HISTORY : IFFHS AWARDS 1996
German and Olympique Marseille keeper Andreas Köpke received the IFFHS Trophy of THE WORLD’S BEST GOALKEEPER 1996 in Marseille.
In 1996, the IFFHS decided to create two new Awards : THE WORLD’S BEST NATIONAL COACH and THE WORLD’S BEST CLUB COACH of the year (1.1 to 31.12 of each year).
So 7 Awards were determined in 1996.
THE WORLD’S BEST GOALKEEPER 1996 (by IFFHS)
1 – Andreas KÖPKE (Germany/Olympique Marseille) 114 points
2 – David SEAMAN (England/FC Arsenal) 101 points
3 – Jose Luis CHILAVERT (Paraguay/Velez Sarsfield) 44 points
Andreas Köpke received his first IFFHS Trophy.
THE WORLD’S BEST REFEREE 1996 (by IFFHS)
1 – Sandor PUHL (Hungary) 82 points
2 – Pier Luigi PAIRETTO (Italy) 80 points
3 – Helmut KRUG (Germany) 20 points
3 – Leslie MOTTRAM (Scotland) 20 points
3 – Mario VAN DER ENDE (Netherlands) 20 points
Sandor Puhl again winner of the Award.
CLUB WORLD RANKING 1996 (by IFFHS)
1 – FC JUVENTUS (Italy) 335,0 points
2 – AMERICA CALI (Colombia) 261,5 points
3 – FC BARCELONA (Spain) 256,0 points
4 – ATLETICO MADRID (Spain) 252,0 points
5 – RIVER PLATE (Argentina) 249,5 points
FC Juventus 1996
THE STRONGEST LEAGUE IN THE WORLD 1996 (by IFFHS)
1 – ITALY Serie A 1,119
2 – SPAIN Primera Division 1,037
3 – FRANCE Ligue 1 1,008
THE WORLD’S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER 1996 (by IFFHS)
1 – Ali DAEI (Pirouzi Teheran/Al-Sadd Doha/Iran) 22 goals
2 – Natipong SRITONG-IN (Thai Farmers Bank/Thailand) 16 goals
2 – Hernan CRESPO (River Plate/Argentina) 16 goals
Ali Daei’s 22 goals : the Award 1996
THE WORLD’S BEST NATIONAL COACH 1996 (by IFFHS)
1 – Hans Hubert “Berti” VOGTS (Germany)
2 – Velibor MILUTINOVIC (Mexico)
3 – JO BONFRERE (Nigeria)
“Berti” Vogts, German National coach, first winner of the Award
THE WORLD’S BEST CLUB COACH 1996 (by IFFHS)
1 – Marcello LIPPI (FC Juventus/Italy)
2 – Ramon Angel DIAZ (River Plate/Argentina)
3 – Luis FERNANDEZ (Paris SG/France)
Marcello Lippi, first winner of the World’s Best club Coach