Bravo Award

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The Bravo Award was an annual award which was handed out by the Italian magazine Guerin Sportivo to the most outstanding young European footballer.[1]

Bravo Award
SportAssociation football
Awarded forThe most outstanding under-21 player in any European league
Local nameTrofeo Bravo (Italian)
CountryItaly
Presented byGuerin Sportivo
History
First award1978
Editions38
Final award2015
First winner Jimmy Case (ENG)
Most wins
2 times each
Most recent Domenico Berardi (ITA)

The first winner of the award was Englishman Jimmy Case. The first non-European to win the award was Eli Ohana in 1988.[2]

The award was discontinued after the 2015 edition.[3]

History and regulations

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In 1977, Guerin Sportivo's editorial staff established the award to celebrate the best young footballers in European football.[2] The jury was composed by Guerin Sportivo's and Radiocorriere TV's journalist as well as foreign sports journalists from the most important news outlets across Europe.[2]

Since the inception and until 1992, only under-23 players participating in one of the three European club cups (UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup) were eligible. The rules changed in 1992, when under-21 player from any European League became eligible, regardless of their participation in any European club cups.[2][3][4][5]

The winners were chosen for the autumn-spring season, not the calendar year.[3]

List of winners

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Together with Butragueño, Ronaldo was the only player to win the award twice
 
Roberto Baggio won the award in 1990
 
Paul Pogba was one of the latest recipients of the award in 2014
Year Player Club Ref(s)
1978   Jimmy Case   Liverpool
1979   Garry Birtles   Nottingham Forest
1980   Hansi Müller   VfB Stuttgart
1981   John Wark   Ipswich Town
1982   Gary Shaw   Aston Villa
1983   Massimo Bonini   Juventus
1984   Ubaldo Righetti   Roma
1985   Emilio Butragueño   Real Madrid
1986   Emilio Butragueño   Real Madrid
1987   Marco van Basten   Ajax
1988   Eli Ohana   Mechelen
1989   Paolo Maldini   Milan
1990   Roberto Baggio   Fiorentina
1991   Robert Prosinečki   Red Star Belgrade
1992   Pep Guardiola   Barcelona
1993   Ryan Giggs   Manchester United
1994   Christian Panucci   Milan
1995   Patrick Kluivert   Ajax
1996   Alessandro Del Piero   Juventus
1997   Ronaldo   Barcelona
1998   Ronaldo   Internazionale
1999   Gianluigi Buffon   Parma
2000   Iker Casillas   Real Madrid
2001   Owen Hargreaves   Bayern Munich
2002   Christoph Metzelder   Borussia Dortmund
2003   Wayne Rooney   Everton
2004   Cristiano Ronaldo   Manchester United
2005   Arjen Robben   Chelsea
2006   Cesc Fàbregas   Arsenal
2007   Lionel Messi   Barcelona
2008   Karim Benzema   Lyon
2009   Sergio Busquets   Barcelona
2010   Thomas Müller   Bayern Munich
2011   Eden Hazard   Lille
2012   Marco Verratti   Pescara
2013   Isco   Málaga
2014   Paul Pogba   Juventus
2015   Domenico Berardi   Sassuolo

See also

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References

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