The Bravo Award was an annual award which was handed out by the Italian magazine Guerin Sportivo to the most outstanding young European footballer.
The first winner of the award was Englishman Jimmy Case. The first non-European to win the award was Eli Ohana in 1988.
The award was discontinued after the 2015 edition.
History and regulations In 1977, Guerin Sportivo's editorial staff established the award to celebrate the best young footballers in European football. The jury was composed by Guerin Sportivo'''s and Radiocorriere TV''s journalist as well as foreign sports journalists from the most important news outlets across Europe.
Since the inception and 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. The rules changed in 1992, when under-21 player from any European League became eligible, regardless of their participation in any European club cups.
The winners were chosen for the autumn-spring season, not the calendar year.
List of winners
YearPlayerClubRef(s)1978 Jimmy Case Liverpool1979 Garry Birtles Nottingham Forest1980 Hansi Müller VfB Stuttgart1981 John Wark Ipswich Town1982 Gary Shaw Aston Villa1983 Massimo Bonini Juventus1984 Ubaldo Righetti Roma1985 Emilio Butragueño Real Madrid1986 Emilio Butragueño Real Madrid1987 Marco van Basten Ajax1988 Eli Ohana Mechelen1989 Paolo Maldini Milan1990 Roberto Baggio Fiorentina1991 Robert Prosinečki Red Star Belgrade1992 Pep Guardiola Barcelona1993 Ryan Giggs Manchester United1994 Christian Panucci Milan1995 Patrick Kluivert Ajax1996 Alessandro Del Piero Juventus1997 Ronaldo Barcelona1998 Ronaldo Internazionale1999 Gianluigi Buffon Parma2000 Iker Casillas Real Madrid2001 Owen Hargreaves Bayern Munich2002 Christoph Metzelder Borussia Dortmund2003 Wayne Rooney Everton2004 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United2005 Arjen Robben Chelsea2006 Cesc Fàbregas Arsenal2007 Lionel Messi Barcelona2008 Karim Benzema Lyon2009 Sergio Busquets Barcelona2010 Thomas Müller Bayern Munich2011 Eden Hazard Lille2012 Marco Verratti Pescara2013 Isco Málaga2014 Paul Pogba Juventus2015 Domenico Berardi Sassuolo
See also Golden Boy (award) Kopa Trophy Ballon d'Or Golden Girl (award)
References
External links Bravo Award at RSSSF.com