UEFA Club Footballers Of The Year - Full List of Winners

Awarded in August each year by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) at the UEFA Gala in Monaco - which also features the Champions league draw - the winners are chosen as the 'best performers' amongst the UEFA European competitions in a full league season, including the Champions league and the recently-created Europa League. An overall winner is chosen, along with separate accolades for best Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder and Forward. The 'Best Coach' award has been discontinued since 2006.

2005-6 Season Winner - Ronaldinho

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UEFA Club Footballers Of The Year

Season	Name	National Team	Club Team (Season Of Award)

2008-9	Lionel Messi	Argentina	Barcelona (Spain)
2007-8	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	Manchester United (England)
2006-7	Kaká	Brazil	AC Milan (Italy)
2005-6	Ronaldinho	Brazil	Barcelona (Spain)
2004-5	Steven Gerrard	England	Liverpool (England)
2003-4	Deco	Portugal	Porto (Portugal)
2002-3	Gianluigi Buffon	Italy	Juventus (Italy)
2001-2	Zinedine Zidane	France	Real Madrid (Spain)
2000-1	Stefan Effenberg	Germany	Bayern Munich (Germany)
1999-2000	Fernando Redondo	Argentina	Real Madrid (Spain)
1998-9	David Beckham	England	Manchester United (England)
1997-8	Ronaldo	Brazil	Inter Milan (Italy)

UEFA Best Goalkeeper Award

Season	Name	National Team	Club Team (Season Of Award)

2008-9	Edwin van der Sar	Netherlands	Manchester United (England)
2007-8	Petr Čech	Czech Republic	Chelsea (England)
2006-7	Petr Čech	Czech Republic	Chelsea (England)
2005-6	Jens Lehmann	Germany	Arsenal (England)
2004-5	Petr Čech	Czech Republic	Chelsea (England)
2003-4	Vítor Baía	Portugal	Porto (Portugal)
2002-3	Gianluigi Buffon	Italy	Juventus (Italy)
2001-2	Oliver Kahn	Germany	Bayern Munich (Germany)
2000-1	Oliver Kahn	Germany	Bayern Munich (Germany)
1999-2000	Oliver Kahn	Germany	Bayern Munich (Germany)
1998-9	Oliver Kahn	Germany	Bayern Munich (Germany)
1997-8	Peter Schmeichel	Denmark	Manchester United (England)

UEFA Best Defender Award

Season	Name	National Team	Club Team (Season Of Award)

2008-9	John Terry	England	Chelsea (England)
2007-8	John Terry	England	Chelsea (England)
2006-7	Paolo Maldini	Italy	AC Milan (Italy)
2005-6	Carles Puyol	Spain	Barcelona (Spain)
2004-5	John Terry	England	Chelsea (England)
2003-4	Ricardo Carvalho	Portugal	Porto (Portugal)
2002-3	Roberto Carlos	Brazil	Real Madrid (Spain)
2001-2	Roberto Carlos	Brazil	Real Madrid (Spain)
2000-1	Roberto Ayala	Argentina	Valencia (Spain)
1999-2000	Jaap Stam	Netherlands	Manchester United (England)
1998-9	Jaap Stam	Netherlands	Manchester United (England)
1997-8	Fernando Hierro	Spain	Real Madrid (Spain)

UEFA Best Midfielder Award

Season	Name	National Team	Club Team (Season Of Award)

2008-9	Xavi	Spain	Barcelona (Spain)
2007-8	Frank Lampard	England	Chelsea (England)
2006-7	Clarence Seedorf	Netherlands	AC Milan (Italy)
2005-6	Deco	Portugal	Barcelona (Spain)
2004-5	Kaká	Brazil	AC Milan (Italy)
2003-4	Deco	Portugal	Porto (Portugal)
2002-3	Pavel Nedvěd	Czech Republic	Juventus (Italy)
2001-2	Michael Ballack	Germany	Bayern Leverkusen (Germany)
2000-1	Gaizka Mendieta	Spain	Valencia (Spain)
1999-2000	Gaizka Mendieta	Spain	Valencia (Spain)
1998-9	David Beckham	England	Manchester United (England)
1997-8	Zinedine Zidane	France	Juventus (Italy)

UEFA Best Forward Award

Season	Name	National Team	Club Team (Season Of Award)

2008-9	Lionel Messi	Argentina	Barcelona (Spain)
2007-8	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	Manchester United (England)
2006-7	Kaká	Brazil	AC Milan (Italy)
2005-6	Samuel Eto'o	Cameroon	Barcelona (Spain)
2004-5	Ronaldinho	Brazil	Barcelona (Spain)
2003-4	Fernando Morientes	Spain	Monaco (France)
2002-3	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Netherlands	Manchester United (England)
2001-2	Raúl	Spain	Real Madrid (Spain)
2000-1	Raúl	Spain	Real Madrid (Spain)
1999-2000	Raúl	Spain	Real Madrid (Spain)
1998-9	Andriy Shevchenko	Ukraine	Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine)
1997-8	Ronaldo	Brazil	Inter Milan (Italy)

UEFA Best Coach Award (discontinued)

Season	Name	Nationality	Club Team (Season Of Award)

2005-6	Frank Rijkaard	Netherlands	Barcelona (Spain)
	Juande Ramos	Spain	Sevilla (Spain)
2004-5	Rafael Benítez	Spain	Liverpool (England)
	Valery Gazzaev	Russia	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
2003-4	José Mourinho	Portugal	Porto (Portugal)
	Rafael Benítez	Spain	Valencia (Spain)
2002-3	Carlo Ancelotti	Italy	AC Milan (Italy)
	José Mourinho	Portugal	Porto (Portugal)
2001-2	Vicente del Bosque	Spain	Real Madrid (Spain)
2000-1	Ottmar Hitzfeld	Germany	Bayern Munich (Germany)
1999-2000	Héctor Cúper	Argentina	Valencia (Spain)
1998-9	Alex Ferguson	Scotland	Manchester United (England)
1997-8	Marcello Lippi	Italy	Juventus (Italy)

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