SOCCER PLAYER

Fabio Cudicini

1935 - 2025

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Fabio Cudicini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfaːbjo kudiˈtʃini]; 20 October 1935 – 8 January 2025) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper from 1955 to 1972. Standing at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in), he was one of the tallest goalkeepers of his time. Despite never playing for the Italy national team, he is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation, and as one of Italy's best ever goalkeepers. Cudicini is mostly remembered for his highly successful and dominant stint with A.C. Milan, and he is one of the most celebrated goalkeepers in the club's history, helping them win the 1969 European Cup Final in particular, among other domestic, European, and international titles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fabio Cudicini is the 690th most popular soccer player (up from 1,690th in 2019), the 1,913th most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,069th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Italian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Fabio Cudicini ranks 690 out of 21,273. Before him are Hans-Peter Briegel, Lúcio, Bruno Fernandes, Michael Owen, Gary Lineker, and Ken Naganuma. After him are Ahmed Faras, Isco, Klaus Augenthaler, Takayuki Kuwata, Marius Trésor, and Mario Balotelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Fabio Cudicini ranks 120. Before him are Bruno Sammartino, Mário Coluna, Vladislav Volkov, Julian Glover, Michael Walzer, and Judd Hirsch. After him are Terry Riley, Gene Vincent, Nikos Sampson, Peter Boyle, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, and Orlando Peçanha. Among people deceased in 2025, Fabio Cudicini ranks 90. Before him are Fred Stolle, Anastasios of Albania, Werner Leimgruber, Dick McTaggart, Zoltán Horváth, and Suchinda Kraprayoon. After him are Margarita Xhepa, Frits Bolkestein, Jerry Butler, Priscilla Pointer, Eleonora Giorgi, and Harry Bild.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Fabio Cudicini ranks 1,913 out of 5,161. Before him are Ludovico Ludovisi (1595), Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza (1922), Emilio de' Cavalieri (1550), Galeazzo II Visconti (1320), Simon of Trent (1472), and Giovannino Guareschi (1908). After him are Antipope Theodoric (1100), Mario Zenari (1946), Luigi Orione (1872), Corrado Gini (1884), Gioachino Greco (1590), and Lucius Cassius Longinus (-50).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy

Among soccer players born in Italy, Fabio Cudicini ranks 52. Before him are Tarcisio Burgnich (1939), Pietro Rava (1916), Gianluca Pagliuca (1966), Giuseppe Baresi (1958), Gianluca Zambrotta (1977), and Enrico Albertosi (1939). After him are Mario Balotelli (1990), Giorgio Chinaglia (1947), Luca Toni (1977), Antonio Cabrini (1957), Thiago Alcântara (1991), and Bruno Conti (1955).

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