Paolo Maldini

Paolo Maldini (born 26 June 1968) is a former Italian football player. He had played for Milan and Italy national team. Maldini is considered by many to be one of the greatest defenders of all time and, by some, to be the greatest ever.[1] He is the second-highest appearance maker in the history of Serie A.

Paolo Maldini
Personal information
Full name Paolo Cesare Maldini
Date of birth (1968-06-26) 26 June 1968
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender (retired)
Youth career
1978-1984 Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984-2009 Milan
National team
1988-2002 Italy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics

Club statistics League CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ItalyLeague Coppa Italia EuropeTotal
1984/85MilanSerie A1000-10
1985/862706060390
1986/8730170-371
1987/882621020292
1988/892607070400
1989/903016080441
1990/912643040334
1991/9231371-384
1992/9331280101493
1993/9430120101422
1994/9529210110412
1995/963033080413
1996/972613060351
1997/9830070-370
1998/9931120-331
1999/002714060371
2000/0131140140491
2001/021500040190
2002/0329210190492
2003/043000090390
2004/0533000131461
2005/061420090232
2006/071810090271
2007/081710040211
2008/093000020320
CountryItaly 64829721161388133
Total 64829721166388633

International career statistics

[2]

Italy national team
YearAppsGoals
1988100
198970
1990110
199180
199270
199352
1994120
199571
199670
1997112
1998111
199971
2000110
200170
200250
Total1267

International goals

Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 January 1993 Florence, Italy  Mexico 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 24 March 1993 Palermo, Italy  Malta 6–1 6–1 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
3. 11 November 1995 Bari, Italy  Ukraine 3–1 3–1 Euro 1996 Qualifying
4. 29 March 1997 Trieste, Italy  Moldova 1–0 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
5. 30 April 1997 Napoli, Italy  Poland 2–0 3–0
6. 22 April 1998 Parma, Italy  Paraguay 1–0 3–1 Friendly
7. 5 June 1999 Bologna, Italy  Wales 3–0 4–0 Euro 2000 Qualifying

Honours

Club[edit]

Milan

Winner (26)

Runner-up (15)

International

Italy

Individual

  • UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1988, 1996, 2000
  • Bravo Award: 1989
  • FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1990, 1994
  • Ballon d'Or: Third-place 1994, 2003
  • World Soccer Player of the Year: 1994
  • ESM Team of the Year: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2002–03
  • FIFA World Player of the Year: Silver Award 1995
  • Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea": 2002
  • FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2002
  • FIFA XI: 2002
  • UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match: 2003
  • UEFA Team of the Year: 2003, 2005
  • UEFA President's Award: 2003
  • Serie A Defender of the Year: 2004
  • FIFA 100
  • UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll: #10
  • FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2005
  • UEFA Club Defender of the Year: 2007
  • Premio internazionale Giacinto Facchetti: 2008
  • FIFA Order of Merit: 2008
  • UEFA Champions League Achievement Award: 2009
  • Marca Leyenda: 2009
  • Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2012
  • World Soccer Greatest XI of all time: 2013
  • One Club Man Award: 2016
  • UEFA Euro All-time XI
  • A.C. Milan Hall of Fame

Records

  • Most appearances in all competitions (A.C. Milan): 902
  • Most league appearances (only Serie A regular-seasons): 647
  • Most league appearances for A.C. Milan (only Serie A regular-seasons): 647
  • Most UEFA club competitions appearances: 174
  • Most UEFA club competitions appearances for A.C. Milan: 174
  • Most European competitions appearances: 168
  • Most European competitions appearances for A.C. Milan: 168
  • Most UEFA Champions League appearances for A.C. Milan: 139
  • Most finals played in UEFA Champions League – 8 (tied with Francisco Gento)
  • Youngest first-team player (A.C. Milan): 16 years and 208 days (against Udinese, 20 January 1985)
  • Longest-serving player (A.C. Milan): 24 years and 132 days (from 20 January 1985 to 31 May 2009)
  • Most FIFA World Cup appearances for Italy: 23
  • Record of minutes played in the World Cups: 2216
  • Fastest goal scored in UEFA Champions League/European Cup final history: 50 seconds, 2005
  • Oldest player to score a goal in UEFA Champions League/European Cup final history: aged 36 years and 333 days, playing for A.C. Milan against Liverpool, 2005

Orders

4th Class / Officer: Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 2000
5th Class / Knight: Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 1991

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.