UEFA has officially announced all the nominees for the coach of the year award for the 2022-2023 season. The winner will be announced on August 31, during the draw for the Champions League group stage in Monaco.
Among the candidates is Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola, Inter Milan’s Simone Inzaghi and Luciano Spalletti for what he did with Napoli, returning the title to the Blues after 33 years. Likewise, UEFA has announced the names of the three finalists for the “Player of the Year” award, referring to the 2022-2023 season.
The three finalists, Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi, were chosen by voting by a jury made up of the coaches of the clubs that participated in the group stages of the 2022-2023 Champions League, the Europa League and the Conference League. together with the coaches of the national teams of the UEFA member federations.
A group of journalists selected by “European Sports Media” (ESM) also participated in the jury. The winner will be announced during the 2023-2024 Champions League group stage draw ceremony, which will take place on Thursday, August 31, in Monaco.