Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award
The Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award or SN Yellow Shirt for short (Croatian: Žuta majica Sportskih novosti) is an annual football award given by the Croatian sports daily Sportske novosti. It is awarded to the best football player playing in the Croatian First League at the end of every season, based on post-match ratings awarded by sports journalists over the course of a season.
Established in 1953, the award was originally sponsored by the defunct Zagreb-based sports newspaper Narodni sport and its sports weekly Sportska panorama, and was awarded to the Player of the Season in the Yugoslav First League. In February 1962 Narodni sport was acquired by the Vjesnik publishing company and renamed Sportske novosti (SN). Since 1991 and the breakup of Yugoslavia the paper gives the award to the best players in the Prva HNL, Croatian top flight.
As of 2010 only three players have won the award on more than occasion, with each of them winning two consecutive awards:
Winners
Yugoslav league
| Season |
Player (Wins) |
Club |
| 1952–53 |
 Vukas, BernardBernard Vukas (1) |
Hajduk Split |
| 1953–54 |
Bobek, StjepanStjepan Bobek (1) |
Partizan |
| 1954–55 |
Vidošević, JoškoJoško Vidošević (1) |
Hajduk Split |
| 1955–56 |
Horvat, IvicaIvica Horvat (1) |
Dinamo Zagreb |
| 1956–57 |
Veselinović, TodorTodor Veselinović (1) |
Vojvodina |
| 1957–58 |
Crnković, TomislavTomislav Crnković (1) |
Dinamo Zagreb |
| 1958–59 |
Kostić, BoraBora Kostić (1) |
Red Star |
| 1959–60 |
Beara, VladimirVladimir Beara (1) |
Red Star |
| 1960–61 |
Šoškić, MilutinMilutin Šoškić (1) |
Partizan |
| 1961–62 |
Jerković, DražanDražan Jerković (1) |
Dinamo Zagreb |
| 1962–63 |
Kovačević, VladicaVladica Kovačević (1) |
Partizan |
| 1963–64 |
Belin, RudolfRudolf Belin (1) |
Dinamo Zagreb |
| 1964–65 |
Kovačević, VladicaVladica Kovačević (2) |
Partizan |
| 1965–66 |
Takač, SilvestarSilvestar Takač (1) |
Vojvodina |
| 1966–67 |
Osim, IvicaIvica Osim (1) |
Željezničar |
| 1967–68 |
Holcer, DraganDragan Holcer (1) |
Hajduk Split |
| 1963–64 |
Belin, RudolfRudolf Belin (2) |
Dinamo Zagreb |
| 1969–70 |
Blašković, FilipFilip Blašković (1) |
Dinamo Zagreb |
| 1970–71 |
Jerković, JureJure Jerković (1) |
Hajduk Split |
| 1971–72 |
Santrač, SlobodanSlobodan Santrač (1) |
OFK Belgrade |
| 1972–73 |
Bajević, DušanDušan Bajević (1) |
Velež |
| 1973–74 |
Oblak, BrankoBranko Oblak (1) |
Hajduk Split |
| 1974–75 |
Vladić, FranjoFranjo Vladić (1) |
Velež |
| 1975–76 |
Jerković, JureJure Jerković (2) |
Hajduk Split |
| 1976–77 |
Kovačević, AbidAbid Kovačević (1) |
Borac Banja Luka |
| 1977–78 |
Stojković, NenadNenad Stojković (1) |
Partizan |
| 1978–79 |
Sušić, SafetSafet Sušić (1) |
Sarajevo |
| 1979–80 |
Petrović, VladimirVladimir Petrović (1) |
Red Star |
| 1980–81 |
Vujović, ZlatkoZlatko Vujović (1) |
Hajduk Split |
| 1981–82 |
Zajec, VelimirVelimir Zajec (1) |
Dinamo Zagreb |
| 1983–83 |
Mance, DraganDragan Mance (1) |
Partizan |
| 1983–84 |
Simović, ZoranZoran Simović (1) |
Hajduk Split |
| 1984–85 |
Pašić, PredragPredrag Pašić (1) |
Sarajevo |
| 1985–86 |
Gračan, NenadNenad Gračan (1) |
Rijeka |
| 1986–87 |
Tuce, SemirSemir Tuce (1) |
Velež |
| 1987–88 |
Stojković, DraganDragan Stojković (1) |
Red Star |
| 1988–89 |
Šestić, MilošMiloš Šestić (1) |
Vojvodina |
| 1989–90 |
Asanović, AljošaAljoša Asanović (1) |
Hajduk Split |
| 1990–91 |
Boban, ZvonimirZvonimir Boban (1) |
Dinamo Zagreb |
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Croatian league
| Season |
Player (Wins) |
Club |
| 1992 |
 Vučević, GoranGoran Vučević (1) |
Hajduk Split |
| 1992–93 |
Vlaović, GoranGoran Vlaović (1) |
Croatia Zagreb |
| 1993–94 |
Mladenović, MladenMladen Mladenović (1) |
Rijeka |
| 1994–95 |
SpeharRobert Špehar (1) |
Osijek |
| 1995–96 |
Cvitanović, IgorIgor Cvitanović (1) |
Croatia Zagreb |
| 1996–97 |
Cvitanović, IgorIgor Cvitanović (2) |
Croatia Zagreb |
| 1997–98 |
Bazina, MarioMario Bazina (1) |
Hrvatski Dragovoljac |
| 1998–99 |
Mumlek, MiljenkoMiljenko Mumlek (1) |
Varteks |
| 1999–2000 |
Bošnjak, IvanIvan Bošnjak (1) |
Cibalia |
| 2000–01 |
Balaban, BoškoBoško Balaban (1) |
Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2001–02 |
Olić, IvicaIvica Olić (1) |
NK Zagreb |
| 2002–03 |
Olić, IvicaIvica Olić (2) |
Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2003–04 |
Kranjčar, NikoNiko Kranjčar (1) |
Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2004–05 |
 Bartolović, MladenMladen Bartolović (1) |
NK Zagreb |
| 2005–06 |
Eduardo (1) |
Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2006–07 |
Eduardo (2) |
Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2007–08 |
Modrić, LukaLuka Modrić (1) |
Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2008–09 |
Mandžukić, MarioMario Mandžukić (1) |
Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2009–10 |
Ibričić, SenijadSenijad Ibričić (1) |
Hajduk Split |
| 2010–11 |
Krstanović, IvanIvan Krstanović (1) |
Zagreb |
| 2011–12 |
Sharbini, AnasAnas Sharbini (1) |
Hajduk Split |
| 2012–13 |
Benko, LeonLeon Benko (1) |
Rijeka |
| 2013–14 |
CzopDuje Čop (1) |
Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2014–15 |
Boban, GabrijelGabrijel Boban (1) |
Zagreb |
Source: Nogometni-magazin.com
Notes on club name changes:
- Dinamo Zagreb changed their name to "HAŠK Građanski" in June 1991 and then again in February 1993 to "Croatia Zagreb". They reverted to "Dinamo Zagreb" in February 2000.
- The present-day NK Varaždin was called "Varteks" from 1958 until June 2010.
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