The UEFA Club Footballer of the Year was a football award presented by UEFA to the most outstanding performers of every European club football season. The award, along with "Best Goalkeeper", "Best Defender", "Best Midfielder," and "Best Forward", was given at the end of each season at a special gala in Monaco prior to the UEFA Super Cup. The honour had been bestowed upon first-class European football stars since the 1997–98 season, when it was awarded to Ronaldo, then of Internazionale. Since the 2010–11 season, it has been replaced by the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award.
Winners
Below is a list of all the recipients of the award: SeasonCountry PlayerPlaying positionClubAlso won1997–98 Ronaldo Forward InternazionaleBest Forward1998–99 David BeckhamMidfielder Manchester UnitedBest Midfielder1999–2000 Fernando RedondoMidfielder Real Madrid2000–01 Stefan EffenbergMidfielder Bayern Munich2001–02 Zinedine ZidaneMidfielder Real Madrid2002–03 Gianluigi BuffonGoalkeeper JuventusBest Goalkeeper2003–04 DecoMidfielder PortoBest Midfielder2004–05 Steven GerrardMidfielder Liverpool2005–06 RonaldinhoForward Barcelona2006–07 KakáMidfielder MilanBest Forward2007–08 Cristiano RonaldoForward Manchester UnitedBest Forward2008–09 Lionel MessiForward BarcelonaBest Forward2009–10 Diego MilitoForward InternazionaleBest Forward
By country CountryPlayers 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
By club ClubPlayers Real Madrid 2 Manchester United 2 Barcelona 2 Internazionale 2 Bayern Munich 1 Juventus 1 Porto 1 Liverpool 1 Milan 1
See also UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award UEFA Club Football Awards UEFA Team of the Year
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