The South American Coach of the Year (
Spanish: Entrenador del año en Sudamérica) is an annual
association football award presented to the best coach of a club or national team in South America over the previous calendar year. The award has been presented by Uruguayan newspaper El País since 1986.
The award goes to any coach/manager of a South American club or national team, regardless of the coaches' nationality. Argentine coaches have won the award the most, with 21 wins by 12 different coaches. With five awards, Argentine
Carlos Bianchi is the most decorated awardee. The
Argentina and
Colombia national teams are the sides that produced most wins, with 5 each. The current winner for 2023 is the Brazilian
Fernando Diniz, manager of Brazilian club
Fluminense and then caretaker manager of the
Brazil national team.
Carlos Bianchi
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Óscar Tabárez
Colombia
Portugal
Chile
Paraguay
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