Russian Footballer of the Year - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Russian Footballer of the Year is an annual award given by Sport-Express

Sport-Express

Sport-Express is a Russian daily sports newspaper founded by Vladimir Kuchmiy. Printed in 31 cities of Russia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the United States, it is the biggest-selling sports newspaper in Russia, with the daily audience of over 700,000 people.Sport-Express was founded...

daily to the Russian Premier League

Russian Premier League

The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...

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

Daniel Carvalho da Silva

Daniel da Silva Carvalho , more commonly known as Daniel Carvalho is a Brazilian football attacking midfielder well known for his dribbling and free kicks. He plays for Atlético Mineiro.-Club career:...

became the first foreign player to win the award in 2005.

Year	Winner	Club
1991	Igor Korneev Igor Korneev Igor Vladimirovich Korneev is a former association footballer who played midfielder. Since 2002 he also holds Dutch citizenship...	CSKA Moscow
1992 1992 in Russian football 1992 was the first season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.-Club competitions:The teams participating came mostly from the Soviet Union leagues. New Top League had 20 teams, second-level First League had 3 zones and 52 teams in total and...	Igor Ledyakhov	Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
1993 1993 in Russian football 1993 was the second season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.-Club competitions:FC Spartak Moscow won the league for the second time in a row.For more details, see:*Russian Top League 1993...	Viktor Onopko Viktor Onopko Viktor Savelyevich Onopko is an association football coach and a former defender and holds the record for most international appearances for the Russian national team...	Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
1994 1994 in Russian football 1994 was the third season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.-Club competitions:FC Spartak Moscow won the league for the third time in a row....	Igor Simutenkov Igor Simutenkov Igor Vitalyevich Simutenkov is a retired association footballer. Currently, he works as an assistant coach at FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.- Club career :...	Dynamo Moscow FC Dynamo Moscow Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white...
1995 1995 in Russian football 1995 was the fourth season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.-Club competitions:FC Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz won the league for the first time ever....	Ilya Tsymbalar	Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
1996 1996 in Russian football 1996 in Russian football returned the fifth national title to Spartak Moscow, while the Russian Cup was taken by Lokomotiv Moscow.-Club competitions:FC Spartak Moscow won the title for the fourth time.For more details, see:*Russian Top League 1996...	Andrey Tikhonov Andrey Tikhonov Andrey Valeryevich Tikhonov \|Korolyov]], Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a former Russian association football midfielder currently employed a coach of FC Spartak Moscow...	Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
1997 1997 in Russian football 1997 was the sixth season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.-Club competitions:FC Spartak Moscow won the title for the fifth time...	Dmitri Alenichev Dmitri Alenichev Dmitri Anatolievich Alenitchev is a professional association football coach and a former player and politician. Currently, he is managing the Russia Under-18 national football team.-Biography:...	Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
1998 1998 in Russian football -National team:Russia national football team began their qualification for the Euro 2000.-Leagues:The Russian league system underwent reorganization for the 1998 season. The "leagues" were renamed "divisions". The Second Division was extended to six zones with 16-22 teams , while the Third League...	Yegor Titov	Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
1999 1999 in Russian football 1999 in Russian football was marked by the national team's failure to qualify for the Euro 2000. Spartak Moscow won the league title, while Zenit were the victors of the Russian Cup.-National team:...	Alexei Smertin	Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...
2000 2000 in Russian football 2000 in Russian football saw the eighth title for FC Spartak Moscow and the third Cup for FC Lokomotiv Moscow. The national team began qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.- National team :...	Yegor Titov	Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
2001 2001 in Russian football 2001 in Russian football saw the ninth title for FC Spartak Moscow and the fourth Cup for FC Lokomotiv Moscow. The national team qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-National team:...	Ruslan Nigmatullin Ruslan Nigmatullin Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin is a retired association footballer who played goalkeeper of Tatar ethnicity. He has appeared for the Russian national team 24 times and was their starting keeper at the 2002 World Cup...	Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...
2002 2002 in Russian football 2002 in Russian football was the first season of the Premier League, which was won by FC Lokomotiv Moscow...	Dmitri Loskov Dmitri Loskov Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Loskov is an association footballer currently playing for Lokomotiv Moscow.He was often considered Russia's best playmaker in the late 1990s – early 2000s, along with Spartak Moscow's Egor Titov. This is because he is double footed and has a wide range of passing...	Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...
2003 2003 in Russian football 2003 in Russian football saw the first title for PFC CSKA Moscow. Spartak Moscow, the Cup winners, had the worst league finish since 1976. The national team qualified for Euro 2004.-National team:Russia national football team qualified for the Euro 2004...	Dmitri Loskov Dmitri Loskov Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Loskov is an association footballer currently playing for Lokomotiv Moscow.He was often considered Russia's best playmaker in the late 1990s – early 2000s, along with Spartak Moscow's Egor Titov. This is because he is double footed and has a wide range of passing...	Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...
2004 2004 in Russian football 2004 in Russian football was marked with Lokomotiv's second championship, Terek's cup victory, and national team playing at Euro 2004.-National team:...	Dmitri Sychev Dmitri Sychev Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev is an association footballer. His last name is also transcribed as Sytchev, and his first name as Dmitry or Dmitriy. He has been hailed by the international press as "The Russian Michael Owen" because of his pace and as "The most sensational young Russian forward since...	Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...
2005 2005 in Russian football 2005 was marked by a greatest success in the Russian club football so far, as CSKA Moscow won the UEFA Cup. Later, CSKA completed the treble, winning the Russian Cup and the Russian Premier League title...	Daniel Carvalho	CSKA Moscow
2006 2006 in Russian football -National team:Russia played two friendly matches under the caretaker coach Aleksandr Borodyuk. On 1 March, they lost 0–1 to Brazil in Moscow, and on 27 May drew 0–0 with Spain in Albacete....	Andrei Arshavin	Zenit Saint Petersburg FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League...
2007 2007 in Russian football -National team:-Russian Cup 2007-08:...	Konstantin Zyryanov Konstantin Zyryanov Konstantin Georgiyevich Zyryanov is an association footballer who currently plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Russian national team....	Zenit Saint Petersburg FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League...
2008 2008 in Russian football -Overview:Russian Super Cup 2008 was held on 9 March at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Zenit St. Petersburg won the trophy for the first time, beating Lokomotiv Moscow 2–1.Russian Premier League 2008 started on 14 March....	Vágner Love Vagner Love Vágner Silva de Souza , commonly known as Vágner Love, is a Brazilian football striker who plays for CSKA Moscow.-Palmeiras:...	CSKA Moscow
2009 2009 in Russian football -Club competitions:FC Rubin Kazan won the league for the second time in a row.For more details, see:2009 Russian Premier League2009 Russian First Division*Russian Second Division 2009-Russian Cup 2008–09:-2009 Russian Super Cup:...	Alejandro Domínguez Alejandro Damián Domínguez Alejandro Damián Domínguez is an Argentine footballer who plays for River Plate, as an attacking midfielder or a second striker.-Career:...	Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan is a Russian association football club based in the city of Kazan . Rubin won the Russian Premier League championship in 2008 and 2009.-History:...
2010 2010 in Russian football -Club competitions:For more details, see:2010 Russian Premier League2010 Russian First Division*2010 Russian Second Division-2009–10 UEFA Champions League:CSKA Moscow took second place in the group stage and enters the knockout stage....	Aleksandr Kerzhakov Aleksandr Kerzhakov Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov is a Russian international association football striker currently playing for Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg.-Zenit:...	Zenit Saint Petersburg FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League...

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