# Don Balón Award

From 1976 until 2010, the Spanish sports magazine Don Balón conferred the Don Balón Award (Premio Don Balón) to the best Spanish player, the best foreign player, the best referee and the breakthrough player in La Liga. These awards ceased to exist after the closure of the magazine in 2011.

## Winners

| Season | Best Spanish player | Best foreign player | Best breakthrough player | Best coach | Best referee |
| 1975–76 | Miguel Ángel (Real Madrid) | Johan Neeskens (Barcelona) | – | Miljan Miljanić (Real Madrid) | – |
| 1976–77 | Juanito (Burgos) | Johan Cruyff (Barcelona) | – | Luis Aragonés (Atlético Madrid) | – |
| 1977–78 | Migueli (Barcelona) | Johan Cruyff (Barcelona) | – | Luis Molowny (Real Madrid) | – |
| 1978–79 | Quini (Sporting Gijón) | Uli Stielike (Real Madrid) | – | Luis Molowny (Real Madrid) | – |
| 1979–80 | Rafael Gordillo (Real Betis) | Uli Stielike (Real Madrid) | – | Luis Molowny (Real Madrid) | – |
| 1980–81 | Urruti (Espanyol) | Uli Stielike (Real Madrid) | – | Alberto Ormaetxea (Real Sociedad) | – |
| 1981–82 | Miguel Tendillo (Valencia) | Uli Stielike (Real Madrid) | – | Alberto Ormaetxea (Real Sociedad) | – |
| 1982–83 | Juan Señor (Zaragoza) | Juan Barbas (Zaragoza) | – | Javier Clemente (Athletic Bilbao) | – |
| 1983–84 | Manuel Cervantes (Murcia) | Juan Barbas (Zaragoza) | – | Javier Clemente (Athletic Bilbao) | – |
| 1984–85 | Migueli (Barcelona) | Bernd Schuster (Barcelona) | – | Terry Venables (Barcelona) | – |
| 1985–86 | Míchel (Real Madrid) | Jorge Valdano (Real Madrid) | Juan Carlos (Valladolid) | Luis Molowny (Real Madrid) | Emilio Carlos Guruceta |
| 1986–87 | Andoni Zubizarreta (Barcelona) | Hugo Sánchez (Real Madrid) | Ernesto Valverde (Espanyol) | Javier Clemente (Espanyol) | Emilio Carlos Guruceta |
| 1987–88 | Juan Antonio Larrañaga (Real Sociedad) | Alemão (Atlético Madrid) | Sebastián Losada (Espanyol) | Leo Beenhakker (Real Madrid) | Emilio Soriano Aladrén |
| 1988–89 | Fernando (Valencia) | Oscar Ruggeri (Logroñés) | Luis Milla (Barcelona) | John Toshack (Real Sociedad) | Victoriano Sánchez Arminio |
| 1989–90 | Rafael Martín Vázquez (Real Madrid) | Hugo Sánchez (Real Madrid) | Pedro (Logroñés) | John Toshack (Real Madrid) | Emilio Soriano Aladrén |
| 1990–91 | Andoni Goikoetxea (Barcelona) | Bernd Schuster (Atlético Madrid) | Luis Enrique (Sporting Gijón) | Johan Cruyff (Barcelona) | Ildefonso Urízar Azpitarte |
| 1991–92 | Agustín Elduayen (Burgos) | Michael Laudrup (Barcelona) | Delfí Geli (Albacete) | Johan Cruyff (Barcelona) | Raúl García de Loza |
| 1992–93 | Fran (Deportivo La Coruña) | Miroslav Đukić (Deportivo La Coruña) | Julen Guerrero (Athletic Bilbao) | Arsenio Iglesias (Deportivo La Coruña) | Juan Andújar Oliver |
| 1993–94 | Julen Guerrero (Athletic Bilbao) | Hristo Stoichkov (Barcelona) | Sergi Barjuán (Barcelona) | Víctor Fernández (Zaragoza) | Antonio López Nieto |
| 1994–95 | José Amavisca (Real Madrid) | Iván Zamorano (Real Madrid) | Raúl (Real Madrid) | Arsenio Iglesias (Deportivo La Coruña) | Arturo Daudén Ibáñez |
| 1995–96 | José Luis Caminero (Atlético Madrid) | Predrag Mijatović (Valencia) | Iván de la Peña (Barcelona) | Radomir Antić (Atlético Madrid) | Antonio López Nieto |
| 1996–97 | Raúl (Real Madrid) | Ronaldo (Barcelona) | Víctor (Valladolid) | Vicente Cantatore (Valladolid) | Manuel Mejuto González |
| 1997–98 | Alfonso (Real Betis) | Rivaldo (Barcelona) | Albert Celades (Barcelona) | Javier Irureta (Celta Vigo) | José María García-Aranda |
| 1998–99 | Raúl (Real Madrid) | Luís Figo (Barcelona) | Xavi (Barcelona) | Héctor Cúper (Mallorca) | Manuel Mejuto González |
| 1999–2000 | Raúl (Real Madrid) | Luís Figo (Barcelona) | Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) | Javier Irureta (Deportivo La Coruña) | Antonio López Nieto |
| 2000–01 | Raúl (Real Madrid) | Luís Figo (Real Madrid) | Carles Puyol (Barcelona) | Mané (Alavés) | José María García-Aranda |
| 2001–02 | Raúl (Real Madrid) | Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) | Joaquín (Real Betis) | Rafael Benítez (Valencia) | Antonio López Nieto |
| 2002–03 | Xabi Alonso (Real Sociedad) | Nihat Kahveci (Real Sociedad) | Thiago Motta (Barcelona) | Raynald Denoueix (Real Sociedad) | Manuel Mejuto González |
| 2003–04 | Vicente (Valencia) | Ronaldinho (Barcelona) | Júlio Baptista (Sevilla) | Javier Irureta (Deportivo La Coruña) | César Muñiz Fernández |
| 2004–05 | Xavi (Barcelona) | Juan Román Riquelme (Villarreal) | Sergio Ramos (Sevilla) | Frank Rijkaard (Barcelona) | Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 2005–06 | David Villa (Valencia) | Ronaldinho (Barcelona) | Raúl Albiol (Valencia) | Frank Rijkaard (Barcelona) | Manuel Mejuto González |
| 2006–07 | Santi Cazorla (Recreativo) | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Alexis (Getafe) | Juande Ramos (Sevilla) | Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 2007–08 | Marcos Senna (Villarreal) | Sergio Agüero (Atlético Madrid) | Bojan (Barcelona) | Gregorio Manzano (Mallorca) | Manuel Mejuto González |
| 2008–09 | Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) | Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) | Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa |
| 2009–10 | Borja Valero (Mallorca) | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Javi Martínez (Athletic Bilbao) | Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) | Javier Turienzo Álvarez |

### By foreign player (multiple)

| Player | Titles | Seasons |
| Uli Stielike | 4 | 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82 |
| Luís Figo | 3 | 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01 |
| Lionel Messi | 3 | 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10 |
| Johan Cruyff | 2 | 1976–77, 1977–78 |
| Juan Barbas | 2 | 1982–83, 1983–84 |
| Hugo Sánchez | 2 | 1986–87, 1989–90 |
| Bernd Schuster | 2 | 1984–85, 1990–91 |
| Ronaldinho | 2 | 2003–04, 2005–06 |

### By Spanish player (multiple)

| Player | Titles | Seasons |
| Raúl | 5 | 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02 |
| Migueli | 2 | 1977–78, 1984–85 |

### By manager (multiple)

| Manager | Titles | Seasons |
| Luis Molowny | 4 | 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1985–86 |
| Javier Clemente | 3 | 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87 |
| Javier Irureta | 3 | 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2003–04 |
| Alberto Ormaetxea | 2 | 1980–81, 1981–82 |
| John Toshack | 2 | 1988–89, 1989–90 |
| Johan Cruyff | 2 | 1990–91, 1991–92 |
| Arsenio Iglesias | 2 | 1992–93, 1994–95 |
| Frank Rijkaard | 2 | 2004–05, 2005–06 |
| Pep Guardiola | 2 | 2008–09, 2009–10 |

## Team of the Decade (2000s)

(Published December 2010)
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Iker Casillas | Carles Puyol Roberto Ayala Roberto Carlos | Xavi Zinedine Zidane Ronaldinho | Lionel Messi Samuel Eto'o Ronaldo Raúl |

## Player of the Decade (2000s)

(Published December 2010)
| Rank | Player | Votes |
| 1 | Zinedine Zidane | 27.7% |
| 2 | Lionel Messi | 23.5% |
| 3 | Ronaldo | 17.6% |
| 4 | Xavi | 15% |
| 5 | Ronaldinho | 9% |
| 6 | Iker Casillas | 7.2% |