Tevez named Latin America Footballer of the Year
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-12-30 09:43

Following are winners of the Latin America Footballer of the Year poll, conducted by the Uruguayan newspaper El Pais, since its introduction.

1986 - Antonio Alzamendi (Uruguay) River Plate

1987 - Carlos Valderrama (Colombia) Deportivo Cali

1988 - Ruben Paz (Uruguay) Racing Club

1989 - Bebeto (Brazil) Vasco da Gama

1990 - Raul Vicente Amarilla (Paraguay) Olimpia

1991 - Oscar Ruggeri (Argentina) Velez Sarsfield

1992 - Rai (Brazil) Sao Paulo

1993 - Carlos Valderrama (Colombia) Atletico Junior

1994 - Cafu (Brazil) Sao Paulo

1995 - Enzo Francescoli (Uruguay) River Plate

1996 - Jose Luis Chilavert (Paraguay) Velez Sarsfield

1997 - Marcelo Salas (Chile) River Plate

1998 - Martin Palermo (Argentina) Boca Juniors

1999 - Javier Saviola (Argentina) River Plate

2000 - Romario (Brazil) Vasco da Gama

2001 - Juan Roman Riquelme (Argentina) Boca Juniors

2002 - Jose Cardozo (Paraguay) Toluca

2003 - Carlos Tevez (Argentina) Boca Juniors

2004 - Carlos Tevez (Argentina) Boca Juniors

2005 - Carlos Tevez (Argentina) Corinthians