
All The Golden Boot Winners of EUROs since 1980
The quadrennial European Championship tournament is one of the most prestigious competitions, only behind the FIFA World Cup in terms of global viewership and popularity. It is contested by the cream of Europe, as such the honour of being the Golden Boot winner at the Euros carries a sense of prestige and respect. With the Euros to commence this June, FootTheBall takes a look at the players who scored the most goals at every edition of the Euros since 1980
1) Euro 1980
Klaus Allofs – 3 goals (GERMANY)

2) Euro 1984
Michel Platini – 9 goals (FRANCE)

3) Euro 1988
Marco van Basten – 5 goals (NETHERLANDS)

4) Euro 1992
Henrik Larsen (DENMARK)
Karl-Heinze Riedle (GERMANY)
Dennis Bergkamp (NETHERLANDS)
Tomas Brolin (SWEDEN)
3 goals each
5) Euro 1996
Alan Shearer (ENGLAND) – 5 goals

6) Euro 2000
Savo Milosevic (SERBIA)
Patrick Kluivert (NETHERLANDS)
5 goals each
7) Euro 2004
Milan Baros (CZECH REPUBLIC) – 5 goals

8) Euro 2008
David Villa (SPAIN) – 4 goals

9) Euro 2012
Mario Mandzukic (CROATIA)
Mario Gomez (GERMAY)
Mario Balotelli (ITALY)
Cristiano Ronaldo (PORTUGAL)
Alan Dzagoev (RUSSIA)
Fernando Torres (SPAIN)
3 goals each
10) Euro 2016
Antoine Griezmann (FRANCE) – 6 goals
(Courtesy: Antoine Griezmann Official/Twitter)
The current Barcelona forward was at his scintillating best as France hosted the Euros for the first time since 1984. The former Real Sociedad player scored six goals (five of them in the knockout stages) as France reached the final only to lose to Portugal in extra time in the showpiece match in Paris that saw Cristiano Ronaldo being stretchered off the pitch only to return later to issue instructions from the touchline to his teammates. Griezmann’s best performance came against Germany as he scored a brace against Die Mannschaft and was deservedly named the best player of the entire tournament in addition to winning the golden boot at the 2016 Euros.
This year a lot of footballing talents will battle it out for the European Championship title and the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane will surely have their eyes on claiming the Golden Boot accolade with each one of them having a spectacular seasons for their respective clubs so far.