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The Bravo Award was an annual award which was handed out by the Italian magazine '' Guerin Sportivo'' to the most outstanding young European
' s editorial staff established the award to celebrate the best young footballers in European football. The jury was composed by ''Guerin Sportivos and ''
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footballer
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The first winner of the award was Englishman Jimmy Case
James Robert Case (born 18 May 1954) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He gained national prominence with Liverpool in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Early life
Case was brought up in Allerton and was a dis ...
. The first non-European to win the award was the Brazilian Ronaldo
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As ...
in 1997.
The award was discontinued after the 2015 edition.
History and regulations
In 1977, '' Guerin Sportivo''Radiocorriere TV
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''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
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, UEFA Cup
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, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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) 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
See also
*Golden Boy (award)
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References
External links
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European football trophies and awards
Awards by magazines