Cesare Maldini
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.
![]() Maldini in 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Cesare Maldini | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 5 February 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Trieste, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 3 April 2016 84) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||
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
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* 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
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[lower-alpha 1] | Other | Total | |||||
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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 |
- Appearances in the UEFA European Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Italy | 1960 | 1 | 0 |
1961 | 3 | 0 | |
1962 | 6 | 0 | |
1963 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 0 |
Honours
Player
AC Milan
- Serie A: 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62
- European Cup: 1962–63
- Latin Cup: 1956
Individual
Manager
AC Milan
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1972–73
- Coppa Italia: 1972–73
Italy U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 1992, 1994, 1996
References
- "FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team". Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- "ERIC BATTY's WORLD XI – THE SIXTIES" Retrieved on 26 November 2015
- "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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cesare Maldini.
- Profile at EnciclopediaDelCalcio.it (in Italian)
- Profile at Treccani: Enciclopedia on line (in Italian)
- Profile at FIGC (in Italian)
- Profile at Italia1910.com (in Italian)
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