2004 FIFA World Player of the Year

The 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Brazilian Ronaldinho for the first time; Thierry Henry finished second for the second year in succession.[1] It was the award's 14th edition. The award ceremony took place on the evening of December 20, 2004, and was held at the Zurich Opera House in Zurich, Switzerland.[2] There were 157 coaches and 145 captains selected for the voting process, totaling 302 votes.

Birgit Prinz won the women's award for the second time, for the second year in succession. The 2-time award winner Mia Hamm also finished second for the second year in succession. For the women's side, there were 114 coaches and 109 captains selected for the voting process, totaling 223 votes.[1]

Results

Men

Rank[3]PlayerPointsClub(s)
1 Brazil Ronaldinho 620 Spain Barcelona
2 France Thierry Henry 552 England Arsenal
3 Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko 253 Italy Milan
4 Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd 178 Italy Juventus
5 France Zinedine Zidane 150 Spain Real Madrid
6 Brazil Adriano 98 Italy Internazionale
7= Portugal Deco 96 Spain Barcelona
Portugal Porto
7= Brazil Ronaldo 96 Spain Real Madrid
9 Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy 67 England Manchester United
10= Brazil Kaká 64 Italy Milan
10= England Wayne Rooney 64 England Everton
England Manchester United
12 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba 46 France Marseille
England Chelsea
13 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 45 England Manchester United
14 Cameroon Samuel Eto'o 42 Spain Mallorca
Spain Barcelona
15= Portugal Luís Figo 35 Spain Real Madrid
15= England David Beckham 35 Spain Real Madrid
17= Spain Raúl 25 Spain Real Madrid
17= Greece Theodoros Zagorakis 25 Greece AEK Athens
Italy Bologna
19 Argentina Roberto Ayala 24 Spain Valencia
20 England Michael Owen 22 England Liverpool
Spain Real Madrid
21= Brazil Roberto Carlos 19 Spain Real Madrid
21= Italy Paolo Maldini 19 Italy Milan
21= Italy Gianluigi Buffon 19 Italy Juventus
24 Netherlands Roy Makaay 17 Germany Bayern Munich
25 France Robert Pires 15 England Arsenal
26 England Frank Lampard 13 England Chelsea
27 Brazil Cafu 10 Italy Milan
28= Germany Michael Ballack 9 Germany Bayern Munich
28= Czech Republic Milan Baroš 9 England Liverpool
30= Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 7 Netherlands Ajax
Italy Juventus
30= Sweden Henrik Larsson 7 Scotland Celtic
Spain Barcelona
32= Wales Ryan Giggs 6 England Manchester United
32= Italy Alessandro Nesta 6 Italy Milan
34 England Steven Gerrard 5 England Liverpool
35 Germany Oliver Kahn 4 Germany Bayern Munich

Women

RankPlayerClub(s)Points
1Germany Birgit PrinzGermany FFC Frankfurt376
2United States Mia Hamm286
3Brazil MartaBrazil Santa Cruz
Sweden Umeå IK		281
4United States Abby Wambach126
5United States Kristine LillyUnited States Boston Breakers109
5Sweden Hanna LjungbergSweden Umeå IK109
7United States Shannon Boxx102
8Germany Renate LingorGermany FFC Frankfurt89
8Sweden Victoria SvenssonSweden Djurgårdens IF89
10Brazil CristianeBrazil Juventus-SP80
11Brazil Pretinha68
12Brazil FormigaSweden Malmö FF54

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA Awards". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  2. ↑ "CNN.com - Ronaldinho wins world player award - Dec 20, 2004". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  3. ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.fifa.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-08. Retrieved 2025-12-19. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
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