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The European Golden Shoe, also known as European Golden Boot, is an award that is presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of a European national league. The trophy is a sculpture of a football boot. From its inception in the 1967–68 season, the award, originally called Soulier d'Or, which ...
Salvatore Schillaci OMRI (Italian: [salvaˈtoːre skilˈlaːtʃi]; 1 December 1964 – 18 September 2024), commonly known as Totò Schillaci, [4][5] was an Italian professional footballer who played as a striker. During his club career, he played for Messina (1982–1989), Juventus (1989–1992), Internazionale (1992–1994) and Júbilo Iwata ...
Henry maintained his reputation as one of Europe's most feared strikers as he led the league in scoring, [2] and with 31 goals in all competitions, [33] he was the co-recipient (with Diego Forlán) of the European Golden Boot, becoming the first player to officially win the award twice in a row (Ally McCoist had won two Golden Boots in a row ...
Diego Forlán Corazo (born 19 May 1979) is a Uruguayan professional tennis player, football manager and former football player who played as a striker. Regarded as one of the best forwards of his generation, Forlán is a two-time winner of both the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Shoe at club level. With the Uruguay national team, he ...
Those goals won him the European Golden Boot – the first time a Scot had won the award – ensuring his position with two long-range strikes in the final fixture of the season away to Aberdeen, [24] a match he later admitted he had barely been in a condition to play, having spent the previous night drinking with students in the team hotel. [25]
Player of the Tournament. The Player of the Tournament award is presented to the best player at each edition of the UEFA European Championship since 1996. UEFA published on its website the Player of the Tournament in 1984, 1988 and 1992. The winners were Michel Platini, Marco van Basten and Peter Schmeichel, respectively.
Paolo Rossi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo ˈrossi]; [1] [2] 23 September 1956 – 9 December 2020) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a forward.He led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot as top goalscorer, and the Golden Ball for the player of the tournament.
Francesco Totti. Francesco Totti Ufficiale OMRI [3][4] (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko ˈtɔtti]; [5][6] born 27 September 1976) is an Italian former professional footballer who played solely for Roma and the Italy national team. He was a technically gifted and creative offensive playmaker who could play as an attacking midfielder or as ...