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Paolo Maldini

1968 - Today

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Paolo Cesare Maldini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo malˈdiːni]; born 26 June 1968) is an Italian football executive and former professional footballer who played as a left-back or as a centre-back for AC Milan and the Italy national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time. As the Milan and Italy captain for many years, he was nicknamed "Il Capitano". Maldini held the record for appearances in Serie A (647), until he was surpassed by Gianluigi Buffon in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paolo Maldini is the 39th most popular soccer player, the 581st most popular biography from Italy (down from 499th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Soccer Player.

Paolo Maldini is most famous for his long career as a professional footballer with AC Milan and the Italian national team. He played as a left-back and spent all 25 seasons of his career at Milan, making 902 appearances and scoring 26 goals. He won 26 trophies with Milan, including five Serie A titles, five Supercoppa Italiana, five European Cup/Champions League titles, one UEFA Super Cup, two Intercontinental Cups, and one FIFA Club World Cup.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Paolo Maldini ranks 39 out of 21,273. Before him are Just Fontaine, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Roberto Baggio, Gunnar Nordahl, Luís Figo, and Carlos Alberto Torres. After him are Sándor Kocsis, Ronaldinho, Lothar Matthäus, Paolo Rossi, Ruud Gullit, and László Kubala.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Paolo Maldini ranks 5. Before him are Will Smith, Felipe VI of Spain, Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, and Celine Dion. After him are Marine Le Pen, Anastacia, Daniel Craig, Scott Morrison, Cuba Gooding Jr., Didier Deschamps, and Timothy McVeigh.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Paolo Maldini ranks 581 out of 5,161. Before him are Filippino Lippi (1457), Lucius Aelius (101), Louis II of Italy (825), Bohemond I of Antioch (1054), Alcmaeon of Croton (-510), and Galeazzo Ciano (1903). After him are Gentile Bellini (1429), Silvana Mangano (1930), Piero the Unfortunate (1472), Marcus Claudius Marcellus (-42), Patrizia Reggiani (1948), and Pope Marcellinus (250).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy

Among soccer players born in Italy, Paolo Maldini ranks 4. Before him are Giuseppe Meazza (1910), Cesare Maldini (1932), and Roberto Baggio (1967). After him are 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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