European Player and Coach of the Year 2003

Player of the Year 2003

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               45  pts       France          Real Madrid (Spa)
 2. Pavel NEDVED                  38   "        Czech Republic  Juventus (Ita)
 3. ROBERTO CARLOS da Silva       31   "        Brazil          Real Madrid (Spa)
 4. Ruud VAN NISTELROOY           27   "        Holland         Manchester United (Eng)
 5. Alessandro NESTA              26   "        Italy           A.C. Milan (Ita)
    RONALDO Nazario de Lima       26   "        Brazil          Real Madrid (Spa)
 7. Thierry HENRY                 25   "        France          Arsenal F.C. (Eng)
 8. Gianluigi BUFFON              23   "	Italy           Juventus (Ita)
    RAÚL González Blanco          23   "        Spain           Real Madrid (Spa)
10. David BECKHAM                 22   "        England         Manchester United (Eng) / Real Madrid (Spa)
    Paolo MALDINI                 22   "        Italy           A.C. Milan (Ita)
12. Lilian THURAM                 19   "        France          Juventus (Ita)
13. Michael BALLACK               17   "        Germany         Bayern Munich (Ger)
    Iker CASILLAS                 17   "        Spain           Real Madrid (Spa)
15. DIDA                          13   "        Brazil          A.C. Milan (Ita)
    Rio FERDINAND                 13   "        England         Manchester United (Eng)
    Claude MAKELELE               13   "        France          Real Madrid (Spa) / Chelsea F.C. (Eng)
18. Roberto AYALA                 12   "        Argentina       Valencia (Spa)
    Oliver KAHN                   12   "        Germany         Bayern Munich (Ger)
    Paolo MONTERO                 12   "        Uruguay         Juventus (Ita)
    Míchel SALGADO                12   "        Spain           Real Madrid (Spa)

Coach of the Year 2003

By the Uruguayan newspaper El País. Any coach from a European club or national
team is eligible, no matter their country of origin. 

Top 6

 1. Alex FERGUSON                 25  pts      Scotland        Manchester United (Eng)
 2. Fabio CAPELLO                 24   "       Italy           A.S. Roma (Ita)
    Marcello LIPPI                24   "       Italy           Juventus (Ita)
 4. Sven Goran ERIKSSON           13   "       Sweden          England National Team
    Arsène WENGER                 13   "       France          Arsenal F.C. (Eng)
 6. Felix MAGATH                  12   "       Germany         VfB Stuttgart (Ger)



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Last updated: 3 Jan 2004

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