Danish Football Player of the Year explained

The Danish Player of the Year award is an annual prize, which has been given to the best male Danish football player by the Danish Football Association since 1963. The winner is decided in a vote among the professional Danish footballers. Since 2000, there has also been an award for the top female player. The winner is decided by a vote among all Elitedivisionen players.

Jens Petersen was the first player to win the award in 1963. When receiving the award in 1975, Henning Munk Jensen became the first player to win the prize for a second time. Up until 1978, the Danish Football Association's rule of amateurism meant only players in the domestic league could win the prize. Even after the emergence of paid football in Denmark in 1978, no players in foreign clubs were eligible for the award - in part, the reason why 1977 European Footballer of the Year striker Allan Simonsen didn't win the award, as he played abroad from 1972 to 1983. When the award was finally opened to all Danish players in 1983, national team captain Morten Olsen was the first player to win the award.

The record title holder is Pernille Harder, who has seven honours; the record male holder is Christian Eriksen, with five. Brøndby IF is the football club with most players selected for the award.

Winners

Men

Women

Danish Football Association's award

Since 2006 the Danish Football Association, in association with the TV-station TV2, has also given an award to the best football player in Denmark. The winner of the award is announced at the annual award show called Dansk Fodbold Award.

The past winners of DBUs "Danish player of the year".

Young Players of the Year

Sponsored by Arla Foods, the awards were initially known as Mælkens talentpriser (the milk's talent awards) in order to promote the line of dairy products of the company then known as "MD Foods". DBU found new sponsor DONG (later DONG Energy), an oil company, in 2004 but Arla went on to sponsor the prize which was renamed Arla's talentpriser (Arla's talent awards) in 2005.http://www.dbu.dk/page.aspx?id=318 http://www.dbu.dk/news/newsShow.aspx?id=235766http://www.dbu.dk/news/newsShow.aspx?id=242463

YearU/21U/19U/17
1987Diego Tur, B 1903
1988 Ronnie Ekelund, Brøndby
1989 Jacob Laursen, VejleJeppe Tengbjerg, KB
1990Steen Nedergaard, Odense Kenni Sommer, Silkeborg
1991 Christian Duus, Silkeborg Jesper Søgaard, Vejle
1992 Simon Karkov, Esbjerg
1993 Michael Kremer, Brøndby
1994 Carsten Lektonen, Odense
1995 Dan Anton Johansen, Brøndby
1996
1997 Jesper Håkansson, Frem
1998 Mikkel Jensen, Brøndby Tom Christensen, AGF Aarhus
1999 Christian Magleby, Lyngby Claus Pedersen, Odense
2000 Allan Olesen, Brøndby Martin Bergvold, KB
2001
2002 Jeppe Curth, Feyenoord
2003 Lasse Qvist, Lyngby
2004 Søren Christensen, Nykøbing FA
2005 Magnus Troest, MidtjyllandRasmus Christiansen, Lyngby
2006 Mads Albæk, Midtjylland
2007 Nikola Saric, Herfølge
2008
2009 Niels Bisp Rasmussen, Vejle
2010 Kenneth Zohore, Copenhagen
2011
2012
2013 Andrew Hjulsager, BrøndbyDaniel Iversen, Esbjerg
2014 Joachim Andersen, TwenteMark Brink Christensen, Esbjerg
2015Jeppe Højbjerg, EsbjergMikkel Duelund, FC MidtjyllandNicklas Strunck, FC Nordsjælland
2016Marcus Ingvartsen, FC NordsjællandJacob Bruun Larsen, Borussia DortmundVictor Jensen, FC København

(*) Players who have played at least one match for the senior national team.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 6 January 2024. Andreas Christensen er Årets Mandlige Fodboldspiller 2023. Danish . Andreas Christensen is Male Footballer of the Year 2023. 11 January 2024. The Danish Player Association.
  2. Web site: 6 January 2024. Den store idrætsfest: Her er vinderne ved Sport 2023. Danish . The big sports festival: Here are the winners at Sport 2023. 11 January 2024. Via.Ritzau.dk.
  3. Web site: 6 January 2024. Amalie Vangsgaard er Årets Kvindelige Fodboldspiller 2023. Danish . Amalie Vangsgaard is the Female Football Player of the Year 2023. 11 January 2024. The Danish Player Association.
  4. Web site: 6 January 2024. Amalie Vangsgaard er Årets Kvindelige Fodboldspiller. Danish . Amalie Vangsgaard is the Female Football Player of the Year. 11 January 2024. Danish Football Association.
  5. Web site: 6 January 2024. Andreas Christensen er Årets Mandlige Fodboldspiller. Danish . Andreas Christensen is the Male Football Player of the Year. 11 January 2024. Danish Football Association.

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