Footballers' Footballer of the Year Awards (Bulgaria)

Footballers' Footballer of the Year Awards (Bulgarian: Награди Футболист на футболистите) are annual association football awards for the best player of the year, best young player of the year and best manager of the year in Bulgarian football. The awards have been presented since the 2001–02 season and the winners are chosen by a vote amongst the members of the Bulgarian football players' union, the Association of Bulgarian footballers (ABF)[1].

Every spring, before the end of the Bulgarian football championship season, a shortlist of nominees is prepared by the ABF in consultation with football journalists, players and managers. Then, in April, each professional footballer playing in the top two divisions of Bulgarian football (the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and the Bulgarian B Professional Football Group), no matter of his nationality, votes for a total a three players, three young players and three managers from the shortlist. The awards are given to the professionals who have received most of the votes[1]. The awards winners are announced at a gala event after the end of the football championship season.

Contents

Winners

The awards have been presented a total of nine times since 2001. The following tables present all the winners, runners-up and third-placed players and managers[1].

Player of the year

Year Winner Runner-up Third-placed Notes
Player Club Player Club Player Club
2001–02 Vladimir Manchev CSKA Sofia
2002–03 Velizar Dimitrov CSKA Sofia Ilian Stoyanov Levski Sofia Hristo Yovov Litex Lovech [2]
2003–04 Martin Kamburov Lokomotiv Plovdiv Emil Gargorov CSKA Sofia Dimitar Ivankov Levski Sofia [3]
2004–05 Hristo Yanev CSKA Sofia Martin Kamburov Lokomotiv Plovdiv Blagoy Georgiev Slavia Sofia [4]
2005–06 Daniel Borimirov Levski Sofia Stanislav Angelov Levski Sofia Dimitar Telkiyski Levski Sofia [5]
2006–07 Hristo Yovov Levski Sofia Tsvetan Genkov Lokomotiv Sofia Stanislav Angelov Levski Sofia [6]
2007–08 Georgi Hristov Botev Plovdiv Velizar Dimitrov CSKA Sofia Marcho Dafchev Lokomotiv Sofia [7]
2008–09 Martin Kamburov Lokomotiv Sofia Georgi Ivanov Levski Sofia Aleksandar Aleksandrov Cherno More Varna [8]
2009–10 Ivelin Popov Litex Lovech Martin Kamburov Lokomotiv Sofia Doka Madureira Litex Lovech [9]
2010–11 Doka Madureira Litex Lovech Garra Dembélé Levski Sofia Spas Delev CSKA Sofia [10]

Young player of the year

Year Winner Runner-up Third-placed Notes
Player Club Player Club Player Club
2001–02 Emil Gargorov Lokomotiv Sofia
2002–03 Emil Gargorov CSKA Sofia Yordan Todorov CSKA Sofia Blagoy Georgiev Slavia Sofia [2]
2003–04 Chavdar Yankov Slavia Sofia Omonigho Temile Levski Sofia Kostadin Hazurov CSKA Sofia [3]
2004–05 Chavdar Yankov Slavia Sofia Valeri Domovchiyski Levski Sofia Tsvetan Genkov Lokomotiv Sofia [4]
2005–06 Valeri Domovchiyski Levski Sofia Tsvetan Genkov Lokomotiv Sofia Ivelin Popov Litex Lovech [5]
2006–07 Valeri Domovchiyski Levski Sofia Nikolay Dimitrov Levski Sofia Ivelin Popov Litex Lovech [6]
2007–08 Nikolay Dimitrov Levski Sofia Ivan Ivanov Lokomotiv Plovdiv Aleksandar Aleksandrov Cherno More Varna [7]
2008–09 Spas Delev Pirin Blagoevgrad Ivan Ivanov CSKA Sofia Aleksandar Tonev CSKA Sofia [8]
2009–10 Ismail Isa Lokomotiv Mezdra Spas Delev CSKA Sofia Daniel Zlatkov Minyor Pernik [9]
2010–11 Aleksandar Tonev CSKA Sofia Plamen Iliev Levski Sofia Georgi Milanov Litex Lovech [10]

Manager of the year

Year Winner Runner-up Third-placed Notes
Manager Club Manager Club Manager Club
2001–02 Ferario Spasov Litex Lovech
2002–03 Stoycho Mladenov CSKA Sofia Ferario Spasov Litex Lovech Dimitar Dimitrov Lokomotiv Plovdiv [2]
2003–04 Eduard Eranosyan Lokomotiv Plovdiv Ferario Spasov CSKA Sofia Velislav Vutsov Cherno More Varna [3]
2004–05 Miodrag Ješić CSKA Sofia Stefan Grozdanov Lokomotiv Sofia Eduard Eranosyan Lokomotiv Plovdiv [4]
2005–06 Stanimir Stoilov Levski Sofia Ljupko Petrović Litex Lovech Yasen Petrov Cherno More Varna [5]
2006–07 Stanimir Stoilov Levski Sofia Ljupko Petrović Litex Lovech Stefan Grozdanov Lokomotiv Sofia [6]
2007–08 Stoycho Mladenov CSKA Sofia Stanimir Stoilov Levski Sofia Miodrag Ješić Litex Lovech [7]
2008–09 Stanimir Stoilov Litex Lovech Krassimir Balakov Chernomorets Burgas Nikola Spasov Cherno More Varna [8]
2009–10 Ilian Iliev Beroe Stara Zagora Angel Chervenkov Litex Lovech Anton Velkov Minyor Pernik [9]
2010–11 Lyuboslav Penev Litex Lovech Ilian Iliev Beroe Stara Zagora Milen Radukanov CSKA Sofia [10]

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Нападател на ЦСКА стана Футболист на футболистите (CSKA Forward Became Footballers' Footballer of the Year)". Segabg.com. 27 May 2003. http://www.segabg.com/online/new/articlenew.asp?issueid=896&sectionid=9&id=00011. Retrieved 30 May 2010. 
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  9. ^ a b c "Футболистите избраха Ивелин Попов за играч на сезона (Footballers Chose Ivelin Popov as Player of the Season)". Novsport.com. 10 May 2010. http://www.novsport.com/news94296_1003.html. Retrieved 30 May 2010. 
  10. ^ a b c "Дока е "Футболист на футболистите" (Doka is Footballers' Footballer)". topsport.bg. 16 May 2011. http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_1481454596. Retrieved 16 May 2011. 
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