EURO 2004 Aces Named

Sports | July 5, 2004, Monday // 00:00
EURO 2004 Aces Named Greece captain Theodoros Zagorakis, 32, reached the top of his professional football carrier with the EURO 2004 Championship Cup. Photo by Euro2004.com

Greece captain Theodoros Zagorakis has been named as the UEFA EURO 2004 Player of the Tournament.

The 32-year-old Athens FC midfielder has been an inspirational figure for his team's wonderful performance at the Championship.

The result was announced in Lisbon on Monday by UEFA's technical study group, the group of coaches and technical experts which is compiling a report on technical and tactical trends to arise from the competition in Portugal.

The UEFA study group revealed also this year's All-Star Squad. The 23-strong squad contains two goalkeepers, seven defenders, seven midfielders and seven attackers.

Five of the distinguished players come from the winning Greek squad, with men of nine other nations added to the lineup.

UEFA EURO 2004 All-Star Squad:

Goalkeeper Petr Cech Czech Republic
Goalkeeper Antonios Nikopolidis Greece
Defender Sol Campbell England
Defender Ashley Cole England
Defender Traianos Dellas Greece
Defender Olof Mellberg Sweden
Defender Ricardo Carvalho Portugal
Defender Georgios Seitaridis Greece
Defender Gianluca Zambrotta Italy
Midfield player Michael Ballack Germany
Midfield playe Luнs Figo Portugal
Midfield player Frank Lampard England
Midfield player Maniche Portugal
Midfield player Pavel Nedved Czech Republic
Midfield player Theodoros Zagorakis Greece
Midfield player Zinedine Zidane France
Forward Milan Baroљ Czech Republic
Forward Angelos Charisteas Greece
Forward Henrik Larsson Sweden
Forward Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal
Forward Wayne Rooney England
Forward Jon Dahl Tomasson Denmark
Forward Ruud van Nistelrooij Netherlands

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