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Award of Spanish sports magazine Don Balón from 1976 to 2010
From 1976[ 1] 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.
Uli Stielike is the foreign all-time record winner of the award with four wins.
Lionel Messi was the last foreign winner, having won the award three times in total.
By foreign player (multiple)[ edit ]
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
2006–07 , 2008–09 , 2009–10
Johan Cruyff
2
1976–77 , 1977–78
Juan Barbas
1982–83 , 1983–84
Hugo Sánchez
1986–87 , 1989–90
Bernd Schuster
1984–85 , 1990–91
Ronaldinho
2003–04 , 2005–06
By Spanish player (multiple)[ edit ]
By manager (multiple)[ edit ]
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
1997–98 , 1999–2000 , 2003–04
Alberto Ormaetxea
2
1980–81 , 1981–82
John Toshack
1988–89 , 1989–90
Johan Cruyff
1990–91 , 1991–92
Arsenio Iglesias
1992–93 , 1994–95
Frank Rijkaard
2004–05 , 2005–06
Pep Guardiola
2008–09 , 2009–10
Team of the Decade (2000s)[ edit ]
(Published December 2010 )[ 2]
Player of the Decade (2000s)[ edit ]
(Published December 2010 )[ 2]
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