Footballer of the Year – Israel

The title Footballer of the Year of Israel has been bestowed annually since 1965 by the Israeli newspaper Maariv at the end of each season. In the years 1966 and 1991 two players have been honuored. Mordechai Spiegler, who is considered the foremost player in Israeli football history, has between 1966 and 1971, been given the accolade a record four times.

Winners

Year Player Club
2014 Eran Zahavi (T) Maccabi Tel Aviv
2013 Eliran Atar (T) Maccabi Tel Aviv
2012 Achmad Saba'a (T) Maccabi Netanya
2011 Lior Rafaelov Maccabi Haifa
2010 Gil Vermouth Hapoel Tel Aviv
2009 Vincent Enyeama (GK) Hapoel Tel Aviv
2008 Gal Alberman Beitar Jerusalem
2007 Michael Zandberg Beitar Jerusalem
2006 Gustavo Boccoli Maccabi Haifa
2005 Idan Tal Maccabi Haifa
2004 Nir Davidovich (GK) Maccabi Haifa
2003 Baruch Dego Maccabi Tel Aviv
2002 Đovani Roso Maccabi Haifa
2001 Yossi Benayoun Maccabi Haifa
2000 Shavit Elimeleh (GK) Hapoel Tel Aviv
1999 Đovani Roso Hapoel Haifa
1998 Yossi Abuksis Beitar Jerusalem
1997 Eli Ohana Beitar Jerusalem
1996 Haim Revivo (T) Maccabi Haifa
1995 Haim Revivo (T) Maccabi Haifa
1994 Eyal Berkovich Maccabi Haifa
1993 Ronen Harazi Beitar Jerusalem
1992 Avi Cohen II Maccabi Tel Aviv
1991 Nir Levine (T)
Tal Banin
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Maccabi Haifa
1990 Moshe Sinai Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
1989 Nir Klinger Maccabi Haifa
1988 Eli Cohen Hapoel Tel Aviv
1987 Uri Malmilian Beitar Jerusalem
1986 Avi Ran (GK) Maccabi Haifa
1985 Moshe Selecter Maccabi Haifa
1984 Eli Ohana Beitar Jerusalem
1983 Oded Mahnes (T) Maccabi Netanya
1982 Oded Mahnes (T) Maccabi Netanya
1981 Moshe Sinai Hapoel Tel Aviv
1980 Itzhak Vissoker (GK) Maccabi Netanya
1979 Avi Cohen I Maccabi Tel Aviv
1978 Oded Mahnes Maccabi Netanya
1977 Shraga Topolansky Beitar Tel Aviv
1976 Uri Malmilian Beitar Jerusalem
1975 Uri Binyamin Hapoel Be'er Sheva
1974 -
1973 -
1972 -
1971 Mordechai Spiegler Maccabi Netanya
1970 Mordechai Spiegler Maccabi Netanya
1969 Mordechai Spiegler (T) Maccabi Netanya
1968 -
1967 -
1966 Shmuel Rosenthal
Mordechai Spiegler (T)
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Maccabi Netanya
1965 Zvi Heyman Hapoel Ramat-Gan
T = also top scorer of the season
GK = Goalkeeper

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