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Sportske novosti ''Sportske novosti'' () is a Croatian daily sports newspaper based in Zagreb. It was established on 9 August 1945 as ''Ilustrirane fiskulturne novine'' weekly newspaper. Several months later, on 10 December 1945, its name got changed to ''Narodn ...

''. It is awarded to the best football player playing in the

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at the end of every season, based on post-match ratings awarded by sports journalists over the course of a season. Established in 1953, the award was originally sponsored by the defunct

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-based sports newspaper ''Narodni sport'' and its sports weekly ''Sportska panorama'', and was awarded to the Player of the Season in the

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. In February 1962 ''Narodni sport'' was acquired by the

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publishing company and renamed ''

'' (SN). Since 1991 and the breakup of Yugoslavia, the paper gives the award to the best players in the Prva HNL, Croatia's top flight. As of 2010 only three players have won the award on more than occasion, with each of them winning two awards: *

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(1963, 1965) * Rudolf Belin (1964, 1969) *

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(1971, 1976) * Igor Cvitanović (1996, 1997) *

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(2002, 2003) *

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(2006, 2007)

Winners

Yugoslav league

Croatian league

Source
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: NK Varteks, founded 2011; and NK Varaždin, called Varaždin ŠN when founded in 2012, when it overlapped with the original club.

Other awards

* Football Oscar, given by the Croatian union ''Football syndicate'', chosen by players and managers of league clubs. * Prva HNL Player of the Year (Tportal), given by the Croatian website ''Tportal'', chosen by captains of league clubs. *

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, given by the Croatian newspaper ''

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'', chosen by sport journalists. {{Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award Croatian football trophies and awards Awards established in 1992 1953 establishments in Croatia Annual events in Croatia