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.[4] 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]

Golden Bin
SportAssociation football
CompetitionSerie A
Awarded forThe most disappointing player in Serie A
Local nameBidone d'Oro (Italian)
CountryItaly
Presented byCatersport
History
First award2003
Editions10
Final award2012
First winner Rivaldo (BRA)
Most wins
Most recent Alexandre Pato (BRA)

Winners

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Year Rank Player National team Club(s) Ref(s)
2003 1st Rivaldo   Brazil Milan
2nd Al-Saadi Gaddafi   Libya Perugia
3rd Carsten Jancker   Germany Udinese
2004 1st Nicola Legrottaglie   Italy Juventus
2nd Christian Vieri   Italy Inter
3rd Alessandro Del Piero   Italy Juventus
2005 1st Christian Vieri   Italy Inter / Milan
2nd Santiago Solari   Argentina Inter
3rd Antonio Cassano   Italy Roma
2006 1st Adriano   Brazil Inter
2nd Alberto Gilardino   Italy Milan
3rd Ricardo Oliveira   Brazil Milan
2007 1st Adriano   Brazil Inter
2nd Dida   Brazil Milan
3rd Ronaldo   Brazil Milan
2008 1st Ricardo Quaresma   Portugal Inter
2nd Christian Vieri   Italy Atalanta
3rd Adriano   Brazil Inter
2009 1st Felipe Melo   Brazil Fiorentina / Juventus
2nd Ricardo Quaresma   Portugal Inter
3rd Tiago Mendes   Portugal Juventus
2010 1st Adriano   Brazil Roma
2nd Amauri   Italy Juventus
3rd Ronaldinho   Brazil Milan
2011 1st Diego Milito   Argentina Inter
2nd Amauri   Italy Juventus
3rd Miloš Krasić   Serbia Juventus
2012 1st Alexandre Pato   Brazil Milan
2nd Nicklas Bendtner   Denmark Juventus
3rd Lúcio   Brazil Inter / Juventus

Wins by club

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Club Total Year(s)
Inter 4 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
Milan 3 2003, 2005, 2012
Juventus 2 2004, 2009
Roma 1 2010

References

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  1. ^ Raynor, Dominic (12 December 2008). "Rafa writes off Reds, Ronaldo a 'traitor'". Soccernet. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b Fallon, Clare (8 December 2008). "Quaresma voted Serie A's worst player". Reuters. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Vieri voted Serie A's worst player". Rediff.com. 6 December 2005.
  4. ^ a b Viatali, Cristian (30 December 2012). "Il Calciobidone 2013 (e i suoi fratelli flop)" [Calciobidone (and its brother Flop)]. Fantagazzetta.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  5. ^ Beresford, Jack (10 December 2020). "Rivaldo at AC Milan: From World Cup hero to Serie A's worst signing". Planet Football. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Corriere della Sera – Calcio, il «Bidone d'oro» a Legrottaglie". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 6 December 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Calcio, il premio 'Bidone d'Oro' a Vieri". la Repubblica (in Italian). 5 December 2005. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Ad Adriano il Bidone d'oro 2006". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 4 December 2006. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Adriano bissa il Bidone d'oro". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 10 December 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Juventus Midfielder Felipe Melo Wins 2009 Golden Bin". Goal. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Adriano 'Bidone d'oro': Davanti ad Amauri e Dinho". Calciomercato.com (in Italian). 13 December 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Milito Bidone d'Oro 2011!!!". Rai Radio 2 (in Italian). Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  13. ^ Catersport Radio2 [@catersport] (17 December 2012). "PATO (MILAN) E' IL BIDONE D'ORO 2012. 2° Bendtner (Juve) 3° Lucio (Inter/Juventus)" (Tweet) (in Italian) – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)