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Leonardo Bonucci Cavaliere OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [leoˈnardo boˈnuttʃi]; born 1 May 1987) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. [4] [5] [6] Considered one of the best defenders of his generation, he was known for his technique, ball-playing skills, tackling and his ability to play in either a three or four-man defence.
The Serie A Awards are awarded under the categories of Best Goalkeeper, Best Defender, Best Midfielder, Best Striker, Best Young Player (Under-23), and Most Valuable Player of a particular Serie A, Coppa Italia, and Supercoppa Italiana season. [1]
Alessandro Nesta, who has won the award a record four times. The AIC Serie A Defender of the Year (Italian: Migliore difensore AIC) was a yearly award organized by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) from 2000 to 2010 as part of the Oscar del Calcio awards event, given to the defender who was considered to have performed the best over the previous Serie A season.
Fabio Cannavaro Ufficiale OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfaːbjo kannaˈvaːro]; born 13 September 1973) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb. He is regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time. [3] [4] A centre-back, he spent the majority of his career in Italy.
Players whose names are in bold are still active and currently play in Serie A. Italics show players still active but playing professional football outside Serie A. Note: Appearances in play-off matches are not considered. As of 26 May 2024.
He is regarded as one of the greatest Italian defenders of all time, [2] [3] [4] and as one of the best of his generation, [5] being elected by Pelé to be part of the FIFA 100 in 2004. [ 6 ] A one-club man , Bergomi held the record of most appearances for the club for several years, while also being the side's longtime captain .
Regarded as one of the most promising Italian defenders of his generation in his youth, [53] Ranocchia was regarded as one of the best defenders in Serie A in his early career, [61] even winning the Premio Armando Picchi in 2011, which is awarded to the best Italian under-23 defender in Italy, and pertains to playing ability as well as ...
The AIC Serie A Footballer of the Year (Italian: Migliore calciatore assoluto AIC) is a yearly award organized by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) given to the footballer who has been considered to have performed the best over the previous Serie A season.