Javier Burrai was the most voted goalkeeper in the selection of the best footballers of 2020, in a poll conducted by DAILY TRADE, between coaches and members of the technical bodies of category I clubs.
As every year, this newspaper consulted with professionals to choose the footballers LigaPro highlights during an irregular season, in which there was a long stop due to covid-19.
There were six categories and 28 professionals consulted, belonging to the 16 clubs from series A, 10 from series B and the two that came out of the second category.
Burrai, champion with Barcelona, was the figure in the previous title definition Quito League, at the penalty kick, at the stadium Rodrigo Paz. The yellow players were favorites in the survey and won in three of the six categories consulted.
These were the results of the vote:
Best goalkeeper: Javier Burrai, from Barcelona, obtained 21 points and took the first place, followed by Adrián Gabbarini from Liga de Quito, with six votes and Rolando Silva from Orense, with one.
The best defense: Williams Riveros, also from the bullfighting team, was the most voted, with 12 points. Moisés Corozo from the Liga de Quito was second with six votes, and third place went to Byron Castillo with three. Others considered were Franklin Guerra, Aníbal Liguizamón, Alan Aguirre, Luis Segovia, Darío Aimar and Angelo Preciado.
Best leaflet: Again, a Barcelona player took first place. Damián Díaz was the winner of the category, with nine votes. The second place was for the Uruguayan Sebastián Rodriguez de Emelec, with five points, and the third for Víctor Figueroa de Aucas, with four. Others considered were Lucas Villarroel, Steven Tapiero and Nixon Molina.
Best striker: The undisputed winner was Cristian Martínez, from the Quito League. The 24 goals in LigaPro brought him 20 votes from the coaches. Gabriel Torres of Independiente del Valle had four points, Jonatan Álvez two, while Facundo Barceló and Jánner Corozo were left with one each.
Revelation player: The prize went to Moisés Caicedo, from Independiente del Valle. The player who made his debut with the Ecuadorian team won the election with 19 votes. Jordy Alcívar got four votes, Angelo Preciado and Aaron Carabalí two and one for José Carabalí.
The best legionnaire: Ángel Mena, who was crowned champion with the Mexican Lion, was chosen as the best Ecuadorian player abroad, with 23 votes. Pervis Estupiñán and Felipe Caicedo scored two points, and Washington Corozo one.
These were the professionals consulted:
Fabián Bustos – Barcelona DT
Juan Rescalvo – AT de Emelec
Gavilánez Basin – DT from Guayaquil City
Marcelo Cabezas – PF from Liga Quito
Guillermo Duró – DT at the Cuenca Department
Frank Trujillo (AT) – AT from Independiente del Valle
Patricio Lara – DT from Orense
Horacio Montemurro – DT from Delfín
Francisco Correa – AT U. Catholic
José Hernández – DT Tec University.
Juan Carlos Avila – AT Macará
Darío Tempesta – DT Aucas
Ricardo Dillon – DT Mushuc Runa
Geovanni Cumbicus – DT Olmedo
José Villafuerte – DT El Nacional
Pablo Trobbiani – DT Liga de Portoviejo
Juan Carlos León – DT New October
Fabián Frías – DT Manta
Miguel Bravo – DT América de Quito
Washington Espinoza – DT Atl. Porteno
Franklin Salas – DT Chacaritas
Oswaldo Morelli – AT Gualaceo
Yuri Solano – DT Ind. Juniors
Héctor González – DT Atl. Santo Domingo
Luis M. Garcés – DT Fuerza Amarilla
José Erazo – AT Santa Rita
Luis Espinel – DT Cumbayá
David Quiroz – AT Guayaquil Sport