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The UEFA Club Football Awards are awards given by UEFA to the most outstanding performers of the European club football season. The awards were presented in August each year at a special gala in Monaco ahead of the European Super Cup. Since 2005, the awards are presented at the UEFA Champions League draw.

Award categories

UEFA Club Footballer of the Year

Best Goalkeeper

Season		Name		Club
1997–98		Peter Schmeichel		Manchester United
1998–99		Oliver Kahn		Bayern Munich
1999–2000		Oliver Kahn		Bayern Munich
2000–01		Oliver Kahn		Bayern Munich
2001–02		Oliver Kahn		Bayern Munich
2002–03		Gianluigi Buffon		Juventus
2003–04		Vítor Baía		Porto
2004–05		Petr Čech		Chelsea
2005–06		Jens Lehmann		Arsenal
2006–07		Petr Čech		Chelsea
2007–08		Petr Čech		Chelsea
2008–09		Edwin van der Sar		Manchester United

Best Defender

Season		Name		Club
1997–98		Fernando Hierro		Real Madrid
1998–99		Jaap Stam		Manchester United
1999–2000		Jaap Stam		Manchester United
2000–01		Roberto Ayala		Valencia
2001–02		Roberto Carlos		Real Madrid
2002–03		Roberto Carlos		Real Madrid
2003–04		Ricardo Carvalho		Porto
2004–05		John Terry		Chelsea
2005–06		Carles Puyol		Barcelona
2006–07		Paolo Maldini		Milan
2007–08		John Terry		Chelsea
2008–09		John Terry		Chelsea

Best Midfielder

Season		Name		Club
1997–98		Clarence Seedorf		Real Madrid
1998–99		David Beckham		Manchester United
1999–2000		Gaizka Mendieta		Valencia
2000–01		Gaizka Mendieta		Valencia
2001–02		Michael Ballack		Bayer Leverkusen
2002–03		Pavel Nedvěd		Juventus
2003–04		Deco		Porto
2004–05		Kaká		Milan
2005–06		Deco		Barcelona
2006–07		Clarence Seedorf		Milan
2007–08		Frank Lampard		Chelsea
2008–09		Xavi		Barcelona

Best Forward

Season		Name		Club
1997–98		Ronaldo		Internazionale
1998–99		Andriy Shevchenko		Dynamo Kyiv
1999–2000		Raúl		Real Madrid
2000–01		Raúl		Real Madrid
2001–02		Raúl		Real Madrid
2002–03		Ruud van Nistelrooy		Manchester United
2003–04		Fernando Morientes		Monaco
2004–05		Ronaldinho		Barcelona
2005–06		Samuel Eto'o		Barcelona
2006–07		Kaká		Milan
2007–08		Cristiano Ronaldo		Manchester United
2008–09		Lionel Messi		Barcelona

Coach(es) of the Year

Year		Coach		Club
1997–98		Marcello Lippi		Juventus
1998–99		Alex Ferguson		Manchester United
1999–2000		Héctor Cúper		Valencia
2000–01		Ottmar Hitzfeld		Bayern Munich
2001–02		Vicente del Bosque		Real Madrid
2002–03		Carlo Ancelotti José Mourinho		Milan Porto
2003–04		José Mourinho Rafael Benítez		Porto Valencia
2004–05		Rafael Benítez Valery Gazzaev		Liverpool CSKA Moscow
2005–06		Frank Rijkaard Juande Ramos		Barcelona Sevilla

• UEFA stopped giving the award for Coach of the Year after the 2005–06 season

See also

• UEFA Champions League
• UEFA Cup
• UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll
• UEFA Jubilee Awards

External links

• 2008 Awards at uefa.com
• 2007 Awards at uefa.com