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 contention to win the trophy. Since 2001, former winners have elected the Player of the Year.
Format
In 2023, France Football changed the format of its award by changing its time frame from the calendar year to the football season. They also decided to introduce a French Player of the Year award for women's footballers.
Male winners
Player of the Century
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 Year
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 Fernández
- 1988: Guy Roux
- 1989: Gérard Gili
- 1990: Henryk Kasperczak
- 1991: Daniel Jeandupeux
- 1992: Jean-Claude Suaudeau
- 1993: Jean Fernández
- 1994: Jean-Claude Suaudeau
- 1995: Francis Smerecki
- 1996: Guy Roux
- 1997: Jean Tigana
- 1998: Aimé Jacquet
- 1999: Élie Baup
- 2000: Alex Dupont
- 2001: Vahid Halilhodžić
- 2002: Jacques Santini
- 2003: Didier Deschamps
- 2004: Paul Le Guen
- 2005: Claude Puel
- 2006: Pablo Correa
- 2007: Pablo Correa
- 2008: Arsène 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
- 2022–23: Franck Haise
- 2023–24: Éric Roy
See also
- Onze d'Or (1976–present)
References
- ^ Garin, Erik; Pierrend, José Luis (18 January 2018). "France – 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 trophées récompensant les meilleurs Français". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-19.
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