The vote for the first annual RSSSF BRAZIL PLAYER OF THE YEAR vote
is over. 31 days of voting have passed and 55 votes were processed.
Note that this voting was made according to the same model and rules
that the RSSSF world´s one.
Welcome back next year - from the 1st of January to the 31st of January
in 2002 for the RSSSF Brazil Player of the Year 2001!
The contents of this article:
1. Previous Winners.
2. Rules.
3. Results.
4. Comments of the President of the RSSSF.
5. Name of voters.
6. Demographic analysis of the voters.
7. Teams of the voters
8. Final Word
1. PREVIOUS WINNERS: none
2. RULES
The rules of the RSSSF Brazil Player Of the Year vote is the same used
by RSSSF world for their Player of the Year award. Due to be an award
restrict geographically, the following changes were made in the rules:
1. All valid votes have to submitted between the 1st of January at
00:00 (Brasília Time) and the 31st of January at midnight BT.
2. The vote must be submitted on a form including the following information:
Name of voter and his state of birth and state of residence.
3. No more than two players of the same club are allowed.
4. A player needs to have been active during the preceding calendar year
in any Brazilian club to be eligible to vote for.
3. RESULTS RSSSF BRAZIL PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2000 The columns are: Position Name of Player Name of Club he played for (as official as possible, space limit) 1P = First Places 2P = Second Places 3P = Third Places 4P = Fourth Places 5P = Fifth Places Total Number of Points POS NAME CLUB 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P TOTAL ================================================================================ 1.Romário CR Vasco da Gama 29 9 7 3 1 209 2.Juninho Paulista CR Vasco da Gama 8 15 9 3 1 134 3.Adhemar AD São Caetano 5 3 6 6 7 74 4.Ronaldinho Gaúcho Grêmio FBPA 1 7 4 4 3 56 5.Petkovic CR Flamengo 5 2 2 1 1 42 6.Rogério Ceni São Paulo FC 3 1 4 2 2 37 7.César AD São Caetano 1 3 3 4 23 8.Juninho Pernambucano CR Vasco da Gama 2 1 1 1 1 20 9.Dill Goiás EC 2 4 2 16 10.Roger Fluminense FC 1 1 2 2 13 11.Lúcio SC Internacional 1 1 1 2 12 12.Sorín Cruzeiro EC 1 2 4 12 13.Alex Palmeiras/Flamengo [*] 2 3 12 14.Edmundo Vasco da Gama/Santos [*] 1 1 2 11 15.Claudecir AD São Caetano 2 1 10 16.Magno Alves Fluminense FC 3 1 10 17.Luizão SC Corinthians P 2 8 18.Esquerdinha AD São Caetano 1 1 7 18.Rincón Corinthians/Santos [*] 1 1 7 20.Guilherme C Atlético Mineiro 1 2 7 21.França São Paulo FC 1 1 2 7 22.Fábio Rochemback SC Internacional 1 1 6 23.Bosco Sport Recife 1 1 1 6 24.Athirson CR Flamengo 1 1 5 25.Edílson Corinthians/Flamengo [*] 1 1 5 26.Gamarra CR Flamengo 1 1 5 27.Vampeta SC Corinthians P 1 2 5 28.Nildo Sport Recife 2 1 5 29.Harley Osasco FC 1 4 29.Marques C Atlético Mineiro 1 4 29.Raí São Paulo FC 1 4 32.Ricardinho Cruzeiro EC 1 2 4 33.Danrlei Grêmio FBPA 1 3 33.Váldson Botafogo FR 1 3 35.Hélton CR Vasco da Gama 1 1 3 35.Juninho SE Palmeiras 1 1 3 37.Arce SE Palmeiras 1 2 37.Cris Cruzeiro EC 1 2 37.Fábio Baiano Flamengo/Grêmio [*] 1 2 37.Marcos SE Palmeiras 1 2 37.Roni Fluminense FC 1 2 42.Túlio São Caetano/Botafogo [*] 1 1 42.Dedé Vasco da Gama/Bahia [*] 1 1 42.Dida SC Corinthians P 1 1 42.Ewerthon SC Corinthians P 1 1 42.Flávio Coritiba FC 1 1 42.Flávio SE Palmeiras 1 1 42.Geovanni Cruzeiro EC 1 1 42.Lobatón C Atlético Paranaense 1 1 42.Lucas C Atlético Paranaense 1 1 42.Silvio Luiz AD São Caetano 1 1 42.Vágner São Paulo FC 1 1 53.null votes 1 1 1 1 [*] changed club during 2000
4. Comments of the President Confirmando o resultado de votações de diversos órgãos de imprensa, como O Estado de São Paulo e a revista Placar, os 55 eleitores do RSSSF Brazil Player of the Year escolheram Romário como o melhor jogador do Brasil no ano 2000. Em segundo lugar ficou Juninho Paulista, também do Vasco da Gama, o que mostra não só a supremacia do clube de São Januário na temporada 2000, mas também o conhecido fenômeno de que os eleitores lembram-se mais dos feitos do segundo semestre do que dos primeiros seis meses do ano (quando Palmeiras, Corinthians, São Paulo, Flamengo e Cruzeiro foram as equipes que mais se destacaram). Esse fenômeno é fortemente confirmado pela votação de vários jogadores do São Caetano, entre os quais o terceiro colocado, Adhemar. Dentre os vinte primeiros colocados apenas Rogério Ceni (goleiro), César, Lúcio e Sorín (defensores) e Claudecir (volante) ocupam posições defensivas. Esse fato dá margem a uma interessante discussão: Será que o Brasil realmente carece de bons jogadores defensivos ou será que a mentalidade ofensiva do torcedor brasileiro é que dificulta a valorização e o reconhecimento de goleiros, defensores e volantes? Do ponto de vista demográfico, a eleição foi dominada por paulistas e fluminenses, com mais de 50% de eleitores nascidos ou residentes nesses estados. Houve ainda quatro eleitores nascidos e três residentes fora do Brasil.
Confirming the results of the voting of several press organs, like O Estado de São Paulo and Placar magazine, the 55 voters of RSSSF Brazil Player of the Year elected Romário as the best player of Brazil in the year 2000. The second placed was Juninho Paulista, also from Vasco da Gama. This fact shows not only the supremacy of the team from São Januário in the season 2000, but also the known phenomenon that the voters remember much more the second semester that the first six months of the year (when Palmeiras, Corinthians, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro were the teams with more projection). This phenomenon is strongly confirmed by the voting of several players of São Caetano, including the third-placed, Adhemar. Among the twenty best placed playes, only Rogério Ceni (goalkeeper), César, Lúcio and Sorín (defenders) and Claudecir (volante) played on defensive positions. This fact suggests an interesting discussion: Have Brazil really one lack of good defensive players or is the offensive Brazilian mentality responsible by difficult the valorization and gratitude of goalkeeper, defenders and volantes? On the demographical side, the voting was dominated by São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, with more than 50% of voters born and/or resident in these states. There were also four voters born and three resident out of Brazil.
Marcelo L. Arruda
5. The Names of the Voters. (NB: in alphabetic order) 1 Almir E C Guilherme 2 Anderson Lopes 3 Andre Romano 4 Antonio E. Bittencourt 5 Antonio Portela 6 Antonio Ximblendos 7 Bruno Cano 8 Carlos 9 Cristiano Marques de Oliveira 10 Daniel Teodoro Mattos da Silva 11 Didier Fort 12 Dilson 13 Diniz Fireman de Araujo Filho 14 Edilson Queiroz 15 Eduardo 16 Expedito Madruga Coelho Filho 17 Fausto Ferraz 18 Fernando Martinez 19 Fernando Matta 20 Flavio Pontes 21 Francisco Gerbase 22 Frank Ballesteros 23 Gabriela Paiva 24 Gilvannewton de A. Souza 25 Graziani Mateus Heringer 26 Guillermo Rivera 27 Humberto Matoso 28 Jack Suslik Pogorelsky Junior 29 João Marcio Resende Credidio Leite 30 José Luiz da Silva 31 Luiz Borba 32 Luiz Fernando Casciano Bindi 33 Luiz Henrique Zanforlin Pereira 34 Marcelo L. Arruda 35 Marcelo Rosa de Souza 36 Marco Aurélio M. Balloussier 37 Marcos 38 Marcos Leite 39 Marcos Luiz Ibrahim Alves 40 Natanael Duarte Neto 41 Nilton S. Ramos Quoirin 42 Oziris da Silva Pena 43 Paulo Freitas 44 Paulo Torres 45 Pedro Henrique 46 Rafael Malaman de Araújo 47 Roberto M. de Medeiros 48 Roberto Naves 49 Rubens Goncalves de Souza Junior 50 Rui Manuel C. Silva 51 Sergio da Silva Santos 52 Stanley 53 Tiago 54 Vagner Santos 55 Wallace Ferreira Ramos Junior
6. Demographic analysis. Birth Alagoas 1 Bahia 2 Ceará 1 Distrito Federal 1 Maranhão 1 Mato Grosso 1 Minas Gerais 5 Pará 1 Paraíba 1 Paraná 2 Pernambuco 4 Rio Grande do Sul 4 Rio de Janeiro 14 Santa Catarina 1 São Paulo 12 other contries 4 Residence Alagoas 1 Bahia 2 Ceará 2 Distrito Federal 4 Espírito Santo 1 Goiás 1 Mato Grosso 1 Minas Gerais 4 Paraíba 1 Paraná 4 Pernambuco 2 Rio de Janeiro 11 Rio Grande do Sul 3 São Paulo 15 other countries 3
7. Teams of the voters
CR Vasco da Gama 19 São Paulo FC 9 CR Flamengo 7 C Atlético Mineiro 3 SC Corinthians P 3 SC Internacional 3 C Náutico C 3 SE Palmeiras 2 América FC (RJ) 1 Avaí FC 1 EC Galícia 1 Grêmio FBPA 1 Moto Clube 1 Santos FC 1 AD São Caetano 1 Sport Recife 1 none 1
8. FINAL WORD
A big THANKS to everyone who voted and please vote again next year!
Also a special thanks to Karel Stokkermans and Kent Hedlundh for their assistance.
And one special mention to Fernando Matta, who made all html work and counting of votes
THIS VOTE IS COURTESY OF
REC.SPORT.SOCCER STATISTICS FOUNDATION
BROUGHT TO YOU
by
Kent HEDLUNDH STOKKERMANS Karel
Vice-President of the RSSSF President of the RSSSF
Marcelo Leme de Arruda Ricardo Pontes
President of RSSSF Brazil President of RSSSF Brazil
Prepared and maintained by Marcelo Leme de Arruda and Fernando Matta for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil
Authors: Marcelo Leme de Arruda (marcelo.leme.arruda@gmail.com)
and Fernando Matta (matta@unisys.com.br)
Last updated: 14 Feb 2001
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