A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR AN ITALIAN REFEREE CAN WIN IN ITALY.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Italian Referee in the previous season.
Organisers - AIA (Italian Referees Association) as the
administrators of the 'Fondazione Giovanni Mauro'.
Participating Referees - All Italian football referees who have
controlled football matches in the Serie A the previous season.
Francesco
MATTEA
1935/36
WINNERS (1st Place) - PREMIO GIOVANNI MAURO
Rinaldo
BARLASSINA
1936/37
Generoso
DATTILO
1939/40
Raffaele
SCORZONI
1937/38
THE TROPHY
No particular trophy is known to be awarded for this award.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Premio Giovanni Mauro'
was founded in 1935 by the Italian football pioneer, referee and official Giovanni Mauro, after whom it is named, and is administered through a foundation (Fondazione Giovanni Mauro) he created in order to help Italian referees reach their outmost in their work. The award, also called 'Premio Mauro' is one of the oldest awards in football history and is presented to those Italian referees who have distinguished themselves in the Serie A in the previous season. The award receiver is selected by a special committee of AIA (Italian Referees Association), the administrators of the Mauro Foundation, on the advice of the FIGC (Italian Football Federation). The award can only be won once in a life-time and was not awarded in the following four seasons: 1944/45, 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06.
First Awarded - 1935/36
Editions Until Today - 79
History - A total of seventy-nine referees won this award: Mattea (1935/36), Barlassina (1936/37), Scorzoni (1937/38), Scarpi (1938/39), Dattilo (1939/40), Ciamberlini (1940/41), Galeati (1941/42), Zelocchi (1942/43), Bertolio (1943/44), Silvano (1945/46), Gamba (1946/47), Bernardi (1947/48), Bellè (1948/49), Carpani (1949/50), Orlandini (1950/51), Gemini (1951/52), Agnolin G. (1952/53), Massai (1953/54), Pieri R. (1954/55), Liverani (1955/56), Corallo (1956/57), Marchese (1957/58), Jonni (1958/59), Campanati (1959/60), Bonetto (1960/61), Adami (1961/62), Lo Bello C. (1962/63), Righi (1963/64), De Marchi (1964/65), Sbardella (1965/66), D'Agostini (1966/67), Francescon (1967/68), Monti (1968/69), Angonese (1969/70), Pieroni (1970/71), Gonella (1971/72), Toselli (1972/73), Michelotti (1973/74), Lattanzi (1974/75), Menegali (1975/76), Casarin (1976/77), Gussoni (1977/78), Barbaresco (1978/79), Agnolin L. (1979/80), Bergamo (1980/81), D'Elia (1981/82), Pieri C. (1982/83), Ciulli (1983/84), Mattei (1984/85), Lo Bello R. (1985/86), Longhi (1986/87), Lanese (1987/88), Pairetto (1988/89), Baldas (1989/90), Coppetelli (1990/91), Sguizzato (1991/92), Amendolia (1992/93), Beschin (1993/94), Ceccarini (1994/95), Boggi (1995/96), Trentalange (1996/97), Braschi (1997/98), Collina (1998/99), Cesari (1999/2000), Messina (2000/01), Treossi (2001/02), De Santis (2002/03), Rizzoli (2006/07), Morganti (2007/08), Rocchi (2008/09), Tagliavento (2009/10), Valeri (2010/11), Orsato (2011/12), Mazzoleni (2012/13), Banti (2013/14), Damato (2014/15), Guida (2015/16), Massa (2016/17), Irrati (2017/18).
Giuseppe
SCARPI
1938/39
Giovanni
GALEATI
1941/42
Giacomo
BERTOLIO
1943/44
Vincenzo
ORLANDINI
1950/51
Giorgio
BERNARDI
1947/48
Ferruccio
BELLE
1948/49
Renzo
MASSAI
1953/54
Cesare
JONNI
1958/59
Giulio
CAMPANATI
1959/60
Antonio
SBARDELLA
1965/66
Concetto
LO BELLO
1962/63
Bruno
DE MARCHI
1964/65
Fabio
MONTI
1968/69
Aurelio
ANGONESE
1969/70
Sergio
GONELLA
1971/72
Cesare
GUSSONI
1977/78
Alberto
MICHELOTTI
1973/74
Paolo
CASARIN
1976/77
Luigi
AGNOLIN
1979/80
Paolo
BERGAMO
1980/81
Pietro
D'ELIA
1981/82
Rosario
LO BELLO
1985/86
Claudio
PIERI
1982/83
Maurizio
MATTEI
1984/85
Carlo
LONGHI
1986/87
Tullio
LANESE
1987/88
Pierluigi
PAIRETTO
1988/89
Angelo
AMENDOLIA
1992/93
Fabio
BALDAS
1989/90
Carlo
SGUIZZATO
1991/92
Gianni
BESCHIN
1993/94
Piero
CECCARINI
1994/95
Robert Anthony
BOGGI
1995/96
Graziano
CESARI
1999/2000
Stefano
BRASCHI
1997/98
Pierluigi
COLLINA
1998/99
Domenico
MESSINA
2000/01
Alfredo
TRENTALANGE
1996/97
Fiorenzo
TREOSSI
2001/02
Paolo
TAGLIAVENTO
2009/10
Emidio
MORGANTI
2007/08
Gianluca
ROCCHI
2008/09
Massimo
DE SANTIS
2002/03
MISSING
IMAGES:
Guido
AGNOLIN
1952/53
Paolo
VALERI
2010/11
Riccardo
LATTANZI
1974/75
Sergio
COPPETELLI
1990/91
The tenth part of all Individual
International and National Honours
won by Azzurri players and officials throughout the years
Since the Italian National Team is among the very few National Teams who almost won all the major competitions and trophies that football can offer, both World and European, it is logically that the azzurri players and officials who achieved this success are bestowed with the major individual awards and honours. The tenth page of Individual Honours alos concentrates on the Italian domestic awards, mainly the Seminatore D'Oro, Panchina D'Oro, Panchina D'Oro alla Carriera, Panchina D'Oro Speciale, Panchina D'Oro Speciale Settore Tecnico della FIGC, Walk of Fame dello Sport Italiano, the Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare 'Gaetano Scirea' and the Premio Giovanni Mauro - one of the oldest football awards in football history.
Francesco
LIVERANI
1955/56
Giuseppe
ADAMI
1961/62
Raoul
RIGHI
1963/64
Gianfranco
MENEGALI
1975/76
Enzo
BARBARESCO
1978/79
Nicola
RIZZOLI
2006/07
Daniele
ORSATO
2011/12
Paolo Silvio
MAZZOLENI
2012/13
Agostino
GAMBA
1946/47
Francesco
FRANCESCON
1967/68
Massimo
CIULLI
1983/84
Luca
BANTI
2013/14
Antonio
DAMATO
2014/15
Giuseppe
CARPANI
1949/50
Gennaro
MARCHESE
1957/58
Alessandro
D'AGOSTINI
1966/67
Fulvio
PIERONI
1970/71
Paolo
TOSELLI
1972/73
Marco
GUIDA
2015/16
PREMIO NAZIONALE CARRIERA ESEMPLARE
"GAETANO SCIREA"
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A PLAYER CAN WIN IN ITALY.
Winner -Regarded as one of the most examplor player in Italy.
Organisers - Comune (Municipality) of
Cinisello Balsamo in collaboration with
GLGS Gruppo Lombardo Giornalisti
Sportivi (Group of Lombard Sports
Journalists - Lombardy Region) and since
2002, with USSI Unione Stampa Sportiva
Italiana (Italian Sports Press Union).
Michelangelo
RAMPULLA
(Juventus)
1999
WINNERS (1st Place) - PREMIO NAZIONALE CARRIERA ESEMPLARE 'GAETANO SCIREA'
Non-Azzurro Italian Player
Participating Players - All football players who play in Italy and are over 30 years of age.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare Gaetano Scirea' (Exemplary Career National Award 'Gaetano Scirea') is dedicated to the late azzurro world champion and Juventus player Gaetano Scirea who died prematurely in 1989 at the age of 36 while doing scouting work for Juventus in Poland. Scirea is considered one of the best all-time defenders and was renowned for his class, fair play and sportsmanship. He never earned a red card in his whole career, a great feat for a defender. The award, also called 'Premio Scirea' is presented to those players who have distinguished themselves for their examplary careers even though they had achieved a lot. The award winner is selected through a vote by the memebers of GLGS Gruppo Lombardo Giornalisti Sportivi (Group of Lombard Sports
Journalists - Lombardy Region) and since 2002, the vote of representatives from USSI Unione Stampa Sportiva Italiana (Italian Sports Press Union). The award winner is also presented with a 'Socio Honoris Causa' by the GLGS, thus becoming an honourary member of the group. The award can only be won once by each player and is organsied annually together with the 'Memorial Gaetano Scirea', a football tournament for 'Under 14' players. On very rare occasions a 'Premio Nazionale Speciale Carriera Esemplare Gaetano Scirea' is awarded to special retired players. In fact up till now this was only awarded once, in 2013 to Stefano Borgonovo.
THE PLAQUE
Name - Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare 'Gaetano Scirea' (National Exemplary Career Award 'Gaetano Scirea').
Material - Framed Gold Plaque with engraved details and an image of a football player.
Height - circa 25 cm
Width - circa 30 cm
Used - Since 1992. Each winner keeps the plaque for ever.
Note - The winner is also made 'Socio Honoris Causa' (honourary member) of the GLGS. This is represented by a small engraved gold 'tessera' (membership card) awarded in a presentation box.
First Awarded - 1992
Editions Until Today - 27
History - A total of twenty-seven players won this award: Baresi G. (1992 Inter), Tacconi (1993 Genoa), Baresi F. (1994 Milan), Vierchowod (1995 Sampdoria), Tassotti (1996 Milan), Bergomi (1997 Inter), Donadoni (1998 Milan), Rampulla (1999 Juventus), Costacurta (2000 Milan), Baggio R. (2001 Brescia), Maldini P. (2002 Milan), Ferrara (2003 Juventus), Signori (2004 Bologna), Zola (2005 Cagliari), Pessotto (2006 Juventus), Inzaghi F. (2007 Milan), Del Piero (2008 Juventus), Doni (2009 Atalanta), Zanetti J. (Argentina - 2010 Inter), Di Natale (2011 Udinese), Gattuso (2012 Milan), Pirlo (2013 Juventus), Totti (2014 Roma), Toni (2015 Verona), Buffon G. (2016 Juventus), Barzagli (2017 Juventus), Quagliarella (2018 Sampdoria).
Giuseppe
BARESI
(Inter)
1992
Stefano
TACCONI
(Genoa)
1993
Franco
BARESI
(Milan)
1994
Pietro
VIERCHOWOD
(Sampdoria)
1995
Mauro
TASSOTTI
(Milan)
1996
Giuseppe
BERGOMI
(Inter)
1997
Roberto
DONADONI
(Milan)
1998
Alessandro
COSTACURTA
(Milan)
2000
Roberto
BAGGIO
(Brescia)
2001
Paolo
MALDINI
(Milan)
2002
Ciro
FERRARA
(Juventus)
2003
Giuseppe
SIGNORI
(Bologna)
2004
Gianfranco
ZOLA
(Cagliari)
2005
Gianluca
PESSOTTO
(Juventus)
2006
Filippo
INZAGHI
(Milan)
2007
Cristiano
DONI
(Atalanta)
2009
Antonio
DI NATALE
(Udinese)
2011
Gennaro Ivan
GATTUSO
(Milan)
2012
Andrea
PIRLO
(Juventus)
2013
Stefano
BORGONOVO
2013
Premio Nazionale Speciale Carriera Esemplare Gaetano Scirea
Francesco
TOTTI
(Roma)
2014
Luca
TONI
(Verona)
2015
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
2016
Davide
MASSA
2016/17
Mario
CIAMBERLINI
1940/41
Ermanno SILVANO
1945/46
Tommaso CORALLO
1956/57
Giuseppe ZELOCCHI
1942/43
Riccardo PIERI
1954/55
Luigi GEMINI
1951/52
Pietro BONETTO
1960/61
Andrea
BARZAGLI
(Juventus)
2017
Alessandro
DEL PIERO
(Juventus)
2008
Fabio
QUAGLIARELLA
(Sampdoria)
2018
Massimiliano
IRRATI
2017/18
WALK OF FAME DELLO SPORT ITALIANO
ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS HONOURS AN ITALIAN SPORTSMAN CAN ACHIEVE.
Winner -Regarded by CONI as one of the best Italian sportsperson of all-time.
Organisers - CONI - Comitato Olimpico Nazionale
Italiano (Italian National Olympic Committee).
Participants - All Italian ex-athletes that through their
sports activities have honoured Italian Sports are eligible.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Walk of Fame dello
Sport Italiano (of Italian Sports)' is dedicated to the
ex-athletes who have distinguished themselves internationally while
representing Italy in the past years and who have now retired. These are selected annually, not necessary every year, by the CONI Athletes Commission.
First Edition - 2015
Editions until today - 4
History - A total of one hundred and seventeen different athletes from various different sports have been inducted, eight from football: 2015 - Meazza G., Piola, Mazzola V., Riva, Rivera, Zoff, Baggio R.; 2018 - Maldini P. The other inductees selected where from other sports disciplines: Athletics 16, Cycling 12, Fencing 8, Skiing 8, Gymnastics 6, Boxing 6, Waterpolo 5, Equestrian 5, Swimming 4, Rowing 4, Tennis 4, Canoe 3, Volleyball 3, Auto Racing 3, Paralympics sports 3, Basketball 2, Sailing 2, Shooting 2, Sleigh 2, Golf 1, Pentathlon 1, Motorcycle 1, Judo 1, Powerboat 1, Weightlifting 1, Wrestling 1, Rugby 1, Ice Skating 1, Breath Diving 1, Diving 1, Waterpolo / Basketball 1.
THE WALK OF FAME
Giuseppe
MEAZZA
2015
Name - Walk of Fame dello Sport Italiano.
Material - White ceramic tile inserted in the road having a blue border, the name of the athlete in the centre and the sport discipline involved in the lower left corner, both in black, and the logo of CONI in the lower right corner in full colour.
Height - circa 50 x 50 cm
Used - All Editions
Location - Between viale delle Olimpiadi and Stadio Olimpico in the Olympic Park of the Foro Italico in Rome.
INDUCTEES - WALK OF FAME
DELLO SPORT ITALIANO
Silvio
PIOLA
2015
Valentino
MAZZOLA
2015
Luigi
RIVA
2015
Gianni
RIVERA
2015
Dino
ZOFF
2015
Roberto
BAGGIO
2015
Paolo
MALDINI
2018
SEMINATORE D'ORO
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A COACH COULD WIN IN ITALY.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Coach in Italy for the past season.
Organisers - 1955 - 1979: FIGC (Italian Football
Federation), 1982 - 1990: INA (Istituto Nazionale
delle Assicurazioni - Assitalia) under the patronage
of the CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee).
Participating Coaches - All fooball coaches who
have led a football team (club or national
representative) the previous season.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Seminatore
D'Oro' (Semina is the Italian word for 'to seed', thus
Seminatore means someone who seeds new
players for the future. Oro means Gold) award was presented to the Serie A coach or National Coach who has distinguished himself in the previous season. The 'Medaglia D'Oro' (Gold Medal) was awarded to the best coaches of the Serie B, C, D and Amatures Leagues, whilest the best coach of the Minors League was awarded the 'Targa D'Oro' (Golden Shield). A special award was given to the best Referee and the best football journalist was awarded the 'Targa Leone Boccali'. After two years (1980 and 1981) in which the award was not organised, in 1982 it was renamed 'Seminatore INA' with the change of the organisers. The Award was not awarded any more after 1990, however the newely founded 'Panchina D'Oro' award continued where the 'Seminatore D'Oro' left.
First Edition - 1955/56
Last Edition - 1990
Total Editions - 33
History - A total of twenty-eight different coaches won this award: Two times Valcareggi (1956/57 Prato, 1972/73 Italy National Team), Maestrelli (1968/69 Foggia, 1973/74 Lazio), Liedholm (Sweden - 1975/76, 1983 Roma), Trapattoni (1976/77, 1985 Juventus), Sacchi (1988, 1989 Milan); One time Bernardini (1955/56 Fiorentina), Amadei (1957/58 Napoli), Del Grosso (1958/59 Reggiana), Monzeglio (1959/60 Sampdoria), Lerici (1960/61 Vicenza), Fabbri E. (1961/62 Mantova), Rocco N. (1962/63 Milan), Pugliese (1963/64 Foggia), Silvestri (1964/65 Cagliari), Chiappella (1965/66 Fiorentina), Scopigno (1966/67 Cagliari), Di Bella (1967/68 Palermo), Pesaola (1969/70 Fiorentina), Corsini (1970/71 Atalanta), Vycpalek (Czechoslovakia - 1971/72 Juventus), Radice (1975/76 Torino), Fabbri G.B. (1977/78 Vicenza), Castagner (1978/79 Perugia), Bearzot (1982 Italy National Team), Bagnoli (1984 Bagnoli), Vicini (1986 Italy National Team), Bianchi O. (1987 Napoli), Zoff (1990 Juventus).
Fulvio
BERNARDINI
(Fiorentina)
1955/56
WINNERS (1st Place) - SEMINATORE D'ORO
Ferruccio
VALCAREGGI
(Prato & Italian National Team)
1956/57
1972/73
Edmondo
FABBRI
(Mantova)
1961/62
Giovanni
TRAPATTONI
(Juventus)
1976/77
1985
Amadeo
AMADEI
(Napoli)
1957/58
Luigi
DEL GROSSO
(Reggiana)
1958/59
Eraldo
MONZEGLIO
(Sampdoria)
1959/60
Giuseppe
CHIAPPELLA
(Fiorentina)
1965/66
Carmelo
DI BELLA
(Palermo)
1967/68
Arturo
SILVESTRI
(Cagliari)
1964/65
Manlio
SCOPIGNO
(Cagliari)
1966/67
Non-Azzurro Italian Coaches
THE TROPHY
Name - Seminatore D'Oro (Golden Seeder).
Material - Gold Farmer in the act of seeding, with his hand in a bag of seeds hanging to his side, on a marble base with a gold name plate. All in a black presentation box.
Height - circa 25 cm
Used - From the 1st Edition (1955) until the mid-70's. Each winner kept the trophy for ever.
Roberto
LERICI
(Vicenza)
1960/61
Tommaso
MAESTRELLI
(Foggia & Lazio)
1968/69
1973/74
Bruno
PESAOLA
(Fiorentina)
1969/70
Giulio
CORSINI
(Atalanta)
1970/71
Luigi
RADICE
(Torino)
1975/76
Ilario
CASTAGNER
(Perugia)
1978/79
Osvaldo
BAGNOLI
(Verona)
1984
Ottavio
BIANCHI
(Napoli)
1987
THE TROPHY
Name - Seminatore D'Oro (Golden Seeder).
Material - Gold Bench similar to the benches used by coaches on the side of the pitch in the old times, on an angled dark green base with a gold name plate. All in a black presentation box.
Height - circa 8 cm
Width - circa 20 cm
Used - From the mid-70's until the last edition in 1990. Each winner kept the trophy for ever.
Note - This trophy was also used for the 'Panchina D'Oro' award, founded after the 'Seminatore D'Oro' award was terminated.
Oronzo
PUGLIESE
(Foggia)
1963/64
Nereo
ROCCO
(Milan)
1962/63
Giovan Battista
FABBRI
(Vicenza)
1977/78
Enzo
BEARZOT
(Italian National Team)
1982
Azeglio
VICINI
(Italian National Team)
1986
Dino
ZOFF
(Juventus)
1990
Arrigo
SACCHI
(Milan)
1988
1989
PANCHINA D'ORO
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A COACH CAN WIN IN ITALY.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Coach in Italy for the past season.
Organisers - The Technical Sector of the FIGC
(Italian Football Federation) in collaboration with
the AIAC (Italian Association of Football Coaches).
Participating Coaches - All football coaches who
have led an Italian Serie A football team the
previous season.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Panchina
D'Oro' (Golden Bench) award is presented to the
best Serie A coach who has distinguished himself
in the previous season. The winner is selected
through the votes of the coaches members of AIAC (Italian Association of Football Coaches). For the first edition (1990/91) only, the award was open to all European Coaches although the vote was still by the AIAC members. From the 2006/07 season three other awards started to be awarded: The 'Panchina D'Argento' (Silver Bench) awarded to the best coach of the Serie B (Previously the 'Panchina D'Argento' was awarded to non Italian coaches (three winners in the first edition - 1990/91; and four winners in the second edition - 1991/92) and than to the best Serie C Coach (from 1994/95 till 2005/06); The 'Panchina D'Oro Prima Divisione' awarded to the best First Division (former Serie C1) Coach; and the 'Panchina D'Argento Second Divizione' awarded to the best Second Division (former Serie C2) Coach. The 'Panchina D'Oro' award was not awarded in the 1992/93 edition. It continued where the 'Seminatore D'Oro' award left to the extreme that even the same trophy is used. In fact the 'Panchina D'Oro' is still sometimes called also the 'Seminatore D'Oro'.
First Edition - 1990/91
Editions Until Today - 26
History - A total of seventeen different coaches won this award: Four times Allegri (2008/09 Cagliari, 2014/15, 2016/17, 2017/18 Juventus); Three times Capello F (1991/92, 1993/94 Milan, 2000/01 Roma), Conte (2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14 Juventus); Two times Lippi (1994/95, 1995/96 Juventus), Zaccheroni (1996/97 Udinese, 1998/99 Milan), Ancelotti (2002/03, 2003/04 Milan), Prandelli (2005/06, 2006/07 Fiorentina); One time Goethals (France - 1990/91 Olympique Marsiglia, France), Simoni L. (1997/98 Inter), Cavasin (1999/2000 Lecce), Del Neri (2001/02 Chievo Verona), Spalletti (2004/05 Udinese), Mancini (2007/08 Inter), Mourinho (Portugal - 2009/10 Inter), Guidolin (2010/11 Udinese), Sarri (1915/16 - Napoli).
Marcello
LIPPI
(Juventus)
1994/95
1995/96
WINNERS (1st Place) - PANCHINA D'ORO
Carlo
ANCELOTTI
(Milan)
2002/03
2003/04
Cesare
PRANDELLI
(Fiorentina)
2005/06
2006/07
Fabio
CAPELLO
(Milan & Roma)
1991/92
1993/94
2000/01
Alberto
ZACCHERONI
(Udinese & Milan)
1996/97
1998/99
Luigi
SIMONI
(Inter)
1997/98
Non-Azzurro
Italian Coaches
Alberto
CAVASIN
(Lecce)
1999/2000
THE TROPHY
Name - Panchina D'Oro (Golden Bench).
Material - Gold Bench similar to the benches used by coaches on the side of the pitch in the old times, on an angled dark green base with a gold name plate. All in a black presentation box.
Height - circa 8 cm
Width - circa 20 cm
Used - Since the first edition in 1990. Each winner keeps the trophy for ever.
Note - This trophy was used for the 'Seminatore D'Oro' award, organised prior to the 'Panchina D'Oro' and is also used for the 'Panchina D'Oro Prima Divizione', 'Panchina D'Oro Alla Carriera', 'Panchina D'Oro Speciale' and 'Panchina D'Oro Speciale Settore tecnico della FIGC'. It is also used, but in Silver instead of Gold for the 'Panchina D'Argento' and 'Panchina D'Argento Seconda Divizione'.
Roberto
MANCINI
(Inter)
2007/08
Luigi
DELNERI
(Chievo Verona)
2001/02
Luciano
SPALETTI
(Udinese)
2004/05
PANCHINA D'ORO ALLA CARRIERA
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A COACH CAN WIN IN ITALY.
Winner -Regarded as one of the Best Coach in Italy in the past seasons.
Organisers - The Technical Sector of the FIGC
(Italian Football Federation) in collaboration with
the AIAC (Italian Association of Football Coaches).
Participating Coaches - All football coaches who
have led an Italian Serie A football team or an
Italian National Team and is nearing retirement.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Panchina
D'Oro alla Carriera' (Golden Bench for the Career)
award is presented to all those coaches who have
distinguished themselves in their career and are
nearing retirement. The award receiver is selected
by a special committee composed by the representatives of the Technical Sector of the FIGC (Italian Football Federation) and the AIAC (Italian Association of Football Coaches).
First Awarded - 1991
Editions Until Today - 4
History - A total of four different coaches won this award: Vicini (1991 Brescia, Italia Under 23, Italia Under 21, Italia National Team), Bearzot (1992 Torino, Prato, Italia Under 23, Italia National Team), Maldini C. (1996 Milan, Foggia, Ternana, Parma, Italia Under 21) and Mazzone (2002 Ascoli, Fiorentina, Catanzaro, Bologna, Lecce, Pescara, Cagliari, Roma, Napoli, Perugia, Brescia).
Azeglio
VICINI
(Brescia, Italia Under 23, Italia Under 21 & Italia National Team)
Name - Panchina D'Oro Alla Carriera (Golden Bench for the Career).
Material - Gold Bench similar to the benches used by coaches on the side of the pitch in the old times, on an angled dark green base with a gold name plate. All in a black presentation box.
Height - circa 8 cm
Width - circa 20 cm
Used - Since 1991. Each winner keeps the trophy for ever.
Note - This trophy was used for the 'Seminatore D'Oro' award, organised prior to the 'Panchina D'Oro' and is also used for the 'Panchina D'Oro', 'Panchina D'Oro Prima Divizione', 'Panchina D'Oro Speciale' and 'Panchina D'Oro Speciale Settore tecnico della FIGC'. It is also used, but in Silver instead of Gold for the 'Panchina D'Argento' and 'Panchina D'Argento Seconda Divizione'.
Enzo
BEARZOT
(Torino, Prato, Italia Under 23 & Italia National Team)
1992
Cesare
MALDINI
(Milan, Foggia, Ternana, Parma & Italia Under 21)
1996
PANCHINA D'ORO SPECIALE
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR AN ITALIAN COACH CAN WIN IN ITALY.
Winner -Regarded as one of the Best Italian Coaches to promote football in difficult situations especially on the international scene, in the past seasons.
Giovanni
TRAPATTONI
(Bayern Munich)
1997
WINNERS (1st Place) -
PANCHINA D'ORO SPECIALE
Fabio
CAPELLO
(Real Madrid)
1997
Non-Azzurro Italian Coaches
THE TROPHY
Name - Panchina D'Oro Speciale (Special Golden Bench).
Material - Gold Bench similar to the benches used by coaches on the side of the pitch in the old times, on an angled dark green base with a gold name plate. All in a black presentation box.
Height - circa 8 cm
Width - circa 20 cm
Used - Since 1997. Each winner keeps the trophy for ever.
Note - This trophy was used for the 'Seminatore D'Oro' award, organised prior to the 'Panchina D'Oro' and is also used for the 'Panchina D'Oro', 'Panchina D'Oro Prima Divizione', 'Panchina D'Oro Alla Carriera' and 'Panchina D'Oro Speciale Settore tecnico della FIGC'. It is also used, but in Silver instead of Gold for the 'Panchina D'Argento' and 'Panchina D'Argento Seconda Divizione'.
Marcello
LIPPI
(Italia National Team National Coach)
2006
Alberto
BIGON
(Sion)
1997
Alberto
ZACCHERONI
(Japan National Team)
2010
Ciro
FERRARA
(Italia National Team Staff)
2006
Narciso
PEZZOTTI
(Italia National Team Staff)
2006
Ivano
BORDON
(Italia National Team Staff)
2006
Claudio
GAUDINO
(Italia National Team Staff)
2006
Vito
SCALA
(Italia National Team Staff)
2006
PANCHINA D'ORO SPECIALE SETTORE TECNICO DELLA FIGC
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR AN ITALIAN COACH CAN WIN IN ITALY.
Winner -Regarded as one of the Best Italian Coaches to launch youngsters.
Organisers - The Technical Sector of the FIGC
(Italian Football Federation).
Participating Coaches - All Italian football coaches
who have contributed in the Italian Football sector
dedicated for young players.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Panchina
D'Oro Speciale Settore Tecnico della FIGC' (Special Golden Bench Technical Sector of the FIGC) award is presented to all those Italian coaches who have
distinguished themselves by their contribution towards the advancement of Italian Football through their work in the Young Players sectors both in Club and National Teams Level. The award receiver is selected by the Technical Sector of the FIGC (Italian Football Federation).
First Awarded - 1998
Editions Until Today - 6
History - A total of six coaches won this award: Materazzi G. (1998), Tardelli (1999), Vavassori (2000), Fascetti (2003), Gentile (2006) and Menichelli (2014 - 5-A-Side).
Giuseppe
MATERAZZI
1998
WINNERS (1st Place) - PANCHINA D'ORO
SPECIALE SETTORE TECNICO DELLA FIGC
Non-Azzurro Italian Coaches
THE TROPHY
Name - Panchina D'Oro Speciale Settore Tecnico della FIGC (Special Golden Bench Technical Sector of the FIGC).
Material - Gold Bench similar to the benches used by coaches on the side of the pitch in the old times, on an angled dark green base with a gold name plate. All in a black presentation box.
Height - circa 8 cm
Width - circa 20 cm
Used - Since 1998. Each winner keeps the trophy for ever.
Note - This trophy was used for the 'Seminatore D'Oro' award, organised prior to the 'Panchina D'Oro' and is also used for the 'Panchina D'Oro', 'Panchina D'Oro Prima Divizione', 'Panchina D'Oro Alla Carriera' and 'Panchina D'Oro Speciale'. It is also used, but in Silver instead of Gold for the 'Panchina D'Argento' and 'Panchina D'Argento Seconda Divizione'.
Giovanni
VAVASSORI
2000
Eugenio
FASCETTI
2003
Francesco
GUIDOLIN
(Udinese)
2010/11
Antonio
CONTE
(Juventus)
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
Organisers - The Technical Sector of the FIGC
(Italian Football Federation) in collaboration with
the AIAC (Italian Association of Football Coaches).
Participating Coaches - All Italian football coaches
involved in the international football scene (who
have led successfully a foreign club or a National
Team) or personalities who through their work they
promoted the game of football in difficult situations.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Panchina
D'Oro Speciale' (Special Golden Bench) award is
presented to all those Italian coaches who have
distinguished themselves abroad by winning prestigious football competitions with foreign clubs or National teams, or who have led the Italian National team to international recognision through the victory of a prestigious international competition. It is also awarded to Italian coaches or personalities who have distinguished themselves by promoting football in difficult situations. The award receiver is selected by a special committee composed by representatives of the Technical Sector of the FIGC (Italian Football Federation) and the AIAC (Italian Association of Football Coaches).
First Awarded - 1997
Editions Until Today - 5
History - A total of nine different coaches plus five staff members have won this award: Trapattoni (1997 Bayern Munich, Germany), Capello (1997 Real Madrid, Spain), Bigon A. (1997 Sion, Switzerland), Lippi & Staff (2006 Italia National Team), Zaccheroni (2010 Japan National Team), De Biasi (2015 Albania National Team), Cosco (2015 Torres), Pirozzi (2016 - Amatrice), Ranieri (2016 - Leicester City, England).
