Premio Bulgarelli Number 8

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Premio Bulgarelli Number 8
Sport Association football
Awarded forBest midfielder of each calendar year
Local namePremio Bulgarelli Number 8 (Italian)
CountryItaly
Presented byAssociazione Bulgarelli
Italian Footballers' Association
History
First award2011
Editions11
First winner
  • Flag of Spain.svg  Xavi  (ESP)
  • (2012)
Most recent

The Bulgarelli Number 8 Award is an annual association football award given by the Associazione Bulgarelli and Italian Footballers' Association, with the support of FIFPRO, to the best midfielder of the previous calendar year. [1]

Contents

History and regulations

The award originated from an idea by Italian journalist Luigi Colombo. The award is given by a jury. In the first edition, the jury was chaired by Fabio Capello and composed of former football players and managers Sandro Mazzola, Gianni Rivera, Sergio Campana, Damiano Tommasi, Luis Suárez, Cesare Prandelli, Giovanni Trapattoni, José Altafini, Giovanni Lodetti, Francesco Janich, Romano Fogli, Ezio Pascutti, Marino Perani, Leonardo Grosso as well as Colombo himself. [1]

The award was temporarily interrupted after the 2013 edition due to a lack of financial sponsors. [2] The award was restored in 2016. [3]

Winners

SeasonMenWomenRef.
WinnerClubWinnerClub
2011–12
Flag of Spain.svg Xavi
[4]
2012–13
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Pirlo
[5]
2013–14
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Yaya Touré
[6]
2016–17
Flag of France.svg Paul Pogba
[3]
2018
Flag of Spain.svg Andrés Iniesta
[3]
2017–18
Flag of Italy.svg Daniele De Rossi
[7]
2018–19
Flag of Italy.svg Nicolò Barella Flag of Italy.svg Marta Carissimi
[8]
2020–21
Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Locatelli Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Cernoia
[9]
2021–22
Flag of Italy.svg Sandro Tonali Flag of Italy.svg Manuela Giugliano
2022–23
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Frattesi Flag of Italy.svg Alice Parisi
2023–24
Flag of Scotland.svg Lewis Ferguson Flag of Italy.svg Giada Greggi

Other awards

Best Women's Serie A Coach

SeasonWinnerClubRef.
2018–19
Flag of Italy.svg Rita Guarino
[8]
2020–21
Flag of Italy.svg Elisabetta Bavagnoli
[9]
2021–22
Flag of Italy.svg Gianpiero Piovani
2022–23
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Spugna
2023–24
Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián De La Fuente

Best Serie A Coach

SeasonWinnerClubRef.
2020–21
Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Mancini
[9]
2021–22
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Pioli
2022–23
Flag of Italy.svg Luciano Spalletti
2023–24
Flag of Italy.svg Simone Inzaghi

Best Young Player

SeasonWinnerClubRef.
2021–22
Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Raspadori

Best Serie A Referee

SeasonWinnerRef.
2021–22
Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Orsato
2022–23
2023–24
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Guida

Lifetime Achievement

YearWinnerRef.
2022
Flag of Brazil.svg José Altafini
2024
Flag of Italy.svg Gianluigi Buffon

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