Portuguese Golden Ball

The Portuguese Golden Ball (known in Portuguese as A Bola de Ouro) is an annual award given, by Portuguese newspaper A Bola, to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in the Primeira Liga. The first winner of the award was Eusébio, in 1991. Initially, it was a career award, but since then, the award was given to the best player in the league.[1]

Format

The prize is given out by Portuguese newspaper A Bola to the best player in the Portuguese Liga.[2]

Winners
Luís Figo won the award in 1994.

The award has been presented on 20 occasions as of 2012, with 17 different winners.

Year Winner Country Club Position Sources Notes
1991Eusébio PortugalRetiredForward[1][A]
1992Vítor Baía PortugalPortoGoalkeeper[1]
1993João Pinto PortugalBenficaForward[1]
1994Luís Figo PortugalSporting CPMidfielder[1]
1995Domingos PortugalPortoForward[1]
1996João Pinto PortugalBenficaForward[1]
1997Mário Jardel BrazilPortoForward[1]
1998Mário Jardel BrazilPortoForward[1]
1999----[1][B]
2000Jorge Costa PortugalPortoDefender[1][3]
2001Erwin Sánchez BoliviaBoavistaMidfielder[4]
2002Mário Jardel BrazilSporting CPForward[4]
2003Deco BrazilPortoMidfielder[4]
2004Adriano Rossato BrazilNacionalDefender[4]
2005Simão PortugalBenficaMidfielder[4]
2006Petit PortugalBenficaMidfielder[4]
2007Ricardo Quaresma Primeira LigaPortoMidfielder[4]
2008----
2009Lucho González ArgentinaPortoMidfielder[1]
2010Javier Saviola ArgentinaBenficaForward[1]
2011Radamel Falcao ColombiaPortoForward[5]
2012James Rodríguez ColombiaPortoMidfielder[6][7]

See also

Notes
A. ^ It was a career award.[1]
B. ^ In 1999 the Portuguese Golden Ball was not awarded.[1]

References
  1. Azevedo, Rogério (29 January 2011). "Saviola Jogador do Ano". A Bola. pp. 2–5.
  2. "Falcao awarded the Portuguese Golden Ball". AtléticoFans. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  3. "Jorge Costa considerado o melhor do ano" [Jorge Costa considered best of the year] (in Portuguese). nexus.ao. 29 January 2001. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  4. "Portugal - Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  5. "Falcao: "Tive um ano mágico no FC Porto"" [Falcao: "I had a magical year at FC Porto"] (in Portuguese). relvado.aeiou.pt. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
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  7. "Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez in £60m Monaco move". BBC Sport. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
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