Bravo Award| Sport | Association football |
|---|
| Awarded for | The most outstanding under-21 player in any European league |
|---|
| Local name | Trofeo Bravo (Italian) |
|---|
| Country | Italy |
|---|
| Presented by | Guerin Sportivo |
|---|
|
| First award | 1978 |
|---|
| Editions | 38 |
|---|
| Final award | 2015 |
|---|
| First winner |  Jimmy Case (ENG) |
|---|
| Most wins |
- 2 times each
|
|---|
| Most recent |  Domenico Berardi (ITA) |
|---|
The Bravo Award was an annual award which was handed out by the Italian magazine Guerin Sportivo to the most outstanding young European footballer.[1]
The first winner of the award was Englishman Jimmy Case. The first non-European to win the award was Eli Ohana in 1988.[2]
The award was discontinued after the 2015 edition.
History and regulations
In 1977, Guerin Sportivo's editorial staff established the award to celebrate the best young footballers in European football.[2] The jury was composed by Guerin Sportivo's and Radiocorriere TV's journalist as well as foreign sports journalists from the most important news outlets across Europe.[2]
Since the inception and 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. The rules changed in 1992, when under-21 player from any European League became eligible, regardless of their participation in any European club cups.[2][4][5]
The winners were chosen for the autumn-spring season, not the calendar year.
