- Don Balón Award
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From 1976 until 2010, the Spanish magazine Don Balón confered the Don Balón Award (Premio Don Balón) 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.
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Winners
By foreign player
Player Country Total Season Uli Stielike 
GER4 1978-79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82 Lionel Messi 
ARG3 2006-07, 2008–09, 2009–10 Luís Figo 
POR3 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000–01 Ronaldinho 
BRA2 2003-04, 2005–06 Bernd Schuster GER2 1984-85, 1990–91 Hugo Sánchez 
MEX2 1986-87, 1989–90 Juan Barbas ARG2 1982-83, 1983–84 Johan Cruijff 
NED2 1976-77, 1977–78 By Spanish player
Player Total Season Raúl 5 1996-97, 1998–99, 1999-00, 2000–01, 2001–02 Migueli 2 1977-78, 1984–85 By manager
Manager Country Total Season Luis Molowny 
ESP4 1977-78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1985–86 Javier Irureta ESP3 1997-98, 1999-00, 2003–04 Javier Clemente ESP3 1982-83, 1983–84, 1986–87 Josep Guardiola ESP2 2008-09, 2009–10 Frank Rijkaard NED2 2004-05, 2005–06 Arsenio Iglesias ESP2 1992-93, 1994–95 Johan Cruijff NED2 1990-91, 1991–92 John Toshack 
WAL2 1988-89, 1989–90 Alberto Ormaetxea ESP2 1980-81, 1981–82 See also
External links and sources
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