Les Rosbifs Awards 2011
All of the shortlisted candidates for the 2011 Les Rosbifs Awards have been announced, with the likes of David Beckham, Joe Cole and Scott Carson all in the running. The annual awards, which recognise the efforts and achievements of English footballers and coaches abroad, began in 2010 and can count on previous winners Steve McClaren (former FC Twente and England manager) Kenny Pavey (AIK Solna defender) amongst the judging panel.
Beckham is the favourite to cap a fine year with the Los Angeles Galaxy by securing the Player of the Year award. However, he will face stiff competition from the likes of former Manchester United defender Adam Eckersley (now with AGF in Denmark) and Calum Angus (former Portsmouth man, now playing in Sweden with GAIS Gothenburg).
Cole and Carson may be surprise omissions from the Player of the Year shortlist, but they are up for the New Rosbif award, alongside Hamburg and former Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne and former West Ham United and Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood, who spent six months in the Chinese First Division. Harewood is also in the running for the Pioneer of the Year Award, which celebrates the footballing work of an Englishman working in a country outside of the top 50 FIFA nations.
The Team of the Year and the Special Achievement Award, which celebrates the work of an Englishman who has spent over 20 years working overseas in football, will be announced when the winners are revealed on 22nd December.
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THE AWARDS
Player of the Year
2011 nominations: Calum Angus, David Beckham, Adam Eckersley, Gary Martin, Luke Mulholland, Luke Rodgers.
Previous winners:
2010: Kenny Pavey (AIK, Sweden)
Coach of the Year
2011 nominations: David Booth, Stephen Constantine, Tom Curtis, Neil Emblen, Adrian Heath, Graham Roberts.
Previous winners:
2010: Steve McClaren (FC Twente, Netherlands & VfL Wolfsburg, Germany)
Young Player of the Year
2011 nominations: Mark Doninger, Dale Jennings, Michael Mancienne, Gary Martin, Luke Mulholland, Joe Tait.
Previous winners:
2010: Gary Hooper (Celtic, Scotland)
New Rosbif of the Year
2011 nominations: Scott Carson, Joe Cole, Marlon Harewood, Michael Mancienne, Luke Rodgers, Wayne Thomas.
Previous winners:
2010: Tony Adams (Qabala, Azerbaijan)
Pioneer of the Year
2011 nominations:
Previous winners: David Booth, John Gregory, Stewart Hall, Marlon Harewood, Lee Hendrie, Graham Roberts.
2010: Paul Watson (Pohnpei)
Nomad of the Year
2011 nominations: David Booth, John Gregory, Simon McMenemy, Mark Redshaw, James Sinclair, Ben Webster.
Previous Winners:
2010: Stephen Constantine (Nea Salamina, Cyprus)
Breakthrough of the Year
2011 nominations: Sam Hewson, Gary Martin, Luke Mulholland, Graham Roberts, Wayne Thomas, Brian Wake.
Corned Beef of the Year:
2011 nominations: Kris Commons, Chris Dickson, Andrew Hogg, Lewis Holtby, Zesh Rehman, Matt Smith.
People’s Choice
2010: Steve McClaren (FC Twente, Netherlands & VfL Wolfsburg, Germany)
Special Achievement Award
2010: Bob Houghton (India)
Les Rosbifs Team of the Year
2010: Danny Robinson; Kenny Pavey, Daniel Hammond, Mark Hughes, Jordan Stewart; David Beckham, Ryan Smith, Chris Cleaver, Sam Tillen; Gary Hooper, Chris Greenacre. Coach: Steve McClaren
Hall of Fame Inductees
2010: Jimmy Hogan, Kevin Keegan, James Richardson Spensley, Sir Bobby Robson, Chris Waddle.
Hall of Fame inductions occur biannually.