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The Portuguese Golden Ball (known in
The award has been presented on 20 occasions as of 2012, with 17 different winners.
"A Bola" official website
{{National Footballer of the Year Portuguese football trophies and awards 1991 establishments in Portugal Awards established in 1991 Annual events in Portugal
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as ''A Bola de Ouro'') is an annual award given, by Portuguese newspaper ''A Bola
''A Bola'' (; en, literally "The Ball", in this context "The Game of Football") is a Portuguese sports newspaper published in Lisbon.
History and profile
''A Bola'' was founded in 1945 by Cândido de Oliveira and Ribeiro dos Reis, and was ...
'', 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
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (; 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014), nicknamed the "Black Panther", the "Black Pearl" or "O Rei" ("The King"), was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the greatest players of ...
, 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
''A Bola'' (; en, literally "The Ball", in this context "The Game of Football") is a Portuguese sports newspaper published in Lisbon.
History and profile
''A Bola'' was founded in 1945 by Cândido de Oliveira and Ribeiro dos Reis, and was ...
'' to the best player in the Portuguese Liga.
Winners
The award has been presented on 20 occasions as of 2012, with 17 different winners.
See also
* CNID Footballer of the Year * SJPF Player of the Month *LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year
The Portuguese League for Professional Football Primeira Liga Player of the Year (often called the LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year, the Primeira Liga Player of the Year or simply the Player of the Year) is an annual award given to the player ...
Notes
:A. It was a career award. :B. In 1999 the Portuguese Golden Ball was not awarded.References
External links
"A Bola" official website
{{National Footballer of the Year Portuguese football trophies and awards 1991 establishments in Portugal Awards established in 1991 Annual events in Portugal