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At the end of each Copa América final tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the match.

Awards

There are currently five post-tournament awards

  • the Best Player for most valuable player, first awarded in 1987;
  • the Top Goalscorer for most prolific goal scorer;
  • the Best Goalkeeper for most outstanding goalkeeper, first awarded in 2011;
  • the Team of the Tournament for best combined team of players at the tournament;
  • the Fair Play Award for the team with the best record of fair play, first awarded in 2011.

Best Player

The current award was introduced in the 1987 Copa América.

Official

Year Hosts Best player
1987   Argentina Colombia Carlos Valderrama
1989   Brazil Uruguay Rubén Sosa
1991   Chile Argentina Leonardo Rodríguez
1993   Ecuador Argentina Sergio Goycochea
1995   Uruguay Uruguay Enzo Francescoli
1997   Bolivia Brazil Ronaldo
1999   Paraguay Brazil Rivaldo
2001   Colombia Honduras Amado Guevara
2004   Peru Brazil Adriano
2007   Venezuela Brazil Robinho
2011   Argentina Uruguay Luis Suárez
2015   Chile Argentina Lionel Messi
2016   United States Chile Alexis Sánchez
2019   Brazil Brazil Dani Alves
2021   Brazil Argentina Lionel Messi

Unofficial

This list is unofficial [1]

Year Hosts Best player
1916   Argentina Uruguay Isabelino Gradín
1917   Argentina Uruguay Héctor Scarone
1919   Brazil Brazil Arthur Friedenreich
1920   Chile Uruguay José Piendibene
1921   Argentina Argentina Américo Tesoriere
1922   Brazil Brazil Agostinho Fortes Filho
1923   Uruguay Uruguay José Nasazzi
1924   Uruguay Uruguay Pedro Petrone
1925   Argentina Argentina Manuel Seoane
1926   Chile Uruguay José Leandro Andrade
1927   Peru Argentina Manuel Seoane
1929   Argentina Argentina Manuel Ferreira
1935   Peru Uruguay José Nasazzi
1937   Argentina Argentina Vicente de la Mata
1939   Peru Peru Teodoro Fernández
1941   Chile Chile Sergio Livingstone
1942   Uruguay Uruguay Obdulio Varela
1945   Chile Brazil Domingos da Guia
1946   Argentina Argentina Adolfo Pedernera
1947   Ecuador Argentina José Manuel Moreno
1949   Brazil Brazil Ademir
1953   Peru Paraguay Heriberto Herrera
1955   Chile Chile Enrique Hormazábal
1956   Uruguay Uruguay Óscar Míguez
1957   Peru Argentina Omar Sívori
1959   Argentina Brazil Pelé
1959   Ecuador Uruguay Alcides Silveira
1963   Bolivia Bolivia Ramiro Blacut
1967   Uruguay Uruguay Pedro Rocha
1975 Various Peru Teófilo Cubillas
1979 Various Chile Carlos Caszely
1983 Various Uruguay Enzo Francescoli

Top Goalscorer

Year Hosts Top Goalscorer(s) Goals
1916   Argentina Uruguay Isabelino Gradín 3
1917   Uruguay Uruguay Ángel Romano 4
1919   Brazil Brazil Arthur Friedenreich
Brazil Neco
4
1920   Chile Uruguay José Pérez
Uruguay Ángel Romano
3
1921   Argentina Argentina Julio Libonatti 3
1922   Brazil Argentina Julio Francia 4
1923   Uruguay Argentina Vicente Aguirre
Uruguay Pedro Petrone
3
1924   Uruguay Uruguay Pedro Petrone 4
1925   Argentina Argentina Manuel Seoane 6
1926   Chile Chile David Arellano 7
1927   Peru Argentina Alfredo Carricaberry
Argentina Segundo Luna
Uruguay Roberto Figueroa
Uruguay Pedro Petrone
Uruguay Héctor Scarone
3
1929   Argentina Paraguay Aurelio González 5
1935   Peru Argentina Herminio Masantonio 4
1937   Argentina Chile Raúl Toro Julio 7
1939   Peru Peru Teodoro Fernández 7
1941   Chile Argentina Juan Marvezzi 5
1942   Uruguay Argentina Herminio Masantonio
Argentina José Manuel Moreno
7
1945   Chile Argentina Norberto Méndez
Brazil Heleno de Freitas
6
1946   Argentina Uruguay José María Medina 7
1947   Ecuador Uruguay Nicolás Falero 8
1949   Brazil Brazil Jair 9
1953   Peru Chile Francisco Molina 7
1955   Chile Argentina Rodolfo Micheli 8
1956   Uruguay Chile Enrique Hormazábal 4
1957   Peru Argentina Humberto Maschio
Uruguay Javier Ambrois
9
1959   Argentina Brazil Pelé 8
1959   Ecuador Argentina José Sanfilippo 6
1963   Bolivia Ecuador Carlos Alberto Raffo 6
1967   Uruguay Argentina Luis Artime 5
1975 Various Argentina Leopoldo Luque
Colombia Ernesto Díaz
4
1979 Various Chile Jorge Peredo
Paraguay Eugenio Morel
4
1983 Various Argentina Jorge Burruchaga
Brazil Roberto Dinamite
Uruguay Carlos Aguilera
3
1987   Argentina Colombia Arnoldo Iguarán 4
1989   Brazil Brazil Bebeto 6
1991   Chile Argentina Gabriel Batistuta 6
1993   Ecuador Venezuela José Luis Dolgetta 4
1995   Uruguay Argentina Gabriel Batistuta
Mexico Luis García
4
1997   Bolivia Mexico Luis Hernández 6
1999   Paraguay Brazil Rivaldo (5)
Brazil Ronaldo
5
2001   Colombia Colombia Víctor Aristizábal 6
2004   Peru Brazil Adriano 7
2007   Venezuela Brazil Robinho 6
2011   Argentina Peru Paolo Guerrero 5
2015   Chile Chile Eduardo Vargas
Peru Paolo Guerrero
4
2016   United States Chile Eduardo Vargas 6
2019   Brazil Brazil Everton
Peru Paolo Guerrero
3
2021   Brazil Argentina Lionel Messi
Colombia Luis Díaz
4

Best Goalkeeper

Year Hosts Best Goalkeeper
2011   Argentina Paraguay Justo Villar
2015   Chile Chile Claudio Bravo
2016   United States Chile Claudio Bravo
2019   Brazil Brazil Alisson
2021   Brazil Argentina Emiliano Martínez

Team of the Tournament

Official

Year Hosts Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Manager Ref.
2004   Peru

Brazil Júlio César

Argentina Javier Zanetti
Argentina Roberto Ayala
Brazil Juan
Uruguay Darío Rodríguez

Argentina Lucho González
Mexico Pável Pardo
Brazil Renato
Brazil Alex

Argentina Carlos Tevez
Brazil Adriano

[2]
2007   Venezuela

Brazil Doni

Argentina Javier Zanetti
Mexico Jonny Magallón
Brazil Juan
Uruguay Jorge Fucile

Brazil Júlio Baptista
Argentina Javier Mascherano
Argentina Juan Román Riquelme

Brazil Robinho
Mexico Nery Castillo
Argentina Lionel Messi

2011   Argentina

Paraguay Justo Villar

Uruguay Maxi Pereira
Uruguay Diego Lugano
Venezuela Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
Uruguay Álvaro Pereira

Uruguay Diego Pérez
Colombia Fredy Guarín
Paraguay Marcelo Estigarribia

Uruguay Diego Forlán
Uruguay Luis Suárez
Peru Paolo Guerrero

Uruguay Óscar Tabárez ( Uruguay)

2015   Chile

Chile Claudio Bravo

Colombia Jeison Murillo
Chile Gary Medel
Argentina Nicolás Otamendi

Peru Christian Cueva
Chile Marcelo Díaz
Argentina Javier Mascherano
Chile Arturo Vidal

Chile Eduardo Vargas
Peru Paolo Guerrero
Argentina Lionel Messi

Chile Jorge Sampaoli ( Chile)

2016   United States

Chile Claudio Bravo

Chile Mauricio Isla
Argentina Nicolás Otamendi
Chile Gary Medel
Chile Jean Beausejour

Argentina Javier Mascherano
Chile Arturo Vidal
Chile Charles Aránguiz

Argentina Lionel Messi
Chile Eduardo Vargas
Chile Alexis Sánchez

2019   Brazil

Brazil Alisson

Brazil Dani Alves
Uruguay José Giménez
Brazil Thiago Silva
Peru Miguel Trauco

Brazil Arthur
Argentina Leandro Paredes
Chile Arturo Vidal

Colombia James Rodríguez
Peru Paolo Guerrero
Brazil Everton

2021   Brazil

Argentina Emiliano Martínez

Chile Mauricio Isla
Argentina Cristian Romero
Brazil Marquinhos
Ecuador Pervis Estupiñán

Argentina Rodrigo De Paul
Brazil Casemiro
Peru Yoshimar Yotún

Argentina Lionel Messi
Brazil Neymar
Colombia Luis Díaz

Unofficial

Year Hosts Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
1959   Argentina

Peru Rafael Asca

Uruguay Mirto Davoine
Peru Víctor Benítez
Argentina Vladislao Cap

Argentina Eliseo Mouriño
Uruguay Alcides Silveira

Brazil Garrincha
Brazil Didi
Uruguay Vladas Douksas
Brazil Pelé
Argentina Raúl Belén

[3]

Fair Play Award

Year Hosts Winner
2011   Argentina   Uruguay
2015   Chile   Peru
2016   United States   Argentina
2019   Brazil   Brazil
2021   Brazil   Uruguay

Best Young Player

This award was halted

Year Hosts Best Young Player
2007   Venezuela Argentina Lionel Messi
2011   Argentina Uruguay Sebastián Coates
2015   Chile Colombia Jeison Murillo

See also

References

  1. ^ Copa América Best Players, RSSSF.com
  2. ^ "Pavel representa a México en el equipo ideal de la Perú 2004".
  3. ^ "Equipos Ideales de la Copa América".