The Bosnian Footballer of the Year, renamed to Idol Nacije (English translation: The Idol of the nation) in 2008, is an annual award given to the best Bosnian football player of the year, as well as recognising and awarding other sports men and women, coaches and game officials in the country. The event was held in 2001 under the Bosnian banner for the first time, with Sergej Barbarez winning the most prestigious award for best player of the year.
From 2008 to 2013, the awards was organized by sports news/media website SportSport.ba and broadcast on NTV Hayat and was expanded to include many other award categories. Edin Džeko won three Idol Nacije awards in a row. Vedad Ibišević and Asmir Begović were the only other winners. From 2010 awards, it was decided that former player Muhamed Konjić would nominate 10 players for the main award of player of the year. In 2008 Sergej Barbarez had this honor, while Mehmed Baždarević received the task in 2009.
In 2011, it was announced that the ceremony would be held before the end of June, and that all future events would take place during the summer, rather than the winter period. The awards therefore are given for performances during the previous season, rather than for the previous calendar year. Since 2017, the awards have been given out under the name Kristalnih 11.
List of winners
During the days of Yugoslavia, the award was run collectively on the entire former Yugoslavia territory by newspaper Večernji list from 1972 until the breakup of Yugoslavia. Some of the past winners from the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in those times include:
| Year | Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Dušan Bajević |  Yugoslavia
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Velež |
| 1973 | Enver Marić | Yugoslavia
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Velež |
| 1974 | Josip Katalinski | Yugoslavia
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Željezničar |
| 1979 | Safet Sušić | Yugoslavia
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Sarajevo |
| 1985 | Blaž Slišković | Yugoslavia
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Hajduk Split |
| 1986 | Semir Tuce | Yugoslavia
|
Velež |
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Past winners from the modern-day state of Bosnia and Herzegovina include:
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Meho Kodro (1) |  CD Tenerife
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| 1997 | Meho Kodro (2) | CD Tenerife
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| 1998 | Elvir Baljić (1) |  Fenerbahçe
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| 1999 | Elvir Baljić (2) | Real Madrid
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| 2000 | Hasan Salihamidžić (1) |  Bayern Munich
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| 2001 | Sergej Barbarez (1) | Hamburger SV
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| 2002 | Sergej Barbarez (2) | Hamburger SV
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| 2003 | Sergej Barbarez (3) | Hamburger SV
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| 2004 | Hasan Salihamidžić (2) | Bayern Munich
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| 2005 | Hasan Salihamidžić (3) | Bayern Munich
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| 2006 | Hasan Salihamidžić (4) | Bayern Munich
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| 2007 | Zvjezdan Misimović (1) | 1. FC Nürnberg
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| 2008 | Vedad Ibišević | 1899 Hoffenheim
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| 2009 | Edin Džeko (1) | VfL Wolfsburg
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| 2010 | Edin Džeko (2) | VfL Wolfsburg
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| 2011 | Edin Džeko (3) |  Manchester City
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| 2012 | Asmir Begović | Stoke City
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| 2013 | Zvjezdan Misimović (2) |  Guizhou Renhe
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| 2014 | Miralem Pjanić |  Roma
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Young Player of the Season
Manager of the Season
References
- uefa.com (12 December 2003). "Bosnia bows to Barbarez". uefa.com. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ worldfootball.net (25 December 2010). "Player of the year – Bosnia-Herzegovina". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- fifa.com (4 September 2012). "Barbarez: The players can become immortals". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- sportsport.ba (23 June 2012). "Džekin hat-trick: Novi naslov "Idola nacije"". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- fifa.com (13 June 2013). "Best-ever Bosnia scale new heights". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- Konjić predlaže Idola Nacije – SportSport.ba | BH FUDBAL Archived 2010-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
- "Proglašenje Idola nacije krajem mjeseca" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- "Proglašenje "Idola nacije" u subotu u Sarajevu" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- "Kristalnih 11". spfbih.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 9 June 2024.
External links
| National Men's Footballer of the Year award | |
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| AFC | |
| CAF |
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| CONMEBOL | |
| CONCACAF | |
 Football in Africa portal | |
| Bosnian Premier League Player of the Season | |
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| Bosnian Premier League Manager of the Season | |
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