Romanian Footballer of the Year (Gazeta Sporturilor)

Romanian Footballer of the Year
Gheorghe Hagi won the award a record of seven times.
SportAssociation football
CompetitionAll levels of Romanian and international football
Local nameJucătorul român al anului / Trofeul Nicolae Dobrin (Romanian)
CountryRomania
Presented byGazeta Sporturilor
History
First award1966
Editions58
First winnerNicolae Dobrin
Most winsGheorghe Hagi
7 times
Most recentRadu Drăgușin
WebsiteOfficial website

The Romanian Footballer of the Year (Romanian: Fotbalistul român al anului), also known as the Nicolae Dobrin Trophy (Romanian: Trofeul Nicolae Dobrin), is an annual association football award given by the Gazeta Sporturilor newspaper to the Romanian player adjudged to have been the best during a calendar year. The current holder is Radu Drăgușin, who won the award for his performances in 2023 representing Genoa.[1]

It has been presented since 1966 and is currently named after Nicolae Dobrin, the first recipient of the award and one of Romania's most notable footballers.[2] Gheorghe Hagi, the joint leading goalscorer of the national team alongside Adrian Mutu, has received the trophy a record of seven times.

Other annual honours handed out by Gazeta Sporturilor include the Foreign Player of the Year in Romania and the Romania Coach of the Year awards.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference winner_2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "MÂINE, EDIŢIE DE COLECȚIE a Gazetei Sporturilor! Află rezultatele celei mai prestigioase anchete din sportul românesc, Superlativele GSP" [TOMORROW, a SPECIAL EDITION of Gazeta Sporturilor! Find out the results of the most prestigious investigation in Romanian sports, the GSP Superlatives]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 20 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.