Croatian Footballer of the Year
The Croatian Footballer of the Year (Croatian: NogometaÅ¡ godine) is the most prestigious annual association football award in Croatia. It is awarded by the newspaper VeÄernji list to the best Croatian football player in the preceding year regardless of the league they play in, based on a points system which measures their performances for club and country. The award is usually presented in a ceremony hosted by the Croatian Football Federation.
The award was established in 1972 and until 1990 the award was given to the best Yugoslav player in the preceding year. Since 1991 and the breakup of Yugoslavia the award is given to best Croatian players. Davor Šuker holds the record for most wins with six awards won between 1992 and 1998, followed by Luka Modrić with four wins in 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2014,[1][2] and by Dado Pršo with three consecutive wins from 2003 to 2005.[1]
In 1995 a separate award named Hope of the Year (Nada godine) was introduced, given to the best Croatian young player.[3] As of 2014 only Ivica Olić and Luka Modrić have won both the Hope of the Year and Footballer of the Year awards.
List of winners
Yugoslav Footballer of the Year (1972–90)
†denotes shared wins
Year | Yugoslav Footballer of the Year | |||
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Player (Wins) | Age | Pos. | Club | |
1972 | Bajević, DušanDušan Bajević (1) | 24 | FW | Velež |
1973 | Marić, EnverEnver Marić (1) | 25 | GK | Velež |
1974 | Katalinski, JosipJosip Katalinski (1) | 26 | DF | ŽeljezniÄar |
1975 | Buljan, IvanIvan Buljan (1) | 26 | DF | Hajduk Split |
1976 | SurjakIvica Å urjak (1) | 23 | MF | Hajduk Split |
1977 | Mužinić, DraženDražen Mužinić (1) | 24 | MF | Hajduk Split |
1978 | Džoni, VilsonVilson Džoni (1) †| 28 | DF | Dinamo Zagreb |
Stojković, NenadNenad Stojković (1) †| 22 | DF | Partizan | |
1979 | Sušić, SafetSafet Sušić (1) †| 24 | MF | FK Sarajevo |
Zajec, VelimirVelimir Zajec (1) †| 23 | MF | Dinamo Zagreb | |
1980 | Petrović, VladimirVladimir Petrović (1) | 25 | MF | Red Star |
1981 | Vujović, ZlatkoZlatko Vujović (1) | 23 | FW | Hajduk Split |
1982 | Gudelj, IvanIvan Gudelj (1) | 22 | MF | Hajduk Split |
1983 | Simović, ZoranZoran Simović (1) | 29 | GK | Hajduk Split |
1984 | Zajec, VelimirVelimir Zajec (2) | 28 | MF | Panathinaikos |
1985 | Slišković, BlažBlaž Slišković (1) | 26 | MF | Hajduk Split |
1986 | Tuce, SemirSemir Tuce (1) | 22 | MF | Velež |
1987 | Mlinarić, MarkoMarko Mlinarić (1) | 27 | MF | Dinamo Zagreb |
1988 | Stojković, DraganDragan Stojković (1) | 23 | MF | Red Star |
1989 | Stojković, DraganDragan Stojković (2) | 24 | MF | Red Star |
1990 | ProsineÄki, RobertRobert ProsineÄki (1) | 21 | MF | Red Star |
Croatian Footballer of the Year (1991–present)
Year | Croatian Footballer of the Year | Hope of the Year | ||||||
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Player (Wins) | Age | Pos. | Club | Player | Age | Pos. | Club | |
1991 | Boban, ZvonimirZvonimir Boban (1) | 23 | MF | Milan | & —
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1992 | SukerDavor Šuker (1) | 25 | FW | Sevilla | & —
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1993 | Bokšić, AlenAlen Bokšić (1) | 23 | FW | Lazio | & —
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1994 | SukerDavor Šuker (2) | 27 | FW | Sevilla | & —
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1995 | SukerDavor Šuker (3) | 28 | FW | Sevilla | SimicDario Šimić | 20 | DF | Croatia Zagreb |
1996 | SukerDavor Å uker (4) | 29 | FW | Real Madrid | VuÄko, JuricaJurica VuÄko | 20 | FW | Hajduk Split |
1997 | ProsineÄki, RobertRobert ProsineÄki (2) †| 28 | MF | Croatia Zagreb | Marić, SilvioSilvio Marić | 22 | MF | Croatia Zagreb |
SukerDavor Šuker (5) †| 30 | FW | Real Madrid | |||||
1998 | SukerDavor Šuker (6) | 31 | FW | Real Madrid | Vranješ, JuricaJurica Vranješ | 18 | MF | Osijek |
1999 | Boban, ZvonimirZvonimir Boban (2) | 31 | MF | Milan | SokotaTomo Å okota | 22 | FW | Croatia Zagreb |
2000 | Bjelica, NenadNenad Bjelica (1) | 29 | MF | Osijek | Lovrek, KrunoslavKrunoslav Lovrek | 21 | FW | NK Zagreb |
2001 | Tudor, IgorIgor Tudor (1) | 23 | DF | Juventus | Olić, IvicaIvica Olić | 22 | FW | NK Zagreb |
2002 | Pletikosa, StipeStipe Pletikosa (1) | 23 | GK | Hajduk Split | KranjÄar, NikoNiko KranjÄar | 18 | MF | Dinamo Zagreb |
2003 | Pršo, DadoDado Pršo (1) | 29 | FW | Monaco | Ljubojević, GoranGoran Ljubojević | 20 | FW | Osijek |
2004 | Pršo, DadoDado Pršo (2) | 30 | FW | Rangers | Modrić, LukaLuka Modrić | 19 | MF | Inter Zaprešić |
2005 | Pršo, DadoDado Pršo (3) | 31 | FW | Rangers | Benko, LeonLeon Benko | 22 | FW | Varteks |
2006 | Eduardo (1) | 23 | FW | Dinamo Zagreb | Rukavina, AnteAnte Rukavina | 20 | FW | Å ibenik |
2007 | Modrić, LukaLuka Modrić (1) | 22 | MF | Dinamo Zagreb | Kalinić, NikolaNikola Kalinić | 19 | FW | Hajduk Split |
2008 | Modrić, LukaLuka Modrić (2) | 23 | MF | Tottenham Hotspur | Tomasov, MarinMarin Tomasov | 21 | MF | Zadar |
2009 | Olić, IvicaIvica Olić (1) | 30 | FW | Bayern Munich | Badelj, MilanMilan Badelj | 20 | MF | Dinamo Zagreb |
2010 | Olić, IvicaIvica Olić (2) | 31 | FW | Bayern Munich | Vrsaljko, ŠimeŠime Vrsaljko | 18 | DF | Dinamo Zagreb |
2011 | Modrić, LukaLuka Modrić (3) | 26 | MF | Tottenham Hotspur | KovaÄić, MateoMateo KovaÄić | 17 | MF | Dinamo Zagreb |
2012 | Mandžukić, MarioMario Mandžukić (1) | 26 | FW | Bayern Munich | Andrijašević, FrankoFranko Andrijašević | 21 | MF | Hajduk Split |
2013 | Mandžukić, MarioMario Mandžukić (2) | 27 | FW | Bayern Munich | Rebić, AnteAnte Rebić | 20 | FW | Fiorentina |
2014 | Modrić, LukaLuka Modrić (4) | 29 | MF | Real Madrid | Jedvaj, TinTin Jedvaj | 19 | DF | Bayer Leverkusen |
2015 | Rakitić, IvanIvan Rakitić | 27 | MF | Barcelona | Ćorić, AnteAnte Ćorić | 18 | MF | Dinamo Zagreb |
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.
- Present-day NK Varaždin was called "Varteks" from 1958 until June 2010.
Multiple winners
Players in bold are still active. Wins marked with asterisk (*) denote wins in Yugoslav competition before 1991.
Wins | Player | Winning years | Clubs |
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6 | Davor Å uker | 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 | Sevilla, Real Madrid |
4 | Luka Modrić | 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014 | Dinamo Zagreb, Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid |
3 | Dado Pršo | 2003, 2004, 2005 | AS Monaco, Rangers |
2 | Velimir Zajec | 1979*, 1984* | Dinamo Zagreb, Panathinaikos |
2 | Dragan Stojković | 1988*, 1989* | Red Star |
2 | Robert ProsineÄki | 1990*, 1997 | Red Star, Dinamo Zagreb |
2 | Zvonimir Boban | 1991, 1999 | Milan |
2 | Ivica Olić | 2009, 2010 | Bayern Munich |
2 | Mario Mandžukić | 2012, 2013 | Bayern Munich |
See also
- Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award, for the HNL footballer of the year, given by the Croatian sport newspaper Sportske novosti, chosen by sport journalists.
- Prva HNL Player of the Year, given by the Croatian newspaper Slobodna Dalmacija, chosen by sport journalists.
- Prva HNL Best Player of the Year, given by the Croatian web site Tportal, chosen by captains of league clubs.
References
- 1 2 Puric, Bojan (2 January 2005). ""Vecernji list" Player of the Year". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ↑ "VL Player of the Year 2014". Vecernji List. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ Flak, Igor; JuriÅ¡ić, Predrag (31 December 2010). "U Bayernu će se joÅ¡ jednom klanjati Ivici Oliću" (in Croatian). VeÄernji list. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
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