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.

Format

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

Winners

Portuguese Golden Ball 
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
1991 Eusébio Portuguese Golden Ball  Portugal Retired Forward [A]
1992 Vítor Baía Portuguese Golden Ball  Portugal Porto Goalkeeper
1993 João Pinto Portuguese Golden Ball  Portugal Benfica Forward
1994 Luís Figo Portuguese Golden Ball  Portugal Sporting CP Midfielder
1995 Domingos Portuguese Golden Ball  Portugal Porto Forward
1996 João Pinto Portuguese Golden Ball  Portugal Benfica Forward
1997 Mário Jardel Portuguese Golden Ball  Brazil Porto Forward
1998 Mário Jardel Portuguese Golden Ball  Brazil Porto Forward
1999 - - - - [B]
2000 Jorge Costa Portuguese Golden Ball  Portugal Porto Defender
2001 Erwin Sánchez Portuguese Golden Ball  Bolivia Boavista Midfielder
2002 Mário Jardel Portuguese Golden Ball  Brazil Sporting CP Forward
2003 Deco Portuguese Golden Ball  Brazil Porto Midfielder
2004 Adriano Rossato Portuguese Golden Ball  Brazil Nacional Defender
2005 Simão Portuguese Golden Ball  Portugal Benfica Midfielder
2006 Petit Portuguese Golden Ball  Portugal Benfica Midfielder
2007 Ricardo Quaresma Portuguese Golden Ball  Portugal Porto Midfielder
2008 - - - -
2009 Lucho González Portuguese Golden Ball  Argentina Porto Midfielder
2010 Javier Saviola Portuguese Golden Ball  Argentina Benfica Forward
2011 Radamel Falcao Portuguese Golden Ball  Colombia Porto Forward
2012 James Rodríguez Portuguese Golden Ball  Colombia Porto Midfielder

See also

Notes

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

References

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Portuguese Golden Ball FormatPortuguese Golden Ball WinnersPortuguese Golden BallA BolaEusébioPortuguese languagePrimeira Liga

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