# South American Championship best player and top scorer, 1959

> Top scorer, with eight goals, and best player of the 1959 South American Championship in Argentina.

Source page: https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/south-american-championship-best-player-1959
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_South_American_Championship_(Argentina)

- Year: 1959
- Category: Individual award
- Awarded by: CONMEBOL

## Related

- The tournament it was for: [South American Championship 1959 (Argentina)](https://pele.wiki/footballer/tournaments/1959-south-american-championship)
- The chapters it appears in: [The peak years at Santos (1959–1965)](https://pele.wiki/footballer/chapters/the-peak-years-at-santos)