The Night of Swiss Football (Awards)

3 weeks before the start of Euro 2008 the Swiss Football Awards took place in Bern.

Swiss Player of the Year:

TRANQUILLO BARNETTA (Bayer Leverkusen)

Super League Player of the Year:

HAKAN YAKIN (Young Boys Bern)

GOAL OF THE YEAR:

MAURO LUSTRINELLI (Luzern vs Basel goal n.5)

TEAM OF THE YEAR:

AC BELLINZONA

COACH OF THE YEAR:

CHRISTIAN GROSS (FC Basel)

REFEREE OF THE YEAR:

MASSIMO BUSACCA

GREATEST YOUNG PLAYER:

EREN DERDIYOK (FC Basel)

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
MARINA KELLER (FFC United Schwerzenbach)

Barnetta wins this award for the first time. Hakan Yakin, after becoming this year’s Top Scorer, receives another award that should boost his confidence before Euro 2008. Despite Lustrinelli’s beautiful goal against Basel he will not be part of the Swiss National Team this summer.