The best player at euro 1992 in Sweden did not come from the Danish team that created the fairy tale, but from runner-up Germany midfielder Thomas Hasler. Thomas Jürgen Häßler was born in West Berlin on 30 May 1966. At euro 1992, Hasler excelled, with his goal in the first round against the CIS helping Germany to a draw against the CIS. In the semi-finals against Sweden, it was he who helped Germany take the lead. Although Germany lost to the magical Dane in the final. But Hasler still won the honor of the best player of this tournament with his excellent performance.
The best player at the 1996 European Championship in England was a German, and the 1996 Ballon d'Or winner Summerle. Matthias Sammer (born 15 September 1967 in Dresden, East Germany) played as a scavenger/midfielder/defender and was hailed as Germany's most outstanding "free man" since Beckenbauer, when Germany was tight for various reasons, Summer participated in all the matches as a main player and scored the winning goal against Russia and Croatia.
The best player at Euro 2000 belonged to Zidane of France, the soul of the strongest team at the turn of the century. Zinedine Zidane (born 23 June 1972 in Marseille, France) plays as a front-back and is nicknamed "Zizou". Zidane has won 11 UEFA Champions League titles, 2 Italian Football League titles, 1 Spanish Football League 1 title and 1 TIME FIFA World Footballer of the Year (1998, 2000, 2003) and 1 European Ballon d'Or (1998) in his career, and is one of the grand slam players in football. From 1994 to 2006, Zidane made 108 appearances for France, scoring 31 goals, participating in three World Cups in 1998, 2002 and 2006 and three European Championships in 1996, 2000 and 2004, helping France win the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship. Zidane, who became a coach after retiring, continued to perform well, leading Real Madrid to a three-game champions league victory and setting a record of 40 unbeaten matches in all competitions in Europe for third place.
The best player at the 2004 European Championship in Portugal belonged to the captain of dark horse champions Greece, Theodoros Zagoracis. Theodoros. Zagorakis was born on October 27, 1971 in Kavala, Greece. In Rehagel's tactical system, Zagorakis acted as the first barrier of the Greek right side of the road defense, and once the ball was broken, he could organize the Greek counterattack in the fastest and most efficient way.
The best player of euro 2008 belonged to Xavi, the midfield core of Spain, the master of kings. Xavier Hernandez Creus (born 25 January 1980 in Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish footballer, one of the grand slam winners, a midfielder in the player era, one of the core of Barca's midfield at his peak and an absolute core of the Spanish team at Euro 2008.
At Euro 2012, Spain became the first team to successfully defend its title, and Iniesta, one of the two cores, became the best player in this cup. Andres Iniesta (born 11 May 1984 in Albacete, a small town in southern Spain), plays as a midfielder. At Euro 2012, Iniesta played all the games for Spain as the main player and contributed 2 assists.
The best player at Euro 2016 belonged to runners-up France Anthony Griezmann. Antoine Griezmann (born 21 March 1991 in Marcon, France) is a French footballer who plays as a striker/winger/midfielder for Barca. Although France finished second in Euro 2016, Griezmann scored six goals in six games, winning the European Cup Best Golden Boot and Best Player. Among them, he scored twice in the semi-final with Germany, and helped France win 2:0 to reach the final.