Footballer_of_the_Year_of_Argentina

Argentine Footballer of the Year

Argentine Footballer of the Year

Award

The Footballer of the Year of Argentina (in Spanish: Olimpia de Plata al Mejor Futbolista, that literally translates to "Silver Olimpia to the Best Footballer) is a yearly award given by the Argentine Sports Journalists' Circle (Círculo de Periodistas Deportivos de la República Argentina) as one of the Olimpia Awards, the most important sports award in Argentina.

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The Olimpia is awarded in the sport of association football and, since 2008, is shared by the best player of the local league (who wins the Olimpia de Plata al Fútbol Local) and the best Argentine playing abroad (Olimpia de Plata al Fútbol del Exterior).

Up to 2008, the award was not shared, and was either given to the best player of Argentine nationality of the season (regardless if he plays in the local league or abroad), or to the best foreign footballer of the local league. It is unclear when Argentine footballers playing abroad and expatriate players in the country started being eligible. Mario Kempes in 1978 was the first Argentine to receive the award while playing abroad. Kempes was playing in the Spanish league for Valencia CF at the time, and had been a key player in the Argentina national team World Cup winning campaign of that year. On the other hand, Uruguayan Enzo Francescoli was the first foreign player to receive the award (in 1985, playing for River Plate).

Lionel Messi is the award's all-time record holder with sixteen wins, seven of which were in a row. He is also the current (2023) holder of the award.

Winners

All players and clubs are Argentine, unless otherwise noted.

Players awarded
Héctor Yazalde (1970)
Miguel Brindisi (1973)
Néstor Scotta (1975)
Daniel Passarella (1976)
Ubaldo Fillol (1977)
Mario Kempes (1978)
Hugo Gatti (1982)
Ricardo Bochini (1983)
Alberto Marcico (1984)
Enzo Francescoli (1985, 1995)
Gabriel Batistuta (1998)
Carlos Tévez (2003, 2004)
Juan S. Verón (2006, 2009)
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Most wins

Fltr: Lionel Messi, who has dominated the award by winning it a record 16 times, 7 of which consecutively; Diego Maradona and Juan R. Riquelme won 4 times each the trophy
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See also

References

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    Circulo de Periodistas Deportivos: Noticias Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. Referenced 27 December 2011.
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    "Messi obtuvo el premio Olimpia de plata". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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    "Maidana es de oro" [Maidana is the gold]. Olé (in Spanish). Clarín Group. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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    "Lucas Pratto y Ángel Di María ganaron el Olimpia de plata". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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    "Bruja-salguero-bazan – Radio Nacional". Archived from the original on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
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