Player of the Year 2005 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 12 1. Ronaldo de Assis Moreira "RONALDINHO" 59 pts Brazil F.C. Barcelona (Spa) 2. Frank LAMPARD 33 " England Chelsea (Eng) 3. John TERRY 24 " England Chelsea (Eng) 4. Petr CECH 18 " Czech Republic Chelsea (Eng) 5. Steven GERRARD 17 " England Liverpool F.C. (Eng) Thierry HENRY 17 " France Arsenal F.C. (Eng) 7. Andriy SHEVCHENKO 15 " Ukraine Milan A.C. (Ita) 8. Alessandro NESTA 14 " Italy Milan A.C. (Ita) Samuel ETO'O 14 " Cameroon F.C. Barcelona (Spa) 10. Paolo MALDINI 12 " Italy Milan A.C. (Ita) CAFU 12 " Brazil Milan A.C. (Ita) 12. Iker CASILLAS 10 " Spain Real Madrid (Spa) Coach of the Year 2005 By the Uruguayan newspaper El País. Any coach from a European club or national team is eligible, no matter their country of origin. Top 11 1. José MOURINHO 48 pts Portugal Chelsea (Eng) 2. Rafael BENITEZ 32 " Spain Liverpool F.C. (Eng) Fabio CAPELLO 32 " Italy Juventus (Ita) 4. Frank RIJKAARD 12 " Netherlands F.C. Barcelona (Spa) 5. Gérard HOULLIER 11 " France Olympique Lyon (Fra) 6. Mauricio PELLEGRINI 10 " Chile Villarreal (Spa) Marcello LIPPI 10 " Italy Italy National Team 8. Enrique SANCHEZ FLORES 8 " Spain Getafe (Spa) / Valencia (Spa) Jakob KUHN 8 " Switzerland Switzerland National Team 10. Guus HIDDINK 6 " Netherlands P.S.V. Eindhoven (Hol) / Australia National Team Marco VAN BASTEN 6 " Netherlands Netherlands National Team
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