Sarah Bouhaddi, OL gatekeeper, was awarded the trophy for best goalkeeper of the season for the first time in the history of women's football.
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At 33, Sarah Bouhaddi was crowned best goalkeeper of the season by UEFA.
An award, which had never been awarded in the history of football, and which was awarded to him Thursday evening at the end of an exceptional season although upset by the coronavirus epidemic.
The one who has kept the cages of Olympique Lyonnais for 11 years and who has more than a hundred selections for the Blue, won the Champions League on August 30 with Lyon against Wolfsburg.
She was also crowned champion of France and won the Coupe de France.
Goalkeeper of the Season in the UEFA Women's Champions League
I am very proud and honored to be the first recipient of this award!
Thanks to UEFA, the coaches and the journalists who voted for me!
Thank you to my @ol club and to my teammates for our great journey.
Thank you pic.twitter.com/Jk9T1uJ8nJ
- Bouhaddi sarah (@BouhaddiSarah) October 1, 2020
OL wins four of the five awards
Sarah Bouhaddi is not the only Lyonnaise to have been rewarded on Thursday evening.
Jean-Luc Vasseur was awarded the title of best European coach of the season.
Wendy Renard, the best defender and Dzsenifer Marozsán, the star of German origin, was crowned best midfielder.
Olympique Lyonnais thus won four of the five European trophies.
Only the one of best player of the year escaped her since it was awarded to the Danish Pernille Harder, who plays for Wolfsburg.
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