Premio Bulgarelli Number 8
{{Short description|Italian football award}}
{{Infobox sports award
| name = Premio Bulgarelli Number 8
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| sport = Association football
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| givenfor = Best midfielder of each calendar year
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| localnames = {{native name|it|Premio Bulgarelli Number 8}}
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| country = Italy
| presenter = Associazione Bulgarelli
Italian Footballers' Association
| first = 2011
| number = 11
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| firstwinner = {{unbulleted list|{{flagathlete|Xavi|ESP}}|(2012)}}
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| mostrecent = {{unbulleted list|{{flagathlete|Lewis Ferguson|SCO}}|(2024)}}
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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. The award is named in honor of Giacomo Bulgarelli, considered one of Italy's greatest midfielders; the number 8, which Bulgarelli wore throughout his career, is associated with a midfield player in the traditional football numbering system.{{Cite web |date=14 October 2011 |title=Premio Bulgarelli NUMBER 8: a contendersi il titolo De Rossi, Xavi e Schweinsteiger |url=https://www.assocalciatori.it/News/2011/ottobre2011/14102011PremioBulgarellinumber8/tabid/648/language/en-US/Default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204014725/https://www.assocalciatori.it/News/2011/ottobre2011/14102011PremioBulgarellinumber8/tabid/648/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archive-date=4 February 2012 |access-date=4 February 2012 |website=Italian Footballers' Association}}
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.
The award was temporarily interrupted after the 2013 edition due to a lack of financial sponsors.{{Cite web |last=Monari |first=Simone |date=12 December 2015 |title=Salvate il premio Bulgarelli, dimenticato da tutti |url=https://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/11/12/news/salvate_il_premio_bulgarelli_dimenticato_da_tutti-127138712/ |access-date=8 January 2022 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}} The award was restored in 2016.
Winners
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=2|Men !colspan=2|Women !rowspan=2|Ref. |
| Winner
!Club !Winner !Club |
|---|
| {{center|2011–12}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Xavi |{{center|Barcelona}} |colspan="2" rowspan="6" align="center"| – |
| {{center|2012–13}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Pirlo |{{center|Juventus}} |
| {{center|2013–14}}
|{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Yaya Touré |{{center|Manchester City}} |
| {{center|2016–17}}
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paul Pogba |{{center|Juventus}} |
| {{center|2018}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Andrés Iniesta |{{center|Barcelona}} |
| {{center|2017–18}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele De Rossi |{{center|Roma}} |
| {{center|2018–19}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Nicolò Barella |{{center|Cagliari}} |{{flagicon|ITA}} Marta Carissimi |{{center|Milan}} |
| {{center|2020–21}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Manuel Locatelli |{{center|Sassuolo}} |{{flagicon|ITA}} Valentina Cernoia |{{center|Juventus}} |
| {{center|2021–22}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sandro Tonali |{{center|Milan}} |{{flagicon|ITA}} Manuela Giugliano |{{center|Roma}} |
| {{center|2022–23}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Frattesi |{{center|Sassuolo}} |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alice Parisi |{{center|Fiorentina}} |
| {{center|2023–24}}
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Lewis Ferguson |{{center|Bologna}} |{{flagicon|ITA}} Giada Greggi |{{center|Roma}} |
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= Other awards =
== Best Women's Serie A Coach ==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Season !Winner !Club !Ref. |
| {{center|2018–19}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Rita Guarino |{{center|Juventus}} |{{center|}} |
| {{center|2020–21}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Elisabetta Bavagnoli |{{center|Roma}} |{{center|}} |
| {{center|2021–22}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianpiero Piovani |{{center|Sassuolo}} |{{center|}} |
| {{center|2022–23}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Spugna |{{center|Roma}} |{{center|}} |
| {{center|2023–24}}
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastián De La Fuente |{{center|Fiorentina}} |{{center|}} |
== Best Serie A Coach ==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Season !Winner !Club !Ref. |
| {{center|2020–21}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Mancini |{{center|Italy}} |{{center|}} |
| {{center|2021–22}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Pioli |{{center|Milan}} |{{center|}} |
| {{center|2022–23}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luciano Spalletti |{{center|Napoli}} |{{center|}} |
| {{center|2023–24}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Inzaghi |{{center|Inter Milan}} |{{center|}} |
==Best Young Player==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Season !Winner !Club !Ref. |
| {{center|2021–22}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giacomo Raspadori |{{center|Sassuolo}} |{{center|}} |
==Best Serie A Referee==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Season !Winner !Ref. |
| {{center|2021–22}}
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele Orsato |{{center|}} |
| {{center|2022–23}}
|{{center|}} |
| {{center|2023–24}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Guida |{{center|}} |
==Lifetime Achievement==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Year !Winner !Ref. |
| {{center|2022}}
|{{flagicon|BRA}} José Altafini |{{center|}} |
| {{center|2024}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluigi Buffon |{{center|}} |