Men’s and Women’s Inaugural Coach of the Year Award given to Flick and Vasseur
UEFA Player of the Year
FC Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has been named 2019/20 UEFA Player of the Year. The announcement was made in the draw for the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League organisation in Geneva, Switzerland. The Polish striker, who was the mainstay of his sixth European club name last season, won the award for the first time.
The jury consisted of 80 club coaches who participated in the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League organizational stages, as well as 55 newshounds decided through the European Sports Media (ESM) organization of each of the UEFA member federations. The end result based on the total number of votes cast through coaches and hounds.
Robert Lewandowski scored a total of 477 points, with Manchester City FC and Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne (90 points) and FC bayern munich goalkeeper and German Manuel Neuer (66 points) taking the moment and third place respectively.
Upon receiving the award on stage, Lewandowksi, 32, said:
“Receiving this award is an amazing feeling. Working so hard and getting this trophy is special. I have to thank my teammates, staff and coaches for painting too hard to prepare for games. Also to my family, who support me very much, and this is very important.
“When I was young, I dreamed of betting on the biggest stadiums and for the biggest clubs in the world. Being here at the level is a dream come true and I am very grateful, proud and happy. “
UEFA Player of the Year
Pernille Harder was named 2019/20 UEFA Player of the Year in the same rite in Geneva. The Danish striker won the award for the time being after 2018.
Former VfL wolfsburg and current Chelsea FC Women’s side has scored a total of 92 points in a special survey of hounds and coaches. Olympique Lyonnais and France’s defenseman Wendie Renard arrived at the moment with 81 problems, while other former Olympique Lyonnais and current INTERNATIONAL Women’s Manchester City FC England, Lucy Bronze, 3rd with 28 issues.
The jury consisted of the coaches of the 8 clubs that participated in the final phase of the 2019/20 UEFA Women’s Champions League in Spain, as well as the coaches of the top 12 groups in the last UEFA women’s national team rankings. Also on the panel were 20 newshounds specialized in women’s football, which were decided through the ESM group. The final result was based on the total number of votes cast through coaches and newshounds.
In a video message, Danish striker Harder said:
“I am very honored to get this award. It’s one of the biggest rewards a player can get in football, so I’m very satisfied and proud of it.
“It’s just that all the hard paintings and sacrifice I’ve made over the years paid off when you were named UEFA Player of the Year.
“There are also other people I’d like to thank: my old Wolfsburg club, and all the players on the team who, of course, helped me win this award. Football is a team sport, and without them I wouldn’t have been able to do it. “.
“Now I look to next season and I’m betting on UEFA Women’s Champions League with my new club, Chelsea. It’s an amazing club and I’m very proud to be a part of it. good luck with my new teammates.
On the same occasion, and for the first time, UEFA also honored the coaches who had the greatest impact last season.
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UEFA Men’s Coach of the Year
At the first awards ceremony, Hans-Dieter Flick won the UEFA Coach of the Year 2019/20 award. The German coach, who led FC Bayern Munich to his sixth European title last season, won a total of 476 numbers in a special poll of Hounds and Coaches Liverpool FC coach Jurgen Klopp, a moment with 212 issues, while fellow German Julian Nagelsmann – RB Leipzig third with 76 issues.
The jury consisted of 80 club coaches who participated in the organizing stages of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, as well as 55 newshounds from the 55 UEFA member federations, decided through European Sports Media (ESM).
Coaches Julian Nagelsmann (RB Leipzig) and Thomas Tuchel (Paris Saint-Germain) got the same number of problems (76), however, RB Leipzig’s coach finished third due to more vote problems cast through coaches and journalists.
Upon receiving the award on stage, Flick, 55, said:
“It is a great honor to be the European coach of the year. Without my staff around me, I could never have done it. They supported me in terms of tactics and everything else, so I can focus on the team and the players.
“It was a crazy year with the blockade, but step by step, we got used to the new normal, going from one setting to another, making sure to win them all with the Bundesliga, the German Cup and then Lisbon with the Champions League. It’s a sensational feeling and a dream come true, seeing the photographs now brings many emotions.
“There have been many wonderful moments not to forget this season, however we have noticed how the team has evolved. He showed an incredible mentality. We had winners in every position. The team as a whole did a wonderful job betting” one game at a time. . They evolved and showed that they believed in their own abilities. “
UEFA Women’s Coach of the Year
In the first year of the award, Jean-Luc Vasseur was named UEFA Women’s Coach of the Year 2019/20. The French coach, who led Olympique Lyonnais last season to a seventh European title and a fifth in a row, scored a total of 122 issues in a special survey of hounds and coaches. VfL Wolfsburg coach Stephan Lerch (Germany) moment with 78 numbers, while FC Barcelona coach Lluus Cortés (Spain) 3rd with 36 numbers.
The jury consisted of the coaches of the 8 clubs that participated in the final phase of UEFA 2019/20 Women’s Champions League, as well as the coaches of the 12 top ranked organizations in the last UEFA women’s national team rankings. specialists in women’s football and decided through the ESM organization were also part of the jury.
In a video message, Vasseur, 51, said:
“Taking on a team of this quality is a very big challenge, because the club had to stay at the same top point in Europe. The harder the challenges, the more I’ll have to face to move on. “
“I want to thank my players because they’re real champions, it’s amazing to train them every day. Thanks also to the technical and medical staff, because without their support, we would not be on the stage we are on today.
“And of course, I would like to thank the control of the club and our president, Jean-Michel Aulas, for the confidence he has shown in this team and his help in taking them to the highest level imaginable. “
UEFA Player and Coach of the Year awards for the most productive players and coaches, regardless of nationality, who have played for a football team or coached a football team on the territory of a national agreement that is a member of UEFA. Founded on the performances of players and coaches in the 2019/20 season in all domestic and foreign competitions, as well as at the level of clubs and national teams.
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UEFA Champions League of the season
Four players won the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League position prizes in the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League draw.
The jury of these awards consisted of the coaches of the 32 clubs that participated in the organizational level of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League, as well as the 55 hounds decided through the ESM organization. issues of votes cast through coaches and hounds.
Manuel Neuer (Germany, FC Bayern Munich) crowned the UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the season, accumulating a total of 376 questions and completing the lead of Jan Oblak (Slovenia, Club Atlético de Madrid), who scored 92 points, and Keylor Navas (Costa Rica), Paris Saint-Germain), who marked 89 numbers.
Joshua Kimmich (Germany, FC Bayern Munich) has been named UEFA Champions League defender of the season with a total of 161 numbers. His teammates Alphonso Davies (Canada, FC Bayern Munich) finished the moment with 138 problems and David Alaba (Austria, FC Bayern Munich) finished third with 119 numbers.
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium, Manchester City FC) was crowned the midfielder of the UEFA Champions League season, scoring a total of 171 issues, while Thiago Alcántara (Spain, FC Bayern Munich, now with Liverpool FC) scored 169 issues to the end and Thomas Muller (Germany, FC Bayern Munich) third with 78 issues.
Robert Lewandowksi (Poland, FC Bayern Munich), named forward of the UEFA Champions League season with a total of 361 points, it was time Kylian Mbappé (France, Paris Saint-Germain) with 72 problems and his third teammate Neymar (Brazil, Paris) Saint-Germain) with 62 issues.
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UEFA Women’s Champions League season player
At the same ceremony, four players won the first UEFA Women’s Champions League position awards.
The jury of these awards consisted of the coaches of the 8 clubs that participated in the last finals of the 2019/20 UEFA Women’s Champions League in Spain, as well as 20 newshounds specializing in women’s football and decided through the group. Esm. The final score is based on the total number of problems in votes cast through coaches and hounds.
Sarah Bouhaddi (France, Olympique Lyonnais) was crowned goalkeeper of the UEFA Women’s Champions League season, accumulating a total of one hundred numbers and striker of Christiane Endler (Chile, Paris Saint-Germain), who scored 60 points, and Sandra Paos (SpainArray FC Barcelona), who collected 39 issues.
Wendie Renard (France, Olympique Lyonnais) has been named Defender of the UEFA Women’s Champions League season with a total of 102 issues. Lucy Bronze (England, Olympique Lyonnais, now in Manchester City Women FC) at the moment with 85 issues and Lena Goe-ling (Germany, VfL Wolfsburg) 3rd with nine numbers.
Dzsenifer Marozson (Germany, Olympique Lyonnais) was crowned as midfielder of the UEFA Women’s Champions League season, accumulating a total of 66 numbers, while Alexandra Popp (Germany, VfL Wolfsburg) scored 30 points to the end and Sara Bjork Gunnarsd-ttir (Iceland, Olympic) Lyon, formerly at VfL Wolfsburg) third.
Pernille Harder (Denmark, VfL Wolfsburg, now at Chelsea FC Women), named front of the UEFA Women’s Champions League season, with a total of 93 problems, it was time Delphine Cascarino (France, Olympique Lyonnais) with 32 problems and Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands), Arsenal Women FC) third with 31 issues.
Finally, at the award ceremony, Ivorian football legend Didier Drogba was awarded the 2020 UEFA President’s Award through UEFA President Aleksander Oeferin for his remarkable career and for football on and off the field.
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