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Paolo Maldini was born in Milan on June 26 1968 and is the son of Cesare Maldini, former Head coach of the Italian National.
Play in Milan in the role of defender and he was also captain of the Italian National, holding the record of involvement with the Italian selection with 126 appearances, with the Italian was vice-champion of the world and Europe, respectively, to the U.S. in 1994 and Belgium-Netherlands in 2000.

Thanks to its technical skills, speed, flexibility and physical prestanza Paolo Maldini is considered one of the greatest players in the history of football and, not surprisingly, came third in the ranking of the golden ball is in 1994 than in 2003. Currently occupies the 21st position in the special list of the best players of the twentieth century published by the magazine World Soccer.

This great player has donated his entire career with one team of his hometown, Milan, which has grown and matured as a man and as a professional. Since its first probe of the military in 1978 he held rossonera team, over time, the role of quarterback left or central defender. But, thanks to his tactical flexibility was also used as a quarterback right.

His debut in the highest division Italian (Series A) case, when he was sixteen, in a match against Udinese as successor to Sergio Battistini. The match ended with the result of 1 to 1 and the Milan coach was the great Nils Lieddholm. The next season he became the holder, just 17 years, training with the rossonera jersey number 3 quarterback left (now the number of mesh is 3). The first of his 29 goals in Serie A was marked on 4 January 1987 during the match Como-Milan (1-1). His first goal in European competitions, instead, has scored during the game Slovan Bratislava-Milan (0-1) took place on 21 October 1992.

In the 1997-1998 season became captain Paolo Maldini of Milan eedita receiving the fascai by Franco Baresi who has retired from playing football at the end of his career. The same Franco Baresi Maldini already ceded in 1994 after the World Cup played in the United States, the band master of the Italian.

At the 28th day of campionato2002-2003 held the derby between two teams of Milan (Inter-Milan) and during this match Maldini receiving a gomitata involuntary by Christian Vieri that causes a fracture of the nasal septum. Despite the incident Maldini will continue to play in matches following the derby wearing for about a month a protective face mask.

The first trophy raised materially from Paolo Maldini as captain

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