Honduran footballer Oscar David Suazo, captain and leading scorer of Italian team Cagliari in the world's most competitive league, was elected the most valuable foreign player of the 2006 season on Monday night, an honor that he shared with Brazilian player Kaka from Milan.

The award, known as Oscar, is the most important award in Italian football. During the ceremony, held in Milan on January 29th, the best players and coaches in Serie A were awarded.

King David, as he is known in Honduras, is 28 years old and has played for Cagliari for nine years. He has turned into the icon of his team, as last year\'s leading scorer with 24 goals and also having led his team from Serie B to Serie A a few years back.

Teams such as Juventus and Inter from the Italy, Barcelona and Sevilla from Spain, Ajax from the Netherlands and Manchester United from England have all been interested in the player, but he has stayed faithful to Cagliari.

At the same ceremony, Real Madrid\'s Favio Cannavaro was named the best Italian player, Lucciano Spaletti best coach and Roberto Rosetti best referee. In a comment, Suazo said that he was very honored, especially since he was being compared to players from the 1982 World Cup.