Guldbollen

{{infobox sports award

| name = Guldbollen

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| description = Association football award

| country = Sweden

| presenter = Swedish Football Association, Aftonbladet

| holder = Viktor Gyökeres (2024)

| most_awards = Zlatan Ibrahimović (12)

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Guldbollen (Golden Ball) is a Swedish football award given by Aftonbladet and the Swedish Football Association to the best male Swedish footballer each year.

History

The award was created by Bengt Liljedahl{{cite web|url=https://mitti.se/nyheter/bengt-ar-smeden-som-gor-zlatans-guldbollar/|title=Bengt är smeden som gör Zlatans guldbollar|date=11 November 2024|last=Jahnson|first=Therese|publisher=Mitt i|access-date=12 September 2020}} and between 1946 and 1965 it was awarded in cooperation with Stockholms-Tidningen.{{Cite web|url=https://fogis.se/fotbollsgalan/tidigare-vinnare/guldbollen/|title=Guldbollen|website=Fogis.se|publisher=Swedish Football Association|access-date=12 September 2020}}

The first Guldbollen award was given in 1946 to Gunnar Gren.{{cite web|url=http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/sport/guldbollen/1946.html|title=1946: Gunnar Gren, IFK Göteborg|publisher=Aftonbladet|access-date=12 September 2020}} In 1973, Bo Larsson of Malmö FF became the first player to win the award for a second time, having previously won it in 1965. Zlatan Ibrahimović is the only player to win the award more than twice, winning it twelve times between 2005 and 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/11/22/zlatan-ibrahimovic-honoured-statue-david-beckham-calls-one-greatest/|title=Zlatan Ibrahimovic to be honoured with statue as David Beckham calls him 'one of the greatest ever'|publisher=The Telegraph|date=22 November 2016 |access-date=25 December 2016}}

The female equivalent of the award, Diamantbollen, was established in 1990. Both Guldbollen and Diamantbollen are now awarded at the Fotbollsgalan.

Winners

File:Erik Nilsson (1952).png

File:Gösta Sandberg.jpg

File:Agne Simonsson.jpg

File:PrawitzÖbergGuldbollen.jpg

File:Fredrikljungbergguldboll.jpg receiving the award in 2006]]

File:Ibrahimović.jpg

class="wikitable"
width="50px" \|Year ! Player ! Club(s)
{{center\|1946}} \| Gunnar Gren \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} IFK Göteborg
{{center\|1947}} \| Gunnar Nordahl \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} IFK Norrköping
{{center\|1948}} \| Bertil Nordahl \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Degerfors IF
{{center\|1949}} \| Knut Nordahl \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} IFK Norrköping
{{center\|1950}} \| Erik Nilsson \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Malmö FF
{{center\|1951}} \| Olle Åhlund \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Degerfors IF
{{center\|1952}} \| Kalle Svensson \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Helsingborgs IF
{{center\|1953}} \| Bengt Gustavsson \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} IFK Norrköping
{{center\|1954}} \| Sven-Ove Svensson \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Helsingborgs IF
{{center\|1955}} \| Gösta Löfgren \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Motala AIF
{{center\|1956}} \| Gösta Sandberg \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Djurgårdens IF
{{center\|1957}} \| Åke Johansson \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} IFK Norrköping
{{center\|1958}} \| Orvar Bergmark \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Örebro SK
{{center\|1959}} \| Agne Simonsson \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Örgryte IS
{{center\|1960}} \| Torbjörn Jonsson \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} IFK Norrköping
{{center\|1961}} \| Bengt Nyholm \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} IFK Norrköping
{{center\|1962}} \| Prawitz Öberg \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Malmö FF
{{center\|1963}} \| Harry Bild \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} IFK Norrköping
{{center\|1964}} \| Hans Mild \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Djurgårdens IF
{{center\|1965}} \| Bo Larsson \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Malmö FF
{{center\|1966}} \| Ove Kindvall \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} IFK Norrköping {{fbaicon\|NED}} Feyenoord
{{center\|1967}} \| Ingvar Svahn \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Malmö FF
{{center\|1968}} \| Björn Nordqvist \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} IFK Norrköping
{{center\|1969}} \| Tommy Svensson \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Östers IF
{{center\|1970}} \| Jan Olsson \| {{fbaicon\|GER}} VfB Stuttgart
{{center\|1971}} \| Ronnie Hellström \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Hammarby IF
{{center\|1972}} \| Ralf Edström \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Åtvidabergs FF
{{center\|1973}} \| Bo Larsson (2) \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Malmö FF
{{center\|1974}} \| Ralf Edström (2) \| {{fbaicon\|NED}} PSV Eindhoven
{{center\|1975}} \| Kent Karlsson \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Åtvidabergs FF
{{center\|1976}} \| Anders Linderoth \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Östers IF
{{center\|1977}} \| Roy Andersson \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Malmö FF
{{center\|1978}} \| Ronnie Hellström (2) \| {{fbaicon\|GER}} 1. FC Kaiserslautern
{{center\|1979}} \| Jan Möller \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Malmö FF
{{center\|1980}} \| Rolf Zetterlund \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} IK Brage
{{center\|1981}} \| Thomas Ravelli \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Östers IF
{{center\|1982}} \| Torbjörn Nilsson \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} IFK Göteborg {{fbaicon\|GER}} 1. FC Kaiserslautern
{{center\|1983}} \| Glenn Hysén \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} IFK Göteborg {{fbaicon\|NED}} PSV Eindhoven
{{center\|1984}} \| Sven Dahlkvist \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} AIK
{{center\|1985}} \| Glenn Strömberg \| {{fbaicon\|ITA}} Atalanta
{{center\|1986}} \| Robert Prytz \| {{fbaicon\|SUI}} Young Boys
{{center\|1987}} \| Peter Larsson \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} IFK Göteborg {{fbaicon\|NED}} Ajax
{{center\|1988}} \| Glenn Hysén (2) \| {{fbaicon\|ITA}} Fiorentina
{{center\|1989}} \| Jonas Thern \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Malmö FF {{fbaicon\|POR}} Benfica
{{center\|1990}} \| Tomas Brolin \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} IFK Norrköping {{fbaicon\|ITA}} Parma
{{center\|1991}} \| Anders Limpar \| {{fbaicon\|ENG}} Arsenal
{{center\|1992}} \| Jan Eriksson \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} IFK Norrköping {{fbaicon\|GER}} 1. FC Kaiserslautern
{{center\|1993}} \| Martin Dahlin \| {{fbaicon\|GER}} Borussia Mönchengladbach
{{center\|1994}} \| Tomas Brolin (2) \| {{fbaicon\|ITA}} Parma
{{center\|1995}} \| Patrik Andersson \| {{fbaicon\|GER}} Borussia Mönchengladbach
{{center\|1996}} \| Roland Nilsson \| {{fbaicon\|SWE}} Helsingborgs IF
{{center\|1997}} \| Pär Zetterberg \| {{fbaicon\|BEL}} Anderlecht
{{center\|1998}} \| Henrik Larsson \| {{fbaicon\|SCO}} Celtic
{{center\|1999}} \| Stefan Schwarz \| {{fbaicon\|ESP}} Valencia {{fbaicon\|ENG}} Sunderland
{{center\|2000}} \| Magnus Hedman \| {{fbaicon\|ENG}} Coventry City
{{center\|2001}} \| Patrik Andersson (2) \| {{fbaicon\|GER}} Bayern Munich {{fbaicon\|ESP}} Barcelona
{{center\|2002}} \| Freddie Ljungberg \| {{fbaicon\|ENG}} Arsenal
{{center\|2003}} \| Olof Mellberg \| {{fbaicon\|ENG}} Aston Villa
{{center\|2004}} \| Henrik Larsson (2) \| {{fbaicon\|SCO}} Celtic {{fbaicon\|ESP}} Barcelona
{{center\|2005}} \| Zlatan Ibrahimović \| {{fbaicon\|ITA}} Juventus
{{center\|2006}} \| Freddie Ljungberg (2) \| {{fbaicon\|ENG}} Arsenal
{{center\|2007}} \| Zlatan Ibrahimović (2) \| {{fbaicon\|ITA}} Internazionale
{{center\|2008}} \| Zlatan Ibrahimović (3) \| {{fbaicon\|ITA}} Internazionale
{{center\|2009}} \| Zlatan Ibrahimović (4) \| {{fbaicon\|ITA}} Internazionale {{fbaicon\|ESP}} Barcelona
{{center\|2010}} \| Zlatan Ibrahimović (5) \| {{fbaicon\|ESP}} Barcelona {{fbaicon\|ITA}} Milan
{{center\|2011}} \| Zlatan Ibrahimović (6) \| {{fbaicon\|ITA}} Milan
{{center\|2012}} \| Zlatan Ibrahimović (7) \| {{fbaicon\|ITA}} Milan {{fbaicon\|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain
{{center\|2013}} \| Zlatan Ibrahimović (8) \| {{fbaicon\|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain
{{center\|2014}} \| Zlatan Ibrahimović (9) \| {{fbaicon\|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain
{{center\|2015}} \| Zlatan Ibrahimović (10) \| {{fbaicon\|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain
{{center\|2016}} \| Zlatan Ibrahimović (11) \| {{fbaicon\|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain {{fbaicon\|ENG}} Manchester United
{{center\|2017}} \| Andreas Granqvist \| {{fbaicon\|RUS}} Krasnodar
{{center\|2018}} \| Victor Lindelöf \| {{fbaicon\|ENG}} Manchester United
{{center\|2019}} \| Victor Lindelöf (2) \| {{fbaicon\|ENG}} Manchester United
{{center\|2020}} \| Zlatan Ibrahimović (12) \| {{fbaicon\|ITA}} Milan
{{center\|2021}} \| Emil Forsberg \| {{fbaicon\|GER}} RB Leipzig
{{center\|2022}} \| Dejan Kulusevski \| {{fbaicon\|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur
{{center\|2023}} \| Dejan Kulusevski (2) \| {{fbaicon\|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur
{{center\|2024}} \| Viktor Gyökeres \| {{fbaicon\|POR}} Sporting CP

class="wikitable"

width="50px" |Year

! Player

! Club(s)

| Gunnar Gren

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Göteborg

| Gunnar Nordahl

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Norrköping

| Bertil Nordahl

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Degerfors IF

| Knut Nordahl

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Norrköping

| Erik Nilsson

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Malmö FF

| Olle Åhlund

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Degerfors IF

| Kalle Svensson

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Helsingborgs IF

| Bengt Gustavsson

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Norrköping

| Sven-Ove Svensson

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Helsingborgs IF

| Gösta Löfgren

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Motala AIF

| Gösta Sandberg

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Djurgårdens IF

| Åke Johansson

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Norrköping

| Orvar Bergmark

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Örebro SK

| Agne Simonsson

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Örgryte IS

| Torbjörn Jonsson

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Norrköping

| Bengt Nyholm

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Norrköping

| Prawitz Öberg

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Malmö FF

| Harry Bild

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Norrköping

| Hans Mild

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Djurgårdens IF

| Bo Larsson

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Malmö FF

| Ove Kindvall

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Norrköping
{{fbaicon|NED}} Feyenoord

| Ingvar Svahn

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Malmö FF

| Björn Nordqvist

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Norrköping

| Tommy Svensson

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Östers IF

| Jan Olsson

| {{fbaicon|GER}} VfB Stuttgart

| Ronnie Hellström

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Hammarby IF

| Ralf Edström

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Åtvidabergs FF

| Bo Larsson (2)

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Malmö FF

| Ralf Edström (2)

| {{fbaicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven

| Kent Karlsson

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Åtvidabergs FF

| Anders Linderoth

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Östers IF

| Roy Andersson

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Malmö FF

| Ronnie Hellström (2)

| {{fbaicon|GER}} 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| Jan Möller

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Malmö FF

| Rolf Zetterlund

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} IK Brage

| Thomas Ravelli

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Östers IF

| Torbjörn Nilsson

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Göteborg
{{fbaicon|GER}} 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| Glenn Hysén

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Göteborg
{{fbaicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven

| Sven Dahlkvist

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} AIK

| Glenn Strömberg

| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Atalanta

| Robert Prytz

| {{fbaicon|SUI}} Young Boys

| Peter Larsson

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Göteborg
{{fbaicon|NED}} Ajax

| Glenn Hysén (2)

| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Fiorentina

| Jonas Thern

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Malmö FF
{{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica

| Tomas Brolin

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Norrköping
{{fbaicon|ITA}} Parma

| Anders Limpar

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal

| Jan Eriksson

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Norrköping
{{fbaicon|GER}} 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| Martin Dahlin

| {{fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Mönchengladbach

| Tomas Brolin (2)

| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Parma

| Patrik Andersson

| {{fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Mönchengladbach

| Roland Nilsson

| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Helsingborgs IF

| Pär Zetterberg

| {{fbaicon|BEL}} Anderlecht

| Henrik Larsson

| {{fbaicon|SCO}} Celtic

| Stefan Schwarz

| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Valencia
{{fbaicon|ENG}} Sunderland

| Magnus Hedman

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Coventry City

| Patrik Andersson (2)

| {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich
{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

| Freddie Ljungberg

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal

| Olof Mellberg

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Aston Villa

| Henrik Larsson (2)

| {{fbaicon|SCO}} Celtic
{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

| Zlatan Ibrahimović

| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus

| Freddie Ljungberg (2)

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal

| Zlatan Ibrahimović (2)

| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Internazionale

| Zlatan Ibrahimović (3)

| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Internazionale

| Zlatan Ibrahimović (4)

| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Internazionale
{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

| Zlatan Ibrahimović (5)

| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona
{{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan

| Zlatan Ibrahimović (6)

| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan

| Zlatan Ibrahimović (7)

| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan
{{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

| Zlatan Ibrahimović (8)

| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

| Zlatan Ibrahimović (9)

| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

| Zlatan Ibrahimović (10)

| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

| Zlatan Ibrahimović (11)

| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain
{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester United

| Andreas Granqvist

| {{fbaicon|RUS}} Krasnodar

| Victor Lindelöf

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester United

| Victor Lindelöf (2)

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester United

| Zlatan Ibrahimović (12)

| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan

| Emil Forsberg

| {{fbaicon|GER}} RB Leipzig

| Dejan Kulusevski

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur

| Dejan Kulusevski (2)

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur

| Viktor Gyökeres

| {{fbaicon|POR}} Sporting CP

Source:{{cite web|url=https://svff.svenskfotboll.se/om-svff/historik/fotbollsgalan/guldbollen/ |title=Guldbollen|website=svenskfotboll.se|access-date=22 October 2023|publisher=Swedish Football Association |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022142538/https://svff.svenskfotboll.se/om-svff/historik/fotbollsgalan/guldbollen/ |archive-date=22 October 2023}}

=By club=

class="sortable wikitable"

!Club

!Wins

{{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Norrköping

| align=center| 11

{{fbaicon|SWE}} Malmö FF

| align=center| 8

{{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

| align=center| 5

{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

| align=center| 4

{{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Göteborg

| align=center| 4

{{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan

| align=center| 4

{{fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal

| align=center| 3

{{fbaicon|SWE}} Helsingborgs IF

| align=center| 3

{{fbaicon|ITA}} Internazionale

| align=center| 3

{{fbaicon|GER}} 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| align=center| 3

{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester United

| align=center| 3

{{fbaicon|SWE}} Östers IF

| align=center| 3

{{fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Mönchengladbach

| align=center| 2

{{fbaicon|SCO}} Celtic

| align=center| 2

{{fbaicon|SWE}} Degerfors IF

| align=center| 2

{{fbaicon|SWE}} Djurgårdens IF

| align=center| 2

{{fbaicon|ITA}} Parma

| align=center| 2

{{fbaicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven

| align=center| 2

{{fbaicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur

| align=center| 2

{{fbaicon|SWE}} Åtvidabergs FF

| align=center| 2

{{fbaicon|SWE}} AIK

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|NED}} Ajax

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|BEL}} Anderlecht

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|ENG}} Aston Villa

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|ITA}} Atalanta

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|SWE}} IK Brage

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|ENG}} Coventry City

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|NED}} Feyenoord

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|ITA}} Fiorentina

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|SWE}} Hammarby IF

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus

| align="center" | 1

{{fbaicon|RUS}} Krasnodar

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|GER}} RB Leipzig

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|SWE}} Motala AIF

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|POR}} Sporting CP

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|GER}} VfB Stuttgart

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|ENG}} Sunderland

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|ESP}} Valencia

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|SUI}} Young Boys

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|SWE}} Örebro SK

| align=center| 1

{{fbaicon|SWE}} Örgryte IS

| align=center| 1

References

External links

Category:1946 establishments in Sweden

Category:European football trophies and awards

Category:Awards established in 1946

Category:Football in Sweden

Category:Swedish sports trophies and awards

Category:Annual events in Sweden