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The great Zinedine Zidane is nominated the best player of EURO 2000. Patrick Kluivert of The Netherlands & Savo Milosevic of Yugoslavia jointly become the top scorer by scoring 5 goals each.
Euro 2000
was held in Belgium and The Netherlands, in the history of the tournament that is
the first time tournament is co-hosted. France won the tournament by beating
Italy in the final with a “golden goal” in extra-time. This is the second time
that the championship had been decided by a golden goal following Germany’s win
over the Czech Republic in Euro 1996.
Delvecchio
scored for the Azuri side in the 55th minute of the game & put
Italy 1-0 ahead, Alexandeo Del Piero missed few golden opportunities or else
the Fench side would
have fallen further behind. The Italians looked certain to be crowned Euro 2000 winners
when they led 1-0 deep into stoppage time, only for Wiltord to stun them with
an equaliser in the 94th minute. David Trezeguet scored the Golden goal in the 103rd minute
of the extra time & crowne France the winner of EURO 2000. It was a second
tournament victory for the French following their previous success in 1984.
Zinedine Zidane is nominated the UEFA EURO player of the tournament.
Zinedine
Zidane the name count just after the legends like Pele & Maradona was born
in Marseille, France on 23rd June 1972. His parents shifted in
France on 1983 from the African nation Algeria. He is born & grown up in
the slums of Marseille, France.
He used to
play as an attacking midfielder with an excellent goal scoring ability. He
played for 15 years(1992-2006) in the France national team, represented in 108
matches, scored 31 goals including two goals in the 1998 world cup final
against mighty Brazil. He singlehandedly guided France towards their maiden
world cup triumph in homesoil on 1998, guided France towards the Euro 2000
victory & guided France towards the final of world cup 2004 at the end of
his career.
In his club
football career he scored 201 goals in 506 matches. He started his senior club
football career in Cannes, spent four seasons(1988-1992) in there, scored 10
goals for them in 61 matches. In 1992 he moved to Bordeaux, spent four
seasons(1992-1996) also in there, scored 58 goals in 139 matches. In 1996 he
moved to Italy, signed in Serie A club Juventus, scored 47 goals for them in
151 matches in five seasons(1996-2001). In 2001 he signed a five years contract(2001-2006) with the
Spanish giant Real Madrid, scored 86 goals for them in 155 matches.
He always remain controversyless
throughout his entire career apart from the nasty incident in the final of
world cup 2006 against Italy, regarding few poor comments of Italian defender
Matarazzi, he attacked him inside the ground, Matarazzi had fallen on the
pitch, Zidane got marching order, France lost the world cup final in penalty
shoot-out.
In his career
he is awarded by countless rewards. He got the golden ball award in World Cup
2006, got the man of the match award in the final of the world cup 1998. Zidane
got FIFA player of the year three times in 1998, 2000 & 2003. Got the
Ballon D’ior award in 1998. Got man of the match award in UEFA Champions League
final 2002.
He is a God
gifted talent, a magician of the football, regarded one of the best player of
alltime. He is currently attached with Real Madrid as The Director of Football.
The two top
scorers of the Euro 2000 is Patrick Kluivert of Holland & Savo Milsevic of
Yugoslovia, both of them scored 5 goals in Euro 2000.
Savo Milsevic of Yugoslovia was nominated
for the golden boot award of Euro 2000,
was born in Bijeljina, Yugoslovia on 2nd September 1973. He used to
play as a striker. He played for Yugoslovia for fifteen years(1994-2008),
scored 37 international goals in 102 matches. He has a bright club football
record, in his career he played for Partizan Belgrade, Aston Villa, Zaragoza,
Parma, Espanyol, Celta Vigo, Osasuna & Rubin Kazan, scored 206 goals in 476
club appearances. Currently he is working as an assistant coach of Serbia
Montenegro.
Patrick Kluivert,
another top scorer of Euro 2000 was born in Amsterdam on 1st July
1976. He used to play in striker position. In his ten years(1994-2004)
international career Kluivert scored 40 goals for his country in 79 matches. He
played so many different clubs & different major leagues throughout the
Europe, in his club football career he played for Ajax, AC Milan, Barcelona,
Newcastle United, Valencia, PSV Eindhoven & Lille, scored 149 goals in 343
matches.
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