Don Balón Award


From 1976 until 2010, the Spanish sports magazine Don Balón conferred the Don Balón Award 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

By foreign player (multiple)

By Spanish player (multiple)

By manager (multiple)

Team of the Decade (2000s)

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Iker Casillas

Carles Puyol

Paolo Maldini

Roberto Carlos

Xavi

Zinedine Zidane

Ronaldinho

Lionel Messi

Samuel Eto'o

Ronaldo

Raúl

Player of the Decade (2000s)

RankPlayerVotes
1 Zinedine Zidane27.7%
2 Lionel Messi23.5%
3 Ronaldo17.6%
4 Xavi15%
5 Ronaldinho9%
6 Iker Casillas7.2%