The Italian Footballers' Association (
Italian: ''Associazione Italiana Calciatori''), also referred to by the acronym AIC, is the
association for
football
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ers in
Italy. It was established in 1968 and currently has 4,500 members, of which 2,500 are
professionals.
The aims of the AIC are to protect, improve and negotiate the conditions, rights and status of all professional players by collective bargaining agreements.
History
The AIC was founded in
Milan, on 3 July 1968. Among the charter members there were notable footballers, such as
Giacomo Bulgarelli
Giacomo Bulgarelli (; 24 October 1940 – 12 February 2009) was an Italian international footballer who played as a midfielder. Regarded as one of Italy's greatest ever midfielders, Bulgarelli spent his entire club career with Italian side Bologna ...
,
Sandro Mazzola,
Gianni Rivera,
Ernesto Castano,
Giancarlo De Sisti
Giancarlo De Sisti (; born 13 March 1943) is a retired Italian footballer and football manager and midfielder player.
Club career
Best known by his nickname ''Picchio'', during his club career, De Sisti played for his hometown club A.S. Roma on ...
,
Giacomo Losi
Giacomo Losi (; born 10 September 1935) is an Italian former football manager and player, who played as a defender. He spent his entire professional career, from 1955 to 1969, with Italian club A.S. Roma.
Though he was not a native of Rome, dur ...
and
Sergio Campana. The latter, who is also a
lawyer
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and had retired from football a year before, was appointed president of the association.
Campana held the position for 43 years, before announcing his intention to step down in April 2011. Former footballer
Damiano Tommasi was officially appointed as the new president on 9 May 2011.
Gran Galà del Calcio
Since 1997, AIC has held the
Gran Galà del Calcio
The Gran Galà del Calcio AIC is an event organised by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) in order to reward players, managers and referees who have been considered to have performed the best over the previous Serie A season. The winners of ...
(formerly the Oscar del Calcio until 2011), a series of awards given to the best players, the best coach and the best referee of
Serie A every season.
See also
* ''
Super Formation Soccer 95: della Serie A'', football video game licensed by Italian Football League and AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori)
* ''
Ace Striker
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'', football video game licensed by Italian Football League and AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori)
References
External links
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Trade unions in Italy
Association football trade unions
Trade unions established in 1968
1968 establishments in Italy
Footballers in Italy
Association football player non-biographical articles
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