Guldbollen
Guldbollen, (eng. the Golden Ball), is a Swedish football award award by Aftonbladet and the Swedish Football Association to the best male Swedish footballer each year.
| Guldbollen | |
|---|---|
| Given for | Association football award |
| Country | Sweden |
| Presented by | Swedish Football Association, Aftonbladet |
| History | |
| Most wins | Zlatan Ibrahimović (12) |
| Most recent | Zlatan Ibrahimović (2020) |
The first award was given in 1946 to Gunnar Gren,[1] and was created by Bengt Liljedahl.[2] From 1946–65, the awarded was award in cooperation with Stockholms-Tidningen.[3]
Zlatan Ibrahimović has won the award twelve times (in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2020) and is the only player to win it more than twice.[4] Bo Larsson of Malmö FF was the first player to win the award for a second time, in 1973 after winning it in 1965. Diamantbollen, the female equivalent of the award, was established in 1990. Both awards are award at the Fotbollsgalan.
Winners
Source:[5]
By club
| Club | Wins |
|---|---|
 IFK Norrköping |
11 |
| Malmö FF |
8 |
 Paris Saint-Germain |
5 |
 Barcelona |
4 |
| IFK Göteborg |
4 |
 Milan |
4 |
 Arsenal |
3 |
| Helsingborgs IF |
3 |
| Internazionale |
3 |
 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
3 |
| Manchester United |
3 |
| Östers IF |
3 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
2 |
 Celtic |
2 |
| Degerfors IF |
2 |
| Djurgårdens IF |
2 |
| Parma |
2 |
 PSV Eindhoven |
2 |
| Åtvidabergs FF |
2 |
| AIK |
1 |
| Ajax |
1 |
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1 |
| Aston Villa |
1 |
| Atalanta |
1 |
| Bayern Munich |
1 |
 Benfica |
1 |
| IK Brage |
1 |
| Coventry City |
1 |
| Fiorentina |
1 |
| Hammarby IF |
1 |
| Juventus |
1 |
| VfB Stuttgart |
1 |
| Sunderland |
1 |
| Valencia |
1 |
 Young Boys |
1 |
| Örebro SK |
1 |
| Örgryte IS |
1 |
 Krasnodar |
1 |
References
- "1946: Gunnar Gren, IFK Göteborg". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- Jahnson, Therese (2014-11-11). "Bengt är smeden som gör Zlatans guldbollar". Mitt i. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- "Guldbollen". Fogis.se. Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- "Zlatan Ibrahimovic to be honoured with statue as David Beckham calls him 'one of the greatest ever'". The Telegraph. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "Guldbollen". svenskfotboll.se. Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
External links
Media related to Guldbollen at Wikimedia Commons