UEFA Jubilee Awards

Summary

To celebrate the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)'s 50th anniversary in 2004, each of its member associations was asked by UEFA to choose one of its own players as the single most outstanding player of the past 50 years (1954–2003).

Award winners edit

The 52 players were known as the Golden Players. The list of players was released in November 2003, and were recognized at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon. Players active at the time of announcement are marked by (*).


References edit

  1. ^ a b In the press release on 29 November 2003, Sergey Kvochkin and Pat Jennings were listed as the Golden Players of Kazakhstan and Northern Ireland respectively [1]. However, in the player profiles posted by UEFA.com in 2004, Evgeni Jarovenko [2] and George Best [3] were listed instead. The reasons for the discrepancies are not clear.

External links edit

  • "UEFA officially launches its Golden Jubilee Year" (PDF). Union des Associations Européennes de Football. 29 November 2003. pp. 1–3.
  • RSSSF.com UEFA Awards