Chapecoense goalkeeper Danilo, who was among those killed in the Colombian air crash last month, was posthumously named Brazil's player of the year after a vote by fans.
Danilo, whose last gasp save in the semi-final against San Lorenzo helped his side into the Copa Sudamericana final, got 48 per cent of the internet vote.
His mother Ilaides Padilha collected the award on his behalf at a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.
"In the name of Chapecoense, I want to thank everyone for their affection and ask for their prayers," said Padilha, who touched the hearts of millions when she hugged a reporter whose colleagues were also killed in the November 28 tragedy.
"May the future warriors that come to Chapecoense be like the warriors that left there."
Players, directors and reporters were among the 71 people who died when their plane crashed into a mountainside outside Medellin.
The plane was taking the small team from southern Brazil to face local side Atletico Nacional in the final of the Copa Sudamericana, the biggest match in their history.
Danilo, whose last gasp save in the semi-final against San Lorenzo helped his side into the Copa Sudamericana final, got 48 per cent of the internet vote.
His mother Ilaides Padilha collected the award on his behalf at a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.
"In the name of Chapecoense, I want to thank everyone for their affection and ask for their prayers," said Padilha, who touched the hearts of millions when she hugged a reporter whose colleagues were also killed in the November 28 tragedy.
"May the future warriors that come to Chapecoense be like the warriors that left there."
Players, directors and reporters were among the 71 people who died when their plane crashed into a mountainside outside Medellin.
The plane was taking the small team from southern Brazil to face local side Atletico Nacional in the final of the Copa Sudamericana, the biggest match in their history.
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