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Cesare Maldini was an Italian professional football manager and player who played as a defender.
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sports · Italian footballer (1932–2016) · association football player · association football coach · also Cesare Maldini, Maldini
Born 5 February 1932 · Died 3 April 2016 · Q296350
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“The Norwegian team is very difficult to beat and I therefore believe that in beating them we achieved a very good result.”
Won: Italian Football Hall of Fame with AC Milan Hall of Fame (2016).
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Died 2016-04-03.
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And 2007, and won the trophy five times in total
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Won: UEFA European Under-21 Championship with Italy U21 (1996).
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Won award: Panchina d'Oro Career Award (1996).
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Won: UEFA European Under-21 Championship with Italy U21 (1994).
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Won: UEFA European Under-21 Championship with Italy U21 (1992).
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And coached the team for ten years, winning the European Under-21 Championship tournament a record three consecutive times between 1992 and 1996
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Following a disappointing 2–1 defeat to Verona on 6 April, and was replaced by Giovanni Trapattoni for the final few games of the season
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Won: Coppa Italia with AC Milan (1972–73).
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Won: European Cup Winners' Cup with AC Milan (1972–73).
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And also narrowly missed out on the league title that season
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And later also coached the team between 1972 and 1974, while Rocco served as the club's technical director
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Played for Torino FC (1966–1967) — 33 appearances, 0 goals.
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Moved to Torino for a season, before retiring in 1967; he made his final Serie A appearance on 28 May, in a 2–1 away defeat to Napoli
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Won award: World Soccer World XI (1963).
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Won: European Cup with AC Milan (1962–63).
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As Italy suffered a 2–0 away defeat to the Soviet Union
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Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1961–62).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (1962).
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A role which he held for five years, until he left the club, and was succeeded by Gianni Rivera
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Played for Italy men's national association football team (1960–1963) — 14 appearances, 0 goals.
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Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1958–59).
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Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1956–57).
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Won: Latin Cup with AC Milan (1956).
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And then went on to capture the club's first ever European Cup as team captain in 1963, as Milan defeated Benfica 2–1 at Wembley Stadium on 22 May, with two goals from José Altafini; as a result, Milan became the first I
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Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1954–55).
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Where he went on to achieve notable successes both domestically and internationally in the team's starting line-up, also becoming an important figure at the club
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Played for AC Milan (1954–1966) — 347 appearances, 3 goals.
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Whom he captained to win four Serie A league titles, one European Cup and one Latin Cup during his twelve seasons with the club
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Played for US Triestina Calcio 1918 (1952–1954) — 32 appearances, 0 goals.
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And made his Serie A debut in his first season with the club, on 24 May 1953, in a 0–0 away draw against Palermo
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Born 1932-02-05.
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