The Estonian Footballer of the Year ( et, Eesti aasta parim jalgpallur) is an annual award given to the best performing Estonian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
of the respective year. The award has been presented since 1992. From 1992 to 1994, the winner was chosen by ''
Päevaleht'', from 1995 to 2000 by ''
Eesti Päevaleht
''Eesti Päevaleht'' ''("Estonia Daily")'' is a major daily Estonian newspaper, from the same publishers as the weekly ''Eesti Ekspress''. It has a daily circulation of around 36,000.
History and profile
''Eesti Päevaleht'' was founded on 5 Jun ...
'', and from 2002 to 2003 by Estonian football journalists (EJAK). The
Estonian Football Association
The Estonian Football Association (EJL; et, Eesti Jalgpalli Liit) is the governing body of football, beach soccer and futsal in Estonia, established on 14 December 1921. It organizes the football league, including the championship which is calle ...
(EJL) also named their player of the year from 1994 to 2003. Since 2004, the winner is chosen by representatives of the Estonian Football Association and football journalists.
Ragnar Klavan has won the award a record seven times.
The current holder is
Joonas Tamm.
Winners
See also
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Estonian Female Footballer of the Year
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Estonian Young Footballer of the Year
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Estonian Female Young Footballer of the Year
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Meistriliiga Player of the Year
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Naiste Meistriliiga Player of the Year
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Esiliiga Player of the Year
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Esiliiga B Player of the Year
The Esiliiga B Player of the Year is an annual award given to the best Esiliiga B player for his performances in the league.
Winners
See also
*Esiliiga B
The Esiliiga B is the third division in the Estonian football league system. The Esil ...
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Estonian Silverball
References
External links
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Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
Awards established in 1992
Lists of Estonian sportspeople
Estonian sports trophies and awards
1992 establishments in Estonia
Association football player non-biographical articles
Association football in Estonia lists