Claudio Ranieri is the Gentleman Serie B 2022/23 coach . The rossoblù coach was chosen by the twenty coaches of last year's cadet series , having already won the award dedicated to Gigi Simoni two seasons ago.

The symbol of an award «inspired by the most sincere values of football, values of fair play that Ranieri has always represented » is the San Siro Tower, presented in Milan to the Cagliari coach.

His colleagues chose Ranieri «not only for having managed to bring Cagliari back to Serie A, but also for the lesson in great sportsmanship given in the playoff final with Bari », when the coach « asked and obtained from his fans to stop the insults and to applaud the fans of the Apulian team , showing great respect for the opponents and encouraging sportsmanship between the two teams."

"A great satisfaction", Ranieri's comment, who remembers Gigi Simoni as a "great man". Again: « Receiving awards voted by the coaches themselves is always nice and fills me with pride. Let's live fair play because we need these values ."

He received compliments from the president of Lega B Mauro Balata: «Claudio Ranieri is a point of reference for young footballers and young coaches , but above all he is a disseminator of the best values of sport. In a world where conflicts and arguments are often fueled, people like Simoni and Ranieri are points of reference and constitute an example of the best sporting values for everyone. We are happy to have established this award in memory of a great person and to give it to those who deserve it."

(Unioneonline/L)

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