Bidone d'oro explained

Golden Bin
Sport:Association football
Competition:Serie A
Givenfor:The most disappointing player in Serie A
Country:Italy
Presenter:Catersport
First:2003
Number:10
Last:2012

Bidone d'oro, Italian for "Golden Bin" or "Golden Trashcan", was a tongue-in-cheek prize given to the most disappointing player in Serie A at the end of each calendar year. A play on Ballon d'Or,[1] the winner was chosen through votes by listeners of the Catersport show on Rai Radio 2.[2] The prize was first awarded in 2003 to Rivaldo of Milan,[3] and was discontinued in 2012 when Catersport went off the air. The final Bidone d'Oro was awarded at the end of 2012 to Alexandre Pato following a vote on the discontinued show's Facebook page.[4]

Winners

YearRankPlayerNational teamClub(s)Ref(s)
20031stRivaldoMilan
2ndAl-Saadi Gaddafi LibyaPerugia
3rdCarsten JanckerUdinese
20041stNicola LegrottaglieJuventus
2ndChristian Vieri
3rdAlessandro Del PieroJuventus
20051stChristian VieriInter / Milan
2ndSantiago Solari
3rdAntonio CassanoRoma
20061stAdrianoInter
2ndAlberto Gilardino
3rdRicardo Oliveira
20071stAdrianoInter
2ndDida
3rdRonaldo
20081stRicardo QuaresmaInter
2ndChristian VieriAtalanta
3rdAdriano
20091stFelipe MeloFiorentina / Juventus
2ndRicardo Quaresma
3rdTiago MendesJuventus
20101stAdrianoRoma
2ndAmauriJuventus
3rdRonaldinho
20111stDiego MilitoInter
2ndAmauriJuventus
3rdMiloš KrasićJuventus
20121stAlexandre PatoMilan
2ndNicklas BendtnerJuventus
3rdLúcioInter / Juventus

Wins by club

ClubTotalYear(s)
Inter 42006, 2007, 2008, 2011
Milan32003, 2005, 2012
Juventus22004, 2009
Roma12010

Notes and References

  1. News: Raynor . Dominic . 12 December 2008 . Rafa writes off Reds, Ronaldo a 'traitor' . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525205935/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=601467 . 25 May 2011.
  2. News: Fallon . Clare . 8 December 2008 . Quaresma voted Serie A's worst player . Reuters .
  3. News: 6 December 2005 . Vieri voted Serie A's worst player . .
  4. News: Viatali . Cristian . 30 December 2012 . Il Calciobidone 2013 (e i suoi fratelli flop) . Italian . Calciobidone (and its brother Flop) . Fantagazzetta.com . dead . 6 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052213/http://www.fantagazzetta.com/blog/il-calciobidone-2013-e-i-suoi-fratelli-flop-180646 . 4 March 2016.