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Zagorakis player of Euro 2004
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-07-06 08:32
Greece captain Theodoros Zagorakis has been named the player of Euro 2004
after Greece's shock 1-0 win over Portugal in the final.
The choice was made by UEFA's eight-man technical study group plus one vote
from fans who had named their preferred player on the organisers' website.
Greece team captain Theodoros
Zagorakis (R) and Dimitrios Papadopoulos (L) celebrate with the trophy
after a stunning victory over Portugal in the Euro 2004 soccer final in
Lisbon July 4, 2004. [Reuters] |
"Throughout
the tournament, as well as in the final against Portugal, he showed leadership
quality and skill and technical ability as well as his character," said French
coach Gerard Houllier, a member of the UEFA panel and the former Liverpool
manager.
A hard-working midfielder Zagorakis was also named man of the match for the
final which completed a remarkable success for Greece, who had been 80-1
outsiders before the tournament.
Zagorakis will be presented with his trophy at a gala in Monaco on August
26.
The 32-year-old AEK Athens midfielder was one of five Greek players named in
an 'All-Star Squad' by the panel.
Goalkeeper Antonios Nikopolidis, who kept three clean sheets in the knock-out
stage, was selected along with the Czech Republic's Petr Cech as one of the two
goalkeepers in the squad.
Greek centre-half Traianos Dellas and right-back Georgios Seitaridis featured
among the seven defenders while Zagorakis was in midfield and Sunday's
goalscorer Angelos Haristeas was one of the forwards.
UEFA All Star Squad:
Goalkeepers: Petr Cech (Czech Republic), Antonios Nikopolidis (Greece)
Defenders: Sol Campbell (England), Ashley Cole (England), Traianos Dellas
(Greece), Olof Mellberg (Sweden), Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal), Georgios
Seitaridis (Greece), Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy)
Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Germany), Luis Figo (Portugal), Frank Lampard
(England), Maniche (Portugal), Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic), Theodoros
Zagorakis (Greece), Zinedine Zidane (France)
Forwards: Milan Baros (Czech Republic), Angelos Haristeas (Greece), Henrik
Larsson (Sweden), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Wayne Rooney (England), Jon Dahl
Tomasson (Denmark), Ruud van Nistelrooy
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