The vote for the fourth annual RSSSF BRAZIL PLAYER OF THE YEAR vote is over. 31 days of voting have passed and 27 votes were processed. Note that this voting was made according to the same model and rules that the RSSSF world´s one used until 2002. Welcome back next year - from the 1st of January to the 31st of January in 2005 for the RSSSF Brazil Player of the Year 2004! The contents of this article: 1. Previous Winners. 2. Rules. 3. Results. 4. The POY XI 5. Name of voters. 6. Demographic analysis of the voters. 7. Teams of the voters 8. Final Word
1. PREVIOUS WINNERS: 2000: ROMÁRIO (Vasco da Gama) 2001: ROMÁRIO (Vasco da Gama) 2002: ROBINHO (Santos)
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 2003 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.Alex Cruzeiro EC 23 6 3 148 2.Luís Fabiano São Paulo FC 2 6 4 10 3 69 3.Diego Santos FC 9 5 1 52 4.Robinho Santos FC 1 5 1 2 1 33 5.Dimba Goiás EC 1 2 1 4 3 27
6.Renato Santos FC 1 7 1 27 7.Alex Santos FC 3 4 2 19 8.Dagoberto C Atlético Paranaense 1 1 2 1 17 9.Daniel Carvalho SC Internacional 1 2 4 12 10.Kaká São Paulo FC 1 1 7
10.Vágner Love SE Palmeiras 1 1 7 12.Valdo Botafogo FR 1 1 7 13.Felipe Flamengo 1 1 6 14.Rogério Ceni São Paulo FC 2 6 15.Elano Santos FC 1 5
15.Nilmar SC Internacional 1 5 17.Marcos SE Palmeiras 1 2 5 18.Velloso C Atlético Mineiro 2 1 5 19.Narciso Santos FC 1 4 20.Fábio Vasco 1 1 4
21.Carlos Alberto Fluminense FC 1 3 21.Cicinho C Atlético Mineiro 1 3 23.Lúcio SE Palmeiras 1 1 3 24.Tcheco Coritiba FC 3 3 25.Diego C Atlético Paranaense 1 2
25.Gomes Cruzeiro EC 1 2 25.Nádson EC Vitória 1 2 25.Rodrígo Ítalo CRB 1 2 29.Dudu Cearense EC Vitória 2 2 29.Kuki Náutico 2 2
29.Maurinho Cruzeiro EC 2 2 32.Dininho AD São Caetano 1 1 32.Grafite Goiás EC 1 1 32.Maldonado São Paulo FC/EC Cruzeiro 1 1 32.Rodolfo Fluminense FC 1 1
4. The POY XI Trinta e dois jogadores de dezessete clubes foram mencionados nesta eleição. Desses jogadores, selecionando os mais votados de cada posição, podemos montar a Seleção do POY 2003, que agrega a nata dos jogadores que passaram pelos clubes brasileiros no último ano:
Thirty-two players from seventeen clubs were mentioned in this vote. From these players, selecting the best voted in each position, we can build the POY 2003 XI, which aggregates the top players who played in the Brazilian stadia last year:
Goalkeeper: ROGÉRIO CENI (São Paulo)
Right Winger: CICINHO (Atlético Mineiro)
Defenders: ALEX (Santos) NARCISO (Santos)
Left Winger: LÚCIO (Palmeiras)
Midfielders: ALEX (Cruzeiro) DIEGO (Santos) RENATO (Santos) DANIEL CARVALHO (Internacional)
Forwarders: LUÍS FABIANO (São Paulo) ROBINHO (Santos)
5. The Names of the Voters. (NB: in alphabetic order) 1 Alexandre Mesquita Nunes Pereira 2 Alexandre Silveira Limeira 3 André do Nascimento Pereira 4 Ângelo Cavalcanti Alves de Miranda Neto 5 Braulio Fernandes Gerhardt 6 Bruno Oliveira Pinto 7 Bruno Yukio Duarte Yamamoto 8 Eduardo Cacella 9 Eduardo Nascimento dos Santos 10 Fábio Marques 11 Fernando César Rodrigues da Cruz 12 Flávio Nunes 13 Gilvannewton de Albuquerque Souza 14 Guillermo Alexander Botovchenco Rivera 15 Jack Suslik Pogorelsky Junior 16 Jorge Augusto Novis Neto 17 Leonardo Queiroz Ramalho 18 Lucas Fróes de Castro Nunes 19 Luis Henrique Garavello Filho 20 Luiz Fernando Bindi 21 Makarius Sepetauskas 22 Marcelo Leme de Arruda 23 Marcelo Vieira 24 Marcelo Weissheimer Lauria 25 Marlos Henrique Mendes 26 Miguel Alvim Gonzalez 27 Natanael Duarte 28 Nirez de Azevedo 29 Paulo Marcelo Lisbona Freitas 30 Paulo Torres da Fonseca 31 Rafael Malaman de Araújo 32 Ricardo de Freitas Fernandes Pontes 33 Roberto Aguiar Cardoso Naves
6. Demographic analysis. State of Birth Alagoas 1 Bahia 2 Ceará 1 Maranhão 1 Minas Gerais 5 Pernambuco 2 Rio de Janeiro 7 Rio Grande do Sul 5 São Paulo 8 exterior (Portugal) 1 State of Residence Alagoas 2 Bahia 1 Ceará 2 Distrito Federal 1 Espírito Santo 1 Goiás 1 Minas Gerais 5 Pernambuco 2 Rio de Janeiro 5 Rondônia 1 Rio Grande do Sul 2 São Paulo 10 exterior (Portugal) 1
7. Teams of the voters
CR Flamengo 8 São Paulo FC 5 SC Internacional 4 C Atlético Mineiro 3 C Náutico C 2 SE Palmeiras 2 C Atlético Parana. 1 EC Bahia 1 Botafogo FR 1 Ceará SC 1 CRB 1 Moto Clube 1 Santos FC 1 SC Ulbra 1 CR Vasco da Gama 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.
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
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