The South American Coach of the Year (Spanish: Entrenador del año en Sudamérica) is an annual association football award presented to the best coach of a club or national team in South America over the previous calendar year.
The award has been presented by Uruguayan newspaper El País since 1986.
With five awards, Argentine Carlos Bianchi is the most decorated awardee.
The Argentina and Colombia national teams are the sides that produced most wins, with 5 each.
The current winner for 2023 is the Brazilian Fernando Diniz, manager of Brazilian club Fluminense and then caretaker manager of the Brazil national team.