CNID Footballer of the Year
Winners

CNID Footballer of the Year

Section Title: Winners
Table Section Text: None

Year	Winner	Playing League	Club	Position	Source	Notes

1970	Eusébio	Portugal Primeira Liga	Benfica	Forward

1971	Nené	Portugal Primeira Liga	Benfica	Forward

1972	Toni	Portugal Primeira Liga	Benfica	Midfielder

1973	Eusébio	Portugal Primeira Liga	Benfica	Forward

1974	Humberto Coelho	Portugal Primeira Liga	Benfica	Defender

1975	João Alves	Portugal Primeira Liga	Benfica	Midfielder

1976	Fernando Chalana	Portugal Primeira Liga	Benfica	Midfielder

1977	Manuel Bento	Portugal Primeira Liga	Benfica	Goalkeeper

1978	António Oliveira	Portugal Primeira Liga	Porto	Midfielder

1979	José Costa	Portugal Primeira Liga	Porto	Midfielder

1980	Rui Jordão	Portugal Primeira Liga	Sporting CP	Forward

1981	António Oliveira	Portugal Primeira Liga	Penafiel/Sporting CP	Midfielder

1982	António Oliveira	Portugal Primeira Liga	Sporting CP	Midfielder

1983	Fernando Gomes	Portugal Primeira Liga	Porto	Forward

1984	Fernando Chalana	Portugal Primeira Liga	Benfica	Midfielder

1985	Carlos Manuel	Portugal Primeira Liga	Benfica	Midfielder

1986	Paulo Futre	Portugal Primeira Liga	Porto	Midfielder

1987	Paulo Futre	Portugal Primeira Liga/Spain La Liga	Porto/Atlético Madrid	Midfielder

1988	Rui Barros	Portugal Primeira Liga/Italy Serie A	Porto/Juventus	Midfielder

1989	Vítor Baía	Portugal Primeira Liga	Porto	Goalkeeper

1990	Domingos	Portugal Primeira Liga	Porto	Forward

1991	Vítor Baía	Portugal Primeira Liga	Porto	Goalkeeper

1992	João Pinto	Portugal Primeira Liga	Benfica	Forward

1993	João Pinto	Portugal Primeira Liga	Benfica	Forward

1994	João Pinto	Portugal Primeira Liga	Benfica	Forward

1995	Luís Figo	Portugal Primeira Liga/Spain La Liga	Sporting CP/Barcelona	Midfielder

1996	Luís Figo	Spain La Liga	Barcelona	Midfielder

1997	Luís Figo	Spain La Liga	Barcelona	Midfielder

1998	Luís Figo	Spain La Liga	Barcelona	Midfielder

1999	Luís Figo	Spain La Liga	Barcelona	Midfielder

2000	Luís Figo	Spain La Liga	Barcelona/Real Madrid	Midfielder

2001	Petit	Portugal Primeira Liga	Boavista	Midfielder

2002	Mário Jardel	Portugal Primeira Liga	Sporting CP	Forward

2003	Ricardo Carvalho	Portugal Primeira Liga	Porto	Defender

2004	Deco	Spain La Liga	Barcelona	Midfielder

2005	Ricardo Quaresma	Portugal Primeira Liga	Porto	Midfielder

Sentence(s)

The first award was delivered to Benfica forward Eusébio in 1970.

final_sentence: The first award was delivered to Benfica forward Eusébio in 1970.