Bola de Prata Trivia

  • Trophies by Club
  • Most Trophies in a Year
  • Players with Most Trophies
  • Foreign Winners
  • Consecutive Trophies
  • Most Trophies for Different Clubs
  • Most and Least Different Clubs Awarded in the Same Year
  • Trophies in 3 Decades
  • Bola de Ouro + Topscorer
  • Statewise Trophies

  • Trophies by Club

         Club           Bola de Ouro    Bola de Prata     Topscorer    Total
     1   São Paulo          5               55                3         63
     2   Atlético-MG        3               43                4         50
     3   Internacional      4               41                3         48
     4   Corinthians        4               42                -         46
     5   Palmeiras          3               41                -         44
     6   Cruzeiro           4               39                -         43
     7   Flamengo           5               33                4         42
     8   Santos             5               29                7         41
     9   Vasco da Gama      3               29                7         39
    10   Grêmio             3               31                3         37
    11   Fluminense         2               20                4         26
    12   Botafogo           -               16                2         18
    13   Goiás              -                9                4         13
    14   Guarani		1		10		  1	    12
    15   Atlético-PR        2                6                2         10
    16   Bragantino         1                9                -         10
    17   Vitória            -                9                -          9
    18   Bahia              -                8                1          9
    19   Ponte Preta        -                8                1          9
    20   Coritiba           -                7                1          8
    21   Bangu              1                4                -          5
    22   Portuguesa         -                4                -          4
         Sport Recife       -                3                1          4
    24   São Caetano        -                3                -          3
    25   América-RJ         -                2                1          3
    26   Juventude          -                2                -          2
         Náutico		-		 2		  -	     2
         Remo		-		 2		  -	     2
    29   ABC		-		 1		  -	     1
         América-MG		-		 1		  -	     1
         Ceará		-		 1		  -	     1
         Criciúma		-		 1		  -	     1
         Desportiva		-		 1		  -	     1
         Figueirense        -                1                -          1
         Fortaleza		-		 1		  -	     1
         Inter de Limeira	-		 1		  -	     1
         Joinville		-		 1		  -	     1
         Operário-MS	-		 1		  -	     1
         Paraná Clube       -                -                1          1
    
    

    Most Trophies in a Year

    8    São Paulo, 1986 (Bola de Ouro, Topscorer and 6 Bolas de Prata)
    
    7    Palmeiras, 2016 (Topscorer and 6 Bolas de Prata)
    
    6    São Paulo, 2008 (Bola de Ouro and 5 Bolas de Prata)
    6    Cruzeiro, 2013 (Bola de Ouro and 5 Bolas de Prata)
    
    6    Atlético Mineiro, 1999 (Topscorer and 5 Bolas de Prata)
    
    6    Internacional, 1976 (Bola de Ouro, Topscorer and 4 Bolas de Prata)
    6    Vasco da Gama, 1984 (Bola de Ouro, Topscorer and 4 Bolas de Prata)
    
    5    São Paulo, 2006 (5 Bolas de Prata)
    
    5    São Paulo, 1989 (Bola de Ouro and 4 Bolas de Prata)
    5    Bragantino, 1991 (Bola de Ouro and 4 Bolas de Prata)
    5    Palmeiras, 1993 (Bola de Ouro and 4 Bolas de Prata)
    5    Corinthians, 1999 (Bola de Ouro and 4 Bolas de Prata)
    5    Corinthians, 2015 (Bola de Ouro and 4 Bolas de Prata)
    
    5    Santos, 1983 (Topscorer and 4 Bolas de Prata)
    5    Botafogo, 1995 (Topscorer and 4 Bolas de Prata)
    5    Atlético Mineiro, 2012 (Topscorer and 4 Bolas de Prata)
    
    5    Vasco da Gama, 1984 (Bola de Ouro, Topscorer and 3 Bolas de Prata)
    5    Internacional, 1988 (Bola de Ouro, Topscorer and 3 Bolas de Prata)
    5    Vasco da Gama, 1997 (Bola de Ouro, Topscorer and 3 Bolas de Prata)
    5    Vasco da Gama, 2000 (Bola de Ouro, Topscorer and 3 Bolas de Prata)

    Players with Most Trophies

         Player         Bola de Ouro  Bola de Prata  Topscorer    Total
     1   Zico		2               5	    2		9
     2   Rogério Ceni       1               6           -           7
     3   Júnior             1               5           -           6
         Renato Gaúcho	1		5	    -		6
     5   Túlio              -               3           3           6
     6   Falcão             2               3           -           5
         Toninho Cerezo	2		3	    -		5
     8   Figueroa           1               4           -           5
         Ricardo Rocha	1		4	    -		5
    10   Careca             1               3           1           5
    11   Romário            1               1           3           5
    12   Fred               -               2           3           5
    13   César Sampaio      2               2           -           4
         Roberto Costa	2		2	    -		4
    15   Edmundo            1               2           1           4
    16   Dirceu Lopes       1               3           -           4
         Marcelinho Carioca 1               3           -           4
         Paulo Isidoro      1               3           -           4
         Ronaldinho Gaúcho  1               3           -           4
    20   Dida               -               4           -           4
         Gamarra            -               4           -           4
         Nelinho		-		4	    -		4
         Mário Sérgio	-		4	    -		4
         Mineiro            -               4           -           4
         Paulo César Caju	-		4	    -		4
         Zinho		-		4	    -		4
    27   Diego Tardelli     -               3           1           4
         Roberto Dinamite   -               3           1           4
    
    

    Foreign Winners

    year - player				club		  country
    1970 - Francisco REYES			Fluminense	  Paraguay
    1971 - Edgardo ANDRADA			Vasco da Gama	  Argentina
    1972 - Elias FIGUEROA			Internacional	  Chile
    1973 - Augustín CEJAS			Santos		  Argentina
           Atílio ANCHETA			Grêmio		  Uruguay
           Pedro ROCHA			São Paulo	  Uruguay
    1974 - Elias FIGUEROA			Internacional	  Chile
    1975 - Elias FIGUEROA			Internacional	  Chile
    1976 - Narciso DOVAL			Fluminense	  Argentina
    1981 - José BENÍTEZ			Internacional	  Paraguay
           Darío PEREYRA			São Paulo	  Uruguay
    1983 - Darío PEREYRA			São Paulo	  Uruguay
    1984 - Hugo DE LEÓN			Grêmio		  Uruguay
           Julio César Romero "ROMERITO"	Fluminense	  Paraguay
    1985 - Ruben PAZ			Internacional	  Uruguay
    1986 - Darío PEREYRA			São Paulo	  Uruguay
    1988 - Óscar AGUIRREGARAY		Internacional	  Uruguay
    1995 - Carlos Alberto GAMARRA		Internacional	  Paraguay
    1996 - Carlos Alberto GAMARRA		Internacional	  Paraguay
    1998 - Francisco Javier ARCE		Palmeiras	  Paraguay
           Carlos Alberto GAMARRA		Corinthians	  Paraguay
    1999 - Freddy RINCÓN			Corinthians	  Colombia
    2000 - Francisco Javier ARCE		Palmeiras	  Paraguay
           Juan Pablo SORÍN			Cruzeiro	  Argentina
    2001 - Francisco Javier ARCE		Palmeiras	  Paraguay
    2003 - Claudio Andres MALDONADO Rivera  Cruzeiro          Chile
    2004 - Diego Alfredo LUGANO Moreno      São Paulo         Uruguay
           Dejan PETKOVIC                   Vasco da Gama     Serbia
    2005 - Diego Alfredo LUGANO Moreno      São Paulo         Uruguay
           Carlos Alberto GAMARRA           Palmeiras         Paraguay
           Dejan PETKOVIC                   Vasco da Gama     Serbia
           Carlos TEVEZ                     Corinthians       Argentina
    2007 - Jorge VALDIVIA                   Palmeiras         Chile
           Alberto ACOSTA                   Náutico           Uruguay
    2009 - Pablo Horacio GUIÑAZÚ            Internacional     Argentina
           Dejan PETKOVIC                   Flamengo          Serbia
    2010 - Darío CONCA                      Fluminense        Argentina
           Walter Damián MONTILLO           Cruzeiro          Argentina
    2011 - Walter Damián MONTILLO           Cruzeiro          Argentina
    2013 - Clarence SEEDORF                 Botafogo          Netherlands
    2014 - Charles ARÁNGUIZ                 Internacional     Chile
           Paolo GUERRERO                   Corinthians       Peru
    2015 - Lucas PRATTO                     Atlético Mineiro  Argentina
    
    

    Wins by country

    1. Uruguay     - 11
    2. Argentina   - 10
       Paraguay    - 10
    4. Chile       -  6
    5. Serbia      -  3
    6. Colombia    -  1
       Netherlands -  1
       Peru        -  1

    Consecutive Trophies

     3    Figueroa (Internacional): 1974-1975-1976
     3    Mazinho (Vasco da Gama): 1987-1988-1989
     3    Mineiro (São Caetano, São Paulo): 2004-2005-2006
     3    Rogério Ceni (São Paulo): 2006-2007-2008
    
     2    Júnior (Flamengo): 1983-1984, 1991-1992
     2    Mário Sérgio (Vitória, Internacional): 1973-1974, 1980-1981
    
     2    Humberto Monteiro (Atlético Mineiro): 1970-1971
     2    Dirceu Lopes (Cruzeiro): 1970-1971
     2    Marinho Chagas (Botafogo): 1972-1973
     2    Zico (Flamengo): 1974-1975
     2    Toninho Cerezo (Atlético Mineiro): 1976-1977
     2    Paulo César Caju (Fluminense, Botafogo): 1976-1977
     2    Adílio (Flamengo): 1977-1978
     2    Tarciso (Grêmio): 1977-1978
     2    Falcão (Internacional): 1978-1979
     2    Nelinho (Cruzeiro): 1979-1980
     2    Roberto Costa (Atlético Paranaense, Vasco da Gama): 1983-1984
     2    Careca (São Paulo): 1985-1986
     2    Taffarel (Internacional): 1987-1988
     2    Bobô (Bahia, São Paulo): 1988-1989
     2    Gil Baiano (Bragantino): 1990-1991
     2    Mazinho Oliveira (Bragantino): 1990-1991
     2    Careca Bianchesi (Palmeiras): 1990-1991
     2    Mauro Silva (Bragantino): 1990-1991
     2    Cafu (São Paulo): 1992-1993
     2    Roberto Carlos (Palmeiras): 1993-1994
     2    Rivaldo (Corinthians, Palmeiras): 1993-1994
     2    Gamarra (Internacional): 1995-1996
     2    Rodrigo Fabri (Portuguesa): 1996-1997
     2    Dida (Cruzeiro, Corinthians): 1998-1999
     2    Vampeta (Corinthians): 1998-1999
     2    Arce (Palmeiras): 2000-2001
     2    Alex (Santos): 2002-2003
     2    Rogério Ceni (São Paulo): 2003-2004
     2    Lugano (São Paulo): 2004-2005
     2    Petkovic (Vasco da Gama, Fluminense): 2004-2005
     2    Kléber (Santos): 2006-2007
     2    Hernanes (São Paulo): 2007-2008
     2    André Dias (São Paulo): 2008-2009
     2    Miranda (São Paulo): 2008-2009
     2    Montillo (Cruzeiro): 2010-2011
     2    Neymar (Santos): 2010-2011
     2    Paulinho (Corinthians): 2011-2012
     2    Ronaldinho Gaúcho (Flamengo, Atlético Mineiro): 2011-2012
     2    Fred (Fluminense): 2011-2012
     2    Diego Tardelli (Atlético Mineiro): 2013-2014
     2    Marcelo Grohe (Grêmio): 2014-2015
     2    Gil (Corinthians): 2014-2015
     2    Geromel (Grêmio): 2015-2016

    Most Trophies for Different Clubs

    Renato Gaúcho won Bola de Prata five times and is the only player who has 
    won the trophy playing for four different clubs.
    1984 - Grêmio
    1987 - Flamengo (Bola de Ouro)
    1990 - Flamengo
    1992 - Botafogo
    1995 - Fluminense
    
    The following players were awarded for three different clubs:
    
    Paulo César Caju - Botafogo (1970, 1977), Flamengo (1972) and Fluminense (1976)
    Paulo Isidoro - Atlético/MG (1976), Grêmio (1981, 1981/Ouro), Santos (1983)
    Ricardo Rocha - Guarani (1986), São Paulo (1989, 1989/Ouro, 1991) and Santos (1993)
    Dida - Vitória (1993), Cruzeiro (1996, 1998) and Corinthians (1999)
    Gamarra - Internacional (1995, 1996), Corinthians (1998) and Palmeiras (2005)
    Mineiro - Ponte Preta (2000), São Caetano (2004) and São Paulo (2005, 2006)
    Petkovic - Vasco (2004), Fluminense (2005) and Flamengo (2009)
    Ronaldinho Gaúcho - Grêmio (2000), Flamengo (2011) and Atlético Mineiro (2012)

    Most and Least Different Clubs Awarded in the Same Year

    In 1972, players from ten different clubs won the Bola de Prata. 2 players from Palmeiras
    and one player from ABC, Botafogo, Coritiba, Cruzeiro, Flamengo, Grêmio, Internacional,
    Remo and Vitória each. 
    
    On the other hand, in 1999 only players from 4 clubs were awarded. Atlético Mineiro players
    won 5 Bolas de Prata and the Topscorer award. Corinthians' players won 4 Bolas de Prata and 
    Bola de Ouro. Palmeiras and Vitória won one Bola de Prata each.
    In 2015, again only 4 clubs had players awarded. Corinthians 'players won 4 Bolas de Prata
    and the Bola de Ouro. Grêmio won 4 and Atlético Mineiro players won 3 Bolas de Prata. And
    Santos won the Topscorer award.
    

    Trophies in 3 Decades

    Defender Mauro Galvão is the only player who ever won Bola de Prata in three
    different decades. In 1979 he was only 19 years old and won his first trophy 
    playing at Internacional. In 1985 he won again. And he got his third trophy
    in 1997, at 37 years old, by Vasco da Gama.
    
    Left-Winger and Midfielder Zé Roberto won his first trophy in 1996, by Portuguesa,
    and his second and third trophies in 2012 and 2014, by Grêmio. He only failed
    in the 2000 decade.
    

    Bola de Ouro + Topscorer

    Only six players won Bola de Ouro and the Topscorer Bola de Prata in the 
    same year:
    1982 - Zico (Flamengo)
    1986 - Careca (São Paulo)
    1994 - Amoroso (Guarani)
    1997 - Edmundo (Vasco da Gama)
    2000 - Romário (Vasco da Gama)
    2009 - Adriano (Flamengo)

    Statewise Trophies

         State          Bola de Ouro    Bola de Prata     Topscorer   Total
     1   São Paulo           18             202              12        232
     2   Rio de Janeiro      11             106              18        135
     3   Minas Gerais         7              82               4         93
     4   Rio Grande do Sul    7              73               6         85
     5   Paraná               2              13               4         19
     6   Bahia                -              17               1         18
     7   Goiás                -               9               4         13
     8   Pernambuco           -               5               1          6
     9   Santa Catarina       -               3               -          3
    10   Ceará                -               2               -          2
         Pará                 -               2               -          2
    12   Espírito Santo	  -		  1		  -	     1
         Mato Grosso do Sul	  -		  1		  -	     1
         Rio Grande do Norte  -		  1		  -	     1
    

    Bola de Ouro
    

    Bola de Prata


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