2009 South American Footballer of the Year

thumb|Juan Sebastián Verón is the South American Footballer of the Year for 2009. The 2009 South American Footballer of the Year, given to the best football player in South America by Uruguayan newspaper El País through voting by journalists across the continent, was awarded to Juan Sebastián Verón of Estudiantes de La Plata on December 31, 2009.http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/09/12/31/futinter_462843.asp El Virrey El País December 31, 2009 January 5, 2011 Raúl Tavani July 22, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110722002740/http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/09/12/31/futinter_462843.asp dead Verón became the first player since Carlos Tevez in 2004 (and later in 2005) to repeat the award. Rankings RankPlayerNationalityClubPoints1Juan Sebastián VerónARG Estudiantes1092Édison MéndezECU LDU Quito164Humberto SuazoMEX Monterrey644Leandro DesábatoARG Estudiantes525Claudio BielerECU LDU Quito486Salvador CabañasMEX América45Nicolás LodeiroURU Nacional458Nicolás OtamendiARG Vélez Sársfield43Miguel PintoCHI Universidad de Chile4310Néicer ReascoECU LDU Quito4211Gary MedelCHI Universidad CatólicaARG Boca Juniors4012Mauro BoselliARG Estudiantes35Guillermo OchoaMEX América3514Enrique VeraMEX AméricaECU LDU Quito2815Darío ConcaBRA Fluminense2516Aldo BobadillaCOL Independiente Medellín20Santiago SilvaARG Vélez Sársfield2018Claudio Morel RodríguezARG Boca Juniors1919Rolando SchiaviARG EstudiantesARG Newell's Old Boys1820AdrianoBRA Flamengo17 Notes 1.1Édison Méndez played for Dutch club PSV during the first half of 2009. References External links 2009 Footballer Of The Year, 2009