Premio internazionale Giacinto Facchetti
The Premio internazionale Giacinto Facchetti ("Il bello del calcio") is a recognition established in 2006 awarded annually to a football personality for their honesty, correct behaviour, fair-play, and sportsmanship by the Milan-based Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport.
History
The prize was conceived in 2006 by the newspaper's former director Candido Cannavò and the newspaper's director at the time Carlo Verdelli, in honour of the late Italy and Internazionale defender Giacinto Facchetti, following his death earlier that year on 4 September.[1][2] The distinction is awarded annually to a football personality who, like Facchetti, has stood out for their honesty, correct behaviour, fair-play, and sportsmanship.[3]
Winners
| Year | Winner |
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| 2006 |  Julio Valentín González[4]
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| 2007 |  Younis Mahmoud[4]
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| 2008 |  Paolo Maldini[4]
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| 2009 | Cesare Prandelli[4]
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| 2010 | Gianfranco Zola[4]
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| 2011 |  Michel Platini[5]
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| 2012 |  Javier Zanetti[3]
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| 2013 | Eric Abidal[4]
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| 2014 | Francesco Totti[4]
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| 2015 | Roberto Donadoni[4]
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| 2016 | Giancarlo Antognoni[6]
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| 2018 | Andrea Pirlo[7]
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| 2019 | Gianluca Vialli[8]
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| 2020 |  Romelu Lukaku[9]
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References
- ^ "Giacinto Facchetti" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Giacinto Facchetti". Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ a b Azzurra Saggini (10 November 2012). "Zanetti nel nome di Facchetti Il bello del calcio è il Capitano" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Il "Facchetti" a Donadoni. Succede a Francesco Totti" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Il premio Facchetti a Michel Platini Festa (con fair play) a Milano" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Antognoni gives Kalinic hint". Football Italia. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Premio Facchetti ad Andrea Pirlo. Ecco come partecipare alla cerimonia" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ Gianluca Pasini (25 February 2019). "Candido-Day, a Vialli il Premio Facchetti: "Il cancro? Non mollo. Grato al calcio"" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "The "Giacinto Facchetti - il bello del calcio" award Prize Goes to Lukaku". Inter. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.