Don Balón Award

From 1976^[1] until 2010, the Spanish sports magazine Don Balón conferred the Don Balón Award (Premio Don Balón) to the best Spanish player, the best foreign player, the best referee, and the breakthrough player in La Liga. These awards ceased to exist after the closure of the magazine in 2011.

Winners

Season	Best Spanish player	Best foreign player	Breakthrough player	Best coach	Best referee
1975–76	Miguel Ángel González (RM)	Johan Neeskens (FCB)	-	Miljan Miljanić (RM)	-
1976–77	Juanito (BUR)	Johan Cruyff (FCB)	-	Luis Aragonés (ATM)	-
1977–78	Migueli (FCB)	Johan Cruyff (FCB)	-	Luis Molowny (RM)	-
1978–79	Quini (GIJ)	Uli Stielike (RM)	-	Luis Molowny (RM)	-
1979–80	Rafael Gordillo (BET)	Uli Stielike (RM)	-	Luis Molowny (RM)	-
1980–81	Urruti (ESP)	Uli Stielike (RM)	-	Alberto Ormaetxea (RSOC)	-
1981–82	Miguel Tendillo (VAL)	Uli Stielike (RM)	-	Alberto Ormaetxea (RSOC)	-
1982–83	Juan Señor (ZAR)	Juan Barbas (ZAR)	-	Javier Clemente (ATH)	-
1983–84	Manuel Cervantes (MUR)	Juan Barbas (ZAR)	-	Javier Clemente (ATH)	-
1984–85	Migueli (FCB)	Bernd Schuster (FCB)	-	Terry Venables (FCB)	-
1985–86	Míchel (RM)	Jorge Valdano (RM)	Juan Carlos (VAD)	Luis Molowny (RM)	Emilio Carlos Guruceta
1986–87	Andoni Zubizarreta (FCB)	Hugo Sánchez (RM)	Ernesto Valverde (ESP)	Javier Clemente (ESP)	Emilio Carlos Guruceta
1987–88	Juan Antonio Larrañaga (RSOC)	Alemão (ATM)	Sebastián Losada (ESP)	Leo Beenhakker (RM)	Emilio Soriano Aladrén
1988–89	Fernando Gómez (VAL)	Oscar Ruggeri (LOG)	Luis Milla (FCB)	John Toshack (RSOC)	Victoriano Sánchez Arminio
1989–90	Rafael Martín Vázquez (RM)	Hugo Sánchez (RM)	Pedro (LOG)	John Toshack (RM)	Emilio Soriano Aladrén
1990–91	Jon Andoni Goikoetxea (FCB)	Bernd Schuster (ATM)	Luis Enrique (GIJ)	Johan Cruyff (FCB)	Ildefonso Urízar Azpitarte
1991–92	Agustín Elduayen (BUR)	Michael Laudrup (FCB)	Delfí Geli (ALB)	Johan Cruyff (FCB)	Raúl García de Loza
1992–93	Fran González (DEP)	Miroslav Đukić (DEP)	Julen Guerrero (ATH)	Arsenio Iglesias (DEP)	Juan Andújar Oliver
1993–94	Julen Guerrero (ATH)	Hristo Stoitchkov (FCB)	Sergi Barjuán (FCB)	Víctor Fernández (ZAR)	López Nieto
1994–95	José Emilio Amavisca (RM)	Iván Zamorano (RM)	Raúl González (RM)	Arsenio Iglesias (DEP)	Arturo Daudén Ibáñez
1995–96	José Luis Pérez Caminero (ATM)	Predrag Mijatović (VAL)	Iván de la Peña (FCB)	Radomir Antić (ATM)	López Nieto
1996–97	Raúl González (RM)	Ronaldo (FCB)	Víctor Manuel Fernández (VAD)	Vicente Cantatore (VAD)	Manuel Mejuto González
1997–98	Alfonso Pérez (BET)	Rivaldo (FCB)	Albert Celades (FCB)	Javier Irureta (CEL)	José María García Aranda
1998–99	Raúl González (RM)	Luís Figo (FCB)	Xavi Hernández (FCB)	Héctor Cúper (MALL)	Manuel Mejuto González
1999–00	Raúl González (RM)	Luís Figo (FCB)	Iker Casillas (RM)	Javier Irureta (DEP)	López Nieto
2000–01	Raúl González (RM)	Luís Figo (RM)	Carles Puyol (FCB)	Mané (ALA)	José María García Aranda
2001–02	Raúl González (RM)	Zinedine Zidane (RM)	Joaquín Sánchez (BET)	Rafael Benítez (VAL)	López Nieto
2002–03	Xabi Alonso (RSOC)	Nihat Kahveci (RSOC)	Thiago Motta (FCB)	Raynald Denoueix (RSOC)	Manuel Mejuto González
2003–04	Vicente Rodríguez (VAL)	Ronaldinho (FCB)	Júlio Baptista (SEV)	Javier Irureta (DEP)	César Muñiz Fernández
2004–05	Xavi Hernández (FCB)	Juan Román Riquelme (VIL)	Sergio Ramos (SEV)	Frank Rijkaard (FCB)	Alberto Undiano Mallenco
2005–06	David Villa (VAL)	Ronaldinho (FCB)	Raúl Albiol (VAL)	Frank Rijkaard (FCB)	Manuel Mejuto González
2006–07	Santi Cazorla (REC)	Lionel Messi (FCB)	Alexis Ruano (GET)	Juande Ramos (SEV)	Alberto Undiano Mallenco
2007–08	Marcos Senna (VIL)	Sergio Agüero (ATM)	Bojan Krkić (FCB)	Gregorio Manzano (MALL)	Manuel Mejuto González
2008–09	Andrés Iniesta (FCB)	Lionel Messi (FCB)	Gerard Piqué (FCB)	Pep Guardiola (FCB)	Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa
2009–10	Borja Valero (MALL)	Lionel Messi (FCB)	Javi Martínez (ATH)	Pep Guardiola (FCB)	Javier Turienzo Álvarez

By foreign player

Player	Country	Total	Season
Uli Stielike	GER	4	1978-79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82
Lionel Messi	ARG	3	2006-07, 2008–09, 2009–10
Luís Figo	POR	3	1998-99, 1999-00, 2000–01
Ronaldinho	BRA	2	2003-04, 2005–06
Bernd Schuster	GER	2	1984-85, 1990–91
Hugo Sánchez	MEX	2	1986-87, 1989–90
Juan Barbas	ARG	2	1982-83, 1983–84
Johan Cruijff	NED	2	1976-77, 1977–78

By Spanish player

Player	Total	Season
Raúl	5	1996-97, 1998–99, 1999-00, 2000–01, 2001–02
Migueli	2	1977-78, 1984–85

By manager

Manager	Country	Total	Season
Luis Molowny	ESP	4	1977-78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1985–86
Javier Irureta	ESP	3	1997-98, 1999-00, 2003–04
Javier Clemente	ESP	3	1982-83, 1983–84, 1986–87
Josep Guardiola	ESP	2	2008-09, 2009–10
Frank Rijkaard	NED	2	2004-05, 2005–06
Arsenio Iglesias	ESP	2	1992-93, 1994–95
Johan Cruijff	NED	2	1990-91, 1991–92
John Toshack	WAL	2	1988-89, 1989–90
Alberto Ormaetxea	ESP	2	1980-81, 1981–82

References

↑ Prasidh Kumar Mishra (10 October 2010). Sports Journalism. Pinnacle Technology. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-61820-463-9. Retrieved 18 October 2014.

External links

(Spanish) Official web site
Spanish football awards by Don Balón

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La Liga Spanish Player of the Year - Don Balón Award

1976: Miguel Ángel
1977: Juanito
1978: Migueli
1979: Quini
1980: Gordillo
1981: Urruti
1982: Tendillo
1983: Señor
1984: Cervantes
1985: Migueli
1986: Míchel
1987: Zubizarreta
1988: Larrañaga
1989: Fernando
1990: Martín Vázquez
1991: Goikoetxea
1992: Elduayen
1993: Fran
1994: Guerrero
1995: Amavisca
1996: Caminero
1997: Raúl
1998: Alfonso
1999: Raúl
2000: Raúl
2001: Raúl
2002: Raúl
2003: Alonso
2004: Vicente
2005: Xavi
2006: Villa
2007: Cazorla
2008: Senna
2009: Iniesta
2010: Valero

La Liga Foreign Player of the Year - Don Balón Award

1976: Neeskens
1977: Cruyff
1978: Cruyff
1979: Stielike
1980: Stielike
1981: Stielike
1982: Stielike
1983: Barbas
1984: Barbas
1985: Schuster
1986: Valdano
1987: Sánchez
1988: Alemão
1989: Ruggeri
1990: Sánchez
1991: Schuster
1992: Laudrup
1993: Đukić
1994: Stoichkov
1995: Zamorano
1996: Mijatović
1997: Ronaldo
1998: Rivaldo
1999: Figo
2000: Figo
2001: Figo
2002: Zidane
2003: Nihat
2004: Ronaldinho
2005: Riquelme
2006: Ronaldinho
2007: Messi
2008: Agüero
2009: Messi
2010: Messi

La Liga Coach of the Year – Don Balón Award

1976: Miljanić
1977: Aragonés
1978: Molowny
1979: Molowny
1980: Molowny
1981: Ormaetxea
1982: Ormaetxea
1983: Clemente
1984: Clemente
1985: Venables
1986: Molowny
1987: Clemente
1988: Beenhakker
1989: Toshack
1990: Toshack
1991: Cruyff
1992: Cruyff
1993: Iglesias
1994: Fernández
1995: Iglesias
1996: Antić
1997: Cantatore
1998: Irureta
1999: Cúper
2000: Irureta
2001: Mané
2002: Benítez
2003: Denoueix
2004: Irureta
2005: Rijkaard
2006: Rijkaard
2007: Ramos
2008: Manzano
2009: Guardiola
2010: Guardiola

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