Premio internazionale Giacinto Facchetti

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"Giacinto Facchetti" International Award
SportAssociation football
Awarded forA football personality for their fair play and sportsmanship
Local namePremio internazionale Giacinto Facchetti – Il bello del calcio  (Italian)
CountryItaly
Presented byLa Gazzetta dello Sport
History
First award2006
Editions15
First winnerParaguay Julio Valentín González
Most recentBelgium Romelu Lukaku

The Premio internazionale Giacinto Facchetti – Il bello del calcio ("Giacinto Facchetti International Award – The beauty of football") is a recognition established in 2006 awarded annually to a football personality for their fair play and sportsmanship by the Milan-based Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport.[1]

History[]

The prize was conceived in 2006 by the newspaper's former director Candido Cannavò and the newspaper's director at the time , in honour of the late Italy and Internazionale defender Giacinto Facchetti, following his death earlier that year on 4 September.[2][3] The distinction is awarded annually to a football personality who has stood out for their fair play and sportsmanship.[4][1]

Winners[]

Year Winner Ref(s)
2006 Paraguay Julio Valentín González
[5]
2007 Iraq Younis Mahmoud
[5]
2008 Italy Paolo Maldini
[5]
2009 Italy Cesare Prandelli
[5]
2010 Italy Gianfranco Zola
[5]
2011 France Michel Platini
[6]
2012 Argentina Javier Zanetti
[4]
2013 France Eric Abidal
[5]
2014 Italy Francesco Totti
[5]
2015 Italy Roberto Donadoni
[5]
2016 Italy Giancarlo Antognoni
[7]
2018 Italy Andrea Pirlo
[8]
2019 Italy Gianluca Vialli
[9]
2020 Belgium Romelu Lukaku
[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Premio internazionale Giacinto Facchetti". Giacinto Facchetti Official Website (in Italian). Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Giacinto Facchetti". La storia siamo noi (in Italian). RAI. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. ^ Glanville, Brian (10 September 2006). "Giacinto Facchetti". The Guardian.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b Saggini, Azzurra (10 November 2012). "Zanetti nel nome di Facchetti Il bello del calcio è il Capitano". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Il "Facchetti" a Donadoni. Succede a Francesco Totti". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 6 November 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Il premio Facchetti a Michel Platini Festa (con fair play) a Milano". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 14 November 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Antognoni gives Kalinic hint". Football Italia. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Premio Facchetti ad Andrea Pirlo. Ecco come partecipare alla cerimonia". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  9. ^ Pasini, Gianluca (25 February 2019). "Candido-Day, a Vialli il Premio Facchetti: "Il cancro? Non mollo. Grato al calcio"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  10. ^ "The "Giacinto Facchetti - il bello del calcio" award Prize Goes to Lukaku". Inter. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

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