A VERY RARE AND PRESTIGIOUS HONOUR, AWARDED EVERY HALF CENTURY.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Player in Europe for the past 50 years.
THE TROPHY
No particular trophy was awarded for this award.
UEFA GOLDEN JUBILEE BEST EUROPEAN PLAYER -
FINAL POSITIONS OF THE AZZURRI
Gianni
RIVERA
(Milan)
35th Place
Dino
ZOFF
(Napoli & Juventus)
5th Place
Franco
BARESI
(Milan)
17th Place
Alessandro
NESTA
(Lazio & Milan)
47th Place
Alessandro
MAZZOLA
(Inter)
84th Place
Marco
TARDELLI
(Juventus & Inter)
37th Place
Juan Alberto
SCHIAFFINO
(MIlan)
82nd Place
Omar E.
SIVORI
(Juventus)
89th Place
Paolo
ROSSI
(Vicenza, Perugia, Juventus & Milan)
12th Place
Luigi
RIVA
(Cagliari)
100th Place
Alessandro
DEL PIERO
(Juventus)
49th Place
Roberto
BAGGIO
(Fiorentina, Juventus,
Milan, Bologna,
Inter & Brescia)
24th Place
Paolo
MALDINI
(Milan)
10th Place
Roberto
BETTEGA
(Juventus)
96th Place
Alessandro
COSTACURTA
(Milan)
50th Place
Claudio
GENTILE
(Juventus)
62nd Place
UEFA CLUB FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A PLAYER CAN WIN IN EUROPE.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Club Player in Europe for the past year.
Organisers - UEFA (Union of European Football Associations).
Participating Players - All football Players who played in the
European National Leagues, in particular those players who
played in the UEFA Champions League of that current year.
Award Objective and Structure - The UEFA Club Footballer of
the Year (known also as the UEFA Champions League Most
THE TROPHY
Valuable Player) award was given annually to the player with the most outstanding performance in the UEFA Champions League and the National League in which his club participates. The winning player was selected by UEFA from the nominated players of the UEFA Best Goalkeeper, UEFA Best Defender, UEFA Best Midfielder and UEFA Best Forward awards of that current year. For the first seven editions (1997/98 - 2003/04) the award was presented in a special Gala ceremony held each year in Monaco before the UEFA Super Cup, but after 2005 the award was presented at the draw of the UEFA Champions League of the next year, held in Monaco a day before the UEFA Super Cup. The last edition of this award was the 2009/10 edition and was replaced in 2010/11 by the 'UEFA Best Player in Europe' award.
First Edition - 1997/98
Last Edition - 2009/10
Total Editions - 13
History - Thirteen different Players won this award, all of them won it once and four of them won it whilst playing with Italian clubs: Ronaldo (Brazil - 1997/98 Inter, Italy); Beckham (England - 1998/99 Manchester United); Redondo (Argentina - 1999/00 Real Madrid, Spain); Effenberg (Germany - 2000/01 Bayern Munich); Zidane (France - 2001/02 Real Madrid, Spain); Buffon G. (Italy - 2002/03 Juventus); Deco (Portugal - 2003/04 Porto); Gerrard (England - 2004/05 Liverpool); Ronaldinho (Brazil - 2005/06 Barcelona, Spain); Kaka (Brazil - 2006/07 Milan, Italy); Ronaldo C. (Portugal - 2007/08 Manchester United, England); Messi (Argentina - 2008/09 Barcelona, Spain); Milito (Argentina - 2009/10 Inter, Italy).
Name - UEFA Club Footballer of the Year Trophy.
Material - Gold star on a gold curved column fixed on a black stand.
Height - circa 30 cm
Used - 10 Editions, from 1997/98 until 2006/07.
Note - The trophy awarded to the UEFA Best Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder, Forward and UEFA Club Coach of the Year had the same design but manufactured in Silver.
WINNERS (1st Place) - UEFA
CLUB FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
2002/03
THE TROPHY
Name - UEFA Club Footballer of the Year Trophy.
Material - The logo of the UEFA Champions League, a ball made of stars on a circular base made of silver.
Height - circa 30 cm
Used - 3 Editions, from 2007/08 till 2009/10.
Note - The trophy awarded to the UEFA Best Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder, Forward and UEFA Club Coach of the Year had the same design but was 10cm smaller.
UEFA BEST CLUB GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A GOALKEEPER CAN WIN IN EUROPE.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Club Goalkeeper in Europe for the past year.
Organisers - UEFA (Union of European Football Associations).
Participating Players - All football Goalkeepers who played in a
European National League, in particular those who played in the
UEFA Champions League of that current year.
Award Objective and Structure - The UEFA Club Best Goalkeeper
of the Year award is given annually to the goalkeeper with the most
THE TROPHY
outstanding performance in the UEFA Champions League and the National League in which his club participated in that current year. The winning goalkeeper used to be selected by UEFA from a list of three nominations. These nominated goalkeepers were also eligible for the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (UEFA Champions League Most Valuable Player) award of that year, although the only goalkeeper who managed to win this award was Buffon G. (Italy, Juventus) in 2002/03. It was not awarded between the 2009/10 and the 2015/16 editions but returned in the 2016/17 edition as the 'UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season' and with the winner selected by the vote of a jury composed of the coaches of the 32 clubs in the UEFA Champions League group stage of that season together with 55 journalists selected by the European Sports Media (ESM) group, representing each of UEFA's member associations. The coaches are not allowed to vote for players from their own teams. Each Jury member select his top three players with the first receiving five points, the second three and the third one. The player who received the most points is declared the winner. For the first seven editions (1997/98 - 2003/04) the award was presented in a special Gala ceremony held each year in Monaco before the UEFA Super Cup, but after 2005 the award was presented at the draw of the UEFA Champions League Group Stage of the next year in late August.
First Edition - 1997/98
Editions until Today - 16
History - Ten different goalkeepers won this award, two of which won it three times whilst playing with Italian clubs: Four times Kahn (Germany - 1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02 Bayern Munich); Three times Cech (Czech Republic - 2004/05, 2006/07, 2007/08 Chelsea, England); Two times Buffon G. (Italy - 2002/03, 2016/17 Juventus); One time Schmeichel (Denmark - 1997/98 Manchester United, England), Baia (Portugal - 2003/04 Porto), Lehmann (Germany - 2005/06 Arsenal, England), Van Der Sar (Netherlands - 2008/09 Manchester United, England), Julio Cesar (Brazil - 2009/10 Inter, Italy), Navas (Costa Rica - 2017/18 Real Madrid, Spain), Alisson (Brazil - 2018/19 Liverpool, England).
Name - UEFA Club Best Goalkeeper of the Year.
Material - Silver star on a curved silver column fixed on a black stand.
Height - circa 30 cm
Used - 10 Editions, from 1997/98 until 2006/07.
Note - This trophy was also awarded to the UEFA Best Defender, Midfielder, Forward and UEFA Club Coach of the Year. The trophy awarded to the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year had the same design but was manufactured in Gold.
WINNERS (1st Place) - UEFA BEST
CLUB GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
2002/03
2016/17
THE TROPHY
Name - UEFA Club Best Goalkeeper of the Year (UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season).
Material - The logo of the UEFA Champions League, a ball made of stars on a circular base made of silver.
Height - circa 20 cm
Used - 12 Editions, since the 2007/08 edition
Note - This trophy is also awarded to the UEFA Best Defender, Midfielder and Forward. The trophy awarded to the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year used to have the same design but was circa 10cm larger.
UEFA BEST CLUB DEFENDER OF THE YEAR
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A DEFNDER CAN WIN IN EUROPE.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Club Defender in Europe for the past year.
Organisers - UEFA (Union of European Football Associations).
Participating Players - All football Defenders who played in a
European National League, in particular those who played in
the UEFA Champions League of that current year.
Award Objective and Structure - The UEFA Club Best Defender of
the Year award is given annually to the defender with the most
THE TROPHY
outstanding performance in the UEFA Champions League and the National League in which his club participated in that current year. The winning defender used to be selected by UEFA from a list of three nominations. These nominated defenders were also eligible for the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (UEFA Champions League Most Valuable Player) award of that year, although no defender ever managed to win this award. It was not awarded between the 2009/10 and the 2015/16 editions but returned in the 2016/17 edition as the 'UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season' and with the winner selected by the vote of a jury composed of the coaches of the 32 clubs in the UEFA Champions League group stage of that season together with 55 journalists selected by the European Sports Media (ESM) group, representing each of UEFA's member associations. The coaches are not allowed to vote for players from their own teams. Each Jury member select his top three players with the first receiving five points, the second three and the third one. The player who received the most points is declared the winner. For the first seven editions (1997/98 - 2003/04) the award was presented in a special Gala ceremony held each year in Monaco before the UEFA Super Cup, but after 2005 the award was presented at the draw of the UEFA Champions League Group Stage of the next year in late August.
First Edition - 1997/98
Editions until Today - 16
History - Eleven different defenders won this award, two of which won it two times whilst playing with Italian clubs: Three times Terry (England - 2004/05, 2007/08, 2008/09 Chelsea); Two times Stam (Netherlands - 1998/99, 1999/00 Manchester United, England), Roberto Carlos (Brazil - 2001/02, 2002/03 Real Madrid, Spain), Ramos S. (Spain - 2016/17, 2017/18 Real Madrid); One time Hierro (Spain - 1997/98 Real Madrid), Ayala (Argentina - 2000/01 Valencia, Spain), Carvalho (Portugal - 2003/04 Porto), Puyol (Spain - 2005/06 Barcelona), Maldini P. (Italy - 2006/07 Milan), Maicon (Brazil - 2009/10 Inter, Italy), Van Dijk (Netherlands - 2018/19 Liverpool, England).
Name - UEFA Club Best Defender of the Year.
Material - Silver star on a curved silver column fixed on a black stand.
Height - circa 30 cm
Used - 10 Editions, from 1997/98 until 2006/07.
Note - This trophy was also awarded to the UEFA Best Goalkeeper, Midfielder, Forward and UEFA Club Coach of the Year. The trophy awarded to the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year had the same design but manufactured in Gold.
WINNERS (1st Place) - UEFA BEST
CLUB DEFENDER OF THE YEAR
Paolo
MALDINI
(Milan)
2006/07
THE TROPHY
Name - UEFA Club Best Defender of the Year (UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season).
Material - The logo of the UEFA Champions League, a ball made of stars on a circular base made of silver.
Height - circa 20 cm
Used - 12 Editions, since the 2007/08 edition
Note - This trophy is also awarded to the UEFA Best Goalkeeper, Midfielder and Forward. The trophy awarded to the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year used to have the same design but was circa 10cm larger.
UEFA TEAM OF THE YEAR
A PRESTIGIOUS HONOUR AWARDED BY UEFA EACH YEAR
Holder -Regarded as one of the best players in European Football for the past year.
Organisers - UEFA (Union of European Football Associations).
Eligibility - All football players who play in a European National Leagues, in particular those players who play in the UEFA Champions League and Europa (UEFA) Cup. Good showings with European National Teams are also considered
THE TROPHY
No particular trophy is awarded for this award.
UEFA TEAM OF THE YEAR MEMBERS
Alessandro NESTA
(Lazio / Milan)
Defender
2002
Alessandro NESTA
(Milan)
Defender
2003
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
Goalkeeper
Paolo
MALDINI
(Milan)
Defender
Alessandro NESTA
(Milan)
Defender
2004
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
Goalkeeper
2005
Paolo
MALDINI
(Milan)
Defender
Gian Luca
ZAMBROTTA
(Juventus / Barcelona)
Defender
2006
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
Goalkeeper
Fabio
CANNAVARO
(Juventus / Real Madrid)
Defender
2007
Alessandro NESTA
(Milan)
Defender
Organisers - UEFA (Union of European Football Associations).
Participating Players - All European football players who played
football between 1954 and 2004.
Award Objective and Structure - The UEFA Golden Juibilee Poll
was organised by UEFA to celebrate its 50th Anniversary - the
first fifty years of European football organised by UEFA and to honour the best 50 European footballers of the past 50 years. The poll was conducted on the UEFA website for two months (October - December 2003) and each voter was asked to vote for the best 10 players from each decade since 1954 from a shortlist of 250 players (50 from each decade) selected by the UEFA Technical Development Committee. More than 134,000 people participated in the vote, casting more than 6,700,000 votes.
First and only Edition - 2004
History - The final list of the UEFA Golden Jubilee Best 50 European Player is as follows: 1. Zidane (France), 2. Beckenbauer (West Germany), 3. Cruijff J. (Netherlands), 4. Van Basten (Netherlands), 5 Zoff (Italy), 6. Di Stefano (Spain), 7. Eusebio (Portugal), 8. Yashin (USSR), 9. Platini (France), 10. Maldini P. (Italy), 11. Puskas (Hungary / Spain), 12. Rossi P. (Italy), 13.Gullit (Netherlands), 14. Charlton B. (England), 15. Matthaus (West Germany), 16. Rummenigge K.H. (West Germany), 17. Baresi F. (Milan), 18. Muller G. (West Germany), 19. Best (Northern Ireland), 20. Keegan (England), 21. Rijkaard (Netherlands), 22. Beckham (England), 23. Moore B. (England), 24. Baggio R. (Italy), 25. Laudrup M. (Denmark), 26. Koeman R. (Netherlands), 27. Schmeichel (Denmark), 28. Hagi (Romania), 29. Maier (West Germany), 30. Kahn (Germany), 31. Figo (Portugal), 32. Raul (Spain), 33. Vogts (West Germany), 34. Neeskens (Netherlands), 35. Rivera (Italy), 36. Camacho (Spain), 37. Tardelli (Italy), 38. Fontaine (France), 39. Shilton (England), 40. Schuster (West Germany), 41. Kopa (France), 42. Cantona (France), 43. Matthews (England), 44. Van Nistelrooij (Netherlands), 45. Ivanov V. (USSR), 46. Lineker (England), 47. Nesta (Italy), 48. Santamaria (Spain), 49. Del Piero (Italy), 50. Costacurta (Italy).
The other 50 players who obtained a lot of votes but missed the top 50 places were: 51. Daglish (Scotland), 52. Shevchenko (Ukraine), 53. Germano (Portugal), 54. Wright B. (England), 55. Banks (England), 56. Boniek (Poland), 57. Gento (Spain), 58. Krol (Netherlands), 59. Pereira C. (Portugal), 60. Henry T. (France), 61. Edwards D. (England), 62. Gentile (Italy), 63. Suarez (Spain), 64. Klinsmann (West Germany), 65. Zubizarreta (Spain), 66. Conti B. (Italy), 67. Kubala (Hungary / Spain), 68. Walter F. (West Germany), 69. Liedholm (Sweden), 70. Voller (West Germany), 71. Netto (USSR), 72. Gascoigne (England), 73. Davids (Netherlands), 74. Breitner (West Germany), 75. Hierro (Spain), 76. Papin (France), 77. Stoitchkov (Bulgaria), 78. Bergkamp (Netherlands), 79. Butragueno (Spain), 80. Blokhin (USSR), 81. Gerets (Belgium), 82. Schiaffino (Italy), 83. Costa R. (Portugal), 84. Mazzola A. (Italy), 85. Preud'homme (Belgium), 86. Antognoni (Italy), 87. Muller H. (West Germany), 88. Vieri C. (Italy), 89. Sivori (Italy), 90. Kocsis (Hungary), 91. Juanito (Spain), 92. Boban (Croatia), 93. Zebec (Yugoslavia), 94. Altafini (Italy), 95. Giresse (France), 96. Bettega (Italy), 97. Dasaev (USSR), 98. Bozsik (Hungary), 99. Pirri (Spain), 100. Riva (Italy).
Bruno
CONTI
(Roma)
66th Place
Giancarlo
ANTOGONI
(Fiorentina)
86th Place
Christian
VIERI
(Juventus, Athletico Madrid, Lazio, Inter, Milan & Monaco)
88th Place
Jose
ALTAFINI
(MIlan)
94th Place
UEFA GOLDEN JUBILEE - GOLDEN PLAYERS
A VERY RARE AND PRESTIGIOUS HONOUR, AWARDED EVERY HALF CENTURY.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Player of his country for the past 50 years.
THE TROPHY
Organisers - UEFA (Union of European Football Associations).
Participating Players - All European football players who played
football between 1954 and 2004.
Award Objective and Structure - The UEFA Golden Juibilee Golden
Players award was organised by UEFA to celebrate its 50th Anniversary - the
first fifty years of European football organised by UEFA and to honour each
European Football Federation. All 52 Federations members of UEFA in 2004 were asked to chose there own player who was the single most outstanding player in his country of the past 50 years (1954 - 2004). Each selected player was known as a Golden Player. It is not exactly clear which was the Golden Player of Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan and Northern Ireland since diferent names were listed in the official UEFA Press Release and the UEFA Website.
First and only Edition - 2004
History - The final list of Golden Players presented to UEFA by each Football Federation was: Albania - Pano, Andorra - Koldo, Armenia - Hovhannisyan, Austria - Prohaska, Azerbaijan - Banishevski, Belarus - Aleinikov, Belgium - Van Himst, Bosnia Herzegovina - Susic, Bulgaria - Stoichkov, Croatia - Suker, Cyprus - Kaiafas, Czech Republic - Masopust, Denmark - Laudrup M., Engalnd - Moore B., Estonia - Poom, Faroe Islands - Lokin (or Hansen A.), Finland - Litmanen, France - Fontaine, Georgia - Khurtsilava, Germany - Walter F., Greece - Hatzipanagis, Hungary - Puskas, Iceland - Sigurvinsson A., Republic of Ireland - Giles, Israel - Spiegler, Italy - Zoff, Kazakhstan - Kvochkin (or Jarovenko), Latvia - Starkovs, Leichtenstein - Hasler, Lithuania - Narbekovas, Luxembourg - Pilot, Macedonia - Pancev, Malta - Busuttil C., Moldova - Cebanu, Netherlands - Cruijff J., Northern Ireland - Jennings (or Best), Norway - Bratseth, Poland - Lubanski, Portugal - Eusebio, Romania - Hagi, Russia - Yashin, San Marino - Bonini, Scotland - Law, Serbia & Montenegro - Dzajic, Slovakia - Popluhar, Slovenia - Oblak, Spain - Di Stefano, Sweden - Larsson H., Switzerland - Chapuisat, Turkey - Sukur, Ukraine - Blokhin, Wales - Charles J.
No particular trophy was awarded for this award, but
all Golden Players are
permanently displayed at
the UEFA Headquarters
in Nyon France.
UEFA GOLDEN JUBILEE -
ITALY'S GOLDEN PLAYER
Dino
ZOFF
Selected by the FIGC (Italian Football Federation)
COPPA INTERNAZIONALE - TOP SCORER
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A SCORER COULD WIN IN EUROPE PRIOR TO THE EUROPEAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Scorer in the Coppa Internazionale.
Organisers - The first five editions where organised by the National
Federations of Austria, Italy, Hungary and Czechoslovakia after the
idea of the Austrian National Coach and Official Hugo Meisl.
Switzerland joined immediately before the first edition started. The
last (sixth) edition was organised under the auspices of the newly
founded UEFA (Union of European Football Associations).
Participating Players - All fooball Players who played in the Coppa Internazionale.
Award Objective and Structure - The Coppa Internazionale Top Scorer title was awarded to the top goalscorer of each edition of the Coppa Internazionale.
First Edition - 1927-30
Total Editions - 6
Last Edition - 1954-60
History - A total of seven different players won this award: Libonatti (Italy - First Edition 1927-30), Rosetti (Italy - First Edition 1927-30), Avar (Hungary - Second Edition 1931-32), Kielholz (Switzerland - Third Edition 1933-35), Sarosi (Hungary - Third Edition 1933-35, Fourth Edition 1936-38), Puskas (Hungary - Fifth Edition 1948-53), Tichy (Hungary - Sixth Edition 1954 -60).
WINNERS (1st Place) - COPPA INTERNAZIONALE
TOP SCORER
Julio
LIBONATTI
(Torino)
First Edition
1927-30
(Joint Award)
Gino
ROSSETTI
(Torino)
First Edition
1927-30
(Joint Award)
RUNNER-UP (2nd Place) - COPPA INTERNAZIONALE
TOP SCORER
Silvio
PIOLA
(Lazio)
Fourth Edition
1936-38
(Joint Award)
THE TROPHY
No particular trophy was awarded for this award.
OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT - TOP SCORER
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL WORLD HONOUR A SCORER COULD WIN PRIOR TO THE WORLD CUP.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Scorer in the Olympic Football Tournamet.
Organisers - IOC (International Olympic Committee)
with the help of FIFA (Federation Internationale de
Football Association).
Participating Players - All fooball Players who played
in the Olympics Football Tournament.
Award Objective and Structure - The Olympic Football Tournament Top Scorer title is awarded to the top goalscorer of each edition of the Olympics Football Tournament.
First Edition - 1900
Editions Played until Today - 26
Last Edition - 2016
Note on Amateurs - Since the 1956 edition all Italian football matches played in the Olympic football tournaments stopped to be regarded as full Italian National games. As from the 1992 edition all Olympic football players had to be less than 23 years of age with the exception of three over-23 per squad. In fact, since 1992 all Italian Olympic matches were regarded as official Under-21 games and the Under-21 Italian National Coach leads also the Azzurrini in the Olympic football tournaments. Therefore, only the individual Top Scorers Olympics Awards won prior to the 1956 edition are regarded as won with the Italian National Team, all others are regarded as won by the Italian Amateurs National Team, Italian Olympic National Team and the Under-21 Italian National Team.
History - A total of thirty-four different players won this award: Hall A. (Canada - 1904), Taylor T. (Canada - 1904), Nielsen S. (Denmark - 1908), Fuchs (Germany - 1912), Karlsson H. (Sweden - 1920), Petrone (Uruguay - 1924), Tarasconi (Argentina - 1928), Frossi (Italy - 1936), Hansen J. (Denmark - 1948), Nordahl (Sweden - 1948), Mitic (Yugoslavia - 1952), Zebec (Yugoslavia - 1952), Veselinovic (Yugoslavia - 1956), Milanov (Bulgaria - 1956), D'Souza (India - 1956), Nielsen H. (Denmark - 1960), Bene (Hungary - 1964), Kamamoto (Japan - 1968), Deyna (Poland - 1972), Szarmach (Poland - 1976), Andreev (USSR - 1980), Cvetkovic (Yugoslavia - 1984), Deveric (Yugoslavia - 1984), Xuereb (France - 1984), Romario (Brazil - 1988), Juskowiak (Poland - 1992), Bebeto (Brazil - 1996), Crespo (Argentina - 1996), Zamorano (Chile - 2000), Tevez (Argentina - 2004), Rossi G. (Italy - 2008), Leandro Damiao (Brazil -2012), Gnabry (Germany -2016), Petersen N. (Germany - 2016).
THE TROPHY
No particular trophy was awarded for this award.
WINNERS (1st Place) - OLYMPIC FOOTBALL
TOURNAMENT TOP SCORER
Annibale
FROSSI
(Inter)
1936 - Berlin Edition
RUNNER-UP (2nd Place) - OLYMPIC FOOTBALL
TOURNAMENT TOP SCORER
Adolfo
BALONCIERI
(Torino)
1928 - Amsterdam Edition
(Joint award)
Francesco
PERNIGO
(Modena)
1948 - London Edition
(Joint award)
THIRD PLACE - OLYMPIC FOOTBALL
TOURNAMENT TOP SCORER
Alberto
GILARDINO
(Parma)
2004 - Athens Edition
(Joint award)
Under 21 Italian National Team
Giuseppe
ROSSI
(Villarreal)
2008 - Beijing Edition
Under 21 Italian National Team
1908-1940 OLYMPIC GAMES OVERALL
BEST NATIONAL COACH OLYMPIC TEAM
Winners -Regarded as the best overall National Coach in the Football
Olympic Tournaments (1908-1940) prior to the creation of the World Cup.
Organisers - IFFHS (International Federation of
Football History and Statistics) with the approval of
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football
Association)
Participating Coaches - All national team coaches that
participated in any of the Olympic Football Tournaments between 1908 and 1940, a total of more than 30.
THE TROPHY
No particular trophy is awarded for this award.
Award Structure - Each National Coach was classified according to the number of games he led his National Team and the number of victories, draws and losses he obtained during the Olympic Football Tournaments between 1908 and 1940.
History - The best ten overall Olympics National Coaches were (Some coaches where of a different nationalty
from the National team they lead): 1. Pozzo (Italy), 2. Hogan (English - Austria), 3. Duckworth (English - Switzerland), 4. Chadwick (Engish - Nederlands), 5. Meisl (Austria), Bru (Spain), Figoli (Uruguay), Nagy (Hungarian - Sweden), Townley (English - Netherlands), Rangone (Italy), Gianotti (Uruguay) and Millan (Argentina).
WINNER (1st Place) - BEST OVERALL FOOTBALL
OLYMPIC NATIONAL COACH 1908-1940
BEST OVERALL FOOTBALL OLYMPIC NATIONAL
COACHS 1908-1940 - AZZURRI IN THE OTHER POSITIONS
Augusto
RANGONE
5th Place (Joint)
1928
5 games / 3 Wins
1 Draw / 1 Loss
Giuseppe
MILANO
13th Place (Joint)
1920
4 games / 2 Wins
0 Draws / 2 Losses
Vittorio
POZZO
1912 - 1936
10 games / 7 Wins
0 Draws / 3 Losses
1908-1940 OLYMPIC GAMES OVERALL
BEST CAPTAIN OLYMPIC TEAMS
Winners -Regarded as the best overall National Team Captains in the Football
Olympic Tournaments (1908-1940) prior to the creation of the World Cup.
Organisers - IFFHS (International Federation of
Football History and Statistics) with the approval of
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football
Association)
Participating Players - All national team captains that
participated in any of the Olympic Football Tournaments between 1908 and 1940, a total of more than 30.
THE TROPHY
No particular trophy is awarded for this award.
Award Structure - Each National Team Captain was classified according to the number of games he led his National Team and the number of victories, draws and losses his team obtained during the Olympic Football Tournaments between 1908 and 1940.
History - The best ten overall Olympics National Teams Captains were: 1. Nasazzi (Uruguay), 2. Denis (Netherlands), 3. Baloncieri (Italy), 4. Woodward (Great Britain) and Pesek Kada (Czeckoslovakia), 6. Schmiedlin (Sweitzerland) and Monti (Argentina), 8. Bosschart (Netherlands), De Vecchi (Italy), Hegazi (Egypt), Friberg (Sweden), El-Hassany (Egypt), Juve (Norway) and Kainberger (Austria).
THIRD PLACE - BEST OVERALL FOOTBALL
OLYMPIC NATIONAL TEAM CAPTAIN 1908-1940
BEST OVERALL FOOTBALL OLYMPIC NATIONAL TEAM
CAPTAINS 1908-1940 - AZZURRI IN THE OTHER POSITIONS
Renzo
DE VECCHI
(Genoa)
8th Place (Joint)
1920 - 1924
4 games / 2 Wins
0 Draws / 2 Losses
Giuseppe
MILANO
(Pro Vercelli)
15th Place (Joint)
1912
3 games / 1 Win
0 Draws / 2 Losses
Adolfo
BALONCIERI
(Alessandria & Torino)
1924 - 1928
7 games / 4 Wins / 1 Draw / 2 Losses
Luisito
MONTI
6th Place (Joint)
1928
5 games / 3 Wins
1 Draw / 1 Loss
Luisito Monti was captain of the National Team of Argentina for the 1928 Olympic Games. Later on he played with the Italian National Team as an Italo-Argentine Oriundo but never represented Italy in the Olympic Games.
ARGENTINA
Organisers - 1968 - 1991: French bi-weekly magazine
France Football. 1992 - 1996: Sponsors Adidas AG.
Since 1997: ESM - European Sports Magazines
(Media), association of European football magazines
whose members changed along the years but
mainly comprised of Portuguese 'A Bola', Spanish
'Don Balon', Belgian 'Foot Magazine' and 'Sport
Voetbal Magazine', German 'Kicker' and 'Frankfurter
Allgemeine', Italian 'La Gazzetta dello Sport' and
'Guerin Sportivo', French ' Onze Mondial', 'France
Football' and 'Afrique Football', Swiss 'Sport', Dutch
'Voetbal Internationl', 'Elfvoetbal' and 'De Telegraaf / Telesport', British 'World Soccer' and 'Stats', Russian 'Sport-Express', Turkish 'Fanatik', Danish 'Tipsbladet', Chinese 'Soccer Weekly' and 'Titan Sports', South African 'Kick Off'.
Participating Players - All players playing in European National Leagues.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Souler D'Or' or European Golden Shoe (Previously known also as the 'Golden Boot), is sponsored by Adidas AG and is awarded each season to the leading goalscorer from all the European National Leagues Top Scorers. Prior to 1997, the award was given to the highest goal scorer regardless of the toughness of the different national leagues. Since 1997 this award is based on a points system that allows players in tougher leagues to
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A SCORER CAN WIN IN EUROPE.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Scorer in Europe for the past year.
THE TROPHY
Name - Soulier d'Or, known as European Golden Boot or European Golden Shoe.
Material - Gold shoe with the strips of sponsors Adidas on a wooden rectangular base which sometimes has a gold name plate.
Height - circa 20 cm
Used - 52 Editions, from 1968 until today.
Winner - Each winner keeps the award forever.
EUROPEAN GOLDEN SHOE - SOULIER D'OR
win even if they score fewer goals than a player in a weaker league. The weightings are determined by the league's ranking on the UEFA coefficients list, which in turn depend on the results of each league's clubs in European competition over the previous five seasons. Goals scored in the top five leagues according to the UEFA coefficients list are multiplied by a factor of 2, and goals scored in the leagues ranked six to 21 are multiplied by 1.5. All the others goals are not multiplied.
First Edition - 1968
Editions until Today - 52
History - Thirty-nine different Players won this award, two of which were Italians who won it through the Italian Serie A national league: Six times Messi (Argentina - 2010 Spain, 2012 Spain, 2013 Spain, 2017 Spain, 2018 Spain, 2019 Spain); Four times Ronaldo C. (Portugal - 2008 England, 2011 Spain, 2014 Spain, 2015 Spain); Two times Eusebio (Portugal - 1968, 1973), Muller G. (West Germany - 1970, 1972), Georgescu (Romania - 1975, 1977), Gomes F. (Portugal - 1983, 1985), McCoist (Scotland - 1992, 1993), Jardel (Brazil - 1999 Portugal, 2002 Portugal), Henry T. (France - 2004 England, 2005 England), Forlan (Uruguay - 2005 Spain, 2009 Spain), Suarez L. (Uruguay - 2014 England, 2016 Spain); One time Jekov (Bulgaria - 1969), Skoblar (Yugoslavia - 1971 France), Yazalde (Argentina - 1974 Portugal), Kaiafas (Cyprus - 1976), Krankl (Austria - 1978), Kist (Netherlands - 1979), Vandenbergh (Belgium - 1980), Slakov (Bulgaria - 1981), Kieft (Netherlands - 1982), Rush (Wales - 1984 England), Van Basten (Netherlands - 1986), Camataru (Romania - 1987), Polster (Austria - 1987), Colak (Turkey - 1988), Mateut (Romania - 1989), Sanchez H. (Mexico - 1990 Spain), Stoichkov (Bulgaria - 1990), Pancev (Yugoslavia - 1991), Taylor D. (Wales - 1994), Avetisyan (Armenia - 1995), Endeladze (Georgia - 1996), Ronaldo (Brazil - 1997 Spain), Machlas (Greece - 1998 Netherlands), Philips K. (England - 2000), Larsson H. (Sweden - 2001 Scotland), Makaay (Netherlands - 2003 Spain), Toni (Italy - 2006 Fiorentina), Totti (Italy - 2007 Roma).
WINNERS (1st Place) - SOULIER D'OR
EUROPEAN GOLDEN SHOE
Luca
TONI
(Fiorentina)
2005/06
31 Goals / 62 Points
Francesco
TOTTI
(Roma)
2006/07
26 Goals / 52 Points
RUNNER-UP (2nd Place) - SOULIER D'OR
EUROPEAN GOLDEN SHOE
Antonio
DI NATALE
(Udinese)
2009/10
29 Goals / 58 Points
(Joint Award)
Marco
NEGRI
(Glasgow Rangers)
1997/98
32 Goals / 64 Points
Dario
HUBNER
(Piacenza)
2001/02
24 Goals / 48 Points
(Joint Award)
Non-Azzurri Italians
THIRD PLACE - SOULIER D'OR
EUROPEAN GOLDEN SHOE
Cristiano
LUCARELLI
(Livorno)
2004/05
24 Goals / 48 Points
(Joint Award)
UEFA BEST CLUB COACH OF THE YEAR
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A CLUB COACH CAN WIN IN EUROPE.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Club Coach in Europe for the past year.
Organisers - UEFA (Union of European Football Associations).
Participating Players - All football Coaches who led a Club in
the European National Leagues, in particular those Coaches
who led a club in the UEFA Champions League.
Award Objective and Structure - The UEFA Best Coach of the
Year award was given annually to the Club Coach with the most outstanding
THE TROPHY
performance in the UEFA Champions League and the National League in which his club participated. The winning coach (or coaches since in five editions two coaches won the award) were selected by UEFA and for the first seven editions (1997/98 - 2003/04) the award was presented in a special Gala ceremony held each year in Monaco before the UEFA Super Cup. For the last two editions (2004/05 and 2005/06) the award was presented at the draw of the UEFA Champions League of the next year. UEFA terminated this award after nine editions in 2006
First Edition - 1997/98
Last Edition - 2005/06
Total Editions - 9
History - Eleven different Coaches won this award, three of whom won it twice and two won it when leading Italian Clubs: two times Del Bosque (Spain - 1999/2000, 2001/02 Real Madrid), Mourinho (Portugal - 2002/03, 2003/04 Porto), Benitez (Spain - 2003/04 Valencia / 2004/05 Liverpool, England); one time Lippi (Italy - 1997/98 Juventus), Ferguson (Scotland - 1998/99 Manchester United, England), Cuper (Argentina - 1999/2000 Valencia, Spain), Hitzfeld (Germany - 2000/01 Bayern Munich), Ancelotti (Italy - 2002/03 Milan), Gazzaev (Russia - 2004/05 CSKA Moscow), Rijkaard (Netherlands - 2005-06 Barcelona, Spain), Ramos J. (Spain - 2005/06 Sevilla).
Name - UEFA Best Club Coach of the Year.
Material - Silver star on a gold curved column fixed on a black stand.
Height - circa 30 cm
Used - 9 Editions, from 1997/98 until 2005/06.
Note - This trophy was also awarded to the UEFA Best Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder and Forward of the Year. The trophy awarded to the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year had the same design but was manufactured in Gold.
WINNERS (1st Place) - UEFA BEST
CLUB COACH OF THE YEAR
Marcello
LIPPI
(Juventus)
1997/98
Carlo
ANCELOTTI
(Milan)
2002/03
(Joint Award)
UEFA TEAM OF THE YEAR -
ITALIAN NOMINEES
Amedeo
CARBONI
(Valencia)
2001
Damiano
TOMMASI
(Roma)
2001
Gian Luca
ZAMBROTTA
(Juventus & Barcelona)
2001
2005
2007
Alessandro
DEL PIERO
(Juventus)
2001
2008
Alessandro
NESTA
(Lazio & Milan)
2001
2005
Roberto
BAGGIO
(Brescia)
2001
Antonio
CASSANO
(Sampdoria)
2010
Leonardo
BONUCCI
(Bari, Juventus
& Milan)
2010, 2015, 2017
Francesco
TOTTI
(Roma)
2001
2007
Luigi
DEL NERI
(Chievo Verona)
2001
NON-AZZURRI ITALIANS
Nominees of the UEFA Team of the Years 2002 - 2004
are still being researched
Giorgio
CHIELLINI
(Juventus)
2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2018
Massimo
ODDO
(Milan)
2007
Paolo
MALDINI
(Milan)
2007
Gennaro Ivan
GATTUSO
(Milan)
2006
2007
Andrea
PIRLO
(Milan)
2005, 2006
2007
Filippo
INZAGHI
(Milan)
2007
Luca
TONI
(Palermo, Fiorentina & Bayern Munich)
2005, 2006
2007
Fabio
CAPELLO
(Real Madrid)
2007
Carlo
ANCELOTTI
(Milan)
2007
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
2005, 2012,
2014, 2015
Fabio
CANNAVARO
(Juventus)
2005
Mauro German
CAMORANESI
(Juventus)
2005
Marco
MATERAZZI
(Inter)
2006
Fabio
GROSSO
(Palermo & Inter)
2006
Marcello
LIPPI
(Italy National Team)
2006
FIFA / FIFPro WORLD XI PLAYER AWARD
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A PLAYER CAN WIN THROUGH THE VOTE OF HIS COLLEAGUES.
Winner -Regarded as one of the Best Player in the world for the past year.
Organisers - FIFPro (International Federation
of Professional Footballers), since 2009 together
with FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football
Association).
Participating Players - All professional football
players in the world.
Award Objective and Structure - FIFPro, the
International Federation of Professional
Footballers which represents more than 50
Players Associations all over the world, and FIFA
THE TROPHY
Name - FIFPro World XI Player Award.
Material - Five Silver upright rods on a silver circular base held together with a silver ring.
Height - circa 50 cm
Used - 2 Editions, in 2005 and 2006. The Trophy of the FIFPro World Player of the Year was the same but larger.
Material - Five Silver upright hexagon shaped columns on a silver circular base creating the shape of a football when seen from above.
Height - circa 50 cm
Used - 2 Editions, in 2007 and 2008. The Trophy of the FIFPro World Player of the Year was the same but larger.
THE CERTIFICATE
Name - FIFPro World XI Player Award Certificate
Material - Paper on a red binded hardboard
Size - circa 30 x 20 cm
Used - 2 Editions, from 2005 until 2006.
THE CERTIFICATE
Name - FIFPro World XI Player Award Certificate
Material - Yellow Aluminium star with engraved text and logos placed inside a folded presentation backing.
Size - circa 30 x 50 cm
Used - 2 Editions, from 2007 until 2008. Not awarded anymore since the 2009 edition.
Paolo
MALDINI
(Milan)
2005
Andrea
PIRLO
(Milan)
2006
Gian Luca
ZAMBROTTA
(Juventus)
2006
THE TROPHY
Name - FIFA / FIFPro World XI Award.
Material - Glass vertical plate with engraved football pitch lines and silver ball in the middle. All on a flat silver base.
Height - circa 25 cm
Used - 7 Editions, from 2009 till 2015.
awards this honour to the top 11 football players who are considered to have performed the best in the world over the previous calendar year by the players themselves. In October each year 55,000 voting slips are sent to all the member associations in FIFPro in order to be passed to their players for their vote. Each voting player will be asked to list his favoured goalkeeper for the past year, four defenders, three midfielders and three forwards. In November a shortlist of the top 55 players with most votes is announced. In January the top 11 players are announced in order to form the FIFPro World XI Team of each year and are awarded the trophy during the FIFA World Player Gala. Until the 2008 edition the Player with the most overall votes was also declared the FIFPro World Player of the Year and the youngest player from the short list was declared the FIFPro Young Player of the Year.
First Edition - 2005
Editions until Today - 15
History - A total of sixty-four different Players were selected to form part of the FIFPro World XI Team, seventeen of which were selected twenty-three times whilst playing with Italian clubs: Thirteen times Messi (Argentina - Barcelona 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), Ronaldo C. (Portugal - Manchester United 2007, 2008, 2009, Real Madrid 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, Juventus 2019); Ten times Ramos S. (Spain - Real Madrid 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019); Nine times Iniesta (Spain - Barcelona 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017); Eight times Alves D. (Brazil - Barcelona 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, Juventus 2017, Paris St Germain 2018); Six times Xavi (Spain - Barcelona 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013), Marcelo (Brazil - Real Madrid 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019); Five times Terry J. (England - Chelsea 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), Casillas (Spain - Real Madrid 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), Modric (Croatia - Real Madrid 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019); Four Times Neuer (Germany - Bayern Munich 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016), Pique (Spain - Barcelona 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016); Three Times Ronaldinho (Brazil - Barcelona 2005, 2006, 2007), Kaka (Brazil - Milan 2006, 2007, 2008), Gerrard (England - Liverpool 2007, 2008, 2009), Puyol (Spain - Barcelona 2007, 2008, 2010), Thiago Silva (Brazil - Paris St Germain 2013, 2014, 2015), Buffon G. (Italy - Juventus 2006, 2007, 2017), Kroos (Germany - Real Madrid 2014, 2016, 2017); Two Times Eto'o (Cameroon - Barcelona 2005, 2006), Zidane (France - Real Madrid 2005, 2006), Nesta (Italy - Milan 2005, 2007), Cannavaro F. (Italy - Juventus 2006, Real Madrid 2007), Torres (Spain - Liverpool 2008, 2009), Vidic (Serbia - Manchester United 2009, 2011), Alonso (Spain - Barcelona 2011, 2012), Lahm (Germany - Bayern Munich 2013, 2014), Neymar (Brazil - Barcelona 2015, 2017), Hazard E. (Belgium - Chelsea 2018, 2019), Mbappe (France - Paris St Germain 2018, 2019); One Time Cafu (Brazil - Milan 2005), Dida (Brazil - Milan 2005), Lampard (England - Chelsea 2005), Makelele (France - Chelsea 2005), Maldini P. (Italy - Milan 2005), Shevchenko (Ukraine - Milan 2005), Henry T. (France - Arsenal 2006), Pirlo (Italy - Milan 2006), Thuram (France - Juventus 2006), Zambrotta (Italy - Juventus 2006), Drogba (Ivory Coast - Chelsea 2007), Ferdinand (England - Manchester United 2008), Evra (France - Manchester United 2009), Maicon (Brazil - Inter 2010), Lucio (Brazil - Inter 2010), Sneijder (Netherlands - Inter 2010), Villa (Spain - Barcelona 2010), Rooney (England - Manchester United 2011), Falcao R. (Colombia - Atletico Madrid 2012), Ribery (France - Bayern Munich 2013), Ibrahimovic (Sweden - Paris St Germain 2013), Luiz D. (Brazil - Paris St Germain 2014), Di Maria (Argentina - Manchester United 2014), Robben (Netherland - Bayern Munich 2014), Pogba (France - Juventus 2015), Suarez L. (Uruguay - Barcelona 2016), Bonucci (Italy - Juventus 2017), De Gea (Spain - Manchester United 2018), Varane (France - Real Madrid 2018), Kante (France - Chelsea 2018), Alisson (Brazil - Liverpool 2019), Van Dijk (Netherlands - Liverpool 2019), De Ligt (Netherlands - Ajax 2019), De Jong (Netherlands - Ajax 2019).
Antonio
DI NATALE
(Udinese)
2010/11
28 Goals / 56 Points
(Joint Award)
UEFA BEST PLAYER IN EUROPE
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A PLAYER CAN WIN IN EUROPE.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Player in Europe for the past year.
Organisers - UEFA (Union of European
Football Associations) and ESM -
European Sports Magazines
(Media), association of European football
magazines whose members changed
along the years but mainly comprised of Portuguese 'A Bola', Spanish 'Don Balon', Belgian 'Foot Magazine' and 'Sport Voetbal Magazine', German 'Kicker' and 'Frankfurter Allgemeine', Italian 'La Gazzetta dello Sport' and
'Guerin Sportivo', French ' Onze Mondial', 'France Football' and 'Afrique Football', Swiss 'Sport', Dutch 'Voetbal Internationl', 'Elfvoetbal' and 'De Telegraaf / Telesport', British 'World Soccer' and 'Stats', Russian 'Sport-Express', Turkish 'Fanatik', Danish 'Tipsbladet', Chinese 'Soccer Weekly' and 'Titan Sports', South African 'Kick Off'.
Participating Players - All football players who had played Professional football in the previous year with a European club or National Team, in particular those who played in the UEFA Champions League of that current season.
Award Objective and Structure - UEFA awards this honour to the football player who is considered to have performed the best in Europe, both at club and National team level, the previous season. This award replaced the 'UEFA Club Footballer of the Year' award and was established in view of the abolishment of the 'European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d'Or)' award which was merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year Award from 2010 till 2015 to become the FIFA Ballon d'Or. Until the 2017 edition, the selection of this award used to be decided purely by journalists. First UEFA announce a shortlist of the best 32 players for that calander year. Then 53 sports journalists representing each of the UEFA national associations vote for their five best-ranked players from one
THE TROPHY
Name - UEFA Best Player
in Europe (UEFA Men's Player of the Year).
Material - Silver football shirt with the badge of UEFA embossed in the centre-front. All placed on a thin black base with inscription.
Height - circa 30 cm
Used - 9 Editions.
Winner - The winner of each edition keeps the trophy forever. No trophy is awarded to the other two shortlisted finalists.
to five, with the first player receiving five points, the second four and so on. A list of the top 10 players with most votes used to be published by UEFA in mid-August and the three players with the most points overall are then shortlisted as the final candidates. The final vote, also by the same journalists, used to take place live via electronic voting during the presentation ceremony held in Monaco annually at the draw of next year's UEFA Champions League Group Stage. From the 2017 edition, the award was renamed 'UEFA Men's Player of the Year' and the winner selected by the vote of a jury composed of the coaches of the 80 clubs in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League group stages of that season together with 55 journalists selected by the European Sports Media (ESM) group, representing each of UEFA's member associations. The player who received the most points is declared the winner. The presentation of the award still take place in a special Gala ceremony held each year for the draw of the UEFA Champions League Group Stage of the next year in late August.
First Edition - 2011
Total Editions - 9
History - Six different players won this award: Three times: Ronaldo C. (Portugal - 2014, 2016, 2017 Real Madrid, Spain); Two times: Messi (Argentina - 2011, 2015 Barcelona, Spain); One Time: Iniesta A. (Spain - 2012 Barcelona), Ribery (France - 2013 Bayern Munich, Germany), Modric (Croatia - 2018 Real Madrid, Spain), Van Dijk (Netherlands - 2019 Liverpool, England).
UEFA INTERNATIONAL CENTURIONS
A VERY PRESTIGIOUS HONOUR A PLAYER CAN WIN IN EUROPE.
Winner -Regarded as one of the most experienced players in Europe.
Organisers - UEFA (Union of European Football Associations)
with the collaboration of each European National Football
Federation member of UEFA.
Participating Players - All football players who played more
than 100 international games with his respective national team.
THE CAP
Award Objective and Structure - The UEFA International Centurions award is given to each player who plays more than 100 times with his national team. The award was launched in 2011 and all European players who ever played more than 100 national games, both active, retired or dead, were presented with the award in a small ceremony held before the begining of the Euro 2012 Qualification Games in September and October 2011. New centurions will be awarded immediately before the begining of their 100th match. Besides the two awards handed by UEFA, a cap and a medal, each centurion will receive a special award presented by his National Football Federation.
First time awarded - 2011
History - The European centurions are: Lima I. (Andorra); Hovsepyan (Armenia); Herzog (Austria); Sadygov (Azerbaijan); Kulchy (Belarus); Mihaylov, Petrov S. (Bulgaria); Simic, Srna, Pletikosa, Šimunić, Olić, Modrić (Croatia); Okkas (Cyprus); Poborsky, Čech, Rosický, Plašil (Czech Republic); Schmeichel, Tomasson J.D., Rommedhal, Helveg, Laudrup M., Olsen M., Jorgensen, Sørensen T. (Denmark); Shilton, Beckham, Moore B., Charlton B., Wright B., Rooney, Gerrard, Cole A., Lampard (England); Reim, Kristal, Poom, Oper, Viikmae, Piiroja, Zelinski, Jääger, Klavan, Kruglov, Lindpere, Dmitrijev A., Vassiljev (Estonia); Litmanen, Hyypia, Johansson J., Hjelm (Finland); Thuram, Henry T., Desailly, Zidane, Vieira, Deschamps (France); Kobiashvili (Georgia); Matthaus, Klose, Klinsmann, Kohler, Beckenbauer, Streich, Hassler, Kirsten, Dorner, Podolski, Schweinsteiger, Lahm, Mertesacker (Germany); Zagorakis, Karagounis, Basinas, Katsouranis (Greece); Bozsik, Király (Hungary); Kristinsson R. (Iceland); Benayoun (Israel); Cannavaro F., Maldini P., Zoff, Buffon G., Pirlo, De Rossi, Chiellini (Italy); Astafjevs, Rubins, Laizans, Bleidelis, Zemlinskis, Stepanovs, Verpakovskis (Latvia); Frick, Jehle, Stocklasa, Burgmeier (Liechtenstein); Sedloski (Macedonia); Agius G., Carabott D., Busuttil C., Brincat J., Mifsud M. (Malta); Van der Sar, De Boer F., Van Bronckhorst, Cocu, Sneijder, Van der Vaart, Kuyt, Van Persie (Netherlands); Jennings, Hughes A., Davis (Northern Ireland); Svenssen T., Berg H., Riise J.A. (Norway); Zewlakow, Lato (Poland); Figo, Couto F., Ronaldo C., Nani, Moutinho (Portugal); Given, Kilbane, Keane R., Staunton, O'Shea, Duff (Republic of Ireland); Munteanu, Hagi, Popescu, Boloni, Rat (Romania); Onopko, Ignashevich, Akinfee, Berezutskiy (Russia); Dalglish (Scotland); Milosevic S., Ivanović B., Stanković (Serbia); Karhan, Hamsik (Slovakia); Cesar B. (Slovenia); Zubizarreta, Casillas, Raul, Xavi H., Ramos S., Iniesta, Silva D., Alonso X., Torres F., Fabregas, Busquets, Puyol (Spain); Ravelli, Nilsson R., Nordqvist, Svensson A., Alexandersson N., Larsson H., Mellberg, Isaksson A., Källström K., Ibrahimović, (Sweden); Hermann H., Geiger, Chapuisat (Switzerland), Rustu Recber, Sukur, Korkmaz, Turan (Turkey), Blokhin, Tymoshchunk, Shevchenko (Ukraine).
Name - UEFA Cenurion Cap.
Material - Black cap with gold strips and pomel. The coat-of-arms of the National Football Association is embroiderd on the front of the crown, whilst the name of the player and the wording '100 Caps' are embroiderd on the Peak (Visor) in gold thread.
Awarded by - UEFA
History - This is a copy of the original cap presented to each player when selected to play with the national team of England in the first National matches played in the pioneer years of football (1870's).
WINNERS - UEFA CENTURIONS AWARD
THE MEDAL
Name - UEFA Cenurion Medal.
Material - Silver Medal with the UEFA coat-of-arms and the word UEFA embossed, finished with a dark blue ribbon.
Awarded by - UEFA
THE THROPHY
Name - FIGC Cenurion Throphy.
Material - A golden football player dressed in a blue Italian National Team shirt with a large Italian badge on the front. All on a golden round base.
Awarded by - FIGC (Italian Football Federation)
Height - Circa 30 cm.
Dino
ZOFF
(Napoli & Juventus)
2011
Paolo
MALDINI
(Milan)
2011
Fabio
CANNAVARO
(Parma, Inter, Juventus
& Real Madrid)
2011
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Parma & Juventus)
2011
The third 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 third page of Individual Honours concentrates also on International Honours, namely the FIFA / FIFPro World XI Players; the European Golden Shoe - Soulier D'Or; All the UEFA awards - Club Footballer, Goalkeeper, Defender and Coach of the Year, Best Player in Europe, UEFA President's Award, Team of the Year, International Centurions; the UEFA Golden Jubilee Awards - Best European Player and Golden Players; Laureus Individual World Awards; Coppa Internazionale and Olympics Football Tournament Top Scorers; part of the Overall Awards for the 1908 - 1940 Olympics Football Tournaments - Best National Coach and Captain.
Award Objective and Structure - The UEFA Team of the Year (known also as the UEFA.com Users' Team of the Year) is an annual award given by UEFA through a poll on its official website. A shortlist of 60 players and coaches are listed as nominees by UEFA and users cast their vote by selecting the best line up made up of 11 of the listed players (1 goalkeeper, 4 defenders, 4 midfielders, 2 attackers) plus a coach (coaches were droped since 2012). At the end of the voting period, all the votes are counted and the final UEFA team of the year is announced on the website. Since the 2008 edition the player who receives the most votes is also declared the captain of the UEFA Team of the Year.
First Edition - 2001
Editions until Today - 18
History - A total of eighty-seven different Players were selected to form part of the UEFA Team of the Year, twenty-four of which were selected forty-one times whilst playing with Italian clubs: Thirteen times Ronaldo C. (Portugal - 2004, 2007, 2008 Manchester United, England / 2009 Manchester United & Real Madrid, Spain / 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Real Madrid / 2018 Real Madrid & Juventus, Italy); Ten times Messi (Argentina - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Barcelona, Spain); Eight times Ramos S. (Spain - 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Real Madrid); Six times Puyol (Spain - 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 Barcelona), Casillas (Spain - 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Real Madrid), Iniesta A. (Spain - 2009, 2010, 2011 2012, 2015, 2016 Barcelona); Five times Henry T. (France - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 Arsenal, England), Xavi (Spain - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 2012 Barcelona), Lahm (Germany - 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014 Bayern Munich), Pique (Spain - 2010, 2011 2012, 2015, 2016 Barcelona), Buffon G. (Italy - 2003, 2004, 2006, 2016, 2017 Juventus), Alves D. (Brazil - 2007 Sevilla, Spain / 2009, 2011, 2015 Barcelona, Spain / 2017 Juventus, Italy & Paris Saint Germain, France); Four times Nesta (Italy - 2002 Lazio & Milan / 2003, 2004, 2007 Milan), Terry J. (England - 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 Chelsea), Ibrahimovic (Sweden - 2007 Inter, Italy / 2009 Inter & Barcelona, Spain / 2013, 2014 Paris Saint Germain, France); Three times Zidane (France - 2001 Juventus, Italy & Real Madrid, Spain / 2002, 2003 Real Madrid), Ronaldinho (Brazil - 2004, 2005, 2006 Barcelona, Spain), Nedved (Czech Republic - 2003, 2004, 2005 Juventus, Italy), Gerrard (England - 2005, 2006, 2007 Liverpool), Kaka (Brazil - 2006, 2007 Milan, Italy / 2009 Milan & Real Madrid, Spain), Thiago Silva (Brazil - 2011 Milan, Italy / 2012 Milan, Italy & Paris Saint Germain, France / 2013 Paris Saint Germain, France), Neuer (Germany - 2013, 2014, 2015 Bayern Munich), Alaba (Austria - 2013, 2014, 2015 Bayern Munich, Germany), Kroos (Germany - 2014 Bayern Munich & Real Madrid, Spain / 2016, 2017 Real Madrid), Marcelo (Brazil - 2011, 2017, 2018 Real Madrid, Spain), Modric (Croatia - 2016, 2017, 2018 Real Madrid, Spain); Two times Roberto Carlos (Brazil - 2002, 2003 Real Madrid, Spain), Beckham (England - 2001, 2003 Manchester United), Cafu (Brazil - 2004, 2005 Milan, Italy), Maldini P. (Italy - 2003, 2005 Milan), Shevchenko (Ukraine - 2004, 2005 Milan, Italy), Eto'o (Cameroon - 2005, 2006 Barcelona, Spain), Seedorf (Netherlands - 2002 Inter, Italy & Milan, Italy / 2007 Milan), Fabregas (Spain - 2006, 2008 Arsenal, England), Cole A. (England - 2004 Arsenal / 2010 Chelsea), Bale (Wales - 2011 Tottenham Hotspurs, England / 2013 Tottenham Hotspurs & Real Madrid, Spain), Ozil (Germany -2012 Real Madrid, Spain / 2013 Real Madrid & Arsenal, England), Ribery (France - 2008, 2013 Bayern Munich, Germany), Robben (Netherlands - 2011, 2014 Bayern Munich, Germany), Hazard (Belgium - 2017, 2018 Chelsea, England); One time Canizares (Spain - 2001 Valencia), Contra (Romania - 2001 Deportivo Alaves, Spain & Milan, Italy), Hyypia (Finland - 2001 Liverpool, England), Andersson P. (Sweden - 2001 Bayern Munich, Germany & Barcelona, Spain), Lizarazu (France - 2001 Bayern Munich, Germany), Vieira (France - 2001 Arsenal, England), Gonzalez K. (Argentina - 2001 Valencia, Spain), Trezeguet (France - 2001 Juventus, Italy), Rustu R. (Turkey - 2002 Fenerbahe), Chivu (Romania - 2002 Ajax, Netherlands), Ballack (Germany - 2002 Bayern Leverkusen & Bayern Munich), Duff (Ireland - 2002 Blackburn Rovers, England), Ronaldo (Brazil - 2002 Inter, Italy & Real Madrid, Spain), Ferreira P. (Portugal - 2003 Porto), Figo (Portugal - 2003 Real Madrid, Spain), Van Nistelrooy (Netherlands - 2003 Manchester United, England), Carvalho (Portugal - 2004 Porto-Chelsea, England), Maniche (Portugal - 2004 Porto), Cech (Czech Republic - 2005 Chelsea, England), Garcia L. (Spain - 2005 Liverpool, England), Zambrotta (Italy - 2006 Juventus & Barcelona, Spain), Cannavaro F. (Italy - 2006 Juventus & Real Madrid, Spain), Abidal (France - 2007 Lyon & Barcelona, Spain), Drogba (Cote d'Ivoire - 2007 Chelsea, England), Torres F. (Spain - 2008 Liverpool, England), Evra (France - 2009 Manchester United, England), Maicon (Brazil - 2010 Inter, Italy), Sneijder (Netherlands - 2010 Inter, Italy), Villa D. (Spain - 2010 Barcelona), Pirlo (Italy - 2012 Juventus), Reus (Germany - 2013 Bayern Munich), Godin (Uruguay - 2014 Atletico Madrid, Spain), Di Maria (Argentina - 2014 Real Madrid, Spain & Manchester United, England), Pogba (France - 2015 Juventus, Italy), James R. (Colombia - 2015 Real Madrid, Spain), Neymar (Brazil - 2015 Barcelona, Spain), Boateng J. (Germany - 2016 Bayern Munich), Bonucci (Italy - 2016 Juventus), Griezmann (France - 2016 Athletico Madrid, Spain), Chiellini (Italy - 2017 Juventus), De Bruyne (Belgium - 2017 Manchester City, England), Ter Stegen (Germany - 2018 Barcelona, Spain), Van Dijk (Netherlands - Liverpool, England), Varane (France - Real Madrid, Spain), Kante (France - Chelsea, England), Mbappe (France - Paris St Germain).
Eight Players were selected as Captains of the UEFA Team of the Year: Two times Puyol (Spain - 2009, 2010 Barcelona), Xavi (Spain - 2008, 2011 Barcelona), Ramos S. (Spain - 2016, 2017 Real Madrid); One time Iniesta A. (Spain - 2012 Barcelona), Lahm (Germany - 2013 Bayern Munich), Ronaldo C. (Portugal - 2014 Real Madrid, Spain), Messi (Argentina - 2015 Barcelona, Spain), Modric (Croatia - 2018 Real Madrid, Spain).
Six defferent Coaches were selected to lead the UEFA Team of the Year, one of which while leading an Italian club: Four times Mourinho (Portugal - 2003, 2004 Porto / 2005 Chelsea, England / 2010 Inter, Italy & Real Madrid, Spain); Two times Ferguson (Scotland - 2007, 2008 Manchester United, England); One time Houllier (France - 2001 Liverpool, England), Gunes S. (Turkey - 2002 Turkey National Team), Rijkaard (Netherlands - 2006 Barcelona, Spain), Guardiola (Spain - 2009 Barcelona). Coaches were not selected any more since the 2011 edition.
Antonio
DI NATALE
(Udinese)
2011
Christian
MAGGIO
(Napoli)
2011
UEFA BEST PLAYER IN EUROPE SHORTLISTED AZZURRI
Mario B.
BALOTELLI
(Manchester City)
Shortlisted 2012
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
Shortlisted 2012
2015 - 4th Place
2016 - 6th Place
Andrea
PIRLO
(Juventus)
2012 - 4th Place
Shortlisted 2013
2015 - 7th Place
Mario B.
BALOTELLI
(Manchester City
& Milan)
2012, 2013
Claudio
MARCHISIO
(Juventus)
2012, 2015
Andrea
BARZAGLI
(Juventus)
2012
2012
Andrea
PIRLO
(Juventus)
Midfielder
Andrea
PIRLO
(Milan & Juventus)
2013
Marco
VERRATTI
(Paris Saint Germain)
2015
Marco
VERRATTI
(Paris St Germain)
2015, 2016
2017
Giorgio
CHIELLINI
(Juventus)
Shortlisted 2016
Daniele
DE ROSSI
(Roma)
2014
Leonardo
BONUCCI
(Juventus)
2016
2016
Leonardo
BONUCCI
(Juventus)
Defender
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
Goalkeeper
RUNNERS-UP (2nd Place) - UEFA BEST
CLUB DEFENDER OF THE YEAR
Leonardo
BONUCCI
(Juventus)
2016/17
UEFA BEST CLUB DEFENDER OF THE YEAR -
FINAL POSITIONS OF OTHER AZZURRI PLAYERS
Giorgio
CHIELLINI
(Juventus)
2016/17 - 4th Place
2017/18 - 4th Place
2018/19 - 7th Place
THIRD PLACE - UEFA BEST PLAYER IN EUROPE
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
2017
UEFA PRESIDENT'S AWARD
A VERY PRESTIGIOUS HONOUR AWARDED BY UEFA
Holder -Regarded as a great achiever in European football.
Organisers - UEFA (Union of European Football Associations).
Participating Players - All football personalities, in particular
former players who played in a European National League and
European Continental Competitions.
Award Objective and Structure - This award is given every year
in the annual UEFA Gala ceremony held for the draw of the UEFA
THE TROPHY
Champions League Group Stage of the next year in late August. It is awarded by the UEFA President in recognition of the outstanding achievements, professional excellence and exemplary personal qualities of the true protagonists of the game of football – the players – who have advanced the game's development and success throughout the years. In 1999, 2015 and 2016 the award was not awarded.
First Edition - 1998
Editions until Today - 19
History - Ninteen different individuals won this award: 1998 Jacques Delors (European Commission, France), 2000 Roux (France), 2001 Santisteban (Spain), 2002 Robson Bobby (England), 2003 Maldini P. (Italy), 2004 Walker E. (Scotland), 2005 Rijkaard (Netherlands), 2006 Straub W. (Germany), 2007 Di Stéfano (Spain), 2008 Charlton B. (England), 2009 Eusébio (Portugal), 2010 Kopa (France), 2011 Rivera (Italy), 2012 Beckenbauer (Germany), 2013 Cruyff J. (Netherlands), 2014 Masopust (Czech Republic), 2017 Totti (Italy), 2018 Beckham (England), 2019 Cantona (France).
Name - UEFA President's Award.
Material - Silver flat plate with an image of the award winner and the coat-of-arms of UEFA in the middle part in grey and blue. In the lower part an engraved inscription and signiture of the UEFA President together with the title of the award.
Height - circa 40 cm
Width - circa 25 cm
Note - The winner of each edition keeps the trophy forever.
UEFA PRESIDENT'S AWARD HOLDERS
Paolo
MALDINI
2003
Gianni
RIVERA
2011
Francesco
TOTTI
2017
THE TROPHY
Name - FIFA / FIFPro World XI Award.
Designer - Ana Barbic Katicic (Croatian)
Manufacturer:Adon Production AG (Switzerland)
Material - Platinum coated inspired by the iconic World Cup Trophy with carbon at the base and a ball at the top. It also has the logo of 'The Best' and 'FIFA' in polished surface.
Height - 20 cm
Used - 4 Editions - since 2016
Winner - The winner of each edition keeps the trophy forever.
Note - This trophy is a smaller version of the trophy awarded to The Best FIFA Male and Female Player, Male and Female Coach and Goalkeeper award winners.
Leonardo
BONUCCI
(Juventus)
2017
2017
Giorgio
CHIELLINI
(Juventus)
Defender
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
Goalkeeper
LAUREUS INDIVIDUAL WORLD AWARDS
THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL SPORTS AWARD IN THE WORLD
Winners -Regarded as one of the best sportsman / woman in the world.
THE TROPHY
Organisers - The Laureus Sport for Good
Foundation with its founding Patrons
DaimlerChrysler and Richemont and the support
of the Global Partners Mercedes-Benz, IWC
Schaffhausen and Allianz.
Participating Countries - All sports sportsman
and sportswoman in the world.
Award Objective and Structure - The objective
of the Laureus awards is to promote the use of
sport as a tool for social change and celebrates
sporting excellence. The awards are given
annually to sportspeople and teams who have
been outstanding in their sports discipline during the previous
year. A Selection Panel of the world's leading sports editors,
writers and broadcasters from over 100 countries votes to create
a shortlist of six nominations in each category. The Award winner is selected by a secret ballot by the 65 members of the Laureus World Sports Academy, all retired athletes in different sports and coming from different countries from all over the world, including the Azzurro Alessandro Del Piero. The only exceptions are the Action Sportsperson and Sportsperson with a Disability Awards whose nominations are selected by a specialist panel and the Sporting Moment Award which is voted by the public.
First Edition - 2000
Editions until Today - 19
Categories - The Laureus Awards are given annually to seven different categories:Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year, Laureus World Team of the Year, Laureus World Newcomer / Breakthrough of the Year, Laureus World Comeback of the Year, Laureus World Alternative / Action Sportsperson of the Year, Laureus World Sportsperson with a Disability of the Year and Laureus World Sporting Moment of the Year (initiated in 2017). Five other discretionary awards are given out not necessary annually but according to annual events: Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award, Laureus Sport for Good Award, Laureus Spirit of Sport
Name - Laureus Statuette
Designers and Manufacturers - Cartier SA (French)
Material - Each of the two figures is made up of 670g of solid silver with a base of 650g of gold finish.
Height - 30 cm
Weight - 2.5 Kg
Represents - Two back-to-back athletes with their arms spread towards the sky, holding the globe with the five continents engraved on the base.
History - The trophy is given annually to all award winners in the different catagories to keep forever.
WINNERS (1st Place) - LAUREUS
EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Francesco
TOTTI
2018
Award, Laureus Exceptional Achievement Award and Laureus Sporting Inspirations Award.
History - Various football personalities won a Laureus Award: Laureus World Comeback of the Year - 2003 Ronaldo (Brazil); Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award: 2000 Pele (Brazil), 2006 Cruyff J. (Netherlands), 2007 Beckenbauer (Germany), 2011 Zidane (France), 2012 Charlton B. (England), 2019 Wenger (France); Laureus Spirit of Sport Award: 2016 Cruyff J. (Netherlands); Laureus Exceptional Achievement Award: 2018 Totti (Italy). The other awards where given to sportsman and woman from other sports disciplines.
