ONE OF THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOURS A NATIONAL COACH CAN WIN.
Winner -Regarded as the Best National Coach in the World for the current year.
Organisers - IFFHS (International Federation of
Football History and Statistics) with the approval of
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football
Association)
Participating Coaches - All football National Coaches who led a National Team during that annual year.
Award Objective and Structure - The IFFHS World's Best National Coach award is presented to the Best National Coach at the World Football Gala organised each year. The votes are cast by all IFFHS members (circa 90 football journalists and statistical experts) from all over the world by listing their prefered four winning candidates in a chronological order (In the early editions the number was three). When all votes are cast, each candidate receives 4 points for each first preference, 3 points for a second etc. The candidate who obtain most total points is declared the winner for that year.
First Edition - 1996
Editions until Today - 24
History - A total of ninteen different National Coaches won the IFFHS World's Best National Coach Award: four times Del Bosque (Spain - 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013); two times Low (Germany - 2014, 2017), Santis F. (Portugal - 2016, 2019); one time Vogts (Germany - 1996), Zagallo (Brazil - 1997), Jacquet (France - 1998), Luxemburgo (Brazil - 1999), Lemerre (France - 2000), Bielsa (Argentina - 2001), Scolari (Brazil - 2002), Santini (France - 2003), Rehhagel (Germany - 2004 Greece), Parreira (Brazil - 2005), Lippi (Italy - 2006), Dunga (Brazil - 2007), Aragones (Spain - 2008), Tabarez (Uruguay - 2011), Sampaoli (Argentina - 2015 Chile), Deschamps (France - 2018).
THE TROPHY
Name - IFFHS Trophy.
Material - Gold ball with the IFFHS logo engraved on each patch, placed on a wooden base with a gold name plate. Gold is changed to Silver for the 2nd Place and Bronze for the 3rd.
Height - circa 25 cm
Used - Since 1991 for all the IFFHS awards in the various catagories organised by IFFHS. The winner keeps the trophy forever.
Note - A certificate is also presented to each winner.
WINNERS (1st Place) - IFFHS
WORLD'S BEST NATIONAL COACH
Marcello
LIPPI
(Italy)
2006
Italian Non-Azzurro
National Coach
Giovanni
TRAPATTONI
(Italy & Ireland)
2001 - 8th Place
2003 - 5th Place
2004 - 15th Place
2009 - 17th Place
2011 - 8th Place (Joint)
Italian Non-Azzurro National Coaches
Claudio
GENTILE
(Italy Under-21)
2004 - 11th Place
Italian Non-Senior
National Coaches
IFFHS WORLD COACH RANKING
(1996-2012) - AZZURRI COACHES POSITIONS
Dino
ZOFF
(Italy)
74th Place (Joint)
Alberto
MALESANI
(Parma)
158th Place (Joint)
Gianluca
VIALLI
(Chelsea)
65th Place (Joint)
Roberto
DONADONI
(Italy)
100th Place (Joint)
IFFHS WORLD COACH RANKING (1996-2012)
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR FOR A COACH.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Coach in the World since 1996.
Organisers - IFFHS (International Federation of
Football History and Statistics) with the approval of
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football
Association)
Participating Coaches - All football National and Club Coaches who led a Football Team since 1996.
Award Objective and Structure - The IFFHS World Coach Ranking united the two annual coaching awards of IFFHS: World's Best National Coach and World's Best Club Coach. The votes for both awards were cast by all IFFHS members (circa 90 football journalists and statistical experts) from all over the world and the Coaches who obtained most votes were ranked in a final list that declared the one with the highest total of votes the winner for that year in each category and continued down with the ranking according to the number of votes received. The All-Time World Ranking was based on the philosophy that although the job of National Coach and Club Coach are totally different (and thus require a separte annual award) a lot of club coaches are appointed National Coaches and some return back to Club Coaching. The Ranking was calculated each year and took in consideration the top 20 National Coaches and Club Coaches for that year and awarded them a number of points according to their position in that year's award lists, starting with 20 points for the first place, 19 points for the second and so on. Those points are then added with the All-Time World Coach Ranking of the previous years. Thus by totalling the points received since 1996 the Ranking was extended and updated annually until 2012 when the award was stopped
First Edition - 1996
Last Edition - 2012
Total Editions - 17
History - The Final top twenty positions in the IFFHS World Coach Ranking 1996-2012 are: 1. Ferguson A. (Scotland - Manchester United, England); 2. Wenger (France - Arsenal, England); 3. Mourinho (Portugal - Porto, Portugal / Chelsea, England / Inter, Italy / Real Madrid, Spain); 4. Capello (Italy - Roma, Italy / Juventus, Italy / England National Team / Russia National Team); 5. Lippi (Italy - Juventus, Italy / Italy National Team); 6. Del Bosque (Spain - Real Madrid, Spain / Spain National Team); 7. Hiddink (Netherlands - Netherlands National Team / South Korea National Team / PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands / Australia National Team / Russia National Team / Chelsea, England); 8. Hitzfeld (Germany - Borussia Dortmund, Germany / Bayern Munich, Germany / Switzerland National Team); 9. Bielsa (Argentina - Argentina National Team / Chile National Team / Athletic Bilbao, Spain); 10. Scolari (Brazil - Palmeiras Sao Paulo, Brazil / Brazil National Team / Portugal National Team); 11. Eriksson (Sweden - Lazio, Italy / England National Team); 12. Ancelotti (Italy - Milan, Italy / Chelsea England); 13. Rijkaard (Netherlands - Netherlands National Team / Barcelona, Spain); 14. Benitez (Spain - Valencia, Spain / Liverpool, England); 15. Low (Germany - Germany National Team); 16. Trapattoni (Italy - Bayern Munich, Germany / Italy National Team / Ireland National Team); 17. Guardiola (Spain - Barcelona, Spain), Bruckner (Czech Republic - Czech Republic National Team); 19. Bianchi (Argentina - Boca Juniors, Argentina); 20. Mancini (Italy - Inter, Italy / Manchester City, England).
Marcello
LIPPI
(Juventus & Italy)
5th Place
Giovanni
TRAPATTONI
(Bayern Munich, Italy
& Ireland)
16th Place
Cesare
MALDINI
(Italy)
158th Place (Joint)
RUNNER-UP (2nd Place) - IFFHS
WORLD'S BEST GOALKEEPER
Angelo
PERUZZI
(Juventus)
1997
IFFHS WORLD'S BEST GOALKEEPER -
POSITIONS OF OTHER AZZURRI G'KEEPERS
Sebastiano
ROSSI
(Milan)
1994 - 5th Place
Gianluca
PAGLIUCA
(Sampdoria & Inter)
1991 - 6th Place
1994 - 6th Place
1995 - 8th Place
1997 - 10th Place
1998 - 5th Place
IFFHS WORLD'S BEST GOALKEEPER
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A GOALKEEPER CAN WIN.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Goalkeeper in the World that year.
Organisers - IFFHS (International Federation of
Football History and Statistics) with the approval of
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football
Association)
Participating Players - All football Goalkeepers who played professional football that annual year.
Award Objective and Structure - The IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award is presented to the best goalkeeper at each World Football Gala organised each year. The votes are cast by all IFFHS members (circa 90 football journalists and statistical experts) from all over the world and the Goalkeepers who receive the votes are ranked in a final list that declares the one with the highest total as the winner for that year.
First Edition - 1987
Editions until Today - 33
History - A total of fifteen different Goalkeepers won the IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper Award, two of which won it eight times whilst playing with Italian clubs: five times Casillas (Spain - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Real Madrid, Spain), Buffon G. (Italy - 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2017 Juventus, Italy); four times Neuer (Germany - 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Bayern Munich, Germany); three times Zenga (Italy - 1989, 1990, 1991 Inter, Italy), Chilavert (Paraguay - 1995, 1997, 1998 Velez Sarsfield, Argentina), Kahn (Germany - 1999, 2001, 2002 Bayern Munich, Germany); two times Schmeichel (Denmark - 1992, 1993 Manchester United, England); one time Pfaff (Belgium - 1987 Bayern Munich, Germany), Dasaev (USSR - 1988 Spartak Moscow, USSR), Preud'homme (Belgium - 1994 Mechelen, Belgium), Kopke (Germany - 1996 Marseille, France), Barthez (France - 2000 Manchester United, Engalnd), Cech (Czeck Republic - 2005 Chelsea, England), Courtois (Belgium - 2018 Chelsea, England / Real Madrid, Spain), Alisson (Brazil - 2019 Liverpool, England).
THE TROPHY
Name - IFFHS Best Goalkeeper of the Year Trophy.
Sponsor -
Material - Flat Gold plate with the logo of IFFHS engraved in black with two Uhisport goalkeeper gloves on the sides as if catching the logo, all on an wooden base with engraved name plate on the front. Gold is changed to Silver for the 2nd Place and Bronze for the 3rd.
Height - circa 35 cm
Used - 1987 edition only. The winner kept the trophy forever.
WINNERS (1st Place) - IFFHS
WORLD'S BEST GOALKEEPER
Walter
ZENGA
(Inter)
1989, 1990, 1991
Luca
MARCHEGIANI
(Lazio)
1999 - 10th Place
WINNER (1st Place) - IFFHS WORLD BEST GOALKEEPER
OF THE LAST QUARTER OF A CENTURY (1987-2011)
IFFHS WORLD BEST GOALKEEPER OF THE LAST QUARTER
OF A CENTURY (1987-1911) - OTHER AZZURRI GOALKEEPERS
Sebastiano
ROSSI
(Milan)
45th Place
Francesco
TOLDO
(Fiorentina & Inter)
17th Place (Joint)
Gianluca
PAGLIUCA
(Sampdoria & Inter)
16th Place
Christian
ABBIATI
(Milan & Juventus)
55th Place (Joint)
IFFHS WORLD BEST GOALKEEPER
OF THE LAST QUARTER OF A CENTURY (1987-2011)
A VERY PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR FOR A GOALKEEPER.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Goalkeeper in the last 25 years period.
Organisers - IFFHS (International Federation of
Football History and Statistics) with the approval of
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football
Association)
Participating Players - All football Goalkeepers who played professional football between 1987 and 2011.
Award Objective and Structure - The IFFHS World Best Goalkeeper of the Last Quarter of a Century was based on the annual IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award. The votes for this award are cast by all IFFHS members (circa 90 football journalists and statistical experts) from all over the world and the Goalkeepers who obtain most votes are ranked in a final list that declares the one with the highest total of votes the winner for that year and continues down with the ranking according to the number of votes received. The Ranking of the World Best Goalkeeper of the Last Quarter of a Century was calculated by taking in consideration the top 20 Goalkeepers for each year since 1987 and awarded them a number of points according to their position in each year's award lists, starting with 20 points for the first place, 19 points for the second and so on. Those points were added together and each new year was recalculated and the new points added to the previous total. The Goalkeeper who finished with most points after 25 years (in 2011) was declared the winner of the Last Quarter of a Century.
First and Only Edition - 1987-2011
Total Editions - 1
History - The final top twenty positions of the IFFHS World Best Goalkeeper of the Last Quarter of a Century (1987-2011) award were: 1. Buffon G. (Italy - Parma, Italy / Juventus, Italy); 2. Casillas (Spain - Real Madrid, Spain); 3. Van
Walter
ZENGA
(Inter)
8th Place (Joint)
Angelo
PERUZZI
(Juventus)
30th Place (Joint)
THE TROPHY
Name - IFFHS Best Goalkeeper of the Year Trophy.
Sponsor -
Material - Gold plated sculpture with a football showing the inscription IFFHS and two goalkeeper hands wearing Uhisport gloves on the sides catching the ball, all on an wooden base with engraved name plate on the front. Gold is changed to Silver for the 2nd Place and Bronze for the 3rd.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - 10 editions, from 1988 until 1997. The winner kept the trophy forever.
THE TROPHY
Name - IFFHS Trophy.
Material - Gold ball with the IFFHS logo engraved on each patch, placed on a wooden base with a gold name plate. Gold is changed to Silver for the 2nd Place and Bronze for the 3rd.
Height - circa 25 cm
Used - 22 editions, since 1998. Starting in 1991, this trophy was given to all the IFFHS award winners of the various catagories organised by IFFHS. The winner keeps the trophy forever.
Note - A certificate is also presented to each winner.
THE SHIRT
Name - IFFHS Best Goalkeeper of the Year Shirt.
Sponsor -
Material - Goalkeeper shirt with the words 'No.1' (2 or 3) and year on the front and 'The World's 1st (2nd or 3rd) best goalkeeper' on a large number one on the back. The colour changes according to rank: Yellow first, grey second and red third.
Used - 11 editions, from 1987 until 1997. The winner kept the shirt forever.
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
2003, 2004, 2006,
2007, 2017
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
2008, 2009, 2012,
2013, 2015, 2016
THIRD PLACE - IFFHS
WORLD'S BEST GOALKEEPER
Walter
ZENGA
(Inter)
1987, 1988
Francesco
TOLDO
(Fiorentina)
2000
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus & Paris
St Germain)
2001, 2005, 2018
Walter
ZENGA
(Inter)
1992 - 6th Place
1993 - 7th Place
Angelo
PERUZZI
(Juventus)
1998 - 9th Place
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Parma & Juventus)
1999 - 5th Place
2000 - 10th Place
2002 - 5th Place
2010 - 9th Place
2011 - 4th Place
2014 - 4th Place
Francesco
TOLDO
(Inter)
2001 - 8th Place
2002 - 7th Place
2003 - 5th Place
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Parma & Juventus)
IFFHS WORLD'S BEST PLAYMAKER
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A PLAYMAKER CAN WIN.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Playmaker in the World that year.
Organisers - IFFHS (International Federation of
Football History and Statistics) with the approval of
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football
Association)
Participating Players - All football Playmakers who played professional football that annual year.
Award Objective and Structure - The IFFHS World's Best Playmaker award is presented to the best Playmaker at each World Football Gala organised each year. The votes are cast by all IFFHS members (football journalists and statistical experts) from all over the world and the Playmakers who obtain most votes are ranked in a final list that declares the one with the highest total of votes the winner for that year.
First Edition - 2006
Editions until Today - 14
History - A total of seven different Playmakers won the IFFHS World's Best Playmaker Award, one of which won it whilst playing with an Italian club: four times Xavi (Spain - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Barcelona, Spain), Messi (Argentina - 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 Barcelona, Spain); two times Iniesta (Spain - 2012, 2013 Barcelona, Spain); one time Zidane (France - 2006 Real Madrid, Spain), Kaka (Brazil - 2007 Milan, Italy), Kross (Germany - 2014 Bayern Munich, Germany / Real Madrid, Spain), Modric (Croatia - 2018 Real Madrid, Spain).
THE TROPHY
Name - IFFHS Trophy.
Material - Gold ball with the IFFHS logo engraved on each patch, placed on a wooden base with a gold name plate. Gold is changed to Silver for the 2nd Place and Bronze for the 3rd.
Height - circa 25 cm
Used - Since 1991 to all the IFFHS award winners of the various catagories organised by IFFHS. The winner keeps the trophy forever.
RUNNER-UP (2nd Place) - IFFHS
WORLD'S BEST PLAYMAKER
Andrea
PIRLO
(Milan)
2007
THIRD PLACE - IFFHS
WORLD'S BEST PLAYMAKER
Andrea
PIRLO
(Milan & Juventus)
2006, 2013, 2015
Francesco
TOTTI
(Roma)
2006 - 10th Place
IFFHS WORLD'S BEST PLAYMAKER -
POSITIONS OF OTHER AZZURRI PLAYERS
Andrea
PIRLO
(Milan & Juventus)
2009 - 9th Place
2010 - 16th Place
2011 - 10th Place (joint)
2012 - 4th Place
RUNNER-UP (2nd Place) - IFFHS
WORLD'S BEST CLUB COACH
IFFHS WORLD'S BEST CLUB COACH - FINAL
POSITIONS OF OTHER ITALIAN COACHES
Marcello
LIPPI
(Juventus)
2002 - 7th Place
IFFHS WORLD'S BEST CLUB COACH
ONE OF THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOURS A CLUB COACH CAN WIN.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Club Coach in the World for the current year.
Organisers - IFFHS (International Federation of
Football History and Statistics) with the approval of
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football
Association)
Participating Coaches - All football Club Coaches who led a Professional Club during that annual year.
Award Objective and Structure - The IFFHS World's Best Club Coach award is presented to the best Club Coach at the World Football Gala organised each year. The votes are cast by all IFFHS members (circa 90 football journalists and statistical experts) from all over the world by listing their prefered four winning candidates in a chronological order (In the early editions the number was three). When all votes are cast, each candidate receives 4 points for each first preference, 3 points for a second etc. The candidate who obtain most total points is declared the winner for that year.
First Edition - 1996
Editions until Today - 24
History - A total of fourteen different Club Coaches won the IFFHS World's Best Club Coach Award, four of which with Italian clubs - four times Mourinho (Portugal - 2004, 2005 Chelsea, England; 2010 Inter, Italy / Real Madrid, Spain; 2012 Real Madrid, Spain); two times Lippi (Italy - 1996, 1998 Juventus, Italy), Hitzfild (Germany - 1997 Borrusia Dortmund, Germany; 2001 Bayern Munich, Germany), Ferguson (Scotland - 1999, 2008 Manchester United, England), Bianchi C. (Argentina - 2000, 2003 Boca Juniors, Argentina), Guardiola (Spain - 2009, 2011 Barcelona, Spain), Ancelotti (Italy - 2007 Milan, Italy; 2014 Real Madrid, Spain), Zidane (France - 2017, 2018 Real Madrid, Spain); one time Del Bosque (Spain - 2002 Real Madrid, Spain), Rijkaard (Netherlands - 2006 Barcelona, Spain), Heynckes (Germany - 2013 Bayern Munich, Germany), Enrique (Spain - 2015 Barcelona, Spain), Simeone (Argentina - 2016 Atletico Madrid, Spain), Klopp (Germany - 2019 Liverpool, England).
THE TROPHY
Name - IFFHS Trophy.
Material - Gold ball with the IFFHS logo engraved on each patch, placed on a wooden base with a gold name plate. Gold is changed to Silver for the 2nd Place and Bronze for the 3rd.
Height - circa 25 cm
Used - Since 1991 to all the IFFHS award winners in the various catagories organised by IFFHS. The winner keeps the trophy forever.
Note - A certificate is also presented to each winner.
WINNERS (1st Place) - IFFHS
WORLD'S BEST CLUB COACH
Marcello
LIPPI
(Juventus)
1996, 1998
Giovanni
TRAPATTONI
(Bayern Munich)
1997 - 7th Place
THIRD PLACE - IFFHS
WORLD'S BEST CLUB COACH
Marcello
LIPPI
(Juventus)
1997, 2003
Gianluca
VIALLI
(Chelsea)
1998 - 6th Place
1999 - 7th Place
Fabio
CAPELLO
(Roma & Juventus)
2001 - 6th Place
2003 - 8th Place
2005 - 5th Place
Alberto
MALISANI
(Parma)
1999 - 10th Place
Italian Non-Azzurro Club Coaches
Carlo
ANCELOTTI
(Milan, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich
& Napoli)
2004 - 8th Place
2005 - 8th Place
2006 - 8th Place
2009 - 12th Place
2010 - 5th Place
2015 - 6th Place
2017 - 14th Place
2019 - 17th Place (Joint)
Roberto
MANCINI
(Inter & Manchester City)
2007 - 8th Place
2008 - 7th Place
2011 - 5th Place
2012 - 10th Place
Antonio
CONTE
(Juventus & Chelsea)
2013 - 8th Place (Joint)
2014 - 8th Place
2018 - 12th Place (Joint)
Claudio
RANIERI
(Valencia, Chelsea & Roma)
77th Place (Joint)
Luigi
SIMONI
(Inter & CSKA Sofia)
105th Place (Joint)
Luciano
SPALETTI
(Roma & Zenit St.Petersburg)
95th Place (Joint)
Claudio
GENTILE
(Italy Under-21)
169th Place (Joint)
Italian Non-Senior
National Coaches
Francesco
GUIDOLIN
(Palermo)
180th Place (Joint)
Luigi
DEL NERI
(Chievo Verona & Sampdoria)
231st Place (Joint)
Alberto
ZACCHERONI
(Milan & Japan)
65th Place (Joint)
Fabio
CAPELLO
(Roma, Juventus, England & Russia)
4th Place
Italian Non-Azzurro Coaches
Roberto
MANCINI
(Inter & Manchester City)
20th Place
Carlo
ANCELOTTI
(Milan & Chelsea)
12th Place
IFFHS WORLD BEST COACH OF THE 1st DECADE
(2001-2010) - AZZURRI COACHES
Roberto
DONADONI
(Italy)
64th Place (Joint)
IFFHS WORLD BEST COACH OF THE 1st DECADE (2001-2010)
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR FOR A COACH.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Coach in the World for the 2001-2010 Decade.
Organisers - IFFHS (International Federation of
Football History and Statistics) with the approval of
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football
Association)
Participating Coaches - All football National and Club Coaches who led a Football Team between 2001 and 2010.
Award Objective and Structure - The IFFHS World Best Coach of the Decade united the two annual Coaching awards of IFFHS: World's Best National Coach and World's Best Club Coach. The votes for both awards were cast by all IFFHS members (circa 90 football journalists and statistical experts) from all over the world and the Coaches who obtained most votes were ranked in a final list that declared the one with the highest total of votes the winner for that year in each category and continued down with the ranking according to the number of votes received. The World Best Coach of the Decade is based on the philosophy that although the job of National Coach and Club Coach are totally different (and thus require a separte annual award) a lot of club coaches are appointed National Coaches and some return back to Club Coaching. The Ranking was calculated every decade and took in consideration the top 20 National Coaches and Club Coaches for each of the ten years of the decade and award them a number of points according to their position in each year's award lists, starting with 20 points for the first place, 19 points for the second and so on. Those points were then added together and the Coach with most points was declared the winner. Since the 2001-2010 was the first edition of this award it was called the 1st Decade
First and Only Edition - 2001-2010
Total Editions - 1
History - The winner of the 1st Decade (2001/10) was: Wenger (France - Arsenal, England).
Marcello
LIPPI
(Juventus & Italy)
10th Place
Giovanni
TRAPATTONI
(Italy & Ireland)
23rd Place (Joint)
Claudio
GENTILE
(Italy Under-21)
110th Place (Joint)
Italian Non-Senior
National Coaches
Carlo
ANCELOTTI
(Milan & Chelsea)
6th Place
THE TROPHY
Name - IFFHS Trophy.
Material - Gold ball with the IFFHS logo engraved on each patch, placed on a wooden base with a gold name plate. Gold is changed to Silver for the 2nd Place and Bronze for the 3rd.
Height - circa 25 cm
Used - Since 1991 to all the IFFHS award winners in the various catagories organised by IFFHS. The winner keeps the trophy forever.
Note - A certificate is also presented to each winner.
THE TROPHY
Name - IFFHS Trophy.
Material - Gold ball with the IFFHS logo engraved on each patch, placed on a wooden base with a gold name plate. Gold is changed to Silver for the 2nd Place and Bronze for the 3rd.
Height - circa 25 cm
Used - Since 1991 to all the IFFHS award winners of the various catagories organised by IFFHS. The winner keeps the trophy forever.
Note - A certificate is also presented to each winner.
Der Sar (Netherlands - Ajax, Netherlands / Juventus, Italy / Manchester United, England); 4. Schmeichel (Danmark - Brondby, Danmark / Manchester United, England / Sporting, Portugal); 5. Kahn (Germany - Bayern Munich, Germany); 6. Cech (Czeck Republic - Stade Rennais, France / Chelsea, Engalnd); 7. Chilavert (Paraguay - Velez Sarsfield, Argentina / Strasbourg, France); 8. Zenga (Italy - Inter, Italy), Zubizarreta (Spain - Barcelona, Spain / Valencia, Spain); 10. Taffarel (Brazil - Internacional, Brazil / Parma, Italy / Reggiana, Italy / Atletico Mineiro, Brazil / Galatasaray, Turkey); 11. Preud'homme (Belgium - Mechelen, Belgium / Benfica, Portugal); 12. Barthez (France - Monaco, France / Manchester United, England); 13. Seaman (England - Arsenal, England); 14. Dida (Brazil - Corinthians, Brazil / Milan, Italy); 15. Baia (Portugal - Porto, Portugal / Barcelona, Spain); 16. Pagliuca (Italy - Sampdoria, Italy / Inter, Italy); 17. Toldo (Italy - Fiorentina, Italy / Inter, Italy), Valdes (Spain - Barcelona, Spain); 19. Lehmann (Germany - Borussia Dortmund, Germany / Arsenal, England / Stuttgart, Germany); 20. Julio Cesar (Brazil - Inter, Italy).
Luca
MARCHEGIANI
(Lazio)
88th Place (Joint)
Carlo
CUDICINI
(Chelsea)
95th Place (Joint)
Ivan
PELLIZZOLI
(Roma & AlbinoLeffe)
95th Place (Joint)
Luca
BUCCI
(Parma)
130th Place (Joint)
Stefano
TACCONI
(Juventus)
140th Place (Joint)
IFFHS WORLD BEST GOALKEEPER OF THE 1st DECADE
(2001-2010) - OTHER AZZURRI GOALKEEPERS
IFFHS WORLD BEST GOALKEEPER
OF THE 1st DECADE (2001-2010)
A VERY PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR FOR A GOALKEEPER.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Goalkeeper in the World for the 2001-10 Decade.
Organisers - IFFHS (International Federation of
Football History and Statistics) with the approval of
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football
Association)
Participating Players - All football Goalkeepers who played professional football between 2001 and 2010.
Award Objective and Structure - The IFFHS World Best Goalkeeper of the Decade united all the ten annual Goalkeeper awards between 2001 and 2010. The votes for each annual award were cast by all IFFHS members (circa 90 football journalists and statistical experts) from all over the world and the Goalkeepers who obtain most votes were ranked in a final list that declared the one with the highest total of votes the winner for that year and continued down with the ranking according to the number of votes received. The Ranking of the IFFHS World Best Goalkeeper of the Decade was calculated every decade and took in consideration the top 20 Goalkeepers for each of the ten years of the decade and awarded them a number of points according to their position in each year's award lists, starting with 20 points for the first place, 19 points for the second and so on. Those points were then added together and the Goalkeeper with most points is declared the winner. Since the 2001/10 edition was the first time the award was presented it was called the 1st Decade.
First and Only Edition - 2001-2010
Total Editions - 1
History - The winner of the 1st Decade (2001/10) was: Buffon G. (Italy - Juventus, Italy).
THE TROPHY
Name - IFFHS Trophy.
Material - Gold ball with the IFFHS logo engraved on each patch, placed on a wooden base with a gold name plate. Gold is changed to Silver for the 2nd Place and Bronze for the 3rd.
Height - circa 25 cm
Used - Since 1991 to all the IFFHS award winners of the various catagories organised by IFFHS. The winner keeps the trophy forever.
Note - A certificate is also presented to each winner.
WINNER (1st Place) - IFFHS WORLD BEST GOALKEEPER
OF THE 1st DECADE (2001-2010)
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
Francesco
TOLDO
(Inter)
14th Place
Carlo
CUDICINI
(Chelsea)
44th Place
Ivan
PELLIZZOLI
(Roma)
44th Place
Italian Non-Azzurro Club Coach
Carlo
ANCELOTTI
(Milan)
2003
Carlo
ANCELOTTI
(Milan & Real Madrid)
2007
2014
The fourth 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 fourth page of Individual Honours concentrates also on International Honours, namely the continuation of the Overall Awards for the 1908 - 1940 Olympics Football Tournaments - Best Goal Scorers, Most Appearances and Goalkeepers with longest time without conceding a goal; and the awards organised by the IFFHS (International Federation of Football History and Statistics) with the approval of FIFA: World's Best Footballer, Legend Players, World's Best National Coach, Club Coach, Goalkeeper and Playmaker; World's Best Goalkeeper of the Last Quarter of a Century (1987-2011) and Half a Century; World's Best Coach and Goalkeeper of the 1st Decade (2001-2010); World's Best Coaches Ranking (1996-2012) and the World's Best Coach and Goalkeeper of the 21st Century Ranking.
Alberto
ZACCHERONI
(Japan)
2011 - 5th Place
2012 - 10th Place (Joint)
Cesare
PRANDELLI
(Italy)
2011 - 14th Place
2013 - 8th Place
IFFHS WORLD BEST COACH OF THE 21st CENTURY
- AZZURRI COACHES
Roberto
DONADONI
(Italy)
74th Place (Joint)
IFFHS WORLD BEST COACH OF THE 21st CENTURY
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR FOR A COACH.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Coach in the World in the current Century.
Organisers - IFFHS (International Federation of
Football History and Statistics) with the approval of
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football
Association)
Participating Coaches - All football National and Club Coaches who led a Football Team in the 21st century, therefore since 2001.
Award Objective and Structure - The IFFHS World Best Coach of the 21st Century united the two annual Coaching awards of IFFHS: World's Best National Coach and World's Best Club Coach. The votes for both awards were cast by all IFFHS members (circa 90 football journalists and statistical experts) from all over the world and the Coaches who obtained most votes were ranked in a final list that declared the one with the highest total of votes the winner for that year in each category and continued down with the ranking according to the number of votes received. The World Best Coach of the 21st Century was based on the philosophy that although the job of National Coach and Club Coach are totally different (and thus require a separte annual award) a lot of club coaches are appointed National Coaches and some return back to Club Coaching. The Ranking was calculated every year and took in consideration the top 20 National Coaches and Club Coaches of each year of the 21st Century, therefore all the years since 2001, and awarded them a number of points according to their position in each year's award lists, starting with 20 points for the first place, 19 points for the second and so on. Those points were then added with the World Best Coach of the 21st Century ranking of the previous years. Thus by totalling the points received since 2001, the Ranking was extended and updated annually until 2012 when the award was discontinued.
First and Only Edition - 2001 - 2100, (discontinued after 2012)
Total Editions - 1
Marcello
LIPPI
(Juventus & Italy)
12th Place
Giovanni
TRAPATTONI
(Italy & Ireland)
21st Place (Joint)
Claudio
RANIERI
(Chelsea & Roma)
90th Place (Joint)
Claudio
GENTILE
(Italy Under-21)
129th Place (Joint)
Italian Non-Senior
National Coaches
Francesco
GUIDOLIN
(Palermo)
138th Place (Joint)
Luigi
DEL NERI
(Chievo Verona & Sampdoria)
183rd Place (Joint)
Fabio
CAPELLO
(Roma, Juventus, England & Russia)
4th Place
Italian Non-Azzurro Coaches
Roberto
MANCINI
(Inter & Manchester City)
17th Place (Joint)
Carlo
ANCELOTTI
(Milan & Chelsea)
8th Place
THE TROPHY
Name - IFFHS Trophy.
Material - Gold ball with the IFFHS logo engraved on each patch, placed on a wooden base with a gold name plate. Gold is changed to Silver for the 2nd Place and Bronze for the 3rd.
Height - circa 25 cm
Used - Since 1991 to all the IFFHS award winners in the various catagories organised by IFFHS. The winner keeps the trophy forever.
Note - A certificate is also presented to each winner.
History - The final top twenty positions in the IFFHS World Best Coach of the 21st Century (2001-2012) ranking by the time it was discontinued after 2012 were: 1. Ferguson A. (Scotland - Manchester United, England); 2. Mourinho (Portugal - Porto, Portugal / Chelsea, England / Inter, Italy / Real Madrid, Spain); 3. Wenger (France - Arsenal, England); 4. Capello (Italy - Roma, Italy / Juventus, Italy / England National Team / Russia National Team); 5. Del Bosque (Spain - Real Madrid, Spain / Spain National Team); 6. Bielsa (Argentina - Argentina National Team / Chile National Team / Athletico Bilbao, Spain); 7. Hiddink (Netherlands - Netherlands National Team / South Korea National Team / PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands / Australia National Team / Russia National Team / Chelsea, England); 8. Ancelotti (Italy - Milan, Italy / Chelsea England); 9. Scolari (Brazil - Palmeiras Sao Paulo, Brazil / Brazil National Team / Portugal National Team); 10. Benitez (Spain - Valencia, Spain / Liverpool, England); 11. Low (Germany - Germany National Team); 12. Lippi (Italy - Juventus, Italy / Italy National Team); 13. Rijkaard (Netherlands - Netherlands National Team / Barcelona, Spain); 14. Eriksson (Sweden - Lazio, Italy / England National Team); 15. Bruckner (Czech Republic - Czech Republic National Team), Guardiola (Spain - Barcelona, Spain); 17. Mancini R. (Italy - Inter, Italy / Manchester City, England); 18. Hitzfeld (Germany - Borussia Dortmund, Germany / Bayern Munich, Germany / Switzerland National Team); 19. Parreira (Brazil - Brazil National Team), 20. Dunga (Brazil - Brazil National Team).
Alberto
ZACCHERONI
(Japan)
50th Place (Joint)
Cesare
PRANDELLI
(Italy)
52nd Place (Joint)
Christian
ABBIATI
(Milan)
2011 - 12th Place
Cesare
PRANDELLI
(Italy)
2012
Roberto
DI MATTEO
(Chelsea)
2012
Cesare
PRANDELLI
(Italy)
74th Place (Joint)
Roberto
DI MATTEO
(Chelsea)
100th Place (Joint)
Luciano
SPALETTI
(Roma & Zenit St.Petersburg)
70th Place (Joint)
Roberto
DI MATTEO
(Chelsea)
74th Place (Joint)
LEADER (1st Place) - IFFHS WORLD BEST GOALKEEPER
OF THE LAST HALF A CENTURY (1987-2036)
IFFHS WORLD BEST GOALKEEPER OF THE LAST HALF
A CENTURY (1987-1936) - OTHER AZZURRI GOALKEEPERS
Sebastiano
ROSSI
(Milan)
46th Place
Francesco
TOLDO
(Fiorentina & Inter)
18th Place
Gianluca
PAGLIUCA
(Sampdoria & Inter)
17th Place
Christian
ABBIATI
(Milan & Juventus)
56th Place (Joint)
IFFHS WORLD BEST GOALKEEPER
OF THE LAST HALF A CENTURY (1987-2036)
A VERY PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR FOR A GOALKEEPER.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Goalkeeper in the last 50 years period.
Organisers - IFFHS (International Federation of
Football History and Statistics) with the approval of
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football
Association)
Participating Players - All football Goalkeepers who played professional football between 1987 and 2036.
Award Objective and Structure - The IFFHS World Best Goalkeeper of the Last Half a Century was based on the annual IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award. The votes for this award were cast by all IFFHS members (circa 90 football journalists and statistical experts) from all over the world and the Goalkeepers who obtain most votes were ranked in a final list that declared the one with the highest total of votes the winner for that year and continued down with the ranking according to the number of votes received. The Ranking of the World Best Goalkeeper of the Last Half a Century was calculated by taking in consideration the top 20 Goalkeepers for each year since 1987 and awarded them a number of points according to their position in each year's award lists, starting with 20 points for the first place, 19 points for the second and so on. Those points were added together and each new year was recalculated and the new points added to the previous total. The Goalkeeper who finished with most points after 50 years (in 2036) was to be declared the winner of the Last Half a Century. However this award was discontinued after 2012.
First and Only Edition - 1987-2036 (discontinued after 2012)
Total Editions - 1
History - The final top twenty positions of the IFFHS World Best Goalkeeper of the Last Half a Century (1987-2036) ranking at the time it was discontinued after 2012 were: 1. Buffon G. (Italy - Parma, Italy / Juventus, Italy); 2. Casillas (Spain -
Walter
ZENGA
(Inter)
8th Place (Joint)
Angelo
PERUZZI
(Juventus)
30th Place (Joint)
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Parma & Juventus)
THE TROPHY
Name - IFFHS Trophy.
Material - Gold ball with the IFFHS logo engraved on each patch, placed on a wooden base with a gold name plate. Gold is changed to Silver for the 2nd Place and Bronze for the 3rd.
Height - circa 25 cm
Used - Since 1991 to all the IFFHS award winners of the various catagories organised by IFFHS. The winner keeps the trophy forever.
Note - A certificate is also presented to each winner.
Real Madrid, Spain); 3. Van Der Sar (Netherlands - Ajax, Netherlands / Juventus, Italy / Manchester United, England); 4. Schmeichel (Danmark - Brondby, Danmark / Manchester United, England / Sporting, Portugal); 5. Cech (Czeck Republic - Stade Rennais, France / Chelsea, Engalnd); 6. Kahn (Germany - Bayern Munich, Germany); 7. Chilavert (Paraguay - Velez Sarsfield, Argentina / Strasbourg, France); 8. Zenga (Italy - Inter, Italy), Zubizarreta (Spain - Barcelona, Spain / Valencia, Spain); 10. Taffarel (Brazil - Internacional, Brazil / Parma, Italy / Reggiana, Italy / Atletico Mineiro, Brazil / Galatasaray, Turkey); 11. Preud'homme (Belgium - Mechelen, Belgium / Benfica, Portugal); 12. Barthez (France - Monaco, France / Manchester United, England); 13. Seaman (England - Arsenal, England); 14. Dida (Brazil - Corinthians, Brazil / Milan, Italy); 15. Valdes (Spain - Barcelona, Spain); 16. Baia (Portugal - Porto, Portugal / Barcelona, Spain); 17. Pagliuca (Italy - Sampdoria, Italy / Inter, Italy); 18. Toldo (Italy - Fiorentina, Italy / Inter, Italy); 19. Lehmann (Germany - Borussia Dortmund, Germany / Arsenal, England / Stuttgart, Germany); 20. Julio Cesar (Brazil - Inter, Italy).
Luca
MARCHEGIANI
(Lazio)
90th Place (Joint)
Carlo
CUDICINI
(Chelsea)
97th Place (Joint)
Ivan
PELLIZZOLI
(Roma & AlbinoLeffe)
97th Place (Joint)
Luca
BUCCI
(Parma)
131st Place (Joint)
Stefano
TACCONI
(Juventus)
141st Place (Joint)
IFFHS WORLD BEST GOALKEEPER OF THE 21st CENTURY
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR FOR A GOALKEEPER.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Goalkeeper in the World in the current Century.
Organisers - IFFHS (International Federation of
Football History and Statistics) with the approval of
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football
Association)
Participating Players - All Goalkeepers who played football in the 21st century, therefore since 2001.
Award Objective and Structure - The IFFHS World Best Goalkeeper of the 21st Century was based on the annual IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award. The votes for this award were cast by all IFFHS members (circa 90 football journalists and statistical experts) from all over the world and the Goalkeepers who obtained most votes were ranked in a final list that declared the one with the highest total of votes the winner for that year and continued down with the ranking according to the number of votes received. The Ranking of the World Best Goalkeeper of the 21st Century was calculated by taking in consideration the top 20 Goalkeepers for each year since 2001 and awarded them a number of points according to their position in each year's award lists, starting with 20 points for the first place, 19 points for the second and so on. Those points were added together and each new year was recalculated and the new points added to the previous total. Thus by totalling the points received since 2001, the Ranking was extended and updated annually. The Goalkeeper who was to finish with most points at the end of 21st Century (in 2100) was to be declared the winner of the 21st Century. However the award was discontinued after 2012.
First Edition - 2001 - 2100 (discontinued after 2012.
Total Editions - 1
History - The final top twenty positions in the IFFHS World Best Goalkeeper of the 21st Century (2001-2100) ranking at the time it was discontinued after 2012 were: 1. Buffon G. (Italy - Juventus, Italy); 2. Casillas (Spain - Real Madrid, Spain); 3. Cech (Czeck Republic - Stade Rennais, France / Chelsea, Engalnd); 4.
THE TROPHY
Name - IFFHS Trophy.
Material - Gold ball with the IFFHS logo engraved on each patch, placed on a wooden base with a gold name plate. Gold is changed to Silver for the 2nd Place and Bronze for the 3rd.
Height - circa 25 cm
Used - Since 1991 to all the IFFHS award winners in the various catagories organised by IFFHS. The winner keeps the trophy forever.
Note - A certificate is also presented to each winner.
Van Der Sar (Netherlands - Manchester United, England); 5. Kahn (Germany - Bayern Munich, Germany); 6. Valdes (Spain - Barcelona, Spain); 7. Dida (Brazil - Corinthians, Brazil / Milan, Italy); 8. Julio Cesar (Brazil - Inter, Italy); 9. Lehmann (Germany - Borussia Dortmund, Germany / Arsenal, England / Stuttgart, Germany); 10. Abbondanzieri (Argentina - Boca Juniors, Argentina / Getafe, Spain); 11. Barthez (France - Manchester United, England); 12. Reina (Spain - Liverpool, England); 13. Rogerio (Brazil - Sao Paulo, Brazil), Neuer (Germany - Schalke 04, Germany / Bayern Munich, Germany); 15. Toldo (Italy - Inter, Italy); 16. Akinfeev (Russia - CSKA Moscow, Russia); 17. Dudek (Poland - Liverpool, England); 18. Lloris (France - Olympique Lyon, France); 19. Howard T. (USA - Manchester United, England / Everton, England); 20. Canizares (Spain - Valencia, Spain).
IFFHS WORLD BEST GOALKEEPER OF THE 21st CENTURY
- OTHER AZZURRI GOALKEEPERS
LEADER (1st Place) - IFFHS WORLD BEST GOALKEEPER
OF THE 21st CENTURY
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
Francesco
TOLDO
(Inter)
15th Place
Carlo
CUDICINI
(Chelsea)
48th Place (Joint)
Ivan
PELLIZZOLI
(Roma)
48th Place (Joint)
Christian
ABBIATI
(Milan & Juventus)
55th Place (Joint)
Claudio
RANIERI
Chelsea & Roma)
77th Place (Joint)
Luciano
SPALETTI
(Roma & Zenit St.Petersburg)
60th Place (Joint)
Francesco
GUIDOLIN
(Palermo)
117th Place (Joint)
Luigi
DEL NERI
(Chievo Verona & Sampdoria)
159th Place (Joint)
Fabio
CAPELLO
(Roma, Juventus
& England)
4th Place
Italian Non-Azzurro Coaches
Roberto
MANCINI
(Inter)
25th Place
Luciano
SPALETTI
(Zenit St.Petersburg)
2010 - 13th Place
Salvatore
SIRIGU
(Paris Saint Germain)
2013 - 7th Place (Joint)
Gianni
DE BIASI
(Albania)
2015 - 6th Place
Italian Non-Azzurro Club Coach
Massimiliano
ALLEGRI
(Juventus)
2015
Antonio
CONTE
(Italy)
2016 - 6th Place
Claudio
RANIERI
(Leicester City)
2016
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1908-1940 OLYMPIC GAMES MOST APPEARANCES
Winners -Regarded as the best and most popular players 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 players that
participated in any of the Olympic Football Tournaments between 1908 and 1940, more than 700 players.
THE TROPHY
No particular trophy is awarded for this award.
Award Structure - Each National Team Player was classified according to the number of games he played in the Olympic Football Tournaments and the number of victories, draws and losses his team obtained during his presence at the Olympics Football Tournaments between 1908 and 1940.
History - The ten most apperances at the Olympics Fotball Tournaments 1908 - 1940 were: 1. Denis (Netherlands), 2. Baloncieri (Italy), 3. Cea (Uruguay) and Mazali (Uruguay), 5. Andrade (Uruguay), Arispe (Uruguay) and Nasazzi (Uruguay), 8. El-Hassany (Egypt), Levratto (Italy), Petrone (Uruguay), Rosetta (Italy), Scarone (Uruguay) and Van der Meulen (Netherlands).
RUNNER-UP (2nd Place) - MOST APPEARANCES
FOOTBALL OLYMPIC TOURNAMENTS 1908-1940
MOST APPEARANCES AT THE FOOTBALL OLYMPIC
TOURNAMENTS 1908-1940 - AZZURRI IN THE OTHER POSITIONS
Virgilio F.
LEVRATTO
(Vado & Genoa)
8th Place (Joint)
1924 - 1928
8 games / 5 Wins
1 Draw / 2 Losses
Virginio
ROSETTA
(Pro Vercelli & Juventus)
8th Place (Joint)
1920 - 1928
8 games / 5 Wins
1 Draw / 2 Losses
Adolfo
BALONCIERI
(Alessandria & Torino)
1920 - 1928
11 games / 6 Wins / 1 Draw / 4 Losses
Luisito
MONTI
46th Place (Joint)
1928
5 games / 3 Wins
1 Draw / 1 Loss
Luisito Monti and Raimondo Orsi played with the National Team of Argentina in the 1928 Olympic Games. Later on they played with the Italian National Team as an Italo-Argentine Oriundi but never represented Italy in the Olympic Games.
ARGENTINA
Umberto
CALIGARIS
(Casale)
14th Place (Joint)
1924 - 1928
7 games / 4 Wins
1 Draw / 2 Losses
Renzo
DE VECCHI
(Milan - Genoa)
14th Place (Joint)
1912 - 1924
7 games / 3 Wins
0 Draws / 4 Losses
Enrico
SARDI
(Andrea Doria & Genoa)
46th Place (Joint)
1912 - 1920
5 games / 3 Wins
0 Draws / 2 Losses
Piero
CAMPELLI
(Inter)
46th Place (Joint)
1912 - 1920
5 games / 2 Wins
0 Draws / 3 Losses
Mario
MAGNOZZI
(Livorno)
25th Place (Joint)
1924 - 1928
6 games / 4 Wins
0 Draws / 2 Losses
Raimondo
ORSI
46th Place (Joint)
1928
5 games / 3 Wins
1 Draw / 1 Loss
ARGENTINA
1908-1940 OLYMPIC GAMES GOALKEEPERS WITH
LONGEST TIME WITHOUT CONCEDING A GOAL
Winners -Regarded as the Best National Team Goalkeepers 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 gaolkeepers
that participated in any of the Olympic Football Tournaments between 1908 and 1940, a total of more than 50.
THE TROPHY
No particular trophy is awarded for this award.
Award Structure - Each National Team Goalkeeper was classified according to the number of minutes passed without conceding a goal during the Olympic Football Tournaments between 1908 and 1940.
History - The first nine Olympics National Teams Goalkeepers with the longest time without conceding a goal were: 1. Mazali (Uruguay - 318 min.), 2. Klapka (Czeckoslovakia - 258 min.), 3. Venturini (Italy - 237 min.), 4. De Pra (Italy - 226 min.), 5. De Bie (Belgium - 215 min.), 6. Pulver (Switzerland - 210 min.), 7. Zamora (Spain - 208 min.), 8. Brebner (Great Britain - 206 min.), 9. Bailey H.P. (Great Britain - 204 min.).
THIRD PLACE - 1908-1940 OLYMPIC GAMES GOALKEEPERS WITH LONGEST TIME WITHOUT CONCEDING A GOAL
1908-1940 OLYMPIC GAMES GOALKEEPERS WITH LONGEST TIME WITHOUT CONCEDING A GOAL - AZZURRI IN OTHER POSITIONS
Giovanni
DE PRA
(Genoa)
4th Place
1924
226 min.
Bruno
VENTURINI
(Sampierdarenese)
1936
237 min.
1908-1940 OLYMPIC GAMES BEST GOAL SCORERS
Winners -Regarded as the Best Goal Scorers 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 players who
participated in any of the Olympic Football Tournaments between 1908 and 1940, a total of more than 700.
THE TROPHY
No particular trophy is awarded for this award.
Award Structure - Each National Team player who scored during the Olympic Football Tournaments between 1908 and 1940 was classified according to the number of goals scored and the number of games played.
History - The first ten Best Olympics National Teams Goal Scorers were: 1. Nielsen S.E. (Denmark), 2. Walden (Great Britain), 3. Tarasconi (Argentina), 4. Petrone (Uruguay), 5. Fuchs (Germany), 6. Wolfhagen (Denmark), 7. Vos (Netherlands), 8. Scarone (Uruguay), 9. Baloncieri (Italy), 10. Olsen O.A. (Denmark) and Karlsson H. (Sweden).
1908-1940 OLYMPIC GAMES BEST GOAL SCORERS
- AZZURRI IN OTHER POSITIONS
Annibale
FROSSI
(Inter)
12th Place
1936
7 Goals / 4 Games
Adolfo
BALONCIERI
(Alessandria & Torino)
9th Place
1920 - 1928
8 Goals / 11 Games
Elvio
BANCHERO
(Alessandria)
26th Place (Joint)
1928
4 Goals / 2 Games
Angelo
SCHIAVIO
(Bologna)
33rd Place (Joint)
1928
4 Goals / 4 Games
Carlo
BIAGI
(Pisa)
33rd Place (Joint)
1936
4 Goals / 4 Games
Mario
MAGNOZZI
(Livorno)
44th Place (Joint)
1924 - 1928
4 Gaols / 6 Games
Virgilio F.
LEVRATTO
(Vado & Genoa)
48th Place
1924 - 1928
4 Goals / 8 Games
IFFHS WORLD'S BEST FOOTBALLER
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A PLAYER COULD WIN PRIOR TO 1991.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Player in the World for the current year.
Organisers - IFFHS (International Federation of
Football History and Statistics) with the approval of
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football
Association)
Participating Players - All football players who played professional football during that annual year.
Award Objective and Structure - The IFFHS World's Best Footballer award was presented to the Best Player at the World Football Gala organised each year. The votes were cast by all IFFHS members (circa 90 football journalists and statistical experts) from all over the world by listing their prefered three winning candidates in a chronological order. When all votes were cast, each candidate receives 3 points for each first preference, 2 points for a second etc. The candidate who obtain most total points is declared the winner for that year. This award was terminated in 1991 when FIFA established the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
First Edition - 1988
Last Edition - 1990
Total Editions - 3
History - Two different Players won the three IFFHS World's Best Footballer Awards, both of them whilst playing with Italian clubs: two times Van Basten (Netherlands - 1988, 1989 Milan, Italy); one time Matthaus (Germany - 1990 Inter, Italy).
THE TROPHY
Name - IFFHS Best Footballer of the Year Trophy.
Sponsor -
Material - Gold adidas leaf logo on top of a vertical black glass base with gold engraved letters on the front side. Gold was changed to Silver for the 2nd Place and Bronze for the 3rd.
Height - circa 35 cm
Used - 3 Editions - From 1988 until 1990. The winner kept the trophy forever.
RUNNER-UP (2nd Place) - IFFHS
WORLD'S BEST FOOTBALLER
Franco
BARESI
(Milan)
1989
Salvatore
SCHILLACI
(Juventus)
1990
IFFHS WORLD'S BEST FOOTBALLER - FINAL
POSITIONS OF OTHER AZZURRI PLAYERS
Roberto
BAGGIO
(Juventus)
1990 - 8th Place
Gianluca
VIALLI
(Sampdoria)
1988 - 10th Place
THIRD PLACE - IFFHS
WORLD'S BEST FOOTBALLER
Franco
BARESI
(Milan)
1990
IFFHS LEGEND PLAYERS
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR FOR ALL FORMER PLAYERS.
Winner -Regarded as one of the best ever players in the world of Football.
Organisers - IFFHS (International Federation of
Football History and Statistics) with the approval of
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football
Association)
Participating Players - All former football players who participated in international competitions.
Award Objective and Structure - The IFFHS selected 48 former players who from their achievments, participations and example, helped in the development of the game of football and are today regarded as beacons for younger footballers all over the world.
First and only Edition - 2017
Total Editions - 1
History - The 48 legends selcected are: Madjer (Algera), Di Stefano & Maradona (Argentina), Pele, Garrincha, Ronaldo & Zico (Brazil), Milla (Cameroon), Haidong & Jihai (China), El-Khatib & Aboutrika (Egypt), Platini & Zidane (France), Beckenbaur, Muller G. & Matthaus (Germany), Puskas (Hungary), Bhutia (India), Daei (Iran), Zoff & Baggio R. (Italy), Nakata (Japan), Bum-Kun (South Korea), Al-Besara (Kuwait), Weah (Liberia), Carbajal & Sanchez H. (Mexico), Cruijff J., Van Basten & Gullit (Netherlands), Rufer (New Zealand), Kanu (Nigeria), Chilavert (Paraguay), Eusebio & Figo (Portugal), Yashin (Russia), Majed A. Abdullah (Saudi Arabia), Gento (Spain), Colak (Turkey), Blokhin (Ukraine), Charlton B., Beckham & Matthews (England), Schiaffino (Uruguay), Donovan (USA), Radebe (South Africa), Giggs (Wales).
IFFHS LEGENDS MEMBERS
Dino
ZOFF
Goalkeeper & Coach
THE TROPHY
No particular trophy is awarded for this award.
Roberto
BAGGIO
Midfielder
Juan A.
SCHIAFFINO
Midfielder & Coach
Juan Alberto Schiaffino played with the National Teams of Uruguay and Italy, however for this list he is the only player representing Uruguay.
