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

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 PortugalPortoMidfielder[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.
  6. South American hopefuls enter final straight
  7. "Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez in £60m Monaco move". BBC Sport. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
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