The South American Coach of the Year ( es, Entrenador del año en Sudamérica) is an annual

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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 ''

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'' 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 20 wins by 11 different coaches. With five awards, Argentine

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is the most decorated awardee. The Colombia national team is the side that produced most winners, with 5 in total. The current winner for 2021 is the Portuguese

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, manager of Brazilian side

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, the first non-

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n national to win it.

Winners

Wins by coach

Wins by nationality

Wins by team

References

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External links

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*South Awards by newspapers Awards established in 1986