Since 1975-76, different prizes were awarded to the best players and trainers of the Spanish championship by the magazine Don Balón.These awards ceased to exist after the closure of the magazine in 2011.
Season Player Club1975-76MIGUEL ÁNGEL González Suárez Real Madrid CF1976-77Juan Gómez González, JUANITO Real Burgos CF1977-78Miguel Bernardo Bianqueti, MIGUELI FC Barcelona1978-79Enrique Castro González, QUINI Real Sporting de Gijón1979-80Rafel GORDILLO Vázquez Real Betis Balompié1980-81Francisco José González Urrutikoetxea, URRUTIRCD Español1981-82Miguel TENDILLO Berenguer Valencia CF1982-83Juan Antonio SEÑOR Gómez Real Zaragoza CD1983-84CERVANTES Real Murcia CF1984-85Miguel Bernardo Bianqueti, MIGUELIFC Barcelona1985-86José Miguel González Martín del Campo, MÍCHELReal Madrid CF1986-87Andoni ZUBIZARRETA Urreta FC Barcelona1987-88José Antonio LARRAÑAGA GurrutxagaReal Sociedad de Fútbol1988-89FERNANDO Gómez Colomer Valencia CF1989-90Rafael MARTÍN VÁZQUEZ Real Madrid CF1990-91Jon Andoni GOIKOETXEA Lasa FC Barcelona1991-92Agustín de Carlos ELDUAYEN Real Burgos CF1992-93Francisco Javier González Pérez, FRANRC Deportivo A Coruña1993-94Julen GUERRERO López Athletic Club de Bilbao1994-95José Emilio AMAVISCA Gárate Real Madrid CF1995-96José Luis Pérez CAMINERO Club Atlético de Madrid1996-97RAÚL González Blanco Real Madrid CF1997-98ALFONSO Pérez Muñoz Real Betis Balompié1998-99RAÚL González Blanco Real Madrid CF1999-00RAÚL González Blanco Real Madrid CF2000-01 RAÚL González Blanco Real Madrid CF2001-02 RAÚL González Blanco Real Madrid CF2002-03 XABI ALONSO Olano Real Sociedad de Fútbol2003-04 Vicente RODRÍGUEZ Valencia CF 2004-05 XAVI Hernández FC Barcelona2005-06 David VILLA Valencia CF2006-07 Santi CAZORLA Recreativo de Huelva2007-08 Marcos SENNA Villarreal CF2008-09 Andrés INIESTA FC Barcelona2009-10 BORJA VALERO Iglesias RCD Mallorca
Season Player Club1975-76Johan NEESKENS (Netherlands) FC Barcelona1976-77Johan CRUIJFF (Netherlands) FC Barcelona1977-78Johan CRUIJFF (Netherlands) FC Barcelona1978-79Ulrich STIELIKE (Germany) Real Madrid CF1979-80Ulrich STIELIKE (Germany) Real Madrid CF1980-81Ulrich STIELIKE (Germany) Real Madrid CF1981-82Ulrich STIELIKE (Germany) Real Madrid CF1982-83Juan Alberto BARBAS (Argentina) Real Zaragoza CD1983-84Juan Alberto BARBAS (Argentina) Real Zaragoza CD1984-85Bernd SCHUSTER (Germany) FC Barcelona1985-86Jorge Alberto VALDANO Castellanos (Argentina)Real Madrid CF1986-87HUGO SÁNCHEZ Márquez (Mexico) Real Madrid CF1987-88Ricardo Rogerio de Brito, ALEMÃO (Brazil)Club Atlético de Madrid1988-89Óscar Alfredo RUGGERI (Argentina)CD Logroñés1989-90HUGO SÁNCHEZ Márquez (Mexico) Real Madrid CF1990-91Bernd SCHUSTER (Germany) Club Atlético de Madrid1991-92Michael LAUDRUP (Denmark) FC Barcelona1992-93Miroslav DJUKIC (Yugoslavia) RC Deportivo A Coruña1993-94Hristo STOICHKOV (Bulgaria) FC Barcelona1994-95Iván Luis ZAMORANO Zamora (Chile) Real Madrid CF1995-96Predrag MIJATOVIC (Yugoslavia) Valencia CF1996-97RONALDO Luiz Nazario da Lima (Brazil)FC Barcelona1997-98Vitor Borba Ferreira, RIVALDO (Brazil)FC Barcelona1998-99Luis Filipe Madeira Caeiro, FIGO (Portugal)FC Barcelona1999-00Luis Filipe Madeira Caeiro, FIGO (Portugal)FC Barcelona2000-01 Luis Filipe Madeira Caeiro, FIGO (Portugal)FC Barcelona2001-02 Zinedine ZIDANE (France) Real Madrid CF2002-03 NIHAT Kahveci (Turkey) Real Sociedad de Fútbol2003-04 Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, RONALDINHO (Brazil) FC Barcelona2004-05 Juan Román RIQUELME (Argentina) Villarreal CF2005-06 Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, RONALDINHO (Brazil) FC Barcelona2006-07 Lionel MESSI (Argentina) FC Barcelona2007-08 Sergio AGÜERO (Argentina) Club Atlético de Madrid2008-09 Lionel MESSI (Argentina) FC Barcelona2009-10 Lionel MESSI (Argentina) FC Barcelona
Season Trainer Club1975-76Miljan MILJANIC (Yugoslavia) Real Madrid CF1976-77Luis ARAGONÉS Gárate (Spain) Club Atlético de Madrid1977-78Luis MOLOWNY Arbelo (Spain) Real Madrid CF1978-79Luis MOLOWNY Arbelo (Spain) Real Madrid CF1979-80Luis MOLOWNY Arbelo (Spain) Real Madrid CF1980-81Alberto ORMAECHEA (Spain) Real Sociedad de Fútbol1981-82Alberto ORMAECHEA (Spain) Real Sociedad de Fútbol1982-83Javier CLEMENTE Lázaro (Spain) Athletic Club de Bilbao1983-84Javier CLEMENTE Lázaro (Spain) Athletic Club de Bilbao1984-85Terry VENABLES (Inglaterra) FC Barcelona1985-86Luis MOLOWNY Arbelo (Spain) Real Madrid CF1986-87Javier CLEMENTE Lázaro (Spain) RCD Español1987-88Leo BEENHAKKER (Netherlands) Real Madrid CF1988-89John B. TOSHACK (Wales) Real Sociedad de Fútbol1989-90John B. TOSHACK (Wales) Real Madrid CF1990-91Johan CRUIJFF (Netherlands) FC Barcelona1991-92Johan CRUIJFF (Netherlands) FC Barcelona1992-93Arsenio IGLESIAS (Spain) RC Deportivo A Coruña1993-94Víctor FERNÁNDEZ (Spain) Real Zaragoza1994-95Arsenio IGLESIAS (Spain) RC Deportivo A Coruña1995-96Radomir ANTIC (Yugoslavia) Club Atlético de Madrid1996-97Vicente CANTATORE (Uruguay) Real Valladolid1997-98Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano, IRURETA RC Celta de Vigo1998-99Héctor CÚPER (Argentina) RCD Mallorca1999-00Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano, IRURETARC Deportivo A Coruña2000-01 José Manuel Esnal Pardo, MANÉ (Spain) Deportivo Alavés2001-02 Rafael BENÍTEZ Maudes (Spain) Valencia CF2002-03 Raynald DENOUEIX (France) Real Sociedad de Fútbol2003-04 Javier IRURETA (Spain) RC Deportivo A Coruña2004-05 Frank RIJKAARD (Netherlands) FC Barcelona2005-06 Frank RIJKAARD (Netherlands) FC Barcelona2006-07 Juan de la Cruz Cano, JUANDE RAMOS (Spain) Sevilla CF2007-08 Gregorio MANZANO (Spain) RCD Mallorca2008-09 Josep GUARDIOLA Sala (Spain) FC Barcelona2009-10 Josep GUARDIOLA Sala (Spain) FC Barcelona
This award was established in 2008/09 by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional.
Season Player Club2008-09 Lionel MESSI (Argentina) FC Barcelona2009-10 Lionel MESSI (Argentina) FC Barcelona2010-11 Lionel MESSI (Argentina) FC Barcelona2011-12 Lionel MESSI (Argentina) FC Barcelona2012-13 Lionel MESSI (Argentina) FC Barcelona2013-14 Cristiano RONALDO (Portugal) Real Madrid CF2014-15 Lionel MESSI (Argentina) FC Barcelona2015-16 Antoine GRIEZMANN (France) Club Atlético de Madrid2016-17 Lionel MESSI (Argentina) FC Barcelona2017-18 Lionel MESSI (Argentina) FC Barcelona2018-19 Lionel MESSI (Argentina) FC Barcelona2019-20 Karim BENZEMA (France) Real Madrid CF2020-21 Jan OBLAK (Slovenia) Club Atlético de Madrid2021-22 Karim BENZEMA (France) Real Madrid CF2022-23 Marc-André TER STEGEN (Germany) FC Barcelona 2023-24 Jude BELLINGHAM (England) Real Madrid CF
Season Trainer Club2008-09 Josep GUARDIOLA Sala (Spain) FC Barcelona2009-10 Josep GUARDIOLA Sala (Spain) FC Barcelona2010-11 Josep GUARDIOLA Sala (Spain) FC Barcelona2011-12 Josep GUARDIOLA Sala (Spain) FC Barcelona2012-13 Diego Pablo SIMEONE (Argentina) Club Atlético de Madrid2013-14 Diego Pablo SIMEONE (Argentina) Club Atlético de Madrid2014-15 LUIS ENRIQUE Martínez García (Spain) FC Barcelona2015-16 Diego Pablo SIMEONE (Argentina) Club Atlético de Madrid2016-17 José Luis MENDILIBAR (Spain) SD Eibar Asier GARITANO (Spain) Leganés2017-18 Ernesto VALVERDE (Spain) FC Barcelona2018-19 José BORDALÁS (Spain) Getafe2019-20 Zinedine ZIDANE (France) Real Madrid CF2020-21 Diego Pablo SIMEONE (Argentina) Club Atlético de Madrid2021-22 Manuel Luis PELLEGRINI (Chile) Real Betis Balompié 2022-23 Imanol Alguacil (Spain) Real Sociedad202324Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz MICHEL (Spain) Girona FC
Another award is organised by Madrid newspaper El País.
Season Player Club1989-90 Manuel SANCHIS Real Madrid CF1990-91 Jon Andoni GOIKOETXEA FC Barcelona1991-92 Manuel Sánchez MANOLO C Atlético Madrid1992-93 Miguel González del Campo MICHEL Real Madrid CF1993-94 JULEN GUERRERO Athletic Bilbao1994-95 Emilio AMAVISCA Real Madrid CF1995-96 RAÚL González Blanco / Real Madrid CF / José Luis Pérez CAMINERO C Atlético Madrid1996-97 Fernando HIERRO / Real Madrid CF / RAÚL González Blanco Real Madrid CF1997-98 LUIS ENRIQUE Martínez FC Barcelona1998-99RAÚL González Blanco Real Madrid CF1999-00RAÚL González Blanco Real Madrid CF2000-01 RAÚL González Blanco Real Madrid CF2001-02 Diego TRISTÁN RC Deportivo A Coruña
Season Player Club1989-90 not awarded1990-91 not awarded1991-92 Hristo STOICHKOV (Bulgaria) FC Barcelona1992-93 Michael LAUDRUP (Denmark) FC Barcelona1993-94 Michael LAUDRUP (Denmark) / FC Barcelona / ROMÁRIO de Sousa (Br) FC Barcelona1994-95 Iván Zamorano (Chile) Real Madrid CF1995-96 Pedja Mijatovic (Yugoslavia) Valencia CF1996-97 RONALDO Luiz Nazário de Lima (Brazil) FC Barcelona1997-98 Vitor Borba Ferrerira, RIVALDO (Brazil) FC Barcelona1998-99Vitor Borba Ferreira, RIVALDO (Brazil) FC Barcelona1999-00Luis Filipe Madeira Caeiro, FIGO (Portugal)FC Barcelona2000-01 Luis Filipe Madeira Caeiro, FIGO (Portugal)FC Barcelona2001-02 Zinedine ZIDANE (France) Real Madrid CF
Season Player Club1989-90 Luis MILLA FC Barcelona1990-91 LUIS ENRIQUE Martínez R Sporting Gijón 1991-92 Josep GUARDIOLA FC Barcelona1992-93 JULEN GUERRERO Athletic C Bilbao1993-94 SERGI Barjuan FC Barcelona1994-95 Emilio AMAVISCA Real Madrid CF1995-96 Fernando MORIENTES / R Zaragoza / Jordi LARDÍN / RCD Espanyol / Iván DE LA PEÑA FC Barcelona1996-97 Iván DE LA PEÑA FC Barcelona1997-98 Albert CELADES FC Barcelona 1998-99 XAVI Hernández FC Barcelona1999-00 GERARD López Valencia CF2000-01 JAVI MORENO Deportivo Alavés2001-02 JOAQUÍN Sánchez Real Betis Balompié
Season Trainer Club1989-90 not awarded1990-91 not awarded1991-92 not awarded1992-93 not awarded1993-94 ARSENIO Iglesias (Spain) / RC Deportivo A Coruña / VICTOR Fernández (Spain) Real Zaragoza1994-95 Jorge VALDANO (Argentina) Real Madrid CF1995-96 LUIS ARAGONÉS (Spain) Valencia CF1996-97 Vicente CANTATORA (Chile) Real Valladolid1997-98 Louis VAN GAAL (Netherlands) / FC Barcelona Javier IRURETA (Spain) / RC Celta Héctor CÚPER (Argentina) RCD Mallorca 1998-99Héctor CÚPER (Argentina) RCD Mallorca1999-00J.A. CAMACHO Spain (national team)2000-01 not awarded2001-02 Rafael BENÍTEZ Maudes (Spain) Valencia CF
El País awards thanks to Carles Lozano;thanks to Roberto Di Maggio for updates since 2004.
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