Player of the Year 2002
By the Uruguayan newspaper El País. Any player from a European club is
eligible, no matter their country of origin. Winner is called "Rey del futbol
de Europa" (Europe Football King).
Top 20
1. Zinedine ZIDANE 59 pts France Real Madrid (Spa)
2. ROBERTO CARLOS da Silva 43 " Brazil Real Madrid (Spa)
3. Oliver KAHN 34 " Germany Bayern Munich (Ger)
4. Thierry HENRY 17 " France Arsenal F.C. (Eng)
RONALDO Nazario de Lima 17 " Brazil Inter Milan (Ita) / Real Madrid (Spa)
6. Alessandro NESTA 15 " Italy Lazio (Ita) / A.C. Milan (Ita)
RAÚL González Blanco 15 " Spain Real Madrid (Spa)
8. Michael BALLACK 14 " Germany Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) / Bayern Munich (Ger)
CAFU 14 " Brazil A.S. Roma (Ita)
Patrick VIEIRA 14 " France Arsenal F.C. (Eng)
11. David BECKHAM 13 " England Manchester United (Eng)
12. RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira 12 " Brazil F.C. Barcelona (Spa) / A.C. Milan (Ita)
13. Michael OWEN 11 " England Liverpool F.C. (Eng)
14. Rio FERDINAND 9 " England Leeds United (Eng) / Manchester United (Eng)
Lilian THURAM 9 " France Juventus (Ita)
16. Luís FIGO 8 " Portugal Real Madrid (Spa)
17. Fabio CANNAVARO 6 " Italy Parma A.C. (Ita) / Inter Milan (Ita)
Filippo INZAGHI 6 " Italy A.C. Milan (Ita)
LUCIO 6 " Germany Bayer Leverkusen (Ger)
20. RONALDINHO GAUCHO 5 " Brazil Paris Saint-Germain (Fra)
Ruud VAN NISTELROOY 5 " Holland Manchester United (Eng)
Coach of the Year 2002
By the Uruguayan newspaper El País. Any coach from a European club or national
team is eligible, no matter their country of origin.
Full results
1. Arsène WENGER 30 pts France Arsenal F.C. (Eng)
2. Vicente DEL BOSQUE 28 " Spain Real Madrid (Spa)
3. Klaus TOPPMÖLLER 24 " Germany Bayer Leverkusen (Ger)
4. Marcello LIPPI 13 " Italy Juventus (Ita)
5. Héctor CÚPER 12 " Argentina Inter Milan (Ita)
Senol GÜNES 12 " Turkey Turkey National Team
Gérard HOULLIER 12 " France Liverpool F.C. (Eng)
8. Fabio CAPELLO 1 " Italy A.S. Roma (Ita)
Sven Goran ERIKSSON 1 " Sweden England National Team
Christian GROSS 1 " Switzerland F.C. Basel (Swi)
Guus HIDDINK 1 " Holland South Korea National Team
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