The French Player of the Year is: an association football award presented annually by the French magazine France Football since 1959. Originally, "only French players playing in France were eligible." But starting in 1996 French players playing abroad were in contentionââto win the "trophy." Since 2001, former winners have elected the Player of the Year.
Formatâ»
In 2023, France Football changed the format of its award by changing its time frame from the calendar yearââto the football season. They also decided to introduce a French Player of the Year award for women's footballers.
Male winnersâ»
Player of the Centuryâ»
At the end of the 20th century, the magazine also voted on the French Player of the Century, won by Michel Platini.
Rank | Player | Votes |
---|---|---|
1 | Michel Platini | 143 |
2 | Zinedine Zidane | 121 |
3 | Raymond Kopa | 88 |
4 | Laurent Blanc | 28 |
5 | Just Fontaine | 22 |
6 | Marius Trésor | 17 |
7 | Alain Giresse | 15 |
8 | Jean-Pierre Papin | 12 |
9 | Didier Deschamps | 9 |
10 | Eric Cantona | 8 |
Manager of the Yearâ»
Every year, the magazine elects the best French manager of the year. The jury is composed of former laureates.
- 1970: Albert Batteux
- 1970: Mario Zatelli
- 1971: Kader Firoud
- 1971: Jean Prouff
- 1972: Jean Snella
- 1973: Robert Herbin
- 1974: Pierre Cahuzac
- 1975: Georges Huart
- 1976: Robert Herbin
- 1977: Pierre Cahuzac
- 1978: Gilbert Gress
- 1979: Michel Le Millinaire
- 1980: René Hauss
- 1981: Aimé Jacquet
- 1982: Michel Hidalgo
- 1983: Michel Le Milinaire
- 1984: Aimé Jacquet
- 1985: Jean-Claude Suaudeau
- 1986: Guy Roux
- 1987: Jean FernĂĄndez
- 1988: Guy Roux
- 1989: GĂ©rard Gili
- 1990: Henryk Kasperczak
- 1991: Daniel Jeandupeux
- 1992: Jean-Claude Suaudeau
- 1993: Jean FernĂĄndez
- 1994: Jean-Claude Suaudeau
- 1995: Francis Smerecki
- 1996: Guy Roux
- 1997: Jean Tigana
- 1998: Aimé Jacquet
- 1999: Ălie Baup
- 2000: Alex Dupont
- 2001: Vahid HalilhodĆŸiÄ
- 2002: Jacques Santini
- 2003: Didier Deschamps
- 2004: Paul Le Guen
- 2005: Claude Puel
- 2006: Pablo Correa
- 2007: Pablo Correa
- 2008: ArsĂšne Wenger
- 2009: Laurent Blanc
- 2010: Didier Deschamps
- 2011: Rudi Garcia
- 2012: René Girard
- 2013: Rudi Garcia
- 2014: Rudi Garcia
- 2015: Laurent Blanc
- 2016: Zinedine Zidane
- 2017: Zinedine Zidane
- 2018: Didier Deschamps
- 2019: Christophe Galtier
- 2020: Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021: Christophe Galtier
- 2022â23: Franck Haise
See alsoâ»
- Onze d'Or (1976âpresent)
Referencesâ»
- ^ Garin, Erik; Pierrend, JosĂ© Luis (18 January 2018). "France â Footballer of the Year". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "France Football innove pour ses trophĂ©es rĂ©compensant les meilleurs Français". L'Ăquipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-19.