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. 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)
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)
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