Bravo Award
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- For the defunct entertainment award, see Bravo Awards.
Since 1978, the Italian magazine Guerin' Sportivo] hands out the Bravo Award to the most outstanding young football (soccer) player in Europe. Until 1992 only under-23 players participating in one of the three European club cups (UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup) were eligible. Since 1992 any under-21 player from any European League is eligible.
The winners are chosen for the fall-spring season, not the calendar year.
[edit] Winners
- 1978 - Jimmy Case (England, Liverpool F.C.)
- 1979 - Garry Birtles (England, Nottingham Forest F.C.)
- 1980 - Hansi Müller (West Germany, VfB Stuttgart)
- 1981 - John Wark (Scotland, Ipswich Town F.C.)
- 1982 - Gary Shaw (England, Aston Villa F.C.)
- 1983 - Massimo Bonini (San Marino, Juventus)
- 1984 - Ubaldo Righetti (Italy, AS Roma)
- 1985 - Emilio Butragueño (Spain, Real Madrid)
- 1986 - Emilio Butragueño (Spain, Real Madrid)
- 1987 - Marco van Basten (Netherlands, Ajax Amsterdam)
- 1988 - Eli Ohana (Israel, K.V. Mechelen)
- 1989 - Paolo Maldini (Italy, AC Milan)
- 1990 - Roberto Baggio (Italy, Fiorentina)
- 1991 - Robert Prosinečki (Yugoslavia, Red Star Belgrade)
- 1992 - Josep Guardiola (Spain, FC Barcelona)
- 1993 - Ryan Giggs (Wales, Manchester United F.C.)
- 1994 - Christian Panucci (Italy, AC Milan)
- 1995 - Patrick Kluivert (Netherlands, Ajax Amsterdam)
- 1996 - Alessandro Del Piero (Italy, Juventus)
- 1997 - Ronaldo (Brazil, FC Barcelona)
- 1998 - Ronaldo (Brazil, Internazionale)
- 1999 - Gianluigi Buffon (Italy, Parma F.C.)
- 2000 - Íker Casillas (Spain, Real Madrid)
- 2001 - Owen Hargreaves (England, Bayern Munich)
- 2002 - Christoph Metzelder (Germany, Borussia Dortmund)
- 2003 - Wayne Rooney (England, Everton F.C.)
- 2004 - Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Manchester United F.C.)
- 2005 - Arjen Robben (Netherlands, Chelsea F.C.)
- 2006 - Cesc Fàbregas (Spain, Arsenal F.C.)
