Bravo Award

:"For the defunct entertainment award, see Bravo Awards."Since 1978, the Italian magazine Guerin' Sportivo hands outthe Bravo Award to the most outstanding young football (soccer) player in Europe.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. Since 1992 any under-21 player from any European League is eligible.

The winners are chosen for the fall-spring season, not the calendar year.

Winners

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1978
flagicon|ENG Jimmy Case
flagicon|ENG Liverpool
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1979
flagicon|ENG Garry Birtles
flagicon|ENG Nottingham Forest
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1980
flagicon|GER Hansi Müller
flagicon|GER VfB Stuttgart
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1981
flagicon|SCO John Wark
flagicon|ENG Ipswich Town
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1982
flagicon|ENG Gary Shaw
flagicon|ENG Aston Villa
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1983
flagicon|San Marino Massimo Bonini
flagicon|ITA Juventus
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1984
flagicon|ITA Ubaldo Righetti
flagicon|ITA Roma
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1985
flagicon|ESP Emilio Butragueño
flagicon|ESP Real Madrid
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1986
flagicon|ESP Emilio Butragueño
flagicon|ESP Real Madrid
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1987
flagicon|NED Marco van Basten
flagicon|NED Ajax
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1988
flagicon|ISR Eli Ohana
flagicon|BEL KV Mechelen
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1989
flagicon|ITA Paolo Maldini
flagicon|ITA AC Milan
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1990
flagicon|ITA Roberto Baggio
flagicon|ITA Fiorentina
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1991
flagicon|YUG Robert Prosinečki
flagicon|YUG Red Star Belgrade
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1992
flagicon|ESP Josep Guardiola
flagicon|ESP FC Barcelona
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1993
flagicon|Wales Ryan Giggs
flagicon|ENG Manchester United
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1994
flagicon|ITA Christian Panucci
flagicon|ITA AC Milan
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1995
flagicon|NED Patrick Kluivert
flagicon|NED Ajax
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1996
flagicon|ITA Alessandro Del Piero
flagicon|ITA Juventus
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1997
flagicon|BRA Ronaldo
flagicon|ESP FC Barcelona
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1998
flagicon|BRA Ronaldo
flagicon|ITA Inter
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1999
flagicon|ITA Gianluigi Buffon
flagicon|ITA Parma
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2000
flagicon|ESP Iker Casillas
flagicon|ESP Real Madrid
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2001
flagicon|ENG Owen Hargreaves
flagicon|GER Bayern Munich
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2002
flagicon|GER Christoph Metzelder
flagicon|GER Borussia Dortmund
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2003
flagicon|ENG Wayne Rooney
flagicon|ENG Everton
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2004
flagicon|POR Cristiano Ronaldo
flagicon|ENG Manchester United
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2005
flagicon|NED Arjen Robben
flagicon|ENG Chelsea
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2006
flagicon|ESP Cesc Fàbregas
flagicon|ENG Arsenal
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2007
flagicon|Argentina Lionel Messi
flagicon|ESP FC Barcelona
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2008
flagicon|FRA Karim Benzema
flagicon|FRA Olympique Lyonnais