Idol Nacije
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Idol Nacije is a soccer award show held in Bosnia-Herzegovina every year to award players, coaches and clubs in different categories. The show is organized by website SportSport.ba and is broadcast on NTV Hayat
. The event was held in 2008 for the first time, with Vedad Ibišević
winning the most prestigious award for best player, Idol Nacije (Idol of the nation). In 2009, Edin Džeko
was the winner. For the 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.
NTV Hayat
Hayat TV is a television station from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.It is a privately-owned TV station, which started airing on February 24, 1992. Its coverage is over 1.5 million people in Bosnia, numerous cable subscribers in the neighbouring countries, and satellite viewers. Hayat TV...
. The event was held in 2008 for the first time, with Vedad Ibišević
Vedad Ibiševic
Vedad Ibišević is a Bosnian footballer playing as striker for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga and the Bosnian national team. He has also played in Switzerland, the USA and France...
winning the most prestigious award for best player, Idol Nacije (Idol of the nation). In 2009, Edin Džeko
Edin Džeko
Edin Džeko is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Bosnian national team. He was named Bosnian Footballer of the Year for 2009 and 2010...
was the winner. For the 2010 awards, it was decided that former player Muhamed Konjić
Muhamed Konjic
Muhamed Konjić is a Bosnian former football player.-International:Konjić was an influential player in the Bosnian squad, for which he has been capped 38 times. He was the captain in the first match played by Bosnia-Herzegovina on the 30 November 1995...
would nominate 10 players for the main award of player of the year. In 2008 Sergej Barbarez
Sergej Barbarez
Sergej Barbarez is a former football attacking midfielder from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He played for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga from 2006 to 2008. He finished his career after the season 2007–08...
had this honor, while Mehmed Baždarević
Mehmed Baždarevic
Mehmed Baždarević is a Bosnian football manager and former football midfielder. He is the current manager of the French Ligue 1 club Sochaux-Montbéliard. Baždarević played for Bosnian side Željezničar Sarajevo and Sochaux-Montbéliard, among others...
received the task in 2009.
Player of the year winners
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Edin Džeko Edin Džeko Edin Džeko is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Bosnian national team. He was named Bosnian Footballer of the Year for 2009 and 2010... |
 WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix... |
| 2009 | Edin Džeko Edin Džeko Edin Džeko is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Bosnian national team. He was named Bosnian Footballer of the Year for 2009 and 2010... |
Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix... |
| 2008 | Vedad Ibišević Vedad Ibiševic Vedad Ibišević is a Bosnian footballer playing as striker for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga and the Bosnian national team. He has also played in Switzerland, the USA and France... |
1899 Hoffenheim |
Other categories 2010
- Player of the year in the Bosnian League: Vule TrivunovićVule TrivunovicVule Trivunović is a Bosnian international football player.-Club:Being a part of Serbian top league club FK Obilić, he played the first season with the youth squad that achieved the title of youth champions of FR Yugoslavia in the season 1999-00. He also played for FK Sarajevo in the Bosnian...
, Borac Banja LukaBorac Banja LukaBorac is a sports society with several teams, from the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Borac means "Fighter" and the clubs supporters are called Lešinari/Лешинари which means Vultures.... - Manager of the year: Vahid HalilhodžićVahid HalilhodžicVahid "Vaha" Halilhodžić is a former Bosnian football player and now a manager, currently managing the Algeria national football team....
, Dinamo ZagrebDinamo ZagrebGNK Dinamo Zagreb, commonly referred to as Dinamo Zagreb , or by their nickname Modri are a Croatian football club based in Zagreb. They play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won thirteen Croatian championship titles, ten... - Manager of the year in the Bosnian League: Amar OsimAmar OsimAmar Osim is a former Bosnian football player and now a manager. He is currently managing FK Željezničar.-Playing career:...
, Željezničar - Foreign player of the year in the Bosnian League: Wagner Santos Lago, from Brazil, Široki BrijegNK Široki BrijegNK Široki Brijeg is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian team from the town of Široki Brijeg that currently plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
- Goalkeeper of the year in the Bosnian League: Ibrahim ŠehićIbrahim ŠehićIbrahim Šehić is a Bosnian football goalkeeper currently playing for Mersin İdman Yurdu . Previously, Šehić played for FK Željezničar and was also the youngest captain in the club's history.-International career:...
, Željezničar - Best organized Bosnian club: Olimpic SarajevoFK Olimpik SarajevoFK Olimpic Sarajevo, commonly referred to as just Olimpic, is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
- Referee of the year: Radosav Vukasović
- U21 player of the year: Muhamed SubašićMuhamed SubašićMuhamed Subašić is a Bosnian footballer currently playing for Dynamo Dresden on loan from FK Olimpik Sarajevo and the Bosnia and Herzegovina. He plays as a left back or a left wing.- Club career :...
, Olimpic SarajevoFK Olimpik SarajevoFK Olimpic Sarajevo, commonly referred to as just Olimpic, is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina... - U19 player of the year: Amer Bekić, Sloboda Tuzla
- U17 player of the year: Armin Hodžić, Željezničar
- Futsal player of the year: Nijaz Mulahmetović, Orlić Sarajevo
- Female player of the year: Alisa Spahić, 2000 Sarajevo
- Football worker of the year:Nijaz Brković, Željezničar
- Newcomer of the year: Muhamed BešićMuhamed BešićMuhamed Bešić is a Bosnian football defender playing for Hamburger SV. He can play as both a right back and central defender.-Club career:...
, Hamburger SVHamburger SVHamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department... - Young player of the year in the Bosnian League: Edin VišćaEdin VišćaEdin Višća is a Bosnian football midfielder playing in Turkey for Spor Toto Süper Lig club Istanbul BB.-İstanbul BŞB:On 10 August 2011, Edin Višća signed for Istanbul BB for a transfer fee of $650,000. He has signed a five-year contract that will keep him at the club until 2016.-International...
, Željezničar - Goalkeeper of the year: Asmir BegovićAsmir BegovicAsmir Begović is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Stoke City and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team....
, Stoke City
Other categories 2009
- Player of the year in the Bosnian League: Amer OsmanagićAmer OsmanagićAmer Osmanagić is a professional Bosnian footballer playing for OFK Beograd in the Serbian SuperLiga.-Club:Born in Janja, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, then still part of SFR Yugoslavia, he started playing in the youth teams of FK Sloboda Tuzla, later moving to Belgrade's FK Partizan...
, Velež MostarFK Velež MostarFK Velež , successor of RŠD Velež, is a football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the city of Mostar, founded on June 22, 1922.... - Manager of the year: Miroslav BlaževićMiroslav BlaževicMiroslav "Ćiro" Blažević is a Bosnian Croat football manager. He is the current head coach of Mes Kerman in Iran Pro League....
, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Manager of the year in the Bosnian League: Abdulah Ibraković, Velež MostarFK Velež MostarFK Velež , successor of RŠD Velež, is a football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the city of Mostar, founded on June 22, 1922....
- Foreign player of the year in the Bosnian League: Juan Manuel VareaJuan Manuel VareaJuan Manuel Varea is an Argentine football player. He currently plays for NK Široki Brijeg in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
, from Argentina, Široki BrijegNK Široki BrijegNK Široki Brijeg is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian team from the town of Široki Brijeg that currently plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.... - Goalkeeper of the year in the Bosnian League: Muhamed AlaimMuhamed AlaimMuhamed Alaim is a Bosnian football goalkeeper.Currently, Alaim plays for Tarbiat Yazd F.C.On the national level, Alaim has made one appearance for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team on 22 August 2007, in a friendly match against Croatia as a second half substitute for Adnan...
, SarajevoFK SarajevoFK Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia-Herzegovina and is one of the most popular clubs in the country. Founded on October 24, 1946, the club was the most successful club from SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in former Yugoslavia, winning two First League... - Best organized Bosnian club: Široki BrijegNK Široki BrijegNK Široki Brijeg is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian team from the town of Široki Brijeg that currently plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
- Referee of the year: Rusmir Mrković
- U21 player of the year: Ermin ZecErmin ZecErmin Zec is a Bosnian football striker playing currently for Gençlerbirliği S.K..-Club career:After some impressive performances for lower league side NK Iskra Bugojno and for the U19 and U17 national team, Zec attracted interest from several clubs in Bosnia and Croatia in 2007...
, ŠibenikHNK ŠibenikHNK Šibenik is a Croatian football club based in the city of Šibenik on the Croatian coast.The club was formed in 1932. In 2006 the club finished first in the Croatian Second League's southern division and was promoted to the Prva HNL... - U19 player of the year: Haris SeferovićHaris SeferovićHaris Seferović is a Swiss-Bosnian professional association football player who plays for Swiss side Neuchâtel Xamax, on loan from Fiorentina in the Serie A.- Early life :...
, Fiorentina - U17 player of the year: Safet Šivšić, Dinamo ZagrebDinamo ZagrebGNK Dinamo Zagreb, commonly referred to as Dinamo Zagreb , or by their nickname Modri are a Croatian football club based in Zagreb. They play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won thirteen Croatian championship titles, ten...
- Futsal player of the year: Nijaz Mulahmetović, Orlić Sarajevo
- Female player of the year: Aida Hadžić, 2000 Sarajevo
- Football worker of the year: Zlatan Jelić, Široki BrijegNK Široki BrijegNK Široki Brijeg is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian team from the town of Široki Brijeg that currently plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
Other categories 2008
- Player of the year in the Bosnian League: Velibor Đurić, Zrinjski MostarZrinjski MostarZrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Fans of Zrinjski are known as Ultras.- Member clubs :*Football: HŠK Zrinjski Mostar*Basketball: HKK Zrinjski Mostar*Handball:...
- Manager of the year: Mehmed BaždarevićMehmed BaždarevicMehmed Baždarević is a Bosnian football manager and former football midfielder. He is the current manager of the French Ligue 1 club Sochaux-Montbéliard. Baždarević played for Bosnian side Željezničar Sarajevo and Sochaux-Montbéliard, among others...
, Grenoble Foot 38Grenoble Foot 38Grenoble Foot 38, commonly referred to as simply Grenoble, is a French association football club based in Grenoble, a city situated at the foot of the French Alps. The original incarnation of the club was founded in 1892 and, in 1997, was formed into the club that exists today as a result of a merger... - Foreign player of the year in the Bosnian League Darko SpalevićDarko SpalevicDarko Spalević is a Serbian football player on the position of a Forward who currently plays for FK Radnički Kragujevac....
, from Serbia, Slavija - Goalkeeper of the year in the Bosnian League: Denis MujkićDenis MujkicDenis Mujkić is a Bosnian football goalkeeper.His football career began with the local FK Budućnost of Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He currently play for Sloboda Tuzla. He is also a member of Bosnian national team.-External links:* on Bosnian Federation site....
, Jedinstvo BihaćNK Jedinstvo BihacNK Jedinstvo is a football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the city of Bihać. NK Jedinstvo was founded in 1919. The club's stadium is called Pod Borićima Stadion and it can seat 8,000... - Best organized Bosnian club: Široki BrijegNK Široki BrijegNK Široki Brijeg is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian team from the town of Široki Brijeg that currently plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
- Referee of the year: Novo Panić
- U21 player of the year: Semir ŠtilićSemir ŠtilicSemir Štilić is a Bosnian football player who currently plays for Lech Poznań.-Career:Štilić began his playing career with FK Željezničar in 2005. He signed a 4-year long contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań on 11 June 2008.-External links:*...
, Lech PoznańLech PoznanLech Poznań is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. The club is named after Lech, the legendary founder of Polish nation.The club was established in 1922 as Lutnia Dębiec, later changing its name several times. From 1933 until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways... - U19 player of the year: Haris HandžićHaris HandžicHaris Handžić is a Bosnian football player currently playing as a striker for FK Sarajevo.He is considered as one of the most talented Bosnian youngsters...
, SarajevoFK SarajevoFK Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia-Herzegovina and is one of the most popular clubs in the country. Founded on October 24, 1946, the club was the most successful club from SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in former Yugoslavia, winning two First League... - U17 player of the year: Dženan Durak, FreiburgSC FreiburgSport-Club Freiburg, commonly known as SC Freiburg, is a German association football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. SC Freiburg has played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, since their promotion in 2009...
- Futsal player of the year: Alen Lalić, Potpićan 98
- Female player of the year: Lidija Kulis, 2000 Sarajevo
- Football worker of the year Zlatan Jelić, Široki BrijegNK Široki BrijegNK Široki Brijeg is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian team from the town of Široki Brijeg that currently plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
- Fan Group of the year: The Maniacs (FK Željezničar)