Footballer of the Year in Russia is an annual award given by ''
Sport-Express'' daily to the
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ...
player of the season. The title is awarded according to the results of a poll conducted by the newspaper. 11 players of each Premier League club are polled.
Brazilian
Daniel Carvalho became the first foreign player to win the award in 2005.
List of winners
See also
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Footballer of the Year in Russia (''Futbol''), ''Futbol'' weekly magazine version
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Soviet Footballer of the Year
The award Soviet Footballer of the Year was awarded to the best footballer of the Soviet Union from 1964 until 1991. The poll was conducted among journalists by the weekly sport newspaper ''Football'' (Football-Hockey). Each journalist named his ow ...
External links
Sport-Express: 1991–2011 winners2011 winnersSport-Express: 2012–13 winners
{{Football in Russia
Russian Premier League trophies and awards
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Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...
Awards established in 1991
1991 establishments in Russia
Annual events in Russia
Awards by newspapers
Association football player non-biographical articles