The Bulgarelli Number 8 Award is an annual association football award given by the Associazione Bulgarelli and Italian Footballers' Association, with the support of FIFPRO, to the best midfielder of the previous calendar year.[1]
| Sport | Association football |
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| Awarded for | Best midfielder of each calendar year |
| Local name | Premio Bulgarelli Number 8 (Italian) |
| Country | Italy |
| Presented by | Associazione Bulgarelli Italian Footballers' Association |
| History | |
| First award | 2011 |
| Editions | 9 |
| First winner |
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| Most recent |
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History and regulations edit
The award originated from an idea by Italian journalist Luigi Colombo. The award is given by a jury. In the first edition, the jury was chaired by Fabio Capello and composed of former football players and managers Sandro Mazzola, Gianni Rivera, Sergio Campana, Damiano Tommasi, Luis Suárez, Cesare Prandelli, Giovanni Trapattoni, José Altafini, Giovanni Lodetti, Francesco Janich, Romano Fogli, Ezio Pascutti, Marino Perani, Leonardo Grosso as well as Colombo himself.[1]
The award was temporarily interrupted after the 2013 edition due to a lack of financial sponsors.[2] The award was restored in 2016.[3]
Winners edit
| Season | Player | Club | Ref. |
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2011–12
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 Xavi
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2012–13
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 Andrea Pirlo
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2013–14
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 Yaya Touré
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2016–17
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 Paul Pogba
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2017–18
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Andrés Iniesta
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2018–19
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Daniele De Rossi
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2019–20
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Nicolò Barella
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2020–21
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Manuel Locatelli
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2021–22
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Sandro Tonali
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2022–23
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Davide Frattesi
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References edit
- ^ a b "Premio Bulgarelli NUMBER 8: a contendersi il titolo De Rossi, Xavi e Schweinsteiger". Italian Footballers' Association. 14 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Monari, Simone (12 December 2015). "Salvate il premio Bulgarelli, dimenticato da tutti". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Pellerano, Fernando (13 February 2019). "Bulgarelli per sempre Rinasce il premio e lo vince Iniesta". Corriere di Bologna. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "PREMIO BULGARELLI. Niente da fare per De Rossi, vince Xavi". Romanews.eu (in Italian). 21 February 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ Blesio, Francesca (18 February 2013). "Al genio Pirlo il premio Bulgarelli". Corriere di Bologna (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ Cozzolino, Giuseppe (10 February 2014). "Yaya Tourè vince il Premio Bulgarelli 2013 (video)". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "De Rossi receives Bulgarelli Award from Capello". ASRoma.com. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Inter package deal for Barella?". Football Italia. 29 May 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "A Locatelli e Mancini il Premio Bulgarelli Number 8". Corriere dello Sport – Stadio (in Italian). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Martedì il 'Premio Bulgarelli' a Tonali e Raspadori - Calcio". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 21 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Premio Bulgarelli, Frattesi e Parisi migliori mezzali". Sport Mediaset (in Italian). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.