Giuseppe Bergomi has been conferred the One Club Man Award by Athletic Club Bilbao | OneFootball

BILBAO - One career in one shirt. Giuseppe Bergomi has been given the prestigious One Club Man Award, an award conferred by Athletic Club Bilbao to players that dedicated their entire career to a single team. The prize was awarded to the ex-Inter defender before kick-off for the match at San Mamés, between the home side and Real Madrid. Before this, on Wednesday morning, the Inter Hall of Famer took part in a press conference for the award, alongside Maria Gstöttner, who received the women’s award. The Basque club have pride and the value of belonging in their DNA, values that the great figures of Inter’s history share: Bergomi, with 756 official appearances, is second in the rankings when it comes to the number of appearances for Inter, behind only Javier Zanetti, and is also the youngest Inter debutant of all-time.

Bergomi did not hide his emotion and pride after receiving this special award.

Bergomi paved his way to becoming an Inter legend right from his first appearance as an Inter player. From his debut at sixteen years and one month of age in 1980, in the Coppa Italia match against Juventus, to the goodbye match in 1999, Bergomi has written unforgettable pages in the Inter story, leading Inter as captain and winning a host of trophies: the Record Scudetto from 1988/89, Three UEFA Cups (1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98), Coppa Italia 1981/82 and the Supercoppa Italiana in 1989. His contributions were not just related to Inter: with Italy, he recorded 81 appearances and lifted the World Cup in 1982. Bergomi has joined a list of legends who have received the One Club Man Award, including players such as Ryan Giggs, Paolo Maldini and Carles Puyol.

“Zio” has been part of the Inter Hall of Fame since 2020: a prestigious award conferred by Inter fans, who have always adored the values that Giuseppe Bergomi has demonstrated for nearly 20 years, and that even today are rewarded and recognised by foreign clubs.