Idol Nacije

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/025e-0f908b319cde-d10e5db60949-1000--bosnia-bows-to-barbarez/ |work=UEFA|author=uefa.com |title=Bosnia bows to Barbarez|date=12 December 2003 |access-date=24 September 2012 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/fussballer_des_jahres/bosnien-herzegowina/ |work=worldfootball.net|author=worldfootball.net |title=Player of the year – Bosnia-Herzegovina|date=25 December 2010 |access-date=24 September 2012 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1695101/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907055330/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1695101/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 7, 2012 |work=fifa.com|author=fifa.com |title=Barbarez: The players can become immortals |date=4 September 2012 |access-date=24 September 2012 }}

From 2008 to 2013, the awards was organized by sports news/media website [http://www.sportsport.ba/ 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.{{cite web |url=http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/dzekin-hat-trick-novi-naslov-idola-nacije/82849 |work=sportsport.ba|author=sportsport.ba |title=Džekin hat-trick: Novi naslov "Idola nacije" |date=23 June 2012 |access-date=24 September 2012 |language=bs}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldranking/news/newsid=2107855/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616122052/http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/news/newsid=2107855/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |work=fifa.com|author=fifa.com |title=Best-ever Bosnia scale new heights|date=13 June 2013 |access-date=13 June 2013}} 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.[http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbalp-46024.htm Konjić predlaže Idola Nacije – SportSport.ba | BH FUDBAL] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106042705/http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbalp-46024.htm |date=2010-11-06 }}

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.{{cite web|url=http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/proglasenje-idola-nacije-krajem-mjeseca/82349|title=Proglašenje Idola nacije krajem mjeseca|date=15 June 2012|access-date=15 June 2012|language=bs|publisher=sportsport.ba}} The awards therefore are given for performances during the previous season, rather than for the previous calendar year.{{cite web|url=http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/proglasenje-idola-nacije-u-subotu-u-sarajevu/82633|title=Proglašenje "Idola nacije" u subotu u Sarajevu|date=20 June 2012|access-date=20 June 2012|language=bs|publisher=sportsport.ba}} Since 2017, the awards have been given out under the name Kristalnih 11.{{cite web|url=https://spfbih.ba/kristalnih-11/|title=Kristalnih 11|access-date=9 June 2024|language=bs|website=spfbih.ba}}

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:

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" width=70px\| Year ! scope="col" width=145px\| Player ! scope="col" width=145px\| Nationality ! scope="col" width=145px\| Club
1972 \| {{sortname\|Dušan\|Bajević}} \| {{flag\|Yugoslavia}} \| Velež
1973 \| {{sortname\|Enver\|Marić}} \| {{flag\|Yugoslavia}} \| Velež
1974 \| {{sortname\|Josip\|Katalinski}} \| {{flag\|Yugoslavia}} \| Željezničar
1979 \| {{sortname\|Safet\|Sušić}} \| {{flag\|Yugoslavia}} \| Sarajevo
1985 \| {{sortname\|Blaž\|Slišković}} \| {{flag\|Yugoslavia}} \| Hajduk Split
1986 \| {{sortname\|Semir\|Tuce}} \| {{flag\|Yugoslavia}} \| Velež

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scope="col" width=70px| Year

! scope="col" width=145px| Player

! scope="col" width=145px| Nationality

! scope="col" width=145px| Club

1972

| {{sortname|Dušan|Bajević}}

| {{flag|Yugoslavia}}

| Velež

1973

| {{sortname|Enver|Marić}}

| {{flag|Yugoslavia}}

| Velež

1974

| {{sortname|Josip|Katalinski}}

| {{flag|Yugoslavia}}

| Željezničar

1979

| {{sortname|Safet|Sušić}}

| {{flag|Yugoslavia}}

| Sarajevo

1985

| {{sortname|Blaž|Slišković}}

| {{flag|Yugoslavia}}

| Hajduk Split

1986

| {{sortname|Semir|Tuce}}

| {{flag|Yugoslavia}}

| Velež

=Idol Nacije=

File:20150331 2026 AUT BIH 2177 Edin Džeko (cropped).jpg is a three-time winner of the Idol Nacije - Player of the Year award]]

Past winners from the modern-day state of Bosnia and Herzegovina include:

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scope="col" width=70px\| Year ! scope="col" width=145px\| Player ! scope="col" width=145px\| Club
1996 \| {{sortname\|Meho\|Kodro}} {{small\|(1)}} \| {{flagicon\|Spain}} CD Tenerife
1997 \| {{sortname\|Meho\|Kodro}} {{small\|(2)}} \| {{flagicon\|Spain}} CD Tenerife
1998 \| {{sortname\|Elvir\|Baljić}} {{small\|(1)}} \| {{flagicon\|TUR}} Fenerbahçe
1999 \| {{sortname\|Elvir\|Baljić}} {{small\|(2)}} \| {{flagicon\|SPA}} Real Madrid
2000 \| {{sortname\|Hasan\|Salihamidžić}} {{small\|(1)}} \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Bayern Munich
2001 \| {{sortname\|Sergej\|Barbarez}} {{small\|(1)}} \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Hamburger SV
2002 \| {{sortname\|Sergej\|Barbarez}} {{small\|(2)}} \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Hamburger SV
2003 \| {{sortname\|Sergej\|Barbarez}} {{small\|(3)}} \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Hamburger SV
2004 \| {{sortname\|Hasan\|Salihamidžić}} {{small\|(2)}} \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Bayern Munich
2005 \| {{sortname\|Hasan\|Salihamidžić}} {{small\|(3)}} \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Bayern Munich
2006 \| {{sortname\|Hasan\|Salihamidžić}} {{small\|(4)}} \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Bayern Munich
2007 \| {{sortname\|Zvjezdan\|Misimović}} {{small\|(1)}} \| {{flagicon\|GER}} 1. FC Nürnberg
2008 \| {{sortname\|Vedad\|Ibišević}} \| {{flagicon\|GER}} 1899 Hoffenheim
2009 \| {{sortname\|Edin\|Džeko}} {{small\|(1)}} \| {{flagicon\|GER}} VfL Wolfsburg
2010 \| {{sortname\|Edin\|Džeko}} {{small\|(2)}} \| {{flagicon\|GER}} VfL Wolfsburg
2011 \| {{sortname\|Edin\|Džeko}} {{small\|(3)}} \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Manchester City
2012 \| {{sortname\|Asmir\|Begović}} \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Stoke City
2013 \| {{sortname\|Zvjezdan\|Misimović}} {{small\|(2)}} \| {{flagicon\|CHN}} Guizhou Renhe
2014 \| {{sortname\|Miralem\|Pjanić}} \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Roma

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scope="col" width=70px| Year

! scope="col" width=145px| Player

! scope="col" width=145px| Club

1996

| {{sortname|Meho|Kodro}} {{small|(1)}}

| {{flagicon|Spain}} CD Tenerife

1997

| {{sortname|Meho|Kodro}} {{small|(2)}}

| {{flagicon|Spain}} CD Tenerife

1998

| {{sortname|Elvir|Baljić}} {{small|(1)}}

| {{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe

1999

| {{sortname|Elvir|Baljić}} {{small|(2)}}

| {{flagicon|SPA}} Real Madrid

2000

| {{sortname|Hasan|Salihamidžić}} {{small|(1)}}

| {{flagicon|GER}} Bayern Munich

2001

| {{sortname|Sergej|Barbarez}} {{small|(1)}}

| {{flagicon|GER}} Hamburger SV

2002

| {{sortname|Sergej|Barbarez}} {{small|(2)}}

| {{flagicon|GER}} Hamburger SV

2003

| {{sortname|Sergej|Barbarez}} {{small|(3)}}

| {{flagicon|GER}} Hamburger SV

2004

| {{sortname|Hasan|Salihamidžić}} {{small|(2)}}

| {{flagicon|GER}} Bayern Munich

2005

| {{sortname|Hasan|Salihamidžić}} {{small|(3)}}

| {{flagicon|GER}} Bayern Munich

2006

| {{sortname|Hasan|Salihamidžić}} {{small|(4)}}

| {{flagicon|GER}} Bayern Munich

2007

| {{sortname|Zvjezdan|Misimović}} {{small|(1)}}

| {{flagicon|GER}} 1. FC Nürnberg

2008

| {{sortname|Vedad|Ibišević}}

| {{flagicon|GER}} 1899 Hoffenheim

2009

| {{sortname|Edin|Džeko}} {{small|(1)}}

| {{flagicon|GER}} VfL Wolfsburg

2010

| {{sortname|Edin|Džeko}} {{small|(2)}}

| {{flagicon|GER}} VfL Wolfsburg

2011

| {{sortname|Edin|Džeko}} {{small|(3)}}

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City

2012

| {{sortname|Asmir|Begović}}

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Stoke City

2013

| {{sortname|Zvjezdan|Misimović}} {{small|(2)}}

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Guizhou Renhe

2014

| {{sortname|Miralem|Pjanić}}

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roma

=Player of the Season=

File:Nemanja Bilbija 01 (cropped).jpg is a three-time winner of the Kristalnih 11 - Player of the Season award]]

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! scope="col" width=70px|Season

! scope="col" width=145px|Player

! scope="col" width=70px|Position

! scope="col" width=145px|Nationality

! scope="col" width=145px|Club

2008

| {{sortname|Velibor|Đurić}}

Idol Nacije

List of winners

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