Cesare Maldini

Italian footballer and manager (1932-2016)

Cesare Maldini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtʃeːzare malˈdiːni, ˈtʃɛː-]; 5 February 1932 – 3 April 2016) was an Italian professional football manager and player who played as a defender.

Cesare Maldini
Maldini in 1969
Personal information
Full name Cesare Maldini
Date of birth (1932-02-05)5 February 1932
Place of birth Trieste, Italy
Date of death 3 April 2016(2016-04-03) (aged 84)
Place of death Milan, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1950–1952 Triestina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1954 Triestina 32 (0)
1954–1966 AC Milan 347 (3)
1966–1967 Torino 33 (0)
Total 412 (3)
National team
1960–1963 Italy 14 (0)
Teams managed
1970–1972 AC Milan (assistant manager)
1972–1974 AC Milan
1974–1976 Foggia
1976–1977 Ternana
1978–1980 Parma
1980–1986 Italy (assistant manager)
1986–1996 Italy U21
1996–1998 Italy
2001 AC Milan (interim)
2001–2002 Paraguay
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Italy (as manager)
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 1992
Winner 1994
Winner 1996
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
The AC Milan squad for the 1957–58 season. From left to right, standing: Reina, Galli, Fontana, Soldan, Lorenzo Buffon, Nils Liedholm, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Radice, Bean; crouched: Beraldo, Grillo, Mariani, Cesare Maldini, Bergamaschi, Zannier, Francesco Zagatti, Cucchiaroni.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe[a] Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Triestina 1952–53 1 0 1 0
1953–54 31 0 31 0
AC Milan 1954–55 27 1 1 0 28 1
1955–56 22 0 6 0 2 0 30 0
1956–57 21 1 2 0 23 1
1957–58 32 0 3 0 8 0 43 0
1958–59 34 0 1 0 1 0 36 0
1959–60 29 0 4 0 1 0 34 0
1960–61 30 0 2 0 2 0 34 0
1961–62 34 1 2 0 36 1
1962–63 31 0 1 0 9 0 2 0 43 0
1963–64 22 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 29 0
1964–65 34 0 2 0 36 0
1965–66 31 0 1 0 8 0 40 0
Total 347 3 9 0 42 0 14 0 412 3
Torino 1966–67 33 0 3 0 3 0 39 0
Career total 412 3 12 0 42 0 17 0 483 3
  1. Appearances in the UEFA European Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 1960 1 0
1961 3 0
1962 6 0
1963 4 0
Total 14 0

Honours

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Player

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AC Milan

Individual

Manager

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AC Milan

Italy U21

References

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  1. "FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team". Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. "ERIC BATTY's WORLD XI – THE SIXTIES" Retrieved on 26 November 2015
  3. "Italian football Hall of Fame to induct ten new stars". 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

Other websites

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