Gianni Brera
Giovanni Luigi "Gianni" Brera (born September 8, 1919 in San Zenone al Po , † December 19, 1992 in Codogno ) was an Italian sports journalist and writer.
Life
Brera was the correspondent of the Gazzetta dello Sport in Paris from 1945 and served as its director from 1949 to 1954. In his subsequent professional career he wrote for Il Tempo , Il Giornale and La Repubblica, among others . In addition, he published a number of books on the Italian sports world and wrote several novels. It achieved a particularly lasting effect through the coining of numerous neologisms (including the internationally known Libero ), which found their way into the Italian football jargon and represent significant parts of its conceptual basis.
The third Milanese club Brera Calcio was founded in his honor . The club plays its home games in Parco Sempione in the Arena Civica in Milan . In 2002 the arena was named after him.
Gianni Brera Prize
Since 2001, athletes, officials or teams have been awarded the "Premio Gianni Brera - Sportivo dell'anno" (Gianni Brera Prize) for special merits in Italy.
| price | Person / team | sport |
| 2018 | Alice Betto | Triathlete |
| 2016 | Claudio Ranieri | Soccer player and coach |
| 2015 | Gianluigi Buffon | Soccer player |
| 2014 | Olimpia Milano | Basketball club |
| 2013 | Juventus Turin | Football club |
| 2012 | Daniele Molmenti | Canoeists |
| 2011 | Gianni Petrucci and Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI) | Politicians and sports politicians; Umbrella organization of Italian sports associations |
| 2010 | Inter Milan | Football club |
| 2009 | Italian national women's volleyball team | Volleyball team |
| 2008 | Valentina Vezzali | Foil fencer |
| 2007 | Inter Milan and AC Milan (ex aequo) | Football clubs |
| 2006 | Marcello Lippi | Soccer player and coach |
| 2005 | Fabio Capello | Soccer player and coach |
| 2004 | Damiano Cunego | Cyclist |
| 2003 | Luigi Delneri | Soccer player and coach |
| 2002 | Paolo Maldini | Soccer player |
| 2001 | Luca Cordero di Montezemolo and Ferrari | Managers and entrepreneurs; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ferrari |
Web links
- Gianni Brera on treccani.it
- Il Vocabolario di Grangiuàn on the Storie di Calcio website(discussion of some of the neologisms coined by Brera)
- Vent'anni fa moriva Gianni Brera: grande polemista, reinventò il gergo calcistico (ma non capì il Milan di Sacchi) on the website of Il Sole 24 Ore (obituary on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of death)
- Premio Gianni Brera - Sportivo dell'anno (Gianni Brera Prize; Italian Wikipedia)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sportivi dell'anno, consegnati i premi Gianni Brera (February 5, 2018)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brera, Gianni |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brera, Giovanni Luigi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sports journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Zenone al Po |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1992 |
| Place of death | Codogno |