Don Balón Award
Introduction From 1976 until 2010, the Spanish sports magazine ''Don Balón'' conferred the '''Don Balón Award''' (''Premio Don Balón'') to the best Spanish player, the best foreign player, the best referee and the breakthrough player in La Liga. These awards ceased to exist after the closure of the magazine in 2011.
Winners SeasonBest Spanish playerBest foreign playerBest breakthrough playerBest coachBest referee 1975–76Miguel Ángel(Real Madrid) Johan Neeskens(Barcelona)– Miljan Miljanić (Real Madrid)– 1976–77Juanito(Burgos) Johan Cruyff(Barcelona) Luis Aragonés(Atlético Madrid) 1977–78Migueli(Barcelona) Johan Cruyff(Barcelona) Luis Molowny(Real Madrid) 1978–79Quini(Sporting Gijón) Uli Stielike(Real Madrid) Luis Molowny(Real Madrid) 1979–80Rafael Gordillo(Real Betis) Uli Stielike(Real Madrid) Luis Molowny(Real Madrid) 1980–81Urruti(Espanyol) Uli Stielike(Real Madrid) Alberto Ormaetxea(Real Sociedad) 1981–82Miguel Tendillo(Valencia) Uli Stielike(Real Madrid) Alberto Ormaetxea(Real Sociedad) 1982–83Juan Señor(Zaragoza) Juan Barbas(Zaragoza) Javier Clemente(Athletic Bilbao) 1983–84Manuel Cervantes(Murcia) Juan Barbas(Zaragoza) Javier Clemente(Athletic Bilbao) 1984–85Migueli(Barcelona) Bernd Schuster(Barcelona) Terry Venables(Barcelona) 1985–86Míchel(Real Madrid) Jorge Valdano(Real Madrid) Juan Carlos(Valladolid) Luis Molowny(Real Madrid)Emilio Carlos Guruceta 1986–87Andoni Zubizarreta(Barcelona) Hugo Sánchez(Real Madrid) Ernesto Valverde(Espanyol) Javier Clemente(Espanyol)Emilio Carlos Guruceta 1987–88Juan Antonio Larrañaga(Real Sociedad) Alemão(Atlético Madrid) Sebastián Losada(Espanyol) Leo Beenhakker(Real Madrid)Emilio Soriano Aladrén 1988–89Fernando(Valencia) Oscar Ruggeri(Logroñés) Luis Milla(Barcelona) John Toshack(Real Sociedad)Victoriano Sánchez Arminio 1989–90Rafael Martín Vázquez(Real Madrid) Hugo Sánchez(Real Madrid) Pedro(Logroñés) John Toshack(Real Madrid)Emilio Soriano Aladrén 1990–91Andoni Goikoetxea(Barcelona) Bernd Schuster(Atlético Madrid) Luis Enrique(Sporting Gijón) Johan Cruyff(Barcelona)Ildefonso Urízar Azpitarte 1991–92Agustín Elduayen(Burgos) Michael Laudrup(Barcelona) Delfí Geli(Albacete) Johan Cruyff(Barcelona)Raúl García de Loza 1992–93Fran(Deportivo La Coruña) Miroslav Đukić(Deportivo La Coruña) Julen Guerrero(Athletic Bilbao) Arsenio Iglesias(Deportivo La Coruña)Juan Andújar Oliver 1993–94Julen Guerrero(Athletic Bilbao) Hristo Stoichkov(Barcelona) Sergi Barjuán(Barcelona) Víctor Fernández(Zaragoza)Antonio López Nieto 1994–95José Amavisca(Real Madrid) Iván Zamorano(Real Madrid) Raúl(Real Madrid) Arsenio Iglesias(Deportivo La Coruña)Arturo Daudén Ibáñez 1995–96José Luis Caminero(Atlético Madrid) Predrag Mijatović(Valencia) Iván de la Peña(Barcelona) Radomir Antić(Atlético Madrid)Antonio López Nieto 1996–97Raúl(Real Madrid) Ronaldo(Barcelona) Víctor(Valladolid) Vicente Cantatore(Valladolid)Manuel Mejuto González  1997–98Alfonso(Real Betis) Rivaldo(Barcelona) Albert Celades(Barcelona) Javier Irureta(Celta Vigo)José María García-Aranda 1998–99Raúl(Real Madrid) Luís Figo(Barcelona) Xavi(Barcelona) Héctor Cúper(Mallorca)Manuel Mejuto González 1999–2000Raúl(Real Madrid) Luís Figo(Barcelona) Iker Casillas(Real Madrid) Javier Irureta(Deportivo La Coruña)Antonio López Nieto 2000–01Raúl(Real Madrid) Luís Figo(Real Madrid) Carles Puyol(Barcelona) Mané(Alavés)José María García-Aranda 2001–02Raúl(Real Madrid) Zinedine Zidane(Real Madrid) Joaquín(Real Betis) Rafael Benítez(Valencia)Antonio López Nieto 2002–03Xabi Alonso(Real Sociedad) Nihat Kahveci(Real Sociedad) Thiago Motta(Barcelona) Raynald Denoueix(Real Sociedad)Manuel Mejuto González 2003–04Vicente(Valencia) Ronaldinho(Barcelona) Júlio Baptista(Sevilla) Javier Irureta(Deportivo La Coruña)César Muñiz Fernández 2004–05Xavi(Barcelona) Juan Román Riquelme(Villarreal) Sergio Ramos(Sevilla) Frank Rijkaard(Barcelona)Alberto Undiano Mallenco 2005–06David Villa(Valencia) Ronaldinho(Barcelona) Raúl Albiol(Valencia) Frank Rijkaard(Barcelona)Manuel Mejuto González 2006–07Santi Cazorla(Recreativo) Lionel Messi(Barcelona) Alexis(Getafe) Juande Ramos(Sevilla)Alberto Undiano Mallenco 2007–08Marcos Senna(Villarreal) Sergio Agüero(Atlético Madrid) Bojan(Barcelona) Gregorio Manzano(Mallorca)Manuel Mejuto González 2008–09Andrés Iniesta(Barcelona) Lionel Messi(Barcelona) Gerard Piqué(Barcelona) Pep Guardiola(Barcelona)Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa 2009–10Borja Valero(Mallorca) Lionel Messi(Barcelona) Javi Martínez(Athletic Bilbao) Pep Guardiola(Barcelona)Javier Turienzo ÁlvarezUli Stielike is the foreign all-time record winner of the award with four wins.Lionel Messi was the last foreign winner, having won the award three times in total.=== By foreign player (multiple)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     === Player TitlesSeasons Uli Stielike41978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82 Luís Figo31998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01 Lionel Messi2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10 Johan Cruyff21976–77, 1977–78 Juan Barbas1982–83, 1983–84 Hugo Sánchez1986–87, 1989–90 Bernd Schuster1984–85, 1990–91 Ronaldinho2003–04, 2005–06=== By Spanish player (multiple) === Player TitlesSeasonsRaúl51996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02Migueli21977–78, 1984–85=== By manager (multiple) === Manager TitlesSeasons Luis Molowny41977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1985–86 Javier Clemente31982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87 Javier Irureta1997–98, 1999–2000, 2003–04 Alberto Ormaetxea21980–81, 1981–82 John Toshack1988–89, 1989–90 Johan Cruyff1990–91, 1991–92 Arsenio Iglesias1992–93, 1994–95 Frank Rijkaard2004–05, 2005–06 Pep Guardiola2008–09, 2009–10
Team of the Decade (2000s) (''Published December 2010'')GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Iker Casillas Carles Puyol Roberto Ayala Roberto Carlos Xavi Zinedine Zidane Ronaldinho Lionel Messi Samuel Eto'o Ronaldo Raúl
Player of the Decade (2000s) (''Published December 2010'')RankPlayerVotes'''1''' '''Zinedine Zidane''''''27.7%'''2 Lionel Messi23.5%3 Ronaldo17.6%4 Xavi15%5 Ronaldinho9%6 Iker Casillas7.2%
See also *''Don Balón''*LaLiga Awards*Pichichi Trophy*Zamora Trophy*Zarra Trophy*Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano*Trofeo EFE*Trofeo Aldo Rovira*Miguel Muñoz Trophy
References
External links *  Official web site* Spanish football awards by Don Balón