDILSON da Silva Ferreira       8  "     Brazil         Corinthians (Bra)        
    JOÃO CARLOS dos Santos          8  "     Brazil         Cruzeiro (Bra) / Corinthians (Bra)        
    Mauricio SERNA                  8  "     Colombia       Boca Juniors (Arg)
    Mario Alberto YEPES             8  "     Colombia       Dep. Cali (Col) / River Plate (Arg)
25. Raimundo Júnior "JUNIOR BAIANO" 6  "     Brazil         Palmeiras (Bra)


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