Balkan Union

Balkans zone covers all former Yugoslavia nations, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Albania although Croatia, Slovenia and Romania are mostly outside part of Balkan peninsulas. Balkan Cup was available between 1929 and 1980 at international level but unavailable in the 1950s and the 1960s. Former Yugoslavia national team dominated football in this zone. As a result, the majority of Balkan legends are from Yugoslavia.

Balkan

Location : Southeastern Europe
European Championship Participation :    10 Times
( 1960, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
World Cup Participation :  18 Times (Disappearance in 1978)
Achievement : 2004 European Championship Winners
2 Times European Championship Runner-Up (1960, 1968)
2 Times FIFA World Cup Third Place (1994, 1998)
Most Caps : Dorinel Munteanu (134 Games)
Top Scorer :  Dimitar Berbatov (48 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Dragan Dzajic



                                     All-Time Balkan Squad

Goalkeeper
Defender
Midfielder
Forward
Vladimir Beara
(Croatia)
Franjo Glaser
(Croatia)
Fahrudin Jusufi
(Serbia)
Branko Stankovic
(Serbia)
Branko Zebec
(Croatia)
Velibor Vasovic
(Serbia)
Nemanja Vidic
(Serbia)
Branislav Ivanovic
(Serbia)
Gheorghe Popescu
(Romania)

Zlatko Cajkovski
(Croatia)
Nicolae Dobrin
(Romania)
Dragoslav Sekularac
(Serbia)
Bernard Vukas
(Croatia)
Gheorghe Hagi
(Romania)
Safet Susic
(Bosnia)
Bora Kostic
(Serbia)
Dragan Dzajic
(Serbia)
Milos Milutinovic
(Serbia)
Stjepan Bobek
(Croatia)
Hristo Stoichkov
(Bulgaria)
Georgi Asparuhov
(Bulgaria)
Davor Suker
(Croatia)

Manager :  Vujadin Boskov (Serbia)
Stadium : Olympic (Greece)



Formation XI (4-3-3)





Explain of Formation

The formation is very similar to Yugoslavia as only twice additional players (Hagi and Stoichkov) can find space of the first team. There is no target man in this system. Stoichkov is a deep-lying forward and being supported by two wing-forwards (Dzajic and Milutinovic)

Statistics

By Decade
By Nation
1910s : -
1920s : -
1930s : -
1940s : 1
1950s : 7
1960s : 5
1970s : 2
1980s : 1
1990s : 4
2000s : 1
2010s : 1
Serbia : 9
Croatia : 7
Romania : 3
Bulgaria : 2
Bosnia : 1




 Table of Positional Ranking



 

Goalkeeper

Defensive Lateral

Central Defender

1. Vladimir Beara (CRO)
2. Franjo Glaser (CRO)
3. Ivan Curkovic (BOS)
4. Milutin Soskic (SER) 
5. Rustu Recber (TUR)
6. Georgi Naydenov (BUL)
7. Jan Oblak (SLV)
8. Enver Maric (BOS)
9. Samir Handanovic (SLV)
10. Petar Radenkovic (SER)
11. Apostal Sokolov (BUL)
12. Ion Voinescu (ROM)
13. Simeon Simeonov (BUL)
14. Dragan Pantelic (SER)
15. Borislav Mikhailov (BUL)
16. Silviu Lung (ROm)

1. Branco Zebec (CRO)
2. Branko Stankovic (SER)
3. Fahrudin Jusufi (SER)
4. Branislav Ivanovic (SER)
5. Alexander Schalamanov (BUL)
6. Vladimir Durkovic (SER)
7. Tomislav Crnkovic (CRO)
8. Robert Jarni (CRO)
9. Emerich Vogl (ROM)
10. Dan Petrescu (ROM)
11. Christian Chivu (ROM)
12. Bruno Belin (CRO)
13. Grigoris Georgatos (GRE)
14. Mirzad Fazlagic (BOS)
15. Zoran Vujuvic (BOS)

16. Aleksandar Kolarov (SER)
17. Boris Gaganelov (BUL)

 

1. Velibor Vasovic (SER)
2. Nemanya Vidic (SER)
3. Gheorghe Popescu (ROM)
4. Josip Katalinski (BOS)
5. Dragan Holcer (CRO)
6. Ivan Horvat (CRO)
7. Dimitar Penev (BUL)
8.Miodrag Belodedicci (ROM)
9. Miroslav Djukic (SER)
10. Alexandru Apolzan (ROM)
11. Sinisa Mihajlovic (SER)

12. Velimir Zajec (CRO)

13. Costica Stefanescu (ROM)
14. Cornel Dinu (ROM)
15. Ivan Buljan (CRO)
16. Milutin Ivkovic (SER)
17. Nenad Stojkovic (SER)
18.DragoslavStepanovic (SER)
19. Luka Peruzovic (CRO)
20. Faruk Hadzibejic (BOS)
21. Dan Coe (ROM)
22. Manol Manolov (BUL)
23. Srecko Katanec (SLV)
24. Sokratis (GRE)
25. Ivan Dimitrov (BUL)

Defensive Midfielder

Offensive Midfielder

Offensive Lateral

1. Zlatko Cajkovski (CRO)
2. Zeljko Perusic (SER)
3. Laszlo Boloni (ROM)
4. Stefan Bozhkov  (BUL)
5. Miroslad Arsenijevic(SER)
6. Ion Dumitru (ROM)
7. Rudolf Belin (CRO)
8. Ivan Gudelji (CRO)
9. Drazen Muzinic (CRO)
10. Ante Zanetic (CRO)

11, Mateo Kovacic (CRO)
12. Nemanja Matic (SER)
13. Gustav Lechner (CRO)
14. Drazen Muzinic (CRO)
15.Vladislav Bogisevic(SER)
16. Theo Zagorakis (GRE)

17. Marcelo Brozovic (CRO)

1. Gheorghe Hagi (ROM)
2. Luka Modric (CRO)
3. Dragoslav Sekularac (SER)
4. Safet Susic (BOS)
5. Hristo Bonev (BUL)
6. Nicolae Dobrin (ROM)
7. Dragan Stojkovic (SER)
8. Branko Oblak (SLV)
9. Zvonimir Boban (CRO)

10. Dimitar Yakimov (BUL)

11. Robert Prosinecki (CRO)

12. Iosif Petschovski (ROM)
13. Luliu Baratky (ROM) 
14. Krasimir Balakov (BUL)
15. Mimis Domazos (GRE)
16. Vladimir Petrovic (SER)
17. Jurica Jerkovic (CRO)
18. Illie Balaci (ROM)
19. Ivan Rakitic (CRO)
20. Jovan Acimovic (SER)
21. Jordan Letchkov (BUL)

22. Vladimir Jugovic (SER)
23. Ivica Osim (BOS)
24. Giorgios Delikaris (GRE)
25. Dejan Stankovic (SER)
26. Zlatko Zahovic (SLV)

27. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (SE)   

28. Miralem Pjanic (BOS_

29. Blaz Sliskovic (BOS)
30. Dejan Petkovic (SER)

1. Dragan Dzajic (SER)
2. Bernard Vukas (CRO)
3. Dejan Savicevic (MTG)
4. Bora Kostic (SER)
5. Ivan Kolev (BUL)
6. Alexandar Tirnanic (SER)
7. Ivica Surjak (CRO)
8. Ilija Petkovic (SER)
9. Vassilis Hatzipanakis (GRE)
10. Vujadin Boskov (SER)
11. Giorgos Koudas (GRE)

12. Ivan Perisic (SER)
13. Ardan Turan (TUR)
14. Can Bartu (TUR)
15. Zvezdan Cebinac (SER)
16. Danilo Popivoda (SER)
17. Stjepan Lamza (CRO)

18. Filip Kostic (SER)

Forward

                    Striker

               Manager

1. Hirsto Stoichkov (BUL)
2. Stjepan Bobek (CRO)
3. Georgi Asparuhov (BUL)
4. Josip Skoblar (CRO)
5. Milos Milutinovic (SER)
6. Ivan Hitrec (CRO)
7. Rajko Mitic (SER)
8. Milan Galic (SER)
9. Predrag Mijatovic (MTG)
10. Alen Boksic (CRO)
11. Titus Ozon (ROM)
12. Bozhin Laskov (BUL)
13. Franjo Wofl (CRO)
14. Adrian Mutu (ROM)
15. Florea Dumitrache (ROM)
16. Asim Ferhatovic (BOS)
17. Zlatko Vujovic (BOS)
18. Stefan Dobay (ROM)
19. Nasko Sirakov (BUL)
20. Giorgos Sideris (GRE)
21. Lefter (Turkey)
22. Iva Bek (SER)
23. Todor Diev (BUL)
24. Goran Pandev (MCD)
25. Thomas Mavros (GRE)

1. Davor Suker (CRO)
2. Darko Pancev (MCDN)
3. Dimitar Berbatov (BUL) 
4. Dusan Bajevic (BOS) 
5. Edin Dzeko (BOS)
6. Blagoje Marjanovic (SER)
7. Todor Veselinovic (SER)
8. Mario Mandzukic (CRO)
9. Petar Zhekov (BUL)
10. Metin Oktay (TUR)
11. Zeki Riza Sporel (TUR)
12. Dudu Georgescu (ROM)
13. Hakan Suker (TUR)
14. Drazan Jerkovic (CRO)
15. Frane Matosic (CRO)
16. Slobodan Santrac (SER)
17. Vahid Halilhodzic (BOS)
18. Dusan Savic (Yugoslavia)
19. Savo Milosevic (SER)
20. Mimis Papaioannou (GRE)
21. Liubomir Angelov (BUL)
22. Reflik Resmja (ABN)

 

1. Vujadin Boskov (SER)
2. Stefan Kovacs (ROM)
3. Tomislav Ivic (CRO)
4. Miljan Miljanic (SER)
5. Bora Milutinovic (SER)



















































































































































Manager

1. Vujadin Boskov (Yugoslavia)
2. Stefan Kovacs (Romania)
3. Tomislav Ivic (Yugoslavia)
4. Miljan Miljanic (Yugoslavia)
5. Bora Milutinovic (Yugoslavia)
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The Greatest Balkan Players of the Era

10s : -
20s : -
30s : Milutin Ivkovic (1st Half), Franjo Glaser (2nd Half)
40s : Franjo Glaser (1st Half), Stjepan Bobek (2nd Half)
50s : Bernard Vukas (1st Half), Milos Milutinovic (2nd Half)
60s : Dragoslav Sekularac (1st Half), Dragan Dzajic (2nd Half)
70s : Hristo Bonev (1st Half), Safet Susic (2nd Half)
80s : Safet Susic (1st Half), Dragan Stojkovic (2nd Half)
90s : Hristo Stoichkov (1st Half), Davor Suker (2nd Half)
00s : Theo Zagorakis (1st Half), Dimitar Berbatov (2nd Half) 
10s : Luka Modic (1st Half), Luka Modic (2nd Half)

The Greatest Balkan Footballers of All-Time

  1. Dragan Dzajic
  2. Gheorghe Hagi
  3. Hristo Stoichkov
  4. Luka Modric
  5. Bernard Vukas
  6.  Stjepan Bobek
  7.  Branko Zebec
  8.  Vladimir Beara
  9.  Dejan Savicevic 
 10.  Dragoslav Sekularac
 11.  Safet Susic
 12.  Hristo Bonev
 13.  Velibor Vasovic
 14.  Zlatko Cajkovski
 15.  Bora Kostic
 16. Nicolae Dobrin
 17.  Gheorghe Popescu
 18.  Davor Suker
 19.  Georgi Asparuhov    
 20.  Josip Skoblar



By Nation

Yugoslavia : 16
Bulgaria : 2
Romania : 2




       Balkan Footballers of The Year

1930   Milutin Ivkovic

1931

Luliu Bodola

1932

Ivan Hitrec

1933

Ivan Hitrec

1934

Luliu Bodola

1935

Mirolad Arsenijevic

1936

Blagoje Marjanović

1937

Luliu Baratky

1938

Luliu Baratky

1947

Stjepan Bobek

1948

Stjepan Bobek

1949

Iosif Petschovschi

1950

Rajko Mitic

1951

Stefan Bozhkov

1952

Zlatko Cajkovski

1953

Bernard Vukas

1954

Stjepan Bobek

1955

Bernard Vukas

1956

Milos Milutinovic

1957

Vladimir Beara

1958

Todor Veselinovic

1959

Dragoslav Sekularac

1960

Milan Galic

1961

Dragoslav Sekularac

1962

Milan Galic

1963

Josip Skoblar

1964

Georgi Asparuhov

1965

Georgi Asparuhov

1966

Zeljko Perusic

1967

Dimitar Yakimov

1968

Dragan Dzajic

1969

Dragan Dzajic

1970

Dragan Dzajic

1971

Mimis Domazos

1972

Nicolae Dobrin

1973

Hristo Bonev

1974

Hristo Bonev

1975

Jurica Jurkovic

1976

Dragan Dzajic

1977

Laszlo Boloni

1978

Vladimir Petrovic

1979

Safet Susic

1980

Vladimir Petrovic

1981

Illie Balaci

1982

Safet Susic

1983

Safet Susic

1984

Velmir Zajec

1985

Gheorgi Hagi

1986

Laszlo Boloni

1987

Gheorgi Hagi

1988

Gheorgi Hagi

1989

Dragan Stojkovic

1990

Dragan Stojkovic

1991

Dejan Savicevic

1992

Hristo Stoichkov

1993

Hristo Stoichkov

1994

Hristo Stoichkov

1995

Dejan Savicevic

1996

Davor Suker

1997

Predrag Mijatovic

1998

Davor Suker

1999

Gheorgi Hagi

2000

Savo Milosevic

2001

Igor Tudor

2002

Dejan Stankovic

2003

Adrian Mutu

2004

Theo Zagorakis

2005

Dimitar Berbatov

2006

Dejan Stankovic

2007

Dimitar Berbatov

2008

Nemanja Vidic

2009

Edin Dzeko

2010

Nemanja Vidic

2011

Luka Modric

2012

Mario Mandzukic

     2013   Branisklav Ivanovic

    2014   Luka Modric

    2015   Ivan Rakatic

    2016   Luka Modric
    2017   Luka Modric
    2018   Luka Modric
    2019   Jan Oblak

 


By Nation

Serbia & Montenegro : 30
Croatia : 17
Bosnia : 4
Romania : 15
Bulgaria : 11
 Greece : 2
  Slovenia : 1

39 comments:

  1. Anonymous17/6/15

    Vojtech Bradach is not from Yugoslavia. Where is Mitic?

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  2. Anonymous18/6/15

    Bodola? Baratky?

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  3. Anonymous12/1/16

    In 1930 main event - World Cup. In Uruguay-1930 best balkanian player was defender Milutin Ivkovic, no Marjanovic.

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  4. Anonymous12/1/16

    in 1940 best player was Vilim Šipoš (Vilmos Sipos, hungarian origin). Right winger from Rapid Bucarest and Yugoslavia NT. Star of last pre-war Mitropa Cup.

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    1. Thanks. I already revised that of 1930 but I need to know about Vilim Sipos in 1940. Why do you think he is deserved ?

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  5. Anonymous13/1/16

    In QF Mitropa-1940 Rapid Bucarest beat Hungaria (MTK).
    MTK along with Ferencvaros and Ujpest was strongest club central and east europe on seasons 1938-39-1940. On World Cup-1938 7 players were from MTK. GK - A.Szabo, DF - S.Biro, MF - J.Dudas, J.Turay, FW - L.Cseh, F.Sas, P.Titkos. Also in MTK played G.Sebes (in future trainer).
    17.06.1940 MTK-Rapid 1-2. Both rapidian goals Sipos.
    23.06.1940 Rapid-MTK 3-0. Sipos scored goal and became the hero of match.
    For Rapid and Romanian football this plays were historic. Rapid reached final, but due WWII matches was canceled.
    Also Sipos was main star of romanian championchips 1940-41. Better than Avar, Baratky, I.Bogdan.

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  6. In balkan footballer of the year should be Darko Pancev and Goran Pandev

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    1. Which year do you think these players related to win ?

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  7. Anonymous20/10/16

    Manager

    1. Vujadin Boskov (Yugoslavia)
    2. Stefan Kovacs (Romania)
    3. Miljan Miljanic (Yugoslavia)
    4. Bora Milutinovic (Yugoslavia)

    You dont know for Tomislav Ivić? Best manager in Yugoslavia

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    1. I know that he is the best Yugoslav manager ever in club career but most of them are performed in a smaller league. Anyway, it is acceptable to name him at 5th place.

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  8. Anonymous22/10/16

    You wrote to me that the Yugoslav league was fifth in Europe at that time. Ivic was the champion of Yugoslavia 3 times, 4 times winner of the Cup. He was a champion and Portugal, the Netherlands, Greece, Belgium and France. He won the European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup. Milutinovic ?????? Miljanić- two years Champion of Spain with Real Madrid, and the championship with Red Star !!!

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    1. OK, You have a reasonable point. Let Revise.

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  9. Anonymous8/12/16

    Best Player of Eastern Europe 1960-2015.
    Source: official site of newspaper "Ukrainian Football" -- http://ukrfootball.ua/news/albert-dzhayich-blohin-stoyichkov-levandovski-shcho-spilnogo [in ukrainian]. Region: Former Soviet Union, former Yugoslavia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany (before 1991), Romania, Hungary, Albania, Bulgaria.
    The vote was organized by:
    1960-1991 (eastgerman information agency ADN (Allgemeiner Deutscher Nachrichtendienst), 1992-2007 (radiostation "Radioropa"), 2008-2012 (radiostation "Berlin-Britz"), since 2013 (newspaper "Ukrainian football").

    Top 6. year by year.
    1960 - 1. Yuri Voynov (USSR) - 22%, 2. Lev Yashin (USSR) - 19%, 3. Bora Costic (Yug) - 17%, 4. Ivan Kolev (Bul) - 15%, 5. Janos Gorocs (Hun) - 14%, 6. Blagoja Vidinic (Yug) - 13%.
    1961 - 1. Georgi Naydenov (Bul) - 21%, 2. Gyula Grosics (Hun) - 19%, 3. Lev Yashin (USSR) - 18%, 4. Josef Masopust (Cze) - 16%, 5. Dragoslav Šekularac (Yug) - 15%, 6. Mikhail Meskhi (USSR) - 11%.
    1962 - 1. Josef Masopust (Cze) - 74%, 2. Milan Galic (Yug) - 12%, 3. Viliam Schrojf (Cze) - 6%, 4. Andrej Kvašňák (Cze) - 4%, 5. Lajos Tichy (Hun) - 3%, 6. Dragoslav Šekularac (Yug) - 1%.
    1963 - 1. Lev Yashin (USSR) - 75%, 2. Josef Masopust (Cze) - 10%, 3. Svatopluk Pluskal (Cze) - 6%, 4. Aleksandar Shalamanov (Bul) - 4%, 5. Flórián Albert (Hun) - 3%, 6. Manfred Kaiser (DDR) - 2%.
    1964 - 1. Valeriy Voronin (USSR) - 53%, 2. Ferenc Bene (Hun) - 20%, 3. Flórián Albert (Hun) - 9%, 4. Lev Yashin (USSR) - 8%, 5. Klaus Urbanczyk (DDR) - 7%, 6. Nicola Kotkov (Bul) - 3%.
    1965 - 1. Ján Popluhár (Cze) - 22%, 2. Georgi Asparukhov (Bul) - 19%, 3. Valeriy Voronin (USSR) - 17%, 4. Flórián Albert (Hun) - 16%, 5. Slava Metreveli (USSR) - 14%, 6. Ferenc Bene (Hun) - 12%.
    1966 - 1. Ferenc Bene (Hun) - 25%, 2. Flórián Albert (Hun) - 22%, 3. Josef Masopust (Cze) - 19%, 4. Nicolae Dobrin (Rom) - 15%, 5. Velibor Vasovic (Yug) - 11%, 6. Dragan Dzajic (Yug) - 9%.
    1967 - 1. Flórián Albert (Hun) - 74%, 2. Igor Chislenko (USSR) - 8%, 3. Janos Farkas (Hun) - 7%, 4. Anatoliy Byshovets (USSR) - 6%, 5. Nicolae Dobrin (Rom) - 3%, 6. Eduard Streltsov (USSR) - 2%.
    1968 - 1. Dragan Dzajic (Yug) - 79%, 2. Antal Dunai (Hun) - 9%, 3. Georgi Asparukhov (Bul) - 6%, 4. Jozef Adamec (Cze) - 3%, 5. Lajos Szűcs (Hun) - 2%, 6. Simeon Simeonov (Bul) - 1%.
    1969 - 1. Vladimir Muntyan (USSR) - 23%, 2. Petar Zhekov (Bul) - 20%, 3. Ladislav Kuna (Cze) - 19%, 4. Dragan Dzajic (Yug) - 17%, 5. Jozef Adamec (Cze) - 13%, 6. Alexander Vencel (Cze) - 8%.

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  10. Anonymous8/12/16

    1970 - 1. Dragan Dzajic (Yug) - 24%, 2. Albert Shesternyov (USSR) - 21%, 3. Włodzimierz Lubański (Pol) - 18%, 4. Josip Skoblar (Yug) - 14%, 5. Anatoliy Byshovets (USSR) - 13%, 6. Cornel Dinu (Rom) - 10%.
    1971 - 1. Eugeni Rudakov (USSR) - 38%, 2. Josip Skoblar (Yug) - 34%, 3. Ferenc Bene (Hun) - 10%, 4. Mimis Domazos (GRE) - 9%, 5. Dragan Dzajic (Yug) - 6%, 6. Velibor Vasovic (Yug) - 3%.
    1972 - 1. Victor Kolotov (USSR) - 27%, 2. Włodzimierz Lubański (Pol) - 23%, 3. Josip Skoblar (Yug) - 20%, 4. Kazimierz Deyna (Pol) - 15%, 5. Murtaz Khurtsilava (USSR) - 11%, 6. Oleg Blokhin (USSR) - 4%.
    1973 - 1. Kazimierz Deyna (Pol) - 29%, 2. Hristo Bonev (Bul) - 21%, 3. Jan Tomaszewski (Pol) - 18%, 4. Enver Marić (Yug) - 16%, 5. Ferenc Bene (Hun) - 13%, 6. Oleg Blokhin (USSR) - 3%.
    1974 - 1. Kazimierz Deyna (Pol) - 63%, 2. Oleg Blokhin (USSR) - 14%, 3. Grzegorz Lato (Poland) - 12%, 4. Cornel Dinu (Rom) - 6%, 5. Victor Kolotov (USSR) - 3%, 6. Jürgen Sparwasser (DDR) - 2%.
    1975 - 1. Oleg Blokhin (USSR) - 80%, 2. Leonid Buryak (USSR) - 7%, 3. Branko Oblak (Yug) - 6%, 4. Vladimir Onischenko (USSR) - 4%, 5. Dudu Georgescu (Rom) - 2%, 6. Hristo Bonev (Bul) - 1%.
    1976 - 1. Ivo Viktor (Cze) - 72%, 2. Anton Ondruš (Cze) - 10%, 3. Oleg Blokhin (USSR) - 7%, 4. Antonín Panenka (Cze) - 5%, 5. Ivan Ćurković (Yug) - 4%, 6. Marián Masný (CZE) - 2%.
    1977 - 1. Oleg Blokhin (USSR) - 34%, 2. Tibor Nyilasi (Hun) - 28%, 3. Dudu Georgescu (Rom) - 12%, 4. András Törőcsik (Hun) - 11%, 5. David Kipiani (USSR) - 10%, 6. Dražen Mužinić (Yug) - 8%.
    1978 - 1. Tibor Nyilasi (Hun) - 34%, 2. Zdeněk Nehoda (Cze) - 22%, 3. Oleg Blokhin (USSR) - 19%, 4. Marián Masný (Cze) - 16%, 5. Zbigniew Boniek (Pol) - 6%, 6. István Kocsis (Hun) - 3%.
    1979 - 1. Safet Sušić (Yug) - 27%, 2. Zbigniew Boniek (Pol) - 25%, 3. Zdeněk Nehoda (Cze) - 24%, 4. Joachim Streich (DDR) - 15%, 5. Vitaliy Starukhin (USSR) - 7%, 6. Antonín Panenka (Cze) - 2%.

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  11. Anonymous8/12/16

    1980 - 1. Antonín Panenka (Cze) - 35%, 2. Oleg Blokhin (USSR) - 20%, 3. Ladislav Vízek (Cze) - 18%, 4. Vladimir Petrović (Yug) - 17%, 5. Vladimir Bessonov (USSR) - 9%, 6. Marcel Răducanu (Rom) - 1%.
    1981 - 1. Oleg Blokhin (USSR) - 47%, 2. Ramaz Shengelia (USSR) - 32%, 3. Aleksandr Chivadze (USSR) - 11%, 4. Zbigniew Boniek (Pol) - 5%, 5. Zlatko Vujović (Yug) - 3%, 6. Tibor Nyilasi (Hun) - 2%.
    1982 - 1. Zbigniew Boniek (Pol) - 51%, 2. Rinat Dasaev (USSR) - 18%, 3. Józef Młynarczyk (Pol) - 15%, 4. Jan Fiala (Cze) - 8%, 5. Tibor Nyilasi (Hun) - 6%, 6. Imre Garaba (Hun) - 4%.
    1983 - 1. Rinat Dasaev (USSR) - 28%, 2. Safet Sušić (Yug) - 25%, 3. Tibor Nyilasi (Hun) - 17%, 4. Fyodor Cherenkov (USSR) - 14%, 5. Zbigniew Boniek (Pol) - 13%, 6. Stoycho Mladenov (Bul) - 3%.
    1984 - 1. Safet Sušić (Yug) - 32%, 2. Hans-Jürgen Dörner (DDR) - 26%, 3. Gennadiy Litovchenko (USSR) - 21%, 4. Vasilis Hatzipanagis (Gre) - 10%, 5. Silviu Lung (Rom) - 6%, 6. Velimir Zajec (Yug) - 5%.
    1985 - 1. Oleg Protasov (USSR) - 30%, 2. Zbigniew Boniek (Pol) - 29%, 3. Anatoliy Demiyanenko (USSR) - 28%, 4. Oleg Blokhin (USSR) - 6%, 5. Lajos Détári (Hun) - 4%, 6. Vahid Halilhodžić (Yug) - 3%.
    1986 - 1. Igor Belanov (USSR) - 29%, 2. Aleksandr Zavarov (USSR) - 27%, 3. Helmuth Ducadam (Rom) - 25%, 4. Pavel Yakovenko (USSR) - 13%, 5. Oleg Blokhin (USSR) - 5%, 6. Rinat Dasaev (USSR) - 1%.
    1987 - 1. Aleksandr Zavarov (USSR) - 42%, 2. Oleg Protasov (USSR) - 21%, 3. Gheorghe Hagi (Rom) - 18%, 4. Józef Młynarczyk (Pol) - 9%, 5. Antal Róth (Hun) - 8%, 6. Rodion Cămătaru (Rom) - 2%.
    1988 - 1. Aleksey Michaylichenko (USSR) - 49%, 2. Aleksandr Zavarov (USSR) - 15%, 3. Oleg Kuznetsov (USSR) - 12%, 4. Dragan Stojković (Yug) - 11%, 5. Rinat Dasaev (USSR) - 9%, 6. Anatoliy Demiyanenko (USSR) - 4%.
    1989 - 1. Gheorghe Hagi (Rom) - 37%, 2. Dragan Stojković (Yug) - 35%, 3. Vladimir Bessonov (USSR) - 10%, 4. Safet Sušić (Yug) - 8%, 5. Aleksey Mikhaylichenko (USSR) - 7%, 6. Hristo Stoichkov (Bul) - 3%.

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    1. In 1981 and 1982, Balaci did not receive any vote despite his peak and won Romanian footballer of the year. That is strange.

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    2. Anonymous25/5/17

      In 1981 strongest NTs of Eastern Europe were Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Poland. In 1982 Poland, Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia. Romania showed a very low level of football (See: France Football's European National Team of the Year 1981 and 1982). In 1980/81 strongest clubs of EE were Dinamo Kiev, Dinamo Tbilisi, Dynamo Berlin, Carl Zeiss, Banik Ostrava, CSCA Sofia, Spartak Moscow, Crvena Zvezda, Dynamo Dresden and Ferencvaros. Best romanian club 1980/81 Balaci's Universitatea was below Top 100. In 1981/82 Universitatea was only 14th among eastern european clubs. In 1980/81 and 1981/82 level of romanian league was below than Soviet, Czechoslovak, Yugoslavian, Hungarian and E.German. I think Balaci was good for Romania, not for Europe.

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    3. OK, I think it has been clear for me. This poll give the main importance to international football.

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  12. Anonymous8/12/16

    1990 - 1. Robert Prosinečki (Yug) - 33%, 2. Gheorghe Hagi (Rom) - 26%, 3. Dragan Stojković (Yug) - 20%, 4. Hristo Stoichkov (Bul) - 14%, 5. Safet Sušić (Yug) - 6%, 6. Zvonimir Boban (Yug) - 1%.
    1991 - 1. Darko Pančev (Yug) - 24%, 2. Dejan Savićević (Yug) - 22%, 3. Hristo Stoichkov (Bul) - 21%, 4. Gheorghe Popescu (Rom) - 16%, 5. Robert Prosinečki (Yug) - 15%, 6. Miodrag Belodedici (Rom) - 2%.
    1992 - 1. Hristo Stoichkov (Bul) - 55%, 2. Ľubomír Moravčík (Cze) - 19%, 3. Davor Šuker (Cro) - 12%, 4. Alen Bokšić (Cro) - 7%, 5. Gheorghe Popescu (Rom) - 4%, 6. Gheorghe Hagi (Rom) - 3%.
    1993 - 1. Andrey Kanchelskis (Rus) - 36%, 2. Alen Bokšić (Cro) - 31%, 3. Emil Kostadinov (Bul) - 11%, 4. Sergey Kiriyakov (Rus) - 9%, 5. Hristo Stoichkov (Bul) - 8%, 6. Victor Onopko (Rus) - 5%.
    1994 - 1. Hristo Stoichkov (Bul) - 77%, 2. Andrey Kanchelskis (Rus) - 10%, 3. Iordan Lechkov (Bul) - 6%, 4. Gheorghe Hagi (Rom) - 4%, 5. Dejan Savićević (Yug) - 2%, 6. Victor Leonenko (Ukr) - 1%.
    1995 - 1. Dejan Savićević (Yug) - 25%, 2. Davor Šuker (Cro) - 23%, 3. Andrey Kanchelskis (Rus) - 20%, 4. Predrag Mijatović (Yug) - 16%, 5. Zvonimir Boban (Yug) - 9%, 6. Hristo Stoichkov (Bul) - 7%.
    1996 - 1. Davor Šuker (Cro) - 46%, 2. Karel Poborský (Cze) - 27%, 3. Gheorghe Popescu (Rom) - 10%, 4. Patrik Berger (Cze) - 8%, 5. Alen Bokšić (Cro) - 6%, 6. Radek Bejbl (Cze) - 3%.
    1997 - 1. Predrag Mijatović (Yug) - 50%, 2. Krassimir Balakov (Bul) - 22%, 3. Hasan Salihamidžić (Bsn) - 11%, 4. Andrey Shevchenko (Ukr) - 7%, 5. Davor Šuker (Cro) - 6%, 6. Alen Bokšić (Cro) - 4%.
    1998 - 1. Davor Šuker (Cro) - 40%, 2. Sergey Rebrov (Ukr) - 25%, 3. Predrag Mijatović (Yug) - 13%, 4. Adrian Ilie (Rom) - 9%, 5. Andrey Shevchenko (Ukr) - 8%, 6. Nikos Machlas (Gre) - 5%.
    1999 - 1. Sergey Rebrov (Ukr) - 38%, 2. Andrey Shevchenko (Ukr) - 36%, 3. Siniša Mihajlović (Yug) - 12%, 4. Zvonimir Boban (Cro) - 10%, 5. Gheorghe Hagi (Rom) - 3%, 6. Pavel Nedvěd (Cze) - 1%.

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    2000 - 1. Andrey Shevchenko (Ukr) - 64%, 2. Egor Titov (Rus) - 15%, 3. Zlatko Zahovic (Svn) - 8%, 4. Pavel Nedvěd (Cze) - 7%, 5. Jan Koller (Cze) - 4%, 6. Hakan Şükür (Tur) - 2%.
    2001 - 1. Aleksandr Mostovoy (Rus) - 26%, 2. Pavel Nedvěd (Cze) - 24%, 3. Andrey Shevchenko (Ukr) - 23%, 4. Sergey Barbarez (Bsn) - 19%, 5. Emmanuel Olisadebe (Pol) - 5%, 6. Igor Tudor (Cro) - 3%.
    2002 - 1. Valentin Belkevich (Blr) - 22%, 2. Tomáš Rosický (Cze) - 20%, 3. Dmitriy Los'kov (Rus) - 18%, 4. Hasan Şaş (Tur) - 17%, 5. Pavel Nedvěd (Cze) - 15%, 6. Kakha Kaladze (Geo) - 8%.
    2003 - 1. Pavel Nedvěd (Cze) - 48%, 2. Andrey Shevchenko (Ukr) - 38%, 3. Nihat Kahveci (Tur) - 6%, 4. Dado Pršo (Cro) - 4%, 5. Jan Koller (Cze) - 3%, 6. Adrian Mutu (Rom) - 1%.
    2004 - 1. Andrey Shevchenko (Ukr) - 76%, 2. Theodoros Zagorakis (Gre) - 8%, 3. Pavel Nedvěd (Cze) - 7%, 4. Milan Baroš (Cze) - 4%, 5. Māris Verpakovskis (Ltv) - 3%, 6. Jan Koller (Cze) - 2%.
    2005 - 1. Andrey Shevchenko (Ukr) - 67%, 2. Aleksandr Gleb (Blr) - 11%, 3. Petr Čech (Cze) - 10%, 4. Tomáš Rosický (Cze) - 5%, 5. Zoltán Gera (Hun) - 4%, 6. Dimitar Berbatov (Bul) - 3%.
    2006 - 1. Aleksandr Gleb (Blr) - 45%, 2. Euzebiusz Smolarek (Pol) - 15%, 3. Adrian Mutu (Rom) - 13%, 4. Tomáš Rosický (Cze) - 12%, 5. Shota Arveladze (Geo) - 8%, 6. Luka Modrić (Cro) - 7%.
    2007 - 1. Dimitar Berbatov (Bul) - 23%, 2. Adrian Mutu (Rom) - 21%, 3. Aleksandr Gleb (Blr) - 18%, 4. Ivica Olic (Cro) - 16%, 5. Marek Jankulovski (Cze) - 14%, 6. Andrey Voronin (Ukr) - 8%.
    2008 - 1. Andrey Arshavin (Ukr) - 39%, 2. Nemanja Vidić (Srb) - 25%, 3. Yuri Zhirkov (Rus) - 20%, 4. Luka Modrić (Cro) - 7%, 5. Anatoliy Timoshchuk (Ukr) - 5%, 6. Petr Čech (Cze) - 4%.
    2009 - 1. Darijo Srna (Cro) - 21%, 2. Ivica Olic (Cro) - 19%, 3. Nemanja Vidić (Srb) - 18%, 4. Petr Čech (Cze) - 16%, 5. Edin Džeko (Bsn) - 15%, 6. Andrey Arshavin (Rus) - 11%.

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    2010 - 1. Dejan Stanković (Srb) - 41%, 2. Dimitar Berbatov (Bul) - 32%, 3. Marko Vucinic (Mng) - 13%, 4. Balázs Dzsudzsák (Hun) - 7%, 5. Nemanja Vidić (Srb) - 5%, 6. Cristian Chivu (Rom) - 2%.
    2011 - 1. Luka Modrić (Cro) - 20%, 2. Martin Škrtel (Svk) - 19%, 3. Jakub Błaszczykowski (Pol) - 18%, 4. Edin Džeko (Bsn) - 16%, 5. Robert Lewandowski (Pol) - 15%, 6. Branislav Ivanović (Srb) - 12%.
    2012 - 1. Petr Čech (Cze) - 29%, 2. Robert Lewandowski (Pol) - 21%, 3. Luka Modrić (Cro) - 20%, 4. Genrikh Mhitaryan (Arm) - 12%, 5. Branislav Ivanović (Srb) - 11%, 6. Mario Mandžukić (Cro) - 9%.
    2013 - 1. Robert Lewandowski (Pol) - 145 pts, 2. Mario Mandžukić (Cro) - 109, 3. Andrey Yarmolenko (Ukr) - 86, 4. Darijo Srna (Cro) - 70, 5. Edin Džeko (Bsn) - 67, 6. Vedad Ibišević (Bsn) - 48.
    2014 - 1. Luka Modrić (Cro) - 129 pts, 2. Robert Lewandowski (Pol) - 111, 3. Marek Hamšík (Svk) - 77, 4. Edin Džeko (Bsn) - 72, 5. Andrey Yarmolenko (Ukr) - 69, 6. Darijo Srna (Cro) - 67.
    2015 - 1. Robert Lewandowski (Pol) - 121 pts, 2. Andrey Yarmolenko (Ukr) - 114, 3. Evheni Konoplyanka (Ukr) - 114, 4. Ivan Rakitic (Cro) - 101, 5. Juraj Kucka (Svk) - 50, 6. Elseid Hysaj (Alb) - 25.
    2016 - 1. Jan Oblak (Svn) - 312 pts, 2. Luka Modric (Cro) - 213, 3. Robert Lewandowski (Pol) - 132, 4. Ivan Rakitic (Cro) - 68, 5. Marek Hamšík (Svk) - 59, 6. Ivelin Popov (Bul) - 40.

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    1. Thanks for a highly appreciated list. Could you tell me about its source ?

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    2. Anonymous9/12/16

      Eastern european player of the year. 1960-2016.
      The vote was organisated by east german information agency ADN (Allgemeiner Deutscher Nachrichtendienst) in 1960. Voting was conducted in 1960-1991 ADN, 1992-2007 radiostation "Radioropa", 2008 -2012 radiostation "Berlin-Britz, since 2013 newspaper "Ukrainian football". Only eastern european players is in contention (former Soviet Union, former Yugoslavia, former Czechoslovakia, East Germany (only before 1991), Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, Turkey). Source: official site of newspaper "Ukrainian football" (in ukrainian). http://ukrfootball.ua/news/albert-dzhayich-blohin-stoyichkov-levandovski-shcho-spilnogo

      1960 - 1. Yuri Voynov (USSR) - 22%, 2. Lev Yashin (USSR) - 19%, 3. Bora Costic (Yug) - 17%, 4. Ivan Kolev (Bul) - 14%, 5. János Göröcs (Hun) - 14%, 6. Blagoje Vidinić (Yug) - 13%
      1961 - 1. Georgi Naydenov (Bul) - 21%, 2. Gyula Grosics (Hun) - 19%, 3. Lev Yashin (USSR) - 18%, 4. Josef Masopust (Cze) - 16%, 5. Dragoslav Šekularac (Yug) - 15%, 6. Mikhail Meskhi (USSR) - 11%
      1962 - 1. Josef Masopust (Cze) - 74%, 2. Milan Galic (Yug) - 12%, 3. Viliam Schrojf (Cze) - 6%, 4. Andrej Kvašňák (Cze) - 4%, 5. Lajos Tichy (Hun) - 3%, 6. Dragoslav Šekularac (Yug) - 1%
      1963 - 1. Lev Yashin (USSR) - 75%, 2. Josef Masopust (Cze) - 10%, 3. Svatopluk Pluskal (Cze) - 6%, 4. Aleksandar Shalamanov (Bul) - 4%, 5. Flórián Albert (Hun) - 3%, 6. Manfred Kaiser (DDR) - 2%
      1964 - 1. Valeriy Voronin (USSR) - 53%, 2. Ferenc Bene (Hun) - 20%, 3. Flórián Albert (Hun) - 9%, 4. Lev Yashin (USSR) - 8%, 5. Klaus Urbanczyk (DDR) - 7%, 6. Nikola Kotkov (Bul) - 3%
      1965 - 1. Ján Popluhár (Cze) - 22%, 2. Georgi Asparukhov (Bul) - 19%, 3. Valeriy Voronin (USSR) - 17%, 4. Flórián Albert (Hun) - 16%, 5. Slava Metreveli (USSR) - 14%, 6. Ferenc Bene (Hun) - 12%
      1966 - 1. Ferenc Bene (Hun) - 25%, 2. Flórián Albert (Hun) - 22%, 3. Josef Masopust (Cze) - 18%, 4. Nicolae Dobrin (Rom) - 15%, 5. Velibor Vasovic (Yug) - 11%, 6. Dragan Dzajic (Yug) - 9%
      1967 - 1. Flórián Albert (Hun) - 74%, 2. Igor Chislenko (USSR) - 8%, 3. János Farkas (Hun) - 7%, 4. Anatoliy Byshovets (USSR) - 6%, 5. Nicolae Dobrin (Rom) - 3%, 6. Eduard Streltsov (USSR) - 2%
      1968 - 1. Dragan Dzajic (Yug) - 79%, 2. Antal Dunai (Hun) - 9%, 3. Georgi Asparukhov (Bul) - 6%, 4. Jozef Adamec (Cze) - 3%, 5. Lajos Szűcs (Hun) - 2%, 6. Simeon Simeonov (Bul) - 1%
      1969 - 1. Vladimir Muntyan (USSR) - 23%, 2. Petar Zhekov (Bul) - 20%, 3. Ladislav Kuna (Cze) - 19%, 4. Dragan Dzajic (Yug) - 17%, 5. Jozef Adamec (Cze) - 13%, 6. Alexander Vencel (Cze) - 8%

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    3. Anonymous11/12/16

      Twice I sent you the top of the list, as well as explanations and sources.
      I need to send you this list third time?

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    4. OK I'm sorry since I have been very busy with the club implementation project.
      I think I would have a time to review the lists you provide within this week. Thanks anyway.

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    5. Anonymous12/12/16

      Eastern european player of the year. 1960-2016.
      In 1960 eastern german information agency ADN (Allgemeiner Deutscher Nachrichtendienst) organised the vote "Eastern european player of the year". Only players of former Soviet Union, former Yugoslavia, former Czechoslovakia, Eastern Germany (before 1991), Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey and Albania were in contention for the award.
      The voting was conducted: 1960-1991 ADN, 1992-2007 radiostation "Radioropa", 2008-2012 radiostation "Berlin-Britz", since 2013 newspaper "Ukrainian football".
      Source: http://ukrfootball.ua/news/albert-dzhayich-blohin-stoyichkov-levandovski-shcho-spilnogo

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    1960 - 1. Yuri Voynov (USSR) - 22%, 2. Lev Yashin (USSR) - 19%, 3. Bora Kostic (Yug) - 17%, 4. Ivan Kolev (Bul) - 15%, 5. János Göröcs (Hun) - 14%, 6. Blagoja Vidinic (Yug) - 13.
    1961 - 1. Georgi Naydenov (Bul) - 21%, 2. Gyula Grosics (Hun) - 19%, 3. Lev Yashin (USSR) - 18%, 4. Josef Masopust (Cze) - 17%, 5. Dragoslav Šekularac (Yug) - 15%, 6. Mikhail Meskhi (USSR) - 11%.
    1962 - 1. Josef Masopust (Cze) - 74%, 2. Milan Galic (Yug) - 12%, 3. Viliam Schrojf (Cze) - 6%, 4. Andrej Kvašňák (Cze) - 4%, 5. Lajos Tichy (Hun) - 3%, 6. Dragoslav Šekularac (Yug) - 1%.
    1963 - 1. Lev Yashin (USSR) - 75%, 2. Josef Masopust (Cze) - 10%, 3. Svatopluk Pluskal (Cze) - 6%, 4. Aleksandar Shalamanov (Bul) - 4%, 5. Flórián Albert (Hun) - 3%, 6. Manfred Kaiser (DDR) - 2%.
    1964 - 1. Valeriy Voronin (USSR) - 53%, 2. Ferenc Bene (Hun) - 20%, 3. Flórián Albert (Hun) - 9%, 4. Lev Yashin (USSR) - 8%, 5. Klaus Urbanczyk (DDR) - 7%, 6. Nikola Kotkov (Bul) - 4%.
    1965 - 1. Ján Popluhár (Cze) - 22%, 2. Georgi Asparukhov (Bul) - 19%, 3. Valeriy Voronin (USSR) - 17%, 4. Flórián Albert (Hun) - 16%, 5. Slava Metreveli (USSR) - 14%, 6. Ferenc Bene (Hun) - 12%.
    1966 - 1. Ferenc Bene (Hun) - 25%, 2. Flórián Albert (Hun) - 22%, 3. Josef Masopust (Cze) - 18%, 4. Nicolae Dobrin (Rom) - 15%, 5. Velibor Vasovic (Yug) - 11%, 6. Dragan Dzajic (Yug) - 9%.
    1967 - 1. Flórián Albert (Hun) - 74%, 2. Igor Chislenko (USSR) - 8%, 3. János Farkas (Hun) - 7%, 4. Anatoliy Byshovets (USSR) - 6%, 5. Nicolae Dobrin (Rom) - 3%, 6. Eduard Streltsov (USSR) - 2%.
    1968 - 1. Dragan Dzajic (Yug) - 79%, 2. Antal Dunai (Hun) - 9%, 3. Georgi Asparukhov (Bul) - 6%, 4. Jozef Adamec (Cze) - 3%, 5. Lajos Szűcs (Hun) - 2%, 6. Simeon Simeonov (Bul) - 1%.
    1969 - 1. Vladimir Muntyan (USSR) - 23%, 2. Petar Zhekov (Bul) - 20%, 3. Ladislav Kuna (Cze) - 19%, 4. Dragan Dzajic (Yug) - 17%, 5. Jozef Adamec (Cze) - 13%, 6. Alexander Vencel (Cze) - 8%.

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    1. Your contribution is more than appreciated for me. I'm sorry that I really have not enough time to respond you not so late until now but I never forget that your lists to be considered. Let me check all your contributed lists around the late of January 2016 when my schedule should be free. Thanks again, man !

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    2. Sorry for very late reply, for the list, I really surprise how come Yakimov are rarely appeared.

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  16. Hi Narathorn. Could you please explain why do you consider Borislav Mikhailov ahead of Silviu Lung?

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    1. Honesty I've not gotten into deep details of both. Lung was ranked in Romanian player of the year five times but no evidence to evaluate Mikahilov season by season.

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  17. Don't you think Miralem Pjanic could already have a spot in positional ranking at the end of the season? He's been impressive but inconsistent at Roma, but now at Juventus he's really stepped up as a holding midfielder in front of the defensive line. Last season he performed consistently both domestic and in the Champions League, and this season he's simply been the best midfielder in the league, so precise and always orchestrating the game.

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    1. Now he has achieved at least 2.5 international-class. I think he should appear in the list at the end of season if nothing mistake.

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    2. Last year he dropped his form in the last part of the season but he still was nominated in Serie A team of the year.
      This season, unfortunately, he is not playing well.

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  18. Anonymous13/4/20

    where is baratky?

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    1. OK I missed including him when he is named in Romania all-time XI. Thanks.

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  19. I believe 2019 Balkan player of the year should be Jan Oblak instead of Luka Modric. Oblak achieved a way better rating in Dbs calcio than Modric, only slightly inferior in whoscored, which doesn't usually give really high ratings to goalkeeper.

    In addiction to that, Oblak was the best goalkeeper in La Liga and came fourth in the Yashin Award, whereas Modric was nowhere near his best form last year.

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  20. You could add Aleksandr Kolarov to the full backs list

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