SOCCER PLAYER

Cesare Maldini

1932 - 2016

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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. Father to Paolo Maldini and grandfather to Daniel Maldini, Cesare began his career with Italian side Triestina, before transferring to AC Milan in 1954, whom he captained to win four Serie A league titles, one European Cup and one Latin Cup during his twelve seasons with the club. He retired in 1967, after a season with Torino. Internationally, he played for Italy, earning 14 caps and participating in the 1962 World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cesare Maldini is the 23rd most popular soccer player (up from 26th in 2019), the 449th most popular biography from Italy (down from 385th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Soccer Player.

Cesare Maldini was a legendary Italian footballer who played as a defender. He is most famous for being part of the Italian national team that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Cesare Maldini ranks 23 out of 21,273. Before him are Ronaldo, Luis Suárez, Bobby Charlton, Luis Enrique, Francisco Gento, and Mário Zagallo. After him are George Best, Jairzinho, Sócrates, Didi, Josef Bican, and Lionel Messi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Cesare Maldini ranks 13. Before him are Andrei Tarkovsky, Omar Sharif, François Truffaut, Miloš Forman, Johnny Cash, and John Williams. After him are Luc Montagnier, Roh Tae-woo, Abebe Bikila, Anouk Aimée, Peter O'Toole, and Sylvia Plath. Among people deceased in 2016, Cesare Maldini ranks 18. Before him are Alan Rickman, Zaha Hadid, Imre Kertész, Islam Karimov, Dario Fo, and Boutros Boutros-Ghali. After him are Pierre Boulez, George Michael, Nancy Reagan, Andrzej Wajda, Carlos Alberto Torres, and João Havelange.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Cesare Maldini ranks 449 out of 5,161. Before him are Roberto Benigni (1952), Antipope John XXIII (1370), Alberto Moravia (1907), Brennus (-500), Pope Callixtus I (180), and Maria Luisa of Spain (1745). After him are Tiberius Gracchus (-163), Pope Benedict VII (910), Nino Rota (1911), Cato the Younger (-95), Pierre Cardin (1922), and Pope Telesphorus (100).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy

Among soccer players born in Italy, Cesare Maldini ranks 2. Before him are Giuseppe Meazza (1910). After him are Roberto Baggio (1967), Paolo Maldini (1968), Paolo Rossi (1956), Filippo Inzaghi (1973), Francesco Totti (1976), Silvio Piola (1913), Gianni Rivera (1943), Giacinto Facchetti (1942), Franco Baresi (1960), and Gianluigi Buffon (1978).

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