Fernando Diniz, the best coach on the continent

Fernando DinizTechnical Director FluminenseJoin the celebrations German Cano, the new king of AmericaAnd he was chosen as The best coach on the continent By the newspaper State of Uruguay.

the Historical dedication of the flu in the CONMEBOL Libertadores tournament I decided on this award which Marcelo Bielsa and Lionel ScaloniThe coaches of Uruguay and Argentina respectively complete the podium.

Diniz, 49, who has been with the Rio team since April 2022, added 101 votes out of 250 possible votes (40%)Clearly ahead of Bielsa (44, 17.5%) and Scaloni (34, 13.5%).

The Minas Gerais native, who also led temporarily Brazil national teamAlthough without great results (Canarinha ranks sixth in the South American qualifiers), he became the second Brazilian to win this award in the last two decades, after Tite (2017).

The past seasons were dominated by Argentine coaches, but the historic Libertadores title won by Tricolor, who also finished seventh in the Brazilian league, made the difference for the journalists they summoned. Country.

Argentines Carlos Bianchi (5), Jose Pekerman (3) and Marcelo Gallardo (3) are the most successful, while Argentina has won 21 titles, ahead of Uruguay's 6, Brazil's 6 and Colombia's 4 (Portugal adds 1).

Voting results

Fernando Diniz / Brazil (Fluminense / Brazil) / 101

Marcelo Bielsa / Argentina (Uruguay) / 44

– Lionel Scaloni / Argentina (Argentina) / 34

Abel Ferreira / Portugal (Palmereis) / 29

Luis Zubeldia / Argentina (Quito League) / 22

Cesar Farias / Venezuela (OCAS) / 4

Fernando Batista / Argentina (Venezuela) / 4

Renato / Brazil (Union) / 2

Nestor Lorenzo / Argentina (Colombia) / 2

Marcelo Broli / Uruguay (Uruguay U20) / 1

Wilfried Nancy / France (Columbus Crew) / 1

Eduardo Codet / Argentina (Inter Pennsylvania) / 1

Jorge Fossati / Uruguay (University) / 1

Gustavo Alvarez / Argentina (Huachipato) / 1

Gabriel Milito / Argentina (Argentinos Juniors) / 1

Jorge Almiron / Argentina (Boca Juniors) / 1

Daniel Oldra / Argentina (Godoy Cruz) / 1