56 - Soccer, Sven-Göran Eriksson, renowned soccer coach (1948–2024), “Timone d'Oro” trophy, awarded by the AIAC of Arezzo as the best coach of the 1993–94 Italian soccer season. Overall height 33.00 cm

Soccer, Sven-Göran Eriksson, renowned soccer coach (1948–2024), “Timone d'Oro” trophy, awarded by the AIAC of Arezzo as the best coach of the 1993–94 Italian soccer season. Overall height 33.00 cm A prestigious award established in 1989 by the Arezzo Chapter of the Italian Coaches Association, the prize features a large rudder (hence its name)—a symbol of guidance and leadership—attached to a large white marble sail mounted on a black veined marble base. A gold plaque (stamped with the number “750”) is attached to the base, inscribed with the following: “AIAC AREZZO – A – Sven Goran Erikson (sic!) – VI TIMONE D’ORO – 1993–’94.” The award, now in its 36th year, was presented to the late Swedish coach at the end of the 1993–94 season, when Eriksson was in charge of Sampdoria. That year, the Blucerchiati finished fourth in the league and won the Coppa Italia, defeating Ancona 6–1 in the final. The Arezzo Award’s roll of honor includes the elite of Italian soccer coaches from the past forty years: Trapattoni, Boskov, Bigon, Capello, Mondonico, Ancelotti, Lippi, Ranieri, Zaccheroni, and Mancini, to name just a few. From the Bna.Nu auction of March 25, 2025. Item accompanied by a certificate of provenance.