Franco Baresi
Franchino Baresi
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Franchino Baresi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfraŋko baˈreːzi; -eːsi]; born 8 May 1960) is an Italian football youth team coach and a former player and manager. He mainly played as a sweeper or as a central defender, and spent his entire 20-year career with Serie A club AC Milan, captaining the club for 15 seasons. Widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time, he was ranked 19th in World Soccer magazine's list of the 100 greatest players of the 20th century. With Milan, he won three European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles, six Serie A trophies, four Supercoppa Italiana titles, two European Super Cups and two Intercontinental Cups, as well as a World Cup with Italy. With the Italy national team, he was a member of the squad that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup, the first in 44 years. He also played in the 1990 World Cup held on home soil, where he was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team, while leading them to a third place in the tournament. At the 1994 World Cup, he was named Italy's captain and was part of the squad that reached the final, although he would miss a penalty in the resulting shoot-out as Brazil lifted the trophy. Baresi also represented Italy at two UEFA European Championships, in 1980 and 1988, and at the 1984 Olympics, reaching the semi-finals on each occasion. The younger brother of former footballer Giuseppe Baresi, after joining the Milan senior team as a youngster, Franco Baresi was initially nicknamed "Piscinin", Milanese for "little one". Due to his skill and success, he was later known as "Kaiser Franz", a reference to fellow sweeper Franz Beckenbauer. In 1999, he was voted Milan's Player of the Century. After his final season at Milan in 1997, the club retired Baresi's shirt number 6. He was named by Pelé one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at the FIFA centenary awards ceremony in 2004. Baresi was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
Career
- 1960Born
- 1977Joined AC Milan
- 1979Joined Italy national under-21 football team
- 1982Joined Italy men's national association football team
- 1991Won Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 2017Won Gold Collar for Sports Merit
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Travagliato
- •Citizenship: Italy
- •Known as: association football player, association football coach
- •Sport: association football
What happened recently
Milan & Italy legend Baresi: ‘Gattuso is among the least responsible for the defeat’
‘You walked down the tunnel and saw Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Costacurta and Gianfranco Zola. You asked yourself “Have we got a chance?”’ Terry Phelan on Ireland’s World Cup 94 upset
‘Turn all my dreams into reality’ – Baresi explains how Berlusconi transformed AC Milan
Franco Baresi spiega di avere il Pallone d’Oro originale pur non avendolo mai vinto: ci pensò Berlusconi
Baresi and Bergomi the ‘secret’ torchbearers at 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Franco Baresi torna a San Siro, la prima volta dopo la malattia: l'applauso dei tifosi del Milan, come sta l'ex capitano
San Siro applauds the return of Milan’s eternal captain: Franco Baresi in the stands after illness
San Siro applauds the return of Milan's eternal captain: Franco Baresi in the stands after illness
‘Long live life’ – Maldini and Zanetti show support on Baresi’s post as recovery continues
Franco Baresi, l'ex Milan torna sui social dopo l'intervento ai polmoni: «Viva la vita»
AC Milan legend Franco Baresi on forging a career through resilience and unwavering loyalty
Franco Baresi, Former AC Milan Captain, Undergoes Successful Surgery to Remove Lung Lesion
Franco Baresi, 65, undergoes surgery as AC Milan release health update on legendary defender
Franco Baresi malattia, come sta dopo l’operazione per un nodulo polmonare/ “Avrò bisogno di tempo”
Franco Baresi operato per un nodulo ai polmoni: "Ci vorrà un po' di tempo per rimettermi"
Franco Baresi operato, chi è l'ex calciatore del Milan leggenda del club rossonero: età, carriera, successi, malattia, famiglia
Franco Baresi operato per un nodulo ai polmoni, l'ex capitano del Milan: «Ci vorrà un po’ di tempo per rimettermi in forma»
AC MILAN INTRODUCES THE HALL OF FAME PRESENTED BY EMIRATES WITH FRANCO BARESI AS THE FIRST OFFICIAL INDUCTEE
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