soccer player of the year
The annual award given to outstanding football players is called Footballer of the Year .
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The award as Footballer of the Year is given nationally in many countries. Various institutions act as sponsors of the prize: in some cases the national associations award the corresponding prize, in some cases the prize is awarded by a football-specific publication. In addition, continental football associations also award a footballer of the year. For example, the world football association FIFA honors the FIFA World Player of the Year every year . The first awards were the Swedish Guldbollen in 1946 and the Austrian sports radio soccer player election , followed by Finland in 1947 and England in 1948 . In the Federal Republic of Germany the footballer of the year has been since 1960 , in 1963 Die neue Fußballwoche followed suit and named the GDR's footballer of the year . Finland was a trailblazer among women: the Finnish female footballer of the year has been named since 1976. In 1996, Germany's first female soccer player of the year was honored. In 1995, the Norwegian national soccer team Hege Riise was awarded the Kniksenprisen in Norway after the World Cup victory .
In a number of countries the statutes provide for the award of the corresponding prize to a national, in other countries it is to be given to a nationally active footballer. In 1948, Irishman Johnny Carey became England's first foreigner footballer of the year . The award as Footballer of the Year is occasionally accompanied by special prizes for individual game positions ( e.g. world goalkeeper ) or prizes for other officials in the football field such as coach of the year or referee awards .
Most frequent awards
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- ↑ Also three times best player in Serie A (Oscar del Calcio and Gran Galà del Calcio)
- ↑ Three times Don Balón and twice El Pais
- ^ In addition, Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano three times
- ↑ Five times each Don Balón and El Pais and also once Marca (Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano)
- ^ Before independence
- ↑ In addition, two player and two fan elections in England
- ↑ Also three times Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano and twice each player and fan election in England
- ↑ Don Balón and El Pais each
- ↑ Twice El Pais and once Don Balón
- ↑ Also best player in Serie A (Oscar del Calcio or Gran Galà del Calcio) and best foreign player
- ↑ Thereof twice as the best player in Argentina
- ↑ Also twice best player in Serie A, Guerin d'Oro and Oscar del Calcio