El Grafico de Oro - 1980 -------Player--------------------Country--------Club--------Role---Points 1) Diego MARADONA----(Arg)---Argentinos Jr----MF----4852) ZICO------------------------(Bra)-------Flamengo-----MF----2923) Ubaldo FILLOL-----------(Arg) -------- River-------GK-----1204) Julio Cesar ROMERO--- (Par)--------Cosmos------MF-----855) Daniel PASSARELLA----(Arg)----------River------DF----786) Roberto FALCAO--------(Bra)-----Internacional---MF---647) SOCRATES----------------(Bra)------Corinthians----MF---508) Hugo DE LEON----------(Uru)---Nacional Mont DF 279) Willington ORTIZ--------(Col)--------Dep.Cali------FW---1910) Carlos CASZELY----------(Chi)-------Colo Colo------FW---18 11) Julio Cesar URIBE--------(Per)-------S.Cristal----MF----1712) Evaristo ISASI------------(Par)-------Olimpia-----FW----1613) ZE SERGIO ----------------(Bra)------Sao Paulo---FW----1614) Patricio YAÑEZ-----------(Chi)-------San Luis---FW----1515) Teofilo CUBILLAS---------(Per)-------Strikers----MF----1416) Toninho CEREZO---------(Bra)------At.Mineiro--MF----1317) Ramon DIAZ---------------(Arg)---------River-----FW----1018) Elias FIGUEROA-----------(Chi)-------Palestino---DF-----919) Juan Ramon CARRASCO--(Uru)---Racing Av---MF-----820) Ruben PAZ------------------(Uru)--------Peñarol----MF-----8 21) BATISTA-------------------(Bra)-----Internacional----MF----722) Rodolfo RODRIGUEZ---(Uru)---Nacional Mont--GK----723) Manuel ROJAS----------(Chi)---.----Palestino--------MF----724) Ricardo BOCHINI -------(Arg)----Independiente----MF---625) Francisco MARINHO-----(Bra)-------Sao Paulo------DF----626) Waldemar VICTORINO---(Uru)---Nacional Mont--FW---627) REINALDO----------------(Bra)--------At.Mineiro------FW---528) Eduardo DE LA PEÑA----(Uru)----Nacional Mont---MF---429) Oscar FABBIANI----------(Chi)-------Tampa Bay-----FW----430) Aldo Andres FLORENTIN--(Par)----Cerro Porteño---MF-- 4
El Grafico de Oro - 1980 (2nd part) -------Player--------------------Country--------Club--------Role---Points 31) Luis Adolfo GALVAN------(Arg)-----Talleres-----DF-----432) Carlos JARA SAGUIER--(Par)----Cruz Azul-----MF-----433) Carlos Alberto KIESSE-(Par)-Independiente Av--MF---434) Juan José LOPEZ------(Arg)------River-------MF---435) Dardo PEREZ-----------(Uru)---Nacional Mont---FW---436) Erwin ROMERO--------(Bol)--------Quilmes-----MF---437) Hugo SANCHEZ---------(Mex)------UNAM------FW---438) Cesar CUETO---------------(Per)---Nacional Med.---MF---339) Luis A.AMUCHASTEGUI ---(Arg)---Racing Cba---FW---340) Humberto Rafael BRAVO-----(Arg)-----Talleres----FW---3 41) CABINHO---------------(Bra)----Atlante----FW---342) Americo GALLEGO-----(Arg)----Newells---MF---343) Leopoldo LUQUE--------(Arg)-------River-----FW---344) Alberto QUINTANO ------(Chi)---U de Chile---DF---345) Severino VASCONCELOS---(Bra)---Colo Colo---MF---346) Norberto ALONSO----------(Arg)-------River-----MF---247) Geronimo BARBADILLO--(Per)----Tigres-----FW---248) Vladimir BIGORRA---(Chi)----U de Chile----DF---249) Miguel BRINDISI-----(Arg)-------Huracan-----MF---250) Victor ESPARRAGO--(Uru)--Nacional Mont---MF---2 51) Hugo GATTI------------(Arg)--------Boca Jrs----GK---252) Hernan D. HERRERA---(Col)---Nacional Med---MF---253) JAIRZINHO-----------(Bra)------Wilsterman-----FW---254) Miguel MARIN------(Arg)-----Cruz Azul-----GK---255) Hugo TALAVERA---(Par)-----Newells-----MF---256) Ever ALMEIDA------(Uru)-----Olimpia-----GK---157) Franz BECKENBAUER--(RFA)---Cosmos---MF---158) Gustavo BENITEZ-------(Par)-----Olimpia---MF---159) EDINHO-----------------(Bra)---Fluminense---DF---160) Roberto FERNANDEZ--(Par)---Cerro P---GK---1 61) LUIZINHO-------------(Bra)---At.Mineiro---DF---162) ROBERTO Dinamite---(Bra)------Vasco----FW---163) Rodrigues NETO-------(Bra)------Ferro---DF---1 Note: 100 journalist from CONMEBOL and CONCACAF voted for their top-5 footballers playing in America in 1980 year, the votes were added to make the final list. Fabbiani is an argentine forward naturalized chilean at 70s. Ever almeida is an uruguayan keeper naturalized paraguayan at 80s.
The final list was published in El Grafico in December, 1980 Resume by countries: Argentina - 15 players Brazil - 15 Uruguay - 9 Paraguay - 8 Chile - 7 Peru - 4 Colombia - 2 Bolivia - 1 Mexico - 1 RFA - 1
Resume by leagues: argentinian 19 brazilian 11 uruguayan 7 chilean 7 paraguayan 5 mexican 5 NASL 4 colombian 3 peruvian 1 bolivian 1
SAPOTY 1980 by El Mundo: 1. Diego MARADONA - Argentina - Argentinos Juniors (Arg) 2. Artur Antunes Coimbra "ZICO" - Brazil - Flamengo (Bra) 3. Waldemar VICTORINO - Uruguay - Nacional (Uru) 4. Ubaldo FILLOL - Argentina - River Plate (Arg) 5. Ruben PAZ - Uruguay - Peñarol (Uru) 6. Daniel PASSARELLA - Argentina - River Plate (Arg) 7. Antonio Carlos Cerezo "TONINHO CEREZO" - Brazil - Atletico Mineiro (Bra) 8. SÓCRATES Souza Vieira de Oliveira - Brazil - Corinthians (Bra) 9. Rodolfo RODRIGUES - Uruguay - Nacional (Uru) 10. Julio César ROMERO - Paraguay - New York Cosmos (USA)
Bola de Prata 1980 by Placar: CARLOS - Ponte Preta ------------ NELINHO - Cruzeiro JOAOZINHO - Santos LUIZINHO - At.Mineiro JUNIOR - Flamengo ------------- BATISTA - Internacional T.CEREZO - At.Mineiro SOCRATES - Corinthians ----------------- BOTELHO - Ferroviaria BALTAZAR - Gremio MARIO SERGIO - Internacional
Estimate strength of Argentine league circa 1980 (top-players): 1976: 3 world class, 8 international class. 1981: 4 world class, 10 international class. https://www.bigsoccer.com/community/threads/primera-división-rankings-of-argentinean-football.1862688/
unbelievalbe that neither Zico nor Maradona were selected??? Zico won Brazil championship and topscorer there. Maradona also won top scorer in Argentina league! Note that both were not striker of their team!
Yeah, I'm shocked that Maradona wasn't selected for a Brazilian league allstar team playing for Argentinos Juniors.
Even Zico was not there so noway Maradona could be in LOL .. Anyway, I think that year Maradona beat Boca with 4goals on his own - Just that game was enough to put his name in to that team ! IMO best player 78 Zico, 79 Maradona 80 Mradona 81 Zico 82 Zico
The Placar team is for players in the Brazilian league only, Maradona is not eligible. Shocking to see Baltazar and Mario Sergio over Zico!
I'm sure that's was because James replied quickly btw, the direct competitor to Zico in Bola de Prata 1980 was Socrates (AM). I really would like to see top-10 rated players and i'm sure Zico should be there.
You do realize that Mario Sergio was a top player, right? As I've said many times, the competition in Brazil at midfield and forward positions was something absolutely enormous. If Brazil was to send a B-team to the World Cup in 1982, it would still be a squad almost as powerful as the actual one. Btw, I'm not saying those players are greater than Zico overall, by any means. I'm just highlighting how hard the leagues were in Brazil in those days and how great were the players in them. One slip during one season or tournament by the top players, one little drop in their football level, and their position was taken by someone else. That was very common in Brazil up until the 1980s.
Since, i hadn't El Grafico rankings for argentine league in 1980. And considering both El Pais & El Grafico de Oro. And most important, the tendency in previous and later seasons. My two cents, it could argued that for the 1980 season, argentine league produces 3 world class players: Maradona, Fillol, Passarella. And +/- 8 intl. class players (including foreigners) Something similar could be expected from brazilian league that year? With the likes of Zico, T.Cerezo, Socrates & Falcao running for a world class season?
Yeah, I got confused about Mario Sergio, this guy was the one who owned Hamburg at the Toyota final, right? Definitely a top player and mostly forgotten one. You are right about the Brazilian league those days, there were too many talents and back then NT friendlies were few, hence most of them unfortunately didn't get a chance to put on the national shirt.
Oh yeah. The list of the "unfortunates" or the "injustiçados" (that's what they are called around here) is quite big and quite famous as well! Just to name a few: Ademir da Guia, Dirceu Lopes (both had to compete with the likes of Paulo Cézar Caju, Gérson, Rivellino, Pelé, Tostão and Jairizinho for a spot in Brazil'70 - the manager preferred the other names), Falcão (1978), Djalma Dias, Vladimir, Leão (1982), Mauro Galvão, Renato Gaúcho, Neto, Evair, Alex de Souza, Marcelinho Carioca, Djalminha, Canhoteiro, Toninho Guerreiro, Edmundo, Edilson, Giovani, Reinaldo... and I didn't even mention players from the 80's like Andrade, Adílio, Tita, Pita, Mozer, Zé Sérgio That's not even half of the list. It goes on and on... Those players would be in the starting XI of any other NT in the world at their times. But out of all those, Ademir da Guia and Dirceu Lopes top the list. Both are considered the best number 10s ever produced in Brazil, up there with Pelé, Zico, Rivellino...
Players by countries - Early 80s: (post #2) Brazil - 25 Argentina - 23 Perú - 13 Uruguay - 11 Chile - 9 Paraguay - 3 Colombia - 1 Bolivia - 1 Ecuador - 0 Venezuela - 0
Players by countries - Mid 80s: (post #4) Argentina - 25 Brazil - 20 Uruguay - 15 Paraguay - 10 Perú - 10 Chile - 6 Colombia - 1 Bolivia - 0 Ecuador - 0 Venezuela - 0
Players by countries - Late 80s: (post #6) Brazil - 24 Argentina - 23 Uruguay - 18 Colombia - 9 Chile - 5 Paraguay - 5 Perú - 5 Bolivia - 2 Ecuador - 2 Venezuela - 0