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Full name: Paolo Cesare Maldini
Date of birth: June 26, 1968
Birthplace: Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Nationality: Italian
EU passport: Yes
Height: 187 cms
Position: Defender [L, C]
Squad Number: 3
Previous clubs: Milan > Retired in 2009
International debut: March 1988, v Yugoslavia
International Caps: 126
International Goals: 7
World Cups: Italy 1990 (3rd), USA 1994 (2nd), France 1998, Korea/Japan 2002 |
European Champions Cup / UEFA Champions League (1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007)
Intercontinental Cup (1989, 1990)
UEFA Super Cup (1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007)
FIFA Club World Cup (2007)
Italian Serie A (1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004)
Italian Super Cup (1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2004)
Italian Cup (2003)
U-23 European Footballer of the Year (1989) | |
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| Season | Club | Country | Level | GP | GS |
| 2008-09 |
Milan |
 ITA |
A |
30 |
0 |
| 2007-08 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
17 |
1 |
| 2006-07 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
18 |
1 |
| 2005-06 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
14 |
2 |
| 2004-05 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
33 |
0 |
| 2003-04 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
30 |
0 |
| 2002-03 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
29 |
2 |
| 2001-02 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
15 |
0 |
| 2000-01 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
31 |
1 |
| 1999-00 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
27 |
1 |
| 1998-99 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
31 |
1 |
| 1997-98 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
30 |
0 |
| 1996-97 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
26 |
1 |
| 1995-96 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
30 |
3 |
| 1994-95 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
29 |
2 |
| 1993-94 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
30 |
1 |
| 1992-93 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
31 |
2 |
| 1991-92 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
31 |
3 |
| 1990-91 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
26 |
4 |
| 1989-90 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
30 |
1 |
| 1988-89 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
26 |
0 |
| 1987-88 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
26 |
2 |
| 1986-87 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
29 |
1 |
| 1985-86 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
27 |
0 |
| 1984-85 |
Milan |
ITA |
A |
1 |
0 |
| Career Totals: | 647 | 29 |
UEFA Champions League 2006-07
| Date | Venue | Match | MP | GF | AS | FC | FS | YC | RC |
| 23/05 |
Olympic Stadium, Athens |
Milan 2:1 Liverpool |
90 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 24/04 |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
Man. United 3:2 Milan |
45 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 11/04 |
Allianz Arena, Munich |
Bayern 0:2 Milan |
90 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 03/04 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Milan 2:2 Bayern |
90 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 07/03 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Milan 1:0 Celtic
aet |
120 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 20/02 |
Celtic Park, Glasgow |
Celtic 0:0 Milan |
90 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 21/11 |
Olympic Stadium, Athens |
AEK 1:0 Milan |
90 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 01/11 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Milan 4:1 Anderlecht |
90 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 13/09 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Milan 3:0 AEK |
90 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Competition Totals: | 795 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Competition Average: | 88.33 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.78 | 0.89 | 0.22 | 0 |
Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards
UEFA Champions League 2005-06
| Date | Venue | Match | MP | GF | AS | FC | FS | YC | RC |
| 18/04 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Milan 0:1 Barcelona |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 04/04 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Milan 3:1 Lyon |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 29/03 |
Stade de Gerland, Lyon |
Lyon 0:0 Milan |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 06/12 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Milan 3:2 Schalke |
31 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 23/11 |
Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, Istanbul |
Fenerbahce 0:4 Milan |
90 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 01/11 |
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven |
PSV 1:0 Milan |
90 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 19/10 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Milan 0:0 PSV |
90 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 28/09 |
Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen |
Schalke 2:2 Milan |
90 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 13/09 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Milan 3:1 Fenerbahce |
90 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Competition Totals: | 544 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Competition Average: | 60.44 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.56 | 0.33 | 0.22 | 0 |
Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards
UEFA Champions League 2004-05
| Date | Venue | Match | MP | GF | AS | FC | FS | YC | RC |
| 25/05 |
Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadyumu, Istanbul |
Milan 3:3 Liverpool
aet (2:3 PSO) |
120 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 04/05 |
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven |
PSV 3:1 Milan |
46 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 27/04 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Milan 2:0 PSV |
90 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 12/04 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Internazionale 0:3 Milan (forfeited) |
75 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 06/04 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Milan 2:0 Internazionale |
90 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 08/03 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Milan 1:0 Man. United |
90 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| 23/02 |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
Man. United 0:1 Milan |
90 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 07/12 |
Celtic Park, Glasgow |
Celtic 0:0 Milan |
90 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 24/11 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Milan 4:0 Shakhtar |
90 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 02/11 |
Camp Nou, Barcelona |
Barcelona 2:1 Milan |
90 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 20/10 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Milan 1:0 Barcelona |
90 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 29/09 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
Milan 3:1 Celtic |
90 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 14/09 |
Olimpiysky Sport Complex, Kiev |
Shakhtar 0:1 Milan |
90 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Competition Totals: | 1141 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Competition Average: | 87.77 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 1.62 | 0 | 0 |
Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards
FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan 2002
| Date | Venue | Match | MP | GF | AS | FC | FS | YC | RC |
| 18/06 |
Purple Arena, Daejeon |
 KOR 2:1 ITA
aet |
117 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 13/06 |
Stadium Big Eye, Oita |
 MEX 1:1 ITA |
90 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 08/06 |
Kashima Stadium, Ibaraki |
ITA 1:2 CRO  |
90 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 03/06 |
Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
ITA 2:0 ECU  |
90 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Competition Totals: | 387 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Competition Average: | 96.75 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 |
Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards
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1985
January 20: Made his Italian Serie A debut against Udinese.
1992
December 9: Made his UEFA Champions Cup debut as a 24-year-old left-back, helping the Rossoneri to a 2-1 victory at PSV Eindhoven.
2002
July: Retired from the national team after 2002 World Cup finishing his successful career with 126 caps and 7 goals (64 caps as captain).
2005
May: Set two new records in the UEFA Champions League final by scoring after only 51 seconds against Liverpool in Istanbul and also by being the oldest to score in a Champions League Final.
2006
April: Member of the AC Milan team that reached the UEFA Champions League semifinals, losing against FC Barcelona.
2007
February 20: Took to a UEFA Champions League field for the 100th time in the 0-0 draw at Celtic to join an exclusive club that counts only Oliver Kahn, David Beckham, Roberto Carlos and Raul Gonzalez as fellow members.
March 11: Played his 600th game in Serie A in the Milan 1-2 defeat against archrivals Internazionale.
May 23: Won the UEFA Champions League with AC Milan after a 2-1 victory over Liverpool FC at the OACA Spyro Louis in Athens, Greece.
August 30: Crowned UEFA Club Best Defender after his 22nd campaign as a Milan player ended with him lifting club football's most prestigious trophy for a fifth time. At 39, he became the oldest winner of such an award.
December 16: Captain of the AC Milan squad that was crowned FIFA Club World Cup champions after they defeated Argentinian side CA Boca Juniors 4-2 in Yokohama, Japan.
2008
February 16: Paolo Maldini made his 1,000th competitive appearance as a professional when he replaced Marek Jankulovski with 20 minutes remaining at the Tardini Stadium in the 0-0 draw between Parma and Milan. Il Capitano has played in 861 games for Milan, a record 126 senior Italy caps, 12 at Under-21 level and one with the national Olympic team.
June 6: Decided to extend his playing career by signing a new one-year contract with the Rossoneri.
2009
May 31: Played his last official match as a profesional career in a two-goal triumph at Fiorentina. Maldini retires after 902 matches in 25 years with the Milan squad. The club decided to retire his number 3 shirt, but it will be bequeathed to one of his sons if one makes the club's senior side.
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UEFA Champions League
2005-06 player's profile
One day there will be an AC Milan defence without the peerless
Paolo Maldini, but few can remember what one looks like.
National team
Maldini finally bowed out of the international game after an
Italian record 126 caps, stretching back to 1988 when he made
his debut in a 1-1 draw against Yugoslavia, after the FIFA World
Cup in Korea/Japan. The highlight of his Azzurri career came
when he played in the 1994 final - a stage he also reached at
UEFA EURO 2000™, though both ended in defeat. Giovanni Trapattoni
then tried unsuccessfully to persuade Maldini out of retirement
to join the national squad for UEFA EURO 2004™.
Club
Maldini made his Rossoneri debut against Udinese Calcio in January
1985, and more than 500 appearances later he has been crucial
to the most successful era in Milan's history. Maldini won his
first Serie A title in 1987/88, and was also part of the team
that dominated between 1991 and 1994. The latter season also
saw a Maldini-powered Milan take the UEFA Champions League title
after a sensational final performance against FC Barcelona, to
add to their European Champion Clubs' Cup wins of 1989 and 1990.
Further Italian titles followed in 1996 and 1998, and other honours
included three UEFA Super Cups and two European-South American
Cups.
2003: Criticised following
Italy's World Cup exit, Maldini responded in style as Milan won
the Coppa Italia and Champions League in 2003, a game in which
he was voted man of the match. He passed Gianni Rivera's record
of 501 appearances for Milan, and became the player with the
most appearances in European competition. The following season,
the elegant defender capped a club-record seventh championship
success by extending his contract at the San Siro to 2006.
2004/05: Twenty years after
his debut season, only goalkeeper Dida played more minutes than
the Milan captain in 2004/05. Maldini did not miss a game in
the UEFA Champions League as the club reached the final yet again
and scored the opener against Liverpool FC, but Milan lost on
penalties. He may have turned 37 in June but Maldini remains
a long way from retirement and renewed his contract until 2007.
Did you know?
Paolo's father, Cesare, also lifted the European Cup in England,
when Milan defeated SL Benfica 2-1 in the 1962/63 final at Wembley.
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