The 2012 South American Footballer of the Year, given to the best football player in South America by Uruguayan newspaper El País through voting by journalists across the continent, was awarded to Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, a professional footballer from what country?
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2012 South American Footballer of the Year The 2012 South American Footballer of the Year, given to the best football player in South America by Uruguayan newspaper El País through voting by journalists across the continent, was awarded to Neymar of Santos on December 31, 2012.
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Neymar Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (] ; born 5 February 1992), commonly known as Neymar or Neymar Jr., is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team.
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Héctor Adomaitis Héctor Raimundo Adomaitis Larrabure (born June 12, 1970 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former Argentine footballer who played for clubs in Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico and Chile.
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List of international goals scored by Neymar Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (] ; born 5 February 1992), commonly known as Neymar or Neymar Jr., is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain. He is the fourth all-time top scorer for the Brazil national football team with 52 goals in 78 appearances. Below is a list of international goals he has scored for Brazil:
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Uruguay national football team The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez. The Uruguayan team is commonly referred to as La Celeste (The Sky Blue).
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Ney Fabiano Ney Fabiano de Oliveira (born February 9, 1979), more commonly known as ""Ney Fabiano"", is a Brazilian footballer.
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Rubén Adrián Silva Rubén Adrián Silva (born August 20, 1964 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a former Uruguayan footballer who last played for clubs of Uruguay, Chile and México.
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Júlio César (footballer, born 1963) Júlio César da Silva, usually known as Júlio César (born 8 March 1963 in Bauru (São Paulo) is a retired association footballer from Brazil, who played as a central defender. Throughout his career, he played with multiple teams in Brazil and Europe, and also represented the Brazilian national team at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and at the 1987 Copa América.
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Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (born 19 June 1965 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian former footballer, better known on the football pitch as Ronaldo, or Ronaldão ("big Ronaldo"), to differentiate him from his younger compatriot and teammate, also dubbed Ronaldo, who was initially nicknamed Ronaldinho ("little Ronaldo"), a nickname later adpoted by footballer Ronaldinho Gaúcho.
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Leonardo Pais Leonardo Javier Pais Corbo (born 7 July 1994 in Minas) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Defensor Sporting as a midfielder.
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Elio Rodríguez Elio Rodríguez (born November 13, 1962 in Rocha, Uruguay) is a former Uruguayan footballer who played for clubs of Uruguay, Argentina and Chile.
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Carlos Kiese Carlos Alberto Kiese Wiesner (born June 1, 1957 in Tebicuary, Paraguay) is a former football coach and sports journalist who served as Paraguay's defensive midfielder. As a player, was highlighted in the Selection of Paraguay and the Club Olimpia of his country to win both, between 1975 and 1983, several local and international titles, such as Copa America, Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup from 1979. In his role as a coach he won the championship in the Primera División de Paraguay, 1996 leading to Club Cerro Porteño from Assumption.
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Ronny Carlos da Silva Ronny Carlos da Silva (born February 25, 1983) Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil, is a footballer.
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Jonathan Cristian Silva Jonathan Cristian Silva (born 29 June 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left back for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
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América Futebol Clube (SP) América Futebol Clube (SP), usually known simply as América (or as América-SP, or América (SP)), is a Brazilian football club from São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo state. It was named after America from Rio de Janeiro, even copying their team badge.
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Francis José da Silva Francis José da Silva or simply Francis (born April 30, 1982 in São Vicente de Minas), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Red Bull Brasil as a defensive midfielder.
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João Carlos dos Santos João Carlos dos Santos or simply known as João Carlos (born 10 September 1972 in Sete Lagoas, Brazil) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defender. He played for the Brazilian national team at 1999 Copa América in Paraguay.
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Valci Júnior Valci Teixeira Júnior, more commonly known as Valci Júnior, is a Brazilian football (soccer) player.
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Nino Santos Alecsandro Aparecido dos Santos or simply Nino Santos (born 27 September 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer, who plays as defender Founded in 1979.
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Supporters of Santos FC Santos FC is a football club based in Santos, that competes in the Campeonato Paulista,
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Fernando Torres Fernando José Torres Sanz (] ; born 20 March 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Spain national team.
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South American Championship A South American Championship is a top level international sports competition between South American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.