THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A GOALKEEPER CAN WIN IN ITALY THROUGH THE VOTE OF HIS OWN COLLEGUES.
Winner -Regarded by his collegues as the Best Goalkeeper in Italy for the past season.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Players - All football Goalkeepers who have played
in the Serie A the previous season.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Oscar del Calcio - Best
Goalkeeper' (Migliore Portiere) award is given to those goalkeepers who have stood out in the previous Serie A season. The winner is selected by the vote of all the Italian players members of the AIC and the fans, through the internet from a list of three nominated candidates.
First Edition - 1997
Last Edition - 2010
Total Editions - 14
History - A total of four different goalkeepers won this award: eight times Buffon G. (1999, 2001 Parma, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 Juventus); three times Peruzzi (1997, 1998 Juventus, 2007 Lazio); two times Cesar (Brazil - 2009, 2010 Inter); one time Toldo (2000 Fiorentina).
THE TROPHY
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Parma & Juventus)
1999, 2001
2002, 2003
2004, 2005
2006, 2008
Name - Oscar del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold statue in the form of a footballer in the act of kicking, representing the symbol of the AIC logo, on a block of Black Marble with an engraved gold metal plate on the front.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - All 14 Editions
Note - This trophy was also awarded to all the winners of the other Oscar del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, Best Foreign Player, Best Italian Player, Best Young Player, Best Defender, Best Coach, Best Referee, Best Club and the Oscar Speciali: Tessera d'Oro, Player of the Century, Most Loved Player, Best Scorer, Best Goal, Best Supporter, Fair Play and Champion of Champions.
WINNERS (1st Place) - OSCAR DEL
CALCIO, BEST GOALKEEPER
Angelo
PERUZZI
(Juventus & Lazio)
1997
1998, 2007
OSCAR DEL CALCIO, BEST GOALKEEPER -
NOMINATED AZZURRI PLAYERS
Morgan
DE SANCTIS
(Udinese & Napoli)
2003, 2004
2005, 2010
Gianluca
PAGLIUCA
(Inter)
1997
1998
Francesco
TOLDO
(Fiorentina)
2000
Christian
ABBIATI
(Milan)
1999
Marco
AMELIA
(Livorno)
2006
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Parma & Juventus)
1997
1998, 2009
Francesco
TOLDO
(Fiorentina & Inter)
1999, 2001
2002, 2003
Angelo
PERUZZI
(Inter & Lazio)
2000
2002, 2006
Ivan
PELIZZOLI
(Atalanta)
2001
Federico
MARCHETTI
(Cagliari)
2009
OSCAR DEL CALCIO - BEST DEFENDER
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A DEFENDER CAN WIN IN ITALY THROUGH THE VOTE OF HIS OWN COLLEGUES.
Winner -Regarded by his collegues as the Best Defender in Italy for the past season.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Players - All football Defenders who have played in
the Serie A the previous season.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Oscar del Calcio - Best
Defender' (Migliore Difensore) award is given to those defenders who have stood out in the previous Serie A season. The winner is selected by the vote of all the Italian players members of the AIC and the fans, through the internet from a list of three nominated candidates.
First Edition - 2000
Last Edition - 2010
Total Editions - 11
History - A total of six different players won this award: four times Nesta (2000, 2001, 2002 Lazio, 2003 Milan); three times Chiellini (2008, 2009, 2010 Juventus), two times Cannavaro F. (2005, 2006 Juventus); one time Maldini P. (2004 Milan), Materazzi (2007 Inter), Samuel (Argentina - 2010 Inter).
THE TROPHY
Alessandro
NESTA
(Lazio & Milan)
2000, 2001
2002, 2003
Name - Oscar del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold statue in the form of a footballer in the act of kicking, representing the symbol of the AIC logo, on a block of Black Marble with an engraved gold metal plate on the front.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - All 11 Editions
Note - This trophy was also awarded to all the winners of the other Oscar del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, Best Foreign Player, Best Italian Player, Best Young Player, Best Goalkeeper, Best Coach, Best Referee, Best Club and the Oscar Speciali: Tessera d'Oro, Player of the Century, Most Loved Player, Best Scorer, Best Goal, Best Supporter, Fair Play and Champion of Champions.
WINNERS (1st Place) - OSCAR DEL
CALCIO, BEST DEFENDER
Fabio
CANNAVARO
(Juventus)
2005
2006
OSCAR DEL CALCIO, BEST DEFENDER -
NOMINATED AZZURRI PLAYERS
Paolo
MALDINI
(Milan)
2004
Gian Luca
ZAMBROTTA
(Juventus)
2006
Marco
MATERAZZI
(Inter)
2007
Giorgio
CHIELLINI
(Juventus)
2008
2009
2010 Joint
Fabio
CANNAVARO
(Parma)
2000
2001, 2002
Paolo
MALDINI
(Milan)
2003
2005, 2009
Alessandro
NESTA
(Milan)
2004, 2005
2006, 2007
2008
OSCAR DEL CALCIO - BEST COACH
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A COACH CAN WIN IN ITALY THROUGH THE VOTE OF THE PLAYERS.
Winner -Regarded by the Italian Players as the Best Coach in Italy for the past season.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Coaches - All football Coaches who have led a team
in the Serie A the previous season.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Oscar del Calcio - Best
Coach' (Migliore Allenatore) award is given to those coaches who have stood out in the previous Serie A season. The winner is selected by the vote of all the Italian players members of the AIC and the fans, through the internet from a list of three nominated candidates. This award was terminated in 2011 and replaced by the 'Gran Gala del Calcio - Best Coach' award.
First Edition - 1997
Last Edition - 2010
Total Editions - 14
History - A total of nine different coaches won this award: three times Lippi (1997, 1998, 2003 Juventus); two times Ancelotti (2001 Juventus, 2004 Milan), Spalletti (2006, 2007 Roma), Mourinho (Portugal - 2009, 2010 Inter); one time Zaccheroni (1999 Milan), Eriksson (Sweden - 2000 Lazio), Del Neri (2002 Chievo Verona), Capello F. (2005 Juventus), Prandelli (2008 Fiorentina).
THE TROPHY
Marcello
LIPPI
(Juventus)
1997
1998, 2003
Name - Oscar del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold statue in the form of a footballer in the act of kicking, representing the symbol of the AIC logo, on a block of Black Marble with an engraved gold metal plate on the front.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - All 14 Editions
Note - This trophy was also awarded to all the winners of the other Oscar del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, Best Foreign Player, Best Italian Player, Best Young Player, Best Goalkeeper, Best Defender, Best Referee, Best Club and the Oscar Speciali: Tessera d'Oro, Player of the Century, Most Loved Player, Best Scorer, Best Goal, Best Supporter, Fair Play and Champion of Champions.
WINNERS (1st Place) - OSCAR DEL
CALCIO, BEST COACH
Alberto
ZACCHERONI
(Milan)
1999
OSCAR DEL CALCIO, BEST COACH -
NOMINATED ITALIAN COACHES
Carlo
ANCELOTTI
(Juventus & Milan)
2001
2004
Luigi
DEL NERI
(Chievo Verona)
2002
Fabio
CAPELLO
(Juventus)
2005
Cesare
PRANDELLI
(Fiorentina)
2008
Luciano
SPALLETTI
(Roma)
2006
2007
Non-Azzurri Italians
Marcello
LIPPI
(Juventus)
1999
2002
Alberto
ZACCHERONI
(Udinese)
1997
1998
Carlo
ANCELOTTI
(Parma, Juventus & Milan)
1997, 2000
2003, 2005
2007, 2008
Carlo
MAZZONE
(Bologna)
1999
Fabio
CAPELLO
(Roma & Juventus)
2001
2002, 2006
Cesare
PRANDELLI
(Verona, Parma & Fiorentina)
2000, 2004
2006, 2007
Luciano
SPALLETTI
(Empoli, Udinese & Roma)
1998
2005, 2008
Luigi
DEL NERI
(Chievo Verona & Sampdoria)
2003, 2010
Giovanni
VAVASSORI
(Atalanta)
2001
Roberto
MANCINI
(Lazio)
2004
Massimiliano
ALLEGRI
(Cagliari)
2009, 2010
Gian Piero
GASPERINI
(Genoa)
2009
OSCAR DEL CALCIO SPECIALE - PLAYER OF THE CENTURY
A SPECIAL AND PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A PLAYER CAN WIN IN ITALY BY THE PLAYERS.
Winner -Regarded by the Italian Players as the Best Player in Italy for the past 100 years.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Players - All football players who have played in the
Italian football league between 1900 and 1999.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Oscar del Calcio Speciale -
Player of the Century' (Migliore Calciatore del Secolo) award was a one-off award given to the player who stood out in his career. The winner was selected by a special committee of the AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori).
Only Edition - 2000
Total Editions - 1
History - This one-off award was won by Franco Baresi (Milan).
THE TROPHY
Franco
BARESI
(Milan)
2000
Name - Oscar del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold statue in the form of a footballer in the act of kicking, representing the symbol of the AIC logo, on a block of Black Marble with an engraved gold metal plate on the front.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - 1 Edition
Note - This trophy was also awarded to all the winners of the other Oscar del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, Best Foreign Player, Best Italian Player, Best Young Player, Best Goalkeeper, Best Defender, Best Coach, Best Referee, Best Club and the Oscar Speciali: Tessera d'Oro, Most Loved Player, Best Scorer, Best Goal, Best Supporter, Fair Play and Champion of Champions.
WINNERS (1st Place) - OSCAR DEL CALCIO SPECIALE, PLAYER OF THE CENTURY
OSCAR DEL CALCIO SPECIALE - MOST LOVED PLAYER
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A PLAYER CAN WIN IN ITALY BY THE PLAYERS
Winner -Regarded by the Italian Players as the Most Loved Player by the Fans in Italy for the past season.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Players - All football Players who have played in the
Serie A the previous season.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Oscar del Calcio Speciale -
Most Loved Player' (Calciatore piu Amato) award is given to those players who have stood out in the previous Serie A season as leaders in the eyes of the fans, for their personality, love for the game and their team, and for being an example for others. The winner is selected by the vote of a special committee of the AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori).
First Edition - 2001 (Award was not given between 2003 and 2004)
Last Edition - 2010
Total Editions - 8
History - A total of six different players won this award: Two times Del Piero (2001, 2008 Juventus), Buffon G. (2006, 2007 Juventus); One time Baggio R. (2002 Brescia), Ibrahimovic (Sweden - 2005 Juventus), Milito (Argentina - 2009 Inter), Cavani E. (Uruguay - 2010 Napoli).
THE TROPHY
Alessandro
DEL PIERO
(Juventus)
2001
2008
Name - Oscar del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold statue in the form of a footballer in the act of kicking, representing the symbol of the AIC logo, on a block of Black Marble with an engraved gold metal plate on the front.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - All 8 Editions
Note - This trophy was also awarded to all the winners of the other Oscar del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, Best Foreign Player, Best Italian Player, Best Young Player, Best Goalkeeper, Best Defender, Best Coach, Best Referee, Best Club and the Oscar Speciali: Tessera d'Oro, Player of the Century, Best Scorer, Best Goal, Best Supporter, Fair Play and Champion of Champions.
WINNERS (1st Place) - OSCAR DEL CALCIO SPECIALE, MOST LOVED PLAYER
Roberto
BAGGIO
(Brescia)
2002
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
2006
2007
OSCAR DEL CALCIO SPECIALE - BEST SCORER
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A SCORER CAN WIN IN ITALY BY THE PLAYERS
Winner -Regarded by the Italian Players as the Best Scorer in Italy for the past annual year.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Players - All football Players who have played and
scored in the Serie A the previous year.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Oscar del Calcio Speciale -
Best Scorer' (Miglior Cannoniere) award is given to those players who have stood out as great scorers in the previous annual year, thus covering the last half of a Serie A season and the first have of the next. Therefore the winner does not have to be the previous season's Serie A Top Scorer and is selected by the vote of a special committee of the AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori).
First Edition - 2006
Last Edition - 2010
Total Editions - 5
History - A total of five different players won this award: Toni (2006 Fiorentina), Totti (2007 Roma), Del Piero (2008 Juventus), Milito (Argentina - 2009 Inter), Di Natale (2010 Udinese).
THE TROPHY
Name - Oscar del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold statue in the form of a footballer in the act of kicking, representing the symbol of the AIC logo, on a block of Black Marble with an engraved gold metal plate on the front.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - All 5 Editions
Note - This trophy was also awarded to all the winners of the other Oscar del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, Best Foreign Player, Best Italian Player, Best Young Player, Best Goalkeeper, Best Defender, Best Coach, Best Referee, Best Club and the Oscar Speciali: Tessera d'Oro, Player of the Century, Most Loved Player, Best Goal, Best Supporter, Fair Play and Champion of Champions.
WINNERS (1st Place) - OSCAR DEL CALCIO SPECIALE, BEST SCORER
Luca
TONI
(Fiorentina)
2006
Alessandro
DEL PIERO
(Juventus)
2008
Francesco
TOTTI
(Roma)
2007
OSCAR DEL CALCIO SPECIALE - BEST GOAL
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A PLAYER CAN WIN IN ITALY THROUGH THE VOTE OF THE PLAYERS
Winner -Regarded by the Italian Players as the Scorer of the Best Goal in Italy for the past annual year.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Players - All football Players who have played and
scored in the Serie A the previous year.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Oscar del Calcio Speciale -
Best Goal' (Miglior Gol) award is given to those players who have scored what is regarded the best and most beautiful goal in the previous annual year. In the first two editions (2005 and 2006) the winner was selected by the vote of a special committee of the AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori). Since the 2007 edition, the award is selected through a vote by Italian players members of AIC from a number of nominations.
First Edition - 2005
Last Edition - 2010
Total Editions - 6
History - A total of five different players won this award: Two times Totti (2005, 2006 Roma); One time Zampagna (2007 Atalanta), Ibrahimovic (Sweden - 2008 Inter), Quagliarella (2009 Udinese), Maicon (Brazil - 2010 Inter).
THE TROPHY
Name - Oscar del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold statue in the form of a footballer in the act of kicking, representing the symbol of the AIC logo, on a block of Black Marble with an engraved gold metal plate on the front.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - All 6 Editions
Note - This trophy was also awarded to all the winners of the other Oscar del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, Best Foreign Player, Best Italian Player, Best Young Player, Best Goalkeeper, Best Defender, Best Coach, Best Referee, Best Club and the Oscar Speciali: Tessera d'Oro, Player of the Century, Most Loved Player, Best Scorer, Best Supporter, Fair Play and Champion of Champions.
WINNERS (1st Place) - OSCAR DEL CALCIO SPECIALE, BEST GOAL
Fabio
QUAGLIARELLA
(Udinese)
2009 - Napoli vs Udinese 2-2, 31 Jan.
Francesco
TOTTI
(Roma)
2005 - Inter vs Roma 2-3, 26 Oct.
2006 - Sampdoria vs Roma 2-4, 26 Nov.
OSCAR DEL CALCIO SPECIALE,
BEST GAOL - NOMINATED AZZURRI PLAYERS
Alberto
GILARDINO
(Fiorentina)
2008 - Fiorentina vs Juventus 1-1, 31 Aug.
Antonio
CASSANO
(Sampdoria)
2009 - Sampdoria vs Lazio 3-1, 28 Jan.
Giuseppe
ROSSI
(Parma)
2007 - Parma vs Torino 1-0, 21 Jan.
Antonio
DI NATALE
(Udinese)
2007 - Udinese vs Reggina 2-0, 22 Sep.
2010 - Udinese vs Napoli 3-1, 28 Nov.
Giuseppe
MASCARA
(Catania)
2009 - Palermo vs Catania 0-4, 1 Mar.
Marco
BORRIELLO
(Genoa)
2008 - Udinese vs Genoa 3-5, 24 Feb.
Alessandro
DEL PIERO
(Juventus)
2008 - Juventus vs Roma 2-0, 1 Nov.
Salvatore
SIRIGU
(Palermo)
2010
Antonio
DI NATALE
(Udinese)
2010
Alessandro
DIAMANTI
(Brescia)
2010 - Brescia vs Juventus 1-1, 10 Nov.
OSCAR DEL CALCIO SPECIALE - FAIR PLAY
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A PLAYER CAN WIN IN ITALY BY THE PLAYERS
Winner -Regarded by the Italian Players as the Most Fair Player in Italy for the past annual year.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating individuals and entities - All football individuals or
entities who were involved in Italian professional football in the
previous calendar year.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Oscar del Calcio Speciale -
Fair Play' award is given to those individuals or entities who have stood out by performing an unusual act of fair play in the previous annual year, thus covering the last half of a Serie A season and the first half of the next. The winner is selected by the vote of a special committee of the AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori).
First Edition - 2007
Last Edition - 2010
Total Editions - 4
History - A total of four different individuals or entities won this award: Fiorentina (2007), Brienza (2008 Reggina), Pillon (2009 Ascoli), Di Natale (2010 Udinese).
THE TROPHY
Name - Oscar del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold statue in the form of a footballer in the act of kicking, representing the symbol of the AIC logo, on a block of Black Marble with an engraved gold metal plate on the front.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - All 4 Editions
Note - This trophy was also awarded to all the winners of the other Oscar del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, Best Foreign Player, Best Italian Player, Best Young Player, Best Goalkeeper, Best Defender, Best Coach, Best Referee, Best Club and the Oscar Speciali: Tessera d'Oro, Player of the Century, Most Loved Player, Best Scorer, Best Goal, Best Supporter and Champion of Champions.
WINNERS (1st Place) - OSCAR DEL CALCIO SPECIALE, FAIR PLAY
FIORENTINA
2007
Franco
BRIENZA
(Reggina)
2008
Antonio
DI NATALE
(Udinese)
2010
2 December 2007 - Fiorentina vs Inter 0-2
Even though they lost their home match, the players of Fiorentina, at the end of the match, gathered in front of the pitch exit and applauded the players of Inter as they were going in the dressing rooms.
28 September 2008 - Palermo vs Reggina 1-0
With the score 0-0, Brienza gave up an easy occasion to score against his ex-club by stopping the action whilst alone with the ball in front of the opponents goalkeeper in order to let the medical staff tend two injured players, one from each team. At the end his team lost the game.
Non-Azzurro Italian
Giuseppe
PILLON
(Ascoli)
2009
5 December 2009 - Ascoli vs Reggina 1-3
In this Serie B match, Ascoli scored a goal to go in the lead whilst an injured Reggina player was on the ground and all Reggina players were making signs to halt gameplay in order that the injured player can be treated or substituted. After the goal celebrations and a small fight that broke out due to this incident which saw the Reggina Goalkeeper being shown the Red Card, Ascoli coach (who the previous season coached Reggina) Pillon ordered his players to let the Reggina players equilize and so they left one of their attackers to score unopposed in order that the error committed by his players will be fairly repaired. At the end Pillon's team lost their home match 1-3.
19 December 2010 - Lazio vs Udinese 3-2
With Udinese in disadvantage, Di Natale in a counter attack, found himself with the ball in his feet and the way clear to the goal defended only by the Lazio Goalkeeper. Di Natale throw the ball out of the pitch when he noticed that a player of Lazio was on the ground injured and missed a clear chance to equilize. At the end of the match Udinese lost the game.
OSCAR DEL CALCIO SPECIALE - CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
A VERY PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A PLAYER CAN WIN IN ITALY BY THE PLAYERS
Winner -Regarded by the Italian Players as the Best Player in Italy for the past ten years.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Players - All football players who have won the
'Oscar del Calcio - Best Overall Player' award in the previous ten
years.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Oscar del Calcio Speciale - Champion of Champions' (Campione dei Campioni) award is given to those players who have stood out above all the other great players in the previous ten years. This award is given every ten years to celebrate the founding of the 'Oscar del Calcio' awards and the winner is selected by the vote of a special committee of the AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori).
First and Only Edition - 2007
Total Editions - 1
History - Only one player won this award: Ronaldo (Brazil - 2007 Milan).
THE TROPHY
Name - Oscar del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold statue in the form of a footballer in the act of kicking, representing the symbol of the AIC logo, on a block of Black Marble with an engraved gold metal plate on the front.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - 1 Edition
Note - This trophy was also awarded to all the winners of the other Oscar del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, Best Foreign Player, Best Italian Player, Best Young Player, Best Goalkeeper, Best Defender, Best Coach, Best Referee, Best Club and the Oscar Speciali: Tessera d'Oro, Player of the Century, Most Loved Player, Best Scorer, Best Goal, Best Supporter and Fair Play.
OSCAR DEL CALCIO SPECIALE, CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS - NOMINATED AZZURRI PLAYERS
Roberto
MANCINI
(Retired)
2007
Christian
VIERI
(Fiorentina)
2007
Francesco
TOTTI
(Roma)
2007
Alberto
GILARDINO
(Milan)
2007
Fabio
CANNAVARO
(Real Madrid)
2007
OSCAR DEL CALCIO - BEST REFEREE
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A REFEREE CAN WIN IN ITALY THROUGH THE VOTE OF THE PLAYERS.
Winner -Regarded by the Italian Players as the Best Referee in Italy for the past season.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Referees - All football Referees who have controlled
a Serie A football game the previous season.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Oscar del Calcio - Best
Referee' (Migliore Arbitro) award is given to those Referees who have stood out in the previous Serie A season from among his Referee collegues. The winner is selected by the vote of all the Italian players members of the AIC and the fans, through the internet from a list of three nominated candidates. This award was terminated in 2011 and replaced by the 'Gran Gala del Calcio - Best Referee' award.
First Edition - 1997
Last Edition - 2010
Total Editions - 14
History - A total of four different Referees won this award: seven times Collina (1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005); four times Rosetti (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009); two times Braschi (1999, 2001); one time Morganti (2010).
THE TROPHY
Pierluigi
COLLINA
1997, 1998
2000, 2002
2003, 2004
2005
Name - Oscar del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold statue in the form of a footballer in the act of kicking, representing the symbol of the AIC logo, on a block of Black Marble with an engraved gold metal plate on the front.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - All 14 Editions
Note - This trophy was also awarded to all the winners of the other Oscar del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, Best Foreign Player, Best Italian Player, Best Young Player, Best Goalkeeper, Best Defender, Best Coach, Best Club and the Oscar Speciali: Tessera d'Oro, Player of the Century, Most Loved Player, Best Scorer, Best Goal, Best Supporter, Fair Play and Champion of Champions.
WINNERS (1st Place) - OSCAR DEL
CALCIO, BEST REFEREE
OSCAR DEL CALCIO, BEST REFEREE -
NOMINATED REFEREES
Stefano
BRASCHI
1999
2001
Roberto
ROSETTI
2006, 2007
2008, 2009
Stefano
BRASCHI
1997, 1998
2000, 2002
Roberto
ROSETTI
2000, 2001
2002, 2003
2004, 2005
Robert Anthony
BOGGI
1997
1998, 1999
Nicola
RIZZOLI
2007
2009, 2010
Massimiliano
SACCANI
2007
2008
Pierluigi
COLLINA
1999
2001
Gianluca
PAPARESTA
2003, 2004
2005, 2006
Paolo
TAGLIAVENTO
2010
Emidio
MORGANTI
2008
2009
Emidio
MORGANTI
2010
Domenico
MESSINA
2006
The eighth 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 eighth page of Individual Honours concentrates also on the Italian domestic awards, mainly all the awards organsied by the AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian Footballers Association), the defunct Oscars del Calcio - Football Oscars: Best Overall Player, Best Italian Player, Best Young Player, Best Goalkeeper, Best Defender, Best Coach, Best Referee, and the Oscars Speciali - Special Oscars: Player of the Century, Most Loved Player, Best Scorer, Best Goal, Fair Play and Champion of Champions; and the current Gran Gala Del Calcio: Best Overall Player, Best Team of the Year.
GRAN GALA DEL CALCIO - BEST OVERALL PLAYER
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A PLAYER CAN WIN IN ITALY THROUGH THE VOTE OF HIS OWN COLLEGUES.
Winner -Regarded by his collegues as the Best Player in Italy for the past season.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Players - All football players who have played in
the Serie A the previous season.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Gran Gala del Calcio - Best
Overall Player' (Migliore Calciatore Assoluto) award is given to
those players who have stood out in the previous Serie A season. All the Italian players members of the AIC, together with a selection of coaches, referees and sports journalists are asked to vote for the eleven best players of last season according to their playing positions (1 Goalkeeper, 4 Defenders, 3 Midfielders, 3 Forwards) to form the 'Best Team of the Year'. The player who obtains the most votes is automatically awarded the 'Gran Gala Del Calcio - Best Overall Player' award. This award replaced the defunct 'Oscar del Calcio - Best Overall Player' (Migliore Calciatore Assoluto) award.
First Edition - 2011
Editions until Today - 9
History - Seven players won this award until now: Three times Pirlo (2012, 2013, 2014 Juventus); One time Ibrahimovic (Sweden - 2011 Milan), Tevez (Argentina - 2015 Juventus), Bonucci (2016 Juventus), Buffon G. (2017 Juventus), Icardi M. (Argentina - 2018 Inter), Ronaldo C. (Portugal - 2019 Juventus).
THE TROPHY
Name - Gran Gala del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold throphy in the shape of the AIC logo with the letters 'AIC' engraved on the lower part, all placed on a base made of a block of natural wood.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - All editions since 2011.
Note - This trophy was also awarded to all the winners of the other Gran Gala del Calcio catagories: all players forming part of the Best Team of the Year, Best Coach, Best Young Player, Best Referee, Best Club, Best Serie B Player, Best Young Serie B Player, Best Female Player, Gran Gala del Calcio Career Award, Fidelity and Critics Award and Special Award.
GRAN GALA DEL CALCIO - BEST TEAM OF THE YEAR
THE PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A PLAYER CAN WIN IN ITALY THROUGH THE VOTE OF HIS OWN COLLEGUES.
Winner -Regarded by his collegues as the Best Player in Italy in his playing position for the past season.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Players - All football players who have played in
the Serie A the previous season.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Gran Gala del Calcio - Best
Team of the Year' is composed by those players who have stood
out in their respective playing position in the previous Serie A season. The team is selected by all the Italian players members of the AIC, together with a selection of coaches, referees and sports journalists who are asked to vote for the eleven best players of last season according to their playing positions (1 Goalkeeper, 4 Defenders, 3 Midfielders, 3 Forwards) thus forming the 'Best Team of the Year'. On rare occasions two players were selected for a particular position, both of whom were awarded the trophy.
First Edition - 2011
Editions until Today - 9
History - A total of fourty-nine different players were selected to form part of the 'Best Team of the Year': Five times Buffon G. (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Juventus), Chiellini (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 Juventus); Four times Pirlo (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Juventus), Barzagli (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 Juventus), Nainggolan (Belgium - 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Roma), Koulibaly (Senegal - 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Napoli), Pjanic (Bosnia Herzegovina - 2016 Roma, 2017, 2018, 2019 Juventus); Three times Maggio (2011, 2012, 2013 Napoli), Di Natale (2011, 2012, 2013 Udinese), Cavani (Uruguay - 2011, 2012, 2013 Napoli), Pogba (France - 2014, 2015, 2016 Juventus), Bonucci (2015, 2016, 2017 Juventus), Hamsik (Slovakia - 2011, 2016, 2017 Napoli), Higuain (Argentina - 2014, 2016 Napoli, 2017 Juventus), Dybala (Argentina - 2016 2017, 2018 Juventus), Handanovic S. (Slovenia - 2011 Udinese, 2013, 2019 Inter); Two times Silva T. (Brazil - 2011, 2012 Milan), Marchisio (2011, 2012 Juventus), Ibrahimovic (Sweden - 2011, 2012 Milan), Vidal A. (Chile - 2013, 2014 Juventus), Darmian (2014, 2015 Torino), Tevez (Argentina - 2014, 2015 Juventus), Sandro A. (Brazil - 2017, 2018 Juventus), Icardi (Argentina - 2015, 2018 Inter), Immobile (2014 Torino, 2018 Lazio), Cancelo (Portugal - 2018 Inter, 2019 Juventus); One time Ranocchia (2011 Inter), Nesta (2011 Milan), Armero (Colombia - 2011 Udinese), Motta T. (2011 Inter), Boateng K.P. (Ghana - 2011 Milan), Balzaretti (2012 Roma), Nocerino (2012 Milan), De Sciglio (2013 Milan), Borja V. (Spain - 2013 Fiorentina), Balotelli
THE TROPHY
Name - Gran Gala del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold throphy in the shape of the AIC logo with the letters 'AIC' engraved on the lower part, all placed on a base made of a block of natural wood.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - All editions since 2011.
Note - This trophy is also awarded to the winners of other Gran Gala del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, Best Coach, Best Young Player, Best Referee, Best Club, Best Serie B Player, Best Young Serie B Player, Best Female Player, Gran Gala del Calcio Career Award, Fidelity and Critics Award and Special Award.
AZZURRI IN THE GRAN GALA DEL CALCIO
BEST TEAM OF THE YEAR
Christian
MAGGIO
(Napoli)
2011
2012
2013
Andrea
RANNOCHIA
(Inter)
2011
Alessandro
NESTA
(Milan)
2011
Thiago
MOTTA
(Inter)
2011
Claudio
MARCHISIO
(Juventus)
2011, 2012
Antonio
DI NATALE
(Udinese)
2011, 2012
2013
WINNERS (1st Place) - GRAN GALA DEL
CALCIO, BEST OVERALL PLAYER
Andrea
PIRLO
(Juventus)
2012, 2013, 2014
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
2012, 2014
2015, 2016
2017
Federico
BALZARETTI
(Roma)
2012
Antonio
NOCERINO
(Milan)
2012
Andrea
PIRLO
(Juventus)
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Mario B.
BALOTELLI
(Milan)
2013
Mattia
DE SCIGLIO
(Milan)
2013
Andrea
BARZAGLI
(Juventus)
2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
Matteo
DARMIAN
(Torino)
2014
2015
Ciro
IMMOBILE
(Torino & Lazio)
2014, 2018
Leonardo
BONUCCI
(Juventus)
2015, 2016,
2017
Daniele
RUGANI
(Empoli)
2015
Luca
TONI
(Verona)
2015
Leonardo
BONUCCI
(Juventus)
2016
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
2017
OSCAR DEL CALCIO - BEST OVERALL PLAYER
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A PLAYER CAN WIN IN ITALY THROUGH THE VOTE OF HIS OWN COLLEGUES.
Winner -Regarded by his collegues as the Best Player in Italy for the past season.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Players - All football Players who have played in
the Serie A the previous season.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Oscar del Calcio - Best
Overall Player' (Migliore Calciatore Assoluto) award is given to those players who have stood out in the previous Serie A season. The winner is selected by the vote of all the Italian players members of the AIC from two candidates - the two winners of the 'Oscar Del Calcio - Best Italian Player' and 'Oscar del Calcio - Best Foreign Player' awards. In the first edition (1997) only the Candidates list included also the winner of the 'Oscar del Calcio - Best Young Player' award. This award was terminated in 2011 and replaced by the 'Gran Gala del Calcio - Best Overall Player' (Migliore Calciatore Assoluto) award.
First Edition - 1997
Last Edition - 2010
Total Editions - 14
History - A total of twelve different players won this award: two times Totti (2000, 2003 Roma), Kaka (Brazil - 2004, 2007 Milan), Ibrahimovic (Sweden - 2008, 2009 Inter); one time Mancini (1997 Sampdoria), Ronaldo (Brazil - 1998 Inter), Vieri C. (1999 Lazio), Zidane (France - 2001 Juventus), Trezeguet (France - 2002 Juventus), Nedved (Czech Republic - 2003 Juventus), Gilardino (2005 Parma), Cannavaro F. (2006 Juventus), Milito (Argentina - 2010 Inter).
THE TROPHY
Roberto
MANCINI
(Sampdoria)
1997
Christian
VIERI
(Lazio)
1999
Name - Oscar del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold statue in the form of a footballer in the act of kicking, representing the symbol of the AIC logo, on a block of Black Marble with an engraved gold metal plate on the front.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - All 14 Editions
Note - This trophy was also awarded to all the winners of the other Oscar del Calcio catagories: Best Italian Player, Best Foreign Player, Best Young Player, Best Goalkeeper, Best Defender, Best Coach, Best Referee, Best Club and the Oscar Speciali: Tessera d'Oro, Player of the Century, Most Loved Player, Best Scorer, Best Goal, Best Supporter, Fair Play and Champion of Champions.
WINNERS (1st Place) - OSCAR DEL
CALCIO, BEST OVERALL PLAYER
Francesco
TOTTI
(Roma)
2000
2003 Joint
Alberto
GILARDINO
(Parma)
2005
Fabio
CANNAVARO
(Juventus)
2006
OSCAR DEL CALCIO, BEST OVERALL PLAYER -
NOMINATED AZZURRI
Filippo
INZAGHI
(Atalanta)
1997
Alessandro
DEL PIERO
(Juventus)
1998
2008
Francesco
TOTTI
(Roma)
2001
2004, 2007
Christian
VIERI
(Inter)
2002
Daniele
DE ROSSI
(Roma)
2009
OSCAR DEL CALCIO - BEST ITALIAN PLAYER
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR AN ITALIAN PLAYER CAN WIN IN ITALY THROUGH THE VOTE OF HIS OWN COLLEGUES.
Winner -Regarded by his collegues as the Best Italian Player in Italy for the past season.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Players - All Italian football Players who have played
in the Serie A the previous season.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Oscar del Calcio - Best
Italian Player' (Migliore Calciatore Italiano) award is given to those Italian players who have stood out in the previous Series A season. The winner is selected by the vote of all the Italian players members of the AIC and the fans through the internet from a list of three nominated candidates . The first edition (1997) was the only exception when the winner was selected by a direct vote. The winner of this award will automatically be nominated (together with the winner of the 'Oscar del Calcio - Best Foreign Player') for the 'Oscar del Calcio - Best Overall Player' award.
First Edition - 1997
Last Edition - 2010
Total Editions - 14
History - A total of seven different players won this award: five times Totti (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007 Roma); two times Del Piero (1998, 2008 Juventus), Vieri C (1999 Lazio, 2002 Inter); one time Mancini (1997 Sampdoria), Gilardino (2005 Parma), Cannavaro F. (2006 Juventus), De Rossi (2009 Roma), Di Natale (2010 Udinese).
THE TROPHY
Roberto
MANCINI
(Sampdoria)
1997
Christian
VIERI
(Lazio & Inter)
1999
2002
Name - Oscar del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold statue in the form of a footballer in the act of kicking, representing the symbol of the AIC logo, on a block of Black Marble with an engraved gold metal plate on the front.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - All 14 Editions
Note - This trophy was also awarded to all the winners of the other Oscar del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, Best Foreign Player, Best Young Player, Best Goalkeeper, Best Defender, Best Coach, Best Referee, Best Club and the Oscar Speciali: Tessera d'Oro, Player of the Century, Most Loved Player, Best Scorer, Best Goal, Best Supporter, Fair Play and Champion of Champions.
WINNERS (1st Place) - OSCAR DEL
CALCIO, BEST ITALIAN PLAYER
Alessandro
DEL PIERO
(Juventus)
1998
2008
Alberto
GILARDINO
(Parma)
2005
Fabio
CANNAVARO
(Juventus)
2006
OSCAR DEL CALCIO, BEST ITALIAN PLAYER -
NOMINATED AZZURRI
Roberto
BAGGIO
(Bologna)
1998
Alessandro
Nesta
(Lazio)
1998, 1999
2000, 2001
2002
Francesco
TOTTI
(Roma)
1999
2002
2005
Stefano
FIORE
(Udinese)
2000
Damiano
TOMMASI
(Roma)
2001
Francesco
TOTTI
(Roma)
2000, 2001
2003, 2004
2007
Daniele
DE ROSSI
(Roma)
2009
Alessandro
DEL PIERO
(Juventus)
2009
Alberto
GILARDINO
(Parma)
2004
Andrea
PIRLO
(Milan)
2006, 2007
2008, 2010
Daniele
DE ROSSI
(Roma)
2007, 2008
Paolo
MALDINI
(Milan)
2003
2004, 2005
Christian
VIERI
(Inter)
2003
Luca
TONI
(Fiorentina)
2006
Antonio
CASSANO
(Sampdoria)
2009, 2010
OSCAR DEL CALCIO - BEST YOUNG PLAYER
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A YOUNG PLAYER CAN WIN IN ITALY THROUGH THE VOTE OF HIS OWN COLLEGUES.
Winner -Regarded by his collegues as the Best Young Player in Italy for the past season.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Players - All football Players who are under 24 years
of age and have played in the Serie A the previous season.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Oscar del Calcio - Best
Young Player' (Migliore Calciatore Giovane) award is given to those players who have stood out in the previous Serie A season, even though they are under 24 years of age. The winner is selected by the vote of all the Italian players members of the AIC and the fans, through the internet from a list of three nominated candidates . In the first edition (1997) only, the winner of this award was automatically nominated (together with the winners of the 'Oscar del Calcio - Best Foreign Player' and 'Oscar del Calcio - Best Italian Player') for the 'Oscar del Calcio - Best Overall Player' award.
First Edition - 1997
Last Edition - 2010
Total Editions - 14
History - A total of thirteen different players won this award: two times Cassano (2001 Bari, 2003 Roma); one time Inzaghi F. (1997 Atalanta), Nesta (1998 Lazio), Totti (1999 Roma), Baronio (2000 Reggina), Brighi (2002 Bologna), Gilardino (2004 Parma), Pazzini (2005 Fiorentina), De Rossi (2006 Roma), Montolivo (2007 Fiorentina), Hamsik (Slovakia - 2008 Napoli), Pato (Brazil - 2009 Milan), Pastore (Argentina - 2010 Palermo).
THE TROPHY
Filippo
INZAGHI
(Atalanta)
1997
Giampaolo
PAZZINI
(Fiorentina)
2005
Name - Oscar del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold statue in the form of a footballer in the act of kicking, representing the symbol of the AIC logo, on a block of Black Marble with an engraved gold metal plate on the front.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - All 14 Editions
Note - This trophy was also awarded to all the winners of the other Oscar del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, Best Foreign Player, Best Italian Player, Best Goalkeeper, Best Defender, Best Coach, Best Referee, Best Club and the Oscar Speciali: Tessera d'Oro, Player of the Century, Most Loved Player, Best Scorer, Best Goal, Best Supporter, Fair Play and Champion of Champions.
