MEJOR JUGADOR- MEJOR DT DE EUROPA (DIARIO EL PAIS - URUGUAY)

LOS MEJORES DE EUROPA - 1991 _ 2006 * DIARIO EL PAIS (URUGUAY)

European Player and Team of the Year 1991-2006

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European Player of the Year 1991-2006

Since 1991 the Uruguayan newspaper El País chooses the "Rey del Fútbol de Europa"

(Europe King of Football) as well as the "Rey del Fútbol de América". Any player

from a European team is eligible, no matter their country of origin.

ZINEDINE ZIDANE

1991   Jean Pierre PAPIN (Fra)                     Olympique Marseille (Fra)

1992   Marco VAN BASTEN (Hol)                      A.C. Milan (Ita)

1993   Roberto BAGGIO (Ita)                        Juventus (Ita)

1994   Paolo MALDINI (Ita)                         A.C. Milan (Ita)

1995   George WEAH (Lbr)                           A.C. Milan (Ita)

1996   RONALDO Nazario de Lima (Bra)               F.C. Barcelona (Spa)

1997   RONALDO Nazario de Lima (Bra)               Inter Milan (Ita)

1998   Zinedine ZIDANE (Fra)                       Juventus (Ita)          

1999   RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira (Bra)          F.C. Barcelona (Spa)

2000   Luis FIGO (Por)                             Real Madrid (Spa)

2001   Zinedine ZIDANE (Fra)                       Real Madrid (Spa)

2002   Zinedine ZIDANE (Fra)                       Real Madrid (Spa)      

2003   Zinedine ZIDANE (Fra)                       Real Madrid (Spa)      

2004   Ronaldo de Assis Moreira "RONALDINHO" (Bra) F.C. Barcelona (Spa)

2005   Ronaldo de Assis Moreira "RONALDINHO" (Bra) F.C. Barcelona (Spa)

2006   Ronaldo de Assis Moreira "RONALDINHO" (Bra) F.C. Barcelona (Spa)

2007   Ricardo Izecson dos Santos "KAKÁ            A.C. Milan (Ita)

2008   Cristiano RONALDO (Por)                     Manchester United (Eng)

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European Coach of the Year 1991-2006

Since 1991 the Uruguayan newspaper El País chooses the European Coach of the 

Year as the American one. Any coach from a European team is eligible, no matter

their country of origin.

1991   Michel PLATINI (Fra)                        France

1992   Johan CRUYFF (Hol)                          F.C. Barcelona (Spa)

1993   Johan CRUYFF (Hol)                          F.C. Barcelona (Spa)

1994   Johan CRUYFF (Hol)                          F.C. Barcelona (Spa)

1995   Louis VAN GAAL (Hol)                        Ajax Amsterdam (Hol)

1996   Marcello LIPPI (Ita)                        Juventus (Ita)

1997   Marcello LIPPI (Ita)                        Juventus (Ita)

1998   Marcello LIPPI (Ita)                        Juventus (Ita)

1999   Alex FERGUSON (Sco)                         Manchester United (Eng)

2000   Alex FERGUSON (Sco)                         Manchester United (Eng)

2001   Ottmar HITZFELD (Ger)                       Bayern München (Ger) 

2002   Arsène WENGER (Fra)                         Arsenal F.C. (Eng)        

2003   Alex FERGUSON (Sco)                         Manchester United (Eng)

2004   José MOURINHO (Por)                         F.C. Porto (Por) / Chelsea (Eng)

2005   José MOURINHO (Por)                         Chelsea (Eng)

2006   José MOURINHO (Por)                         Chelsea (Eng)

2007   Arsène WENGER (Fra)                         Arsenal F.C. (Eng)        

2008   Alex FERGUSON (Sco)                         Manchester United (Eng)

ALEX FERGUSON