Premio Bulgarelli Number 8

Italian football award
  •  Xavi (ESP)
  • (2012)
Most recent
  •  Lewis Ferguson (SCO)
  • (2024)

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]

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

Season Men Women Ref.
Winner Club Winner Club
2011–12
 Spain Xavi
Barcelona
 –
[4]
2012–13
 Italy Andrea Pirlo
[5]
2013–14
 Ivory Coast Yaya Touré
[6]
2016–17
 France Paul Pogba
[3]
2018
 Spain Andrés Iniesta
[3]
2017–18
 Italy Daniele De Rossi
[7]
2018–19
 Italy Nicolò Barella Italy Marta Carissimi
[8]
2020–21
 Italy Manuel Locatelli Italy Valentina Cernoia
Juventus
[9]
2021–22
 Italy Sandro Tonali Italy Manuela Giugliano
Roma
[10]
2022–23
 Italy Davide Frattesi Italy Alice Parisi
Fiorentina
[11]
2023–24
 Scotland Lewis Ferguson Italy Giada Greggi
Roma
[12]

Other awards

Best Women's Serie A Coach

Season Winner Club Ref.
2018–19
 Italy Rita Guarino
Juventus
[8]
2020–21
 Italy Elisabetta Bavagnoli
Roma
[9]
2021–22
 Italy Gianpiero Piovani
Sassuolo
[10]
2022–23
 Italy Alessandro Spugna
Roma
[11]
2023–24
 Argentina Sebastián De La Fuente
Fiorentina
[12]

Best Serie A Coach

Season Winner Club Ref.
2020–21
 Italy Roberto Mancini
[9]
2021–22
 Italy Stefano Pioli
[10]
2022–23
 Italy Luciano Spalletti
[11]
2023–24
 Italy Simone Inzaghi
[12]

Best Young Player

Season Winner Club Ref.
2021–22
 Italy Giacomo Raspadori
[10]

Best Serie A Referee

Season Winner Ref.
2021–22
 Italy Daniele Orsato
[10]
2022–23
[11]
2023–24
 Italy Marco Guida
[12]

Lifetime Achievement

Year Winner Ref.
2022
 Brazil José Altafini
[10]
2024
 Italy Gianluigi Buffon
[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Premio Bulgarelli NUMBER 8: a contendersi il titolo De Rossi, Xavi e Schweinsteiger". Italian Footballers' Association. 14 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  2. ^ Monari, Simone (12 December 2015). "Salvate il premio Bulgarelli, dimenticato da tutti". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Pellerano, Fernando (13 February 2019). "Bulgarelli per sempre Rinasce il premio e lo vince Iniesta". Corriere di Bologna. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. ^ "PREMIO BULGARELLI. Niente da fare per De Rossi, vince Xavi". Romanews.eu (in Italian). 21 February 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ^ Blesio, Francesca (18 February 2013). "Al genio Pirlo il premio Bulgarelli". Corriere di Bologna (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ^ Cozzolino, Giuseppe (10 February 2014). "Yaya Tourè vince il Premio Bulgarelli 2013 (video)". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  7. ^ "De Rossi receives Bulgarelli Award from Capello". ASRoma.com. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b "A Nicolò Barella il Premio Bulgarelli". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "A Locatelli e Mancini il Premio Bulgarelli Number 8". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "PREMIO BULGARELLI NUMBER 8". Italian Footballers' Association (in Italian). 21 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d "PREMIO BULGARELLI DECIMA EDIZIONE". Italian Footballers' Association (in Italian). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Bulgarelli Number 8". Italian Footballers' Association (in Italian). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.