Bola de Ouro
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The Bola de Ouro (Golden Ball) is an annual award given each year, since 1973, by Brazilian sports magazine Placar to the best player in the Campeonato Brasileiro. A group of sports journalists watch every match of the competition and rate players 1 to 10 based on their performance. At the end of the season, the players with the best average rating in each position are awarded the Bola de Prata (Silver Ball), and the player with the best overall average rating is the recipient of the Bola de Ouro.[1]
The awards were first given in 1973, but since the 1970 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa the magazine had started to evaluate players. The 1971 winner, Dirceu Lopes, received the award in the 2013 edition. Since the 1975 edition Placar also started to award a Bola de Prata to the top goalscorer of the competition. The players with most Bola de Ouro wins are Falcão, Toninho Cerezo, Zico, Roberto Costa and César Sampaio, each of them having won the award twice.
Both Pelé and Neymar were declared hors concours, not being allowed to participate due to being unrivaled by any other player. Pelé was declared as such in 1970, receiving then a Golden Ball in a year with no other Golden Ball awarded, although Francisco Reyes would have been that years recipient. Neymar was awarded his first Golden Ball in 2011 but later declared unrivaled, not being able to repeat his feat. They remain the only players with such honor.
Winners
The award was not originally given from 1970 to 1972, but the following players had the best evaluation:
| Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Club | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Francisco Reyes | Defensive midfielder | 
|
Flamengo | |
| 1971 | Dirceu Lopes | Attacking midfielder | 
|
Cruzeiro | Award given in 2013 |
| 1972 | Elías Figueroa | Centre-back | 
|
Internacional |
Wins by club
| Club | Wins |
|---|---|
| Corinthians | 5 |
| Flamengo | 5 |
| Santos | 5 |
| São Paulo | 5 |
| Cruzeiro | 4 |
| Internacional | 4 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 3 |
| Grêmio | 3 |
| Palmeiras | 3 |
| Vasco da Gama | 3 |
| Atlético Paranaense | 2 |
| Fluminense | 2 |
| Bangu | 1 |
| Bragantino | 1 |
| Guarani | 1 |
Bola de Prata
Bola de Prata (Silver Ball) is given to the best players in their respective position (forward, defender, etc.) on the same points system. Therefore, the Brazilian team of the year is created.[2] In 1973, Placar introduced the "Bola de Ouro", given to the best player of the league, according to Placar itself. In this year, two players shared the Bola de Ouro, this situation never occurred again. Players marked bold won the "Bola de Ouro" in that respective year.
Most appearances
Additional categories
In 1975, Placar started giving the Bola de Prata to the league's top scorer.
| Season | Category | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O Artilheiro (Top Goalscorer) | A Revelação (Breakthrough Player) | Most Beautiful Goal Author | Best Coach | A Tribute to | ||
| 1970 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Pelé (Santos) (hors concours)
| |
| 1971 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1972 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1973 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1974 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1975 | Flávio (Internacional)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1976 | Dario (Internacional)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1977 | Reinaldo (Atlético Mineiro)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1978 | Paulinho (Vasco da Gama)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1979 | César (America) Roberto César (Cruzeiro)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1980 | Zico (Flamengo)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1981 | Nunes (Flamengo)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1982 | Zico (Flamengo)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1983 | Serginho (Santos)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1984 | Roberto Dinamite (Vasco da Gama)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1985 | Edmar (Guarani)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1986 | Careca (São Paulo)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1987 | Müller (São Paulo)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1988 | Nílson (Internacional)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1989 | Túlio (Goiás)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1990 | Charles (Bahia)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1991 | Paulinho McLaren (Santos)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1992 | Bebeto (Vasco da Gama)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1993 | Guga (Santos)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1994 | Amoroso (Guarani) Túlio (Botafogo)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1995 | Túlio (Botafogo)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1996 | Paulo Nunes (Grêmio) Renaldo (Atlético Mineiro)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1997 | Edmundo (Vasco da Gama)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1998 | Viola (Santos)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1999 | Guilherme (Atlético Mineiro)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2000 | Dill (Goiás) Magno Alves (Fluminense) Romário (Vasco da Gama)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2001 | Romário (Vasco da Gama)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2002 | Luís Fabiano (São Paulo) Rodrigo Fabri (Grêmio)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2003 | Dimba (Goiás)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2004 | Washington (Atlético Paranaense)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2005 | Romário (Vasco da Gama)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2006 | Souza (Goiás)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2007 | Josiel (Paraná)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2008 | Keirrison (Coritiba) Kléber Pereira (Santos) Washington (Fluminense)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2009 | Adriano (Flamengo) Diego Tardelli (Atlético Mineiro)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2010 | Jonas (Grêmio)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2011 | Borges (Santos)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Sócrates
| |
| 2012 | Fred (Fluminense)
|
Bernard (Atlético Mineiro)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Neymar (Santos) (hors concours)
| |
| 2013 | Éderson (Atlético Paranaense)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2014 | Fred (Fluminense)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2015 | Ricardo Oliveira (Santos)
|
Gabriel (Santos)
|
Not awarded | Not awarded | Rogério Ceni (São Paulo)
| |
| 2016 | Diego Souza (Sport do Recife) Fred (Atlético Mineiro) William Pottker (Ponte Preta)
|
Not awarded | Camilo (Botafogo)
|
Cuca (Palmeiras)
|
2016 Chapecoense Copa Sudamericana team Formiga (São José)
| |
| 2017 | Jô (Corinthians) Henrique Dourado (Fluminense)
|
Not awarded |  Rómulo Otero (Atlético Mineiro)
|
Fábio Carille (Corinthians)
|
1982 Brazil FIFA World Cup team Soledad Jaimes (Santos)
| |
Foreign players awarded
| Player | Nationality | Bola de Ouro | Bola de Prata | Top scorer | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elías Figueroa | Chile
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Francisco Arce | Paraguay
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Carlos Gamarra | Paraguay
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Darío Pereyra |  Uruguay
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Dejan Petković |  Serbia
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Atilio Ancheta | Uruguay
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Agustín Cejas | Argentina
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Darío Conca | Argentina
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Carlos Tevez | Argentina
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Diego Lugano | Uruguay
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Walter Montillo | Argentina
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Beto Acosta | Uruguay
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Óscar Aguirregaray | Uruguay
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Edgardo Andrada | Argentina
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Aránguiz | Chile
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hugo de León | Uruguay
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Narciso Horacio Doval | Argentina
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paolo Guerrero |  Peru
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pablo Guiñazú | Argentina
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Claudio Maldonado | Chile
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rubén Paz | Uruguay
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucas Pratto | Argentina
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Francisco Reyes | Paraguay
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddy Rincón |  Colombia
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pedro Rocha | Uruguay
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Romerito | Paraguay
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Clarence Seedorf |  Netherlands
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Pablo Sorín | Argentina
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge Valdivia | Chile
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
References
- ^ "Bola de Prata - Placar". Placar (in Portuguese). 21 September 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Bola de Prata – Histórico, ESPN.com.br, June 29, 2017
- ^ Premiação da Bola de Prata do Brasileiro UOL
- ^ [1] ESPN
External links
- Silver Ball " Bola de Prata Placar Magazine
- Bola de Ouro (Placar Magazine)
- Bola de Prata (Placar Magazine)