Italian Footballer of the Year

The Italian Footballer of the Year (Italian: Migliore calciatore italiano) is a yearly award organized by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) given to the Italian footballer who has been considered to have performed the best over the previous Serie A season.[1] The award is part of the "Oscar del Calcio" awards event.

Winners

Roberto Mancini won the inaugural award in 1997.
Francesco Totti has won the award a record of five times, all while at Roma.
Alessandro Del Piero won the award twice, in 1998 and 2008 - he is the player with the longest period between two awards, 10 years.
Christian Vieri was a winner for two different clubs.
Year Player Club
1997
Mancini, RobertoRoberto Mancini
Sampdoria
1998
Del Piero, AlessandroAlessandro Del Piero
Juventus
1999
Vieri, ChristianChristian Vieri
Lazio
2000
Totti, FrancescoFrancesco Totti
Roma
2001
Totti, FrancescoFrancesco Totti
Roma
2002
Vieri, ChristianChristian Vieri
Internazionale
2003
Totti, FrancescoFrancesco Totti
Roma
2004
Totti, FrancescoFrancesco Totti
Roma
2005
Gilardino, AlbertoAlberto Gilardino
Parma
2006
Cannavaro, FabioFabio Cannavaro
Juventus
2007
Totti, FrancescoFrancesco Totti
Roma
2008
Del Piero, AlessandroAlessandro Del Piero
Juventus
2009
De Rossi, DanieleDaniele De Rossi
Roma
2010
Di Natale, AntonioAntonio Di Natale
Udinese
2012
Pirlo, AndreaAndrea Pirlo
Juventus

By club

Club Players Total
Roma 2 6
Juventus 3 4
Internazionale 1 1
Lazio 1 1
Parma 1 1
Sampdoria 1 1
Udinese 1 1

By position

Position Players Total
Forward 5 7
Midfielder 2 6
Defender 1 1

References

  1. ↑ "Italy – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 2010-11-03.

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