Guldbollen (''Golden Ball'') is a Swedish football award given by ''

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'' and the

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to the best male Swedish footballer each year.

History

The award was created by Bengt Liljedahl and between 1946 to 1965 it was awarded in cooperation with ''

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''. The first Guldbollen award was given in 1946 to Gunnar Gren. In 1973, Bo Larsson of

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became the first player to win the award for a second time, having previously won it in 1965.

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is the only player to win the award more than twice, winning it twelve times between 2005 and 2020. The female equivalent of the award,

Diamantbollen Diamantbollen, Swedish for the ''Diamond Ball'', an annual award for Sweden's best female football player. The award is currently awarded by the Swedish Football Association and Sydsvenskans newspaper, in conjunction with its male equivalent, '' ...

, was established in 1990. Both Guldbollen and Diamantbollen are now awarded at the Fotbollsgalan.

Winners

Source:

By club

References

External links

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